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Echoes from the Heart - A Memoir (Hardcover): Bola Ogundeji Echoes from the Heart - A Memoir (Hardcover)
Bola Ogundeji
R542 Discovery Miles 5 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Envisioning a Tibetan Luminary - The Life of a Modern Boenpo Saint (Hardcover): William M Gorvine Envisioning a Tibetan Luminary - The Life of a Modern Boenpo Saint (Hardcover)
William M Gorvine
R2,562 Discovery Miles 25 620 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Envisioning a Tibetan Luminary examines the religious biography of Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen (1859-1934), the most significant modern figure representing the Tibetan Boen religion-a vital minority tradition that is underrepresented in Tibetan studies. The work is based on fieldwork conducted in eastern Tibet and in the Boen exile community in India, where traditional Tibetan scholars collaborated closely on the project. Utilizing close readings of two versions of Shardza's life-story, along with oral history collected in Boen communities, this book presents and interprets the biographical image of this major figure, culminating with an English translation of his life story. William M. Gorvine argues that the disciple-biographer's literary portrait not only enacts and shapes religious ideals to foster faith among its readership, but also attempts to quell tensions that had developed among his original audience. Among the Boen community today, Shardza Tashi Gyaltsen has come to be unequivocally revered for an impressive textual legacy and a saintly death. During his lifetime, however, he faced prominent critics within his own lineage who went so far as to issue polemical attacks against him. As Gorvine shows, the biographical texts that inform us about Shardza's life are best understood when read on multiple registers, with attention given to the ways in which the religious ideals on display reflect the broader literary, cultural, and historical contexts within which they were envisioned and articulated.

Washington, Dc, Jazz (Paperback): Regennia N Williams, Sandra Butler-truesdale Washington, Dc, Jazz (Paperback)
Regennia N Williams, Sandra Butler-truesdale; Foreword by Willard Jenkins
R609 R552 Discovery Miles 5 520 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Liyoze Line Nangakithi (Paperback): William Zulu Liyoze Line Nangakithi (Paperback)
William Zulu
R75 R70 Discovery Miles 700 Save R5 (7%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days
Dancing on a Powder Keg - The Intimate Voice of a Young Mother and Author, Her Letters Composed in the Lengthening Shadow of... Dancing on a Powder Keg - The Intimate Voice of a Young Mother and Author, Her Letters Composed in the Lengthening Shadow of the Third Reich; Her Poems from the Theresienstadt Ghetto. (Hardcover)
Ilse Weber; Translated by Michal Schwartz
R931 Discovery Miles 9 310 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Statues And Storms - Leading A University Through Change (Paperback): Max Price Statues And Storms - Leading A University Through Change (Paperback)
Max Price
R370 R347 Discovery Miles 3 470 Save R23 (6%) In Stock

A captivating and insightful account of Dr Max Price’s journey at the helm of a major South African university during a period of immense upheaval.

As Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town for two terms from 2008 to 2018, he offers a candid look at the challenges he faced during his time including transformation, rights of artistic expression, institutional culture, clemencies and amnesties, restorative justice and ethical decision, and of course, #FeesMustFall protests – which shook the country's higher education sector to its core.

Drawing on his experiences, Price delves into the complexities of multi-stakeholder decision-making, crisis management, and the importance of values such as academic freedom in an increasingly polarised world. Part memoir, part insider's view of history, and part leadership guide, Statues and Storms is a must-read for anyone interested in higher education, South African history, or the art of leadership during times of crisis.

Bourgs, Talbots, Youngs, Rappolds, Favrets, Landrys, Develles, Jungs, and Dehebecourts - A Gumbo History of Families Forming a... Bourgs, Talbots, Youngs, Rappolds, Favrets, Landrys, Develles, Jungs, and Dehebecourts - A Gumbo History of Families Forming a New Orleans Culture (Hardcover)
James A Bourg Jr
R784 R700 Discovery Miles 7 000 Save R84 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Joy Goddess - A'Lelia Walker And The Harlem Renaissance (Hardcover): A'Lelia Bundles Joy Goddess - A'Lelia Walker And The Harlem Renaissance (Hardcover)
A'Lelia Bundles
R765 R642 Discovery Miles 6 420 Save R123 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A vibrant, deeply researched biography of A’Lelia Walker—daughter of Madam C.J. Walker and herself a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance—written by her great-granddaughter.

Dubbed the “joy goddess of Harlem’s 1920s” by poet Langston Hughes, A’Lelia Walker, daughter of millionaire entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker and the author’s great-grandmother and namesake, is a fascinating figure whose legendary parties and Dark Tower salon helped define the Harlem Renaissance.

After inheriting her mother’s hair care enterprise, A’Lelia would become America’s first high profile black heiress and a prominent patron of the arts. Joy Goddess takes readers inside her three New York homes—a mansion, a townhouse, and a pied-a-terre—where she entertained Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Paul Robeson, Florence Mills, James Weldon Johnson, Carl Van Vechten, W.E.B. DuBois, and other cultural, social and intellectual luminaries of the Roaring Twenties.

Now, based on extensive research and Walker’s personal correspondence, her great-granddaughter creates a meticulous, nuanced portrait of a charismatic woman struggling to define herself as a wife, mother, and businesswoman outside her famous mother’s sphere. In Joy Goddess, A’Lelia’s radiant personality and impresario instincts—at the center of a vast, artistic social world where she flourished as a fashion trendsetter and international traveler—are brought to vivid and unforgettable life.

Living with My Spirit Guides (Hardcover): Greg Thompson Living with My Spirit Guides (Hardcover)
Greg Thompson
R733 R650 Discovery Miles 6 500 Save R83 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Max Factor and Hollywood - A Glamorous History (Paperback): Erika Thomas Max Factor and Hollywood - A Glamorous History (Paperback)
Erika Thomas; Contributions by Marc Wanamaker
R544 R503 Discovery Miles 5 030 Save R41 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wintering (Paperback): Katherine May Wintering (Paperback)
Katherine May
R345 R318 Discovery Miles 3 180 Save R27 (8%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Wintering is a poignant and comforting meditation on the fallow periods of life, times when we must retreat to care for and repair ourselves. Katherine May thoughtfully shows us how to come through these times with the wisdom of knowing that, like the seasons, our winters and summers are the ebb and flow of life.

A moving personal narrative interwoven with lessons from literature, mythology and the natural world, May's story offers instruction on the transformative power of rest and retreat. Illumination emerges from many sources: solstice celebrations and dormice hibernation, C.S. Lewis and Sylvia Plath, swimming in icy waters and sailing arctic seas.

Ultimately, Wintering invites us to change how we relate to our own fallow times. May models an active acceptance of sadness and finds nourishment in deep retreat, joy in the hushed beauty of winter, and encouragement in understanding life as cyclical, not linear. A secular mystic, May forms a guiding philosophy for transforming the hardships that arise before the ushering in of a new season

Wicked Vermont (Paperback): Thea Lewis Wicked Vermont (Paperback)
Thea Lewis
R548 R508 Discovery Miles 5 080 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Patriot (Hardcover): Alexei Navalny Patriot (Hardcover)
Alexei Navalny
R665 R591 Discovery Miles 5 910 Save R74 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs.

Alexei Navalny began writing PATRIOT shortly after his near-fatal poisoning in 2020. It is the full story of his life: his youth, his call to activism, his marriage and family, his commitment to challenging a world super-power determined to silence him, and his total conviction that change cannot be resisted – and will come.

In vivid, page-turning detail, including never-before-seen correspondence from prison, Navalny recounts, among other things, his political career, the many attempts on his life, and the lives of the people closest to him, and the relentless campaign he and his team waged against an increasingly dictatorial regime.

Written with the passion, wit, candour and bravery for which he was justly acclaimed, PATRIOT is Navalny’s final letter to the world: a moving account of his last years spent in the most brutal prison on earth; a reminder of why the principles of individual freedom matter so deeply; and a rousing call to continue the work for which he sacrificed his life.

Historic Crimes of Long Island - Misdeeds from the 1600s to the 1950s (Paperback): Kerriann Flanagan Brosky Historic Crimes of Long Island - Misdeeds from the 1600s to the 1950s (Paperback)
Kerriann Flanagan Brosky; Foreword by Joan Harrison
R587 R536 Discovery Miles 5 360 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Prison Child - The Story Of Vanessa Goosen's Daughter (Paperback): Felicia Goosen, Deonette de Kock Prison Child - The Story Of Vanessa Goosen's Daughter (Paperback)
Felicia Goosen, Deonette de Kock
R290 R272 Discovery Miles 2 720 Save R18 (6%) In Stock

After Vanessa Goosen is imprisoned for smuggling drugs out of Thailand she gives birth to Felicia in Lard Yao Prison.

Felicia is sent back to South Africa when she turns three. Here she is lovingly raised by her mom's best friend. But Felicia feels desolated and she does not know how to voice her feelings. Years of rebellion and self harming follows.

In her student years Felicia's life turns around, and she becomes a wounded healer, reaching out to others bringing a message of hope.

New Jersey Originals - Technological Marvels, Odd Inventions, Trailblazing Characters & More (Paperback): Linda J Barth New Jersey Originals - Technological Marvels, Odd Inventions, Trailblazing Characters & More (Paperback)
Linda J Barth
R544 R503 Discovery Miles 5 030 Save R41 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Honoring Anna - Book Ii: the Winds of Time (Paperback): Douglas Hoff Honoring Anna - Book Ii: the Winds of Time (Paperback)
Douglas Hoff
R444 Discovery Miles 4 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Married to Merlot - A Memoir With a Message of Hope (Hardcover): M'Artha Louise Married to Merlot - A Memoir With a Message of Hope (Hardcover)
M'Artha Louise
R690 Discovery Miles 6 900 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Happiest Man on Earth - The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor (Paperback): Eddie Jaku The Happiest Man on Earth - The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor (Paperback)
Eddie Jaku
R299 R271 Discovery Miles 2 710 Save R28 (9%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Holocaust survivor Eddie Jaku made a vow to smile every day and now believes he is the ‘happiest man on earth’. In his inspirational memoir, he pays tribute to those who were lost by telling his story and sharing his wisdom.

Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you.

Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed in November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp.

Over the next seven years, Eddie faced unimaginable horrors every day, first in Buchenwald, then in Auschwitz, then on a Nazi death march. He lost family, friends, his country.

The Happiest Man on Earth is a powerful, heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful memoir of how happiness can be found even in the darkest of times.

The Butterfly Effect - How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America (Paperback): Marcus J. Moore The Butterfly Effect - How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America (Paperback)
Marcus J. Moore
R460 R427 Discovery Miles 4 270 Save R33 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Churchill & Smuts: Die Vriendskap (Afrikaans, Paperback): Richard Steyn Churchill & Smuts: Die Vriendskap (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Richard Steyn 1
R320 R286 Discovery Miles 2 860 Save R34 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Die eiesoortige vriendskap tussen Winston Churchill en Jan Smuts is ’n studie in kontraste. In hul jeug het hulle uiteenlopende węrelde bewoon: Churchill was die weerbarstige en energieke jong aristokraat; Smuts die asketiese, filosofiese Kaapse plaasseun, wat later aan Cambridge sou gaan studeer. Daar sou hy die eerste student word wat albei dele van die finale regskursus in dieselfde jaar neem en al twee met onderskeiding slaag.

Nadat hulle in die Anglo-Boereoorlog eers as vyande, en later in die Eerste Węreldoorlog as bondgenote byeengebring is, het die mans ’n vriendskap gesmee wat oor die eerste helfte van die twintigste eeu gestrek het en tot Smuts se dood in 1950 voortgeduur het. Richard Steyn, die skrywer van Jan Smuts: Afrikaner sonder grense, bestudeer dié hegte vriendskap deur twee węreldoorloë aan die hand van ’n magdom argiefstukke, briewe, telegramme en die omvangryke boeke wat oor albei mans geskryf is.

Dit is ’n fassinerende verhaal oor twee besonderse individue in oorlog en vrede – die een die leier van ’n groot ryk, die ander die leier van ’n klein, weerspannige lid van daardie ryk.

Citizen - My Life After The White House (Hardcover): Bill Clinton Citizen - My Life After The White House (Hardcover)
Bill Clinton
R878 R702 Discovery Miles 7 020 Save R176 (20%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A powerful, candid, and richly detailed memoir from an American icon, revealing what life looks like after the presidency: triumphs, tribulations, and all.

On January 20, 2001, after nearly thirty years in politics—eight of them as president of the United States—Bill Clinton was suddenly a private citizen. Only fifty-four years old, full of energy and ideas, he wanted to make meaningful use of his skills, his relationships with world leaders, and all he’d learned in a lifetime of politics, but how? Just days after leaving the White House, the call came to aid victims of a devastating earthquake in India, and Clinton hit the ground running. Over the next two decades, he would create an enduring legacy of public service and advocacy work, from Indonesia to Louisiana, Northern Ireland to South Africa, and in the process reimagine philanthropy and redefine the impact a former president could have on the world.

Citizen is Clinton’s front-row, first-person chronicle of his postpresidential years and the most significant events of the twenty-first century, including 9/11 and the runup to the Iraq War, the Haiti earthquake, the Great Recession, the January 6 insurrection, and the enduring culture wars of our times. With clarity and compassion, he also weighs in on the unprecedented challenges brought on by a global pandemic, ongoing income inequality, a steadily warming planet, and authoritarian forces dedicated to weakening democracy. Yet Citizen is more than a political memoir. These pages capture Clinton in a rare and unforgettable light: not only as a celebrated former president and a foundation leader, but as a father, grandfather, and husband. He recounts his support for Hillary Clinton during her time as senator, secretary of state, and presidential candidate, and shares the frustration and pain of the 2016 election.

In this landmark publication, the highly anticipated follow-up to the best-selling My Life, Clinton pens an illuminating account of American democracy on a global stage, offering a frank reflection on the past and, with it, a fearless embrace of our future. Citizen is a self-portrait of equal parts eloquence, insight, and candor, a testament to one man’s unwavering commitment to family and nation.

Hitler (Hardcover): Michael Lynch Hitler (Hardcover)
Michael Lynch
R3,892 Discovery Miles 38 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Adolf Hitler is the most notorious political figure of the twentieth century. The story of his life, how he became a dictator, and how he managed to convince so many to follow his cause is a subject of perennial fascination.

Balancing narrative and analysis, this biography employs a chronological approach to describe the main features of Hitler s career. Set against the background of developments in Germany and Europe during his lifetime, the text tells the extraordinary story of how an Austrian layabout rose to become F hrer of the Third Reich.

The chapters incorporate into their narrative the major debates surrounding Hitler s ideas, behaviour and historical significance. Particular attention is paid to his experience as a soldier in 1914 -18 and to the reasons why his original left-wing sympathies transmuted into Nazism. Arguments over the real character of Hitler s dictatorship are analysed and a measured assessment is offered on the disputed issues of how far Hitler initiated the Third Reich s domestic and foreign policies himself and to what extent he was controlled by events. His destructive leadership of wartime Germany is now a subject of close scrutiny among historians and the book s final chapters deal with this theme and offer a set of reflections on Hitler s relationship with the German people and his legacy to the German nation.

Michael Lynch provides a balanced guide to this most difficult of figures that will be enlightening for students and general readers alike

The Paris Muse (Paperback): Louisa Treger The Paris Muse (Paperback)
Louisa Treger
R302 R273 Discovery Miles 2 730 Save R29 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'Living with him was like living at the centre of the universe. It was electrifying and humbling, blissful and destructive, all at the same time.'

Paris, 1936. When Dora Maar, a talented French photographer, painter and poet, is introduced to Pablo Picasso, she is mesmerized by his dark and intense stare. Drawn to his volcanic creativity, it isn't long before she embarks on a passionate relationship with the Spanish artist that sometimes includes sadism and masochism, and ultimately pushes her to the edge.

The Paris Muse is the fictionalized retelling of this disturbing love story, as we follow Dora on her journey of self-discovery and expression. Set in Paris and the French Riviera, where Dora and Pablo spent their holidays with their glamorous artist friends, it provides a fascinating insight into how Picasso was a genius who side-stepped the rules in his human relationships as he did in his art. Much to Dora's torment, he refused to divorce his wife and conducted affairs with Dora's friends. The Spanish Civil War made him depressed and violent, an angst that culminated in his acclaimed painting 'Guernica', which Dora documented as he painted.

As the encroaching darkness suffocates their relationship - a darkness that escalates once the Second World War begins and the Nazis invade the country - Dora has a nervous breakdown and is hospitalized.

Atmospheric, intense and moving, The Paris Muse is an astonishing read that ensures that this talented, often overlooked woman who gave her life to Picasso is no longer a footnote.

My Tahiti (Hardcover): Robert Dean Frisbie My Tahiti (Hardcover)
Robert Dean Frisbie
R593 Discovery Miles 5 930 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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