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Against All Odds
0R128,00In Against All Odds, Zimele Mavata invites you on a remarkable journey of resilience and unwavering faith in the face of tremendous challenges. Dealing with a disability that divided his world between NgqeleniOs rural simplicity and Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape TownOs urban complexity, he had to learn to navigate the dichotomy of living two distinct lives.
With unyielding determination, our author battled against the limitations imposed by his disability, while fervently seeking to align his life with the teachings of God. The pages unfold a compelling narrative of the inner turmoil, trials, and triumphs faced on this spiritual journey.
Through raw honesty and a deeply personal account, Zimele shares the poignant struggle of reconciling adversity with faith, offering a profound testament to the transformative power of Christ. His story is a testament to hope, illuminating the path toward overcoming insurmountable odds, and finding grace in lifeOs most daunting circumstances.
Against All Odds is a stirring reminder that with faith as our anchor, even the most difficult journey can lead to profound spiritual growth and unwavering hope in the face of adversity.
…the top of one mountain is the bottom of the next, so keep climbing. ~ Andr De Shields
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Augustinus
0R300,00Augustinus was een van die grootste teoloa wat ooit geleef het. Sy lewe en geskrifte het die Westerse kerk-, teologie- en kultuurgekiedenis nE hom radikaal beUnvloed. In hierdie boek ondersoek die outeur die etiek van die kerkvader vanuit ‘n populor-wetenskaplike oogpunt en hy wys veral op die betekenis daarvan vir Suidelike Afrika. Navorsers, studente en belangstellende lesers sal die boek insiggewend en inpirerend vind.
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Craven Stories
0R0,00Uit die mond van familie, vriende, kollegas en spelers spruit ‘n huldeblyk oor die legende Dok Craven. Hierdie storiebundel bied ‘n blik op die humoristiese, “e;bedonnerde”e; man en sy bondgenoot Bliksem deur die oe van JannieEngelbrecht, Dawie Snyman, Jan Boland Coetzee, Divan Serfontein, Carel en Morne du Plessis en meer. Dok was ‘n rugby-meesterbrein, strateeg en vegter vir sport. Hy het gemeenskappe versoen en bande gesmee hierdeur.
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Ecumenical Encounters with Desmond Mpilo Tutu
0R425,00This inspiring collection of 72 critical and creative contributions honouring the life and work of Desmond Mpilo Tutu comprises a rich and diverse array of reflections on the ecumenical global struggle against Apartheid, and Archbishop TutuOs role therein, as a political priest, prophet and intellectual. The encounters with Othe ArchO and his work has shaped ongoing faith-based, activist and academic pursuits for justice, peace and dignity. Anyone familiar with his outstanding contributions to the promotion of justice, dignity and peace, will know that a hallmark of Desmond TutuOs celebrated style is his use of narrative and real-life stories. In honour of his unique and remarkable example, the contributions in this book combine oral history and written history paradigms, as well as sociological, philosophical and theological approaches. While the book is meant to be a memorial recollection of encounters with the Arch, the hope is that these recollections will continue to inspire collective struggles and hopes for justice, peace and dignity.
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Ecumenical Encounters with Desmond Mpilo Tutu
0R340,00This inspiring collection of 72 critical and creative contributions honouring the life and work of Desmond Mpilo Tutu comprises a rich and diverse array of reflections on the ecumenical global struggle against Apartheid, and Archbishop Tutu’s role therein, as a political priest, prophet and intellectual. The encounters with ‘the Arch’ and his work has shaped ongoing faith-based, activist and academic pursuits for justice, peace and dignity. Anyone familiar with his outstanding contributions to the promotion of justice, dignity and peace, will know that a hallmark of Desmond Tutu’s celebrated style is his use of narrative and real-life stories. In honour of his unique and remarkable example, the contributions in this book combine oral history and written history paradigms, as well as sociological, philosophical and theological approaches. While the book is meant to be a memorial recollection of encounters with the Arch, the hope is that these recollections will continue to inspire collective struggles and hopes for justice, peace and dignity.
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Encountering Adamastor
0R215,00The volume of W.S. Barnard is a first in a series of life-histories of the founding geographers in South Africa published by the Centre of Geographical Analysis at Stellenbosch University. Life-histories are reported in five ways: the commendation lauds the winner of an award; the obituary by necessity speaks well of the dead; the brief entry in a dictionary or encyclopedia is highly stylized and constrained by editorial guidelines; in the autobiography the author tells his own story in his own way; and, finally, the biography comes in a range of formats and structures. At the one extreme is the complete life-history, written by a specialist following the historiographical method and based on the critical assessment of primary sources; at the other is the belletristic overview: descriptive, anecdotal, facile and artful.
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Her Story! A Tribute to Italian Women
0R240,00A unique book! Italian women at their best! What talent! This book is a must read for everyone who loves Italian culture and those who appreciate talented women. Extensively researched with hundreds of references, it is a comprehensive encyclopedic analysis highlighting the length and breadth of ItalyOs most incredibly talented women, including 114 writers, 56 opera singers, 63 other singers, 55 musicians, 52 film icons, 39 fashion designers, 59 medical women, 40 chefs, 47 artists, 23 academics and 114 sportswomen, amongst others. All discussed in chronological order in each of their fields with many interesting stories, including a chapter on the emigration of impressive female Italian talent.
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Her Story! A Tribute to Italian Women
0R325,00A unique book! Italian women at their best! What talent! This book is a must read for everyone who loves Italian culture and those who appreciate talented women. Extensively researched with hundreds of references, it is a comprehensive encyclopedic analysis highlighting the length and breadth of ItalyOs most incredibly talented women, including 114 writers, 56 opera singers, 63 other singers, 55 musicians, 52 film icons, 39 fashion designers, 59 medical women, 40 chefs, 47 artists, 23 academics and 114 sportswomen, amongst others. All discussed in chronological order in each of their fields with many interesting stories, including a chapter on the emigration of impressive female Italian talent.
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J.C. Steyn en Afrikaans
0R499,00Met J.C. Steyn en Afrikaans On vieringEhuldig On aantal bekende (Afrikaanse) taal- en letterkundiges en digters vir J.C. (Jaap) Steyn aan die begin van die negende dekade van sy lewe, maar ook die taal wat hy met sy lewenswerk gedien het. In veral die vakkundige bydraes word sy akademiese werk as taalkundige, taalhistorikus, biograaf, digter en kreatiewe skrywer belig. Die afwisseling van taalkundige, letterkundige en skeppende bydraes wil iets weergee van die verskeidenheid van Jaap Steyn se lewenswerk. Die briefwisseling tussen Steyn en prof. Elize Botha (1973 tot 1991) is die enigste plek waar Steyn self uitvoerig aan die woord gestel word. Dit betref On tydperk waarin van sy belangrikste werksaamhede as kreatiewe skrywer plaasgevind het. Steyn se briewe getuig van sy gebruiklike deeglikheid, maar ook van sy eiesoortige taalvernuf, persoonlike nederigheid en oopheid vir kritiek. In baie van die skeppende bydraes word juis op hierdie persoonlikheidseienskappe gefokus n op die onvermydelike sloping wat die ouderdom meebring. Dit is opvallend dat baie van die taalkundige bydraes aspekte belig waaroor Steyn self uitvoerig gepubliseer het en soos On goue draad loop deur sy taalkundige werk: die geskiedenis van Standaardafrikaans en die stryd om die erkenning van Afrikaans as selfstandige, amptelik erkende, en deeglik gestandaardiseerde taal, asook die fokus op identiteit, taalverandering en taalhouding. In letterkundige bydraes weer is dit opvallend hoeveel daarvan konsentreer op die Ogrens-gegeweO: selfdoding, die periferale situasie van homoseksuele en bejaardes, die komplekse verhouding tussen outeur en karakter in die biografie, kultuurgrensoorskrydings en grensdeurbreking op die terreine van die narratologie en genre.
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Lig Wankelend
0R295,00Op 24 November 1949 kom Utte Reuter alleen in Kaapstad-hawe aan; saam met haar dra sy twee pakkies briewe en ‘n digbundel van Rilke. Sy is hier om te trou met Christiaan Hofmeyr, die broer van haar penvriendin, wat ‘n uitkoms bied van die verskrikking en nadraai van die Tweede Woreldoorlog. Maar gou verlang Utte huis toe, na ‘n woreld wat vir altyd vir haar vernietig is. In Suid-Afrika voel sy ontuis, in Europa is sy onthuis. Utte se verhaal word vertel vanuit haar laaste tuiste: die kliniese wit kamer in die tehuis waar sy opgeneem is vir Alzheimers. Hier, in ‘n gestroopte ruimte, verlaat van al die mense om haar, sonder haar geliefde Rilke-boeke en briewe, dink Utte terug aan die liefde en die aard van haar lewe. Aan die swaels en walvisse en Tierkop, die lindeboom in die agtertuin van haar Leipzig-huis, die kombuis met die porselein-opwasbak, die plakpapier teen mure waar sy saans gelo en tel het tot sy aan die slaap raak. Sy dink aan Christiaan en haar seuns. En aan Falix wat altyd maar agter ‘n venster vir haar staan en wag…
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Memories of Meaningful Moments
0R295,00OPramda Ramasar has managed to capture, in a remarkably concise and readable manner, a subject of huge historical importance, political and human complexity as a social reformer and leader … and enduring relevance. Her own standing as a social reformer and leader combined with her literary skill, makes her uniquely qualified to shed light on a major subject and on an eminently extraordinary life. This memoir shows how successful leaders can master the professional aspects of their work.O Ami Nanackchand
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Memories of Meaningful Moments
0R365,00OPramda Ramasar has managed to capture, in a remarkably concise and readable manner, a subject of huge historical importance, political and human complexity as a social reformer and leader … and enduring relevance. Her own standing as a social reformer and leader combined with her literary skill, makes her uniquely qualified to shed light on a major subject and on an eminently extraordinary life. This memoir shows how successful leaders can master the professional aspects of their work.O Ami Nanackchand
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