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Classical Legends by A.R. Hope Moncrieff (Paperback)
R60,00Drawn from classical authors and retold in accessible prose, this volume contains a selection of stories based on the legends and myths of Ancient Greece, featuring a cast of memorable figures ranging from the gods of Olympus to legendary heroes such as Odysseus and Theseus, and also includes extracts of verse by great English poets inspired by Greek mythology.
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Young Stalin by Simon Sebag Montefiore (hardback)
R70,00Young Stalin tells the story of an exceptional, charismatic, darkly turbulent young man born into obscurity who embraced revolutionary idealism, the world in which he found his Messianic mission in life. Equal parts scholar and terrorist, Stalin was so impressive in his brutality that Lenin made him, along with Trotsky, his chief henchman.
Here is Stalin the supreme dictator in the making – his psychology, his hatreds, his loves, his knowledge of the world – and steeped in the paranoia of the underworld, learning how to triumph in the Kremlin and to create the USSR in his profoundly flawed image.
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Golf & Kolf: Seven Centuries of History by Jacques Temmerman (hardback)
R800,00It is a well known fact that Scotland has played an important part in the development and spread of golf worldwide. But “colf”, a very popular game in the Netherlands during the Middle Ages and up to the early 18th century, also made a major contribution.. Starting in the two countries on either side of the North Sea, this lavishly illustrated art book – with 200 illustrations of miniatures, paintings (from 16th and 17th century landscape painters to modern artists such as Ray Ellis, Kenneth Reed and Arthur Weaver), engravings and posters – outlines the history of golf in Scotland and the English-speaking world, the European continent and Japan. Seven chapters cover the steady worldwide spread of golf, the development of golfing equipment, golfing architecture and the top tournaments and players of the 19th and 20th centuries. The wealth of detailed and beautifully illustrated information makes this book a wonderful gift for all modern golfers.
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Tribes & Kingdoms by J.S. Bergh and A.P. Bergh (hardback)
R60,00(hardback: dust jacket included, pen inscription on first page)
Warriors, chiefs and kings dominated a century during which nations were forged and empires were born and broken. This history of 19th century tribes and kingdoms in Southern Africa.
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From Rocks to Rockets: Arms and Armies through the Ages (General Military) William Gilkerson (hardback)
R50,00William Gilkerson takes the broad, sweeping history of the human race and puts it in story and pictures that are at once meaningful, sometimes profound, and always funny. His pen takes us from cave men with rocks, to modern bombs and rockets, and depicts the chaos throughout. First published in 1963, we are delighted to bring this amusing and glorious look at arms and armies through the ages to a new audience. There are laughs on every page, but also wry, though provoking observations, all expressed through Gilkerson’s wonderfully detailed drawings which will enthrall readers of all ages. A book to read and enjoy, and then share with friends.
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