Bookstorm imprint: 45 books

• Ever felt patronised by a waiter because of your wine choice? • Been on the sharp end of comments about your taste in wine: “Pink wine, really?” • Had your pronunciation of wine terms corrected? • Confused about whether it’s OK to drink red wine with pasta? • Had that uncomfortable...

Being an entrepreneur is hard. When times are tough, it gets even harder. What do you do when all the financial indicators are telling you that you are a failure, but a voice deep inside is telling you that you have something special? When do you know whether you are conning yourself, or if indeed...

This book, a “can-do” collection of more than 101 water-wise tips, is a guide to changing your relationship with water. Long-term, immediate, big, small, from the sensible to the quirky, from kitchens to bathrooms, businesses to institutions, there’s something here for everyone. Three...

Nicole has tremendous empathy for helping women understand what is happening to them during menopause and her empowering approach to wellness means women walk away knowing and believing menopause can be a positive time of vibrant health and happiness.' Frith Thomas, Woman&Home The pressure on...

Toe Prof. Jonathan Jansen 'n kind was, het sy ma 'n spreekwoord gehad wat hom bygebly het: My kind, bokdrolletjies is nou eenmaal nie rosyntjies, al lyk dit baie dieselfde. Moet nooit die twee deurmekaar kry nie.

Twenty-four safari guides are profiled by experienced safari travel promoter, Susie Cazenove. She tells us their stories of adventure and dreams – of following their passion into the wild and of making their guests see Africa in a new light. Read of the antics of the guides in the early days of...

In the irreverent tradition of her best-selling Death by Carbs, Paige Nick rounds up a fresh herd of sacred cows in another hilarious South African satire. But this time it’s Number One who gets the treatment. When ex-president J Muza is released from prison on medical parole for an ingrown toenail,...

Which is the largest country in Africa? What are the first five words of 'Bohemian Rhapsody'? How many men's names appear in the phonetic alphabet? Think you know the answers?  The Sunday Times Big Pub Quiz Book  is perfect for trivia enthusiasts, with thousands of questions covering topics such...

‘Our lunches have become tradition. We take our places, pullovers guarding against draughts, pills taken – some to prevent things happening, others to make things happen. We’ve all had modest beginnings, fought the good fight, had hopes, dreams, good line-calls and bad ones, always kept a best...

In these crisscrossing threads are woven the fabric of a community, a society, an economy, a nation. And beyond that, the world itself. But the technology isn't the dream. The dream is what you can do with it.' Three revolutions changed the face of South Africa, the economic powerhouse of the African...

· Can we sometimes assume a racist motive? · Is there place for anger in dialogue on racism? · Can liberals be racist? · Should black people help white people understand racism? · Is white wealth because of racism, or hard work and good genes? · Should coloured people just call themselves black? In...

South Africa has an education crisis, despite the fact that the government spends the biggest slice of its budget on education, more than any other African country. And yet the crisis persists. Jansen and Blank looked at South African schools that work, in spite of adverse conditions -- schools in...

Free Fall recounts how  and why the present education crisis in South Africa has become the leading cause for black university students. Probing deep beneath the surface of the crisis, the book reveals uncomfortable truths about colonial- and apartheid-era education, and traces the tangled web of...

'I believe that citizen action is vitally necessary as we come out of the heady days of post-apartheid euphoria.' Professor Jonathan Jansen has become a trusted commentator on the state of South Africa -- reminding us of our past and asking citizens to leave their comfort zones and contribute to righting...