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Literature, Satire and the Early Stuart State
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 32.00McRae examines the relation between literature and politics at a pivotal moment in English history. Looking at documents beyond literature, he argues that the most influential and incisive political satire in this period is found in manuscript libels, scurrilous pamphlets, and a range of other material. more...
Every Second Counts
Penguin Group Inc. 2007; US$ 15.00Many remember the proudly beaming face of South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard after he performed the first human heart transplant. But he was not alone in his quest. In truth it was a fourway race, a fierce struggle fraught with passionate rivalry. Three other surgeons were giants in the field, and by early December 1967 all were poised to make... more...
The Great Trials of Clarence Darrow
HarperCollins 2010; US$ 13.99The courtroom has been a dramatic setting for larger-than-life figures throughout history, but few have attained the almost mythical status of Clarence Darrow. A legend in his own time, Variety called him "America's greatest one-man stage draw." Here was a man whose flair for showmanship went hand in hand with a fierce intellect; a man whose shaky... more...
Blood of the Donnellys
Dundurn 2007; US$ 8.99When Jason Stevens to Lucan, Ontario, site of the 1880 massacre of the Donnellys, he becomes enthralled with the story and, with some ghostly help, searches for answers. more...
Tribal Science: Brains, Beliefs and Bad Ideas
University of Queensland Press 2011; US$ 12.99How do you define science? And whose theories are the right ones? Take a humorous and intriguing journey through the unchartered territory of scientific squabbles with scientist Mike McRae, Australia's next-gen Dr Karl, as he reveals arguments and accusations about who is right and who is wrong in the world of science. Over time, science has come... more...
The Old Devil
Simon & Schuster UK 2009; US$ 14.99In the crammed and dizzying space of two years, from June 1924 to June 1926, America was transfixed by three contrasting courtroom trials. Each was described as a 'Trial of the Century' and featured Clarence Darrow, America's most charismatic but troubled defence lawyer, as he tried to overcome public outrage and his own private struggle to keep faith... more...
The Old Devil
Simon & Schuster UK 2009; Not AvailableIn the crammed and dizzying space of two years, from June 1924 to June 1926, America was transfixed by three contrasting courtroom trials. Each was described as a 'Trial of the Century' and featured Clarence Darrow, America's most charismatic but troubled defence lawyer, as he tried to overcome public outrage and his own private struggle to keep faith... more...
Under Our Skin
Simon & Schuster UK 2012; Not AvailableDon McRae grew up in a South Africa where his father would call the black men he met 'boy' and where his mother insisted that their black servants used tin mugs, plates and cutlery as they ate the family's left-over food in the backyard of their grand suburban property. The McRaes, like so many white people, seemed oblivious to the violent injustices... more...
Under Our Skin
Simon & Schuster UK 2012; US$ 30.69Don McRae grew up in a South Africa where his father would call the black men he met 'boy' and where his mother insisted that their black servants used tin mugs, plates and cutlery as they ate the family's left-over food in the backyard of their grand suburban property. The McRaes, like so many white people, seemed oblivious to the violent injustices... more...
The Old Devil
Simon & Schuster UK 2009; US$ 13.80In the crammed and dizzying space of two years, from June 1924 to June 1926, America was transfixed by three contrasting courtroom trials. Each was described as a 'Trial of the Century' and featured Clarence Darrow, America's most charismatic but troubled defence lawyer, as he tried to overcome public outrage and his own private struggle to keep faith... more...









