Takka Takka Bom Bom

"It’s a rollicking read with lessons and stories compelling to most readers." ~ARGunners.com

"This is an extraordinary book by an extraordinary adventurer describing extraordinary times in Africa and elsewhere. It is also a journey into a vanishing world whose ripples continue to shape our present. Buckle up tight for an unforgettable ride!" ~Anver Versi, Editor, New African Magazine

"With no journalism school or newsroom experience, Al Venter morphed into the most experienced, daring, and capable but unsung war correspondent of the 20th and 21st centuries, leaving most of his peers in the dust. Rip-roaring through countless coups, revolutions, plots, and wars in the dark continent of Africa, the Middle East, Central America, Asia, and a European war or two. Over time, he branched out into TV journalism filming conflicts in El Salvador, Brazil's notorious Favellas, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, where he was sponsored by the CIA. At one point, he joined an African rebel army fighting in Angola to get his story." ~Robert K. Brown, Lt. Col USAR, Ret., Founder of "Soldier of Fortune" magazine.

“A candid, informative, fascinating, eventful, dangerous life story laid out in vivid detail…” ~Midwest Book Review