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A Delight of Owls: African Owls Observed (Book)

Peter Steyn

ISBN:9781770097407

The perfect predator of the night sky is explored with enthusiasm and passion in this updated edition of a classic reference on African owls. Delving into the lives of 12 species of owls found throughout southern Africa...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:175

USD $36.88

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A Landscape of Insects: And Other Invertebrates (Book)

Duncan Neil Macfadyen

ISBN:9781770097674

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Format:Hardcover  Pages:278

USD $54.00

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A Life's Mosaic: The Autobiography of Pyllis Ntantala (Book)

Phyllis Ntantala

ISBN:9781770096707

Raised in a family of landed gentry located in Transkei, a region now part of South Africa, during the early 20th century, this vivid and spirited autobiography shares the unique story of a black woman's search for identity and fulfillment through turbulent times...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:256

USD $25.76

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Africa Lens: 20 Years of Getaway Photography (Book)

Justin Fox

ISBN:9781770097605

Capturing the continent's people, fauna, and landscapes in myriad, indelible ways, this collection of inspiring images from "Getaway "magazine's 20-year archive journeys near and far into the heart of Africa. With stunning images of camel rides across the Sahara...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:144

USD $40.83

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After the Rain: Lessons from the Wild for Leaders and Organisations (Book)

Tony Frost

ISBN:9781920292010

Presenting global issues from a fresh perspective, this unique business guide combines ideas and knowledge from first- and third-world countries to enhance growth...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:142

USD $28.68

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Baby Baobab (Book)

Cindy Robinson

ISBN:9781770096714

Beautifully depicted in collage-illustrations with a visual edge, this traditional African fable emphasizes the importance of sharing. Baby Baobab may be the tallest...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:29

USD $10.68

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Bafana Bafana: A Story of Soccer, Magic and Mandela (Book)

Troy Blacklaws

ISBN:9781770097186

The story of young Pele, this work takes a solitary journey from his small village to as he hopes to fulfill his dream of seeing the South African soccer team play in the 2010 World Cup. Along the way Pele meets an array of magical and whimsical characters who guide him through his journey. An inspirational book that encourages readers to follow their dreams...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:91

USD $31.61

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Black Bull, Ancestors and Me: My Life as a Lesbian Sangoma (Book)

Nkunzi Zandile Nkabinde

ISBN:9781920196066

Describing the dichotomy of being both revered and reviled, this memoir traces the story of a "sangoma"--a traditional healer--who is also a lesbian...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:162

USD $24.59

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Black Petals (Book)

Bryan Rostron

ISBN:9781770096486

A cautionary tale about organized crime in modern South Africa, this thrilling mystery introduces unassuming archivist Macaulay Vogel, who is examining a recently discovered cache of old police archives. Sorting out the documents...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:208

USD $12.88

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Bloke: A Cookbook (Book)

Jason Comins

ISBN:9781770097711

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Format:Paperback  Pages:160

USD $51.22

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Blood's Mist (Book)

David Donald

ISBN:9781770096646

Interweaving the stories of two families in colonial Africa, this novel explores parallel crises and hardships experienced from distinct cultural perspectives. Through the eyes of Richard and Kaunu...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:282

USD $27.66

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Breaking the Silence: Journeys to Recovery (Book)

Powa People Opposing Women Abuse Powa

ISBN:9781920196196

Including poems, short stories, and personal essays, this collection--culled from a successful contest now in its fourth year--honors the perspective of South African girls and women who have been the victims of abuse. Based on the idea that creative writing aids the healing process...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:136

USD $12.88

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Clicko: The Wild Dancing Bushman (Book)

Neil Parsons

ISBN:9781770097100

Shedding light on the life of Franz Taibosh, aka Clicko, this account describes his early years in South Africa, traces his Korana ancestry, and shows how bushmen from Africa became exhibits in Western show business. Offering in-depth knowledge of this documented star performer in the early 20th century...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:251

USD $26.83

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Counting Sleeping Beauties (Book)

Hazel Frankel

ISBN:9781770095441

A fictional account of a Jewish family's journey from Nazi Germany to post-World War II South Africa, this breathtaking novel follows their everyday struggles living in Johannesburg in the 1950s. Through the voices of Hannah...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:274

USD $19.27

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Dear Ahmedbhai, Dear Zuleikabehn: The Letters of Zuleikha Mayat and Ahmed Kathrada, 1979-1989 (Book)

Goolam Vahed

ISBN:9781770097537

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Format:Paperback  Pages:282

USD $31.61

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Don't Joke: The Year in Cartoons (Book)

Andy Mason

ISBN:9781770097582

Covering all the catastrophes, conundrums, foibles, and fantasies of a tumultuous 12 months, this anthology brings together South Africa's most prominent cartoonists--from the old guard of Dov Fedler...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:160

USD $26.34

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Don't Mess with the President's Head: Cartoons from Mail & Guardian, Sunday Times and the Times (Book)

Zapiro

ISBN:9781770097575

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Format:Paperback  Pages:136

USD $25.02

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Exploring Our Biomes (Boxed Set): South Africa

Karoline Hanks

ISBN:9781770096790

Examining five diverse and spectacular biomes, this collection explores the complexity and beauty of the various ecological community types that exist in South Africa. From the savannah and grasslands to the Albany thickets...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:370

USD $115.90

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Grow to Live: A Simple Guide to Growing Your Own Good, Clean Food (Book)

Pat Featherstone

ISBN:9781770096509

A celebration of the wonders of the natural world, this beautiful yet practical book is a simple guide for people in Southern Africa to grow their own food in whatever space is available...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:178

USD $38.19

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Hayibo! the Best of Hayibo.com: Breaking News Into Lots of Little Pieces (Book)

Hayibo Com Hayibo Com

ISBN:9781770096899

Print catches up with electronic news in this hilarious collection of the fresh and steamy scoops from South Africa's premier satirical online news source. An almost unparalleled blight on international journalism...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:96

USD $27.66

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Inside Quatro: Uncovering the Exile History of the ANC and Swapo (Book)

Paul Trewhela

ISBN:9781770097766

Concentrating on parts of the exile history of the African National Congress (ANC) and the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) that both organizations would prefer to forget...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:242

USD $30.05

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Italian Footprints in South Africa (Book)

Illse Ferreira

ISBN:9781920196219

Chronicling the history of Italian immigrants who made South Africa their home, this reference offers a glimpse into the warmth and enthusiasm that embodied their spirit...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:170

USD $40.83

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Medu: Thami Mnyele and the Medu Art Ensemble (Book)

Clive Kellner

ISBN:9781770096882

A companion volume to the art exhibition centering on Thami Mnyele, the late artist and member of the Medu Art Ensemble--an antiapartheid arts organization in Gaborone...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:216

USD $59.27

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Native Nostalgia (Book)

Jacob Dlamini

ISBN:9781770097551

Challenging the stereotype that black people who lived under South African apartheid have no happy memories of the past, this examination into nostalgia carves out a path away from the archetypical musings. Even though apartheid itself had no virtue...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:169

USD $30.29

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Old Nectar: A Garden for All Seasons (Book)

Una Van Der Spuy

ISBN:9781770097568

One of South Africa's best-known and well-loved gardeners shares the history and stories behind Old Nectar, the famous South African garden that has been visited and admired for decades...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:208

USD $50.68

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Radical Engagements: A Life in Exile (Book)

Lorna Levy

ISBN:9781770097094

A revealing personal journal, this life story of Lorna Levy follows her from being shaken out of a privileged white upbringing in 1950s South Africa and awakening to the inequity around her amid radical political movements to her exile in England and eventual return to Cape Town...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:213

USD $24.68

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Roberts Voelgids (Book in Afrikaans )

Chittenden Hugh

ISBN:9781770097155

AFRIKAANS LANGUAGE. A companion to "Roberts Birds of Southern Africa VII," this comprehensive field guide, translated into Afrikaans, examines numerous aspects of South African birds...more details
Format:Vinyl Bound  Pages:259

USD $30.29

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Saracen at the Gates (Book)

Zinaid Meeran

ISBN:9781770097704

With wry humor and a sharp eye on a contemporary and modern Muslim family, this narrative introduces the Cachalia family--mother, father, and twins Zakir and Zakira. While Zakira's parents try to keep her on a short leash and have set her up with the devout heir to a sheep fortune...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:180

USD $18.24

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Shiva's Dance (Book)

Elana Bregin

ISBN:9781770097209

After discovering a terrible secret about her father, Gerry Aarons begins a troubled self-destructive path in this novel of spiritual awakening and self-discovery. Locked in a damaging war of wills with her mother...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:168

USD $25.02

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Something to Do (Book)

Ann Walton

ISBN:9781770097063

By using rhythmic text, simple sentences, and gorgeous pictures, this charming story teaches the importance of sharing and helps young children increase their reading skills. Exciting illustrations follow Jenny as she does her good deed for the day. While Jenny delivers a book to her sick friend...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:23

USD $6.44

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Soweto (Book)

Jodie Bieber

ISBN:9781770098060

A celebration of modern life in Soweto, these stunning and stirring photographs show the importance of this township within the collective consciousness of South Africa. Going beyond Soweto's historic struggles with apartheid...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:154

USD $48.73

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Sprigs Entertain! (Book)

Clare Ras

ISBN:9781770097193

Solutions for every dining and entertaining need are delightfully packed into this practical cookbook to equip the home cook for success. Whether it's packing a breakfast for a fishing expedition...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:256

USD $39.71

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Strike While the Iron Is Hot: A New Madam & Eve Collection (Book)

Stephen Francis

ISBN:9781770097797

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Format:Paperback  Pages:152

USD $21.17

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The Ayahuasca Diaries (Book)

Caspar Greeff

ISBN:9781770097612

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Format:Paperback  Pages:296

USD $31.61

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The Democratic Moment: South Africa's Prospects Under Jacob Zuma (Book)

Xolela Mangcu

ISBN:9781770097742

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Format:Paperback  Pages:224

USD $23.90

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The Elephants and I: Pursuing a Dream in Troubled Zimbabwe (Book)

Sharon Pincott

ISBN:9781770096493

A true story filled with both joy and foreboding, this portrait of Zimbabwe and its wildlife comes from an Australian woman who went as a tourist to Africa and then decided to leave her old life and live permanently in tumultuous Zimbabwe to work with elephants on land bordering Hwange National Park. Not a scientist...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:280

USD $25.76

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The Mail & Guardian A-Z of S.A. Politics (Book)

Barbara Ludman

ISBN:9781770097452

Presenting a comprehensive insider's look at South Africa's movers and shakers of the indispensable century, this indispensable reference offers a thorough portrait of the country's contemporary political landscape. With profiles of politicians...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:290

USD $24.68

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The Maputo Connection: ANC Life in the World of Frelimo (Book)

Nadja Manghezi

ISBN:9781770097681

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Format:Paperback  Pages:246

USD $31.07

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The Missing Ball (Book)

Maryanne Bester

ISBN:9781770097049

Gaps, the endearing Nguni calf, and his cousin Sugarbean--named because of her speckled, sugar bean-like hide--want to play a game of soccer before sundown...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:31

USD $12.88

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The Poverty of Ideas: South African Democracy and the Retreat of the Intellectuals (Book)

Leslie Mxolisi Dikeni

ISBN:9781770097759

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Format:Paperback  Pages:258

USD $29.71

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The Tale of Sun and Moon (Book)

Ann Walton

ISBN:9781770097056

Magical illustrations accompany this imaginative new myth that describes how brilliant Sun and star-trailing Moon came to be in the skies above. Following the antics of Leopard and Lion...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:31

USD $19.46

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The Transplant Men (Book)

Jane Taylor

ISBN:9781770097162

An investigation within an investigation, this richly imagined tale follows an organ recipient, Guy Hawthorne, and the person who performed his heart transplant. The mystery opens with an unexplained violent death and a video tape left with the body...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:141

USD $27.66

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The Virus, Vitamins & Vegetables: The South African HIV/AIDS Mystery (Book)

Kerry Cullinan

ISBN:9781770096912

This collection of essays by some of South Africa's foremost HIV/AIDS writers, doctors, and activists takes readers down the rabbit hole of AIDS denialism when thousands of people died unnecessarily as their treatment became the subject of intellectual debate by politicians. Recounting the democratic...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:211

USD $22.54

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The Way of Stars and Stones (Book)

Wilna Wilkinson

ISBN:9781770097490

Overlapping history with personal observation, this inspirational memoir shares the experience of one woman during the pilgrimage of Santiago de Compostella...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:279

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The Woman Who Lived in a Tree: & Other Perfect Strangers (Book)

Don Pinnock

ISBN:9781770096929

Arguing that for many people, the easy predictibility of civilized life is unfulfilling, this chronicle presents the remarkable stories of Africans profiled by the author during more than a decade of adventuring. With a cast of characters that includes the eponymous tree-dwelling woman...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:289

USD $25.02

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Three: One Mom, Two Kids and Three Years of a Back-Page Column (Book)

Giselle Willcox

ISBN:9781770097124

A sassy combination of motherhood wit and wisdom, this collection of humorous tales are from three years of a celebrated back-page column of the popular South African magazine...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:135

USD $21.46

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Trade Reform in Southern Africa: Vision 2014? (Book)

Peter Draper

ISBN:9781920196202

Coming at an important moment in the development of Southern Africa's trade policy, this study looks at the country's shifting economic priorities and assesses the impact of their decisions on other countries in the region. Currently...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:170

USD $26.34

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Trans: Transgender Life Stories from South Africa (Book)

Charl Marais

ISBN:9781920196226

Featuring more than 20 original voices, all with a great deal to say about today's transgender experience, this illuminating collection offers a brand-new tone for the literary world. Complemented by the extraordinary photographs of renowned transgender photographer Robert Hamblin...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:244

USD $30.29

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Zumanomics: Which Way to Shared Prosperity (Book)

Raymond Parsons

ISBN:9781770096479

Outlining key social and economic realities that confront South Africa's new government, this collection of 11 essays by top economic and political analysts debates the problems facing newly elected socialist-leaning president Jacob Zuma. Politically...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:208

USD $24.63

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Zunami: The 2009 South African Elections (Book)

John Daniel

ISBN:9781770097223

Analyzing the South African general elections of April 2009, the voting trends and results, this investigation also ponders the future prospects for South Africa...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:300

USD $30.29

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