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Status and Respectability in the Cape Colony, 1750-1870
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 29.00This compelling example of the new cultural history of South Africa argues that cultural factors were related to high political developments in the colonial Cape. It describes changes in social identity accompanying the transition from Dutch to British overrule, and the development of white racism and of ideologies of resistance. more...
Advocacy
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 22.00Advocacy explains how to win cases in court. Focusing on the techniques and methods of successful advocates, David Ross QC shows how to prepare a case for court. Written in simple, clear language he gives the benefit of his many years of local and international experience. more...
Virgil's Aeneid
Wiley 2008; US$ 113.95Written by eminent scholar David O. Ross, this guide helps readers to engage with the poetry, thought, and background of Virgil’s great epic, suggesting both the depth and the beauty of Virgil’s poetic images and the mental images with which the Romans lived. Guides readers through the complexity of Virgil’s poetic style and imagery... more...
Managing People & Performance
Pearson Education 2012; US$ 24.99A top team needs top players, but successful managers also know how to get the best possible performance out of every member of their team, whatever their personality or skill set. To build a high performance team you need to know your team members individually and be able to motivate them to work together to deliver the results you need. This book... more...
Auld Enemies
Birlinn 2012; US$ 6.75For almost a thousand years, Scotland and England have been neighbour nations. For more than half that time, they were foreign countries, often at war. Four hundred years ago, they began to share a monarchy; three hundred years ago, they joined in a United Kingdom. A new concept of 'Britishness' arose, but for most purposes Scots remained Scots and... more...
Xenophobe's Guide to the Scots
Oval Books 2008; US$ 4.99Two adjectives from their own form of the English language haunt the Scots. One is 'pawky', the other is 'dour'. The pawky Scot is a person with a droll grin and a wisecrack to accompany it. The dour Scot is a person with a grim expression, a grim mind, and a grim turn of phrase to accompany it. It is a special Scottish talent to combine both characteristics... more...
Richard Hillary
Grub Street Publishing 2008; US$ 16.49Richard Hillary was born in Australia in 1919 and brought up in England. Oxford educated, he was a writer foremost who was also a fighter pilot. When World War Two came he joined 603 Sqn and became an ace in the Battle of Britain. His life changed when he was shot down in September 1940, suffering severe burns to his face and hands. During a long and... more...
Managing People & Performance: Fast Track to Success
Pearson Education Limited 2011; US$ 19.17EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE YOUR CAREER A complete resource to show you how to get ahead as a manager using your people management skills, bringing together the latest business thinking, practical techniques and cutting edge online material. Fast Track to Success: People and Performance Management will give you the knowledge... more...









