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Rage (Paperback): Bob Woodward Rage (Paperback)
Bob Woodward
R513 R484 Discovery Miles 4 840 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries (Paperback): Martin Edwards A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries (Paperback)
Martin Edwards
R382 Discovery Miles 3 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Point it - Traveller's Language Kit - The Original Picture Dictionary (Paperback, 18th Revised edition): Dieter Graf Point it - Traveller's Language Kit - The Original Picture Dictionary (Paperback, 18th Revised edition)
Dieter Graf 1
R205 Discovery Miles 2 050 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

You may be fluent in many languages but sometimes you could find yourself "off the beaten track" where you can't communicate. "Point it", with 1300 items to point at, is the answer. Everyone in the world will understand you. This passport-sized assistant is used not only by tourists but also by UN peacekeeping forces, Olympic athletes and speech therapists. The book is the result of the author's extensive travels in the five continents

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
R416 R388 Discovery Miles 3 880 Save R28 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Complete Poems of Thomas Gray - English, Latin and Greek (Hardcover): Gray. The Complete Poems of Thomas Gray - English, Latin and Greek (Hardcover)
Gray.
R4,169 Discovery Miles 41 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A scholarly edition of the poems of Thomas Gray. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

Surviving to Drive - A jaw-dropping account of a year inside Formula 1, from the breakout star of Netflix's Drive to... Surviving to Drive - A jaw-dropping account of a year inside Formula 1, from the breakout star of Netflix's Drive to Survive (Hardcover)
Guenther Steiner
R739 Discovery Miles 7 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'People talk about football managers being under pressure. Trust me, that's nothing. Pressure is watching one of your drivers hit a barrier at 190mph and exploding before your eyes...' Guenther Steiner is one of motor racing's biggest and most celebrated characters, known to millions for his show-stealing appearances on Netflix's hugely popular fly on the wall series, Drive to Survive. In Surviving to Drive, the Haas team principal takes readers inside his Formula 1 team for the entirety of the 2022 season, giving an unobstructed view of what really takes place behind the scenes. Through this unique lens, Guenther takes us on the thrilling rollercoaster of life at the heart of high stakes motor racing. Packed full of twists and turns, from hiring and firing drivers, balancing books, pre-season preparations, the design, launch and testing of a car - and of course, the race calendar itself - this is the first time that an F1 team has allowed an acting team principal to tell the full story of a whole season. Uncompromising and searingly honest, told in Steiner's inimitable style, this is a fascinating and hugely entertaining account of the realities of running a Formula 1 team.

Hell In Boots - Clawing My Way Through Nine Lives (Hardcover): Saraya-Jade Bevis Hell In Boots - Clawing My Way Through Nine Lives (Hardcover)
Saraya-Jade Bevis
R608 R540 Discovery Miles 5 400 Save R68 (11%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

An eye-opening memoir of family drama, stardom, despair, and resilience from the wildly popular wrestling superstar.

Saraya-Jade Bevis, formerly WWE’s Paige, is one of the biggest names in the wrestling world. She is the youngest two-time WWE Divas Champion and was inaugural NXT’s Women Champion. She ranked first in Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Female 50 and was named Diva of the Year by Rolling Stone in 2014. She was also the subject of the critically and commercially successful 2019 film Fighting with My Family, produced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and starring Florence Pugh. But before ascending to wrestling superstardom, she was just Saraya.

Hell in Boots is Saraya’s real, uncensored, story. From her early days in her famous (and chaotic) wrestling family, to leaving home at fifteen, to forging her own path in professional wrestling, Saraya has been through hell and back. As she fought to make it in the incredibly competitive—and at times sexist—wrestling world, she faced incredible highs and devastating lows. Saraya recounts years of struggling with substance abuse, clawing back her pride after an ex’s sex tape leaked, adjusting to stardom in the WWE, healing from a nearly career-ending injury, a making triumphant return to wrestling as AEW Women’s World Champion. Through it all, Saraya tells her whole truth in a way she never has before.

Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad - A Family Memoir of Miraculous Survival (Hardcover): Daniel Finkelstein Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad - A Family Memoir of Miraculous Survival (Hardcover)
Daniel Finkelstein
R680 R585 Discovery Miles 5 850 Save R95 (14%) In Stock

From longstanding political columnist and commentator Daniel Finkelstein, a powerful memoir exploring both his mother and his father’s devastating experiences of persecution, resistance and survival during the Second World War.

Daniel’s mother Mirjam Wiener was the youngest of three daughters born in Germany to Alfred and Margarete Wiener. Alfred, a decorated hero from the Great War, is now widely acknowledged to have been the first person to recognise the existential danger Hitler posed to the Jews and began, in 1933, to catalogue in detail Nazi crimes. After moving his family to Amsterdam, he relocated his library to London and was preparing to bring over his wife and children when Germany invaded the Netherlands. Before long, the family was rounded up, robbed and sent to starve in Bergen-Belsen.

Daniel’s father Ludwik was born in Lwów, the only child of a prosperous Jewish family. In 1939, after Hitler and Stalin carved up Poland, Ludwik’s father was arrested and sentenced to hard labour in the Gulag. Meanwhile, deported to Siberia and working as a slave labourer on a collective farm, Ludwik survived the freezing winters in a tiny house he built from cow dung.

Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad is a deeply moving, personal and at times horrifying memoir about Finkelstein’s parents’ experiences at the hands of the two genocidal dictators of the twentieth century. It is a story of persecution; survival; and the consequences of totalitarianism told with the almost unimaginable bravery of two ordinary families shining through.

Reading Lolita in Tehran - A Memoir in Books (Paperback): Azar Nafisi Reading Lolita in Tehran - A Memoir in Books (Paperback)
Azar Nafisi
R536 R496 Discovery Miles 4 960 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a bold and inspired teacher named Azar Nafisi secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. As Islamic morality squads staged arbitrary raids in Tehran, fundamentalists seized hold of the universities, and a blind censor stifled artistic expression, the girls in Azar Nafisi's living room risked removing their veils and immersed themselves in the worlds of Jane Austen, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry James, and Vladimir Nabokov. In this extraordinary memoir, their stories become intertwined with the ones they are reading. "Reading Lolita in Tehran is a remarkable exploration of resilience in the face of tyranny and a celebration of the liberating power of literature.

Wanderlost - Falling from Grace and Finding Mercy in All the Wrong Places (Paperback): Natalie Toon Patton Wanderlost - Falling from Grace and Finding Mercy in All the Wrong Places (Paperback)
Natalie Toon Patton
R478 R449 Discovery Miles 4 490 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A coming-of-age travel memoir that probes thorny spiritual questions while taking the reader on a wild ride from the deep American South to the Middle East, Europe, and the Far East. Once the golden girl of her Arkansas town, Natalie finds herself squeezed under small town shame and rejection after being kicked out of church for getting a divorce. It's a hard fall off of a sanctimonious high horse, and religious fundamentalism has left her feeling broken and stuck. But she can't shake the 'wanderlust woes' that have plagued her since childhood, so she runs away to the Middle East. As a mostly-sheltered Southerner, she struggles to adapt but is determined to be 'at home' in the world. Her journey is more than a pilgrimage, it's a peregrination: a one-way ticket to elsewhere in search of the place of her own resurrection. Within these pages is a suspenseful adventure filled with love, loss, laughter, tears, and a little bit of scandalous behavior, but at the heart of it, Natalie walks squarely into the unknown to confront the secret matters of the soul that we wrestle with at night.

Spirit Level (Paperback): Pam Valentine Spirit Level (Paperback)
Pam Valentine
R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Real Stanley Baxter (Hardcover): Brian Beacom The Real Stanley Baxter (Hardcover)
Brian Beacom; Interview of Stanley Baxter; Foreword by Billy Connolly
R541 Discovery Miles 5 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Stanley Baxter delighted over 20 million viewers at a time with his television specials. His pantos became legendary. His divas and dames were so good they were beyond description. Baxter was a most brilliant cowboy Coward, a smouldering Dietrich. He found immense laughs as Formby and Liberace. And his sex-starved Tarzan swung in a way Hollywood could never have imagined. But who is the real Stanley Baxter? The comedy actor's talents are matched only by his past reluctance to colour in the detail of his own character. Now, the man behind the mischievous grin, the twinkling eyes and the once- Brylcreemed coiffure is revealed. In a tale of triumphs and tragedies, of giant laughs and great falls from grace, we discover that while the enigmatic entertainer could play host to hundreds of different voices, the role he found most difficult to play was that of Stanley Baxter.

Sleighed to Death (Paperback): Peter Gordon Sleighed to Death (Paperback)
Peter Gordon
R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Brutal Reckoning - The Creek Indians and the Epic War for the American South (Hardcover, Main): Peter Cozzens A Brutal Reckoning - The Creek Indians and the Epic War for the American South (Hardcover, Main)
Peter Cozzens
R669 Discovery Miles 6 690 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'Cozzens is a master storyteller' The Times From the devastating invasion by Spanish conquistadors in the sixteenth century to the relentless pressure from white settlers 150 years later, A Brutal Reckoning tells the story of encroachment on the vast Native American territory in the Deep South, which gave rise to the Creek War, the bloodiest in American Indian history, and propelled Andrew Jackson into national prominence, as he led the US Army in a ruthless campaign. It was a war that involved not only white Americans and Native Americans but also the British and the Spanish, and ultimately led to the Trail of Tears, in which the government forcibly removed the entire Creek people, as well as the neighbouring Chickasaw, Choctaw and Cherokee nations, from their homelands, leaving the way open for the conquest of the West. No other single Indian conflict had such a significant impact on the fate of the country. Wonderfully told and brilliantly detailed, A Brutal Reckoning is a sweeping history of a crucial period in the destruction of America's native tribes.

Raising the Sparks (Paperback): Jennifer Wallace Raising the Sparks (Paperback)
Jennifer Wallace
R444 R408 Discovery Miles 4 080 Save R36 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ornithology (Paperback): Jeannie Wallace McKeown Ornithology (Paperback)
Jeannie Wallace McKeown
R200 R170 Discovery Miles 1 700 Save R30 (15%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

In this powerful second poetry collection, award-winning South African poet Jeannie Wallace McKeown maps the landscape of loss with unflinching honesty and lyrical grace.

Set against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, these poems navigate the intimate terrain of grief following the death of her parents, transforming everyday moments—from morning tea to grocery shopping—into profound meditations on love and survival. With clear-eyed precision and without descending into sentimentality, McKeown reminds us that in our shared vulnerability lies our deepest connection to life itself.

These are poems that demand to be felt, understood, and returned to again and again.

On the Railway - The Great South African Train Story (Paperback): David Williams On the Railway - The Great South African Train Story (Paperback)
David Williams
R330 R285 Discovery Miles 2 850 Save R45 (14%) Pre-order

On the Railway takes readers through South Africa’s rich railway history, from Estcourt to the grand steam engines on narrow gauges. David Williams highlights luxurious trains like the White and Blue Trains, and the vital role of goods trains in the economy. He explores engineering feats that tamed tough terrains and the growth of railway towns. The book also addresses racial segregation, the decline of the rail network, and reflects on the past and uncertain future of South African railways.

Op die Spoorweg - Die storie van ons treine (Afrikaans, Paperback): David Williams Op die Spoorweg - Die storie van ons treine (Afrikaans, Paperback)
David Williams
R330 R285 Discovery Miles 2 850 Save R45 (14%) Pre-order

Op die Spoorweg neem lesers mee in Suid-Afrika se lewendige spoorwegerfenis. Ontdek die ingenieurswonderwerke wat die moeilike terreine oorwin het en die lewendige spoorwegdorpe wat gemeenskappe onderhou.Williams skroom nie om die bitter werklikheid van rasseskeiding te bespreek nie. Hy balanseer vaardig die glans van die spoorweë teen die skerp waarhede.

Kinderle - Gedigte (Afrikaans, Paperback): Lynthia Julius Kinderle - Gedigte (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Lynthia Julius
R255 R239 Discovery Miles 2 390 Save R16 (6%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

In Kinderlê kom verse oor die kwesbaarheid van kinders, swangerskapsverlies, genderkwessies, die liefde en erotiek, en geestesgesondheid aan die bod. Die titel is die naam van ’n monument by Steinkopf in die Noord-Kaap ter herinnering aan ’n kinderuitwissing wat daar plaasgevind het – ’n historiese gegewe wat nie wyd bekend is nie.

’n Afdeling in die bundel word aan verse gewy wat dié verhaal vertel. In ander afdelings word narratiewe verse gebruik om te vertel van die ontstellende belewenis van opname in ’n psigiatriese instelling, en van ’n miskraam. Laasgenoemde tema is nog weinig in Afrikaanse digkuns ondersoek. Voorts word erotiese ervarings treffend, evokatief en met ’n tikkie humor verwoord. Julius tree dikwels in gesprek met haar literêre voorgangers en betrek dan die huidige sosiopolitiek.

Soos met Uit die kroes, haar bekroonde debuutbundel, verruim sy Afrikaans met die gebruik van Gariepafrikaans en Nama-woordeskat in haar jongste bundel.

Liefde en Verset (Afrikaans, Paperback): Andre le Roux Liefde en Verset (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Andre le Roux
R320 R300 Discovery Miles 3 000 Save R20 (6%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

André le Roux se tweede digbundel verskyn 47 jaar ná sy debuut, Struisbaai-blues, wat kort ná publikasie in 1977 verbied is. Nou skryf hy met selfs skerper eerlikheid oor die liefde, begeerte, verlange en vreugde. Meer nog: oor die afslyt van die liggaam en die insig wat leefervaring bring. Hy tree in gesprek met mededigters soos Krog, Breytenbach, Bukowski, Van Wyk Louw, Cohen, cummings en Neruda, en steek kers op by die Oosterse meesters.

Le Roux se verse spreek van universele menslikheid en deernis, met bytende humor en selfspot. Hy verken ’n landskap van verval en vervreemding – nie sonder verset nie.

Ontaard - Gedigte (Afrikaans, Paperback): Pieter Odendaal Ontaard - Gedigte (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Pieter Odendaal
R290 R272 Discovery Miles 2 720 Save R18 (6%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

In Pieter Odendaal se langverwagte tweede bundel skryf hy oor aktuele temas soos queer-identiteitspolitiek, geboortegrond, die klimaatskrisis, verlies en vervreemding.

Dit is ’n selfbewuste maar ook selfversekerde digterstem wat aan die woord is.

Die digter skroom nie om binnetoe te kyk en ongemaklike vrae te vra oor herkoms, tuiswees en heengaan nie: Waar kom ons vandaan? Waar behoort ons? En waar gaan ons heen as ons van die aarde ontwortel word?

Landuit - Want jy wil mos (Afrikaans, Paperback): Zirk van den Berg Landuit - Want jy wil mos (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Zirk van den Berg
R320 R300 Discovery Miles 3 000 Save R20 (6%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Min het Zirk van den Berg, toe hy in 1998 met sy gesin na Nieu-Seeland verhuis, geweet wat dit sou verg vir ʼn huis vol Kapenaars om Kiwi’s te word. Hy vind homself werkloos, in ʼn piepklein huisie van karton, in die land van kettingsae en grassnyers. Die son skyn nooit en sy vrou sniks sags in haar kussing. Tog slaag Zirk uiteindelik daarin om ʼn betekenisvolle bestaan in Auckland vir hom en sy mense te bou.

Prins - Gedigte (Afrikaans, Paperback): Ryan Pedro Prins - Gedigte (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Ryan Pedro
R280 R239 Discovery Miles 2 390 Save R41 (15%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

In Prins word die kompleksiteit van manlikheid ontleed; die oomblikke van teerheid word gevier en die vernietigende word gekritiseer. Alhoewel die bundel handel oor stories en karakters uit ’n bepaalde gemeenskap en agtergrond, skryf Pedro doelbewus weg van vooropgestelde idees oor coloured-laities. Hier, weerspieël dit die liminale, plofbare ruimte waarin die verteller homself bevind as digter en as coloured man.

Geroep vir 'n Tyd Soos Hierdie (Afrikaans, Paperback): Farren Cloete Geroep vir 'n Tyd Soos Hierdie (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Farren Cloete
R275 R258 Discovery Miles 2 580 Save R17 (6%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Farren Cloete is geroep vir ’n tyd soos hierdie, maar wys vir jou op jou roeping ook: dit maak nie saak wat mense sê nie, as God jou geroep het kan geen mens jou keer nie en jy hoef aan niemand rekenskap te gee nie. Farren kom maak ons vry daarvan dat ons dink ons moet ander gelukkig maak, en help ons om te fokus op wat God van ons wil hê. Dit maak nie saak hoe moeilik ons roeping is nie, of ons opgewasse voel daarvoor of nie, God is by ons en Hy roep ons vir ’n tyd soos hierdie.

Om my Kastele in Spanje te Sloop (Afrikaans, Paperback): Jaco Barnard-Naudé Om my Kastele in Spanje te Sloop (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Jaco Barnard-Naudé
R295 R277 Discovery Miles 2 770 Save R18 (6%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Jaco Barnard-Naudé se digdebuut betrek ’n wye verskeidenheid temas: queer identiteit, die trauma van kinderjare, en die verhouding tussen ouers en seun. Deurgaans vloei die digterlike geheue soos ’n leitmotiv deur die verse. Die bundel getuig van ’n soepel en gespierde taalaanvoeling, en tree dikwels in gesprek met ander digters, filosowe en musici. ’n Diep-gelade emosionele bewussyn vibreer regdeur die bundel – getuienis van ’n uitsonderlike nuwe digter-denker ter plaatse.

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