Trip during safari guide training in the Okavango Delta. Rifle for last resort purposes only.
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Trip Mackintosh knows plenty of heroes.
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For over forty years he has learned from them across the African continent. They taught him how to track, navigate dangerous environments, and appreciate the unique character of Africa and her peoples.
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He now takes you there, to places you might never go through a comfortable literary style.
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In his twenties, he was an American Peace Corps volunteer who fell in love with Africa. Now with the benefit of decades of reflection and a career as an international lawyer who specialized in anti-terrorism controls, he tells stories from the continent, wraps them in adventure, and offers them to you to discover.
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Wayne nel
DEFEND THE SUNRISE review
A Ripping Novel - Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, our shared natural heritage teeters on an edge, existentially threatened by commercial greed. Defend the Sunrise, allows the reader to see, taste and feel the bush and the harsh dangers faced by those on the frontlines of wildlife protection. In a ripping novel, Mackintosh has managed not only to capture their courage and the world where they work, but to leave us inspired.
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Defend the Sunrise
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Early in her career as a ranger in Zambia, a young officer disrupts a Chinese wildlife trafficking cartel. Decades later she is murdered. Her daughter and a colleague begin a journey into her life to determine why she was killed and by whom. Their investigation uncovers her personal sacrifice and critical work of Africa’s anti-poaching rangers.
JOE AND MORGAN
REBUKE THE WIND review
Thought Provoking and Inspiring - Rebuke the Wind is a masterpiece! Thought-provoking, inspiring, and heart-wrenching all at the same time. Everyone will find something to love about this book. Isa’s journey through the Sahel explores the enduring love of a parent for their child, the recklessness of youth, and the resiliency of a young woman. I feel fortunate to have read this book. Rebuke the Wind is a must read!!!
Rebuke the Wind
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Kidnapped by the world’s largest terrorist organization, Boko Haram, a fourteen year old girl from Cameroon escapes and rescues a fellow hostage, a French engineer. She leads him across the Sahel to safety while terrorists hunt them and militaries scramble. This is a story of courage and the reservoir of strength that we have, even in the face of terrible odds.
debbie well
rebuild the moon review
Phenomenal - This is a thriller, plotted so well and entirely gripping!! From the dying philanthropist in his hospice bed to the New York lawyers to the vivid scenes and characters of hunting and living in the African bush to the questioning of the past and coming to terms with the present. I’ve traveled in East Africa and it awakened so many memories. Beautifully written. Bravo Trip!
Rebuild the Moon
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A wealthy South African, dying in New York, seeks redemption. He confesses to hunting Bushmen in the Kalahari some sixty years before. To make things right, he directs his fortune to go to the family of the men he hunted, not to his sons. A legal fight begins. A young lawyer travels to South Africa and Namibia to see if there is truth to the story. He uncovers more than anyone expected.
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Trip Mackintosh
About the Author
Trip is an action adventure author who has taken decades of traveling and learning in Africa, mixed that experience with his work as an international lawyer, and used that background to give you stories that can take you to where you may never go. His love for the people and continent is evident. His style is accessible and familiar. He selects topics of importance and wraps them in compelling narratives, so that you, too, might learn from and fall in love with this place and her people.
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Rebuke The Wind
Supporting Girls' Education in the Sahel
Royalties from Rebuke the Wind support technical school education for girls, through GlobalGiving.
Rebuild The Moon
Supporting Qxatta's Family in the Kalahari
Royalties from Rebuild The Moon support the mother of Qxatta, the Bushman elder who taught Trip while he wrote the novel. Qxatta passed in 2025.
Defend The Sunrise
Supporting Wildlife Rangers in Zambia
Royalties from Defend the Sunrise go to NJOVU African Wildlife Conservation, supporting families of Zambian wildlife rangers.
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