Monday, July 28, 2008

Man of the People: Nelson Mandela by Raymond Louw



Man of the People: Nelson Mandela by Raymond LouwMan of the People: A photographic tribute to Nelson Mandela

Author: Raymond Louw
Format: Hardcover



Description:
Man of the People documents the development of Mandela as a political leader, and also as a family man and friend. Magubane presents some of his most famous political photographs depicting Mandela as a leader through the various stages of the struggle. Through his relationship with Mandela, Magubane was given unparalleled access to his private life and his home.
The collection includes wonderful personal and behind-the-scenes photographs of Madiba at home and at family events.

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The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch



The Last Lecture by Randy PauschThe Last Lecture
Author: Randy Pausch
Format: Hardcover




Description:
A lot of professors give talks titled The Last Lecture. Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them:

What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we had to vanish tomorrow, what would we want as our legacy?

When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn't have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the lecture he gave Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams wasnt about dying. It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, of enabling the dreams of others, of seizing every moment (because time is all you have and you may find one day that you have less than you think).

It was a summation of everything Randy had come to believe.

It was about living. In this book, Randy Pausch has combined the humour, inspiration, and intelligence that made his lecture such a phenomenon and given it an indelible form.

It is a book that will be shared for generations to come.

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Your Chinese Horoscope 2009 by Neil Somerville



Your Chinese Horoscope 2009 Your Chinese Horoscope 2009
Author: Neil Somerville
Format: Softcover




Description:
The year 2009 is the Chinese Year of the Ox -- what will this mean for you?

This complete guide contains all the predictions you will need to take you into the year ahead -- a year which offers great hope, advancement and opportunity.

The ancient art of Chinese astrology, which predates the Western zodiac, is a detailed system of divination that has been in use in the Orient for thousands of years. The depth of its wisdom and the accuracy of its character analysis and prediction has caught the imagination of the Western world in recent years and led to a rapid rise in its popularity.

This popular and enlightening bestselling guide -- now in its 21st year -- includes:

Friday, July 11, 2008

Faith Like Potatoes by Angus Buchan



Faith Like Potatoes by Angus Buchan and Jan GreenoughFaith Like Potatoes
Author: Angus Buchan, Jan Greenough
Format: Softcover



Description:
Faith like potatoes -- ‘The seed for a great miracle lies not in difficulty, but impossibilty’ Angus Buchan is a tough, straightforward South African farmer of Scottish extraction, whose gentle but uncompromising faith has carried him through drought, financial crisis and family tragedy.

Called by God to preach the gospel, he has found the Holy Spirit working through him in amazing miracles of provision, healing and changed lives.

Read the true story that inspired the film.

Now also available in Afrikaans.

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Other Books by Angus:
A Farmer's Year: Daily Truth to Change Your Life
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Also available:
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Stolen Time by Sunny Jacobs



Stolen Time by Sunny JacobsStolen Time
Author: Sunny Jacobs
Format: Softcover




Description:
Stolen Time: One Woman's Inspiring Story as an Innocent Condemned to Death --

"In a world of one, I am alone, more alone than I have ever been in my life. Locked up in a box within a box where no one can enter and I cannot leave. I am to await my death."

In 1976 a twenty-eight-year-old mother of two and her partner were wrongfully sentenced to death by the Florida courts for the murder of two police officers.

Sunny Jacobs would not taste freedom again for seventeen years, by which time her two children were estranged, her parents were dead and her beloved partner, Jesse Tafero, had been executed. Sunny spent five years on death row in solitary confinement.

In a cell the width of her arm-span, her only lifeline was the stream of letters between herself and Jesse, offering love and strength, each echoing the other's conviction that the truth would soon be revealed. She refused to lose hope, even though the state had allowed falsified testimonies to condemn her and Jesse, disregarding hidden evidence and the true murderer's confession.

Then in 1981 Sunny's sentence was reduced to life yet Jesse remained on death row, and Sunny lived under the constant shadow of his impending execution. But Sunny miraculously maintained her strength of heart, and fought on to prove their innocence - until in 1992 she was finally released, seventeen years after her ordeal began.

But it was two years too late for Jesse, who had died in a horrible botched execution that caused outrage the world over. Sunny Jacobs' life has been layered with tragedy and yet her story, while delving into her darkest days, is a shining example of a woman's triumph over despair. Sunny's resilience, her unshakeable joy, and her astounding ability to forgive are beautifully depicted in this stunning and uplifting memoir.

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