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The Young Elites (Paperback): Marie Lu The Young Elites (Paperback)
Marie Lu 1
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R245 R192 Discovery Miles 1 920 Save R53 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside. Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. Adelina's black hair turned silver, her lashes went pale, and now she has only a jagged scar where her left eye once was. Her cruel father believes she is a malfetto, an abomination, ruining their family's good name and standing in the way of their fortune. But some of the fever's survivors are rumored to possess more than just scars-they are believed to have mysterious and powerful gifts, and though their identities remain secret, they have come to be called the Young Elites. Teren Santoro works for the king. As Leader of the Inquisition Axis, it is his job to seek out the Young Elites, to destroy them before they destroy the nation. He believes the Young Elites to be dangerous and vengeful, but it's Teren who may possess the darkest secret of all. Enzo Valenciano is a member of the Dagger Society. This secret sect of Young Elites seeks out others like them before the Inquisition Axis can. But when the Daggers find Adelina, they discover someone with powers like they've never seen. Adelina wants to believe Enzo is on her side, and that Teren is the true enemy. But the lives of these three will collide in unexpected ways, as each fights a very different and personal battle. But of one thing they are all certain: Adelina has abilities that shouldn't belong in this world. A vengeful blackness in her heart. And a desire to destroy all who dare to cross her. It is my turn to use. My turn to hurt.

Om Te Skryf (Afrikaans, Paperback, 2de Uitgawe): Om Te Skryf (Afrikaans, Paperback, 2de Uitgawe)
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R495 R439 Discovery Miles 4 390 Save R56 (11%) Ships in 7 - 10 working days

Hoe leer jy skryf?

Loer oor die skouers van ambagsmense. Dis die maklikste en lekkerste manier.

Hier’s ’n boek in Afrikaans om jou daarmee te help.

This Could Be Us (Paperback): Claire McGowan This Could Be Us (Paperback)
Claire McGowan
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R390 R312 Discovery Miles 3 120 Save R78 (20%) In Stock

Kate has failed at life. Once she had everything - a great job in local journalism, a happy marriage to Andrew and a baby on the way - but when her second child, Kirsty, is born profoundly disabled, it all starts to fall apart. Five years on from Kirsty's birth, Kate is at the end of her tether, smarting from a disastrous affair, unable to love her children, furious with her husband, mourning the career she lost. She decides the only way to survive is to do the unthinkable - and leave her family. Years later, when Adam and Kirsty have grown up, Andrew publishes his memoir about Kirsty learning how to sign - something they thought she would never be able to do. But Kate, who has since moved to LA and is now married to a film producer, discovers her new husband wants to make the book into a film. Kate decides she must stop this, even if it means losing the fragile new family she's found and having to confront the one she left all those years before. Moving between the present day and the twenty years from 2002 to 2022, revealing secrets along the way and brushing against real-life events, the story follows the fractured family as their lives develop and move apart. THIS COULD BE US is a book about loss, family, and redemption.

The Making Of A Manager - What To Do When Everyone Looks To You (Hardcover): Julie Zhuo The Making Of A Manager - What To Do When Everyone Looks To You (Hardcover)
Julie Zhuo
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R766 R578 Discovery Miles 5 780 Save R188 (25%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Congratulations, you’re a manager! After you pop the champagne, accept the shiny new title, and step into this thrilling next chapter of your career, the truth descends like a fog: you don’t really know what you’re doing.

That’s exactly how Julie Zhuo felt when she became a rookie manager at the age of 25. She stared at a long list of logistics–from hiring to firing, from meeting to messaging, from planning to pitching–and faced a thousand questions and uncertainties. How was she supposed to spin teamwork into value? How could she be a good steward of her reports’ careers? What was the secret to leading with confidence in new and unexpected situations?

Now, having managed dozens of teams spanning tens to hundreds of people, Julie knows the most important lesson of all: great managers are made, not born. If you care enough to be reading this, then you care enough to be a great manager.

The Making of a Manager is a modern field guide packed everyday examples and transformative insights, including:

  • How to tell a great manager from an average manager (illustrations included)
  • When you should look past an awkward interview and hire someone anyway
  • How to build trust with your reports through not being a boss
  • Where to look when you lose faith and lack the answers

Whether you’re new to the job, a veteran leader, or looking to be promoted, this is the handbook you need to be the kind of manager you wish you had.

Black Tarot - An Ancestral Awakening Deck And Guidebook (Cards): Nyasha Williams Black Tarot - An Ancestral Awakening Deck And Guidebook (Cards)
Nyasha Williams; Illustrated by Kimishka Naidoo
R701 R594 Discovery Miles 5 940 Save R107 (15%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Awaken ancestral ties and connect to the divine with Black Tarot, a deluxe tarot deck and guidebook set from author Nyasha Williams, featuring and celebrating exclusively Black figures and imagery.

Let your guiding spirits and ancestral figures come through with this stunningly illustrated tarot deck and guidebook. Black Tarot is the tarot deck you’ve been missing, complete with 78 tarot cards featuring all Black representations of classic tarot figures and iconography (The Sun, The Moon, Judgement, etc.). An accompanying illustrated guidebook with information on each card including traits, descriptions, action steps, flower, element, chakra, affirmations, and more. Throughout, find lessons on how the moon's cycle and the element of water influence your life, your readings, and your connections with the divine.

DELUXE SET: This set includes 78 full-color illustrated tarot cards (3 X 5 inches), shrink wrapped in an interior travel case; a 144-page, full-color illustrated flexibind book (4 3/4 X 6 inches); and a keepsake magnetic closure box with a flocked tray and metallic highlights on the box and cards.
FULLY ILLUSTRATED TAROT GUIDEBOOK: A 144-page full-color guidebook explaining how to best use the cards is included.
ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS: Each card features stunning art created exclusively for this tarot deck and guidebook.

It Takes A Tsunami (Paperback): Rael Levitt It Takes A Tsunami (Paperback)
Rael Levitt
R345 R270 Discovery Miles 2 700 Save R75 (22%) In Stock

When Rael Levitt stepped onto the podium at Quoin Rock Wine Estate in December 2011, he was CEO of the industry-pioneering Auction Alliance and at the pinnacle of a glittering 20-year career. But then disaster struck. After being accused by a powerful billionaire of using a ghost bidder to inflate the bid price, Levitt’s reputation was obliterated.

In an echo of the Boxing Day tsunami that he survived in 2004, the self-made entrepreneur was overwhelmed by a media-driven scandal that came at him like a train of killer waves. Once the face of South African auctions, he seemingly sank without a trace. But he was not beaten.

A decade later Levitt has a thrilling rise-and-fall-and-rise-again story to tell. The lessons he learnt from suffering catastrophe and finding the tenacity to survive have laid the foundations for new success. At once candid and controversial, Levitt’s story is ultimately an uplifting one, revealing that the greater the tsunami, the greater the lesson.

The Soft Life - Love, Choice And Modern Dating (Paperback): Lebohang Masango The Soft Life - Love, Choice And Modern Dating (Paperback)
Lebohang Masango
R295 R231 Discovery Miles 2 310 Save R64 (22%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

For once, this is not a book about 'transactional sex' or HIV. There is no moral panic over women having standards in their romantic lives, or easy clichés of desperation in the face of unrelenting African poverty. In this book, Lebohang Masango explores how women in South Africa give meaning to aspiration, romance and love in their pursuit of the soft life -- a life free of hardship.

Love it or hate it, soft life will not be a passing trend, even if it carries different names in the future.

Handbook Of HIV Medicine (Paperback, 3rd Revised Edition): Douglas Wilson, Mark Cotton, Linda Gail Bekker, Tammy Meyers,... Handbook Of HIV Medicine (Paperback, 3rd Revised Edition)
Douglas Wilson, Mark Cotton, Linda Gail Bekker, Tammy Meyers, Francois Venter, … 1
R704 R624 Discovery Miles 6 240 Save R80 (11%) Ships in 6 - 10 working days

Handbook of HIV Medicine represents the knowledge, skill and experience of more than sixty experts in HIV medicine, making it the definitive reference book for southern Africa.

This third edition remains invaluable for doctors, medical students, and primary health care workers, presenting an updated approach to critical issues. It is ideal for quick reference in urban and rural clinics and hospital wards.

The handbook is targeted specifically at the needs of the developing world and contains guidelines on antiretroviral therapy, HIV emergencies, and adult and paediatric HIV medicine.

Man In Die Maan (Afrikaans, Paperback): Etienne Fourie Man In Die Maan (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Etienne Fourie
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R315 R271 Discovery Miles 2 710 Save R44 (14%) In Stock

Sedert die dag toe die maan deur ’n asteroïde getref is, weet almal dat dit onafwendbaar is: dis die begin van die Einde.

Tog gaan die lewe op Dennehoop eintlik ongesteurd voort. Maar dan verdwyn Stegman, die makelaar wat alewig versekering aan almal probeer verkwansel, spoorloos.

En terwyl Kaptein Emma Rosely die saak ondersoek, kom sy agter dat die inwoners van Dennehoop ’n klomp geheime vir mekaar wegsteek.

Planning Law Casebook (Paperback): Jeannie Van Wyk, Petrus Steyn Planning Law Casebook (Paperback)
Jeannie Van Wyk, Petrus Steyn
R940 R781 Discovery Miles 7 810 Save R159 (17%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Most planning degrees at South African universities include a compulsory course in planning law. This is usually the first time that planning students encounter law as a discipline. Planning students therefore need to familiarise themselves with sources such as the Constitution, legislation and court decisions. The Planning Law Casebook seeks to assist students in this regard. Understanding how to use, interpret and apply case law is perhaps the most difficult aspect of planning law.

Part I of the Planning Law Casebook describes the different parts of a typical court case. Part II briefly explains how the Casebook should be used. Part III contains discussions and analyses of 18 key planning law cases, which reflect the different components of current planning law. Part IV is a glossary in which the relevant legal concepts and terminology are defined. Part V includes extracts from applicable legislation. Part VI provides examples of typical planning documents, such as a deed of transfer, a notice of the removal of a restrictive condition or rezoning, and a part of a schedule to a town planning scheme indicating one of the zoning categories.

Those People Next Door (Paperback): Kia Abdullah Those People Next Door (Paperback)
Kia Abdullah
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R419 R346 Discovery Miles 3 460 Save R73 (17%) In Stock

You can choose your house. Not your neighbours.

WELCOME TO YOUR DREAM HOME.
Salma Khatun is extremely hopeful about Blenheim, the safe suburban development to which she, her husband and their son have just moved. Their family is in desperate need of a fresh start, and Blenheim feels like the place to make that happen.

MEET YOUR NEW NEIGHBOURS.
Not long after they move in, Salma spots her neighbour, Tom Hutton, ripping out the anti-racist banner her son put in their front garden. She chooses not to confront Tom because she wants to fit in. It's a small thing, really. No need to make a fuss. So Salma takes the banner inside and puts it in her window instead. But the next morning she wakes up to find her window smeared with paint.

AND PREPARE FOR THE NIGHTMARE TO BEGIN
This time she does confront Tom, and the battle lines between the two families are drawn. As things begin to escalate and the stakes become higher, it's clear that a reckoning is coming… And someone is going to get hurt.

A gripping thriller about nightmare neighbours, Those People Next Door explores the loss of innocence and how far we’re prepared to go to defend ourselves and the people we love.

On The Devil's Trail - How I Hunted Down The Krugersdorp Killers (Paperback): Ben "Bliksem" Booysen On The Devil's Trail - How I Hunted Down The Krugersdorp Killers (Paperback)
Ben "Bliksem" Booysen
R320 R275 Discovery Miles 2 750 Save R45 (14%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

After a string of police botches, Captain Ben "Bliksem" Booysen was assigned the Krugersdorp Killers' case in 2016.

Eleven people had already been brutally murdered by a group calling themselves Electus Per Deus. Booysen made headlines when he arrested the mastermind Cecilia Steyn, and her accomplices.

South Africa's own "Chuck Norris" takes the reader behind the scenes of the satanic killings, divulging new and shocking details of the crimes that have kept the nation on edge for almost a decade.

Pivot - Eight Principles For Transforming Your Business In A Time Of Disruption (Paperback): Will Page Pivot - Eight Principles For Transforming Your Business In A Time Of Disruption (Paperback)
Will Page
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R212 Discovery Miles 2 120 In Stock

A stunning new insight into how the most crucial lesson you can learn in today’s challenging business environment is how to change the fundamentals of what you do, rather than carry on fighting a battle that is already lost.

The near destruction of the music industry at the hands of online piracy and its subsequent recovery on the backs of digital streaming platforms is more than just the biggest story of disruption and reinvention of the digital age. It is also a trove of insights on how to confront the metamorphosis we are all facing in dealing with the Covid-19 era, as accelerating tech and economic changes reshape our work, our play and our very minds.

Will Page, Spotify’s first chief economist, extrapolates music’s journey into eight guiding principles for pivoting through the ubiquitous disruption in nearly all industries. Expect the unexpected with transferable lessons coming from Starbucks, Tupperware and even Groucho Marx. The notion of 'Tarzan Economics' ties these principles together: a framework for recognising and acting on disruption, by letting go of the old vine and grabbing onto the new. Page joyfully brings these insights to life and provides a guide for knowing not just how to grab the new vine, but when. He assesses the new dynamics of the 'long tail', identifies friends and foes in the battle for scarce attention and provides a practical tool for discovering the right role for each of us to succeed in this new modern world.

As we emerge from the unprecedented disruption of a global pandemic, Pivot shows all of us - individuals, organisations and institutions - that if the vine we are holding onto is withering, we can have confidence to reach out for a new one in 2023 and beyond.

The Invincible Miss Cust (Paperback): Penny Haw The Invincible Miss Cust (Paperback)
Penny Haw
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R465 R377 Discovery Miles 3 770 Save R88 (19%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Aleen Cust has big dreams and no one—not her family, society, or the law—will stop her.

Born in Ireland in 1868 to an aristocratic English family, Aleen knows she is destined to work with animals, even if her family is appalled by the idea of a woman pursuing a veterinary career. Going against their wishes but with the encouragement of the guardian assigned to her upon her father's death, Aleen attends the New Veterinary College in Edinburgh, enrolling as A. I. Custance to spare her family the humiliation they fear. At last, she is on her way to becoming a veterinary surgeon! Little does she know her biggest obstacles lie ahead.

The Invincible Miss Cust is based on the real life of Aleen Isabel Cust, who defied her family and society to become Britain and Ireland's first woman veterinary surgeon. Through Penny Haw's meticulous research, riveting storytelling, and elegant prose, Aleen's story of ambition, determination, family, friendship, and passion comes to life. It is a story that, even today, women will recognize, of battling patriarchy and an unequal society to realize one's dreams and pave the way for other women in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.

The Man Who Shook Mountains - In The Footsteps Of My Ancestors (Paperback): Lesley Mofokeng The Man Who Shook Mountains - In The Footsteps Of My Ancestors (Paperback)
Lesley Mofokeng
R285 R228 Discovery Miles 2 280 Save R57 (20%) In Stock

Journalist Lesley Mofokeng investigates the life of his remarkable grandfather, Mongangane Wilfred Mofokeng, a prominent Dutch Reformed Church evangelist, who built a thriving community out of the dust of the far Northwest.

The journey takes him from Joburg’s Marabi-soaked townships of the 1930s to his childhood home of Gelukspan near Lichtenburg and then to the rural Free State and the remote mountain kingdom of Lesotho. In what becomes a spiritual quest, he traces the inspirational footsteps of his ancestors and the legendary King Moshoeshoe.

In the process, Mofokeng proudly claims his heritage and also uncovers a long-lost chapter of South African history and the church of the apartheid regime.

Street Law: Learner's Manual - Practical Law For South Africans (Paperback, 3rd ed): Lloyd Lotz, Lindi Coetzee, Rowena... Street Law: Learner's Manual - Practical Law For South Africans (Paperback, 3rd ed)
Lloyd Lotz, Lindi Coetzee, Rowena Bernard, Malebakeng Forere; Edited by David McQuoid-Mason
R962 R798 Discovery Miles 7 980 Save R164 (17%) In Stock

The South African Street Law programme is designed to teach law to learners from a variety of backgrounds, including law students, school learners, school educators, police and correctional services officers, security officers, trade unions, workers, women's organisations, children's organisations, youth groups, NGOs, CBOs and people involved in training such persons and organisations.

The Learner's Manual provides information about the law and practical advice, as well as problems, case studies, mock trials and other exercises designed to encourage active learner participation.

Come Boldly (Hardcover): C. S. Lewis Come Boldly (Hardcover)
C. S. Lewis
R610 R502 Discovery Miles 5 020 Save R108 (18%) In Stock

Have you ever struggled with how to pray, what to pray for, or simply needed encouragement to keep praying? This collection of 312 daily readings on prayer will challenge and inspire you to make your communication with God more intimate and your relationship with Him stronger. Written by some of the most respected authors on prayer from the last three centuries, these readings--enough for an entire year--are by:

  • John Bunyan
  • C. S. Lewis
  • Elisabeth Elliot
  • E. M. Bounds
  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer
  • And many more

Each devotion follows a biblical rhythm of prayer: Preparation/Examination/Confession/Worship/Request. In addition, weekend entries are powerful true stories and testimonies of God's workings through prayer. This inspirational collection is a must-have for pastors, prayer leaders, and believers who want to make their prayer lives richer and more personal.
Business Statistics Using Excel (Paperback): Glyn Davis, Branko Pecar, Leonard Santana Business Statistics Using Excel (Paperback)
Glyn Davis, Branko Pecar, Leonard Santana
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R750 R664 Discovery Miles 6 640 Save R86 (11%) Ships in 6 - 10 working days

Business Statistics using Excel offers an excellent and helpful introduction to business statistics for students who require a first course, providing all of the explanation, tools, and skills which are required in order to master the subject matter. Thorough, clear and accessible, the text guides students in a progressive, step-by-step manner through the theoretical concepts and techniques, and supports understanding by providing extensive examples from a South African context. The text assumes no prior knowledge of the subject, and includes refresher chapters on numerical skills and Microsoft Excel. This text is eminently suitable as a first course in statistics for students who are studying the subject as a module within any business-related programme of study.

Secrets Of A French Cooking Class (Hardcover): Marlene van der Westhuizen Secrets Of A French Cooking Class (Hardcover)
Marlene van der Westhuizen; Photographs by Johan Wilke
R160 R125 Discovery Miles 1 250 Save R35 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Crisp light, a profusion of wild flowers, and an astonishing choice of fresh produce – it is spring in the medieval village of Charroux in the Allier department of France, where Marlene van der Westhuizen invites you to steal a glimpse into the inner workings of her fiftieth cooking class.

Along with 80 new recipes (including Fillets de sole Bonne Femme, Early Autumn chicken and Apple blinis) follow Marlene and her class as they lift the veil on the understated glamour of French country cooking, eating and living.

Learn how to navigate food markets, bargain for beautiful antiques, cook and present glorious meals, and enjoy every aspect of life in a French village with grace and charm. Then start saving to join Marlene in France yourself …

Business Management - A Contemporary Approach (Paperback, 4th Edition): Andreas de Beer, Jessica Nel Business Management - A Contemporary Approach (Paperback, 4th Edition)
Andreas de Beer, Jessica Nel
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R521 R420 Discovery Miles 4 200 Save R101 (19%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

No business exists in a vacuum – it is impacted on by a constantly evolving world, which presents new challenges and opportunities every day. To cope with these, a business should be proactive and adaptive, not just at an operational level, but at a functional and strategic level as well. There are 12 chapters in Business Management: A Contemporary Approach focuses specifically on the functions of the business organisation and how to respond to changes in the micro-, and macro-environment, and in the market.

An introduction to the field of business management orients the reader, followed by general management principles applicable to any business manager. The book goes on to cover the various functions of the business organisation: financial management; credit management; information management; public relations; operations management; marketing management; human resource management; and purchasing management in supply chain management. It also covers contemporary issues like corporate citizenship and trends and changes in internationalisation.

The fourth edition of Business Management: A Contemporary Approach includes new features and updated content, such as:

  • New case studies applying theory to practical situations
  • Experiential exercises and multiple-choice questions
  • Up-to-date theory on the functions of the business organization
  • In-depth analysis of the relevant issues of corporate citizenship, globalisation and international trade

This book will equip readers with a general understanding of the divergent internal functions of the business organisation and the interrelationships between and among these functions. The readers will also be equipped with the necessary competencies (knowledge, skills and values) to perform the tasks and roles of a manager in any functional area of a business. At the end of each chapter, there are questions for self-assessment. By answering these questions, you will get an idea of whether you have mastered the chapters.

Recipes From My Vegetable Garden (Paperback, A5 Size): Ina Paarman Recipes From My Vegetable Garden (Paperback, A5 Size)
Ina Paarman
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R35 R33 Discovery Miles 330 Save R2 (6%) In Stock

This book of ovo-lactose vegetarian recipes will restore respect for these natural and nutrient rich gems. Discover the magic of meatless meals

100 Most Successful Women Around The World - Volume 1 (Paperback): Maria-Renee Davila, Caroline Makaka 100 Most Successful Women Around The World - Volume 1 (Paperback)
Maria-Renee Davila, Caroline Makaka
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R594 R493 Discovery Miles 4 930 Save R101 (17%) In Stock

The 100 Successful Women Around the World book is a compilation of amazing stories by incredible women from many sectors and many nations that have overcome great odds and achieved balance, daily routines, priorities, and see challenges as opportunities.

This book will inspire, motivate, teach, and empower the reader. It will have a powerful impact on their lives for years to come.

The following global organizations have joined forces to produce this book that will help women of all ages learn and grow in all areas of their lives:

  • Global Trade Chamber (GTC)
  • Ladies of all Nations International (LOANI)
  • 100 Successful Women in Business

This is the first volume featuring the first 50 successful women from around the world.

Planning Law (Paperback, 3rd Edition): Jeannie Van Wyk Planning Law (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
Jeannie Van Wyk
R1,788 R1,373 Discovery Miles 13 730 Save R415 (23%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Now part of the Juta’s Property Law Library series, the third edition provides a comprehensive discussion of the core aspects of South African planning law.

The second edition, Planning Law (2012), reflected more of the new constitutional dispensation that brought with it not only a focus on values and equity, but also the development of an entirely new vision and structure for planning in the three spheres of government. It introduced some basic principles, addressed the apartheid roots of planning law in South Africa and gave detailed attention to the core of planning law.

Since the publication of the second edition, planning law has received increasing attention and the constitutional, legislative and jurisprudential framework has undergone significant contextual development. Evolving constitutional insights are providing a better perspective on the content of planning law and the impact of planning frameworks and decisions on government, in its three spheres, as well as owners and neighbours.

The Constitutional Court has, to a large extent, clarified the different planning competences and how these are allocated to each of the spheres of government. The enactment of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 16 of 2013 (SPLUMA) has paved the way for the discipline to develop considerably and to be more integrated. The resultant effect on planning law has been immense and has necessitated this new edition that has been reworked and updated in its entirety. Since planning law is multi-faceted, the book also deals with related administrative, environmental, local government and informal settlement issues. All the relevant legal principles and legislative provisions are amplified by discussions of applicable court decisions.

The Most Evil Of Them All - When Narcissism Turns Deadly (Paperback): Sam Human The Most Evil Of Them All - When Narcissism Turns Deadly (Paperback)
Sam Human
R320 R250 Discovery Miles 2 500 Save R70 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Most serial murderers undeniably spring from abusive or neglected childhoods, and/or are potentially predisposed to various genetic, sociopathic or schizophrenic afflictions, rendering the root cause of their murderous behaviour a complex, lethal combination of factors. What is less credited, however, is the role of pathological narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) in the making of a serial killer.

Narcissistic rage, sexual narcissism, necrophilia and cannibalism are all driven by a need to control and satisfy a grandiose sense of entitlement for personal pleasure, and of those, narcissistic rage is possibly the most dangerous factor of all in the understanding of serial rape and murder. In this riveting book, the author explores the role of NPD through the lived experiences of various serial murderers and showcases the profiles of both infamous and lesser-known serial offenders from South Africa and around the world.

From the blatant, callous criminality of the likes of Jason Rohde, Dina Rodrigues and Henri van Breda to the unspeakable cruelty of serial rapists and murderers like Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Kobus Geldenhuys (the Norwood killer) and Don Steenkamp (the Griekwastad murderer), this book reveals the role pathological narcissism might have played in some of the most notorious and gruesome criminal cases of our times. Just one warning: Don’t read this book at night!

The Better Angels Of Our Nature - A History Of Violence And Humanity (Paperback): Steven Pinker The Better Angels Of Our Nature - A History Of Violence And Humanity (Paperback)
Steven Pinker 1
R615 R507 Discovery Miles 5 070 Save R108 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This acclaimed book by Steven Pinker argues that, contrary to popular belief, humankind has become progressively less violent over millenia and decades. Can violence really have declined?

The images of conflict we see daily on our screens from around the world suggest this is an almost obscene claim to be making. Extraordinarily, however, Steven Pinker shows violence within and between societies - both murder and warfare - really has declined from prehistory to today. We are much less likely to die at someone else's hands than ever before. Even the horrific carnage of the last century, when compared to the dangers of pre-state societies, is part of this trend.

Debunking both the idea of the 'noble savage' and an over-simplistic Hobbesian notion of a 'nasty, brutish and short' life, Steven Pinker argues that modernity and its cultural institutions are actually making us better people.

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