Author: Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458717917
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Diamonds, Gold, and War (Volume 2 of 2) (EasyRead Comfort Edition)
Author: Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458718093
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Diamonds, Gold, and War (Volume 2 of 4) (EasyRead Super Large 24pt Edition)
Author: Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458719839
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Diamonds, Gold, and War (Volume 2 of 3) (EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition)
Author: Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 145871912X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Diamonds, Gold, and War (Volume 1 of 2) (EasyRead Edition)
Author: Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1458717739
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
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Author: Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British and Foreign Literature
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Author: Little Bee
Author: Chris CleavePublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416589643
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Millions of people have read, discussed, debated, cried, and cheered with Little Bee, a Nigerian refugee girl whose violent and courageous journey puts a stunning face on the worldwide refugee crisis. “Little Bee will blow you away.” —The Washington Post The lives of a sixteen-year-old Nigerian orphan and a well-off British woman collide in this page-turning #1 New York Times bestseller, book club favorite, and “affecting story of human triumph” (The New York Times Book Review) from Chris Cleave, author of Gold and Everyone Brave Is Forgiven. We don’t want to tell you too much about this book. It is a truly special story and we don’t want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this: It is extremely funny, but the African beach scene is horrific. The story starts there, but the book doesn’t. And it’s what happens afterward that is most important. Once you have read it, you’ll want to tell everyone about it. When you do, please don’t tell them what happens either. The magic is in how it unfolds.
The Boer War
Author: Martin BossenbroekPublisher: Seven Stories Press
ISBN: 1609807480
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 641
Book Description
The Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) is one of the most intriguing conflicts of modern history. It has been labeled many things: the first media war, a precursor of the First and Second World Wars, the originator of apartheid. The difference in status and resources between the superpower Great Britain and two insignificant Boer republics in southern Africa was enormous. But, against all expectation, it took the British every effort and a huge sum of money to win the war, not least by unleashing a campaign of systematic terror against the civilian population. In The Boer War, winner of the Netherland's 2013 Libris History Prize and shortlisted for the 2013 AKO Literature Prize, the author brings a completely new perspective to this chapter of South African history, critically examining the involvement of the Netherlands in the war. Furthermore, unlike other accounts, Martin Bossenbroek explores the war primarily through the experiences of three men uniquely active during the bloody conflict. They are Willem Leyds, the Dutch lawyer who was to become South African Republic state secretary and eventual European envoy; Winston Churchill, then a British war reporter; and Deneys Reitz, a young Boer commando. The vivid and engaging experiences of these three men enable a more personal and nuanced story of the war to be told, and at the same time offer a fresh approach to a conflict that shaped the nation state of South Africa.
A Short History of South Africa
Author: Gail NattrassPublisher: Biteback Publishing
ISBN: 1785903683
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
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 of corruption, unemployment and criminal violence. A Short History of South Africa is a brief, general account of the history of this most complicated and fascinating country – from the first evidence of hominid existence to the wars of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries that led to the establishment of modern South Africa, the horrors of Apartheid and the optimism following its collapse, as well as the prospects and challenges for the future. This readable and thorough account, illustrated with maps and photographs, is the culmination of a lifetime of researching and teaching the broad spectrum of South African history. Nattrass's passion for her subject shines through, whether she is elucidating the reader on early humans in the cradle of humankind, or describing the tumultuous twentieth-century processes that shaped the democracy that is South Africa today.