The Illustrated Science Encyclopedia: Amazing Planet Earth

Savage Earth offers an investigation into the volatile tectonic forces that continuously reshape our planet. Published by HarperCollins, this large-format hardcover volume serves as the official companion to the highly successful television documentary series. The text masterfully demystifies complex earth sciences across four structured core components: the fundamentals of plate tectonics, the mechanics and historic devastation of major earthquakes, the explosive dynamics of volcanoes, and the cutting-edge predictive forecasting technologies utilized by modern engineers. Written by a veteran university geography lecturer, the work balances accessible science and clear geological diagrams with dramatic first-hand survivor accounts, historical narratives, and striking full-color photography of global natural disasters. 

Author: Duncan Souchon

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How on Earth? Answers to the Puzzles of Our Planet sets out to answer 73 puzzles in nature and the environment using an accessible, question-and-answer approach. Written by a Professor of Mineral Geochemistry at the University of the Witwatersrand, this volume presents evidence across multiple fields, including geology, mineralogy, astronomy, and atmospheric sciences. The text details both global and regional phenomena, explaining topics such as the formation of Table Mountain, the origin of South Africa's diamonds, and historical landscape changes in the Karoo. The book is structured so that individuals with little prior knowledge can easily understand the earth processes at work, and it is heavily illustrated throughout with explanatory diagrams, photographs, and graphs.

Author: Terence McCarthy

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On the outskirts of Vivo, there is a cabin at the bottom of an abandoned quarry, barely visible from the roadside. With the help of his four best friends, Filo moves into this secluded place to write his first novel. He's convinced doing so will change his life and save him from a soul-destroying career as an accountant. The quarry, however, might not be as abandoned as it seems ... What or who will Filo discover there? And what price will he pay for his art?

Author: Sven Axelrad

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Danny Cartwright is an ordinary man with everything to live for—until he is framed for the murder of his own brother. Sentenced to twenty-two years in Belmarsh prison, Danny’s life is shattered by a ruthless legal conspiracy. But Danny is far from finished.

Author: Jeffrey Archer

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Newly promoted, Detective Sergeant William Warwick has been reassigned to the drugs squad. His first case: to investigate a notorious south London drug lord known as the Viper. But as William and his team close the net around a criminal network unlike any they have ever encountered, he is also faced with an old enemy, Miles Faulkner. It will take all of William's cunning to devise a means to bring both men to justice: a trap neither will expect, one that is hidden in plain sight...

Author: Jeffrey Archer

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Welcome to Vivo, where the only cemetery is run by old Mateus and his dog, God. Mateus's eyes aren't so good these days, which is why he has been burying bodies in the wrong graves, and also why, while out walking with God, he trips over a young homeless girl. On a whim, Mateus decides to appoint the girl as his apprentice. 

Author: Sven Axelrad

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A fascinating, tremendously insightful journey into the hidden creative world of Nobel laureate J.M. Coetzee. Utilizing exclusive access to Coetzee's private manuscripts, notebooks, and early research papers, author David Attwell reveals the intense, self-critical precision that shaped some of the greatest novels of our time. J.M. Coetzee and the Life of Writing traces how these famous works evolved over dozens of drafts, proving how deeply rooted Coetzee's fiction is within the landscape, complex history, and political conflicts of South Africa. An essential read for every serious lover of South African literature.

Author: David Attwell

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Iris Massey has passed away, but her story is far from over. Before she died, left behind a secret blog filled with sharp, funny, and poignant musings on her life and her terminal diagnosis. Her boss and friend, Smith Simonyi, is determined to fulfill her final wish: to get her posts published. But to do so, he must navigate the grief and objections of Iris's sister, Jade, with the help of a quirky, overconfident intern who turns their lives upside down. Told through a clever mix of emails, blog posts, and text messages, When You Read This is a sparkling, hilarious, and deeply moving debut about love, loss, and the digital connections that bind us.

Author: Mary Adkins

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