Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama is an autobiography published in 1998 and is about the story of his life up until he was elected as the first Head of the Harvard Law Review, two decades before he was elected the president of the United States of America. In this book we learn about …
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Nothing But the Truth by John Kani is a play published in 2002 and is about the reconciliation among family members with the backdrop of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. In this book, the Makhaya family from New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, on come to terms with their painful family past and are in a journey …
Eight Days in September by Rev. Frank Chikane is a non-fiction published in 2012 and is about the events of the eight days leading to the removal of President Thabo Mbeki from office following his defeat in the 2007 ANC Polokwane conference. In this book we see Reverend Chikane, who was the Director General in …
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho is a work of fiction published in 1988 and is about the story of a Spanish boy called Santiago who goes on a journey in search of gold that came to him in a dream. In this book we come across a boy who has a dream about gold located …
The Art of War by Sun Tzu is a self-help published in 1910 and is about how to use ancient Chinese military strategies in order to succeed in business, politics and everyday life in general. In this book Sun Tzu lays out military strategies that helped make him the greatest war leader and military strategist. …
The Madonna of Excelsior by Zakes Mda is a work of fiction published in 1971 and is about the happenings in the township of Mahlatswetsa, Excelsior, where 19 citizens where charged in 1971 for violating the Immorality Act by engaging in interracial sex. In this book we come across a girl named Popi whose mother, …
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The Choice by Charles Cilliers is a biography published in 2007 about the life story of ex-convict-turned-businessman, author and motivational speaker Gayton McKenzie In this book we learn about the life choices Gayton McKenzie made to get into a life of crime, how he got arrested spending ten years in jail and how he made …
Capitalist Nigger by Chika Onyeani is a business/financial self-help published in the year 2000 and is about just how black people the world over are their own enemies when it comes to economic advancement. In this book Chika Onyeani raises an issue of the spider web doctrine used by many other races to keep wealth …
The Richest Man in Babylon by George S Clason is a self-help published in 1926 and is about how one could accumulate wealth by saving and investing. In this book we follow the story of Arkad who was the wealthiest man in the wealthiest nation in the world and the lessons he gave his friends, …
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One Saturday morning I boiled a kettle and made myself a cup of coffee, but before I could take my first sip I decided to read just one chapter to get myself in the mood for this legal thriller I had just picked up. I could not stop at one chapter but when I …