Archive for January, 2012
by Amanda on Jan 26th, 2012
Zebra Press highlights three great reads that you might have missed during the Christmas rush:
Tim Noakes is one of the world’s leading authorities on the science behind sport and a successful sportsman in his own right.
Through a lifetime of research, he has developed key scientific concepts in sport that have not only redefined the way elite athletes and teams approach their professions, but challenged conventional global thinking in these areas.
In Challenging Beliefs Noakes gives his views on everything from the myths perpetuated by the sports-drink industry and the dangers of overtraining and overdrinking to the prevalence of banned substances and the need to make rugby a safer sport.
The teams and athletes with whom Noakes has worked make fascinating backdrops to these topics, highlighting the importance of science in sport in human terms.
In providing an intimate look at the golden threads running through Noakes’s life and career, this truly remarkable book reveals the groundbreaking theories and principles generated by one of the greatest minds in the history of sports science.
NEW EDITION AVAILABLE MARCH 2012
Now includes;
- Why the Springboks lost the 2011 RWC
- How a low-carb; high protein diet will improve your life
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“Missing & Murdered is very different from anything published before in this field. It is a gripping read that will appeal to the expert and layperson alike, and it proves that forensic anthropology is flourishing in southern Africa. In fact, South Africa forensic anthropologist and the fascinating cases they have investigated have a great deal to offer the broader field of forensic science elsewhere in the world.” – Kathy Reichs
What can human bones tell us of a person’s life, or even death? How can information from bones solve mysteries both modern and ancient? And what makes the study of skeletonised human remains so imperative in southern Africa?
The answers to these and other questions are contained in Missing & Murdered, which lays bare the fascinating world of forensic anthropology. As the popularity of TV programmes such as the CSI trilogy and Silent Witness attests, people are fascinated by forensic science as a means of solving crimes, and in this book Alan G Morris follows the pathway into forensics via the fields of anthropology and anatomy.
He makes the practice of forensic anthropology, the skills base of skeletal biology and the study of archaeological skeletons hugely accessible to the layperson in a series of fascinating cases, from muti murders and political killings to the work of the Missing Persons Task Team.
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“A compelling account of adventure and endurance. I read it in one sitting” – Mike Nicol
In 1973, a young South African named Robert Fridjhon stole a yacht in Hawaii and set out to cross the Pacific solo during hurricane season. He had become involved with Russian gangsters in Los Angeles and witnessed a crime, putting his life in danger and forcing him to flee.
In Caterpillar Seas, Fridjhon tells his dramatic story for the first time. He describes the perils that he faced at sea: caught in violent storms, trapped in the doldrums with dwindling supplies, losing his mainmast and running aground on a reef, as well as contracting scurvy and fever. He recalls the months of solitude and despair, and describes his encounters with remote Pacific islanders and his return to civilisation in Fiji, where the consequences of his crime would catch up with him.
Compelling, entertaining and written with the insight of an experienced sailor, Caterpillar Seas is an astonishing tale of adventure, endurance and courage.
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by Amanda on Jan 25th, 2012
Zebra Press and The Book Lounge are delighted to invite you to the launch of Robert Fridjhon’s “gripping true story”, Caterpillar Seas. Fridjhon will be in conversation with Mike Nicol on Tuesday, 31 January, at 5.30 PM for 6 PM.
See you there!
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by Amanda on Jan 24th, 2012
Athletes are often advised to fill up on carbohydrates to improve their performance – a process known as carbo-loading. But now, prof Tim Noakes, author of Challenging Beliefs, says that about 50% of these atheletes are in fact carbohydrate resistant, without knowing it, which means that the carbs are simply going to their fat cells.
Noakes spoke to 702‘s John Robbie about his recent support of a high protein diet.
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by Amanda on Jan 23rd, 2012
The New York Times‘ Michael Sokolove interviewed South African athlete Oscar Pistorius, who is bound to make sporting history if he qualifies for the 2012 London Olympics this summer. Pistorius is a double-amputee who, despite having prosthetic legs, is one of the top-ranked 400-meter runners in the world.
Having travelled to South Africa to speak to the athlete, Sokolove says that Pistorius’ triumph over disability “raises all kinds of philosophical questions having to do with how we come into this world”. The New York Times piece is accompanied by photographs by renowned South African photographer, Pieter Hugo:
Oscar Pistorius trains inside a converted garage at the home of his personal trainer, a former professional rugby player. Iron pull-up bars and a variety of ropes and pulleys are bolted to brick walls. Free weights are lined up on the floor, along with hammered-together wooden boxes that serve as platforms for step-ups and standing jumps. Some of the equipment is clamped to an exterior wall of the garage, opposite an uncovered patio; when it rains, athletes just carry on and get soaked. “It’s old-school,” Pistorius said as we drove up to the place early one morning. “Some of the guys who train here, they bang it so hard, they often get sick in the garden. Nobody judges them.”
I visited with Pistorius last month in Pretoria, South Africa, where he was born 25 years ago without a fibula in either of his legs. (The fibula runs between the knee and ankle, beside the tibia.) His parents yielded to doctors’ recommendations that his lower legs should be amputated, and at 11 months, they were cut off just below the knee. At 13 months, he was fitted with prostheses. At 17 months, he was walking. Now he is among the top-ranked 400-meter runners in the world and a favorite to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics this summer. If he achieves this goal, he will be the first person without intact biological legs to compete in an Olympic running event. If he runs for South Africa in the 4-by-400-meter relay — and if Usain Bolt, the world-record holder in the 100- and 200-meter dashes does the same for Jamaica, as he hopes to — the finals of that event could be the marquee moment of the Summer Games.
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by Amanda on Jan 19th, 2012
Come meet Bruce Sutherland for a discussion about his “hilarious” and “profane” book, Faceless.
Sutherland will be at Indulgence Cafe on Saturday 28 January at 2 PM.
See you there!
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- Date: Saturday, 28 January 2012
- Time: 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM
- Venue: Indulgence Cafe,
225 Beyers Naude Drive,
Northcliff,
Johannesburg | Map
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by Amanda on Jan 12th, 2012
Are you a Domestic God or a Sofa Slob? If you don’t know the difference between a food processor and a kettle, this book is for you!
Household Management for Men is designed to appeal to the astute modern man (but perhaps more likely to be purchased by the even more astute woman in his life), and it tackles the art and science of household management with a practical but light-hearted touch.
For easy reference, each chapter focuses on a different room – kitchen, bathroom, living room, dining room, home office, bedroom and bathroom – and provides illustrated, expert advice relevant to that part of the house. Learn how to carve a chicken, avoid excessive ironing and read laundry labels! In fact, this remarkably informative book contains just about everything the modern man needs to find his way to a cleaner, healthier and sexier home!
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by Amanda on Jan 9th, 2012
Every creative has their own individual methodology or, more importantly, their own combinations of the thousands of techniques one can apply when planning a new design project. However, there are some dos and don’ts about what should and should not be accepted as the right way to create the best graphic design.
This book brings these key dos and don’ts together in the form of a classically structured almanac that is packed with practical advice but presented in a light-hearted fashion. The advisory rather than dictatorial approach means designers can take or leave the advice presented in each rule.
Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans is the must-have collection of the best advice that any graphic designer should have at their fingertips.
About the author
Sean Adams is a Fellow of the Aspen Design Conference and an AIGA Fellow who teaches at the Art Centre College of Design. He is a frequent lecturer and competition judge internationally, and is the co-author of Logo Design Workbook, Color Design Workbook and the upcoming Masters of Design.
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