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In Remarkable gardens, the beauty of South African gardens is
revealed by Craig Fraser and Nini Bairnsfather Cloete. Featuring
sumptuous photographs and engaging text, this book combines history
and horticulture to take its reader on a fascinating journey
through 20 of the most magical private gardens in the country. A
multifaceted kaleidescope of gardens is featured, from those that
are carefully and formally landscaped to those left to their own
free-spirited and natural devices; The gardens are located in a
diverse group of regions and climates. These range from the majesty
of the Cape Floral Kingdom to the Little Karoo, the Drakensberg
mountains and KwaZulu-Natal; Conversations with the gardens’ owners
illuminate their histories, with the trials, tribulations and
triumphs of their personal journeys shedding light on the creation
of each garden; Landscape elements featured in the book include
water gardens, sculpture gardens, parterres, herb and vegetable
gardens and farm gardens. While most of these gardens usually
remain hidden from view, in Remarkable Gardens of South Africa
their stunning scenery, rich history and intriguing diversity are
explored with romantic, inspiring results.
In Donkerwerk word daar gefokus op die dialektiese interafhanklikheid van alle dinge. Daar word besin oor die nietigheid van die mens teenoor die mistieke grootsheid van die heelal, maar ook op die verhouding tussen die mens en die natuur.
Tematies handel die verse oor kinderloosheid, verganklikheid, die liefde, familie, geskiedenis, musiek en oorlog. Bekendes soos Dracula, Paul Celan en Stephen Hawking word aan die hand van portretstudies verbeeld, terwyl sosiale en persoonlike onrus die spilpunt van sommige verse vorm.
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Black St. Louis
Calvin Riley, Nini Harris
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R1,077
R873
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CAIN MEETS THE FOX SISTERS! Having dealt with the crimes committed
in Drientl by the bailiff and his cohort, Cain begins to work on
improvements to the town, and signs of change can now be seen.
Then, Cain visits a slave merchant to talk about transferring
custody of some criminals--but finds that some of the captives are
innocents. Can Cain help them?
VISCOUNT CAIN TO THE RESCUE? Cain saved the territory of Gracia
from certain disaster at the hands of the evil god Aron. In
recognition of this achievement, the king made him a viscount and
entrusted him with the governing of the territory of Drientl.
Amidst rumors of trouble in the territory, Cain goes to review the
situation, and finds that it’s worse than he imagined. What
problems will this audacious boy cause--and solve--now?
In the nineteenth century, the political independence and stability
of the Yemen were undermined by outside forces. The Wahabite
movement, British naval imperialism and the expansion of the
Ottoman Empire all contributed to the decline of the country. The
upheavals of the period are the framework of this study of the
Jewish community, its leaders and institutions. Messianic fervour
and emigration to Palestine were characteristic responses to the
difficulties faced by the Jewish community, and while the messiahs
and their followers were immediately rejected by the rationalists
and authorities, the close links between the Jews of the Yemen and
Palestine were only broken as a result of the First World War. This
book, first published in 1991, is not only an important
contribution to scholarly work on the history of Muslim/Jewish
relations, but also a vivid description of a Sephardi community
which is now gone.
This book presents a comprehensive reassessment of Europe in the
Cold War period, 1945-91. Contrary to popular belief, it shows that
relations between East and West were based not only on
confrontation and mutual distrust, but also on collaboration. The
authors reveal that - despite opposing ideologies - there was in
fact considerable interaction and exchange between different
Eastern and Western actors (such states, enterprises, associations,
organisations and individuals) irrespective of the Iron Curtain.
This book challenges both the traditional understanding of the
East-West juxtaposition and the relevancy of the Iron Curtain.
Covering the full period, and taking into account a range of
spheres including trade, scientific-technical co-operation, and
cultural and social exchanges, it reveals how smaller countries and
smaller actors in Europe were able to forge and implement their
agendas within their own blocs. The books suggests that given these
lower-level actors engaged in mutually beneficial cooperation,
often running counter to the ambitions of the bloc-leaders, the
rules of Cold War interaction were not, in fact, exclusively
dictated by the superpowers.
Fully revised, and including a new chapter, this is a welcome new
edition of a psychoanalytic classic. The extraordinary
autobiography of a woman who has had Jungian, Freudian and Kleinian
analyses, My Kleinian Home depicts the author's life as an odyssey
full of familial, historical and personal distress. She bravely and
honestly discusses her experiences as a German Jew in the 1930s,
the death of a child, and her constant search for the resolution of
her childhood traumas, and brings an unusual clarity to the
assumptions and experience of Kleinian psychoanalysis.
In the nineteenth century, the political independence and stability
of the Yemen were undermined by outside forces. The Wahabite
movement, British naval imperialism and the expansion of the
Ottoman Empire all contributed to the decline of the country. The
upheavals of the period are the framework of this study of the
Jewish community, its leaders and institutions. Messianic fervour
and emigration to Palestine were characteristic responses to the
difficulties faced by the Jewish community, and while the messiahs
and their followers were immediately rejected by the rationalists
and authorities, the close links between the Jews of the Yemen and
Palestine were only broken as a result of the First World War. This
book, first published in 1991, is not only an important
contribution to scholarly work on the history of Muslim/Jewish
relations, but also a vivid description of a Sephardi community
which is now gone.
Loving: A Photographic History of Men in Love, 1850-1950 portrays
the history of romantic love between men in hundreds of moving and
tender vernacular photographs taken between the years 1850 and
1950. This visual narrative of astonishing sensitivity brings to
light an until-now-unpublished collection of hundreds of snapshots,
portraits, and group photos taken in the most varied of contexts,
both private and public. Taken when male partnerships were often
illegal, the photos here were found at flea markets, in shoe boxes,
family archives, old suitcases, and later online and at auctions.
The collection now includes photos from all over the world:
Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Japan,
Greece, Latvia, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, and
Serbia. The subjects were identified as couples by that
unmistakable look in the eyes of two people in love - impossible to
manufacture or hide. They were also recognised by body language -
evidence as subtle as one hand barely grazing another - and by
inscriptions, often coded. Included here are ambrotypes,
daguerreotypes, glass negatives, tin types, cabinet cards, photo
postcards, photo strips, photomatics, and snapshots - over 100
years of social history and the development of photography. Loving
will be produced to the highest standards in illustrated book
publishing, The photographs - many fragile from age or handling -
have been digitised using a technology derived from that used on
surveillance satellites and available in only five places around
the world. Paper and other materials are among the best available.
And Loving will be manufactured at one of the world's elite
printers. Loving, the book, will be up to the measure of its
message in every way. In these delight-filled pages, couples in
love tell their own story for the first time at a time when joy and
hope - indeed human connectivity - are crucial lifelines to our
better selves. Universal in reach and overwhelming in impact,
Loving speaks to our spirit and resilience, our capacity for bliss,
and our longing for the shared truths of love.
This book presents a comprehensive reassessment of Europe in the
Cold War period, 1945-91. Contrary to popular belief, it shows that
relations between East and West were based not only on
confrontation and mutual distrust, but also on collaboration. The
authors reveal that - despite opposing ideologies - there was in
fact considerable interaction and exchange between different
Eastern and Western actors (such states, enterprises, associations,
organisations and individuals) irrespective of the Iron Curtain.
This book challenges both the traditional understanding of the
East-West juxtaposition and the relevancy of the Iron Curtain.
Covering the full period, and taking into account a range of
spheres including trade, scientific-technical co-operation, and
cultural and social exchanges, it reveals how smaller countries and
smaller actors in Europe were able to forge and implement their
agendas within their own blocs. The books suggests that given these
lower-level actors engaged in mutually beneficial cooperation,
often running counter to the ambitions of the bloc-leaders, the
rules of Cold War interaction were not, in fact, exclusively
dictated by the superpowers.
Fully revised, and including a new chapter, this is a welcome new
edition of a psychoanalytic classic. The extraordinary
autobiography of a woman who has had Jungian, Freudian and Kleinian
analyses, My Kleinian Home depicts the author's life as an odyssey
full of familial, historical and personal distress. She bravely and
honestly discusses her experiences as a German Jew in the 1930s,
the death of a child, and her constant search for the resolution of
her childhood traumas, and brings an unusual clarity to the
assumptions and experience of Kleinian psychoanalysis.
`authors elucidate upon theory with excellent illustrations from their practice ... equips the lay person with a means of understanding grief and loss' - Nursing Standard
Symposium Z, 'Oxide Semiconductors', and Symposium F, 'Oxide Thin
Films for Renewable Energy Applications', were held November 25-30
at the 2012 MRS Fall Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts. Oxide
materials are attracting considerable attention both as
semiconductors for a wide range of potential device applications
but also in energy research spanning from photo- and
electro-catalysis, to electrolytes and electrodes used in batteries
or fuel cells. This symposium proceedings volume collects recent
reports from the meeting aimed at providing a fundamental
understanding of bulk oxide materials as well as thin films and
nano-structures. The topics covered in this volume are quite broad
and include such areas as growth and doping, defects and
characterisation, and device applications.
In large surface mining operations, drilling and blasting
activities constitute more than 15% of the total costs. In order to
optimize performance and minimize costs, a thorough knowledge of
drill and blast operations is, therefore, extremely important. In
this unique reference volume, rotary blasthole drilling and surface
blasting, as applied in large surface mines, are comprehensively
covered. Both new and classic concepts, techniques and
methodologies are presented, supported by numerous illustrations
and practical data. In 26 chapters, drilling, surface blasting,
rock, rock mass, machinery, tools and accessories, compressors and
air flushing, computing and practice are many other relevant
subjects are treated; the first 16 chapters deal with rotary
blasthole drilling, and the 10 next chapters with the concepts,
theory and practice of blasting. Moreover, the 14 appendices
provide vital technical and commercial data, to further support the
reader to design, plan, execute, and calculate blasthole drilling
operations. This volume is intended for professionals and
technicians in mining, exploration, geological and mechanical
engineering, who are involved with the design, planning, and
execution of rotary drilling and blasting operations in surface
mines.
In large surface mining operations, drilling and blasting
activities constitute more than 15% of the total costs. In order to
optimize performance and minimize costs, a thorough knowledge of
drill and blast operations is, therefore, extremely important. In
this unique reference volume, rotary blasthole drilling and surface
blasting, as applied in large surface mines, are comprehensively
covered. Both new and classic concepts, techniques and
methodologies are presented, supported by numerous illustrations
and practical data. In 26 chapters, drilling, surface blasting,
rock, rock mass, machinery, tools and accessories, compressors and
air flushing, computing and practice are many other relevant
subjects are treated; the first 16 chapters deal with rotary
blasthole drilling, and the 10 next chapters with the concepts,
theory and practice of blasting. Moreover, the 14 appendices
provide vital technical and commercial data, to further support the
reader to design, plan, execute, and calculate blasthole drilling
operations. This volume is intended for professionals and
technicians in mining, exploration, geological and mechanical
engineering, who are involved with the design, planning, and
execution of rotary drilling and blasting operations in surface
mines.
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Sister Mary (Paperback)
Nini Herman
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R1,548
R1,370
Discovery Miles 13 700
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In this moving collaboration between psychotherapist and patient,
Sister Mary relates her own story of abuse as a child by a much
loved father, and the three years of psychoanalytic psychotherapy
she underwent with Nini Herman when she was in her forties. This
book provides an insight into the developing relationship between a
patient and her psychotherapist and includes the important part
played by the use of art therapy when Sister Mary became almost
mute.
If you want to know what psychotherapy is, start here. For many
people in psychological distress, the route is all too clear - a
visit to the general practitioner, anti-depressants and, in severe
cases, hospitalization, the distinction between that path and the
experience of psychotherapy - especially psychoanalysis - is rarely
clear. Nini Herman makes an eloquent plea for a different approach.
She takes the reader carefully through the meaning the main
figures, the issues and above all, the process of psychotherapy.
This is the first book which carefully describes that process in
truly accessible terms.
GET SET TO IMPRESS! Cain von Silford was reincarnated as the son of
an aristocrat and given immense power and divine protection by
mischievous gods. In return for his brave deeds, he has been
granted his own mansion by the king at the young age of ten. But
his status in this world is not assured - first, he must hold a
lavish housewarming party where he will be judged by his fellow
aristocrats. And while his power is already so great that he must
try to conceal it, what will happen when the king gives him access
to the palace's library of magic books?
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Black Water
Ninie Hammon
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R496
Discovery Miles 4 960
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Metal Oxide-Based Thin Film Structures: Formation, Characterization
and Application of Interface-Based Phenomena bridges the gap
between thin film deposition and device development by exploring
the synthesis, properties and applications of thin film interfaces.
Part I deals with theoretical and experimental aspects of epitaxial
growth, the structure and morphology of oxide-metal interfaces
deposited with different deposition techniques and new developments
in growth methods. Part II concerns analysis techniques for the
electrical, optical, magnetic and structural properties of thin
film interfaces. In Part III, the emphasis is on ionic and
electronic transport at the interfaces of Metal-oxide thin films.
Part IV discusses methods for tailoring metal oxide thin film
interfaces for specific applications, including microelectronics,
communication, optical electronics, catalysis, and energy
generation and conservation. This book is an essential resource for
anyone seeking to further their knowledge of metal oxide thin films
and interfaces, including scientists and engineers working on
electronic devices and energy systems and those engaged in research
into electronic materials.
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The Knowing
Ninie Hammon
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R509
Discovery Miles 5 090
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Dear Brother (Hardcover)
Alison McGhee; Illustrated by Tuan Nini
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R377
R313
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