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Black Petals

A Novel

By: Bryan Rostron

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A cautionary tale about organized crime in modern South Africa, this thrilling mystery introduces unassuming archivist Macaulay Vogel, who is examining a recently discovered cache of old police archives. Sorting out the documents, Vogel is jolted when he comes upon a surveillance file about himself. It’s a terrible shock: he doesn’t recognize this person at all. Had he suffered a memory loss in his youth? Had someone stolen his identity? To find some answers, he seeks out old friends: a lover, former comrades, and even his nemesis, Boschard, an eerie former security policeman. At the same time Vogel is making his rounds, there are signs of growing racial anger over the excavation of a mysterious accumulation of bones in the center of Cape Town, which might be a secret human burial pit. Amidst the personal and civic confusion, Vogel begins to crack, despairing of his lapsed hopes and the lost love of a woman named Marda.

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Jacana Media

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1770096485

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9781770096486

The Ranter's Guide To South Africa

A Handbook For Hotheads, Windbags And Demagogues.

By: Bryan Rostron

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The Ranter's Guide To South Africa

A Handbook For Hotheads, Windbags And Demagogues.

By: Bryan Rostron

Ever wondered what waffle like 'accountability', 'site of contestation' or 'The National Democratic Revolution' really means? Here, in an irreverent nutshell, is your answer. The Ranter's Guide to South Africa pinpoints and defines some of the most overused and abused words, acronyms, piffle and jargon that noisily bamboozle our daily life. It is a satirical dictionary for our times, encompassing politics, business, culture, sport, history and that relentless, buzzing swarm of clichés that assault us every day. At last, comic relief is at hand in this indispensible A-Z digest with its short and sharp definitions that will puncture the bombast, bias and rampant populism circulating on all sides. Keep this subversive manual close by, it could save your sanity ...

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144

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Jonathan Ball Publishers

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186842474X

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9781868424740

Why the Titanic was Doomed

By: Bryan Jackson

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Why the Titanic was Doomed

By: Bryan Jackson

Titanic – the most magnificent ocean liner of her time – was doomed and destined for disaster before she ever left the docks at Southampton. Doomed by her owner, doomed by her designers, doomed by the men who sailed her -- doomed even by her sister ship. Author Bryan Jackson presents a new and unique look at the many circumstances that came together the night of April 14, 1912 to claim over 1,500 lives and leave Titanic lying in 12,000 feet of water on the bottom of the North Atlantic. Each chapter details how seemingly disconnected pieces served to create a tragedy that remains as significant today as it was over a century ago. They include flawed design decisions, outdated regulations, substandard materials, weather conditions, lookouts left blinded and warnings never acted upon. Perhaps the most fascinating piece is a look at how events involving sister ship Olympic would result in Titanic being placed directly on course to meet the iceberg which would sink her. In addition, Jackson offers a look at the circumstances that saved some from perishing in the tragedy. They range from the rich and famous -- to family members traveling in third-class who managed to escape the sinking while the majority of the passengers sailing in those accommodations would not survive. Also provided is a comprehensive Titanic timeline which details the events which lead to her construction -- and eventual destruction.

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Pen and Sword History

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1399097172

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9781399097178

Finding Dorothy: A Biography of Dorothy Gibson

By: Randy Bryan Bigham

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Finding Dorothy: A Biography of Dorothy Gibson

By: Randy Bryan Bigham

Edwardian cover girl and silent screen star Dorothy Gibson survived the Titanic, a disastrous marriage, even the horrors of a World War II concentration camp, but history didn't spare her. Randy Bryan Bigham reclaims the story of a life forgotten. Finding Dorothy, the first biography of model and actress Dorothy Gibson (1889-1946), provides an analysis of her work as the muse of artist Harrison Fisher, and offers a critique of her brief but successful career as one of the first leading ladies in American silent cinema. Dorothy Gibson's experiences in the 1912 sinking of the Titanic are related in detail as is the making of Saved From the Titanic, the first motion picture produced about the disaster, in which Dorothy herself starred. 6x9 Hardcover Dust Jacket 179 pp, 84 ill. First Published 2005 New Edition Released 2012 Revised Edition Printed 2014

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185

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Lulu.com

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1105520080

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9781105520082

Hello, Hello Brazil

Popular Music in the Making of Modern Brazil

By: Bryan McCann

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Hello, Hello Brazil

Popular Music in the Making of Modern Brazil

By: Bryan McCann

“Hello, hello Brazil” was the standard greeting Brazilian radio announcers of the 1930s used to welcome their audience into an expanding cultural marketplace. New genres like samba and repackaged older ones like choro served as the currency in this marketplace, minted in the capital in Rio de Janeiro and circulated nationally by the burgeoning recording and broadcasting industries. Bryan McCann chronicles the flourishing of Brazilian popular music between the 1920s and the 1950s. Through analysis of the competing projects of composers, producers, bureaucrats, and fans, he shows that Brazilians alternately envisioned popular music as the foundation for a unified national culture and used it as a tool to probe racial and regional divisions. McCann explores the links between the growth of the culture industry, rapid industrialization, and the rise and fall of Getúlio Vargas’s Estado Novo dictatorship. He argues that these processes opened a window of opportunity for the creation of enduring cultural patterns and demonstrates that the understandings of popular music cemented in the mid–twentieth century continue to structure Brazilian cultural life in the early twenty-first.

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Duke University Press

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0822385635

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9780822385639

Robbo - My Autobiography

An extraordinary career

By: Bryan Robson

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Robbo - My Autobiography

An extraordinary career

By: Bryan Robson

Bryan Robson is widely remembered as a fearless and inspirational player and captain, both for club and country, whose presence lifted team-mates and intimidated opponents. At his peak, he was acknowledged as the most complete midfield player in the country, and played at the highest level despite a series of devastating injuries. He began his playing career at West Bromwich Albion, then moved to Manchester United in 1981 for a then record British transfer fee of £1.5 million. He soon became captain, and enjoyed regular Cup success, eventually winning the Championship. He also won 90 caps for England, 65 of them as captain. His autobiography reveals a fascinating insight into his days with the England and United camps and characters such as Paul Gascoigne, Gary Lineker, Roy Keane and Alex Ferguson. He puts the record straight on the 'drink culture' that Ferguson sought to stamp out at United, and describes his pain when he discovered he was surplus to the manager's requirements. He candidly reflects on the highs and lows of his football life, and discusses incidents on the pitch as well as some of the clashes that have happened behind the scenes.

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Hodder & Stoughton

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1444756028

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9781444756029

Human Microbiota in Health and Disease

From Pathogenesis to Therapy

By: Bryan Tungland

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Human Microbiota in Health and Disease

From Pathogenesis to Therapy

By: Bryan Tungland

Human Gut Microbiota in Health and Disease: From Pathogenesis to Therapy is a comprehensive discussion of all the aspects associated with gut microbiota early colonization, its development and maintenance, and its symbiotic relationship with the host to promote health. Chapters illustrate the complex mechanisms and metabolic signalling pathways related to how the gut microbiota maintain proper regulation of glucose, lipid and energy homeostasis and immune response, while mediating inflammatory processes involved in the etiology of many chronic disease conditions. Details are provided on the primary etiological factors of chronic disease, the effects of gut dysbiosis and its associated disease conditions, while providing an overview of therapeutic strategies involving dietary fiber and prebiotics, fecal microbiota transplantation therapy and probiotics. Throughout the chapters, a comprehensive review of peer-reviewed animal and human studies is provided as evidence related to the history of human exposure, safety, tolerance, toxicity, nomenclature, and clinical efficacy of utilizing prebiotic fructans, s, as well as probiotic intervention, and dietary modification in the prevention and intervention of chronic disease conditions. With common use today of pharmaceutical medicine in treating symptoms, and frequent overuse of antibiotics in chronic disease within mainstream medical practice, understanding the etiological mechanisms of dysbiosis-induced chronic disease, and natural approaches that offer prevention and potential cures for these diseases is of vital importance to overall human health. - Details the complex relationship between human microbiota in the gut, oral cavity, urogenital tract and skin as well as their colonization, development and impact of factors that influence the relationship - Illustrates the mechanisms associated with dysbiosis-associated inflammation and its role in the onset and progression in chronic disease - Provides the primary mechanisms and comprehensive scientific evidence for the use of dietary modification, and pro- and pre-biotics in preventing and intervening in chronic disease

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674

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Academic Press

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0128146508

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9780128146507

Robert McBride

The Struggle Continues

By: Bryan Rostron

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Robert McBride

The Struggle Continues

By: Bryan Rostron

When Robert McBride was sentenced to death, he turned to the public gallery in court and said: 'Freedom is just around the corner. I am leaving you at the corner - and you must take that corner to find freedom on the other side.' As the guard moved in, he raised his fist and shouted: 'The struggle continues till Babylon falls!'It was 1987: the time of 'total onslaught'. The trial of the MK unit that planted the Magoo's bomb on the Durban beachfront dominated the news but few knew the real facts of the brave young people who brought the armed struggle to KwaZulu-Natal. This is the remarkable story of McBride and his comrades: the substation sabotage spree, rescuing a compatriot from hospital and smuggling him to Botswana, the devastating Why Not and Magoo's car bomb that killed three women, the dramatic trial and McBride's 1 463 days on Death Row. Now updated to include McBride's controversial life after the end of apartheid, this is a thrilling tale of a young South African's incredible courage, loyalty between friends and falling in love across the race barrier. Today, the struggle continues as McBride fights against corruption and state capture."--Back cover.

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0624089142

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9780624089148

My Shadow

By: Bryan Rostron

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My Shadow

By: Bryan Rostron

A law-abiding citizen is arrested for an unspecified crime and kept under house-arrest. The town buzzes with wild rumours... and the innocent victim soon discovers what dark suspicions his neighbours have been harbouring. And in the distant capital there are ominous rumbles of discontent...

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New Africa Books

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0864866097

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9780864866097

God on Paper

The Bible--the Wildest Story of Passion and Pursuit You'll Ever Read

By: Bryan C. Loritts

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God on Paper

The Bible--the Wildest Story of Passion and Pursuit You'll Ever Read

By: Bryan C. Loritts

The Bible is the most quoted book in the western world, and likely the most misunderstood. It is often thought to be little more than religious mythology, or a collection of moral and ethical guidelines, or a series of quaint but irrelevant legends. But what if the Bible were read on its own terms, as a highly personal and unbelievably passionate love story? What if the Bible is really a wild tale of relentless pursuit, the diary of a God who can’t bear to be separated from the people he loves? In God on Paper you’ll share in a conversation that takes a new look at Scripture, a dialogue that entertains doubts and questions about the value–and the validity–of the Bible. And you’ll encounter an amazing love story of divine proportions. Go ahead and join the conversation. You might be surprised by what you find.

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WaterBrook

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030755161X

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9780307551610

Bryan Adams

By: Bryan Adams

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Bryan Adams

By: Bryan Adams

BRYAN ADAMS, is a unique book that takes a personal look at the world of rock and roll songwriter, recording artist and performer, Bryan Adams

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Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Book

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1895565839

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9781895565836

The Good and Beautiful Life

Putting on the Character of Christ (the Apprentice Series)

By: James Bryan Smith

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The Good and Beautiful Life

Putting on the Character of Christ (the Apprentice Series)

By: James Bryan Smith

James Bryan Smith believes we have bought into false notions of happiness and success. In this follow up to his first book, The Good and Beautiful God, Smith traces through the Sermon on the Mount and helps us replace our false beliefs with Jesus' narratives about life in the kingdom of God. A Renovare and Willow Creek Resource.

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ReadHowYouWant

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1459628756

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9781459628755

Book's by Bryan Rostron

Black Petals

Black Petals

The Ranter's Guide To South Africa

The Ranter's Guide To South Africa

Why the Titanic was Doomed

Why the Titanic was Doomed

Finding Dorothy: A Biography of Dorothy Gibson

Finding Dorothy: A Biography of Dorothy Gibson

Hello, Hello Brazil

Hello, Hello Brazil

Robbo - My Autobiography

Robbo - My Autobiography

Human Microbiota in Health and Disease

Human Microbiota in Health and Disease

Robert McBride

Robert McBride

My Shadow

My Shadow

God on Paper

God on Paper

Bryan Adams

Bryan Adams

The Good and Beautiful Life

The Good and Beautiful Life

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