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A Life in Shadow
Aimé Bonpland in Southern South America, 1817–1858
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2010
French naturalist and medical doctor Aimé Bonpland (1773–1858) was one of the most important scientific explorers of South America in the early nineteenth century. From 1799 to 1804, he worked alongside Alexander von Humboldt as the latter carried out his celebrated research in northern South America,...
by Denver Michaels
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2016
"A truly fascinating read...an intriguing and well-written study of lake monsters and shouldn't be missed!" --Liz Konkel, Readers' Favorite
Cannibalistic snakes exceeding one hundred feet in length that cause the earth to tremble. Large cats with twelve-inch fangs thought to be extinct. Sauropod...
by Margaret Eby
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2015
A literary travelogue into the heart of classic Southern literature.
What is it about the South that has inspired so much of America's greatest literature? And why, when we think of Flannery O'Connor or William Faulkner or Harper Lee, do we think of them not just as writers, but as Southern...
by Ron McGregor
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2015
Ron McGregor is a South African tour-guide and writer. This book - now in it's 3rd edition - was written in response to popular demand for a book about South Africa that isn't too weighty or academic. Until recently, there was no such single book, so Ron sat down and wrote it. And, because...
by Gail Nattrass
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
South Africa is popularly perceived as the most influential nation in Africa – a gateway to an entire continent for finance, trade and politics, and a crucial mediator in its neighbours’ affairs. On the other hand, post-Apartheid dreams of progress and reform have, in part, collapsed into a morass...
Madiba A to Z
The Many Faces of Nelson Mandela
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2013
From the makers of the major motion picture Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, a completely unique biography and thematic telling of the story of Nelson Mandela. This book, which provided key source material for the film, is an unexpurgated collection of the views and opinions of South Africa's first...
Viva South America!
A Journey Through a Restless Continent - Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Simón Bolívar once inspired a continent to rise from serfdom and throw off the shackles of Spanish rule. Viva South America! sets out to discover if the dream of Simón Bolívar - for independence, freedom and equality - lives on in modern South America.
Armed with a reporter's notebook and...
Spy
Uncovering Craig Williamson
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
The apartheid agent and killer who got away with it all ...It was in 1972 when the seemingly ordinary Craig Williamson registered at Wits University and joined the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS). Williamson was elected NUSAS's vice president and in January 1977, when his career in...
Georgialina
A Southland as We Knew It
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
Veteran journalist and southern storyteller Tom Poland has been writing about the disappearing rural South for nearly four decades. With a companionable appreciation for nostalgia, preservation, humor, and wonder, Georgialina: A Southland as We Knew It brings to life once more the fading and often-forgotten...
by Lonely Planet, Adam Karlin, Kate Armstrong
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher
Whether exploring your own backyard or somewhere new, discover the freedom of the open road withLonely Planet's Florida & the South'sBest Trips. Featuring 30 amazing road trips, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures, you can trace...
Surviving the Ride
A Pictorial History of South African-Manufactured Armoured Vehicles
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2014
Mine-protected and mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles are today standard in the US, most major western armed forces and many other armies as a result of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The South African Army was already routinely using mine-protected armored personnel carriers and...
Africa's Lost Leader
South Africa's continental role since apartheid
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2019
When Nelson Mandela was sworn in as president on 10 May 1994, South Africa enjoyed an unprecedented global standing. Much of the international community, particularly Western states, saw the new South Africa as well equipped to play a dynamic and dominant role on the continent; promoting conflict...
The ANC and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
Essential writings
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2018
The history of the ANC, which is the oldest liberation movement on the African continent, is one that has generated a great deal of interest amongst historians in recent years. Gone are the days when the history of African nationalism could be relegated to the margins of the study of the South African...
by Rough Guides
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
The Rough Guides Snapshot USA: The South is the ultimate travel guide to America's southern heartland. It leads you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from exploring Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame and Charleston's Old...