Untold lives

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Paperback. English. Brandl & Schlesinger. 2000. ISBN:. 73pp. In good condition. Book No: 45653

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 10 working days Vaya the film is based on the lives of four young men from the Homeless Writer's Project: David Majoka, Anthony Mafela, Madoda Ntuli and Tshabalira Lebakeng, and rooted in their experiences of coming to Johannesburg. Vaya the book brings you the people and stories that inspired the award-winning film. The book provides a rare lens into life on the margins of Johannesburg. The stories are intimate and hard hitting, funny and heartbreaking, full of courage and humanity in a world that is both capricious and unforgiving. Stories of living on the street, of finding family and friendship in unusual places, and coming to the city full of hope and promise only to be betrayed by the very people one trusts most. Mark Lewis's haunting photographs bring into sharp focus life in the underbelly of the city. Features Summary Vaya the film is based on the lives of four young men from the Homeless Writer's Project: David Majoka, Anthony Mafela, Madoda Ntuli and Tshabalira Lebakeng... Author Harriet Perlman (Author), Sarah Charlton (Author), David Majoka, Anthony Mafela, Madoda Ntuli, Tshabalira Lebakeng, Mark Lewis (Photographer) Publisher Bookstorm Release date 20171016 Pages 136 ISBN 1-928333-07-9 ISBN 13 978-1-928333-07-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Moored off the coast of Brooklyn, the derelict HMS Jersey was a living hell for thousands of Americans either captured by the British or accused of disloyalty. Crammed below deck without light or fresh air, the disease-ridden prisoners were scarcely given food and water. More Americans died in its ghastly hold than on all the war's battlefields. Throughout the colonies, the mere mention of the ship sparked a fear and loathing of British troops that, paradoxically, helped rally public support for the war.Utilizing hundreds of accounts culled from old newspapers, diaries, and military reports, award-winning historian Robert Watson follows the lives and ordeals of the few survivors to tell the astonishing story of the cursed ship that played a crucial part in the war against Britain. Features Summary The surprising story of the most infamous prison ship of the American Revolution, the HMS Jersey, and its role in the fight for independence Author Robert Watson Publisher Da Capo Press Inc Release date 20170814 Pages 256 ISBN 0-306-82552-X ISBN 13 978-0-306-82552-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days For months in early 1980, scientists, journalists and ordinary people listened anxiously to rumblings in the long quiescent volcano Mount St. Helens. Still, when a massive explosion took the top off the mountain, no one was prepared. Fifty-seven people died and the lives of many others were changed forever. Steve Olson interweaves history, science and vivid personal stories to portray the disaster as a multi-faceted turning point. Powerful economic, political and historical forces influenced who died when the volcano erupted. The eruption of Mount St. Helens transformed volcanic science, the study of environmental resilience and our perceptions of how to survive on an increasingly dangerous planet. Features Summary Survival narrative meets scientific, natural and social history in the riveting story of a volcanic disaster. Author Steve Olson Publisher W W Norton & Co Inc Release date 20160307 Pages 320 ISBN 0-393-24279-X ISBN 13 978-0-393-24279-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The untold story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis-now in paperback. The First World War laid waste to a continent and permanently altered the political and religious landscape of the West. For a generation of men and women, it brought the end of innocence-and the end of faith. Yet for J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, the Great War deepened their spiritual quest. Both men served as soldiers on the Western Front, survived the trenches, and used the experience of that conflict to ignite their Christian imagination. Had there been no Great War, there would have been noHobbit, no Lord of the Rings, no Narnia, and perhaps no conversion to Christianity by C. S. Lewis. Unlike a generation of young writers who lost faith in the God of the Bible, Tolkien and Lewis produced epic stories infused with the themes of guilt and grace, sorrow and consolation. Giving an unabashedly Christian vision of hope in a world tortured by doubt and disillusionment, the two writers created works that changed the course of literature and shaped the faith of millions. This is the first book to explore their work in light of the spiritual crisis sparked by the conflict. Features Summary The untold story of how the First World War shaped the lives, faith, and writings of J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis. Giving an unabashedly Christian vision of hope in a world tortured by doubt and disillusionment... Author Joseph Loconte Publisher Thomas Nelson Publishers Release date 20170323 Pages 256 ISBN 0-7180-9145-0 ISBN 13 978-0-7180-9145-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Fewer people have been to the deepest part of the ocean than have been to the moon. Even now, the vast majority of this wilderness - which covers over 70% of the planet and forms its largest ecosystem - has never been seen by human eyes, let alone explored or investigated by scientists. Yet our oceans contain perhaps 90% of all life, and the physical and biological processes within it are critical to supporting our existence on Earth. Professor Alex Rogers has spent the past 30 years studying life in the deep ocean. In this book, he takes us on an epic and utterly unforgettable voyage to an alien world, and brings us right to the edge of what is known about our oceans today. Introducing us to glittering coral gardens, submarine mountains and a range of bizarre and breathtaking sea creatures, many of which he discovered first-hand, Rogers not only illustrates the ocean's enormous and untold impact on our lives, but also shows how we are damaging it catastrophically through pollution, overfishing, and the insidious and global effects of climate change. Imbued with the author's infectious sense of wonder, and replete with stunning photography of underwater life, The Deep is a magisterial study of a world we are only just beginning to understand - and a profoundly hopeful call to arms for us to reshape our relationship with it, before it is too late. Features Summary From one of the world's pre-eminent marine biologists - and a scientific consultant on the BBC's Blue Planet series - comes a dazzling account of the wonders that lie beneath the ocean's surface... Author Alex Rogers Publisher Wildfire llc Release date 20190411 Pages 368 ISBN 1-4722-5394-9 ISBN 13 978-1-4722-5394-1