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William Kentridge William Kentridge Jane Taylor,Maria-Christina Villasenor,William Kentridge,Carolyn Christov Bakargiev,William Kentridge "William Kentridge (b. 1955, Johannesburg) has always addressed the more challenging and intimate aspects of contemporary life and of South Africa, both during Apartheid and in the post-Apartheid per… OL11636684W
Blade Runner Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius THE INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF THE FIRST PARALYMPIAN TO QUALIFY FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES: FOR LANCE ARMSTRONG IT WASN'T ABOUT THE BIKE; FOR OSCAR PISTORIUS IT'S NOT ABOUT THE LEGSAt eleven months old, Oscar… OL15180696W
The Jack Bank The Jack Bank Glen Retief Glen Retief's childhood was at once recognizably ordinary and brutally unusual. Raised in the middle of a game preserve where his father worked, Retief's warm nuclear family was a preserve of its own… OL15976290W
Zuma Zuma Jeremy Gordin xxv, 390 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : 20 cm OL16021726W
Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela David Cohen Historic moments from Mandela's inspiring life are captured in more than one hundred iconic photos from the mid-1940s through August 2009. Six key Mandela speeches are included, as well as an informa… OL16149181W
Desmond Tutu, bishop of peace Desmond Tutu, bishop of peace Carol Greene Profiles the life of the South African bishop who has worked energetically and courageously to improve the lot of black people in South Africa. OL1653388W
Born a Crime Born a Crime Trevor Noah Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that … OL17824318W
Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela Jill C. Wheeler A biography of the black South African leader who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa. OL1830799W
Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela Gini Holland A biography of the son of a Thembu chief who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa. OL1833752W
South of forgiveness South of forgiveness Þórdís Elva Þorvaldsdóttir One ordinary spring morning in Reykjavik, Iceland, Thordis Elva kisses her son and partner goodbye before boarding a plane to do a remarkable thing: fly seven thousand miles to South Africa to confro… OL20055510W
Street kid fights on Street kid fights on Judy Westwater Judy was only 11 years old when she was forced to live on the streets, beaten, half-starved and horrifically abused, she finally escaped to a life in the circus. But the charming man who said he love… OL20864893W
Running for Their Lives Running for Their Lives Mark Whitaker You're unlikely to have heard of Britain's greatest long-distance runner. Despite being a world-class athlete, Peter Gavuzzi was consigned to obscurity. His heyday was in 1929, when he took part in t… OL21010528W
Archbishop Tutu of South Africa Archbishop Tutu of South Africa Judith Bentley Traces the life of the clergyman from his early years in Klerksdorp, South Africa, to his current crusade for peace in that strifetorn country. OL3283972W
A life's mosaic A life's mosaic Phyllis Ntantala "Phyllis Ntantala describes evocatively and with searing honesty her life and rich experience as the wife and mother of famous men - the pioneering scholar, A.C. and the ANC activist and intellectual… OL4293316W
Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela Brian Feinberg A biography of the Black South African leader, focusing on his struggle to overthrow the tyrannies of apartheid. OL4294596W
Desmond Tutu Desmond Tutu David Winner Examines the life of the South African bishop and civil rights worker who has worked extensively to improve the condition of his people. OL4479741W
Voices of South Africa Voices of South Africa Carolyn Meyer The author recounts her visit to South Africa where she interviewed numerous young people, both black and white, to find out what growing up is like in a country torn apart by racial strife. OL56873W
Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela Lenny Hort,Laaren Brown A biography of the first black South African president, who spent twenty-seven years in jail for his political beliefs, discusses the struggle to end apartheid, his country's former system of racial … OL8480201W
Incognegro Incognegro Frank B. Wilderson III Winner of the 2008 American Book Award/Before Columbus Foundation In 1995, a South African journalist informed Frank Wilderson, one of only two Black American members of the African National Congr… OL9591874W
Love and Courage Love and Courage Pregs Govender A reflection on both political and personal power, this memoir from a South African activist ponders the limitations of politics as a tool to create a truly humane democracy. During her years in parl… OL9981907W
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