True Crime

A Country at War with Itself is a penetrating exploration of South Africa’s crime problem. Getting behind the statistics to offer a sober and sobering account of the scale of the problem and its evolution, it describes how government has sometimes sought to deal with the crisis and sometimes sought to deny its existence. Analysing the weaknesses of the police and criminal justice system, it sets out a programme that would take us from ‘fighting crime’ to ‘fighting criminals’.

Author: Antony Altbeker

**Foxing on front and back end papers and on some pages inside, but the book is mostly clean and perfectly readable

For a detailed description of the Book Conditions Categories,
please follow this link:
Condition Description

Delve into a shocking, eye-opening investigation that exposes the systematic exploitation of Africa's vast mineral and resource wealth. Investigative journalist Tom Burgis takes readers on a gripping journey through a dark global network of corporate raiders, predatory traders, and corrupt local elites who profit while millions of citizens suffer. From oil-soaked conflict zones to hidden financial machinery, this powerful narrative completely changes how you view the global economy—and the hidden costs behind the everyday products we consume. Add this crucial African politics and history paperback to your bookshelf!

Author: Tom Burgis

** Small cover tear at the back (bottom)

For a detailed description of the Book Conditions Categories,
please follow this link:
Condition Description

On a quiet Amsterdam street in November 2004, controversial filmmaker Theo van Gogh was assassinated in broad daylight by a homegrown radical. This shocking event sent shockwaves through the Netherlands, instantly shattering the country's long-cherished reputation for peaceful multiculturalism and absolute social tolerance. 

Author: Ian Buruma

**The cover and the first 20+- pages have folds, but the overall condition of the book is good.

For a detailed description of the Book Conditions Categories,
please follow this link:
Condition Description

Discover the definitive portrait of a complex twentieth-century icon in this masterful biography. Drawing from unrestricted access to massive private archives containing over two thousand boxes of personal papers, Pulitzer Prize winner A. Scott Berg offers a thoroughly researched account of Charles Lindbergh. Through extensive interviews with closest friends, colleagues, and family members, this work strips away decades of myth and half-truth. 

Author: A. Scott Berg

For a detailed description of the Book Conditions Categories,
please follow this link:
Condition Description

Like it or not, the rascals and rogues of this world are generally more interesting characters than the good guys, with names and escapades better remembered than those of the heroes. In this volume, you will find a remarkable array of men and women who have left their mark on history. Featured stories include the politician who faked his own death to leave behind vast debts, the clerk who 'invested' £32 million of his bank's money, and the train robber who became a legend in his own lifetime.

Author: Nigel Bundell

For a detailed description of the Book Conditions Categories,
please follow this link:
Condition Description

Acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh examines assassination as a special category of political violence and asks whether, like a contagious disease, it can be catching. Focusing chiefly on the last century and a half, Burleigh takes readers from Europe, Russia, Israel and the United States to the Congo, India, Iran, Laos, Rwanda, South Africa and Vietnam. And, as we travel, we revisit notable assassinations, among them Leon Trotsky, Hendrik Verwoerd, Juvénal Habyarimana, Indira Gandhi, Yitzhak Rabin and Jamal Khashoggi.

Author: Michael Burleigh

For a detailed description of the Book Conditions Categories,
please follow this link:
Condition Description

In Dead Man Running, investigative journalists Ross Coulthart and Duncan McNab expose the chilling, true story of Steve Utah, an elite insider for the Bandidos—one of the world's most feared outlaw motorcycle gangs. From running clubhouse security to planning international drug and weapon smuggling operations, Utah saw it all, including brutal beatings and executions. When the violence became too much, he took the ultimate risk and turned police informant. Now a targeted man on the run, Utah's unflinching confession reveals exactly how the gang operates and the lethal price of breaking the Bandido code.

Author: Ross Coulthart and Duncan McNab

For a detailed description of the Book Conditions Categories,
please follow this link:
Condition Description

André de Ruyter's account of his three years as chief executive of Eskom, South Africa's state-owned electricity utility. Appointed in 2020 amid ongoing power shortages and operational challenges, De Ruyter recounts his efforts to address infrastructure failures, financial pressures, and allegations of corruption within the organisation. Drawing on his experiences he examines the factors contributing to South Africa's energy crisis and discusses the challenges of reforming a complex public institution. The book also explores issues of governance, political influence, organised crime, and the country's future energy options.

Author: André De Ruyter

For a detailed description of the Book Conditions Categories,
please follow this link:
Condition Description

At twenty-two, Amaryllis Fox was recruited by the CIA while still in college. What followed was a decade of living in the shadows, navigating the dangerous, morally ambiguous, and often terrifying world of international espionage. In Life Undercover, Fox takes readers from the training grounds of 'The Farm' to the clandestine corners of the globe, detailing the missions, the secrets, and the profound toll that a life of secrecy takes on a person’s identity. This is not just a spy story; it is a coming-of-age memoir that grapples with the 'big questions' of global conflict, empathy, and what it truly means to serve.

Author: Amaryllis Fox

For a detailed description of the Book Conditions Categories,
please follow this link:
Condition Description

This is a portrait of Venice - contradictory, beautiful. fascinating. It is a first-hand account of the city's struggle to recover from the fire that destroyed the famous Fenice opera house, and a relentless investigation of the lies. corruption and scandal which the disastrous blaze exposed. But most of all, this is a tribute to a people. It is the inhabitants of Venice who are the real stars of this story, from local aristocracy to eccentric street hawkers, from millionaire art collector Peggy Guggenheim to the charismatic Rat Man of Treviso. Together they form a cast of weird, wonderful, utterly unique characters - the beating heart of a truly memorable book.

Author: John Berendt

For a detailed description of the Book Conditions Categories,
please follow this link:
Condition Description