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Mandela - Martin MeredithMandela: A Biography by Martin Meredith details the life of Nelson Mandela, one of the most admired political figures of the twentieth century. It was his leadership and moral courage above all that helped to deliver a peaceful end to apartheid in South Africa after years of racial division and violence and to establish a fledgling democracy there. |
ZAR 155.00 |
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George Rex of Knysna - Sanni MetelerkampGeorge Rex of Knysna: The Authentic Story by Sanni Metelerkamp, written by one of his descendants, is the story of Knysa's founder, an Englishman who settled in Knysna and claimed descent from an English King. |
ZAR 120.00 |
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My Own Liberator - Dikgang MosenekeMy Own Liberator by Dikgang Moseneke pays homage to the many people and places that have helped to define and shape him. |
ZAR 125.00 |
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Twelve Years in South Africa - Rev. J. O'HaireTwelve Years in South Africa by Reverend James O'Haire presents recollections of the western district of the Cape of Good Hope, selected chiefly from his diary. Reverend James O'Haire was an Irish priest who started the Catholic Mission at Malmesbury. |
ZAR 500.00 |
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Zululand Wilderness - Ian PlayerZululand Wilderness: Shadow and Soul by Ian Player tells the story of a profound friendship between Ian Player and Qumbu Magqubu Ntombela that took them along rhino, elephant and hippo paths, across the Black and White Umfolozi rivers, and into the domain of ancient Zulu kings |
ZAR 75.00 |
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Helen Suzman - Robin RenwickHelen Suzman: Bright star in a dark chamber by Robin Renwick is a short but concise volume on the veteran anti-apartheid campaigner and parliamentarian. |
ZAR 90.00 |
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This is My World - Susan Imrie RossThis is My World: The Life of Helen Martins, Creator of the Owl House is a vivid yet scholarly biography of Helen Martins that tells the story of her extraordinary struggle as an artist to transform her world. Illustrated throughout with b&w and colour photos. |
ZAR 900.00 |
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Sarah Gertrude Millin - Martin RubinSarah Gertrude Millin: A South African life by Martin Rubin thoroughly explores the life of this vivid, vocifrous and controversial person. Through her novels and non fiction works she became a major interpreter of South Africa and its peoples and problems. |
ZAR 120.00 |
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The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law - Albie SachsThe Strange Alchemy of Life and Law by Albie Sachs is an autobiography of Albie Sachs, who played a prominent part in the struggle for justice in South Africa. The book provides unique access to an insider's perspective on modern South Africa, and a rare glimpse into the working of a judicial mind. |
ZAR 350.00 |
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Only An Anguish To Live Here - Karel SchoemanOnly An Anguish To Live Here: Olive Schreiner and the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 by Karel Schoeman is a biography of Olive Schreiner. During the Anglo-Boer War, Olive Schreiner took the part of the Boer Republics. |
ZAR 300.00 |
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Kitty and the Prince - Ben ShephardKitty and the Prince by Ben Shephard is the story of the doomed love affair between Kitty Jewell, the white daughter of a Cornish mining engineer and Prince Lobengula, a black man. He was a member of a travelling show called Savage South Africa comprising African natives and wild animals brought from South Africa for the entertainment of the British public in 1899. |
ZAR 75.00 |
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In Search of Freedom - A. Shipanga & S. ArmstrongIn Search of Freedom: The Andreas Shipanga Story As Told to Sue Armstrong by A. Shipanga and S. |
ZAR 160.00 |
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John Blades Currey - edited by Phillida Brooke SimonsJohn Blades Currey, 1850 -1900 edited by Phillida Brooke Simons publishes the memoirs of Curry for the first time. Arriving from England in 1850 he tried soldiering, copper-mining and farming before going into the civil-service. In this position he introduced the first diamond to Europe and was blamed for the diggers rebellion in 1875. |
ZAR 700.00 |
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The Mabilles of Basutoland - Edwin W. SmithThe Mabilles of Basutoland by Edwin W. Smith describes for the first time the story of M. and Mme. Mabille, of Basutoland. The story of this husband and wife is a romantic one of ardent Christian service, of adventure in war and travel. A missionary epic of the days before yesterday in darkest Africa. |
ZAR 150.00 |
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The Hunter and the Go-Away Bird - Stephen J SmithThe Hunter and the Go-Away Bird: Ramblings of an African Hunter by Stephen J Smith contains the hunting experiences of the author over a period of nearly forty years. The book is a jumble of experiences which is typical of the professional hunter's life. Illustrated with b&w photos. |
ZAR 475.00 |
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Reeva - June SteenkampReeva: A mother's story by June Steenkamp is a painfully honest and unflinching account of Reeva's life. June talks about what really went on in her mind as she sat in the packed Pretoria court room day after day and how she is coping in the aftermath of the verdict. |
ZAR 135.00 |
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Parcel of Death - Gaongalelwe TiroParcel of Death: The Biography of Onkgopotse Abram Tiro by Gaongalelwe Tiro recounts the little-told life story of the first South African freedom fighter the apartheid regime pursued beyond the country’s borders to assassinate with a parcel bomb. |
ZAR 125.00 |
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Into the Past - Phillip TobiasInto the Past:A memoir by Phillip Tobias is the autobiography of the South African scientist, renowned for his pioneering work at South Africa's famous fossil hominid sites, and for his quarter-century partnership with Louis and Mary Leakey. |
ZAR 225.00 |
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Images of Humanity - Phillip V. TobiasImages of Humanity: The Selected Writings of Phillip V. Tobias by Phillip V. Tobias presents his selected writings and includes a comprehensive bibliography of all published works, from articles written as a student, to books written as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Wits University. |
ZAR 120.00 |
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Judith Mason: A Prospect of Icons - W. Van Rensburg, J. Mason & B. FreemantleJudith Mason: A Prospect of Icons by W. Van Rensburg, J. Mason and B. Freemantle presents a retrospective exhibition of the works of Judith Mason in commemoration of the artist's 70th birthday. It includes topics on her paintings, drawings, assemblage, installation, books and essays. |
ZAR 700.00 |
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Judith Mason: A Prospect of Icons - W. Van Rensburg, J. Mason & B. FreemantleJudith Mason: A Prospect of Icons by W. Van Rensburg, J. Mason and B. Freemantle presents a retrospective exhibition of the works of Judith Mason in commemoration of the artist's 70th birthday. It includes topics on her paintings, drawings, assemblage, installation, books and essays. Ex-libris copy. |
ZAR 600.00 |
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The Randlords - Geoffrey WheatcroftThe Randlords by Geoffrey Wheatcroft is the story of those men who transformed South Africa from a dry barren land, leaving modern South Africa as their legacy, particularly Johannesburg whose history of mining underlies that of the whole country. Illustrated with b&w photos. |
ZAR 125.00 |
