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• in Film
  From Tribeca Film: Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Adventure (2011)
  When two friends tape-recorded the fights of their violently noisy neighbors, they created one of the world's first 'viral' pop-culture sensations.
  by missbobetier / on Jan 22, 2012
• in TV
  Have You Heard from Johannesburg (PBS) Concludes January 26
  The conclusion of a five-part series about the global anti-apartheid movement, “Have You Heard from Johannesburg?,” airs on PBS January 26.
  by missbobetier / on Jan 21, 2012
• in Entertainment
  Have You Heard from Johannesburg Continues with Two Installments January 19
  The third and fourth installments of a five-part series about the global anti-apartheid movement, “Have You Heard from Johannesburg?,” airs on PBS January 19.
  by missbobetier / on Jan 15, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “nonfiction”

 

• Four Letter Words

  
  In the Pages.... — Authority: 104
  A "needed" book?? Yep, this is it!  I have three teenage boys that I am trying to prepare for the big world - and what do we discuss with them the most?? How to stand firm in what we believe and how to share that with others.  So I feel that Bill Giovannetti has hit the nail on the head with his book, Four Letter ...
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• Show and Tell by Dilys Evans (Brief Thoughts)

  
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  Show and Tell by Dilys Evans (Chronicle Books, 2008) carries the subtitle “Exploring the fine art of children’s book illustration,” and that is what it is: a full-color coffee table style book that highlights a few of the best children’s book illustrators by examining what makes their art “fine art.” ...
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• The Arab Spring One Year On: Eight Writers Reflect (Plus: Slideshow)

  
  BOOK SA - News — Authority: 119
  “Arab Spring”, “Egyptian Revolution” and “Tahrir Square” are terms that we have come to associate firmly with the events of the past year, the inciting incidence being the toppling of Tunisian president, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, on 14 January 2011. Yet, these terms have not been vanquished from our global ...
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• Review: Between A Rock and A Hard Place by Aron Ralston

  
  Life ... With Books — Authority: 94
  Between A Rock and A Hard Place by Aron Ralston Publisher: Atria Books, 2005 Pages: 354 Genre: Non-Fiction, Memoir, Adventure/Survival Where I Got It: Bought It Why I Read It: After seeing the mind-blowing film 127 Hours , I wanted to get all the details of Aron Ralston’s story My Rating: 4 stars ...
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• Home Sweet Home

  
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  “Why does everyone want to go away? I love being home.” Claire Danes as Beth March in Little Women I’ve always been the kind of person who enjoys staying home instead of traveling or going out a lot. This is why I’ve taken especially great care to make my home as vacation-like and comfortable as ...
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• A glimpse into the world of fashion during the hippie revolution…

  
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  If you’re interested in the private lives of people who make the fashion world, how they started and how they got to the top, you might want to pick up a copy of Karen Moller’s memoir, Technicolor Dreamin’: The 1960′s Rainbow and Beyond. In her fresh and engaging voice, award-winning fashion designer and ...
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• Exclusive Books Summer Sale Starts Tomorrow

  
  BOOK SA - News — Authority: 119
  Alert! The Exclusive Books Summer Sale begins tomorrow, Friday 27 Jan, with a wide selection of titles on sale at fantastically low prices. With an average retail price of R51.00, and Fanatics members receiving 10% off their sale purchases, this is definitely one sale you don’t want to miss. The sale is this ...
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• The Influencing Machine by Brooke Gladstone

  
  things mean a lot — Authority: 525
  Brooke Gladstone’s The Influencing Machine is a non-fiction comic about the media. The book’s structure owes much to Scott McCloud’s Understanding Comics : a cartoon version of Gladstone herself addresses readers directly and guides them on a journey through the history of journalism (mostly US-focused, ...
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• Karin Brynard resenseer Missing and Murdered deur Alan Morris

  
  BOOK SA - News — Authority: 119
  Uitspraak: wortel Prof. Alan G. Morris bieg hy het ’n swakheid vir televisiereekse waarin die goeie ouens patoloë en nadoodse ondersoekers is. In sy boek delf hy veel dieper, ryker en harder – en met meer verrassende gevolge – na die waarheid as wat enige fliek of TV-reeks ooit sou kon. Volledige ...
  2 days ago

• Bernice van der Merwe Shares a Recipe for Vanilla Cupcakes

  
  NB — Authority: 111
  Bernice van der Merwe, assistant food editor at You and Huisgenoot and author of One-Two-Three On The Table , shares her recipe for vanilla cupcakes topped with vanilla butter icing with Expresso: Ingredients : 1 ½ cups (375ml) flour ¾ cup (180ml) sugar 2 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt ½ cup (125ml) ...
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• John van de Ruit Unveils the New Title in His Spud Series: Exit, Pursued by a Bear

  
  Penguin SA — Authority: 110
  This morning, Penguin Books revealed the title of the fourth book in John van de Ruit ‘s wildly popular Spud series. Spud: Exit, Pursued by a Bear is due for release in August 2012 and follows van de Ruit’s previous books in the series, the first of which is Spud , followed by Learning to Fly and ...
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• Appeals Committee Deliberates Julius Malema’s Fate, But Will the Outcome Matter?

  
  Pan Macmillan — Authority: 107
  Oral submissions in Julius Malema’s appeal application, following his suspension last year from the ANC , were concluded yesterday. Malema’s fate now rests in the hands of the ANC’s national disciplinary committee of appeals, consisting of Trevor Manuel, Jeff Radebe, Jessie Duarte, Brigitte Mabandla, and Cyril ...
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• Rob Hofmeyr Reviews Gamebirds of Southern Africa by Rob Little and Tim Crowe

  
  BOOK SA - Magazine — Authority: 116
  Verdict: carrot This is a new edition of a book first published in 2000. It remains arguably the most beautiful book on birds ever published in this country. The paintings and the quality of the printing make this very special. I should love to see an edition of prints made available. But the book is not ...
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• The Congo in Books: Bram Posthumus’ Two-part Literary Postmortem

  
  BOOK SA - Magazine — Authority: 116
  Senegal-based Bram Posthumus has written a two-part article about how reading certain seminal books on the Congo can help to understand why the Democratic Republic of Congo is the tumultuous place it is today. The aptly named Posthumus suggests that a dip into the past with Adam Hochschild’s King Leopold’s Ghost ...
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• Speurhond Willem in die ruimte en ander prettige kinderboeke verskyn in Februarie

  
  NB — Authority: 111
  Speurhond Willem in die ruimte Ná hulle vorige avonture in Europa, die Indiese Oseaan en die Bosveld neem Willem en Adriaan se nuutste sending hulle dié keer na selfs meer onbekende terrein: die Internasionale Ruimtestasie! Voor jy kan sê “gespikkelde spanjoel” is Willem en Adriaan op pad Baikonoer ...
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• Win a Copy of Justin Bonello Cooks for Friends from Getaway

  
  Penguin SA — Authority: 110
  Getaway magazine, in conjunction with Penguin books, is giving away three copies of Justin Bonello’s new book, Justin Bonello Cooks for Friends . To enter, simply answer the question: What is Justin’s favourite meal to cook for his friends? Fill in this form to enter. Competition closes 21 February. ...
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• New Book Is What Donald Trump and Dr. Oz Have in Common

  
  The New Book Review — Authority: 406
  Title: 5 Minute Motivator Author: Dr. Eric Kaplan  Both Donald Trump and Dr. Oz have Dr. Eric Kaplans books. This story is unique in that it is a love story, a story of survival, dedication and positive thinking. After Dr. Kaplan and his wife were 100% paralyzed by Botox injections (Dying to Be Young ...
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• The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands by Mary Seacole

  
  things mean a lot — Authority: 525
  Photo of Mary Seacole from Wikimedia Commons Mary Seacole was a Jamaican-born nurse who played an important role in the Crimean War. During her lifetime, Seacole was as well-known as her contemporary Florence Nightingale, but after her death she fell into obscurity for a long period of time. Her memoir, The ...
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• Ufrieda Ho Remembers a Subdued Chinese New Year in Johannesburg

  
  Pan Macmillan — Authority: 107
  While celebrations for the Year of the Dragon ensued on Monday, Ufrieda Ho, author of Paper Sons and Daughters , recalled what it was like celebrating the Chinese New Year in Johannesburg when she was a child. Ho says that her family’s New Year’s celebrations were very modest – more of a family gathering than ...
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• Many Blessings: A Tapestry of Accomplished African American Women

  
  Reader Views — Authority: 110
  When I moved to the USA a good decade ago, I got immediately immersed in the African-American community. Living in New Orleans will do that to you for sure, since the Big Easy is a city where a good few racial lines are nicely blurred. Unfortunately that does not mean that color lines do not exist there, or that ...
  3 days ago

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