From 1982 to 1986, Roger Ballen, an American, travelled widely throughout South Africa, visiting its scattered towns and villages. During this time he developed a unique vision towards little-known co
Just as the Farmers Security Administration in the United States produced a major photographic essay during the thirties on the plight of farmers to raise public awareness, "Voices from the Land" reve
On May 2, 1999, after her election to the Turkish Parliament, 30-year-old Merve Kavakci walked into the Turkish Grand National Assembly to take her oath of office wearing her Islamic headscarf. A near
One day during the London Blitz, Julie Monday is caught in the chaos of a direct hit. Alive but suffering severe memory loss, Julie must decide to either make a new life for herself, or struggle to re
Rose McQuinn has agreed to help her neighbor, Mrs. Lawer, by delivering what she claims to be a family legacy to her only living relative. But Rose 's philanthropic journey takes a turn towards the da
Myrto Azina s book attempts to unify subtly connected narratives, partial tales that lean toward the structure of a more synthetic prose piece, but which cannot be regarded as either novella or novel.
Reissued following June Thomson's latest collection of Sherlock Holmes cases. This fictional biography celebrates the most famous friendship ever recorded. In the course of tracing its development, Ju
Enjoying a life of mischief outside the palace walls while attending a prestigious school in 1940s India, Princess Mili is shattered by a horrifying assault on her best friend that reveals local racia
"Might Over Right" provides a critical account of one of the most remarkable stories in the 20th century s history of international relations the history of how, in the relatively short time of 30 yea
"I am not sure there is any other pair of monosyllabic words in the English language that evokes as powerful a sense of place as Wall Street, except, of course, New York itself." So writes famed archi
Relying mainly on a short booklet about the hanging of Jennet Preston for witchcraft published fifteen years after the fact, Lumby presents a modern interpretation the story of the Pendle Witches, sev
"A Land without Jasmine" is a sexy, satirical detective story about the sudden disappearance of a young female student from Yemen 's Sanaa University. Each chapter is narrated by a different character
The late Pienaar, who was the head of Kruger National Park in South Africa beginning in 1978, offers a comprehensive history of the park from its origins as the Sabie Reserve in 1898 up to 1946. Chapt
Perchard (business history, University of Strathclyde Business School) documents the history of the aluminum reduction works of the British Aluminum Company near Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands, b
During apartheid, Jurgen Schadeberg worked for the leading black publications of the time. This way he had access to the likes of a young activists, like the lawyer, named Nelson Mandela. Iconic pictu
This limited-edition horizontal-format book of photographs was beautifully produced by George F. Thompson and distributed by International Publishers Marketing. It was created by David Wharton (direct
Tom Young is a retired career art teacher at Greenfield Community College (MA). He is also a photographer of radical vision who continues to teach in four-year art schools, and whose work is represent
On 10 October 1810, 27 men came together to form the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity. This book portrays the life of the Oddfellows since its birth. It is also suitable for historian
One day during the London Blitz, Julie Monday is caught in the chaos of a direct hit. Alive but suffering severe memory loss, Julie must decide to either make a new life for herself, or struggle to re
Lady Helen believes her parents when they say she will never find a better husband than Richard, but when he returns to the Front, she begins to wonder just who it is she has married. His letters home
Alfie's not really a bad guy. It's just that he has this overwhelming desire for the ladies. There's Ruby - 'A lust box in beautiful condition'; Clare - 'You're all lathered in sweat, Alfie'; Sidd
"The Knot in the Rug" encapsulates the massive upheavals of the first half of 20th century from a point of view that the English-speaking readership rarely glimpses. A gripping read that also sheds li
Established by Fee Halsted and Bonnie Ntshalintshali in 1985, Ardmore Ceramic Art is world renowned as South Africa's most successful ceramics studio. Ardmore's artists produce handmade, colorful, hig
Rose McQuinn has agreed to help her neighbor, Mrs. Lawer, by delivering what she claims to be a family legacy to her only living relative. But Rose s philanthropic journey takes a turn towards the dan
1938. While Hitler sets his sights on the Sudetenland, not everyone in Britain is willing to appease him. Convinced that the Fuehrer s land-hunger is insatiable, the head of the SIS recruits Cal Jardi
Stassen (research, U. of Pretoria, South Africa) recounts the story of the Thirstland Trekkers, three groups of farmers who settled in Angola after suffering travel through inhospitable lands from Sou
Van der Waals, retired from the South African Defense Force, served in Angola at the South African Consulate General from April 1970 through December 1973, giving him first-hand knowledge of Portugal'
Heavily researched and footnoted, this work by Mouton (history, U. of South Africa) is primarily a biography of Francois Stephanus Malan, a politician and editor who died in 1941. He was greatly ahead
In this study, Theron (history, University of South Africa) looks at the everyday lives of ordinary citizens in Pretoria, the capital of the South African Republic, during the Anglo-Boer War. The stud
The San has a most unusual history, which is told in the book through unique pictures, some shamanic in the movement they capture.In July 1959 Jurgen Schadeberg joined an expedition led by Professor P
Hund (law, U. of South Africa) brings together 10 essays by political sociology, human rights and criminal justice, and anthropology scholars, a spiritual leader, and governmental officials from South
This is a slightly oversize (9.5x11"), attractively produced, abundantly illustrated presentation of all aspects of forest flora and fauna in Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republ
From 1982 to 1986, Roger Ballen, an American photographer, travelled widely throughout South Africa, visiting its scattered towns and villages. During this time he developed a unique vision towards li
When Samantha Steadman starts high school at a boarding school in the Ukahlamba Drakensberg Mountains, little does she know that she will soon be engaged in an ecological war for the survival of the e
