STAFF CHOICE
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The Four Horsemen – Richard Dawkins , Sam Harris , Daniel C. Dennett , Christopher Hitchens
R215.00Known as the `four horsemen’ of New Atheism, these four big thinkers of the twenty-first century met only once.
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The Psychology of Gender – Gary Wood
R200.00What is the difference between sex and gender? What is the impact of gender-role stereotypes on our lives, our relationships and the world? What does gender mean to you?
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The Psychology of Addiction – Jenny Svanberg
R200.00When does a harmless habit become an addition? Why do only some of us get addicted? What can make recovery possible?
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The Psychology of Dieting –
R200.00Why do some of us become overweight? Why is it so difficult to lose weight? How can we adopt healthy attitudes towards food?
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The Psychology of Trust – Ken J. Rotenberg
What makes us trust people? How is trust developed and maintained? Is Western society facing a crisis of trust?
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The Psychology of Grief – Richard Gross
R200.00What is happening emotionally when we grieve for a loved one? Is there a `right’ way to grieve? What effect does grief have on how we see ourselves?
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The Psychology of Vampires – David Cohen
R200.00Why have vampires become such a feature of modern culture? Can vampire-like conditions be explained by medical research? Is there a connection between vampirism and Freud?
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The Psychology of School Bullying – Peter K. Smith
R200.00Why do children get involved with bullying? Does cyberbullying differ from traditional bullying? How can bullying at school be prevented?
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The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories – Jan-Willem van Prooijen
R200.00Who believes in conspiracy theories, and why are some people more susceptible to them than others? What are the consequences of such beliefs? Has a conspiracy theory ever turned out to be true?
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The Psychology of Sex – Meg John Barker
R200.00What can psychology teach us about sex? How do different bodies and brains respond sexually? How can we prevent people being stigmatised for their sexuality?
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You Do You – Sarah Knight
R275.00In The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k, our favourite ‘anti-guru’ Sarah Knight unleashed the power of saying no. In Get Your Sh*t Together, she prioritised the sh*t you need and want to do so you can achieve your hopes and dreams.
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You Are Not Human – Simon Lancaster
R245.00In Nazi Germany, Hitler portrayed the Jews as vermin and six million people were killed. Metaphors can make the unreasonable seem reasonable, the illegitimate appear legitimate, and good people turn evil.
NEW RELEASES
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Kantelpunt – Sophia Kapp
R315.00Die rol en plek van die vrou in die samelewing is ’n onderwerp waaroor baie gesprek, protes en bewusmakingsveldtogte plaasvind.
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Die Generaal – Hans Pienaar
R290.00’n Negentienjarige dienspligtige word verplaas na ’n grenspos om ’n saak van onreëlmatige ontgroening te gaan ondersoek. Johan is ’n onwaarskynlike kandidaat vir so ’n opdrag.
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Medusa – Rudie van Rensburg
R275.00’n Ma en twee kinders word uit hul huis ontvoer. Hoewel dit die soveelste kinderontvoering in die Kaapse skiereiland in die afgelope 13 jaar is, neem die nuutste ontvoerings meer onheilspellende afmetings aan – meer en meer word kinders uit gegoede buurte ontvoer, en hierdie is die derde geval waar die ma saam met die kinders verdwyn.
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The Red Address Book – Sofia Lundberg
R305.00A book for fans of Fredrik Backman’s A Man Called Ove: Doris is 96-years-old and lives in Stockholm. She looks forward to weekly Skype chats with her grandniece Jenny, in America.
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The Binding – Bridget Collins
R305.00This is a gorgeous fantasy about the power of books to erase past memories, and the love between two young men. In this world, books play a very different, almost mystical role. If a person has experienced great pain or grief they are able to visit a bookbinder, who has the ability the extract painful memories entirely and store them in a book especially created for the person, which is then kept safe by the bookbinder.
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The Tortoise Cried Its Only Tear – Carol Campbell
R240.00Carol Campbell has previously written about the Karretjiemense of the Karoo in her books My Children Have Faces and Esther’s House. The stories are a social comment on the Karretjiemense, who are a marginalised people living endlessly nomadic, rootless lives, on the brink of total poverty.
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Sandveldstories – Ferdinand Deist
R220.00As mens die woord “kontreistories” hoor, dink jy aan eenvoudige, armoedige mense wat hul woorde snaaks uitspreek. Jy dink aan Jan Spies en Herman Charles Bosman – en jy sal nie ver verkeerd wees nie.
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Die Skilpad Se Laaste Traan – Carol Campbell
R240.00’n Jong vrou vlug vreesbevange deur die Karoolandskap, kaalvoet en bebloed. Sy het net een doel: om by Seekoegat Primêr te kom waar sy weet sy ’n veilige hawe sal vind by Ant’ Esme.
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