Book covers
Book covers
Author: Mamotladi Ivy Matloga
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-425-1
Genre: Fiction
The year is 1986. While most of Duggart’s mentally afflicted inhabitants are scattered in mental hospitals, traditional healers’ quarters and churches’ healing quarters, Dooks, like an uncomfortable number of other mentally ill people, is singing to a different tune ...
Author: Rhulani Mathebula
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-432-9
Genre: Poetry
A complication of beautiful poetry by Rhulani Mathebula.
Author: Charles Makhabane
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-246-2
Genre: Fiction
What happens when a young woman lawyer leaves her profession and joins the rough and tough mining industry, to ruffle many a feather in the previously male-dominated sector? An ordinary mineworker goes in the opposite direction and ascend to the topmost rung in the judiciary. He revels in the fatherly joys of grooming his son to wreak havoc in the mines as a self-styled labour unionist. His exploits culminates in the unfortunate event of the Marikana Massacre and, later on, in the longest running industrial action in the sector.
Author:Terry Taylor
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-437-4
Genre: Fiction
This is Book 1 of a trilogy about Zwane, an African scarab beetle who goes on a long journey of spiritual discovery. The journey is also a physical one. Book 1 deals with Zwane's early life and the adventures he has to prepare him for the journey.
Author: Rodwell Jacha
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-444-2
Genre: Christian
Understanding of what we see, read and hear is what will make the difference to the world we live in. What we currently have is a situation where we are faced with a lot of information, but nothing is changing our world because while we have the information, we do not have the understanding necessary to apply it. The concept of understanding is fundamental to our everyday lives. If we could only understand each other, we could eliminate hatred, suspicion, and discrimination.
Author: Herman Beukes
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-424-4
Genre: Romantic fiction
Dinge loop sleg skeef vir Barry Roodt nadat hy die mooi blondekop Elaine de Wet uit ‘n penarie red. Op pad na haar woonstel beland hulle in ‘n ongeluk. Toe hy wakker word in die hospitaal is sy skoonveld. Nie eers die polisie glo hom nie. Hy neem die saak in eie hande en krap in die proses ‘n nes van korrupsie en misdaad oop wat wyd strek. Hy loop hom vas in die Groot Vyf, ‘n geheime organisasie wat sal martel en moor om hulle doelwit te bereik. Hoe dieper hy delf hoe gevaarliker raak dit vir hom en almal vir wie hy lief is. Wie sit agter die groep en hoekom is hulle so geïnteresseerd in die plaas Mont Blanc wat aan Elaine se pa behoort? ‘n Verhaal vol spanning, intrige en romanse wat jou vasgenael sal hou tot die heel laaste bladsy.
Author: Chris Steinmann
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-316-2
Genre: Short stories
‘n Groep verhale wat elkeen op eie bene staan maar ook ‘n groter storie saam met die ander vorm. Die karakters se redenerings oor hul lewenswêreld laat net suggesties aan die leser en verras op die onverwagste plekke. Verskeie dimensies van menswees reik uit om weer subtiel toegetrek te word. Die verhale maak mens bewus van jou SELF en die broosheid van bestaan met die ander vorm.
Author: Saamgestel deur Chummy de Bruin
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-428-2
Genre: Fiction/short stories
Daar ver in die ou Kalahari, naby die Botswana-grens, is daar ʼn onontgonne rykdom van stories wat wag om vertel te word. Staaltjies oor die wel en wee van die Van Zylsrus-gemeenskap, jagtogte – van bok én tier -, halsstarrige plaashekke, bure wat deur dik en dun saamstaan, ʼn kerk en skool wat die middelpunt van ʼn dorp is en nog baie meer. ʼn Kontrei wat hande vashou tydens die gruwels van ʼn droogte en wat saam bid en jubel as die wonderlike reën ʼn uitkoms bring vir mens én dier. Kom span jou sintuie in en ervaar die Van Zylsrus-kontrei van die Kalahari…
Author: Suzanne Greeff
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-216-5
Genre: Romantic fiction
Kara Lubbe weet dit reeds vandat sy verstand gekry het. Sy is bang vir iets. Nee nie bang nie - vreesbevange. En dit is die gefluister en gekreun van die vloere en die dak en die vensterrame as die lig plek gemaak het vir die donker en daarmee saam die oorbekende duisternis oor haar toegevou het. Min weet sy hoe waar haar vrese sou word tydens haar verblyf op ’n bosveldplaas genaamd Renostersdrift...
Author: Ndangwa Noyoo
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-339-1
Genre: History
This book traces Barotseland’s existence in the Zambian nation from 1964 to date. It challenges dominant discourses on Barotseland from various sources, including the Zambian Government. Indeed, such narratives have either been explicitly biased or have sought to distort Barotseland’s quest for independence from Zambia. In the same vein, it departs from previous works that have sought to legitimise what the people of Barotseland now refer to as the “illegal occupation of Barotseland by the Zambian Government”.
Author: Keneilwe Mabapa
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-298-1
Genre: Family/marital law
This book answers important questions around the legal implications of marriage in a practical, easy to understand language, using real life examples and tips. It guides YOU the reader, to understand the implications of decisions you make before, during and after your wedding. Reading this book could help you to use the law to protect yourself and your loved ones. It could also save you the heartache and costs associated with taking uninformed legal decisions before, during and after your wedding.
Author: Ben Ferreira
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-335-3
Genre: Retirement Lifestyle
Hoewel baie van ons uitsien na aftrede het baie mense ‘n korttermyn-siening van wat hulle na aftrede gaan doen. Dikwels tref die realiteit van aftrede mens eers ‘n tydjie na jy afgetree het. Dan kom die vraag: Hoe gaan ek deur die dag kom...? Met Dagbreek na Aftrede begin ‘n sinvolle vervullende lewe. Dis nou jou kans om nuwe horisonne te verken, dalk nuwe uitdagings te aanvaar en so ‘n bietjie jou grense te verskuif.
Author: Ben Ferreira
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-371-1
Genre: Retirement Lifestyle
Retirement should really be the best time of your life. The objective of this book is to guide you with practical hints and advice for living a purposeful life and to encourage you to enjoy this final phase. Dawn after Retirement will assist you in rediscovering your youth and equip you to live a happy and rewarding life. Discover new horizons and look forward to new challenges that will expand your boundaries.
Author: Tiyani Nkuna
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-928210-57-3
Genre: Christian inspiration
For some women life ends when a man leaves them. For some people life ends when the people around them reject or forsake them. For some failure is the end - and they would rather stop living than risk failing again. Others allow the environment they find themselves in to define them. . . This book will inspire you and strengthen your faith in God.
Author: Ronél Mostert
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-056-7
Genre: Christian fiction
Saggeus se lewe is ‘n warboel. Sy vrou het hom verlaat. Sy enigste dogter het die pad heeltemal byster geraak en sy seun Simeon is behep met die man Jesus. Die jong slavin, Leah, poog verbete om die gesin wat uitmekaarskeur, bymekaar te hou. Saggeus leer dat die oplossing vir sy probleme nie in geld lê nie, maar in gehoorsaamheid. Bo in ‘n wildevyeboom vind hy uiteindelik sy antwoord.
Author: Danie Markgraaff
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-284-4
Genre: Fiction
Secrecy and rumours about the Eyelock facility draws unsavoury attention from the Middle East, causing Sonjia Meier to fall into the hands of murderous people who would go to any lengths to get the information she holds. The captivating story of a woman fighting against ruthless black market arms dealers and terrorist groups, who finds her true freedom and redemption in the Syrian Desert with the most humble of people.
Author: Riana Botha
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-367-4
Genre: Romantic fiction
Imagine being a 20 year old in a big city like LA, struggling to overcome a deep-seated fear and trying to realise a very important dream. UCLA student, Nicky, has a horrible secret that keeps her from having a normal romantic relationship, until she meets the heartthrob, Chris, who teaches her that life goes on and wounds heal. But will Nicky ever stop watching over her shoulder or will a final act of kindness drive away all demons and pave the way for a happy, healed ending?
Author: Jessica Venter
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-044-4
Genre: Romantic fiction
Mariena is die eienaar van `n florerende hotel, maar haar hart bly hunker na `n jeugvriend, Werner. Sy wonder wat van hom geword het... Totdat hy op `n dag voor haar in haar kantoor staan opsoek na werk. Baie het verander sedert sy hom laas gesien het. Hy is glad nie meer die positiewe jong man wat sy geken het nie...
Author: Adrie F. Jooste
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-326-1
Genre: Christian inspiration
Trauma gooi ’n lang skaduwee. Jy loop ’n lang emosionele pad saam met die gevolge daarvan. Die lewe kan daarna slegter en bitter wees of jou lewe kan sterker en meer gevestig wees deur Jesus Christus wat jou die krag daarvoor sal gee. Die keuse is joune.
Author: Ken Resnick
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-353-7
Genre: Parenting
Ken Resnick is a registered Educational psychologist, practising since 1987. He recently completed a doctoral thesis evaluating the Smart Choice Parenting programme that he had developed. He has 20 years experience as a counsellor/psychologist at a private co-ed school in Johannesburg behind him, and has done numerous presentations and workshops on the Smart Choice Parenting (SCPP) programme here in South Africa and the UK. He also runs a full-time private practice.
Author: Susanna Moolman
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-098-7
Genre: Self-help / counselling
Die rouproses neem dikwels heelwat langer om te verwerk as waarop ons voorbereid is. Gebore uit onvermoë om werklik te help, is vriende en familie is dikwels geneig om die treurendes aan te jaag om tog net ‘gou oor die ding te kom’, maar daar is nie ‘n kortpad deur die rouproses nie. Die enigste manier om gesond anderkant uit te stap, is reg deur die middel daarvan – ongeag hoe pynlik en ongemaklik dit ookal mag wees.
Author: Nathan van der Berg
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-073-4
Genre: Fiction
Jake Mitchell is a driven student with little regard for apartheid laws. In spite of this he has an overwhelming fear for the security forces. His resolve is tested when he falls in love across the race barrier with the neighbour’s daughter, Lana. The consequences are dire for Jake and his family, as they suffer emotional turmoil at a time when the apartheid regime is at It’s height in South Africa. This heart-rendering story is testament to how the human will can be stronger than the difficult circumstances that surrounds it and the healing power of forgiveness.
Author: Chris Steinmann
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-269-1
Genre: Popular Life Science
Ons breine staan sentraal in ons gedrag en selfbeeld en lewe van elke dag. Basiese aspekte van breinfunksie word bespreek. Dit word gevolg deur voorbeelde van spesifieke breinaktiwiteite, byvoorbeeld die eienskappe van die slaap-wakker-siklus, verskille tussen linker- en regterbreinfunksies en sommige af-wykings van normale funksie soos Alzheimer se siekte, depressie en disleksie. Die boek behoort byval te vind by leke en kenners.
Author: Braam Louw
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-224-0
Genre: True life story
The triumphant true story written by Braam Louw, following double limb amputations in an accident in 1984 that grasped the attention of the public and the media, is carefully portrayed in this autobiography that will touch the heart and soul of the reader.
Author: Monde Nkawase
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-920562-82-3
Genre: Fiction
Set in the rural areas of the Transkei in the Eastern Cape, the novel relives a week of turmoil in the families of Jongeni and Mzauliwa and in the tribal clans of amaBhele and amaMpinga as they deal with the aftermath of the death of a daughter, and a wife. The story is also set against a backdrop of post liberation South Africa and in its narration it reflects on the quality of life of the people living in rural areas, especially in terms of institutions of state that support life and service provision in rural areas.
Author: Monde Nkasawe
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-928202-52-3
Genre: Poetry
JOURNEY OF THE HEART is a poetry anthology with which most people will identify, especially those who grew up in the rural areas. The anthology spans a number of interwoven themes, including memories of childhood; experiences linked to growing up; being a teenager; the world of work; being in and out of love; political views; as well as tributes to departed famous personalities.
Author: Kietz
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-282-0
Genre: Romantic Fiction
Heleen se lewe tot dusver was nie maklik nie. Ook hier op die plaas Geluk lyk dit aanvanklik nie belowend nie. Die eienaar van die plaas is ‘n verbitterde man wat verkies om ‘n kluisenaarsbestaan te voer. Tannie Babs besluit egter om haar voet neer te sit en haar oor Heleen te ontferm. Dit is hier waar die wiel vir Heleen begin draai...
Twee agteropeenvolgende liefdesverhale uit die pen van gewilde skrywer, Kietz.
Author: Maryna Blomerus
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-296-7
Genre: Popular Science
Moderne wetenskap bevestig vandag wat filosowe vir eeue reeds verkondig, naamlik dat die wêreld ‘daar buite’ en die beelde wat ons in ons koppe daarvan ronddra, totaal verskillende werklikhede is. Meer as ’n Metafoor ontsluit die diepte en krag van ’n heelal wat volgens die beginsels van selfverwysing en holisme, soos uitgelê deur Jan Smuts in Holism and Evolution, in beheer is van sy eie ewolusie, en redeneer dat die mens die kollektiewe oog is waarmee hierdie heelal homself ken, waarneem en voortdurend herskep.
Author: Jessica Venter
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-234-9
Genre: Romantic fiction
Minette is oppad na haar ma toe vir die Kersvakansie. Maar die noodlot laat toe dat haar motor breek in die Karoo - op `n plek waar daar geen selfoonontvangs is nie. `n Wildvreemde man laai haar op en tou haar motor na die naaste dorp om herstel te word. Dit neem egter langer as wat sy verwag. Sy is noodgedwonge om by Riaan en sy ma op die plaas oor te bly.
Author: Estie Wentzel
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-378-0
Genre: Youth Fiction
Een slapelose nag word die jong Melisande en haar broer Niek van hulle rustige dorpie, Duinedal, weggeruk op ‘n tydreis na die Viking-nedersetting Trondheim en die jaar 910. Hulle besef dat hulle die sleutel hou tot die mense van Trondheim se oorlewing teen die seeheks en haar wonderbaarlike maar bose amulet. Hulle leer ken die sterwende ou Viking-kaptein en sy pragtige dogter, Thorhilde. Maar wie in Trondheim is regtig goed, en wie is kop-in-een-mus met die bose seeheks?
Author: Hennie van Zyl
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-083-3
Genre: Romantic fiction
‘n Begaafde jong atleet word ernstig beseer en hy moet die lewenswiel van voor af klim. In die hospitaal ontmoet hy ‘n skoolliefde van vroeër dae en voor lank begin sy ‘n belangrike rol in sy lewe speel. Maar hy het tyd nodig om sy hart te ontleed. Dit is in die suising van die wind en die natuur om hom terwyl hy hardloop dat hy weer helder kan dink. die keuse waarvoor hy staan is nie maklik nie...
Author: Kietz
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-314-8
Genre: Romantic fiction
Dokter Derrick stuur sy verwende dogter, Dedrei, saam sy jong vennoot, Henning, na Mosambiek waar hulle saamwerk onder moeilike omstandighede. Henning is nie baie in sy noppies om pa te speel oor ‘n bedorwe brokkie nie en Dedrei vind die aanpassing moeilik. Tog is dit hier in die primitiewe, waar sy haarself – en die liefde vind.
Author: André Christof
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-322-3
Genre: Nature & travel
Kom klim op en reis saam! Met die vertellings en beskrywings van natuur-belewenisse neem die skrywer die leser op vlerke deur die Krugerwildtuin, om dit soos wat hy en sy vrou Kate tydens hulle vele besoeke aan die park dit beleef het, te ervaar.
Kom, ruik, proe... Laat al jou sintuie ervaar en belewe saam.
Author: André Christof
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-048-2
Genre: Nature / Travel
Met die vertellings en beskrywings van natuurbelewenisse neem die skrywer die leser op vlerke deur die Krugerwildtuin, om dit soos wat hy en sy vrou Kate tydens hulle vele besoeke aan die park dit beleef het, te ervaar. Kom, ruik, proe, laat al jou sintuie ervaar en belewe saam.
Author: Monde Nkasawe
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-005-5
Genre: Fiction
Pieces is an organized crime novel depicting the harrowing depths to which sophisticated and highly mobile international crime gangs may sometimes go in order to achieve their objectives. The novel also lays bare the exploitation of South Africa’s open democratic system by organized gangs, including the perverse use of the country’s health system.
Author: Jessica Venter
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-92821-088-7
Genre: Romantic fiction
Toe Patricia as jong student op die sjarmante Luke verlief raak, is haar voete onder haar uitgeslaan en sommer gou was hulle getroud. Soos die eerste jare van hul huwelik verbygegaan het, het die verwoestende effek van Luke se drankmisbruik die lewe saam met hom al hoe meer onuitstaanbaar gemaak. Sy was die een op wie hy al sy woede en frustrasie uitgehaal het - fisies sowel as emosioneel. ‘n Mens kan net soveel vat voordat jy breek...
Author: Ndangwa Noyoo
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-076-5
Genre: Political history
This book examines public policy-making in South Africa. Specifically, it focuses on the period when Thabo Mbeki was the President of South Africa. The book argues that public policy-making at the time was significantly influenced by Mbeki’s vision, coupled with his personal drive, commitment, sense of public duty, courage and strategic thinking relating to modern governance, African solidarity and internationalism.
Author: Cathy Donald
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-365-0
Genre: Fiction
For Hannah, born from Nandi, and adopted by Patrick and Fiona, it is not so easy to work out who she really is. Is she the privileged daughter of an upper middle class British couple or is she an unwanted South African child who needed an adoptive family? How can she reconcile these two personas, especially when she looks so different from her adoptive parents? A debut novel by Cathy Donald.
Author: Desma Langley
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-024-6
Genre: Romantic fiction
The Binding Cord is a romantic, cultural novel set in South Africa’s Eastern Cape and former Transkei in the years 1924 to 1948. The story focuses on the lives of two young friends - NoThamsi, a red-blanket Xhosa girl, and Lenie, the daughter of strict, Calvinist Afrikaner parents. They share a mutual love of freedom, with restricting disapproval, as both are subject to their family’s controls.
Author: Bedelia Paulsen
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-383-4
Genre: Children’s fiction
When Goldilocks ran away from Papa Bear, why did she run back into the forest? Why did she not run home to her mother, who had warned her about the dangers of walking alone in the woods?
Find out what happens to Goldilocks after her terrifying encounter with the Three Bears.
Author: Monde Nkasawe
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-304-9
Genre: Fiction
Dared by his nurse to prove that he can ascend to the country’s highest office, Rodney Makhelwane sets out to do just that. Driven by a pathological quest to prove that he can, he lets himself loose on an unsuspecting society, perhaps proving the point that the majority of the sick are not in hospital - they live among us, the sane ones. The Madness of Rodney Makhelwane is a thrilling story of possibilities and extreme odds.
Author: Kietz
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-409-1
Genre: Fiction
De Wet is ‘n boerseun in murg en been. Teen sy wil stuur sy pa hom na Bloemfontein se universiteit. Die eerste ontmoeting met die teen-oorgestelde geslag, is vir De Wet ‘n groot kultuurskok. Dit is Mariaan wat alles bebalwe be-taamlik lyk of klink. Maar De Wet kom weldra agter dat mens nie te gou moet oordeel nie. Mariaan is egter nie ‘n katjie wat sonder handskoene aangepak moet word nie en hy het al sy dae om haar beter te leer ken.
Author: Clive Brebnor
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-357-5
Genre: Popular science
This book seeks to answer our most crucial questions: Why are we here, where do we come from and where are we going. Why do some people achieve fame, success and wealth, while many achieve nothing, not even happiness? What are the greatest drivers that propel women and men to incredible achievement and mankind to advancement, from the discovery of fire and the wheel to the recent, astounding Big Bang findings? And where does God fit into all of this?
Author: Dr Vusi Sithole
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-343-8
Genre: Road Traffic safety
A comprehensive manual for
SOUTH AFRICAN ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY
EDUCATIONAL PRACTITIONERS
The contents of this book has been carefully selected from road traffic safety practitioners, the advanced countries in road traffic safety and innovative ideas on how road traffic safety should be practiced. It is designed to highlight the importance of road traffic safety and how to educate the public on safety matters.
Author: Jannie Putter
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-277-6
Genre: Sport Psychology
Jannie Putter is a leader in the field of mental coaching in South Africa. He was a provincial and national sportsman and has degrees in Psychology, Sport Science and Sport Psychology. He is the author of several top-selling books regarding parenting, mental coaching, self-mastering and leadership. He is a well-known motivational speaker and works with many sport teams and individuals from all spheres of life.
Author: Graham Keet
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-355-1
Genre: Christian Fiction
The world is on the brink of war and even nature has turned against mankind. Can anything stand in the way of the most ruthless man who ever lived? Decorated war hero Senator Mark Baron is offered a position that would place him above his friend and former comrade-in-arms, Lynton Granger, the President of the United States. The drawback is that the man widely considered to be the Antichrist, the power-hungry Count Helmut von Meinhof, is making the offer.
Author: Adrie F. Jooste
Language: Afrikaans
ISBN: 978-1-77605-003-1
Genre: True life story
Krummels is ‘n ware verhaal. Die skrywer was ‘n naïewe jong meisie toe die man wat haar skoonpa sou word haar op subtiele wyse seksueel begin teister het op die brose ouderdom van net 16 jaar.Tog gaan hierdie verhaal nie net oor die pyn en onreg wat haar aangedoen is nie. Dit is ‘n merkwaardige verhaal van die genesende krag van vergifnis, wat slegs moontlik is deur die genade van Jesus Christus. Elkeen wat dit lees sal opgehef word deur die roerende einde...
Author: Tiyani Nkuna
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-330-8
Genre: Christian inspiration
Traits of a Broken Past is for all those who feel like life has been unfair to them, all those who are struggling to gain control of their lives, and those who feel as though life is not worth it. It is like a reflection board where one conducts an introspection and makes sense of what they have been through in order to prepare for where they are going. This book will help you to equip and prepare you psychologically for a successful relationship.
Author: Tiyani Nkuna
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-328-5
Genre: Christian fiction
At the tender age of sixteen, Nsuku had to face the brutality of abuse as well as letting go of her father’s love – a love that she held dearly. The situation with her father shaped how she related to men altogether. Subsequently, Nsuku finds herself fighting for approval and suffering rejection at the hands of many men in her earnest search for affection. As she grew in the Lord all she ever prayed for was a chance to experience true love...
Author: Tshegofatso Baloyi
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-77605-385-8
Genre: Self-help
You were born to have an impact in this world, it’s time to unleash your creativity and stand up to the world. This moment, right here and right now, is the future you always talk about. Instead of searching for a door that will open for you, create your own. Think of all the inventors and self-made billionaires and ask yourself: which door did they find opened for them? Most of them had to create the right time, the right door and the right opportunity for themselves; they had to define their own excellence for themselves by taking ownership of their lives and desires.