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Books > Sport & Leisure
In this insightful guide, the authors introduce readers to the rich
animal life of South Africa’s largest nature reserve – the Kruger
National Park.
The Kruger is home to 71 mammal, 252 bird, 36 reptile and 18 amphibian
species. This guide describes the most common and most often seen
animal species in plain language and the descriptions are accompanied
by clear, full-colour photographs of each animal.
With this handy and easy-to-use field guide by your side, you never
again have to worry about identifying animals correctly.
While most research on inequality focuses on impoverished
communities, it often ignores how powerful communities and elites
monopolize resources at the top of the social hierarchy. In
Privilege at Play, Hugo Ceron-Anaya offers an intersectional
analysis of Mexican elites to examine the ways affluent groups
perpetuate dynamics of domination and subordination. Using
ethnographic research conducted inside three exclusive golf clubs
and in-depth interviews with upper-middle and upper-class golfers,
as well as working-class employees, Ceron-Anaya focuses on the
class, racial, and gender dynamics that underpin privilege in
contemporary Mexico. His detailed analysis of social life and the
organization of physical space further considers how the legacy of
imperialism continues to determine practices of exclusion and how
social hierarchies are subtlety reproduced through distinctions
such as fashion and humor, in addition to the traditional
indicators of wealth and class. Adding another dimension to the
complex nature of social exclusion, Privilege at Play shows how
elite social relations and spaces allow for the resource hoarding
and monopolization that helps create and maintain poverty.
This lively collection by celebrated storyteller Doug Elliott will
delight readers with its blend of natural history and heartfelt,
hilarious takes on life. Whether tracking skunks, philosophizing
over dung beetles or reading divine script on the back of a trout,
Elliott brings a sense of wonder and humor to every story. His
broad scientific and cultural knowledge of the Appalachians and
beyond is a treasure. Dive deeply into the richness of the natural
world, climb high into the tree of life and return- with amazing
tales, humorous insights and deep spiritual truths.
The story of Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, one of the world's best-loved hotels, is also the tale of a region rich in cultural and natural history.
As the lodge celebrates its 30th anniversary we tell the story of the hotel, the people and the region - a chronicle of a journey 180 million years in the making.
'Packed with hard laughs' Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul, Mr. Show
'The funniest book ever written' Josh Weinstein, showrunner of The
Simpsons 'Some of the funniest, cleverest satirical pieces of
writing in the world' Aisling Bea, creator of This Way Up In 2001,
fans of the internet were introduced to scanned pages from spoof
local newspaper The Framley Examiner. Packed with humdrum and
preposterous news stories, classified ads, local business features
and headlines that seemed to have been typed while asleep, it
skewered the banal madness of small-town existence, perfectly
encapsulating the British national character. Framley's strange yet
familiar community - stuffed with its own cast, insane geography
and rich local history - struck a chord with those who recognised
their own home towns in its reflection. The website was loved and
shared by an eager public as well as famous fans from Little
Britain, The Simpsons and the Cambridge Centre for Theoretical
Cosmology (Professor Stephen Hawking was a Framley enthusiast).
Marking the twentieth anniversary of the website's first appearance
The Incomplete Framley Examiner combines the pages of the original
book, published in 2002, with all the pages published online in the
years since and brand new material for a bigger, more luxurious,
toilet-proof compendium for the annals of history.
Sappi tree spotting is the well-known, easy method of tree
identification, written for the newcomer to the area as well as the
experienced tree enthusiast. Sappi Tree Spotting: Lowveld
(including the Kruger National Park) is now in its third edition,
and it will help the reader to recognize almost three quarters of
the larger trees to be seen in the Lowveld. The title is based on
three innovative concepts - it keeps the terminology simple. The
average recreational tree spotter will never use 'pubescent' when
'hairy' will do! Most trees are easy to find, as long as you look
for the right trees in the right places. Some trees can be
identified easily because of their Striking Features. These trees
do not need a complex system of 'keying', because they are
instantly recognisable.
From GNU to Trump 2.0. From A2I to penguins, potholes to political soapies. Cyril goes to Washington and the great Floyd and Julius breakup… and let’s not forget the hadedas.
Join Madam, Eve, Mother Anderson, Thandi and the rest of the beloved cast of characters for a laughter-filled ride on the rollercoaster that was yet another crazy year in South Africa.
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