Ancient Mexico and Central America: Archaeology and Culture History
R550The definitive textbook on the archaeology and history of Mexico and Central America, which was the winner of the 2005 Society for American Archaeology Book Award
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Arts and Crafts of Morocco
R260Superbly illustrated with more than 150 specially commissioned colour photographs, this book beautifully demonstrates the dazzling strengths of Morocco’s crafts – a centuries-long tradition which intermingles influences from both Black Africa and Islam, and from the spectacular cultural alliance of the Moors and the Spaniards.
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Out of stockBeyond Bagamoyo: A Journey from Cape to Cairo
R200“Past the waterhole at Musmar my spirits started fighting each other again. There were turmoils of the unknown, beautyversus the hideous, and the passion of going beyond. I closed my eyes and walked fifty paces. There was still nothing on the endless horizon. Then I sat down in the sand and drew a map of…
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Blazing Saddles: The True Story Behind the ‘tours de Farce’
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This is the hilarious story — a true adventure — involving six men in various stages of decrepitude who, on a sudden whim, decided to embark on a I000km cycle ride down the River Danube. None had cycled since childhood — nor even owned a cycle. The story — reminiscent of Jerome K Jerome’s Three Men in Boat — is told by their not terribly good leader, James Clarke. -
Calais Lace
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Since 1993 Michael Kenna has visited Calais many times and wandered at length throughout the town, photographing its urban landscapes and its proud industrious heart: the lace factories. On his first visit he met Annette Haudiquet, then head curator of the Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle. It was during this meeting that the idea for the book Calais Lace, and the exhibition it accompanies, was born. -
Contact Zones #9 – Nairobi: A Night Guide Through The City In The Sun
R200Nairobi is fascinating. It is a vibrant, eccentric and extreme city made up of different and contradictory worlds. Nairobi is also an elusive city; difficult to comprehend and fully penetrate. What a better guide can there be than Tony Mochama, the notorious and popular chronicler of Nairobi’s urban life?
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Diesel & Dust
R450Diesel and Dust offers visually stimulating images of African countries such as Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia, Emirate of Al Sharjah, Oman and Yemen offer a multifaceted view of the continent in this recollection that is at once a history, a meditation, a travel memoir, and a tribute.
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EB Koybie – A memoir of shenanigans between Durban & Bombay
R160“I had five paternal uncles, four in South Africa and one in India. For some reason, each uncle had a son named Ebrahim. What a stupid idea. It made me feel like a sausage from a boerewors factory.”
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I love you I hate you
R440I love you I hate you is a book about Johannesburg told in two parts.
The first is told through design. The second part is told through the essays of 34 writers describing a complicated relationship with Johannesburg.
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In the Spirit of Palm Beach
R500Established as a luxury vacation destination for the rich and famous in the early 1900s, Palm Beach is synonymous with old-world glamour and new world sophistication
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Indian Beauty: Bollywood Style
R190The movies made in the studios of Bombay brimming with ravishing eyes, generous hips, ample breasts, syrupy music, and sultry dance routines, and set in wedding-cake decors have spawned a distinct style now identified by a succinct moniker: Bollywood.
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Morocco: A Sense of Place
R340Organized thematically rather than geographically, each chapter reflects one of the travellers abiding impressions: the vibrant colours of the souks and textiles; the hubbub of its city streets; the country’s natural phenomena and more.
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No Vulgar Hotel: The Desire and Pursuit of Venice
R185This is the definitive book for managing an incurable passion for a decaying, water-logged village. Whether you already have a raging case of Venetophilia or are among the fifteen million people who yearly put themselves in danger of contracting it, here is where you get your fix of Venetian wit, history, practicality, and enchantment.
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Pilot in the Wild – Flights of Conservation and Survival
R230Fuelled by a passion for wilderness and aviation, John Bassi embarked on a challenging and fascinating journey through the birth, growth and change of South Africa’s game capture industry. Trans-location projects, wildlife research, and veterinary and breeding projects expose him to the shape, form and movement of African wildlife on a daily basis. John specialized…
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Rick Stein’s French Odyssey
R200Inspired by his gastronomic journey through the waterways of Southern France, Rick Stein’s French Odyssey is a delightful exploration of French culinary traditions. Rick’s gastro-tour took him along the Canal du Midi, from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, as he sampled the local delicacies.