Glimpse

Kendra Leighton is a fantastic new home-grown YA author and her debut, Glimpse, re-imagines Alfred Noyes' famous poem 'The Highwayman' in a bang-up-to-date contemporary novel. Just like the poem Glimpse is a story of love, jealousy and bravery with a ghostly twist which will haunt you long after you've turned the last page.

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Paperback. English. S.A. Natural History Publishing. 1988. ISBN: 0620121114. 269pp. In fair condition. Covers are rubbed, slightly shelf worn, incl. errata.Bird's quirky articles about various topics with Knysna as focus. Book No: 2001748

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Daisy Corkill has never known who her parents were - or why they left her to be brought up by the couple she calls 'Uncle' Ern and 'Aunt' Gladys. Daisy yearns for the love and security that a family of her own would give her, but she finds comfort in her relationship with Brenda, her older 'sister'. One day in 1919 Brenda arrives home flushed with excitement. She has agreed to marry businessman Gil Fox. Daisy is horrified, for she doesn't trust the handsome Gil. And soon after their wedding, Brenda realises that Gil isn't the man she thought he was. But Daisy's dreams are about to come true; a family of her own is finally within her reach. But will it be enough to get her through some stormy times? Features Summary The touching saga of love, family and jealousy from bestselling author Anne Baker Author Anne Baker Publisher Headline Book Publishing Release date 20011206 Pages 448 ISBN 0-7472-6777-4 ISBN 13 978-0-7472-6777-5

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) "A beautifully written glimpse into heaven that will encourage those who doubt and thrill those who believe." -Ron Hall, coauthor of Same Kind of Different as Me "Do you remember the hospital, Colton?" Sonja said. "Yes, mommy, I remember," he said. "That's where the angels sang to me." When Colton Burpo made it through an emergency appendectomy, his family was overjoyed at his miraculous survival. What they weren't expecting, though, was the story that emerged in the months that followed-a story as beautiful as it was extraordinary, detailing their little boy's trip to heaven and back. Colton, not yet four years old, told his parents he left his body during the surgery-and authenticated that claim by describing exactly what his parents were doing in another part of the hospital while he was being operated on. He talked of visiting heaven and relayed stories told to him by people he met there whom he had never met in life, sharing events that happened even before he was born. He also astonished his parents with descriptions and obscure details about heaven that matched the Bible exactly, though he had not yet learned to read. With disarming innocence and the plainspoken boldness of a child, Colton tells of meeting long-departed family members. He describes Jesus, the angels, how "really, really big" God is, and how much God loves us. Retold by his father, but using Colton's uniquely simple words, Heaven Is for Real offers a glimpse of the world that awaits us, where as Colton says, "Nobody is old and nobody wears glasses." Heaven Is for Real will forever change the way you think of eternity, offering the chance to see, and believe, like a child. Format:Paperback Pages:192

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days The Nutmeg State, the Constitution State, the Land of Steady Habits. For a state that some derisively claim is "no bigger than a postage stamp," there is no shortage of nicknames or descriptors for Connecticut. Nor is there any shortage of history Historic Photos of Connecticut celebrates eighty years of growth, change, and reform through a collection of snapshots, each providing a unique and different viewpoint. The result is not a narration, but rather a set of impressions captured through the lenses of a hundred different cameras. From the decades following the Civil War, we view Connecticut's inventiveness and industrial genius through its mills and factories. In its neighborhoods, colleges, and rural towns we glimpse its religious, cultural, and intellectual wealth. Along rural lanes, railroads, rivers, and highways we catch images of its farmers, workers, and war heroes, of its reformers, industrial statesmen, inventors, and schoolchildren. Through train wrecks, floods, fires, and blizzards, Historic Photos of Connecticut provides a glimpse at the hardscrabble toughness that characterizes the people of Connecticut. Features Summary The Nutmeg State, the Constitution State, the Land of Steady Habits. For a state that some derisively claim is "no bigger than a postage stamp," there is no shortage of nicknames or descriptors for Connecticut... Author Sam L. Rothman Publisher Turner Pub Release date 20081128 Pages 206 ISBN 1-59652-431-6 ISBN 13 978-1-59652-431-6

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Collector's item, landmark in the history of the American tour guide, snapshot of North American in the 1870s - Appleton's Handbook warrants a unique place on the 'must buy' booklist of any traveller, railway enthusiast, historian or americanaphile. Originally produced as the railway networks of the United States of America and Canada were stretching across the vast continent, and as tourism by rail became a serious pastime for the burgeoning middle classes, it was the first tourist guide specifically organized around railway journeys, and to this day offers a glimpse through the carriage window of a continent lost to history. This is a facsimile of the actual book - often referred to as 'Appleton's Guide' - that inspired the Great American Railroad Journeys television series with Michael Portillo, possibly the only surviving example of the 1879 edition. It is an exact copy with a removable belly-band. Features Summary Collector's item, landmark in the history of the American tour guide, snapshot of North American in the 1870s - Appleton's Handbook warrants a unique place on the 'must buy' booklist of any traveller... Author D Appleton Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20160908 Pages 640 ISBN 1-4711-5994-9 ISBN 13 978-1-4711-5994-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days What would you do if you found a shark in the bath? Or three of them - Papa Shark, Mama Shark and Baby Shark? The sharks are keen on a hearty breakfast, but Dulcie knows just how to outwit such cheeky sea creatures and sends them packing before Dad even gets a glimpse. A smashing picture book treat from the illustrator of YOU CAN'T EAT A PRINCESS. Features Summary What would you do if you found a shark in the bath? Or three of them - Papa Shark, Mama Shark and Baby Shark? The sharks are keen on a hearty breakfast... Author Sarah McIntyre (Author), Sarah McIntyre (Illustrator) Publisher Scholastic Release date 20140102 Pages 32 ISBN 1-4071-2191-X ISBN 13 978-1-4071-2191-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Fans of the Divergent series by No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth will be thrilled by Four: A Divergent Collection, a companion volume that includes four pre-Divergent stories told from Tobias Eaton's point of view. DIVERGENT - a major motion picture in 2014. Readers first encountered Tobias Eaton as "Four" in Divergent. His voice is an integral part of Allegiant. Readers will find more of this charismatic character's backstory told from his own perspective in Four: A Divergent Collection. When read together, these long narrative pieces illuminate the defining moments in Tobias Eaton's life. The first three pieces in this volume - "The Transfer," "The Initiate," and "The Son" - follow Tobias's transfer from Abnegation to Dauntless, his Dauntless initiation, and the first clues that a foul plan is brewing in the leadership of two factions. The fourth story, "The Traitor," runs parallel with the events of Divergent, giving readers a glimpse into the decisions of loyalty - and love - that Tobias makes in the weeks after he meets Tris Prior. Exclusive scenes included! Features Summary Fans of the Divergent series by No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth will be thrilled by Four: A Divergent Collection, a companion volume that includes four pre-Divergent stories told from Tobias Eaton's point of view... Author Veronica Roth Publisher HarperCollins Children's Books Release date 20140708 Pages 285 ISBN 0-00-756069-9 ISBN 13 978-0-00-756069-1

Paperback. English. Jacana. 2004. In good condition. Imagine you are in an aeroplane at daybreak. You have just woken up to an announcement by the pilot that the long flight will be over in a few minutes. A city tilts towards you as the plane approaches. You catch a glimpse of street-lamps, cars silently torching the soft grey air, a few yellow windows in the massed darkness of buildings. You are filled with the presence of this place as it stirs from the intimacy of the night. Now imagine that this is not a city of the present but a city of the past, your past; a place you have not lived in for decades, and which you are returning to as if it continued to be all it had ever been before you left. The lights you see are your own glittering, floating memories, stretching across the years, some of them highly personal, others shared with neighbours, schoolmates, people you might never even have met but who once lived in the same place at the same time as you did. I Remember King Kong (The Boxer) is a book of reminiscences which are, and could only be, South African in their timbre, scope and feeling. The memories, some personal and some public, will take you on a journey to a time and place that you'll savour long after you have put the book down.

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Hans Christian Andersen was a master of other literary forms besides the fairy story - in particular, the novella for an adult readership. The Ice Virgin (1862) is the most ambitious and searching of all his narratives. Its subject is Switzerland, which Andersen saw as a paradigm of the human condition. The relationship between a gifted young climber-hunter from the remote Bernese Oberland and a prosperous miller's daughter from a comfortable French-speaking canton plays out themes such as instinct versus reason, daring versus security, the role of early experience in shaping identity. In the terrifying Ice Virgin and her eerie minions, with their implacable hatred of humankind, we have a glimpse of the fairy tale Andersen. But this is a thoroughly absorbing story of the real world. In his Afterword Paul Binding situates The Ice Virgin in its author's life and work and explains why he places this novella in the first rank of world literature. Features Summary The longest of Andersen's novellas for adult readership. The relationship between a young Swiss hunter from a German-speaking upland and a wealthy miller's daughter from a comfortable francophone canton plays out a wealth of themes... Author Hans Christian Andersen (Author), Paul Binding (Translator) Publisher Angel Classics Release date 20161104 Pages 96 ISBN 0-946162-89-1 ISBN 13 978-0-946162-89-5

The first glimpse of the sea on Marine Drive filled my heart, if not my head. I turned away from the red shadow. I stopped thinking of that pyramid of killers, and Sanjay's improvidence. I stopped thinking about my own part in the madness. And I rode, with my friends, into the end of everything. Shantaram introduced millions of readers to a cast of unforgettable characters through Lin, an Australian fugitive, working as a passport forger for a branch of the Bombay mafia. In The Mountain Shadow, the long-awaited sequel, Lin must find his way in a Bombay run by a different generation of mafia dons, playing by a different set of rules. It has been two years since the events in Shantaram, and since Lin lost two people he had come to love: his father figure, Khaderbhai, and his soul mate, Karla, married to a handsome Indian media tycoon. Lin returns from a smuggling trip to a city that seems to have changed too much, too soon. Many of his old friends are long gone, the new mafia leadership has become entangled in increasingly violent and dangerous intrigues, and a fabled holy man challenges everything that Lin thought he'd learned about love and life. But Lin can't leave the Island City: Karla, and a fatal promise, won't let him go. Format:Paperback Pages:880

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days We love hummingbirds. Ruby-throated, Black-chinned, Rufous and more, birding enthusiasts and gardeners are infatuated with them all. We put up our brightly colored feeders, and we wait, hoping to glimpse their tender frames, colorful features and aerial acrobatics. Acclaimed naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela shares his up-close-and-personal images as he presents the amazing lives of these incredible birds. Anyone who appreciates the wonders of nature will treasure this spectacular collection of photographs and information. Features Summary Acclaimed naturalist and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela presents the amazing lives of hummingbirds in a spectacular hardcover collection of photographs and information. Author Stan Tekiela Publisher Adventure Publications, Incorporated Release date 20170307 Pages 48 ISBN 1-59193-688-8 ISBN 13 978-1-59193-688-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days An intimate conversation about music and creativity, between the internationally bestselling writer and a world-class conductor. 'My only purpose in this book was for me, as a music lover, to have a discussion of music with the musician Seiji Ozawa that was as open and honest as possible. I simply wanted to bring out the ways that each of us (though on vastly different levels) is dedicated to music.' Haruki Murakami's passion for music runs deep. Before turning his hand to writing, he ran a jazz club in Tokyo, and the aesthetic and emotional power of music permeates every one of his much-loved books. Now, in Absolutely on Music, Murakami fulfills a personal dream, sitting down with his friend, acclaimed conductor Seiji Ozawa, to talk about their shared interest. Transcribed from lengthy conversations about the nature of music and writing, here they discuss everything from Brahms to Beethoven, from Leonard Bernstein to Glenn Gould, from record collecting to pop-up orchestras, and much more. Ultimately this book gives readers an unprecedented glimpse into the minds of two maestros. Features Summary The author's passion for music runs deep. Before turning his hand to writing, he ran a jazz club in Tokyo, and the aesthetic and emotional power of music permeates every one of his much-loved books... Author Haruki Murakami (Author), Seiji Ozawa (Author), Jay Rubin (Translator) Publisher Harvill Secker Release date 20161026 Pages 325 ISBN 1-84655-918-9 ISBN 13 978-1-84655-918-1

2012 paperback brand new with 380 pages. R46 postage in SA. Anglo-Boer War, Anglo-Boereoorlog. Deneys Reitz, who is now one of General Smuts's political lieutenants and a warm supporter of the British Commonwealth, fought through the South African War as our enemy. He enlisted on the outbreak of the war as a boy of seventeen and went through it to the bitter end. His father was President of the Orange Free State, and after peace was concluded he and his family went into exile. Later he returned to his own country; and later still fought in the Great War on the side of the Allies, first in West and South Africa, and then in France, where he was severely wounded, and where he came to command the First Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. Commando abounds in interesting sidelights and portraits-Kruger, De Wet, Smuts, Kitchener. One of the most remarkable passages gives us a glimpse of the young Winston Churchill as prisoner of war in Pretoria. It is difficult to speak of this book in anything short of a string of superlatives. The spirit of it is magnificent; the uncomplaining courage of the boy-fighter rouses memories of all the stories down the ages about devotion to an ideal. And not one of them is a finer one than this

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days As cycling continues to enjoy a worldwide revival, experiments in new cycling facilities are underway everywhere. "Cycle Infrastructure" includes international examples, interviews with the makers of prominent cycling routes and a glimpse at future innovations. The possibilities that cycling offers for the spatial qualities and comfort of cities are enormous, but have not been fully realized. This publication is an engaging and motivating handbook for anyone interested in the development, design and promotion of high-quality cycling routes. Its goal is to activate the full potential of cycling for the urban landscape and to consider cycling infrastructure as an integral design challenge, rather than purely an issue of traffic engineering. It includes text by Stefan Bendiks and Aglaee Degros, the founders of Artgineering, an organization for research and design on the boundary between urban planning and infrastructure. Features Summary As cycling continues to enjoy a worldwide revival, experiments in new cycling facilities are underway everywhere. "Cycle Infrastructure" includes international examples... Author Stefan Bendiks (Text writer), Aglae Degros (Text writer) Publisher NAI Publishers Release date 20130401 Pages 192 ISBN 9462080518 ISBN 13 978-9462080515

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days "And as streams of light fan out behind the darkened sun like the wings of a butterfly, I realize that I never saw real beauty until now." "" At Moon Shadow, an isolated campground, thousands have gathered to catch a glimpse of a rare and extraordinary total eclipse of the sun. Three lives are about to be changed forever: Ally: Ally likes the simple things in life-labyrinths, star-gazing, and comet-hunting. Her home, the moon shadow campground, is a part of who she is. She refuses to imagine it any other way. Bree: Popular, gorgeous (everybody says so), a future homecoming queen for sure. Bree wears her beauty like a suit of armor. But what is she trying to hide? Jack: Overweight and awkward, jack is used to spending a lot of time alone. But when opportunity knocks, he finds himself in situations he never would have imagined. Told from three distinct voices and perspectives, Wendy Mass weaves an intricate and compelling story about strangers coming together, unlikely friendships, and finding one's place in the universe. Features Summary Told from three distinct voices and perspectives, this powerful yet humorous novel weaves an intricate and compelling story about strangers coming together... Author Wendy Mass Publisher Little, Brown Young Readers Release date 20090813 Pages 322 ISBN 0-316-00257-7 ISBN 13 978-0-316-00257-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours From the author of the bestselling Atlantis comes a thrilling novel of buried secrets, age-old mysteries and a conspiracy surrounding the fabled Ark of the Covenant. 586 BC. The ancient world is in meltdown. The Babylonians have ravaged the Holy Land, and Jerusalem has fallen. In desperation, the temple priests look to the greatest navigators ever known to save their holiest of treasures. 1943. A group of Allied codebreakers, under Churchill's direct command, work to stop a top-secret exchange between the Nazis and the Japanese. Yet even they know nothing of the ancient artefact hidden on board a ship whose fate they have just sealed. Present-day. Marine archaeologist Jack Howard and his friend Costas undertake a dangerous dive hunting for Nazi gold in a wreck perched on the edge of the continental shelf. What they glimpse there leads Jack to piece together the truth of one of the greatest ancient voyages of discovery, one whose real purpose he could scarcely have imagined. Now Jack must fuse past and present as he never has done before in a terrifying final showdown on a desperate mission for humanity. Features Summary Underwater archaologist Jack Howard uncovers the thrilling mystery surrounding one of the greatest hidden treasures of all time: the Ark of the Covenant. Author David Gibbins Publisher Headline Book Publishing Release date 20170201 Pages 416 ISBN 1-4722-3018-3 ISBN 13 978-1-4722-3018-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 10 - 15 working days Dink mens aan Wes-Afrika, dink jy aan woestyn en kamele, Bedoeiene en swaar tekstielweefstof, silwer juweliersware en stomende speserye. Tog is daar naas die bykans mistieke idille-beeld mediaflitse van honger en armoede, politieke onstabiliteit en diktatorskap, vrees en verskrikking. As vryskutjoernalis in Dakar kry Louw die geleentheid om lande soos Senegal, Togo, Ghana, die Ivoorkus en Burkina Faso nie net as “toubab” (Westerling) en toeris te besoek nie, maar kry sy ook glimpse van die streek se hartklop: onreg, ongelykheid en onmag wat dekades na die val van kolonialisme nog die vinger wys na Europese hebsug... maar ook die kuns, die kleur en die ritme van ’n leefstyl so diep verweef met die waai van die wind, die skakerings van sandduine en die val van die Afrika-son dat dit byna anderkant Westerse woordeskat le. Anderkant ’n eerste kyk. Anderkant Timboektoe. Features Summary As vryskutjoernalis in Dakar kry Louw die geleentheid om lande soos Senegal, Togo en Burkina Faso nie net as “toubab” (Westerling) en toeris te besoek nie... Author Liesl Louw Publisher Protea Boekhuis Release date 20080215 Pages 164 ISBN 1-86919-163-3 ISBN 13 978-1-86919-163-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The "New York Times" bestseller, now available in paperback--an incredible true story of the top-secret World War II town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the young women brought there unknowingly to help build the atomic bomb. "The best kind of nonfiction: marvelously reported, fluidly written, and a remarkable story...As meticulous and brilliant as it is compulsively readable." --Karen Abbott, author of "Sin in the Second City" At the height of World War II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was home to 75,000 residents, and consumed more electricity than New York City, yet it was shrouded in such secrecy that it did not appear on any map. Thousands of civilians, many of them young women from small towns across the U.S., were recruited to this secret city, enticed by the promise of solid wages and war-ending work. What were they actually "doing" there? Very few knew. The purpose of this mysterious government project was kept a secret from the outside world and from the majority of the residents themselves. Some wondered why, despite the constant work and round-the-clock activity in this makeshift town, did no tangible product of any kind ever seem to leave its guarded gates? The women who kept this town running would find out at the end of the war, when Oak Ridge's secret was revealed and changed the world forever. Drawing from the voices and experiences of the women who lived and worked in Oak Ridge, "The Girls of Atomic City" rescues a remarkable, forgotten chapter of World War II from obscurity. Denise Kiernan captures the spirit of the times through these women: their pluck, their desire to contribute, and their enduring courage. "A phenomenal story," and "Publishers Weekly" called it an "intimate and revealing glimpse into one of the most important scientific developments in history." "Kiernan has amassed a deep reservoir of intimate details of what life was like for women living in the secret city...Rosie, it turns out, did much more than drive rivets." "--The Washington Post" Features Summary The "New York Times" bestseller, now available in paperback--an incredible true story of the top-secret World War II town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the young women brought there unknowingly to help build the atomic bomb... Author Denise Kiernan Publisher Touchstone Books Release date 20140311 Pages 373 ISBN 1-4516-1753-4 ISBN 13 978-1-4516-1753-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Welcome to London, but not as you know it. Oxford Street burned for three weeks; Regent's Park has been bombed; the British Museum is occupied by those with nowhere else to go. Lalla has grown up sheltered from the chaos, but now she's sixteen, her father decides it's time to use their escape route - a ship big enough to save five hundred people. Once on board, as day follows identical day, Lalla's unease grows. Where are they going? What does her father really want? What is the price of salvation? Features Summary 'THE HUNGER GAMES meets the London riots on board Noah's Ark' THE TIMES Includes reading group notes and a fascinating glimpse into Lalla's childhood in the short story prequel 'The Time Being'. Author Antonia Honeywell Publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson Release date 20160305 Pages 352 ISBN 1-78022-734-5 ISBN 13 978-1-78022-734-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days First World War espionage was a fascinating and dangerous affair, spawning widespread paranoia in its clandestine wake. The hysteria of the age, stoked by those within the British establishment who sought to manipulate popular panic, meant there was no shortage of suspects. Exaggerated claims were rife: some 80,000 Germans were supposedly hidden all over Britain, just waiting for an impending (and imagined) invasion. No one could be trusted - Against this backdrop, as head of Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation Department, it was Basil Thomson's responsibility to hunt, arrest and interrogate the potential German spies identifi ed by the nascent British intelligence services. Thomson's story is an extraordinary compendium of sleuthing and secrets from a real-life Sherlock Holmes, following the trails of the many specimens he tracked, including the famous dancer, courtesan and spy, Mata Hari. Yet his activities gained him enemies, as did his criticism of British intelligence, his ambition to control MI5 and his efforts to root out left-wing revolutionaries - which would ultimately prove to be the undoing of his career. Odd People is the insightful and wittily observed account of Thomson's incomparably exciting job, offering us a rare glimpse into the dizzying world of spies and the mind of the detective charged with foiling their elaborate plots. The Dialogue Espionage Classics series began in 2010 with the purpose of bringing back classic out-of-print spy stories that should never be forgotten. From the Great War to the Cold War, from the French Resistance to the Cambridge Five, from Special Operations to Bletchley Park, this fascinating spy history series includes some of the best military, espionage and adventure stories ever told. Features Summary Odd People is a wittily observed portrait of a paranoid country, part of the Dialogue Espionage Classics Series. Author Basil Thomson Publisher Biteback Publishing Release date 20141223 Pages 336 ISBN 1-84954-797-1 ISBN 13 978-1-84954-797-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 10 - 15 working days Just as the Farmers Security Administration in the United States produced a major photographic essay during the thirties on the plight of farmers to raise public awareness, "Voices from the Land" reveals, through images by Jurgen Schadeberg, the harsh reality of the lives of many rural farm workers in South Africa.South Africa s urban community and urbanites worldwide, mostly familiar with postcard versions of farm life, can now take a glimpse into the neglected world of rural life. Images are powerful tools in bringing about positive change and when complemented by evocative stories written by a team of committed writers, as in this book, the effect is even more intense. We lift the veil on rural farm life and invite you to experience, through pictures and words, a journey into rural South Africa." Features Summary Inspired by the impact of Great Depression-era photographs in the United States, noted photographer Jurgen Schadeberg turns his gaze on those who labor on South Africa s rural farms" Author Jurgen Schadeberg Publisher Protea Boekhuis Release date 20050505 Pages 165 ISBN 1-86919-105-6 ISBN 13 978-1-86919-105-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Four years ago, Kelly's dad disappeared, apparently having taken his own life. His family are left devastated and are only just beginning to move on. Then, one day, Kelly thinks she sees him again. It is only a glimpse - and it can't have been him - but it is enough to bring back all the painful memories. Why did he kill himself? What was so terrible that he couldn't go on? The thoughts won't leave her alone. Kelly confides in her friend Jack and as theytry to find out more about Dad's past they unearth a confusing mass of inconsistencies and unanswered questions. Gradually they are sucked into a murky world where nothing is as it seems. They are out of their depth; someone is trying to stop them finding out more and they are in real danger. Who is following them? Who can they trust? And why does Gran refuse to talk about Dad? Features Summary A fast moving teenage mystery story. Author Rosemary Hayes (Author), Pamela Cosman (Author) Publisher Ransom Publishing Release date 20170128 Pages 204 ISBN 1-78591-358-1 ISBN 13 978-1-78591-358-7

 1963 / Hardcover / Good condition he timely introduction to the basic tribal cultures of Africa permits Western students a glimpse of this vast and intriguing continent. The author, curator of American Ethnology at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, has lived among these tribes and his writing reflects this firsthand knowledge. Beginning with the hunters,- the Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert and the BaMbuti Pygmies of the rain forests in the Congo this describes customs and beliefs, cultural variations and economic structure. The next general group under surveillance is composed of the herdsmen- the Shilluk, Nuer, Masai and Watusi tribes whose livelihood depends on the cattle they raise. The farmers, members of more intricate societies -- the Kikuyu of Kenya, the Ashanti of Ghana -- live more complicated lives. Wherever possible, historical derivations are highlighted and specific anecdotes recounted. Richard Powers has illustrated this informative introduction to Africa, and for many students, to the whole subject of cultural anthropology.

The Kings of Swing  is the intimate and extraordinary story of those South Africans who have won numerous Major championships. Their victories were achieved despite decades of sporting isolation and, during the post-apartheid era, in the shadow of possibly the greatest athlete of all time. This is a story of plane, train and car crashes, psychosurgery, a lightning strike, a broken beer bottle, a misplaced marker, a beautiful autistic boy and a scandal that ensnared the country's most famous sportsman and led to the resignation of a prime minister. It is a story of the power of the mind and the power of the body in this, the most fickle of all sports.  It is a story of dramatic highs and lows, of desperate poverty and fabulous wealth. It is a rare glimpse into the extraordinary lives of South Africa's top golfers.   Author: Craig Urquhart Softcover 318 pages Published: September 2013

4 Vintage classic children's books for 1 bid. This lot consists of: The Girls Own Annual Vol.51. This book was edited by Flora Klickmann in London in 1930. Emily Flora Klickmann (26 January 1867 – 20 November 1958) was an English journalist, author and editor. She became  the second editor of the Girl's Own Paper in 1908, a periodical aimed at girls and young women, published by the Religious Tract Society. Klickmann introduced new themes such as careers advice for girls, advice on style and dress, photography competitions and crafts. The Girls Own Annual gives a fascinating glimpse into the lives of upper and middle class women of the time.The book is beautifully illustrated with colour and black and white photographs and colour artworks. The book does have foxing and wear, considering that it is 86 years old. The Child's Bible Edited by John Stirling. Printed by Odhams Press Limited, the full name of the book is "The Child's Bible - The Words of the Old and New Testaments arranged, illustrated and explained for young people". Published in c1930, it is hard cover bound in maroon. It is beautifully illustrated. The cover shows shelf wear, and the pages show staining. 2 Volumes of The Children's Treasure House edited by Arthur Mee. This little lot consists of volume 4 The Realms of Gold and Volume 5 How and Why. Regarded as early children's encyclopedias, these books would have been published in the 1920s. There is wear, browning, scuffing and tears to both. Great buy.