Embrace africa

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days The complex relationships between altruists, beneficiaries, and brokers in the global effort to fight AIDS in Africa In the wake of the AIDS pandemic, legions of organizations and compassionate individuals descended on Africa from faraway places to offer their help and save lives. A Fraught Embrace shows how the dreams of these altruists became entangled with complex institutional and human relationships. Ann Swidler and Susan Cotts Watkins vividly describe the often mismatched expectations and fantasies of those who seek to help, of the villagers who desperately seek help, and of the brokers on whom both Western altruists and impoverished villagers must rely. Based on years of fieldwork in the heavily AIDS-affected country of Malawi, this powerful book digs into the sprawling AIDS enterprise and unravels the paradoxes of AIDS policy and practice. All who want to do good--from idealistic volunteers to world-weary development professionals--depend on brokers as guides, fixers, and cultural translators. These irreplaceable but frequently unseen local middlemen are the human connection between altruists' dreams and the realities of global philanthropy. The mutual misunderstandings among donors, brokers, and villagers--each with their own desires and moral imaginations--create all the drama of a romance: longing, exhilaration, disappointment, heartache, and sometimes an enduring connection. Personal stories, public scandals, and intersecting, sometimes clashing fantasies bring the lofty intentions of AIDS altruism firmly down to earth. Swidler and Watkins ultimately argue that altruists could accomplish more good, not by seeking to transform African lives but by helping Africans achieve their own goals. A Fraught Embrace unveils the tangled relations of those involved in the collective struggle to contain an epidemic. Features Summary The description for this book, A Fraught Embrace: The Romance and Reality of AIDS Altruism in Africa, will be forthcoming. Author Ann Swidler (Author), Susan Cotts Watkins (Author) Publisher Princeton University Press Release date 20170325 Pages 304 ISBN 0-691-17392-3 ISBN 13 978-0-691-17392-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days 'Essential reading.' - Susan Cain, author of QuietNo.1 Wall Street Journal bestsellerUSA Today bestsellerAmazon.com Best Book of the YearEvery day we speak around 16,000 words - but inside our minds we create tens of thousands more. Thoughts such as 'I'm not spending enough time with my children' or 'I'm not good enough to present my work' can seem to be unshakable facts. In reality, they're the judgemental opinions of our inner voice.Drawing on more than twenty years of academic research, consulting, and her own experiences overcoming adversity, Susan David PhD, a psychologist and faculty member at Harvard Medical School, has pioneered a new way to enable us to make peace with our inner self, achieve our most valued goals, make real change, and live life to the fullest.Susan David has found that emotionally agile people experience the same stresses and setbacks as anyone else. The difference is the emotionally agile know how to unhook themselves from unhelpful patterns, and how to create values-based success with better habits and behaviours.Emotional Agility describes a new way of living and relating to yourself and the world around you. Become aware of your true nature, learn to face your emotions with acceptance and generosity, act according to your deepest values, and flourish.'An accessible, reader-friendly voyage. Emotional Agility can be helpful to anyone.' - Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional IntelligenceSusan David has a PhD in psychology and a post-doctorate in emotions research from Yale. She is a psychologist at the Harvard Medical School and a founder and director at the Harvard/McLean-affiliated Institute of Coaching. Susan is the CEO of Evidence Based Psychology, whose worldwide client list includes Ernst and Young Global, the UN Development Program, JP Morgan Chase and GlaxoSmithKline. She has edited a number of books including the Oxford Handbook of Happiness and her research has featured in theHarvard Business Review, TIME and the Wall Street Journal. Born in South Africa, Susan now lives in Boston with her family. Features Summary Every day we speak around 16,000 words - but the voice in our head creates thousands more. Thoughts such as 'I'm not spending enough time with my children' are taken as unshakable facts when it reality they are the judgemental opinions of our inner voice... Author Susan David Publisher Penguin Life Release date 20160427 Pages 280 ISBN 0-241-25492-2 ISBN 13 978-0-241-25492-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Rarely has a playwright been so closely identified with his country and his people as Athol Fugard. Fugard's extensive body of work has served as one of the moral beacons in the bleak world of South Africa, and now, in Valley Song - this coming-of-age story about a young girl seeking the courage to embrace the future while her grandfather searches for the wisdom to let go of the past - he applies his great gift to the work of healing and of envisioning the future. Features Summary A play about life in South Africa centers on a young girl seeking the courage to embrace the future, and her grandfather, who searches for the wisdom to let go of the past.. Author Athol Fugard Publisher Theatre Communications Group Release date 19960401 Pages 60 ISBN 1-55936-119-0 ISBN 13 978-1-55936-119-4

Paperback. English. Publisher: Fusion Publishing House. 2009. good. In the spirit of multiculturalism we embrace the diversity of our people in several ways. One way - and a very personal and intrinsic way - is in the food that we eat. Fusion merges a wide range of ingredients, presentation and distinctive flavours in a celebration of many traditions meeting on a single plate. It draws its inspiration from the wonderfully rich blend of cuisines produced in the cross-cultural landscape of South Africa. In this collection of over 130 delectable recipes, Shanaaz Parker transforms the very best of old-time Indian and Malay classics into exciting new dishes to please the modern palate and to tempt all those who love good food. Fusion presents a sumptuous array of dishes that will surprise and delight the cook with a wealth of interesting tastes, textures and aromas. Variety may be the spice of life, but simplicity is certainly the way to get the best out of 'East Meets West'.

Book "Love Hope Marvels" by Bryan Hattingh - Signed and inscribed 2016   Love, Hope, Marvels is a collection of Bryan Hattingh’s realisations on the human condition, business, love, family, and creativity. It is filled with insightful essays, lucid musings, and exquisite photography, exhibiting a vision of Bryan’s colour-rich world. He has woven a tapestry of his perceptions and learning so that any reader might use those threads of Bryan’s experiences for his or her own tapestry of life, unlocking the reader’s potential to embrace all the colours of existence, and marvel at this wonderful experience called life. “In the context of the world … we need HOPE more than anything. And HOPE is brought by LOVE, and we will MARVEL at the outcome of this! Buy this book as a gift to you or someone, and start the journey of HOPE. Wonderful uplifting words in beautiful fonts and colours, accompanied by stunning photographs. A coffee table book … to grab for inspiration!” — Mardia van der Walt, Chairman of the Board of Directors: T-Systems South Africa; Director: Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce “Bryan writes with the sensitivity of one who has not simply observed the world, but instead dived in head-long into this thing we call life … His writing … goes from the deeply spiritual to the patently pragmatic … Bryan’s gift is to paint with an artist’s brush the journey of life so that it is both art and path at once … So many of the books … focus exclusively on our strengths and abilities and how to unleash these to win big in business. Bryan dares to remind us that we live lives in which we also fall in love. Love is a state of grace in which we allow ourselves to be weak and even vulnerable but ultimately redeemed by its power.” — Sindi Maboso Koyana, CEO Advanced Capital “As Coenraad [Jonker] points out in his introduction, [Love, Hope, Marvels] is something to be dipped into at leisure and at random, with the certainty that every page contains something very much worth reflecting on. If I had to pick a personal favourite text, it would be, ‘One of the greatest tasks of a leader is recognising, understanding and managing paradox’. This is a profound insight – and one that I’m truly grateful to see in print … [The] photos are magnificent – I refuse to pick a favourite among these. They’re all great.” — Sim Tshabalala, CEO Standard Bank.        

We combine postage, so do look at our other items on offer. Postage prices outside of South African borders will differ. Please enquire before purchasing. SAPO and PAXI packages Dispatched within 4 business days. Courier packages Dispatched within 3 business days. Condition: Good. HSRC, 2007 - History - 240 pp. Name of previous owner on flyleaf. Cities are not only made of buildings and roads, but they are also constructed through popular imagination and memory as evidenced in this collection of oral and visual histories drawn from the people who live, work, and creatively express themselves in Cape Town, South Africa. The collected works move beyond apartheid history to analyze the reflective ways in which people are coming to terms with that history through memory, work, performance, and memorialization. "The overriding strength of this book is that it places people—ordinary people—at the centre of memory, at the centre of historical and contemporary experience, and thus at the centre of reimagining and owning the city of Cape Town. It is as they speak—what they choose to say, what they choose to remain silent about—that we become aware of the possibilities of the city, if it really did embrace all its people, in all of their diversity." —Mike van Graan, from the foreword. Free and discounted shipping on bulk purchases (postal and courier) within the RSA. See shipping for details.   Please Click ---> HERE PTO Books is selling.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Ogilvy South Africa's origins lie with a little hot shop in Cape Town founded by Bob Rightford, Brian Searle-Tripp and Roger Makin in 1976. They arrived on the South African advertising scene with an energy and passion that made them the industry's hottest property. At the time, South Africa was tearing itself apart, and many people were eager to embrace a new value system they could believe in ¿ no excuses, no lies, no apartheid, no company politics ¿ RS-TM offered this, in their ads and also to their staff. From the day Rightford Searle-Tripp & Makin opened they produced work that made people feel things, including: IBM¿s ¿he ain¿t heavy, he¿s my brother¿ ads featuring elephants in the desert; Lion matches¿ box of friends; the Dunlop staffie; the iconic Volkswagen ads, like the ¿changes¿ one featuring the song ¿Memories¿ by Andr de Villiers and the ones starring David Kramer; and the Jungle Oats champion children. This book conveys the energy and joy of the early years at the ¿Little Yellow Agency¿, as it grew to become the jewel in the Ogilvy & Mather worldwide crown. Features Summary Ogilvy South Africas origins lie with a little hot shop in Cape Town founded by Bob Rightford, Brian Searle-Tripp and Roger Makin in 1976. They arrived on the South African advertising scene with an energy and passion that made them the industrys hottest property. Author Toni Younghusband Publisher Tafelberg Publishers Ltd Release date 20141030 Pages 224 ISBN 0-624-06495-6 ISBN 13 978-0-624-06495-4

  Penguin Global, 2001. Book Condition: Used. This Paperback is in VG/as new condition. Clean Copy. Owner name sticker on front end paper. Summary: Africa's traditional beliefs including ancestor worship, divination and witchcraft continue to dominate its spiritual influences. Readers in search of a better understanding of the continent will be enriched by this book's timely exploration of sub-Saharan Africa's natural philosophy.The author's meticulous research reveals that, whereas technology-driven Western societies prefer to rely largely on logical explanations, menu Africans continue to obey their intuition trusting in images, dreams and divination to rationalise misfortune and illness.African Magic explains why so many Africans understand the relationship between people and unfortunate events not through the Western concept of chance in the case of accidents, or germ theory in the case of illness, but through belief in witchcraft.The book records a collection of true stories which illustrate this traditional belief system. Included are the famous Malawian diviner whose prophecies were considered so accurate that people flocked from neighbouring countries to consult him; a group of Western-trained Mozambican psychologists who successfully refined cross-cultural therapy by working with traditional healers to combat post-traumatic stress syndrome among child soldiers; Ghanaian and Zimbabwean 'witches' living in a nightmare world where popular belief becomes their reality; and a Zambian archbishop whose attempt to embrace traditional African beliefs provoked serious conflicts within his Christian church. 212 pp.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days James Monroe is a sophisticated American professional on mission for The World Bank in Africa during the early 1990's. Despite his worldiness, his actions betray a late twentieth century innocent abroad who embodies both the bravado and the debilitating insecurities of the modern American male. Set in Zimbabwe, Kenya and Bombay, India, Mr. Monroe's journey into authenticity results in a series of failed relationships that reveal the dark, enigmatic recesses of his complex personality and eventually land him in a hellhole prison in Bombay. His tragedy unfolds into an ending that no one, especially Monroe, could have possibly predicted or imagined. In its exploration of American male stereotypes and in its suggestion of vulnerability as a key to masculine authenticity, Victoria Falls dares to embrace those humane qualities of love, kindness and creativity that have of late been extolled as the provenance of soul searching women but have been largely ignored in American fiction about men. Features Summary James Monroe is a sophisticated American professional on mission for The World Bank in Africa during the early 1990's. Despite his worldiness, his actions betray a late twentieth century innocent abroad who embodies both the bravado and the debilitating insecurities of the modern American male... Author James Hornor Publisher Green Writers Press Release date 20190103 Pages 300 ISBN 0-9990766-9-8 ISBN 13 978-0-9990766-9-9