Philip Briggs is a seasoned traveller and writer, his books include the only practical guide available to Ethiopia, "Guide to Ethiopia" , 354 pages, 50 maps & town plans, etc. Philip Briggs has also written:

"Guide to Malawi" (June 96),
"Guide to Tanzania" (1993, second edition due Oct 96)
"Guide to Uganda" (1994, second edition due Dec 96).

The Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda books are the only practical guides to specifically cover these countries. The above mentioned books are all published by Bradt Publications . Also by the author is "Visitor's Guide to Keuva & East Africa" (1995), published by Southern Books in South Africa .

Beyond Productions Pty Ltd is a subsidiary company of Beyond International Limited, an Australian film and television production and distribution company with offices in Sydney, Brisbane, Los Angeles and London.

Since 1986, Beyond Productions has produced series and documentaries for television. Today, Beyond Productions produces over 100 hours of television annually; programs seen in over 80 countries. Its track record includes:

 Co-production with the BBC on The Great Wall of Iron, an epic television event comprising four by one commercial hour episodes on the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA). This was the first time the PLA allowed a Western film crew to penetrate their military. Awarded the George Peabody Award.

 Climate in Crisis, on the Greenhouse Effect, co-produced with the BBC in conjunction with the United Nations Environmental Programme for World Environment Day in 1989.

 A.I.D.S. - What do we tell our children? A one hour documentary confronting the global issue of A.I.D.S. commissioned by London Weekend Television. Winner of a Silver Medal in the New York Festival in 1992.

 Submarines - Sharks of Steel. This four hour co-production between Discovery Productions (U.S.A.) and Beyond Productions for Time-Life Television was filmed in Russia, Lithuania, England, Germany, Spain, Japan, U.S.A. and Australia. When screened on Discovery Chan- nel, it outranked all other cable networks during its time period, becoming the highest rated mini-series in Discovery's history.

 Deep Probe. A series of five documentaries in which two Australian aquanauts, Liz and Andrew Wight, explore the frontier of a world we hardly ever see: the 75% of the world's sur- face underwater.

 Pirates. (In production.) A 90 minute special documentary on modern - day pirates who still terrorise the South Asian seas.

Barry Chevannes is a senior lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Social Work at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica. He was a senior visiting scholar at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague and the recipient of a Rockefeller Fellowship. Professor Chevannes has published numerous articles on Rastafarianism and is the editor of Rastafari and Other African-Caribbean World Views.

His book, Rastafari, Roots and Ideology, is a rich historical and ethnographic work, which will be of interest to religion scholars, historians, scholars of Black studies, and a general audience interested in the movement and how Rartafarians settled in other countries.

You may contact Barry Chevannes or order any of his books through his publisher.

USA CONTACT
Syracuse University Press
Syracuse, New York
Boston, Mass. 02108
Tel: (800) 365-8929
Fax: (315) 443-5545

The New York Reviews of Books has praised Basil Davidson as "the most effective popularizer of African history and archeology outside Africa, and certainly the one best trusted in Africa." The Lost Cities Of Africa was the first book published in Davidson's highly praised series of African culture. Combining archeological evidence and scholarly research, Davidson traces the exciting development of the rich kingdoms of the lost cities of Africa, fifteen hundred years before European ships first came to African shores. Basil Davidson is also the author of The African Slave Trade, The African Genius, and Let Freedom Come.

You may contact Basil Davidson or order any of his books through his publisher.

USA CONTACT
Back Bay Books
24 Beacon Street
Boston, Mass. 02108
Tel: (617) 227-0730
Fax: (617) 723-9422

Graham Hancock was the East Africa correspondent for The Economist and is the author of several previous books on Africa and the Third World. He lives in Devonshire, England. Part fascinating scholarship and part entertaining adventure yarn, tying together some of the most intriguing tales of all time -- from the Knights Templar and Prester John to Parsival and the Holy Grail -- Hancock's book, The Sign and the Seal will appeal to anyone fascinated by the revelation of hidden truths, the discovery of secret mysteries.

You may contact Graham Hancock or order any of his books through his publisher (you may of course also obtain his books at your local bookstore).

UK Contact
A.M.Heath & Co. Ltd.
79 St.
Martin's Lane
London WC2N 4AA
Tel: 44(0)171-836-4271
Fax: 44(0)171-4972561

Harold G.Marcus is Distinguished Professor of History and African Studies at Michigan State University. He is the author of the readable and concise book, "A History of Ethiopia, which surveys the evolution of the oldest African nation from prehistory to the present. He also wrote Haile Sellassie I: The Formative Years, 1892-1936 (California, 1986) and Ethiopia, Great Britain, and the United States, 1941-1974: The Politics of Empire (California, 1983). You may contact Harold G.Marcus through his publisher at,

USA CONTACT
University of California Press
2120 Berkeley Way
Berkeley, California 94720
Tel: (510) 643-7127

Surviving Salvation, The Ethiopian Jewish Family in Transition combines Dr.Ruth;s insights and experiences with Dr.Kaplan's expertise. This book, illustrated with over fory striking photographs, is the tale of their struggle and the emotional saga of their experiences in the Promised Land.

Dr.Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who emigrated to Israel as a 17-year-old orphan, is and Adjunct Associate Professor at New York University. Widely known as "Dr.Ruth," the host of a variety of television and radio shows, she is the driving force behind a one-hour documentary on Ethiopian Jews, the author of five books, and has taught at Adelphi University, Columbia University, and West Point. Despite her wide range of multimedia commitments, she conrinues to maintain her practice in New York City.

Dr.Steven Kaplan is a senior lecturer in Comparative Religion and African Studies Department at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of The Beta Israel (Falasha) in Ethiopia: from Earliest Times to the Twentieth Century, also published by the New York University Press.

In 1939 the same year that the ten-year-old Karola Ruth Siegel left Germany en route to her refuge in Switzerland, Steve's mother (also Ruth) fled as a twelve year-old from Germany to America. While Dr. Ruth's personal journey eventually led her to Israel and from there to America, Steve was born in the United States but eventually settled in Israel.
You may contact Dr.Ruth or Dr.Kaplan through the publisher of Surviving Salvation,

USA CONTACT
New York University Press
70 Washington Square South
NYC, NY 10012-1091
Tel: (800) 996-6987
Fax: (212) 995-3833

The PBS Documentary

Information about the PBS special "Surviving Salvation" can be obtained from the American Association for Ethiopian Jews, who are the video distributors of the broadcast. They can be reached at 1-202-223-6838.

Sorrel Wilby is an award winning adventurer, author, photographer, and artist; the first Australian woman ever admitted to the venerable New York-based Explorers' Club. Her adventures include 1990-91: The world's first complete traverse of the Himalaya; a 6,500km trek, 1988: Official Photographer on the Bicentennial Everest Expedition, 1985: 3,000km solo trek across Tibet, 1984 85: 17,000km solo bike ride throughout Asia.

Sorrel's published books include: Tibet - A Woman's Lone Trek Across a Mysterious Land, (first printed '88, reprints '89,'90,'91) Australia, UK, USA, Beyond The Icefall, (1989), Australia, USA Across The Top, (1992), Australia, UK, Himalaya - One Step From Heaven, (scheduled 1993), Wombat and Emu Trekking in Tibet, (1989-91), Wombat and Emu Journey to Japan, (1990-91),

Sorrel has been awarded with the Commendation from the Australian Defence Force for contribution and achievements on the Bicentennial Everest Expedition (1988), and the Australian Geographic Award for Excellence (1986),.

Chris Ciantar, a relative newcomer to the world of exploration and adventure, is an experienced film cameraman and photographer. He has 15 years experience ABC-TV (1984-1990) in the Cine Camera area, shooting news and sec- ond camera (film) and has also been a free-lance Assistant Cameraman to National Geographic Cable

His adventures include 1990-91: The world's first complete traverse of the Himalaya; a 6,500km trek. He worked with Sorrel as a co-photographer in Across The Top, (1992), Australia, UK and in Himalaya - One Step From Heaven