The African Baobab by Rupert Watson (Struik Nature, R300)
Watson's beautiful tribute to the baobab was first published in 2007 and this new edition is revised and expanded. As a lawyer in real life, his title is perhaps judicious because he certainly doesn't limit himself to African baobabs but includes Madagascan ones.
He looks at the tree's life cycle, its uses, including medicinal, as well as beliefs surrounding