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A Slimmer You Cookbook - Recipes to Help You Lose 10kg in 3 Months (Paperback): Regine Du Plessis A Slimmer You Cookbook - Recipes to Help You Lose 10kg in 3 Months (Paperback)
Regine Du Plessis
R250 R195 Discovery Miles 1 950 Save R55 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Many people want to lose weight and are looking for the easiest way to do so. When it comes to weight-loss programmes, one of the excuses most frequently heard by dieticians is ‘I don’t know how to prepare the right meals’. This book provides a solution to that.

In A Slimmer You Cookbook, the author presents recipes for 1000 kJ meals to suit individual preferences, family circumstances and budgets. It demonstrates that by monitoring your portions, you can cook for a family, eat healthily, and enjoy a variety of foods, all while achieving your goal of losing weight. But eating correctly is not just about following a recipe or meal plan; we need to understand how what we eat affects our health. The introduction includes topics such as BMI and cholesterol, how to balance daily food intake with physical activity levels, the role of carbohydrates, proteins and fats in our diet, making the most of ‘free’ vegetables, and tips on how to interpret food labels.

Contents: Introduction; Breakfast; Salads; Soups; Chicken; Meat; Fish; Pasta; Preparing starches; Versatile vegetables; Meal plans; Store-cupboard essentials; Frequently asked questions.

Adulting 101 - How To Survive The Real World (Paperback): Jen Thorpe Adulting 101 - How To Survive The Real World (Paperback)
Jen Thorpe 1
R295 R254 Discovery Miles 2 540 Save R41 (14%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

There is a lot that they don’t (and probably can’t) teach you in school. It feels like we spend a lot of time learning about plant cells and different types of rocks and too little time learning about budgeting, being healthy, human rights, sexual health, surviving heartbreak, and financial freedom.

The truth is that sometimes (often!) it is hard to be an adult. It involves making decisions all the time. It’s expensive. You have to navigate mostly dodgy expectations and stories about work and relationships and sex and your finances. And sometimes you want to scream – WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME THIS?

Join Jen Thorpe as she tells you about all the things you wish you knew as an adult. Thorpe covers your health, relationships, sex, work and money. She also discusses the government, media and social media, crime and climate change. This book is about how to survive in the real world, filled with helpful advice and practical tips, it has everything you need to know.

Anderkant Die Blou (Afrikaans, Paperback): Zelda Bezuidenhout Anderkant Die Blou (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Zelda Bezuidenhout
R160 R138 Discovery Miles 1 380 Save R22 (14%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Lienke en Dezi beleef die vakansie van hulle lewe in Kalkbaai.

By die hotel ontmoet hulle Danroy, 'n kelner wat vakansiewerk doen, wat hulle na al die mooiste plekke in die baai vat. Hulle leer ken Danroy se "skwad" en sy geliefde Uncle Kaz. Dan is daar 'n tragedie op see wat Danroy en sy ma se lewe omkeer.

Soos Uncle Kaz altyd sê: "Mens het net drie goete nodig om gelukkig te wees: iemand om lief te hê, iets om jou hande mee besig te hou, en iets om na uit te sien."

Good Boundaries And Goodbyes - Loving Others Without Losing The Best Of Who You Are (Paperback): Lysa Terkeurst Good Boundaries And Goodbyes - Loving Others Without Losing The Best Of Who You Are (Paperback)
Lysa Terkeurst
R349 R288 Discovery Miles 2 880 Save R61 (17%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Relationships are wonderful...until they're not. Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Lysa TerKeurst as she helps you stop the dysfunction of unhealthy relationships by showing you biblical ways to set boundaries--and, when necessary, say goodbye--without losing the best of who you are.

Is it unloving or selfish to set a boundary? Are Christians ever called to walk away from a relationship that’s no longer safe or sustainable? Lysa has asked these hard questions in the midst of her own relational struggles.

But after thousands of life-changing hours of counseling intensives and extensive theological research that transformed the way she defined healthy relationships, Lysa is now more committed than ever to loving people well without compromising her own well-being. In Good Boundaries and Goodbyes, Lysa gives you the tools you need to do the same.

Within these pages, Lysa will help you:

  • Understand the five factors to remember when implementing healthy boundaries
  • Determine the appropriate amount of personal and emotional access someone has to you based on how responsible they'll be with that access
  • Stop being misled and emotionally paralyzed by wrongly interpreted or weaponized scriptures that perpetuate unhealthy dynamics in difficult relationships
  • Overcome the frustrating cycle of ineffective boundary-setting with realistic scripts and practical strategies to help you communicate, keep, and implement healthier patterns
  • Be equipped to say goodbye without guilt when a relationship has shifted from difficult to destructive and is no longer sustainable

Along the way, you'll also receive therapeutic wisdom you can trust directly from Lysa's Christian counselor Jim Cress, who weighs in throughout the book. As you understand more about setting healthy boundaries, you'll be relieved to learn that boundaries aren't just a good idea, they're a God idea. If you're ready to gain the biblical wisdom and confidence to finally set boundaries you can keep, let Good Boundaries and Goodbyes be your new go-to guide.

Clash Of The Cartels - Unmasking The Global Drug Kingpins Stalking South Africa (Paperback): Caryn Dolley Clash Of The Cartels - Unmasking The Global Drug Kingpins Stalking South Africa (Paperback)
Caryn Dolley
R282 Discovery Miles 2 820 In Stock

This is South Africa, home to cutthroat gangs and a lair to some of the world's most notorious drug lords who seem to view the country as a buffer from prosecution.

It's easy to see why politics has pummelled policing, first in the form of apartheid and then under Jacob Zuma's presidency when state corruption exploded, and intelligence structures imploded. Tons of illicit drugs are pumped across the borders annually. This bleeds into other crimes including terrorism, arms dealing, kidnapping and extortion. Add hardened homespawned gangs to this toxic mix, and the combination is lethal.

An array of local and foreign names surface when prodding this volatile matrix. Among them is one of India's most wanted, Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, accused of partnering with the Taliban, and self-confessed drug trafficking mastermind Vaygiri Goswami who claims to have helped finance the ANC. Then there is Brazilian tracking accused Gilberto Aparecido dos Santos, and Cuban kingpin Nelson Pablo Yester-Garrido, who purportedly had a soft spot for Nelson Mandela.

For true-crime diehard fans, this one is for you.

The Race To Be Myself (Paperback): Caster Semenya The Race To Be Myself (Paperback)
Caster Semenya 1
R320 R256 Discovery Miles 2 560 Save R64 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

“Caster’s story isn’t just a tale of perseverance and poise, it’s a story that makes us all interrogate our humanity and the world we build with our actions every day. An essential read.” - Trevor Noah

Caster Semenya is one of the greatest athletes ever to run the 800- metre. She went undefeated for almost four years, winning two Olympic gold medals and three World Athletics Championships, and set and broke numerous records.

However, Caster’s life and career were devastated by accusations that she was not a woman and should not compete against other women as she was born with naturally elevated levels of testosterone. Required by the International Association of Athletics Federations to take hormone-altering drugs as a condition of competing in certain events, Caster for years suffered side effects that she describes as devastating to her health. Her predicament surfaced a still-raging firestorm over our understanding of gender and, of how gender plays out in sports, as well as our expectations of female athletes.

The Race to be Myself tells the coming-of-age story of an iconic athlete – of Caster’s dramatic journey from a gifted and self-trained novice to the pinnacle of her sport – and takes readers behind the scenes of her inspiring battle to run in the ‘body that God gave me’.

The Temple Of Fortuna - The Wolf Den Trilogy: Book 3 (Paperback): Elodie Harper The Temple Of Fortuna - The Wolf Den Trilogy: Book 3 (Paperback)
Elodie Harper
R380 R304 Discovery Miles 3 040 Save R76 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The final instalment in Elodie Harper's Sunday Times bestselling Wolf Den Trilogy.

A courtesan in Rome. Playing for power. Haunted by her past. Her name is Amara. How will her fortunes fall?

Amara's journey has taken her far, from a lowly slave in Pompeii's brothel to a high-powered courtesan in Rome. She is now a freedwoman with wealth and influence, yet she is still drawn back to her past.

For while Amara is caught up in the political scheming of the Imperial palace, her daughter remains in Pompeii, raised by the only man she ever truly loved. Although she longs for her family, Amara knows they are safest while she is far away. Perhaps, with enough cunning and courage, she will manage to turn Fortuna's wheel in their favour.

The Law Of Contract In South Africa (Paperback, 4th Edition): The Law Of Contract In South Africa (Paperback, 4th Edition)
R700 R620 Discovery Miles 6 200 Save R80 (11%) Ships in 6 - 10 working days

The Law of Contract in South Africa, fourth edition, offers a concise, accessible and rigorous introduction to the general principles of contract law in South Africa. Balancing depth of explanation with exceptional clarity and an enquiring approach, the text guides readers to master their knowledge and to critically engage with the subject matter.

The fourth edition is revised and updated to address several significant developments.

Additional teaching presentation and assessment materials are available to support teaching and learning.

Birds Of Southern Africa - The Complete Photographic Guide (Paperback): Burger Cillie, Niel Cillie, Phil Penlington, Trevor... Birds Of Southern Africa - The Complete Photographic Guide (Paperback)
Burger Cillie, Niel Cillie, Phil Penlington, Trevor Hardaker, Karen Wiesler 13
R695 R556 Discovery Miles 5 560 Save R139 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

VELD Birds of Southern Africa: The complete photographic guide incorporates the latest photographs of, and research and atlas information on, all species of birds recorded in southern Africa to date.

This comprehensive field guide contains almost 2 000 beautiful colour photographs, as well as:

  • the latest information on all 991 bird species in southern Africa
  • concise entries focusing on identification, behaviour, possible confusion and habitat, along with differences in sex, age, colour morphs and subspecies
  • at-a-glance information on each species’ size, food, status and sociality
  • brand-new, colour-coded distribution maps reflecting each bird’s status and abundance
  • full-length and quick indexes
  • an app providing bird calls and additional photographs of plumage variations.

An essential companion, whether you’re out in the field or on the couch at home.

Gender And Multiculturalism - North-South Perspectives (Paperback): Amanda Gouws, Daiva Stasiulis Gender And Multiculturalism - North-South Perspectives (Paperback)
Amanda Gouws, Daiva Stasiulis
R180 R141 Discovery Miles 1 410 Save R39 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Women’s bodies and rights, and performances of femininity and masculinity often form the battleground of debates of multiculturalism and accommodation of cultural rights in both hemispheres.

Tensions of culture and rights may not be the same everywhere. An interesting point of comparison is in the treatment of liberalism often assumed in the global North to be the universal norms to be defended, whereas in the global South, liberalism itself may be viewed as the problem. Colonial histories are fraught with discriminatory legislation aimed at accommodating indigenous populations, in some cases reinforcing misogynist readings of indigenous or minority cultures and providing a trade-off for more structural redistributive justice through, for example, land reform.

This book shows how varied and complex the embodiment of multiculturalism as a political practice, or policy discourse in different political contexts, can be, and how often the outcome of multicultural discourses creates a binary between culture and universal human rights. The aim of Gender And Multiculturalism is to engage with dislodging this binary.

Eat Smart - What to Eat in a Day - Every Day (Hardcover): Niomi Smart Eat Smart - What to Eat in a Day - Every Day (Hardcover)
Niomi Smart 1
R749 R509 Discovery Miles 5 090 Save R240 (32%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Niomi Smart's passion is healthy food and her most popular YouTube video series, What I Eat in a Day, inspires a global audience of millions to look, live and feel better. Now, for the first time, she has compiled all of her favourite recipes into a cookbook to show you the smart way to eat. Niomi's food is for everyone. Like her recently launched snacking service for the health conscious, SourcedBox, she focuses on natural food, using everyday ingredients that will work wonders on your well-being. And all her recipes are simple to make and can fit into your daily life. Already an online phenomenon, Niomi creates recipes for anyone who wants to feel amazing from the inside out, covering: breakfasts, lunches, dinners, desserts, snacks, baked treats and drinks, she offers a really easy way to eat delicious, healthy food at every mealtime. Wake up to a Tropical Smoothie Bowl, for example, whip up a Roasted Fennel, Lentil and Fig Salad for lunch, and finish off the day with a Mauritian Curry with Coconut and Coriander Rice, inspired by her travels. And with plenty of snacks and desserts to feast on too - try Niomi's Beetroot Cake with Chocolate Ganache or a Salted Caramel Ice Cream - you'll be surprised just how delicious eating smart can be.

Madam & Eve - There's A Blue Light At The End Of The Tunnel (Paperback): Stephen Francis Madam & Eve - There's A Blue Light At The End Of The Tunnel (Paperback)
Stephen Francis; Illustrated by Rico
R220 R172 Discovery Miles 1 720 Save R48 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

After 31 years, Madam & Eve are still going strong and are back with more hilarious cartoons looking back at another year of the crazy rollercoaster that is daily life and politics in South Africa.

Madam & Eve is South Africa’s best reminder that we need to laugh at ourselves as a society.

The perfect gift for anyone wanting to understand South African politics.

Homecoming (Paperback): Kate Morton Homecoming (Paperback)
Kate Morton
R365 R285 Discovery Miles 2 850 Save R80 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

From the bestselling author of The Clockmaker's Daughter, comes a breathtaking mystery of love, lies and a cold case come back to life, told with her trademark intricacy and beauty.

Adelaide Hills, Christmas Eve, 1959. At the end of a scorching hot day, beside a creek in the grounds of a grand and mysterious mansion, a local delivery man makes a terrible discovery. A police investigation is called and the small town of Tumbilla becomes embroiled in one of the most shocking and perplexing murder cases in the history of South Australia.

Sixty years later, Jess is a journalist in search of a story. Having lived and worked in London for almost twenty years, she now finds herself laid off from her full-time job and struggling to make ends meet. A phone call out of nowhere summons her back to Sydney, where her beloved grandmother, Nora, who raised Jess when her mother could not, has suffered a fall and been raced to the hospital.

At a loose end in Nora's house, Jess does some digging into her past. In Nora's bedroom, she discovers a true crime book, chronicling the police investigation into a long-buried tragedy: the Turner Family Tragedy of Christmas Eve, 1959. It is only when Jess skims through the book that she finds a shocking connection between her own family and this once-infamous crime – a crime that has never been truly solved. And for a journalist without a story, a cold case might be the best distraction she can find . . .

An epic novel that spans generations, Homecoming asks what we would do for those we love, and how we protect the lies we tell. It explores the power of motherhood, the corrosive effects of tightly held secrets, and the healing nature of truth.

The Misery Merchants - Life And Death In A Private South African Prison (Paperback): Ruth Hopkins The Misery Merchants - Life And Death In A Private South African Prison (Paperback)
Ruth Hopkins 1
R310 R242 Discovery Miles 2 420 Save R68 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The Misery Merchants is a hard-hitting exposé of G4S, the company running one of South Africa’s private prisons in Mangaung. Hopkins presents up-close encounters with the gangs who run the prisons, and a unique insight into the minds of the men on the torture squad, who doused inmates with water before electrocuting them, and in some cases, strapped down ‘unruly’ prisoners and forced anti-psychotic medicines into their systems.

In the Free State of Ace Magashule, both the gangs and the prison bosses competed to run Mangaung Prison, one of South Africa’s few private prisons. Torture and forced medication were the order of the day. Hopkins, a seasoned journalist, has interviewed over 100 prisoners and many prison warders in order to understand what makes this prison so dysfunctional. Her insights and revelations will astonish you.

This book follows several characters who were held in or worked at the prison. L. is a prison gang general and an advocate for prisoners’ rights. He smuggled information on assaults, injections and corruption out of the prison for the author. Dan is a prison guard and a shop steward for the union. He led the workforce during two strikes and paid for it with his job and union membership. Setlai is a Department of Correctional Services official who blew the whistle on the abuse at Mangaung Prison in 2009. His reports were ignored and he was punished for speaking out. He was criminally charged and moved to another DCS post. Shakes is a member of the Emergency Security Team (EST) also known as the Ninjas. He engaged in torture and abuse but now feels ‘what we did was wrong’.

G4S is the largest security company in the world, and has its claws deep in SA’s government and private companies. Drive down any street and you’ll find a G4S van collecting or delivering money.

From Servants to Workers - South African Domestic Workers and the Democratic State (Paperback): Shireen Ally From Servants to Workers - South African Domestic Workers and the Democratic State (Paperback)
Shireen Ally
R90 R71 Discovery Miles 710 Save R19 (21%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

In the past decade, hundreds of thousands of women from poorer countries have braved treacherous journeys to richer countries to work as poorly paid domestic workers. In From servants to workers, Shireen Ally asks whether the low wages and poor working conditions so characteristic of migrant domestic work can truly be resolved by means of the extension of citizenship rights. Following South Africa's 'miraculous' transition to democracy, more than a million poor black women who had endured a despotic organization of paid domestic work under apartheid became the beneficiaries of one of the world's most impressive and extensive efforts to formalize and modernise paid domestic work through state regulation. Ally explores the political implications of paid domestic work as an intimate form of labour. From Servants to workers integrates sociological insights with the often-heartbreaking life histories of female domestic workers in South Africa and provides rich detail of the streets, homes, and churches of Johannesburg where these women work, live, and socialise.

Guns And Needles - A Journey Into The Heart Of South African Sport's Steroid And Drug Culture (Paperback): Clinton Van Der... Guns And Needles - A Journey Into The Heart Of South African Sport's Steroid And Drug Culture (Paperback)
Clinton Van Der Berg
R280 R221 Discovery Miles 2 210 Save R59 (21%) Ships in 3 - 5 working days

South Africa revels in its reputation as a sport-loving country. Yet just beneath the surface lurks a dark underbelly that reeks of cheating and illicit shenanigans, where shady characters and willing athletes are prepared to do whatever it takes to come out on top. South African sport is awash with steroids, a habit that formed in the late 1980s and continues unabated today, with participants and champions alike opting to play dirty.

Guns and Needles infiltrates an extraordinary environment that includes the story of the youngest athlete, who happens to be a South African, to ever test positive. With doping numbers far higher than the international average, prominent sportswriter Clinton van der Berg probes why this is so.

He unmasks the rampant level of steroid use in schoolboy rugby and the prominent busts at senior and Springbok level. The murky steroid underworld, and related deaths, are examined, as is the doping culture in boxing, athletics and other sports. Guns and Needles is a gripping read filled with drama, tragedy and scarcely believable stories.

Belonging - The Autobiography (Paperback): Alun Wyn Jones Belonging - The Autobiography (Paperback)
Alun Wyn Jones
R340 R266 Discovery Miles 2 660 Save R74 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Alun Wyn Jones is the most capped rugby player of all time. Seen by many as one of the greatest ever Welsh players, he has won three Grand Slams for Wales and was named the best player of the 2019 Six Nations Championship.

Born in Swansea, AWJ made his test debut for Wales in June 2006 against Argentina, and came to prominence in the 2007 campaign before Wales won the Grand Slam in 2008. And he has not looked back. In March 2009 against Italy he captained the Welsh side for the first time before being selected on the 2009 Lions Tour of South Africa. He was subsequently selected for the 2013 Lions Tour of Australia and the 2017 Lions Tour of New Zealand. On 31 October 2020, against Scotland, he became the most capped rugby player of all time, with 149 caps.

Brilliant, honest and combative, his autobiography, written with Tom Fordyce, is the story of one of the most compelling and singular figures in rugby. Told with unflinching honesty, this is the ultimate book for all fans of the sport.

Curtain Call - Bare: Book 5 (Paperback): Jackie Phamotse Curtain Call - Bare: Book 5 (Paperback)
Jackie Phamotse
R305 R149 Discovery Miles 1 490 Save R156 (51%) In Stock

Those who live on the surface desire what the darkness offers. In tough times, crime is the only thing that soothes their souls. It is the South Africa you choose not to see.

The constitution forms the backbone of the South African democracy, yet the youth bleed for it. What does South Africa truly have when its children are traded for a good time and tenders? It is an accurate reflection of the social decay under the leadership of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Are your children safe in this trauma-infested country?

Daphne Morgan's death results in two worlds colliding: Gibson Kente demands nothing more than respect for the bloodshed, while Tim Morgan seeks his mother. Treasure is caught in the crossfir eof hell and fury. She desires freedom, but Tim Morgan's business is blissful pleasure, camouflaged by revenge. Will Rita Thomas provide the answers to Treasure's prayers?

If you had a choice to worship two gods, would you sell your soul for money or freedom?

Will this curtain call be Treasure's last?

Ottolenghi Simple (Hardcover): Yotam Ottolenghi Ottolenghi Simple (Hardcover)
Yotam Ottolenghi 6
R780 R609 Discovery Miles 6 090 Save R171 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

130 brilliantly simple, brand-new recipes from the bestselling author of Plenty, Plenty More, Jerusalem and Ottolenghi: The Cookbook. Everything you love about Ottolenghi, made simple.

Yotam Ottolenghi’s award-winning recipes are always a celebration: an unforgettable combination of abundance, taste and surprise. Ottolenghi SIMPLE is no different, with 130 brand-new dishes that contain all the inventive elements and flavour combinations that Ottolenghi is loved for, but with minimal hassle for maximum joy.

Bursting with colourful photography, Ottolenghi's Simple showcases Yotam’s standout dishes that will suit whatever type of cooking you find easy – whether that’s getting wonderful food on the table in under 30 minutes, using just one pot to make a delicious meal, or a flavoursome dish that can be prepared ahead and then served when you’re ready.

These brilliant, flavour-forward dishes are all Simple in at least one (but very often more than one) way:

S – short on time: less than 30 minutes

I – 10 ingredients or less

M – make ahead

P – pantry

L – lazy

E – easier than you think

Ottolenghi's Simple is the stunning new cookbook we have all been wishing for: Yotam Ottolenghi’s vibrant food made easy.

Sky Guide Southern Africa 2024 - An Astronomical Handbook (Paperback): Astronomical Handbook for SA Sky Guide Southern Africa 2024 - An Astronomical Handbook (Paperback)
Astronomical Handbook for SA
R170 R133 Discovery Miles 1 330 Save R37 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Published annually, Sky Guide Southern Africa is a practical resource for all stargazers, whether novice, amateur or professional. It highlights the cosmic events for each month of the upcoming year, including planetary movements, predicted eclipses and meteor showers.

Star charts plot the evening sky for each season, facilitating the identification of stars and constellations. The guide contains a wealth of information about the Sun, Moon, planets, comets, meteors and bright stars, with photos, diagrams, charts and the images.

The most trusted guide to the southern skies.

Rooiletterkind (Afrikaans, Paperback): Sandy Schoeman Rooiletterkind (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Sandy Schoeman
R240 R188 Discovery Miles 1 880 Save R52 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

My reis, eers as pleegma en later as aanneemma, was nie een waarop iemand my kon voorberei nie. Rooiletterkind is my poging om hierdie reis so eerlik as moontlik te ondersoek, vanaf die vertrekpunt een oggend voor ’n kerkdiens tot by ’n handgemaakte Moedersdagkaartjie meer as vyf jaar later.

Wat maak jy met ’n kind wat aanhou om teen jou liefde te baklei? Hoe help jy haar deur die slaggate van die lewe as jyself nooit daardeur is nie?

Dit is maar net twee van die vele vrae wat ek myself onophoudelik moes vra terwyl ek verbete vasklou aan ’n rooiletterdatum, ’n halsstarrige kind en ’n hart wat gereeld uit my borskas geruk word.

Saam met ons eie verhaal was daar egter ook ander stories wat vertel moes word — stories van ons kind se herkoms, van gebrokenheid en straatmense en kriminele en ’n drughuis sonder reëls of taboes.

Going Infinite - The Rise And Fall Of A New Tycoon (Hardcover): Michael Lewis Going Infinite - The Rise And Fall Of A New Tycoon (Hardcover)
Michael Lewis
R665 R519 Discovery Miles 5 190 Save R146 (22%) In Stock

From the #1 bestselling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys comes the high-octane story of the enigmatic figure at the heart of one of the 21st century's most spectacular financial collapses

'I asked him how much it would take for him to sell FTX and go do something other than make money. He thought the question over. "One hundred and fifty billion dollars," he finally said-though he added that he had use for "infinity dollars"...'

Sam Bankman-Fried wasn't just rich. Before he turned thirty he'd become the world's youngest billionaire, making a record fortune in the crypto frenzy. CEOs, celebrities and world leaders vied for his time. At one point he considered paying off the entire national debt of the Bahamas so he could take his business there.

Then it all fell apart.

Who was this Gatsby of the crypto world, a rumpled guy in cargo shorts, whose eyes twitched across TV interviews as he played video games on the side, who even his million-dollar investors still found a mystery? What gave him such an extraordinary ability to make money - and how did his empire collapse so spectacularly?

Michael Lewis was there when it happened, having got to know Bankman-Fried during his epic rise. In Going Infinite he tells us a story like no other, taking us through the mind-bending trajectory of a character who never liked the rules and was allowed to live by his own. Both psychological portrait of a preternaturally gifted 'thinking machine', and wild financial roller-coaster ride, this is a twenty-first-century epic of high-frequency trading and even higher stakes, of crypto mania and insane amounts of money, of hubris and downfall. No one could tell it better.

The ANC Billionaires - Big Capital's Gambit And The Rise Of The Few (Paperback): Pieter du Toit The ANC Billionaires - Big Capital's Gambit And The Rise Of The Few (Paperback)
Pieter du Toit 2
R320 R256 Discovery Miles 2 560 Save R64 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

In 1985, a group of white South African business leaders, led by Gavin Relly, the executive chairperson of Anglo American, travelled to a game lodge in Zambia to meet with the exiled ANC leadership under Oliver Tambo and Thabo Mbeki. This visit set in motion a coordinated and well-resourced plan by big business to influence and direct political change in South Africa.

In The ANC Billionaires, top-selling author Pieter du Toit draws on first-hand accounts by major roleplayers about the contentious relationship between capital and the ANC before, during and after the country’s transition to democracy, and shows how the liberation organisation was completely unprepared to navigate the intersection between business and politics.

He also ties the rise of the new elite – including Cyril Ramaphosa, Patrice Motsepe and Saki Macozoma – to the ANC, a party of government and patronage.

Kill As Few Patients As Possible - And Fifty-Six Other Essays On How To Be The World's Best Doctor (Hardcover, 2 Rev Ed):... Kill As Few Patients As Possible - And Fifty-Six Other Essays On How To Be The World's Best Doctor (Hardcover, 2 Rev Ed)
Oscar London
R545 R433 Discovery Miles 4 330 Save R112 (21%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This oft-quoted all-time favorite of the medical community will gladden--and strengthen--the hearts of patients, doctors, and anyone entering medical study, internship, or practice. With unassailable logic and rapier wit, the sage Dr. Oscar London muses on the challenges and joys of doctoring, and imparts timeless truths, reality checks, and poignant insights gleaned from 30 years of general practice--while never taking himself (or his profession) too seriously.

The classic book on the art and humor of practicing medicine, celebrating its 20th anniversary in a new gift edition with updates throughout. Previous editions have sold more than 200,000 copies.

The perfect gift for med students and grads as well as new and practicing physicians.

The Dark Flood (Paperback): Deon Meyer The Dark Flood (Paperback)
Deon Meyer; Translated by K. L Seegers
R280 R224 Discovery Miles 2 240 Save R56 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Almost fired for insubordination, detectives Benny Griessel and Vaughn Cupido find themselves demoted, exiled from the elite Hawks unit and dispatched to the leafy streets of Stellenbosch. Working a missing persons report on student Callie de Bruin is not the level of work they are used to, but it's all they get. And soon, it takes a dangerous, deeply disturbing turn.

Stellenbosch is beautiful, but its economy has been ruined by one man. Jasper Boonstra and his gigantic corporate fraud have crashed the local property market, just when estate agent Sandra Steenberg desperately needs a big sale. Bringing up twins and supporting her academic husband, she is facing disaster. Then she gets a call. From Jasper Boonstra, fraudster, sexual predator and owner of a superb property worth millions, even now.

For Sandra, the stakes are high and about to get way higher. For Benny Griessel, clinging to sobriety and the relationship that saved his life, the truth about Callie can only lead to more trouble.

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