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The Nazis may have lost the battle. But the war is just beginning. Summer, 2025. A US senator burns to death in his Washington townhouse. Masked gunmen massacre supporters during a football match in Berlin. Meanwhile, an old man is murdered while he sleeps in the dementia ward of a German hospital. These three seemingly unconnected events mark the first steps in a terrifying countdown to apocalypse.

As a cognitive scientist, the ultimate subject of Steven Pinker’s fascination is how we think about each other’s thoughts. This process seems infinite and complex. It sounds impossible, yet Steven Pinker shows that we do it constantly. This awareness, which we experience as something public or “out there”, is known as common knowledge.

What if leadership isn’t about being the loudest in the room, but the most human? That’s the question Jeni-Anne Campbell, founder of JAW Advertising and the voice behind The Good Businesswoman, answers in her newly launched book, Feeding Unicorns. This refreshingly real and emotionally intelligent guide shows how to build businesses that people want to stay in.

Clawing Back draws on a rich ethnography of the human relationships at the centre of the redistribution of wealth. The book shows how people use wages, welfare and debt to build social relations and market futures. They also use these resources to engage with the state and to convert between commodified and non-commodified relationships.

Ilanga lase Natal, founded by John and Nokutela Dube in 1903, is the last survivor of the black South African newspapers established at the turn of the 20th century. In Ulibambe Lingashoni! Bongani Ngqulunga’s selection of stellar contributors explores Ilanga’s longevity and examine the history of this groundbreaking newspaper.

From the New York Times bestselling and National Jewish Book Award–winning author: a gripping novel of foreboding, betrayal, heroism, and hope set in World War II Budapest. By the end of 1943, nearly all of Europe’s Jewish population had fled, been deported, captured, or killed by Hitler. Only Hungary and its almost 900,000 Jews remained free from Hitler’s subjugation.

A New York Times bestselling author returns with the latest installment in the addictive Frankie Elkin series. In this story, Frankie travels to Tucson, Arizona, to find a missing Afghan refugee whose friend suspects she is in grave danger. Frankie must act before it is too late.

Behind the façade of South Africa lies a brutal shadow world. Mafias, cartels and crime syndicates rule it, locked in a ruthless war over the country’s riches. The tobacco mafia dominates its trade. The water tanker mafia exploits scarcity. The taxi mafia thrives, alongside the hospital mafia and the construction mafia. The kidnapping mafia expands its reach.

Amidst a current tidal wave of negativity, Raising Champions emerges as a powerful and timely antidote for our country. The book draws from the personal journeys of three of South Africa’s most celebrated sports figures. These include Olympic gold medallist Chad le Clos, Bafana Bafana legend Shaun Bartlett, and 2007 Rugby World Cup winner CJ van der Linde.

To Health With It! is a reflective yet practical guide to holistic living by acclaimed broadcaster and entrepreneur Tebogo Thekisho, widely known as ProVerb. As a compelling call to live well across all dimensions, the book explores physical, mental, emotional, financial, social and spiritual wellbeing.