Review: Whatever You Do, Don't Run by Peter Allison

I found this book through Read The World. They have a list of books from every continent and almost every country on that continent. This was the first book listed for Africa. It is set in Botswana and it's tales or short stories from an Australian safari guide.

These stories made me laugh. They are so humorous and also very knowledgeable. He talks about how he started as a safari guide at 19 when he left Australia for Africa. He talks about how he submerged and totaled two Land Rovers. How he thought an elephant was a mouse one night.

There is also some historical facts about Botswana and South Africa. He mentions the apartheid and native tribes. He takes digs at Americans, Germans, and sometimes the Japanese.

I need to read his other books, and maybe watch one of his interviews.

The only con I have about this book is the cover. They definitely could have left out the safari hat clipart!