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Books narrated by Greg Hartley

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    Paradise Regained

    Unabridged

    1 hour 40 min

    Paradise Regained is a poem by English poet John Milton, first published in 1671. The volume in which it appeared also contained the poet's closet drama Samson Agonistes. Paradise Regained is connected by name to his earlier and more famous epic poem Paradise Lost, with which it shares similar theological themes; indeed, its title, its use of blank verse, and its progression through Christian ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

    Scenarios for South Africa's Uncertain Future

    South Africa is facing an extraordinary ‘polycrisis’. The dimensions of this crisis include an energy collapse; a failing rail network; weak education outcomes; an interrupted water supply; and the effects of decades of endemic corruption that have brought much of government to a halt.But the country also has incredible assets: a wealth of sought-after minerals; an enviable Constitution that ... Read more

    $10.59 CAD

  • Why Liberation Movements Fail

    Why have so many of Africa’s liberation movements – once symbols of hope, sacrifice and justice – struggled to deliver better lives once in power?Bringing together leading scholars, policymakers and political insiders, Why Liberation Movements Fail explores this enduring paradox across the continent. From South Africa, Mozambique and Angola to Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda and South Sudan, the ... Read more

    $18.69 CAD

  • In the Name of the People

    How Populism is Rewiring the World

    Shaken by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and staggering after the COVID-19 pandemic, the global political order is entering a new era of volatile uncertainty that may roll back the gains of the last century.Open democracies, where opponents respect one another even as they contest for power, are under threat from the rising tide of populism. In this stark new world, political opponents are ... Read more

    $10.59 CAD

  • Significant Food

    Critical Readings to Nourish American Literature

    Significant Food is a collaborative work of textual analysis and criticism that chews on the role and prominence of food in American literature. The volume offers close readings of many well-known, and some less well-known, examples of American writing, as studied through the food culture sensibilities of a well-stocked cupboard of contributors who offer their analyses for public consumption ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

  • Ragged Glory

    The Rainbow Nation in Black and White

    by Ray Hartley ...
    As a leading political journalist and newspaper editor, Hartley had the best seat in the house for the unfolding drama of the new South Africa, as well as privileged access to many key players, including Nelson Mandela himself. Admirably concise but rich in detail, drawing on a wide spectrum of interviews, documents and experiences, Ragged Glory offers a bracingly critical look back at the ... Read more

    $9.49 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Why Africa is Poor

    And what Africans can do about it

    by Greg Mills ...
    Economic growth does not demand a secret formula. Good development examples now abound in East Asia and further afield in others parts of Asia, and in Central America. But why then has Africa failed to realise its potential in half a century of independence? Why Africa is Poor demonstrates that Africa is poor not because the world has denied the continent the market and financial means to compete: ... Read more

    $15.39 CAD

  • Rich State, Poor State

    Why Some Countries Fail and Others Succeed

    by Greg Mills ...
    Why do some states thrive, grow their economies and uplift their people, while others, facing similar challenges, slide into low growth, social dysfunction and failure?After decades of work on the ground in Africa, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, bestselling author Greg Mills seeks to provide answers in Rich State, Poor State.On each continent he traverses, Mills interrogates the ... Read more

    $20.89 CAD

  • Making Africa Work

    A Handbook

    Sub-Saharan Africa faces three big inter-related challenges over the next generation. It will double its population to two billion by 2045. By then more than half of Africans will be living in cities. And this group of mostly young people will be connected with each other and the world through mobile devices. Properly harnessed and planned for, this is a tremendously positive force for change. ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Big Fix

    How South Africa Stole the 2010 World Cup

    by Ray Hartley ...
    Between June and July 2010, 64 games of football determined that Spain was the world's best team at the World Cup in South Africa. South Africans – and the world – celebrated a brilliantly hosted tournament where everything worked like clockwork and the stands were packed with vuvuzela-wielding fans.But the truth was not yet known. Behind this significant national achievement lay years of ... Read more

    $10.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Democracy Works

    Re-Wiring Politics to Africa's Advantage

    Democracy Works asks how we can learn to nurture, deepen and consolidate democracy in Africa. By analyzing transitions within and beyond the continent, the authors identify a 'democratic playbook' robust enough to withstand threats to free and fair elections. However, substantive democracy demands more than just regular polls. It is fundamentally about the inner workings of institutions, the rule ... Read more

    $40.79 CAD

  • Cyril Ramaphosa

    The Path to Power in South Africa

    by Ray Hartley ...
    For a long time, Cyril Ramaphosa was the nearly-man of South African politics. He was Nelson Mandela's preferred successor, but the ANC opted for his rival, Thabo Mbeki, as the second post-apartheid president. Ramaphosa had led South Africa's huge mineworkers' union against the apartheid regime and was the key architect of the much-praised 1996 'rainbow' constitution. He later prospered in ... Read more

    $13.59 CAD