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The Big Picture - Getting Perspective on What's Really Important (Paperback): Ben Carson MD The Big Picture - Getting Perspective on What's Really Important (Paperback)
Ben Carson MD; As told to Gregg Lewis
R512 R421 Discovery Miles 4 210 Save R91 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Passion of Private White (Hardcover): Don Watson The Passion of Private White (Hardcover)
Don Watson
R412 Discovery Miles 4 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The story of a fifty-year relationship between a Vietnam veteran and a remote Aboriginal tribe: a miniature epic of human adaptation, suffering and resilience. The Passion of Private White describes the meeting of two worlds: the world of the fiercely driven biologist and anthropologist Neville White, and the world of the hunter-gatherer clans of remote northern Australia he studied and lived with. As White tried to understand the world as it was understood on the other side of the vast cultural divide, he was also trying to transcend the mental scars he suffered on the battlefields of Vietnam. The clans had their own injuries to deal with, as they tried to adapt to modernity, live down their losses and yet hold onto their ancient lands, customs, laws and language. Over five decades, White mapped in astonishing detail the culture and history of the Yolgnu clans at Donydji in north-east Arnhem Land. But eventually presence meant involvement, and White became advocate more than anthropologist in the clan's struggle to survive when everything - from the ambitions of mining companies and a zombie bureaucracy, to feuds, sorcery and magic, despair and dysfunction - conspired to destroy them. And the fifty-year endeavour served another purpose for White and the members of his old platoon he took there. Working to help the community at Donydji became a kind of antidote for the psychic wounds of Vietnam. While for the clans, from the old warriors to the children, their fanatical benefactor offered a few rays of meaning and hope. There was no cure in this meeting of two worlds, both suffering their own form of PTSD, but they helped each other survive. This is a miniature epic of human adaptation, suffering and resilience, an astonishing window into both our recent and our deep history, the coloniser and colonised - indeed into the human condition itself.

Saving Yellowstone - Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America (Paperback): Megan Kate Nelson Saving Yellowstone - Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America (Paperback)
Megan Kate Nelson
R491 R406 Discovery Miles 4 060 Save R85 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Pretty Baby - A Memoir (Paperback): Chris Belcher Pretty Baby - A Memoir (Paperback)
Chris Belcher
R451 R369 Discovery Miles 3 690 Save R82 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Gentle Boldness - Sharing the Peace of Jesus in a Multi-Faith World (Paperback): David W. Shenk A Gentle Boldness - Sharing the Peace of Jesus in a Multi-Faith World (Paperback)
David W. Shenk
R438 R362 Discovery Miles 3 620 Save R76 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Eagles of Heart Mountain - A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America (Paperback):... The Eagles of Heart Mountain - A True Story of Football, Incarceration, and Resistance in World War II America (Paperback)
Bradford Pearson
R561 R475 Discovery Miles 4 750 Save R86 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Unstoppable - The Ultimate Biography Of Max Verstappen (Paperback): Mark Hughes Unstoppable - The Ultimate Biography Of Max Verstappen (Paperback)
Mark Hughes
R435 R348 Discovery Miles 3 480 Save R87 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

A definitive and intriguing biography of Max Verstappen, Formula 1's hottest new superstar, Lewis Hamilton's great rival, the winner of the 2021 World Drivers' Championship, and the recently crowned 2022 champion.

No Hollywood scriptwriter could possibly have envisioned the breathless, adrenaline-pumping climax to the 2021 Formula 1 season. On the very last lap of the final race of an unbelievably arduous and controversial season, Red Bull's Max Verstappen nervelessly overtook the seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes to clinch the first place that thrust the young prodigy to the narrowest of victories and to his first World Drivers' title. It surely won't be his last.

Verstappen may only be 25 years of age, but the Dutch motorsport sensation has an incredible record in F1: 161 race starts, 76 podium finishes and 34 Grand Prix victories barely tell the story - this young man has already left an indelible mark on the sport. The son of F1 driver Jos, Verstappen junior quickly stepped out of his father's shadow: his youthful charisma, ferocious speed, fearless driving style and refusal to back down mark him out as a true champion. And the phenomenal success of Netflix's Drive to Survive documentary series has elevated his worldwide popularity still further.

Widely respected motorsport writer and F1 insider Mark Hughes is perfectly placed to write the most authoritative narrative on Verstappen's incredible rise through the ranks to F1 glory. Hughes' immaculate credentials and first-rate access enable him to generate fresh and fascinating insights, and to paint a fully-rounded and richly-textured portrait of one of the most exciting young sportsmen on the planet.

The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly (Paperback, Collins Modern Classics edition): Jean-Dominique Bauby The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly (Paperback, Collins Modern Classics edition)
Jean-Dominique Bauby
R270 R216 Discovery Miles 2 160 Save R54 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

One of the most remarkable memoirs ever written. The diary of Jean-Dominique Bauby who, with his left eyelid (the only surviving muscle after a massive stroke) dictated a remarkable book about his experiences locked inside his body. A masterpiece and a bestseller in France. In December 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French Elle and the father of two young children, suffered a massive stroke and found himself paralysed and speechless. But his mind remained as active and alert as it had ever been. Using his only functioning muscle - his left eyelid - he was determined to tell his remarkable story, painstakingly spelling it out letter by letter. The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly records Bauby's lonely existence but also the ability to invent a life for oneself in the most appalling of circumstances. It one of the most extraordinary books about the triumph of the human spirit ever written.

Everything Now - Lessons from the City-State of Los Angeles (Paperback): Rosecrans Baldwin Everything Now - Lessons from the City-State of Los Angeles (Paperback)
Rosecrans Baldwin
R489 R403 Discovery Miles 4 030 Save R86 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The King of Confidence - A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an... The King of Confidence - A Tale of Utopian Dreamers, Frontier Schemers, True Believers, False Prophets, and the Murder of an American Monarch (Paperback)
Miles Harvey
R511 R427 Discovery Miles 4 270 Save R84 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
His call, my all - An African drumbeat - a missionary's heartbeat (Paperback): Hennie Keyter His call, my all - An African drumbeat - a missionary's heartbeat (Paperback)
Hennie Keyter 2
R140 R112 Discovery Miles 1 120 Save R28 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

In the 1970s Hennie Keyter was an angry young man, fresh out of military service for the apartheid government of South Africa, unsure of his path in life and deeply uneasy about his faith. When God revealed to him that He had a purpose for him and a calling on his life, at first Hennie was not ready to hear it. When he finally accepted and understood his mission, a flame was lit in his heart that nothing could have extinguished. But nothing could have prepared him either for the extraordinary spiritual journey he was about to embark on which would take him wherever God wanted him to go: from Malawi, ‘the warm heart of Africa’, to Mozambique at the height of its civil war, where he was sentenced to death and faced a firing squad, from a less than welcoming beginning in Zanzibar, to the United Nations base at Lokichokio on the border between Kenya and Sudan (where on one trip he discovered that he had a price of US 10 000 on his head). Desiring only to do the will of God and to spread the Gospel, Hennie took up the challenge of taking the Gospel to many of the countries on the African continent and in the Middle East, building up leaders and planting churches in poverty stricken areas, lands devastated by years of conflict and deprivation, and war zones where soldiers seemed to have lost everything, even hope. Through the bushfire of mass evangelism and his dedicated teams of volunteers, supported by the love and faith of his wife Rita and his children Anton and Mari, in His Call, My All: An African Drumbeat – A Missionary’s Heartbeat Hennie Keyter looks back at his life in the service of the Lord and forward to continuing His work for as long as God requires it of him.

Life of a Klansman - A Family History in White Supremacy (Paperback): Edward Ball Life of a Klansman - A Family History in White Supremacy (Paperback)
Edward Ball
R525 R436 Discovery Miles 4 360 Save R89 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World - Essays (Paperback): Barry Lopez Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World - Essays (Paperback)
Barry Lopez; Introduction by Rebecca Solnit
R408 R372 Discovery Miles 3 720 Save R36 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

An ardent steward of the land, fearless traveller and unrivalled observer of nature and culture, Barry Lopez died after a long illness on Christmas Day in 2020. The previous summer, a wildfire had consumed much of what was dear to him in his home and the community around it - a tragic reminder of the climate change of which he'd long warned. At once a cri de Coeur and a memoir of both pain and wonder, this remarkable collection of essays adds indelibly to Lopez's legacy, and includes previously unpublished works, some written in the months before his death. They unspool memories, both personal and political, among them tender, sometimes painful stories of his childhood in New York and California, reports from expeditions to study animals and sea life, recollections of travels to Antarctica and other extraordinary places on earth, and mediations on finding oneself amid vast, dramatic landscapes. He reflects on those who taught him, including Indigenous elders and scientific mentors who sharpened his eye for the natural world. We witness poignant returns from his travels to the sanctuary of his Oregon backyard and in prose of searing candour, he reckons with the cycle of life, including own and - as he has done throughout his career - with the dangers the earth and its people are facing. With an introduction by Rebecca Solnit that speaks to Lopez's keen attention to the world, including its spiritual dimensions, Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World opens our minds and sounds to the important of being wholly present to the beauty and complexity of life.

Idiots - Marriage, Motherhood, Milk & Mistakes (Paperback): Laura Clery Idiots - Marriage, Motherhood, Milk & Mistakes (Paperback)
Laura Clery
R465 R384 Discovery Miles 3 840 Save R81 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
War Stories (Paperback, Re-issue): Jeremy Bowen War Stories (Paperback, Re-issue)
Jeremy Bowen
R279 R207 Discovery Miles 2 070 Save R72 (26%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Having joined the BBC as a trainee in 1984, Jeremy Bowen first became a foreign correspondent four years later. He had witnessed violence already, both at home and abroad, but it wasn't until he covered his first war -- in El Salvador -- that he felt he had arrived. Armed with the fearlessness of youth he lived for the job, was in love with it, aware of the dangers but assuming the bullets and bombs were meant for others. In 2000, however, after eleven years in some of the world's most dangerous places, the bullets came too close for comfort, and a close friend was killed in Lebanon. This, and then the birth of his first child, began a process of reassessment that culminated in the end of the affair. Now, in his extraordinarily gripping and thought-provoking new book, he charts his progress from keen young novice whose first reaction to the sound of gunfire was to run towards it to the more circumspect veteran he is today. It will also discuss the changes that have taken place in the ways in which wars are reported over the course of his career, from the Gulf War to Bosnia, Afghanistan to Rwanda.

The Courage to Be Free - Florida's Blueprint for America's Revival (Hardcover): Ron DeSantis The Courage to Be Free - Florida's Blueprint for America's Revival (Hardcover)
Ron DeSantis
R559 Discovery Miles 5 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

No American leader has accomplished more for his state than Governor Ron DeSantis. Now, he reveals how he did it. He played baseball for Yale, graduated with honors from Harvard Law School, and served in Iraq and in the halls of Congress. But in all these places, Ron DeSantis learned the same lesson: He didn't want to be part of the leftist elite. His heart was always for the people of Florida, one of the most diverse and culturally rich states in the union. Since becoming governor of the sunshine state, he has fought -and won-battle after battle, defeating not just opposition from the political left, but a barrage of hostile media coverage proclaiming the end of the world. When he implemented evidence-based and freedom-focused COVID-19 policies, the press launched a smear campaign against him, yet Florida's economy thrived, its education system outperformed the nation, and its COVID mortality rate for seniors was lower than that in 38 states. When he enacted policies to keep leftist political concepts like critical race theory and woke gender ideology out of Florida's classrooms, the media demagogued his actions, but parents across Florida rallied to his cause. Dishonest attacks from the media don't deter him. In fact, DeSantis keeps racking up wins for Floridians. A firsthand account from the blue-collar boy who grew up to take on Disney and Dr. Fauci, The Courage to Be Free delivers something no other politician's memoir has before: stories of victory. This book is a winning blueprint for patriots across the country. And it is a rallying cry for every American who wishes to preserve our liberties.

Last Man Standing - The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase (Paperback): Duff McDonald Last Man Standing - The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase (Paperback)
Duff McDonald
R505 R421 Discovery Miles 4 210 Save R84 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the midst of the most disastrous economic climate of Wall Street's history, one executive has weathered the storm more deftly than any other: Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase. In 2008, while Dimon's competitors watched their companies crumble, JPMorgan not only survived, it made an astonishing $5 billion profit. Dimon's continued triumph in the face of an industry-wide meltdown has made him a paragon of finance.
In "Last Man Standing, "award-winning journalist Duff McDonald provides an unprecedented and deeply personal look at the extraordinary figure behind JPMorgan's success. Using countless hours of interviews with Dimon and his full circle of friends, family, and colleagues, this definitive biography is by far the most comprehensive portrait of the man known as the Savior of Wall Street.
Now, in an updated prologue, McDonald offers insight into the future of Wall Street and how Dimon will overcome the challenge of aggressive new regulation from Washington--and how he plans to continue to thrive as the world's preeminent banker.

Last Shot (Hardcover): Jock Zonfrillo Last Shot (Hardcover)
Jock Zonfrillo
R522 Discovery Miles 5 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Puppy No One Wanted - The Little Dog Desperate for a Home to Call His Own (Paperback): Barby Keel The Puppy No One Wanted - The Little Dog Desperate for a Home to Call His Own (Paperback)
Barby Keel
R413 R341 Discovery Miles 3 410 Save R72 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Almost - Who God Is, What God Does, and How God Redeemed the Life of an Average Underdog (Paperback): Gustavo Crocker Almost - Who God Is, What God Does, and How God Redeemed the Life of an Average Underdog (Paperback)
Gustavo Crocker
R341 R283 Discovery Miles 2 830 Save R58 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Prescription: Ice Cream - A Doctor's Journey To Discover What Matters (Paperback): Alastair McAlpine Prescription: Ice Cream - A Doctor's Journey To Discover What Matters (Paperback)
Alastair McAlpine
R350 R249 Discovery Miles 2 490 Save R101 (29%) Pre-order

In 2018, Alastair McAlpine, a palliative paediatrician in Cape Town, decided to share some inspiring thoughts from the children in his care. He posted: ‘I asked some of my terminal paediatric palliative care patients what they had enjoyed in life, and what gave it meaning. Kids can be so wise, y’know. Here are some of the responses.’

Their simple yet profound answers went viral, found their way into homes across the world and touched the hearts of millions. Yet it was never McAlpine’s plan to find himself in this position. Challenged from all sides by crippling addiction, a brutal internship and a deadly HIV pandemic, McAlpine’s journey was very nearly derailed.

Prescription: Ice Cream is his engaging memoir about the highs and lows of working as a medical doctor in South Africa and how, with a little help from metal music and ice cream, he was able to struggle on, find meaning in the chaos and inspire others.

Putin - His Life And Times (Paperback): Philip Short Putin - His Life And Times (Paperback)
Philip Short 2
R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 In Stock

The monumental biography of the most influential leader on the world stage in the last twenty years.

Vladimir Putin is a pariah to the West. Alone among world leaders, he has the power to reduce the United States and Europe to ashes in a nuclear firestorm and has threatened to do so. He invades his neighbours, most recently Ukraine, meddles in western elections and orders assassinations inside and outside Russia. The regime he heads is autocratic and corrupt. Yet many Russians continue to support him. Despite western sanctions, the majority have been living better than at any time in the past. By fair means or foul, under Putin's leadership, Russia has once again become a force to be reckoned with.

Philip Short's magisterial biography explores in unprecedented depth the personality of its enigmatic and ruthless leader and demolishes many of our preconceptions about Putin's Russia. Since becoming President in 2000, his obsession has been to restore Russia's status as a great power, unbound by western rules. What forces and experiences shaped him? What led him to challenge the American-led world order that has kept the peace since the end of the Cold War?

To explain is not to justify. Putin's regime is dark. He pursues his goals relentlessly by whatever means he thinks fit. But on closer examination, much of what we think we know about him turns out to rest on half-truths.

This book is as close as we will come to understanding Russia's ruler. It also makes us revise long-held assumptions about the course of global politics since the end of the Cold War.

Boy On The Run (Paperback): Welcome Mandla Lishivha Boy On The Run (Paperback)
Welcome Mandla Lishivha 1
R240 R188 Discovery Miles 1 880 Save R52 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

‘It is the godly feeling of dancing like a goddess and snapping on a beat with sheer joy that makes all the trouble life demands worthwhile. In these moments, of intensive freedom from pain, of joy that knows no bound and peace that passeth all understanding, I become that kid again, dancing with my mother.’

Welcome Mandla Lishivha’s exquisitely crafted memoir is unlike anything you’ve ever read. Boy On The Run is a staggeringly beautiful and honest exploration of identity through grief, love and friendship, giving us, the readers, a glorious song of self-expression.

This book will change your life.

One of Them - An Eton College Memoir (Paperback): Musa Okwonga One of Them - An Eton College Memoir (Paperback)
Musa Okwonga
R205 Discovery Miles 2 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Musa Okwonga - a young Black man who grew up in a predominantly working-class town - was not your typical Eton College student. The experience moulded him, challenged him... but also made him wonder why a place that was so good for him also seems to contribute to the harm being done to the UK. The more he searched, the more evident the connection became between one of Britain's most prestigious institutions and the genesis of Brexit, and between his home town in the suburbs of Greater London and the rise of the far right. Woven throughout this deeply personal and unflinching memoir of Musa's five years at Eton in the 1990s is a present-day narrative which engages with much wider questions about pressing social and political issues: privilege, the distribution of wealth, the rise of the far right in the UK, systemic racism, the 'boys' club' of government and the power of the few to control the fate of the many. One of Them is both an intimate account and a timely exploration of race and class in modern Britain.

Revolver - Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter That Changed America (Paperback): Jim Rasenberger Revolver - Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter That Changed America (Paperback)
Jim Rasenberger
R535 R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Save R88 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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