![]() The book that inspired the major motion picture Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. ![]() Here for the first time, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela told the extraordinary story of his life - an epic of struggle, setback, renewed hope, and ultimate triumph. Long Walk to Freedom is his moving and exhilarating autobiography, destined to take its place among the finest memoirs of history's greatest figures. He is still revered everywhere as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality. As president of the African National Congress and head of South Africa's antiapartheid movement, he was instrumental in moving the nation toward multiracial government and majority rule. After his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela was at the center of the most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world. ![]() Little Brown and Company, 24.45 (558pp) ISBN 978-5-3 This fluid memoir matches South African President. Nelson Mandela was one of the great moral and political leaders of his time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela. The autobiography of global human rights icon Nelson Mandela is "riveting.both a brilliant description of a diabolical system and a testament to the power of the spirit to transcend it" ( Washington Post ). ![]()
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Firegirl by Tony Abbott5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Prolific fantasy author Abbott has created a realistic wallflower struggling to bloom. His short friendship with Jessica has gotten him noticed by Courtney and has started to draw him out of his shell. A little scared at first, Tom slowly gets to know Jessica and misses her when she leaves abruptly. Jeff finds her abhorrent Courtney feels sorry for her. ![]() The students don’t know how to act around her. She’s a burn survivor who’s in town for treatment. Not long after the start of the school year, Jessica Feeney joins their class. Tom’s only friend Jeff is struggling to deal with his parents’ divorce as well as his father’s indifference, and Jeff does so by acting out and lying. He does, nonetheless, have a crush on popular Courtney, and he fantasizes about saving her from wild disasters. Seventh-grader Tom Bender is nowhere near the in-crowd at St. ![]() Marshmallow clare newberry5/13/2023 ![]() Oliver is a tabby cat who is always the center of attention. Lewis George Orwell Mary Pope Osborne LeUyen Pham Dav Pilkey Roger Priddy Rick Riordan J.
God of malice by rina kent5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Delivery with Standard Australia Post usually happens within 2-10 business days from time of dispatch.You can track your delivery by going to AusPost tracking and entering your tracking number - your Order Shipped email will contain this information for each parcel. ![]() Tracking delivery Saver Delivery: Australia postĪustralia Post deliveries can be tracked on route with eParcel. NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.ġ-2 days after each item has arrived in the warehouseġ The expected delivery period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method.ģ Please note this service does not override the status timeframe "Dispatches in", and that the "Usually Dispatches In" timeframe still applies to all orders. Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]() The lost spells book review5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The special effects of props brought further excitement to the audience, with the book of spells at one point having moths flying off the pages. The use of colourful lighting, and a large, incandescent full moon illuminating the stage (done by Sherry Coenen), perfectly captured that nighttime sense of mystery. Filled with joyful alliteration adding to the mystical mood that is created by the staging and set. Poetic language from the book is mirrored in the live-action production. Nonetheless, I appreciate that their play is made for children who may not see it in the same way and need a clearer message. The overall messages throughout the play were too overt and obvious, making dialogue in areas cringe-worthy. The music itself was upbeat and truly fun creating a Jazz, 70s vibe. Through the use of music, each character expresses their own identity, showing the audience the importance of being unique. The other characters, Hare, Jackdaw, Fox and Woodpecker all help Jay on her journey of self-discovery by showing her how to be herself without worrying and overthinking. ![]() Jay forgetting her name is a symbolic metaphor for her lack of identity, she herself is lost, like the spells. A whimsical, joy-filled musical about self-worth and confidence recently came to Watford Palace Theatre for a few wonderful performancesīased on the children's book by Robert Macfarlane, The Lost Spells takes the audience on an adventure of talking, singing animals and a girl, Jay who after moving to a new town has lost her sense of identity, and more importantly, cannot remember her name. ![]() Harry potter half blood prince jim kay5/13/2023 ![]() Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects. For in Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor, Gilderoy Lockhart, a spirit named Moaning Myrtle who haunts the girls' bathroom, and the unwanted attentions of Ron Weasley's younger sister, Ginny.But each of these seem minor annoyances when the real trouble begins, and someone - or something - starts turning Hogwarts students to stone. But just as he's packing his bags, Harry receives a warning from a strange, impish creature named Dobby who says that if Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts, disaster will strike.And strike it does. The Dursleys were so mean and hideous that summer that all Harry Potter wanted was to get back to the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Award-winning artist Jim Kay illustrates year two of Harry Potter's adventures at Hogwarts, in a stunning, gift-ready format. ![]() The wilderness family by kobie kruger5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Reared on a cocktail of love and bottles of fat-enriched milk, Leo soon became an affectionate, rambunctious and adored member of the fmaily. Yet nothing prepared the Krugers for their greatest adventure of all, the raising of an orphaned prince, a lion cub who, when they found him, was only a few days old and on the verge of death. ![]() ![]() And one terrible day, a lion attacked Kobus in the bush and nearly killed him. They soon became accustomed to living with the unexpected: the sneaky hyenas who stole blankets and cooking pots, the sinister-looking pythons that slithered into the house, and the usually placid elephants who grew foul-tempered in the violent heat of the summer. Kobie recounts their enchanting adventures and extraordinary experiences in this vast reserve - a place where, bathed in golden sunlight, hippos basked in the glittering waters of the Letaba River, storks and herons perched along the shoreline, and fruit bats hung in the sausage trees.īut as the Krugers settled in, they discovered that not all was peace and harmony. Yet, for Kobie and her family, the seventeen years spent in this spectacularly beautiful park proved to be the most magical - and occasionally the most hair-raising - of their lives. When Kobie Kruger, her game-ranger husband and their three young daughters moved to one of the most isolated corners of the world - a remote ranger station in the Mahlangeni region of South Africa's vast Kruger National Park - she might have worried that she would become engulfed with loneliness and boredom. ![]() Macho Sluts by Patrick Califia-Rice5/13/2023 ![]() "There is no task more radical, more in keeping with a vision of a free society, than changing sexual relations," writes Willis in her book Beginning to See the Light. Califia describes herself as a "sex radical" and argues that gender and class injustice "are based mostly on sexuality-hatred of the body, the state's interest in controlling our pleasures."Ĭalifia is in the tradition of philosophers Wilhelm Reich and Herbert Marcuse, the gay pioneer Harry Hay, the poet Allen Ginsberg, the journalist Ellen Willis, and the novelist Dorothy Allison, who calls Califia's essays "lucid, intelligent, brave, and true." This tradition holds that sexual liberation is indispensable to true freedom, and that the repression of sexual pleasure is one of the oldest of the master's tools. So writes author Pat Califia in the preface to her book of erotic fiction, Macho Sluts. ![]() "The things that seem beautiful, inspiring, and life-affirming to me seem hateful, ugly, and ludicrous to most other people." ![]() Profile of a sex radical." Retrieved from Jacky faber series in order5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Now 19, she is as popular with men as ever, so references to compromising situations and nudity are frequent, though not explicit. Fans of the "Bloody Jack" books will enjoy Jacky's finale, although its dangers and locations are less exotic and extreme than previous adventures. Jacky's on-off relationship with Jaimy Fletcher is finally resolved and all loose ends are tied up by the end, with a few twists along the way. She disguises herself as a governess and a Russian tightrope walker, all with the help of the many acquaintances she has made during her far-flung travels and her diverse talents and skills. When the British naval officer, businesswoman, and former pirate is accused of being a traitor to the United States, Jacky is forced to flee for her life. ![]() ![]() Gr 7 Up-The final book in the "Bloody Jack" series is as full of adventure, and misadventure, as the last 11 tales of the life of Jacky Faber. ![]() Let the Sky Fall by Shannon Messenger5/13/2023 ![]() Witty, romantic and filled with personality-after the slow start.Īfter praying to a Fate for help, Evangeline discovers the dangerous world of magic. Once characters deal with the ends-justify-the-means idea of sinking to Raiden’s level to fight him and reach the fight scenes, the story becomes a page-turner right to a cliffhanger. Vane is a bundle of charming contradictions-protective yet pacifistic, nobly loyal yet unable to hear “haboob” (a type of dust storm) without boob jokes. ![]() Tasked with many expository reveals, Audra’s narration doesn’t shine as brightly as Vane’s chapters. Conveying so much information causes the first act to progress slowly, resulting in weak tension until the vague stakes become specific and immediate. Meanwhile, Audra learns the dark secret to Raiden’s strength. They still hope Vane will fall for the last of the previous royal family and would be furious to know that the reason Vane broke off that arranged engagement was Audra. Luckily, the Gales don’t know that Audra also speaks Westerly, a result of the forbidden romance and magical bond between the two-another secret. The sylph army known as the Gales desperately wants to use Vane and his Westerly winds as a weapon against power-hungry, one-note Raiden, but Vane knows the Westerly nature is too peaceful. ![]() ![]() With Audra off dealing with fallout from revelations in Let the Sky Fall (2013), Vane is stuck by himself figuring out how to be a sylph king on the verge of war. ![]() |