Greetings and Other Stories by Terry Bisson

Greetings and Other Stories
Author: Terry Bisson
Format: Hardcover




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Greetings and Other Stories is a collection of fearless, irreverent, and surprisingly optimistic short stories from a science fiction veteran known for taking readers on a wild ride. The surreal adventures this time around include an escape from an assisted-death facility, a case for a supernatural sleuth, an airport run-in with Homeland Security, a volunteer crucifixion, and a Neanderthal eviction.

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Dinner With Mugabe by Heidi Holland

Dinner With Mugabe
Author: Heidi Holland
Format: Hardcover



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This penetrating, timely portrait of Robert Mugabe is the psychobiography of a man whose once-brilliant career has ruined Zimbabwe and cast shame on the African continent.

The author's tireless investigation begins with her having dinner with Mugabe, the freedom fighter, and ends in a searching interview with Zimbabwe's president more than 30 years later.

The author charts Mugabe’s gradual self-destruction, and uncovers the complicity of some of the most respectable international players in the Zimbabwe tragedy.

Probing the mystery of Africa’s loyalty to one of its worst dictators, Holland explores the contradictions that cloud the life of the most controversial figure on the continent.

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The Language of God by Francis Collins

The Language of God
Author: Francis Collins
Format: Softcover



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Dr Francis S. Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, is one of the world\'s leading scientists, working at the cutting edge of the study of DNA, the code of life. Yet he is also a man of unshakable faith in God. How does he reconcile the seemingly unreconcilable? In THE LANGUAGE OF GOD he explains his own journey from atheism to faith, and then takes the reader on a stunning tour of modern science to show that physics, chemistry and biology -- indeed, reason itself -- are not incompatible with belief. His book is essential reading for anyone who wonders about the deepest questions of all: why are we here? How did we get here? And what does life mean?

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Economics for South African Students by Louis Fourie

Economics for South African Students
Author: Louis Fourie; Philip Mohr
Format: Softcover



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Table of Contents:

• Introduction. What economics is all about
  
• a closer look at the economic problem
  
• the interdependence between the major sectors, markets and flows in the mixed economy
  
• measuring the performance of the economy
  
• the South African economy
  
• the economist's analytical toolkit. Microeconomics. Demand and supply prices
  
• demand and supply in action
  
• elasticity
  
• background to demand - the theory of consumer choice
  
• background to supply - the theory of production and cost
  
• perfect competition
  
• monopoly and imperfect competition
  
• the labour market. From microeconomics to macro-economics - three important sectors in the economy. The monetary sector
  
• the public sector
  
• the foreign sector. Macroeconomics. Income determination in a simple Keynesian macroeconomic model.
  
• Keynesian models including the government and the foreign sector
  
• more on macroeconomic theory and policy
  
• inflation
  
• unemployment and the Phillips curve
  
• economic growth and development. Index

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Oliver Tambo Remembered by Lindiwe Mabuza

Oliver Tambo Remembered
Author: Lindiwe Mabuza; Zweledinga Pallo Jordan
Format: Hardcover



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A celebration of Oliver Reginald Tambo, South African leader, clergyman and comrade.

This book contains contributions from those who encountered Tambo and knew him when he was living in South Africa and the UK on his travels, including Nelson and Winnie Mandela and Desmond Tutu. Tambo in Exile is a salute to one of South Africa's most remarkable individuals. On what would have been Oliver Tambo's 90th birthday, friends and associates remember the leader and celebrate his impact on South Africa's future and his unyielding commitment to raising the profile of the ANC.

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Die Judasbok deur Dalene Matthee

Die Judasbok
Author: Dalene Matthee
Format: Hardcover



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Die Judasbok is Dalene Matthee se eerste boek. Hiermee het sy in 1982 haar talent triomfantlik aangekondig; en dié bundel verhale het haar ná aan haar hart gelê, want vyf-en-twintig jaar se gevoelens en ervarings, bepeinsing en besinning lê hierin opgesluit.

"As ek uit die skool is, gaan ek ... boeke skryf," sê een van haar karakters in Die Judasbok. "En ek sal bekend word."

Met hierdie bundel verhale en haar romans Kringe in 'n bos, Fiela se kind, Moerbeibos en Toorbos het Dalene Matthee in 'n ommesientjie méér as bekend geword - sy was een van die gewildste skrywers in Afrikaans.

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Jamie at Home by Jamie Oliver

Jamie at Home
Author: Jamie Oliver
Format: Hardcover



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This book is very close to my heart. It's about no-nonsense, simple cooking with great flavours all year round.

When I began writing it, I didn't really know what recipes I would come up with, but something began to inspire me very quickly...my vegetable patch! I came to realise last year that it's not always about looking out at the wider world for inspiration. Being at home, feeling relaxed and open, can also offer this.

I love to spend time at home in the village where I grew up, working with the boss, Mother Nature, in my garden and seeing all my beautiful veggies coming out of the ground.

Inside, you'll find over 100 new recipes, plus some basic planting information and tips if you fancy having a go at getting your hands dirty as well!

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Too Hot to Handle by Ann Summers

Too Hot to Handle
Author: Ann Summers
Format: Softcover



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In this book, ten women reveal all to our mysterious hostess, Madame B.

Nothing is out of bounds and passion is pushed to its very limit.

Under Offer - Sally just can't keep her eyes off the hot estate agent. By the third apartment, Sally can't control her lust any longer and makes him an offer he can't refuse...

Backstage Pass - Everyone knows him, the rock star who regularly tops the charts. Ali just has to have him, and blags a backstage pass...

Executive Decision - It's the career chance of a lifetime. PA to a gorgeous, jet-setting executive. Amanda wants the job - and him - so badly. Then he asks if she has any 'extra services' to offer.

Shopaholic - Zoe's bored with her look. So when a friend recommends personal shopper and stylist Maria, she books in for a session. Maria knows just how to make Zoe feel fabulous - and it all kicks off in the changing room.

Coming Up Roses - Kara can't face a day in the office and calls in sick. That's when she notices two attractive gardeners working outside her apartment window. It's hot, they're sweating. So Kara invites them both in for a shower...

Filthy Rich - At a salsa club, Jen and Mike meet an older, wealthy couple, who invite them back to their mansion. The place is a millionaire's paradise - acres of land, and a sexy outdoor jacuzzi...

Double Fantasy - Identical twins and flatmates Gilly and Annie secretly share their men. So when fit delivery guy Rob turns up with a washing machine, Gilly has her fun on top of it - and then lets Annie take over.

Curtain Raiser - Cathy's boyfriend confesses he's always wanted to try a seedy peep show. She's not so sure. But once they're inside the cubicle, Cathy can't get enough. Tunnel Vision - She spots him at check-in, and he's sitting opposite her in first class. He passes her a mobile number. She texts. He texts. And things get steamy...

Father Figure - Jane's always fancied her ex-boyfriend's dad. Then she bumps into him at a taxi rank. They share a cab, but they don't even make it indoors...

With private indulgences stripped bare for all to see, Too Hot to Handle ensures that nothing remains a secret any more.

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Lord John and the Hand of Devils by Diana Gabaldon

Lord John and the Hand of Devils
Author: Diana Gabaldon
Format: Softcover




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A keepsake collection of Lord John Grey's shorter adventures and a spectacular addition to any Gabaldon fan\'s library, Lord John and the Hand of the Devils brings these three unique novellas together for the first time. Lord John and the Hellfire Club marks the first appearance of Lord John outside the Outlander novels (and chronologically precedes the novel Lord John and the Private Matter).

A young diplomat is killed in the street as he begs Lord John for help. Witnessing the murder, Grey vows to avenge the young man, as the trail leads to the notorious Hellfire Club and the dark caves beneath Medmenham Abbey. In Lord John and the Succubus , Grey's assignment as liaison to a Hanoverian regiment in Germany finds him caught between two threats: the advancing French and Austrian army, and the menace of a mysterious 'night-hag,' who spreads fear and death among the troops.Acknowledging that he is unlikely to fall victim to a succubus,

Lord John is obliged to contend with the marauding night-hag before the enemy arrives. This tale with a touch of the supernatural bridges the action between Gabaldon's two full-length Lord John tales.Finally, in Lord John and the Haunted Soldier , Lord John is called to the Arsenal at Woolwich to answer a Royal Commission of Enquiry's questions regarding a cannon that exploded during the battle of Krefeld (a central action in Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade).

Accusations ensue, and Lord John finds himself knee-deep in a morass of gunpowder, treason, and plot - haunted by a dead lieutenant, and followed by a man with no face.

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