Andy Grant est connu pour ses récits captivants qui puisent dans ses expériences de vie uniques. Son écriture explore souvent des thèmes de résilience, de courage et de la capacité de l'esprit humain à surmonter l'adversité. La voix authentique et le style direct de Grant rendent ses histoires profondément marquantes et inspirantes.
When Andy Grant's eyes blinked open from a 10-day coma in February 2009 he was alone in a hospital bed in Birmingham. He had a broken sternum, two broken legs, a broken elbow and shrapnel lodged in both forearms. He had a severed femoral artery, while sustaining nerve damage to his hands and feet as well as facial injuries. He had been blown up during a routine foot patrol in Afghanistan. Within days of coming to his senses, a doctor told Andy that because of the blast he would no longer be able to have children. You'll Never Walk is his story.
This anthology is a collection of rich material about Botswana from David Livingstone in the 1850s to President Ian Khama today. The anthology is divided into three parts, the Years of Danger 1852 to 1885, the Protectorate Period 1885 to 1966 and the Independent State 1966 to 2009. It is neither a comprehensive history nor a record of the key documents during those years. But it does seek to give the reader a feel for the country and a better understanding of those three well defined periods. The very varied material has been drawn from a wide range of sources. It includes extracts, some longer, some very short, from published books and newspapers, from unpublished letters, court judgments, and speeches. Each item has been selected because of its intrinsic value and interest. By using the comments of people, both local and foreign, the Anthology provides a balanced record of some of the events and personalities of those 157 years. Its underlying and unambiguous intention is to open doors which may previously have been closed, to inform, to excite, and with luck, entertain and perhaps even surprise.
Set in Mochudi, a significant town in Botswana, the narrative follows Sandy Grant, who escapes his London publishing job in 1963 to engage deeply with the local community. Amidst famine and the lingering effects of apartheid, he collaborates with Chief Linchwe II and witnesses Botswana's tumultuous transition to independence. Grant's account reflects on tribal life, social injustices, and his hands-on role in local development, capturing a rich tapestry of personalities and events that shaped the nation’s early years.
Photographs of a Country in Transition; People and Their Places 1965 - 2016
360pages
13 heures de lecture
The book highlights Botswana's remarkable transformation from one of the world's poorest nations to a middle-income country between 1965 and 2016. It focuses on the profound societal changes, documenting the decline of traditional practices and objects, such as coal-fired locomotives and ox-drawn wagons, while showcasing the evolution of daily life, clothing, and housing. The emphasis on people in the selected photographs sets this work apart, deliberately excluding the typical wildlife and natural beauty images to capture the human experience amid rapid modernization.
Especially in the years since it achieved Independence in 1966, Botswana has attracted a host of admirers from all over the world who have been captivated, intrigued and sometimes puzzled by it.
