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A Message From Ukraine (Hardcover): Volodymyr Zelensky A Message From Ukraine (Hardcover)
Volodymyr Zelensky
R240 R192 Discovery Miles 1 920 Save R48 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

President Volodymyr Zelensky's message to the world - a rallying cry for us all to stand up, support Ukraine and fight for democracy. The words of a man. The message of a people.

Bringing together a new introduction by Volodymyr Zelensky with his most powerful war speeches, this book recounts Ukraine's story through the words of its president. It is the story of a nation valiantly defending itself from Russian aggression. And it is the story of a people leading the world in the struggle for democracy. Above all, it is a battle cry for us all to stand up and fight for liberty. If not now, when?

'If you want to understand who we are, where we are from, what we want and where we are going, you need to learn more about who we are. This book will help you do just that.' - President Volodymyr Zelensky

All President Zelensky's proceeds from this book will go to United24, his initiative to collect donations in support of Ukraine. United24 is run by the government of Ukraine. For more information, visit u24.gov.ua.

Brilliant Absence - Pursuing the Kingfisher in the work of Hans Waanders (Paperback): Ross Hair Brilliant Absence - Pursuing the Kingfisher in the work of Hans Waanders (Paperback)
Ross Hair
R383 Discovery Miles 3 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
'n Blywende Vreugde - Briewe Van Audrey Blignault (Afrikaans, Hardcover, 3de Uitgawe): Maria Bink, Lynn Fourie, Petrovna... 'n Blywende Vreugde - Briewe Van Audrey Blignault (Afrikaans, Hardcover, 3de Uitgawe)
Maria Bink, Lynn Fourie, Petrovna Metelerkamp
R267 Discovery Miles 2 670 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Audrey Blignault is een van die heel bekendste skrywers in Afrikaans. Vir ongeveer 50 jaar het daar gereeld nuwe boeke uit haar pen verskyn. In 'n Blywende vreugde kan lesers vir die eerste keer haar persoonlike briewe aan vriende, familie en mede-skrywers lees. Sy skryf onder andere aan dr. Elize Botha, M.E.R., Hennie Aucamp, Ernst van Heerden en W.A. de Klerk oor dinge wat haar na aan die hart lê. Die briewe wissel van liriese aanhalings uit die poësie tot selfspot en skaterlag-stoute rympies en grappe. Wanneer geliefdes deur die dood weggeneem word, ontroer haar openhartige ontboeseming. Die omslag van die boek is 'n foto van een van die skrywer se geliefde kledingstukke. En hoe gepas, want dink jy aan Audrey Blignault, dink jy rooi - en spesifiek aan die oulap se rooi wat mooi maak.

RubA!iyA!t of Omar KhayyA!m: Rendered Into English Quatrains (Classic Reprint) (Paperback): Omar Khayyam RubA!iyA!t of Omar KhayyA!m: Rendered Into English Quatrains (Classic Reprint) (Paperback)
Omar Khayyam
R462 Discovery Miles 4 620 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Belfast Agreement: Twentieth Anniversary Issue (Paperback): Chris Agee The Belfast Agreement: Twentieth Anniversary Issue (Paperback)
Chris Agee
R318 Discovery Miles 3 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Journal 1887-1910 (Paperback): Jules Renard Journal 1887-1910 (Paperback)
Jules Renard; Translated by Theo Cuffe; Introduction by Julian Barnes
R540 R445 Discovery Miles 4 450 Save R95 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
In the shade of an African Baobab - Tom Bennett's legacy (Paperback): Christa Rautenbach In the shade of an African Baobab - Tom Bennett's legacy (Paperback)
Christa Rautenbach
R720 R634 Discovery Miles 6 340 Save R86 (12%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

In the Shade of an African Baobab: Tom Bennett's Legacy is a collection of essays published to honour and thank Tom Bennett for his generous contribution to scholarly work over the years in the field of legal pluralism and African jurisprudence, as well as for his mentorship and friendship. The book brings together a collection of work by esteemed scholars from multidisciplinary fields, though the work is focused on aspects of law, culture and religion. The common thread through all the contributions is Tom. His scholarly influence, visible in each of the contributions, can be compared to the mighty Baobab tree: a large iconic, culturally important and majestic tree indigenous to Africa.

Experiments in Imagining Otherwise (Paperback): Lola Olufemi Experiments in Imagining Otherwise (Paperback)
Lola Olufemi
R411 Discovery Miles 4 110 Ships in 9 - 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.

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
The Mechanics' Institute Review - The Climate Issue (Paperback): Hamblyn, Richard | McNeil, Jean | Lock, Fran | plus 29... The Mechanics' Institute Review - The Climate Issue (Paperback)
Hamblyn, Richard | McNeil, Jean | Lock, Fran | plus 29 others | Bell, Julia (foreword) | Ferrari, Diego (photography)
R331 Discovery Miles 3 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Final Draft - The Collected Work of David Carr (Paperback): David Carr, Jill Rooney Carr Final Draft - The Collected Work of David Carr (Paperback)
David Carr, Jill Rooney Carr; Foreword by Ta-Nehisi Coates
R462 R387 Discovery Miles 3 870 Save R75 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart (Paperback): Florentyna Leow How Kyoto Breaks Your Heart (Paperback)
Florentyna Leow
R274 R224 Discovery Miles 2 240 Save R50 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Violent Phenomena 2022 - 21 Essays on Translation (Paperback): Jeremy Tiang, Kavita Bhanot Violent Phenomena 2022 - 21 Essays on Translation (Paperback)
Jeremy Tiang, Kavita Bhanot
R374 R306 Discovery Miles 3 060 Save R68 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Islands - Searching for truth on the shoreline (Hardcover): Mark Easton Islands - Searching for truth on the shoreline (Hardcover)
Mark Easton
R459 Discovery Miles 4 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

No man is an island, wrote John Donne. BBC Home Editor Mark Easton argues the opposite: that we are all islands, and it is upon the contradictory shoreline where isolation meets connectedness, where 'us' meets 'them', that we find out who we truly are. Suggesting that a continental bias has blinded us, Easton chronicles a sweep of 250 million years of island history: from Pangaea (the supercontinent mother of all islands) to the first intrepid islanders pointing their canoes over the horizon, from exploration to occupation, exploitation to liberation, a hopeful journey to paradise and a chastening reminder of our planet's fragility. But that is only half of this mesmerising book: aided by the muse he names Pangaea, Easton also interweaves reflections on what he calls 'the psychological islands that form the great archipelago of humankind'. Taking readers on an enchanting adventure, he illustrates how understanding islands and island syndrome might help humanity get closer to the truth about itself. Brave, intelligent and haunting, Islands is a deep dive into geography, myth, literature, politics and philosophy that reveals nothing less than a map of the human heart.

In the Land of the Cyclops - Essays (Paperback): Karl Ove Knausgaard In the Land of the Cyclops - Essays (Paperback)
Karl Ove Knausgaard; Translated by Martin Aitken, Ingvild Burkey, Damion Searls
R554 R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Save R86 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Lost Connections - Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope (Paperback): Johann Hari Lost Connections - Why You're Depressed and How to Find Hope (Paperback)
Johann Hari 1
R395 R316 Discovery Miles 3 160 Save R79 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

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'Beautiful' RUSSELL BRAND

Depression and anxiety are now at epidemic levels. Why? Across the world, scientists have uncovered evidence for nine different causes. Some are in our biology, but most are in the way we are living today.

Lost Connections offers a radical new way of thinking about this crisis. It shows that once we understand the real causes, we can begin to turn to pioneering new solutions - ones that offer real hope.

A Guest at the Feast - Essays (Hardcover): Colm Toibin A Guest at the Feast - Essays (Hardcover)
Colm Toibin
R729 R603 Discovery Miles 6 030 Save R126 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Believer, Issue 139 - March/April 2022 (Paperback): Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute The Beverly Rogers The Believer, Issue 139 - March/April 2022 (Paperback)
Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute The Beverly Rogers
R231 Discovery Miles 2 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Believer, a ten-time National Magazine Award finalist, is a literature, arts, and culture magazine published by the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute, and based in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Since 2003, The Believer has published writers that take the long view, and work that's too unusual or experimental for mainstream outlets. In each issue, readers will find journalism, essays, intimate interviews, an expansive comics section, poetry, timely and untimely reviews, and on occasion, delightful and unexpected bonus items. The Believer is edited by: Hayden Bennett, Vera Blossom, Camille Bromley, Jericho Brown, Daniel Gumbiner, Niela Orr, Tamar Peterson, Kristen Radtke, Ross Simonini, Summer Thomad, and James Yeh. The Believer is edited by a group of novelists, poets, artists, columnists, critics, regular readers of the Chicago Manual of Style, and aficionados of print and digital literature. The editors are far-flung, curious, and interested in the kinds of things that contributors are passionate about. Our regular columnists are Nick Hornby and Peter Orner. Each issue of the magazine is perfect-bound and printed by friendly Canadians on recycled, acid-free, heavy-stock paper and suitable for archiving, framing, or reading in the tub. Questions? Please give us a call: (866) 930-0264 or reach us by email: [email protected].

Out on a Limb - Selected Writing, 1989-2021 (Paperback): Andrew Sullivan Out on a Limb - Selected Writing, 1989-2021 (Paperback)
Andrew Sullivan
R649 R543 Discovery Miles 5 430 Save R106 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Spilt Milk (Paperback): Courtney Zoffness Spilt Milk (Paperback)
Courtney Zoffness
R474 R393 Discovery Miles 3 930 Save R81 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dear Ijeawele Feminist Manifesto In Fifteen Suggestions (Paperback): Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Dear Ijeawele Feminist Manifesto In Fifteen Suggestions (Paperback)
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 1
R180 R152 Discovery Miles 1 520 Save R28 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From the best-selling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists comes a powerful new statement about feminism today - written as a letter to a friend. A few years ago, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie received a letter from a dear friend from childhood, asking her how to raise her baby girl as a feminist. Dear Ijeawele is Adichie's letter of response. Here are fifteen invaluable suggestions-compelling, direct, wryly funny, and perceptive-for how to empower a daughter to become a strong, independent woman. From encouraging her to choose a helicopter, and not only a doll, as a toy if she so desires; having open conversations with her about clothes, makeup, and sexuality; debunking the myth that women are somehow biologically arranged to be in the kitchen making dinner, and that men can "allow" women to have full careers, Dear Ijeawele goes right to the heart of sexual politics in the twenty-first century. It will start a new and urgently needed conversation about what it really means to be a woman today.

The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows (Hardcover): John Koenig The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows (Hardcover)
John Koenig 1
R301 Discovery Miles 3 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A truly original book in every sense of the word, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows poetically defines emotions that we all feel but don't have the words to express, until now-from the creator of the popular online project of the same name. Have you ever wondered about the lives of each person you pass on the street, realizing that everyone is the main character in their own story, each living a life as vivid and complex as your own? That feeling has a name: "sonder." Or maybe you've watched a thunderstorm roll in and felt a primal hunger for disaster, hoping it would shake up your life. That's called "lachesism." Or you were looking through old photos and felt a pang of nostalgia for a time you've never actually experienced. That's "anemoia." If you've never heard of these terms before, that's because they didn't exist until John Koenig began his epic quest to fill the gaps in the language of emotion. Born as a website in 2009, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows has garnered widespread critical acclaim, inspired TED talks, album titles, cocktails, and even tattoos. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows "creates beautiful new words that we need but do not yet have," says John Green, bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars. By turns poignant, funny, and mind-bending, the definitions include whimsical etymologies drawn from languages around the world, interspersed with otherworldly collages and lyrical essays that explore forgotten corners of the human condition-from "astrophe," the longing to explore beyond the planet Earth, to "zenosyne," the sense that time keeps getting faster. The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows is for anyone who enjoys a shift in perspective, pondering the ineffable feelings that make up our lives, which have far more in common than we think. With a gorgeous package and beautifully illustrated throughout, this is the perfect gift for creatives, word nerds, and people everywhere.

Bittersweet - How Sorrow And Longing Make Us Whole (Paperback): Susan Cain Bittersweet - How Sorrow And Longing Make Us Whole (Paperback)
Susan Cain
R350 R280 Discovery Miles 2 800 Save R70 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

In this inspiring masterpiece, bestselling author Susan Cain shows the power of the "bittersweet" -- the outlook that values the experiences of loss and pain, which can lead to growth and beauty. Understanding bittersweetness can change the way we work, the way we create and the way we love.

Each chapter helps us navigate an issue that define our lives, from love to death and from authenticity to creativity. Using examples ranging from music and cinema to parenting and business, as well as her own life and the latest academic research, she shows how understanding bittersweetness will allow us, in a flawed world, to accept the loss of past identities; to fully embrace the loves we have; and to weather life's transitions.

Bittersweet reveals that vulnerability and even melancholy can be strengths, and that embracing our inevitable losses makes us more human and more whole. This is a book for those who have felt a piercing joy at the beauty of the world; who react intensely to art and nature; and in a culture that celebrates toughness, who yearn for a wiser and more meaningful world. For bittersweetness is the hidden source of our love stories, moonshots and masterpieces.

Maansiek (Afrikaans, Paperback): Gerda Taljaard Maansiek (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Gerda Taljaard
R20 Discovery Miles 200 In Stock

Die kortverhale in Maansiek verken 'n wye register: die Rooms-Katolieke geloof, charismatiese aanbidding, Afrika-mistiek, erotiek en moederskap, konflik tussen ras en geslag en sosiale status, spanning tussen die hede en die historiese, die sienlike en die onsienlike.

As basis vir sommige verhale dien 'n nugter koerantberig of tydskrifartikel uit vervloe dekades wat binne die verhaalkonteks tegelyk humoristies en ontstellend is.

Ander is gegrond op minder bekende aspekte van bekende figure of vertellings van onbekende vroue met uiteenlopende agtergronde.

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