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The Wall concerns a farmer's struggle with elements and drought-ravaged soil, Saxophone Blowing is a poignant vignett of man whose disspated lifestyle is losing all meaning for him. In The Deluge a broken fanbelt and a hot, dusty country road lead to an encounter with Hester and her father and a discovery of the secrets they share.  Memory deals with adolescence and tentative young love on platteland farm. The New Teacher who comes to take over the dorp school in small farming community. In the final story Departure, Johann de Klerk, forced off the land by drought, finds work as railway porter and finall comes face to face with his own mortality. Jonathan Ball softcover well-binded, clean pages 137 pages.  

Football, family and fame In my own words My autobiography The inside store; the real story' Hardcover book, published Read once In excellent condition Can be couriered nationwide at a cost of R40 for door to door courier

BUGTIME ADVENTURES A BIBLE STORY - A GIANT PROBLEM - STORY OF DAVID AND GOLIATH Synopsis: The Armies of Israel are challenged to send out a single soldier to do battle with Goliath. No soldier is courageous enough to take on the task, at least not until little David walks onto the scene. David stoops down and gathers five smooth stones and stands in Faith to fight the giant! Meanwhile, at the feet of the humans, another huge drama unfolds as Buggelsville, the tiny bug town, is threatened with total destruction from the cracked and leaking water dam. Spud, the potato-bug civil engineer, has figured out a way for someone to plug up the hole before the dam breaks but who will be brave enough to try? Can Megan, the town's school-teacher ant, gather enough courage to accomplish the job? "A Giant Problem" teaches the importance of courage and faith.   Starring: Animation   Category: Animation, Biblical   Age Restriction: ALL AGES

The climactic death-throes of Soviet Communism during the 1980's included a last-gasp attempt at strategic franchise expansion in Southern Africa. Channelled through Castro's Cuba, oil-rich Angolan armed forces (FAPLA) received billions of dollars of advanced weaponry including MiG 23 and Sukhoi fighter jets, SAM 8 missile systems and thousands of armoured vehicles. Their   intent - to eradicate the US-backed Angolan opposition (UNITA), then push southwards into South Africa's protectorate SWA/Namibia, ostensibly as liberators. 1985 saw the first large-scale mechanized offensive in Southern African history. Russian Generals planned and oversaw the offensive but without properly accounting for the tenacity of UNITA (supported by the South African Defence Forces - SADF) or the treacherous terrain typical in the rainy season. The '85 offensive floundered in the mud and FAPLA returned to their capital Luanda. The South Africans stood down, confident their 'covert' support for UNITA had demonstrated the folly of prosecuting war so far from home against Africa's military Superpower. The South Africans were mistaken. Fidel and FAPLA immediately redoubled their efforts, strengthening fifteen battalions with even more Soviet hardware while Russian and Cuban specialists oversaw troop training. As Cuban and Angola fighter pilots honed their skills over the skies of Northern Angola, David Mannall, a normal 17-year old kid completing High School, was preparing for two years of compulsory military service before beginning Tertiary education. Through a series of fateful twists he found himself leading soldiers in a number of full-scale armoured clashes including the largest and most decisive battle on African soil since World War II. This is the David and Goliath story that, due to seismic political changes in the region, has never been truthfully told. The author lifts the hatch on his story of how Charlie Squadron, comprising just twelve 90mm AFVs crewed by 36 national servicemen, as part of the elite 61 Mechanised Battalion, engaged and effectively annihilated the giant FAPLA 47th Armoured Brigade in one day - 3 October 1987. Their 90mm cannons were never designed as tank-killers but any assurances that it would never be used against heavy armour were left in the classroom during the three-month operation and never more starkly than the decisive 'Battle on The Lomba River'. The Communist-backed offensive died that day along with hundreds of opposition fighters. 47th Brigade survivors abandoned their remaining equipment, fleeing north across the Lomba, eventually joining the 59th Brigade in what became a full-scale retreat of over ten thousand soldiers to Cuito Cuanavale. The myth perpetuated by post-apartheid politicians goes something like this "The SADF force that destroyed 47th Brigade on 3 October numbered 6,000 men and that all the hard yards were run by the long suffering UNITA!" The inconvenient truth is that there were just 36 South African boys on the front-line that day, but it is also true to say they would never have achieved such a stunning victory without the support of many more. This is their story. Paperback, 192 pages First Published October 2014, Second Revised Edition May 2015        

The climactic death-throes of Soviet Communism during the 1980's included a last-gasp attempt at strategic franchise expansion in Southern Africa. Channelled through Castro's Cuba, oil-rich Angolan armed forces (FAPLA) received billions of dollars of advanced weaponry including MiG 23 and Sukhoi fighter jets, SAM 8 missile systems and thousands of armoured vehicles. Their   intent - to eradicate the US-backed Angolan opposition (UNITA), then push southwards into South Africa's protectorate SWA/Namibia, ostensibly as liberators. 1985 saw the first large-scale mechanized offensive in Southern African history. Russian Generals planned and oversaw the offensive but without properly accounting for the tenacity of UNITA (supported by the South African Defence Forces - SADF) or the treacherous terrain typical in the rainy season. The '85 offensive floundered in the mud and FAPLA returned to their capital Luanda. The South Africans stood down, confident their 'covert' support for UNITA had demonstrated the folly of prosecuting war so far from home against Africa's military Superpower. The South Africans were mistaken. Fidel and FAPLA immediately redoubled their efforts, strengthening fifteen battalions with even more Soviet hardware while Russian and Cuban specialists oversaw troop training. As Cuban and Angola fighter pilots honed their skills over the skies of Northern Angola, David Mannall, a normal 17-year old kid completing High School, was preparing for two years of compulsory military service before beginning Tertiary education. Through a series of fateful twists he found himself leading soldiers in a number of full-scale armoured clashes including the largest and most decisive battle on African soil since World War II. This is the David and Goliath story that, due to seismic political changes in the region, has never been truthfully told. The author lifts the hatch on his story of how Charlie Squadron, comprising just twelve 90mm AFVs crewed by 36 national servicemen, as part of the elite 61 Mechanised Battalion, engaged and effectively annihilated the giant FAPLA 47th Armoured Brigade in one day - 3 October 1987. Their 90mm cannons were never designed as tank-killers but any assurances that it would never be used against heavy armour were left in the classroom during the three-month operation and never more starkly than the decisive 'Battle on The Lomba River'. The Communist-backed offensive died that day along with hundreds of opposition fighters. 47th Brigade survivors abandoned their remaining equipment, fleeing north across the Lomba, eventually joining the 59th Brigade in what became a full-scale retreat of over ten thousand soldiers to Cuito Cuanavale. The myth perpetuated by post-apartheid politicians goes something like this "The SADF force that destroyed 47th Brigade on 3 October numbered 6,000 men and that all the hard yards were run by the long suffering UNITA!" The inconvenient truth is that there were just 36 South African boys on the front-line that day, but it is also true to say they would never have achieved such a stunning victory without the support of many more. This is their story. Paperback, 284 pages First Published October 2014, Second Revised Edition May 2015   

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is the first novel by American author David Wroblewski. It became a New York Times Best Seller on June , and Oprah Winfrey chose it for her book club on September . Winfrey also included the book as one of the few tangible gifts in her recession-themed thrifty Oprah's Favorite Things that year.The novel is a retelling of Shakespeare 's Hamlet in rural Wisconsin. The titular character is a mute boy who, after his father is killed, runs away from but then returns to his usurped home, hoping to prove his suspicions that his uncle murdered his father.       ·         *N.B.*   If you buy more than one book from me on the same day you only pay R 6 extra postage for each of the additional books instead of R 24.    See what else I have to offer, it might just be worth your while.      

People who have stolen from me by David Cohen First edition   The story of Harry Rubin and Jack Sher who runs a Johannesburg furniture business and is robbed repeatedly. A study of crime and theft, where people in the new South Africa feel stealing is taking back what they perceive they own and which is now South Africa ’s biggest growth industry.  It reveals the hidden psychology of the perpetrators, black and white, including friends, staff and fraudsters and how the social forces at work in South Africa believe that they can steal what really belong to them in the first place. Written on the tenth anniversary of the fall of apartheid, People who have stolen from me is a  wry, witty but revealing look at a situation that has made South Africa a corrupt and conscienceless, thieving society.    Picador Africa First edition p. Condition: Soft cover, as new. Packaging and Postage R28 POSTING WILL ONLY BE DONE ON FRIDAYS IN ORDER TO CUT OVERHEAD COSTS SUCH AS TRAVELLING (FUEL), PARKING FEES, PACKAGING AND POSTAGE, IN ORDER TO KEEP MY PRICES LOW AND REASONABLE FOR . Should you wish to make other arrangements or need a book(s)/item(s) urgently, please let me know. N.B.: It is cheaper to purchase more than one book at a time, as postage for the first 1 kg remains R28, and R6 per extra book after 1 kg. So do browse through my PoggioBooks BOB page.

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1990.  Hard cover with dust cover. 875 pages. Very good condition. Tightly bound, neat and clean. The dust cover has wear and tear.  Over 1kg. ABOUT FACE is the extraordinary story of the life of one of America's most unique fighting men. On June 27, 1971, David Hackworth became the US Army's most outspoken critic, denouncing on network television the American war effort in Vietnam as tragically misguided. Hackworth says in About Face that he never would have believed it if someone had told him he would be 'checking out of the Army any way but feet first'. Hackworth's incredible life story has been a consistent bestseller for over six years in the US. It is a remarkable account of a man whose unmatched battlefield achievements have made him a living legend. But the medals and accolades did not counter his growing disillusionment with the Vietnam War, which he came to see as immoral and unwinnable. Finally, ABOUT FACE is a stunning indictment, not just of the Pentagon's fundamental misunderstanding of the Vietnam conflict, but of the bureaucracy and self-interest that fueled that lost war.  

Cap of Honour - The Story of the Gloucestershire Regiment 1694 - 1950 David Scott Daniell Hardcover With no Dust Jacket   I send by Ordinary mail and supply a tracking number.   Because of postage costs it is sometimes better to to order more than one book, as I charge by weight and combine postage it is more cost effective. I combine postage. I also combine postage with Jessies. For Condition see images below. Please quote Username or order number when making a payment                            

Cap of Honour, Thee Story of The Gloucestershire Regiment, The 28th/61st FOOT 1694-1950 by David Scott Daniell A first edition hardcover published by George Harrap & Sond of London in 1951 Blue cloth boards with gold writing to spine & front cover, covers are extremely worn & rubbed & stained, internal binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, no dustjacket, a good reference copy or a rebind. Postage within South Afgrica will be R30-00 Overseas buyers can contact us for a postal quote.

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GREATEST HEROES AND LEGENDS OF THE BIBLE - DAVID AND GOLIATH Synopsis: For more than 40 years, Charlton Heston has been captivating audiences with his thrilling portrayals of Biblical Heroes, such as Moses, in The Ten Commandments. Now, sit back and relax as he shares with you and your family his passion for Biblical literature and his unique insights into these timeless stories of faith. It's been called the greatest story ever told, and with good reason. Now, with this animated film, you can reintroduce your family to this classic Bible tale.     Starring: Animation   Category: Animation, Biblical   Age Restriction: ALL AGES

Samson & Delilah: A powerful man made weak from passion suffers the consequences in spellbinding story of strength and betrayal. David & Goliath: A young shepherd boy battles a mighty giant in the riveting tale of courage against overwhelming odds.

  Stirling's Men - the Inside Story of the SAS in WW2 by Gavin Mortimer   The first ever officially sanctioned history of the SAS in World War II, A riveting history book tha t reads like a novel, STIRLING'S MEN investigates the story of the SAS from its creation by David Stirling to the last battles of World War II. This is the first account of the SAS to be officially supported by the veterans and based on their unique first-hand testimony. Gavin Mortimer weaves their stories together to produce a fabulous page-turning narrative that will capture the imagination. Hardcover, first edition published 2004, no dust wrapper. Illustrated throughout with numerous black and white photographs, 376 pages, a nice clean, tight copy. Postnet to Postnet R110.00        

Falling into Place: The Story of Modern South African Place Names Jenkins, Elwyn P. David Philip, Publishers: Cape Town (). ISBN-10: . ISBN--. First Edition. Octavo. Pictorial wrappers. Soft Cover. Very  Good  +  in No dust-jacket as issued. Viii + 220 pp. An unread copy. Wrappers slightly rubbed. Front  wrapper  substantially  curled. Over the last 30 years, a fascinating variety of new place names have been given in South Africa. Falling into place provides detailed accounts of how towns, cities, suburbs, provinces, airports and even holiday resorts have been named - and, in some cases, renamed. Covering everything from names in the Kruger Park and the controversy over Pretoria/Tshwane to the natural features of Marion Island, the title is a useful reference and an entertaining companion to the evolution of local place names - and the emotions that can be involved. Drawing on a wide range of popular and archival sources, the title will be a valuable and unusual contribution to the study of social change in South Africa. Tall Price: R Ordinary Post within South Africa: R

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