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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.

Two top trade experts with popular economics podcasts argue for a new way of operating between the biggest economic powers in the world. We used to take trade for granted. However, that is no longer the case. Everything we know about trade has changed. Trump's tariffs have disrupted long-established assumptions and thrown the global trading system into uncertainty.

An action-packed hunt across South Africa full of international espionage, twin swaps and prison escapes. King of Beasts delivers a fast-paced thriller that spans continents. It combines international espionage, dangerous missions, and deeply personal conflicts. Readers can expect relentless action, unexpected twists, and high-stakes decisions from beginning to end.

Most books about creative work teach you how to do it. However, Great Callings asks why you have not started yet. The point is not to "make it". The point is to let the work shape you. Walk toward the fire and let it forge you. Then say, "This is what I saw when I was alive".

Conversations with AI is not a manifesto or a sermon. It is not a conspiracy theory either. Instead, it offers an eye-opening record of what happens when a human being and a machine strip away everything except logic, Scripture, evidence, and raw inquiry. They then let the conversation go wherever truth demands.

Lidia Rauch was born at the crossroads of South Africa’s past and present. She is the granddaughter of one of apartheid’s longest-serving ministers, Fanie Botha. She grew up in a world built for her comfort, yet she chose to reckon with its cost. Her story moves between privilege and pain, from a childhood marked by fracture to a career inside the machinery of government.

A literary crime novel and multi-generational family saga, blending mystery, history and psychological depth with touches of magical realism. Tom Cottrell grew up in suburban Johannesburg. In 2013, he found himself drawn unwillingly into the unsolved murder of his cousin. However, the search for answers stirs something older and darker.

Unleashed: A Vet's Memoir of Heartache, Hairballs and Hope delivers a vivid, candid look at veterinary life. Caitlin Venniker writes with sharp humour and emotional clarity. The memoir traces her journey from Onderstepoort into private practice. It also follows her experiences in the United Kingdom and the Middle East. Unleashed is the hilarious, intensely honest memoir of Caitlin Venniker’s journey.

Dogtag Memories is a raw, darkly humorous memoir that follows one conscript’s chaotic journey through South Africa’s military machine during the border war. Drafted into the Defence Force in 1977 as a carefree seventeen-year-old, Jon Goetzsche saw his tranquil schooldays abruptly replaced by the brutal regimentation of army life. What began as naïve indifference soon spiralled into a struggle against authority, misfortune and the absurdities of war.