Memories of South Pacific Islands and an African Safari, the third in a series, is a book about traveling to exotic places, in the early 1970s, by a woman who loved to travel and had the money to do it in style. But it's more than that. It's a book about the joys ad sadness that come with enduring friendships.

Marjory takes her readers to the Polynesian Cultural Centre near Honolulu; to geysers that look and feel like modern-day Hades in New Zealand; to a 6 a.m. sheep shearing in Australia, an elegant cocktail party in Enugu, Nigeria; to a guard with a gun who took a "no swimming" sign a little too seriously; and to a lesson on how to tell when a rhino is about to charge. She takes you, also, into the sadness of seeing a dear friend through a tragic car accident and the laughter and frustrations of a long trip shared with these friends.

Sudan Africa has been torn by war between Christians and Muslims for 30 years. It is 1985 and Sudan now finds herself in the middle of a devastating famine.

Under these extremely harsh conditions, Richard Fennell accepts assignment as Field Supervisor for Arkel-Talab, to build roads for food deliveries to the remote regions of Sudan.

Nothing in his life has prepared him for the catastrophic situation of the Sudanese people. Famine and disease are claiming lives by the thousands. Richard dedicates himself to help these people, but is challenged at every turn. There is total disorganization between the Sudanese government and the many relief organizations. After the ten-year drought, floods, during the rainy season plague him and the people of Sudan. Still he and his crew push onward, to aid and abet the starving masses.

Gradually, he begins to uncover clues that lead him to believe there is another, much more subversive agenda behind Arkel-Talab's relief operation. The evidence becomes overwhleming as he faces the challenge of trying to stop them.

In a quest for adventure, the author, Richard Fennell, takes a job halfway around the globe, knowing only his destination: Khartoum, Sudan.

Finding himself alone, in a strange land that is ravished by famine, he dedicates himself to helping the starving people of Sudan.

But isthe famine relief effort what it seems to be? Or is it just another cover up, subversive operation by a foreign government?

Encounters in West Africa is perhaps unique in its kind, informative, critical and at the same time entertaining. It gives an overview of West African history, the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Amistad Revolt. It refers to major events since the European colonialism; aspects of cultural heritage and traditional beliefs in sorcery and witchcraft, secret societies, initiation and wedding ceremonies and the status of African women.
The author explains how slavery fueled the engine of western economies through draining African wealth and human resources and addresses the critical question "Why Africa endowed with rich resources remains the world's poorest region in the twenty-first century!" In response, while recognizing the internal political conditions and social instability as the major constraints, he blames the West and the United States in particular for ignoring Africa despite giving much attention to some other territories. He then draws attention to the pressing issues facing Africa and the challenging role of the international community and Western media for a change of policy. The author believes that education should be given first priority in any donors' assistance package to Africa which should include health care education and sharing knowledge and technology transfer with effective community involvement.
The author's aim is to enrich the awareness of the reader about the potential resources, rich heritage and traditional values of Africa with the hope to promote international partnership with the continent.
The last parts of the book cover the author's interesting memoirs, some advice to visitors before travelling to the region and references to institutions and NGOs affiliated with West Africa.

Safarini: Many Journeys is a cross-section of the diaries written by Margaret Ann Hayes, from 1958, while on adventurous and photographic safaris with her husband, friends and sometimes with their children.

As a District Agricultural Officer with British Government, her husband, Victor Burke, expert in the growing of tea, coffee and pyrethrum, took many safaris into rural areas where Margaret, a photo- journalist, met and wrote about the African people with whom she met and made friends. Other safaris took them into the famed Maasai Mara to watch and photograph lions at an evening kill, elephants watching over their young, hyena waiting for herds to come and drink at dusk and the many other interesting animals and birds who live there. Over the years, safaris led to Lake Baringo, Lake Hannington, and after an English leave, the family were stationed at Lake Nakuru where flamingo and other water birds were studied and photographed. In Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater, known as the 'Cradle of Man' she met leopard on a kill, wondered in awe at the millions of wildebeest and zebra that roamed the crater and the prides of black-maned lions who hunted them. She looked at the graves of pioneering ecologist Dr. Bernhard Grzimek and his some Michael, both set with a marker on the Crater rim. Michael died when his zebra-striped plane crashed after it hit a vulture during the filming of Serengeti Shall not Die. His father completed the book of the same title, spending the rest of his life working to support wildlife conservation, especially in Tanzania. Photographs of Dr. Grzimek and his son beside the plane in the Serengeti, were given to Margaret by Dr. Grzimek shortly after his son's death. The photographs are seen in this book.

Safarini: Many Journeys is a cross-section of the diaries written by Margaret Ann Hayes, from 1958, while on adventurous and photographic safaris with her husband, friends and sometimes with their children.

As a District Agricultural Officer with British Government, her husband, Victor Burke, expert in the growing of tea, coffee and pyrethrum, took many safaris into rural areas where Margaret, a photo- journalist, met and wrote about the African people with whom she met and made friends. Other safaris took them into the famed Maasai Mara to watch and photograph lions at an evening kill, elephants watching over their young, hyena waiting for herds to come and drink at dusk and the many other interesting animals and birds who live there. Over the years, safaris led to Lake Baringo, Lake Hannington, and after an English leave, the family were stationed at Lake Nakuru where flamingo and other water birds were studied and photographed. In Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater, known as the 'Cradle of Man' she met leopard on a kill, wondered in awe at the millions of wildebeest and zebra that roamed the crater and the prides of black-maned lions who hunted them. She looked at the graves of pioneering ecologist Dr. Bernhard Grzimek and his some Michael, both set with a marker on the Crater rim. Michael died when his zebra-striped plane crashed after it hit a vulture during the filming of Serengeti Shall not Die. His father completed the book of the same title, spending the rest of his life working to support wildlife conservation, especially in Tanzania. Photographs of Dr. Grzimek and his son beside the plane in the Serengeti, were given to Margaret by Dr. Grzimek shortly after his son's death. The photographs are seen in this book.

Encounters in West Africa is perhaps unique in its kind, informative, critical and at the same time entertaining. It gives an overview of West African history, the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Amistad Revolt. It refers to major events since the European colonialism; aspects of cultural heritage and traditional beliefs in sorcery and witchcraft, secret societies, initiation and wedding ceremonies and the status of African women.
The author explains how slavery fueled the engine of western economies through draining African wealth and human resources and addresses the critical question "Why Africa endowed with rich resources remains the world's poorest region in the twenty-first century!" In response, while recognizing the internal political conditions and social instability as the major constraints, he blames the West and the United States in particular for ignoring Africa despite giving much attention to some other territories. He then draws attention to the pressing issues facing Africa and the challenging role of the international community and Western media for a change of policy. The author believes that education should be given first priority in any donors' assistance package to Africa which should include health care education and sharing knowledge and technology transfer with effective community involvement.
The author's aim is to enrich the awareness of the reader about the potential resources, rich heritage and traditional values of Africa with the hope to promote international partnership with the continent.
The last parts of the book cover the author's interesting memoirs, some advice to visitors before travelling to the region and references to institutions and NGOs affiliated with West Africa.

Liberia, Africa was a country that became synonymous for corruption, poverty and death. Samuel K. Doe and Charles Taylor were warlords that razed a once beautiful land and brought down terror on innocent Liberians. Author Jerome Cabeen stepped off a plane in September of 2008 into the unknown world of West Africa and Liberia. Along with his wife Clarisa he had come to the war-torn and desolate country to serve as a Catholic missionary for one year.

God had other plans.

“Memoirs of a Reluctant Servant” is a chronicle of the triumphs and sorrows experienced by Cabeen while serving in Liberia. Questions of faith, truth and self sacrifice were constant and sometimes overwhelming obstacles in his path while living in the country. It is a riveting and tragic account of the death and destruction that swept through all parts of Liberia from 1980 until 2003 during two separate civil wars and what one Catholic mission is doing to re-build the country and save its children.

David Dionisi, founder and President of Teach Peace Foundation says of the book:

“It is a fascinating, real world story about compassion and courage. This is a must read for any Catholic or person that has empathy for the suffering of others.”

Liberia, Africa was a country that became synonymous for corruption, poverty and death. Samuel K. Doe and Charles Taylor were warlords that razed a once beautiful land and brought down terror on innocent Liberians. Author Jerome Cabeen stepped off a plane in September of 2008 into the unknown world of West Africa and Liberia. Along with his wife Clarisa he had come to the war-torn and desolate country to serve as a Catholic missionary for one year.

God had other plans.

“Memoirs of a Reluctant Servant” is a chronicle of the triumphs and sorrows experienced by Cabeen while serving in Liberia. Questions of faith, truth and self sacrifice were constant and sometimes overwhelming obstacles in his path while living in the country. It is a riveting and tragic account of the death and destruction that swept through all parts of Liberia from 1980 until 2003 during two separate civil wars and what one Catholic mission is doing to re-build the country and save its children.

David Dionisi, founder and President of Teach Peace Foundation says of the book:

“It is a fascinating, real world story about compassion and courage. This is a must read for any Catholic or person that has empathy for the suffering of others.”

This combination of travelogue and fact book shares short stories, photos, and information about Southern Africa hunting and wildlife. Cobus van der Vlies, who has hunted in Africa for more than forty years, details the experience—from planning, to the actual hunt, the “big five” game opportunities, hunting packages, and the total experience.

Failing to plan, is planning to fail! To tell the experienced hunter how to prepare for a hunt is actually a bit preposterous, but an experienced hunter will no doubt also agree that this aspect can never be over-emphasized. The type of hunt, the terrain, the type of animals all play a big role in the specific preparations for a hunt, but one thing never changes and that is the need for thorough, almost obsessive planning to ensure an enjoyable and successful outing.

Liberia, Africa was a country that became synonymous for corruption, poverty and death. Samuel K. Doe and Charles Taylor were warlords that razed a once beautiful land and brought down terror on innocent Liberians. Author Jerome Cabeen stepped off a plane in September of 2008 into the unknown world of West Africa and Liberia. Along with his wife Clarisa he had come to the war-torn and desolate country to serve as a Catholic missionary for one year.

God had other plans.

“Memoirs of a Reluctant Servant” is a chronicle of the triumphs and sorrows experienced by Cabeen while serving in Liberia. Questions of faith, truth and self sacrifice were constant and sometimes overwhelming obstacles in his path while living in the country. It is a riveting and tragic account of the death and destruction that swept through all parts of Liberia from 1980 until 2003 during two separate civil wars and what one Catholic mission is doing to re-build the country and save its children.

David Dionisi, founder and President of Teach Peace Foundation says of the book:

“It is a fascinating, real world story about compassion and courage. This is a must read for any Catholic or person that has empathy for the suffering of others.”