Great South African Cookbook

Great South African Cookbook
Author: Various contributors
Publisher: Quivertree Publications
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2016-07-18
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1928209726

67 of South Africa's finest cooks, chefs, gardeners, bakers, farmers, foragers and local food heroes let us into their homes - and their hearts - as they share the recipes they make for the people they love. Each recipe is accompanied by stunning original photography that captures the essence of our beautiful country. Featuring over 130 recipes, from tried and true classics to contemporary fare, The Great South African Cookbook showcases the diversity and creativity of South Africa's vibrant, unique food culture.

Chameleons of Southern Africa

Chameleons of Southern Africa
Author: Krystal Tolley
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2012-03-08
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1920572864

Chameleons are fascinating creatures: they evoke a strong response in people, be it delight and wonder or fear. Chameleons of Southern Africa explores this interesting group of lizards and discusses their unusual and intriguing characteristics. The book presents an overview of all types of chameleons (of which there are up to 160 species), reproduction, behavior and their relationships to one another. There is a comprehensive identification guide to all southern African species – some 25 have been identified to date – together with distribution maps and colourful photographs of their many features and guises. For interested students, gardeners, naturalists and even just the curious, Chameleons of Southern Africa is an essential guide to these captivating lizards

Witchcraft, Violence, and Democracy in South Africa

Witchcraft, Violence, and Democracy in South Africa
Author: Adam Ashforth
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2005-01-15
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780226029733

Large numbers of people in Soweto & other parts of South Africa live in fear of witchcraft, presenting complex & unique problems for the government. Adam Ashforth explores the challenge of occult violence & the spiritual insecurity that it engenders to democratic rule in South Africa.

Cultural Traditions in South Africa

Cultural Traditions in South Africa
Author: Molly Aloian
Publisher: Cultural Traditions in My Worl
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780778703044

Look at religious, historical, and cultural traditions that occur in South Africa.

Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country

Africa, Amazing Africa: Country by Country
Author: Atinuke
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2021-11-16
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1536205370

Discover the exhilarating diversity of the African continent in storyteller Atinuke’s kaleidoscopic nonfiction guide to the people, flora, and fauna of all fifty-five countries. A Nigerian storyteller explores the continent of Africa country by country: its geography, peoples, animals, history, resources, and cultural diversity. The book is divided into five distinct sections—South, East, West, Central, and North—and each country is showcased on its own bright, energetic page brimming with friendly facts on science, industry, food, sports, music, wildlife, landscape features, even snippets of local languages. The richest king, the tallest sand dunes, and the planet’s largest waterfall all make appearances along with drummers, cocoa growers, inventors, balancing stones, salt lakes, high-tech cities, and nomads who use GPS! Atinuke’s lively and comprehensive introduction to all fifty-five African countries—a celebration scaled to dazzle and delight even very young readers—evokes the continent’s unique blend of modern and traditional. Complete with colorful maps, an index, and richly patterned and textured illustrations by debut children’s book artist Mouni Feddag, Africa, Amazing Africa is both a beautiful gift book and an essential classroom and social studies resource.

What a Great Idea!

What a Great Idea!
Author: Mike Bruton
Publisher: Jacana Media
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2017
Genre: Inventions
ISBN: 9781431424276

Did you know that the machineused to drill tunnels for the first underground railway in England was invented by a South African, or that the first computers in South Africa were women calculators working at the Royal Observatory in Cape Town? Everyone knows that the Kreepy Krawly, Pratley's Putty, Dolos, and CATscanner were invented in South Africa, but what about the Sheffel Bogie, Oil of Olay, Q20, Policansky fishing reels, Lodox low-dose X-ray machine, and Waste Shark? This authoritative volume is crammed with information on the awesome variety of new products and services that South Africans, at home and abroad, have invented from precolonial times to the present. Written in a highly accessible style and richly illustrated, the book spotlights Wadley's Loop, Louis Liebenberg's Cybertracker, the unique Africanis dog, the first computerized ticketing system in the world, the first ever digital laser, and more. Historic photographs, fascinating anecdotes, and illuminating case studies light up the text and make it read like a detective novel.

The Racist's Guide to the People of South Africa

The Racist's Guide to the People of South Africa
Author: Simon Kilpatrick
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Interpersonal relations
ISBN: 9781920137328

Politically incorrect, comprehensively unscientific, and exceptionally funny, this guidebook identifies--and pokes fun at--the people of the Rainbow Nation. After sorting out the labels Black, English Whites, Afrikaners, and Coloreds, the discussion pushes on to more difficult questions: Why should you never give a White woman a white-gold engagement ring? Why do Indian men always play sports in jeans? and How do Colored gangsters fare in the navy?