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French Conversation (Fold-out book or chart, 2nd Second Edition, New Edition, U ed.): Sylvie Waskiewicz French Conversation (Fold-out book or chart, 2nd Second Edition, New Edition, U ed.)
Sylvie Waskiewicz
R244 Discovery Miles 2 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Students and travelers can instantly create hundreds of sentences for communication in French. This 6 page laminated guide provides template sentences and a color coded bank of words that can be plugged into those sentences. To change the sentence, pick a different color-coded noun, verb or adjective for a wide range of sentences for communication. Categories follow those of a French 1 course which are the same categories helpful to a world traveler. 6-page laminated guide includes: Greetings (les salutations) Social Courtesies (la politesse) Numbers (les nombres) French Pronunciation (la prononciation) Basic Statements Questions (les questions) Expressing Opinions (les opinions) Negatives (la negation) Measurements (les dimensions) Colors (les couleurs) Money (l'argent) Time (l'heure) Days of the Week (les jours de la semaine) Months of the Year (les mois de l'annee) Seasons (les saisons) Errands & Shopping (les courses) Directions (les directions) The Family (la famille) Weather (le temps) & Climate (le climat) Personal Information (les renseignements personnels) Food (la nourriture) Habitat (l'habitation) Entertainment (le divertissement) Media & Communication (la communication) Travel (le voyage) Transportation (le transport) Workplace (le travail) Technology (la technologie) Health (la sante) Emergency situations (en cas d'urgence)

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
38 Londres Street - On Impunity, Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia (Paperback): Philippe Sands 38 Londres Street - On Impunity, Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia (Paperback)
Philippe Sands
R470 R419 Discovery Miles 4 190 Save R51 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

In 38 Londres Street, Philippe Sands blends personal memoir, historical detective work and gripping courtroom drama to probe a secret double story of mass murder, one that reveals a shocking thread that links the horrors of the 1940s with those of our own times.

The house at 38 Londres Street is home to the legacies of two men whose personal stories span continents, nationalities and decades of atrocity: Augusto Pinochet, President of Chile, and Walther Rauff, a Nazi SS officer responsible for the use of gas vans.

On the run from justice at the end of the Second World War, Rauff crosses the ocean to southern Chile. He settles in Punta Arenas, Patagonia, managing a king crab cannery at the end of the world. But there are whispers about this discreet and self-possessed German - rumours of a second career with Pinochet's secret intelligence service, the dreaded DINA.

In 1998, Pinochet is in a London medical clinic when the police enter his room and arrest him on charges of crimes against humanity and genocide. Philippe Sands is called to advise the former head of state on his claim to immunity, but will instead represent a human rights organisation against him. Years later, Sands makes a discovery while working on another book which reignites his interest in the case and leads to a decades-long investigation into Pinochet's crimes, his unexpected connection to Rauff and the former Nazi's possible connection to Chile's disappeared.

Is God Is (Paperback): Aleshea Harris Is God Is (Paperback)
Aleshea Harris
R477 R405 Discovery Miles 4 050 Save R72 (15%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Is God Is is a modern myth about twin sisters who sojourn from the Dirty South to the California desert to exact righteous revenge. Winner of the 2016 Relentless Award, Aleshea Harris collides the ancient, the modern, the tragic, the Spaghetti Western, and Afropunk in this darkly funny and unapologetic world premiere.

The Craft of La Fontaine (Hardcover): Maya Slater The Craft of La Fontaine (Hardcover)
Maya Slater
R5,952 Discovery Miles 59 520 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This study provides a detailed account of the "Fables," including humour, the representation of animals, the literary qualities and the "moraliste" core. Dr Slater brings to light veiled satirical attacks, allusion to forgotten works and literature, and traces the obscure currents of thought, all this in the service of explicating the "fable" element.

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
John & Paul - A Love Story In Songs (Paperback): Ian Leslie John & Paul - A Love Story In Songs (Paperback)
Ian Leslie
R430 R329 Discovery Miles 3 290 Save R101 (23%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

A majestic biography of two young geniuses who merged their talents to create one of the greatest bodies of music in history.

John & Paul begins in 1957, when two teenagers in suburban Liverpool meet and decide to play rock n'roll together. It ends twenty-three years later, when one of them is murdered. In between, we see them become global stars, create countless indelible songs, and play a central role in shaping the modern world.

Lennon and McCartney were more than friends, rivals or collaborators. They were intimates who both had the fabric of their world ruptured at a young age, and who longed to make emotional connections; with each other, and with audiences. The pop song was a vessel into which they poured feelings of grief and euphoria and everything in between. When they couldn't speak what they felt, they sang it. After the break-up of their group, they maintained a musical dialogue at a distance, in songs full of recrimination, regret, and affection.

Ian Leslie traces the twists and turns of their relationship through the music it produced and offers rich insights into the nature of creativity, collaboration and human connection. Drawing on recently released footage and recordings, this is a startlingly fresh take on two of the greatest icons in music history.

Leslie's majestic and wildly enjoyable biography will make us see and hear Lennon and McCartney anew.

Spanish Phrases (Fold-out book or chart): Joseph Levi, Elizabeth Ronne Spanish Phrases (Fold-out book or chart)
Joseph Levi, Elizabeth Ronne
R668 Discovery Miles 6 680 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The key to learning the Spanish language is the ability to conjugate Spanish verbs. This 6-page laminated guide offers easy-to-read tables of conjugations for the 15 verb tenses and moods, with the changes bolded for quick reference. Sixty verbs and their meanings are included, with the irregular tenses and moods listed for each verb. Using the example conjugations, this guide becomes a powerful key to unlocking Spanish for communication. Suggested uses: Students -- a very lightweight, inexpensive grade-booster that can be slipped between your notebook pages for quick and easy answers; Teachers -- Inexpensive classroom tool; Travelers -- Being flat, laminated and with conjugations being easy to find, this is a great travel buddy.

Essays & Term Papers (Fold-out book or chart): Shelley Evans-Marshall Essays & Term Papers (Fold-out book or chart)
Shelley Evans-Marshall; Lyrics by Shelley Evans-Marshall
R244 Discovery Miles 2 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Writing from the planning stages through completion. Any student at almost any level can improve his/her writing skills.

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
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
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
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
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 Oxford English Literary History: Volume 2: 1350-1547: Reform and Cultural Revolution (Hardcover): James Simpson The Oxford English Literary History: Volume 2: 1350-1547: Reform and Cultural Revolution (Hardcover)
James Simpson
R1,554 Discovery Miles 15 540 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Heralding a new era in literary studies, the Oxford English Literary History breaks the mould of traditional approaches to the canon by focusing on the contexts in which authors wrote and how their work was shaped by the times in which they lived. These are books that every serious student and scholar of the period will need on their shelves.

James Simpson covers both high medieval and Tudor writing, showing how the coming of the Renaissance and Reformation displaced the earlier, hospitably diverse literary culture. Out went the flourishing variousness of medieval writing (Chaucer, Langland, the 'mystery' plays, feminine visionary writing); in came writing - by Wyatt, Surrey, and others - that prized coherence and unity, even while reflecting a sense of what had been lost.

The Divine - Weeks and Works of Guillaume de Saluste, Sieur du Bartas: Volume II (Hardcover): Josuah Sylvester The Divine - Weeks and Works of Guillaume de Saluste, Sieur du Bartas: Volume II (Hardcover)
Josuah Sylvester
R5,253 Discovery Miles 52 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A scholarly edition of works by Guillaume de Saluste, Sieur du Bartas. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

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 wêrelde 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 Wêreldoorlog 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 wêreldoorloë 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.

Idiomantics: The Weird World of Popular Phrases (Hardcover): Philip Gooden, Peter Lewis Idiomantics: The Weird World of Popular Phrases (Hardcover)
Philip Gooden, Peter Lewis
R550 Discovery Miles 5 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Idiomantics is a unique exploration of the world of idiomatic phrases. The very etymology of the word 'idiom' reveals what's so endlessly fascinating about the wide range of colourful phrases we use in everyday speech: their peculiarity. They're peculiar both in the sense of being particular or unique to the culture from which they originate, and in the sense of being downright odd. To cite three random examples - from American English, Dutch and Italian - what on Earth are a snow job, a monkey sandwich story, and Mr Punch's secret? Fascinating and illuminating, Idiomantics explains all... The ideal gift for word buffs and in fact, anyone who enjoys a good yarn, this playful book looks at 12 groups of idioms around the world, looking at subjects such as fun and games, gastronomic delights and the daily grind.

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

My Tahiti (Hardcover): Robert Dean Frisbie My Tahiti (Hardcover)
Robert Dean Frisbie
R593 Discovery Miles 5 930 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.

Is Comrade Bulgakov Dead? - Mikhail Bulgakov and the Moscow Art Theatre (Hardcover): Anatoly Smelyansky Is Comrade Bulgakov Dead? - Mikhail Bulgakov and the Moscow Art Theatre (Hardcover)
Anatoly Smelyansky
R1,684 Discovery Miles 16 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A portrait of the writer Mikhail Bulgakov, fighting for his work and his life in a society riven with fear of Stalin's tyranny Mikhail Bulgakov was born in Kiev in 1891. He started as a career writing articles and satiric short stories about the revolution and the economic reconstruction in the young Soviet state. He drew on these writings in many of his stage plays which brought him into conflict with the authorities. He died in 1940.

Dust Sucker (English, German, Paperback): Jen Calleja Dust Sucker (English, German, Paperback)
Jen Calleja; Translated by Carolina Schutti
R212 Discovery Miles 2 120 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Dust Sucker is a remarkable new book-length poem by writer and translator Jen Calleja. Clear-eyed, expansive, and intoxicating, this exhilarating work deftly blurs disparate themes including time and mortality, communication and translation, intimacy and infertility. Presented as a deluxe bilingual bookwork, this 'contemplation of dust' explores the pollution of our environment - both at home and in nature - and the shoring of mental detritus. With unquestionable poignancy and flashes of sardonic wit, Calleja excavates her English-Irish-Maltese heritage, inherited anxieties, and ambivalence towards childlessness during climate crisis. Ultimately, Dust Sucker is triumphant proof that even when feeling dusty with despair, there exists a compulsion to find other means to traverse and communicate experience. This edition includes a German translation by award-winning Austrian poet Carolina Schutti; a companionable doppelganger befitting of a poem that finds connection across languages and in translation.

Scholars, Poets and Radicals - Discovering Forgotten Lives in the Blackwell Collections (Hardcover): Rita Ricketts Scholars, Poets and Radicals - Discovering Forgotten Lives in the Blackwell Collections (Hardcover)
Rita Ricketts
R978 Discovery Miles 9 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Exploring the Blackwell Collections (publishing and bookselling archives), Rita Ricketts discovered diverse characters associated with this world-famous company, between 1830 and 1940. There is a tailor's son saving souls, a reluctant radical, a hammerman poet, a spellbound princess, pauper apprentices, pioneering women, profligate printers and patriots publishing in protest against the authorities who sent so many to 'certain death' in the First World War. Some became famous: J.R.R. Tolkien, Wilfred Owen, John Betjeman, Dorothy L. Sayers, Vera Brittain, Edith Sitwell and Laurence Binyon, whose name is recollected wherever For the Fallen is read. Most were obscure, yet their memoirs, letters and journals, often disregarded in recorded history, are preserved here. This is what makes the collections a rarity and so appealing. Family memories of the first B.H. Blackwell and the diaries of his son and first apprentices document everyday life against the backdrop of the book trade, and also present a tableau of nineteenth and twentieth-century history ranging far beyond Oxford. The third B.H. Blackwell (Sir Basil) collected their stories, singling out Rex King whose diaries, 1918-1940, contain an astonishing reading list and a mordant dissection of the texts amounting to a critique of early twentieth-century English culture; rich fodder for any book or cultural historian. Rex King, like all the characters in this book, wrote for posterity. And Rita Ricketts, a consummate storyteller, has ensured that they will be read by a new generation.

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