“You must be our new neighbors!” Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter’s hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I’ll do anything to keep it that way…

I used to clean other people’s houses—now, I can’t believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve.

Even though I’m wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell, when she invites us over for dinner it’s our chance to make friends. Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it’s like to be in her shoes. But her cold stare gives me chills…

The Lowells’ maid isn’t the only strange thing on our street. I’m sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone: Be careful of your neighbors.

Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here?

I thought I’d left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?

Winnie Foster is in the woods, thinking of running away from home, when she sees a boy drinking from a spring. Winnie wants a drink too, but before she can take a sip, she is kidnapped by the boy, Jesse Tuck, and his family.

She learns that the Tuck family are blessed with - or doomed to - eternal life since drinking from the spring, and they wander from place to place trying to live as inconspicuously as they can. Now Winnie knows their secret.

But what does immortality really mean? And can the Tucks help her understand before it's too late?

A beautiful paperback edition of the unforgettable classic of children's writing about what it truly means to live forever.

'Distills what matters most into something that is easy and fun to read' Morgan Housel, columnist, The Wall Street Journal A simple, effective way to transform your finances and your life from leading financial advisor and New York Times columnist Carl Richards Creating a financial plan can seem overwhelming, but the best plans aren't long or complicated. A great plan has nothing to do with the details of how to save and invest your money and everything to do with why you're doing it in the first place. Knowing what's important to you, you will be able to make better decisions in any market conditions. The One-Page Financial Plan will help you identify your values and goals. Carl Richard's simple steps will show you how to prioritize what you really want in life and figure out how to get there. 'In a world where financial advice is (often purposely) complicated and filled with jargon, Carl Richards distils what matters most into something that is easy and fun to read' Wall Street Journal 'Feeling tormented by your finances? Read this book. Now.The One-Page Financial Plan helps you identify what you truly want from life, get crystal clear about the financial position you are starting from today, and develop a simple, actionable plan to narrow the gap between the two' Manisha Thakor, CEO at MoneyZen Wealth Management

Written by two award-winning reporters with unprecedented access, this is the only definitive biography of George Floyd.

The murder of George Floyd sparked a fiery summer of activism and unrest all over the world in 2020, with peaceful protests sometimes erupting into violent clashes. From Shetland to Sao Paolo, from Honolulu to Hobart, people marched under the Black Lives Matter banner, decrying Floyd's death and demanding an end to racial injustice. The movement has led corporations to redouble their efforts, universities to refocus on inclusion, and government officials to examine the causes of systemic inequality.

Drawing on The Washington Post's unrivalled archives, in-depth reporting and award-winning series on Floyd, His Name Is George Floyd is a definitive biography that dives deep into the myriad ways that structural racism shaped Floyd's life and death. Telling his personal story within the context of America's troubled race history, it features fresh and exclusive reporting as well as unparalleled access to Floyd's family and the people who were closest to the man whose name has become one of the most recognized on the planet.

By zooming in for an intimate portrait of this one, emblematic life, while also pulling back to profile the institutions that shaped it, the authors deliver a powerful exploration of institutional racism and of a public reckoning of unprecedented breadth and intensity.

The Booker Prize–winning author of The Luminaries brings us Birnam Wood, a gripping thriller of high drama and kaleidoscopic insight into what drives us to survive.

Birnam Wood is on the move . . .

A landslide has closed the Korowai Pass on New Zealand’s South Island, cutting off the town of Thorndike and leaving a sizable farm abandoned. The disaster presents an opportunity for Birnam Wood, an undeclared, unregulated, sometimes-criminal, sometimes-philanthropic guerrilla gardening collective that plants crops wherever no one will notice. For years, the group has struggled to break even. To occupy the farm at Thorndike would mean a shot at solvency at last.

But the enigmatic American billionaire Robert Lemoine also has an interest in the place: he has snatched it up to build his end-times bunker, or so he tells Birnam’s founder, Mira, when he catches her on the property. He’s intrigued by Mira, and by Birnam Wood; although they’re poles apart politically, it seems Lemoine and the group might have enemies in common. But can Birnam trust him? And, as their ideals and ideologies are tested, can they trust one another?

A gripping psychological thriller from the Booker Prize–winning author of The Luminaries, Eleanor Catton’s Birnam Wood is Shakespearean in its drama, Austenian in its wit, and, like both influences, fascinated by what makes us who we are. A brilliantly constructed study of intentions, actions, and consequences, it is a mesmerizing, unflinching consideration of the human impulse to ensure our own survival.

Based on a true story.

The Girdlestone’s yacht is stolen by desperate thieves in Cape Town, and sailed off to… who knew where? A worldwide search by Nelson and Maureen leads to a miraculous discovery halfway across the globe.

Fetching the yacht and then, taking advantage of circumstances, Nelson and Maureen start enjoying a nomadic cruising life in the magical Caribbean and Mediterranean waters before returning home and setting up operations in a newly established V&A.

An inspirational story of resilience, bravery and the strength to succeed from the billion copy bestselling author Danielle Steel.

It is 1912 and Lady Victoria Oldbrooke is not a conventional English aristocrat's daughter. Intelligent, beautiful, and fiercely independent, Victoria dreams of a world beyond the expectations of society. Eager to embrace education and adventure, she travels the globe with her beloved father, Lord Alfred Oldbrooke.

Her life takes an unforeseen turn aboard the ill-fated ship, Titanic. As tragedy strikes, Victoria's father entrusts her future to his friend, Bert Banning, a wealthy industrialist with a heart as generous as her own. Their unexpected union, born of necessity, blossoms into love and deep respect.

On the sudden death of her husband, Victoria inherits and assumes the running of the Manchester textile mills. As a female owner ahead of her time, she must defy convention as she encounters the threat of violence, strikes and rioting from a disgruntled workforce.

Lady Victoria must find the courage to stay strong in her self-belief, overcoming the prejudice of her peers and steer the mills through the tumultuous times of a changing world before her enemies destroy all she has fought for.

The NIV Blush Pink Compact Vinyl Bible, with a luxurious vinyl cover and gold foiling, is the perfect gift for the modern Bible reader. The beautiful, soft pink vinyl cover has a classic leather-like grain and gold text foiling that complements the modern design.

Christian Media Publishing’s NIV Vinyl Range Bibles, with luxurious vinyl covers and modern, high-quality designs, are ideal for gift-giving and personal use. The designs are not only beautiful, but the vinyl cover material is durable and easy to clean, making it ideal for daily use, travelling and carrying it with you to church and study groups.

An attractive, clear typeface complements the full text of the New International Version (NIV), the world’s most widely read contemporary English Bible translation. The NIV translation delivers the best combination of accuracy and readability.

This Bible, with its compact size and attractive 9-point font size, provides a comfortable reading experience.

Dis hoe mens weet dat die Here werklik leef: Jy sien sy krag wanneer Hy van mense splinternuwe skepsels maak.

Leah en Schalk leef die voorstedelike droom, hulle is gelukkig getroud, het baie vriende, 'n goeie ondersteuningsnetwerk en alles wat hul hart begeer.

Schalk is Leah se beste vriend en ’n wonderlike pa vir hul twee dogtertjies. Terwyl Schalk meer betrokke raak by die kerk en minder tyd saam met haar en die kinders deurbring, waardeer en aanvaar Barend Lubbe haar net soos sy is. Schalk verander as hy ’n
Bybelstudiegroep begin bywoon. Maar Schalk se lewe begin uitmekaar val: Sy ou vriende vermy hom; hy weet nie hoe om die kloof tussen hom en Leah te oorbrug nie en hy verloor sy inkomste. Uiteindelik ontdek Leah en Schalk om God se leiding van dag tot dag te vertrou en dat Hy hulle nie wil straf nie, maar sy liefde aan hulle wil bewys.

Juanita Aggenbach se vyfde roman is ’n roerende verhaal van tweede kanse, vergifnis en die krag van God se liefde en genade.

Kan jy vlug van wie jy regtig is?

Lula Prins wil oor begin op Heydendal. ’n Nuwe lewe, ’n nuwe dorp, ’n nuwe naam. Anoniem. Dan stap ’n nuwe man ongenooid by haar lewe in en haar verlede begin haar inhaal.

Kriek Kruger wil uitvind wat met sy laatlambroer, Dian, gebeur het. Het hy werklik na sy dood gespring of wil iemand dit na selfdood laat lyk? En wie het daardie verdoemende verslag geskryf wat hom finaal laat knak het?

Terwyl Kriek na antwoorde soek en Lula van die spoke in haar verlede vlug, gooi die noodlot hulle saam in ’n opwindende, gevaarlike wentelbaan. Gaan Kriek uitvind wie sy regtig is? En kan ’n mens ooit werklik van jou jouself weg vlug?

A comprehensive reference book and set of notes that covers everything in one book. Covers the basics and fills in the gaps. Practical and user-friendly - simple, visual and logical. Colour - coded for easy understanding, recall and application.

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.

Die duiwel is hierdie jaar los by die klooster van die heilige sint William, Beskermheilige van die Metaversum. Dapper de Wet, roosteler, gourmand en deurwinterde loodswaaier, word teen sy sin deur die Departement afgevaardig om vas te stel wat aan die gang is.

Die klooster, geleë in wat eens die vrugbare mieliedriehoek in die Vrystaat was, bied jaarliks ’n Passiespel aan waarop hulle alle hoop vestig vir oorlewing. Maar JC van Schouwenburg, wat die hoofrol vertolk, het onverklaarbaar verdwyn en Dapper is desperaat om hom
op te spoor. Die moederowerste is ontwykend, die personeel onbehulpsaam en Broeder P, die newelagtige leier van die klooster, is ontoeganklik.

Om sy lewe verder te kompliseer moet Dapper boonop chaperone speel vir ’n beeldskone onderwyser wat met ernstige vraagstukke worstel en vir wie hy gevoelens ontwikkel het wat dreig om sy ewewig te laat kantel.

’n Verbeeldingryke, onthutsende roman wat die leser sal wegvoer na ’n ander – dog totaal geloofwaardige! – wêreld.

This ground-breaking resource challenges and equips Christians to think and act biblically and compassionately in matters of sexuality.

Sexual abuse, sex addiction, gender confusion, brokenness, and shame plague today’s world, and people are seeking clarity and hope. By contesting long-held cultural paradigms, this book equips you to see how sexuality is rooted in the broader context of God’s heart and His work for us on earth. It provides a framework from which to understand the big picture of sexual challenges and wholeness, and helps you recognize that every sexual question is ultimately a spiritual one. It shifts the paradigm from combating sexual problems to confidently proclaiming and modeling the road to sacred sexuality.

Instead of arguing with the world about what’s right and wrong about sexual choices, this practical resource equips you to share the love and grace of Jesus as you encounter the pain of sexual brokenness–your own or someone else’s.

Change is the distinguishing characteristic of the business environment across the world and it affects how contemporary organisations operate. While organisations need to do more with less, they also have to satisfy the needs of their customers who, with more exposure to local and global markets, have higher expectations relating to the cost, quality, speed and innovation of the services and products they purchase from these organisations. In response to the changes in their business environment, organisations are becoming flatter, networked, global, more flexible and diverse and managers have to acquire the skills to face the challenges associated with these features.

The contemporary management principles offered in this publication integrates discussions on vital managerial competencies and skills with information on traditional and essential managerial concepts that have been effective in the past and are still relevant. The first part of the book deals with the evolution of management theory, the management process, and the features of contemporary organisations.

The next six chapters deal with the internal environment of contemporary business organisations, including a discussion on the composition of the management environment; managing change, corporate culture, power, politics conflict resolution and negotiation; business ethics; CSR and corporate governance; and workforce diversity. The rest of the chapters focus on the management functions of planning, organising, leading and control. An additional chapter deals with the role of management in the implementation of project management and a second chapter provides an overview of organisational value chains and the impact of electronic media and e-business on organisational efficiency and effectiveness.

The authors of Contemporary Management Principles are experienced lecturers in the field of business management from various universities in South Africa and Africa.

Monique and Ben Klein have been married for twenty years. They both know that they didn’t get married for all the right reasons, but they’re happy with the decision they made. They have a good life in a beautiful house, with three children who they adore.

It all worked out in the end.

Or did it?

Monique has become obsessed with being the perfect wife and mother. Her sense of self is attached to the compliments she receives from friends and relatives. From her appearance to her home to her children, nobody is allowed to see the cracks. They might be normal for other people, but not for Monique. Ben knows that he gave up on a part of himself and his dreams when he married Monique. He’s an actuary, working for a corporate, and not the artist that he longed to be. He ignores as best he can the difference in their thinking. If anyone asks, he is happy.

Their daughter Rosie is struggling with her friendships and the daunting world of teenage parties. But with a strict mother like Monique, she knows that even if she gets frustrated, Monique’s rules will keep her safe.

Until Ben meets Daisy. And Rosie meets Margie. And everything starts to fall apart.

Lieutenant Jack Pembroke’s most dangerous mission yet.

It’s the summer of 1942 and the fate of the Mediterranean hangs in the balance. After evacuating South African troops from Tobruk, Jack and his small escort ship, HMSAS Gannet, join a vital and secret convoy from Egypt to relieve the island of Malta, which is under siege.

Powerful German and Italian forces have been assembled to make sure the ships don’t get through and the course of the war could well be determined by this mission, codenamed Operation Assegai.

However, reaching Malta is just the beginning. Gannet is chosen for a daring raid on an enemy-held island and the crew must join a commando in a lightning strike on a radar facility. It’s a dangerous – but crucial – sortie with the odds heavily stacked against Jack and his men. And while his love affair with the Spanish beauty Alana is taking on troubling overtones, Jack is haunted by flashbacks to the mayhem of Dunkirk.

Wisani Maluleke is a studying Sociology at Wits, juggling three jobs while caring for her bedridden mother and her younger, allergy-prone brother. Life in Soweto has made her tough, but she’s stretched to breaking point, until her university thesis leads her straight into the
path of the Bafokeng brothers, heirs to the feared and legendary Marashea underworld.

At the heart of this brotherhood is Mohapi Mofokeng: silent, commanding, and dangerous. When Wisani crosses his path, what begins as a desperate attempt to her research pulls her into a world of secrets, blood loyalty, and shadows that never die. Between survival, love, and the weight of her family’s struggles, Wisani must decide whether to walk away, or stand with the brothers who could destroy her or save her.

A story of resilience, a clash between survival and desire. Set in Soweto and Lesotho.

Now in its 9th edition, Financial Management is the leading text on the theory and application of corporate finance in southern Africa.

Set against the backdrop of recent developments in financial markets, instruments and financial theory, the text refers to real-world applications and financial decisions by South African companies.

Discover these four fantastical and funny tales with full colour illustrations, the perfect introduction for younger readers to the world of master storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett.

Four STARRY tales of time travel, space and . . . lemonade?!

All aboard the 59A time travelling bus!

Sip a cool lemonade on the moon!

Meet a caveman who is still alive today!

Find out how to build a rocket ship that goes to Mars!

‘Whoever heard of three kids going to the Moon?’ - Goggles (a kid who has been to the Moon).

Policing in Africa is often portrayed as being practised by incompetent and corrupt apologists for governing regimes. Professional policing, on the other hand, is the opposite of populist, incompetent, corrupt and regime-partisan policing. A professional police agency is dependent on solid competence acquired through learning interventions aimed at the type of police service delivery that will suit a democratic society and an adherence to human rights principles. Policing in Africa: Towards an African Epistemology aims to provide some knowledge towards the achievement of exactly that type of police service delivery.

In this book the authors present a dialectic of African preference and northern epistemology, and aim for synthesis between the two. The foundational epistemological discourses typical of African continental thinking on matters of community importance are the focal point. The book emphasises the strengthening of policing epistemology through research and people development. This, in turn, aims to bolster policing practices such as the prevention of crime through the ubiquitous quest for community partnerships, peace, conflict resolution and effective resolving of committed crimes.

Policing in Africa: Towards an African Epistemology is designed for studying and reflection. Learning outcomes guide, new terms enlighten, and critical thinking activities and case studies support reflection. The authors express the wish that this book will be of value to students, facilitators of learning, policy makers, oversight agencies, civil society organisations, libraries and communities in the broadest definition possible.

This edition of Cession for Students is an update with some new cases added and a more user-friendly format. The book is a useful tool for both students and practitioners in mastering this complicated subject.

Cession for Students is divided into three sections: the substantive law of cession, case study questions and a short introduction to the drafting of cession documents. The first section is for examination purposes, the second to test insight and practical knowledge and the third serves as a practical aid.

Contents Include:

• Substantive law of cession
• Questions and answers
• Case studies
• Examples of drafting cession documents

With corruption and fraud endemic in democratic South Africa, whistleblowers have provided an invaluable service to society through disclosures about coverups, malfeasance and wrongdoing. Their courageous acts have resulted in the recovery of millions of rands to the fiscus and to their fellow citizens as well as in improved transparency and accountability.

But in most cases, the outcomes for the whistleblowers themselves are devastating. Some have been gunned down in orchestrated assassinations, others have been threatened and targeted in sinister dirty-tricks campaigns. Many are hounded out of their jobs, ostracised and victimised. They are pushed to the fringes of society.

These are the evocative accounts of South Africa’s whistleblowers, told in their own voices, from across the country. The Whistleblowers also advocates for a change in legislation, organisational support and social attitudes in order to embolden others to have the courage to step up

A compelling new biography of former prime minister Gordon Brown, a dominant figure in the Labour Party for five decades.

More than fifteen years since he left Downing Street, Brown continues to wield significant influence among the current generation. Polls regularly suggest he is the most popular living former prime minister. Yet his short time in Number 10 ended in bitterness and election defeat.

In James Macintyre's fascinating new biography, he provides a definitive portrait of a true political giant. Based on unique access to Brown's personal archive and interviews with his family, friends, colleagues and political rivals - including Tony Blair, David Cameron and Alastair Campbell, among many others - Macintyre reveals the private man behind the public figure. We gain unprecedented insight into his family life, his faith and what it is that still motivates him.

From his political birth as a teenaged student at Edinburgh University to his ongoing efforts to improve children's education around the world, Brown's passionate engagement in politics remains undimmed. Macintyre takes the reader to the heart of the action, providing fresh perspectives on key events in Brown's career, whether it's the battle for the Labour leadership in 1994, the invasion of Iraq, the challenges of coping with the global financial crash in 2008 or the Scottish independence and Brexit referendums.

Gordon Brown: Power with Purpose not only outlines Brown's formidable legacy but shows how, even as he reaches the age of seventy-five, there is still a powerful purpose in all he does that can inspire anyone who wants to create meaningful change.