Book Reviews

Damilare Kuku’s Women Rent Men and Secrets Here offers a lively and suspenseful glimpse into the complicated social world of Lagos. The novel combines mystery, scandal and sharp social observation. It also explores how gossip can expose uncomfortable truths while creating new dangers for those involved.

Entrepreneurship often looks glamorous from the outside. However, building a business requires difficult decisions, resilience and a willingness to learn from failure. Things I Wish I Knew captures this reality through the experiences of an entrepreneur who has navigated the pressures of business and finance. The book offers a candid account of building and growing businesses. It draws on real decisions, consequences and outcomes from the author’s entrepreneurial journey.

Inside Red Bull Racing offers readers an unusually close look at the pressure, precision and personalities behind Formula One. Matt Majendie takes readers beyond the glamour of race weekends. He reveals the people and decisions that keep one of the world's most successful F1 teams operating at speed. The book follows the 2025 season, one of the sport's most controversial and dramatic periods. Majendie gained remarkable access to Red Bull Racing's operations.

Lilian Ngoyi was a trailblazing figure in South Africa’s liberation struggle. She was an electrifying orator, a key architect of the 1956 Women’s March, and the first woman elected to the African National Congress’ (ANC) National Executive Committee. Yet her life story has never been fully told.

The inspiring guide to letting go of competition, reducing stress and living a happier, more authentic life - from the 15-million-copy bestselling author of the Japanese self-help phenomenon, The Courage to Be Disliked. Are you exhausted from trying to be exceptional? It's time to break the cycle of burnout and choose ordinary.

Why do some people create an extraordinary impact while others with the same ability stall? This book lays out four fundamental principles grounded in science. They have a multiplier effect on life and leadership and explain this paradox. It turns out it's not what talent you have, it's how you use it. The Four Principles are counterintuitive but accessible and learnable. Their significant multiplier effect is also explained and mathematically demonstrated.

Lethabo Khumalo works at the Department of Home Affairs in Pietermaritzburg. She is also a single mother raising three beautiful children. When her new lover offers her an opportunity to earn an additional R45,000 per month, she immediately thinks about her mother's leaking roof in Soweto and her eldest daughter's university fees. Faced with mounting financial pressures, she says yes.

What separates average managers from exceptional leaders? In today's fast-changing and highly competitive world, technical expertise alone is no longer enough. Organisations need managers who can inspire people, navigate complexity, communicate effectively, make sound decisions and lead with confidence and integrity.

Patches is a powerful and deeply human exploration of healing, belonging and self-discovery. The book takes readers on a compassionate journey towards healing, belonging and self-discovery. Through intimate coaching stories and personal reflections, Alicia Pieterse gently guides readers as they explore the hidden wounds that shape their lives. These include people-pleasing, shame, burnout, trauma, perfectionism and the longing to feel enough.

What do tennis great Rafa Nadal, ice hockey star Gordie Howe, soccer god Pelé, Patrick Mahomes II, NFL quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, basketball hero Kobe Bryant, rugby star Jonny Wilkinson, and cricket legend Kane Williamson have in common? They are all ambidextrous or can kick with either foot.