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Mind Matters is an eclectic mix of those more brain-tickling topics. From science to poetry, art to politics and lives, Mind Matters is the cranial fix. We feature a selection of new titles, a consolidated top ten bestseller list of Exclusive Books' science, biography, history, politics, reference and philosophy titles and an essential listing of titles worth a look. |
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Get 20% off the two titles below when you buy them online. The price listed on the website is the discounted price. This offer is valid until 30 April 2008. (Terms) |
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At the age of twenty-nine, Sizwe Magadla is among the most handsome, well-educated and wealthy of the men in his poverty-stricken village. Dr. Hermann Reuter wants to show the world that if you provide decent treatment, people will come and get it, no matter their circumstances. When Hermann establishes an antiretroviral treatment programme in Sizwe's district, it quickly reveals telling fissures in the community's attitude to medicine, disease and death. Usually R174, Online price NOW R139.20   |
A scintillating and searching study of the main elements of fiction, such as narrative, detail, characterisation, dialogue, realism and style. In James Wood's first full-length book of criticism, this prominent reviewer takes the machinery of story-telling apart to ask a series of fundamental questions. Wood ranges widely, from Homer to Beatrix Potter, from the Bible to John le Carré, and his book is both a study of the techniques of fiction-making and an alternative history of the novel. Usually R216, Online price NOW R172.80 |
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The 20th anniversary of the Saatchi Gallery was celebrated in 2005 with "The Triumph of Painting", a landmark exhibition. The show presented painting as a fundamental root of artistic expression. The exhibition has been expanded into an ongoing project, and to mark the opening of the gallery's new London space, two new definitive volumes have been published. This book, devoted entirely to the American abstract painters, is one of them. |
Big Ideas explains where concepts like 'the long tail', 'urban tribes', 'soft power' and 'metrosexual' came from, what they mean, and what their critics say about them. It includes explanations of key terms such as Maturialism, the name given to the new trend among middle-ages people of spending their money on expensive 'youth' gadgets and services. We also learn about The Tipping Point and Social Jet Lag. It's a book which distils the interesting bits from business theory. |
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This Month's Top Seller One woman's three-pronged approach to regaining balance in her life. |
Notable Mover A topical portrait of one of the subcontinent's most virulent bogeymen. |
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Get ready to sharpen both your pencil and your wits with these 60 challenging acrostics. Quotation-based acrostics are among the most popular types of puzzles, and enthusiasts of all skill levels will spend hours solving these Mensa-approved teasers. The quotations come from all fields of knowledge - literature, science, commerce, sports and pop culture - and from an eclectic list of luminaries, including the likes of Mark Twain, Emily Bronte and Dave Barry.
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Film musicals: you either love them or they make you want to kill yourself slowly with plastic cutlery. Nothing has the power to lift your heart or turn your stomach like Howard Keel in fake sideburns singing 'Bless Your Beautiful Hide' or Julie Andrews singing... well, just about anything. There are few situations where the question 'What would Barbra do?' doesn't have relevance in a world which is much better lived to a soundtrack of show-tunes.
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As a journalist and then as a diplomat, Krista Tippett was enthralled by the promise of political solutions to divisive issues. When politics did not provide worthy answers, Tippett attended Yale Divinity School to pursue larger questions about what makes a meaningful life. In her quest for faith's illumination of life's complexities, passions and frailties, she developed a life of conversations that she now shares with millions on her radio show.
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Aung San Suu Kyi is the best-known prisoner of conscience alive today. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, she has at great personal cost steadfastly opposed Burma's military regime since 1988, when she emerged as the leader of the Burmese democracy movement. Even though her exemplary fortitude has earned Aung San Suu Kyi world-wide admiration, inside Burma itself little has changed, as Justin Wintle's comprehensive biography makes plain.
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That's all folks! As always, please feel free to send your comments to the usual address. See you in May ... The Exclusive Books.Com Team |
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