Daily Archives: August 10, 2020

Personal Strategies On Dealing With Too Many Choices

One of the issues we have to deal with in life is the presence of too many choices, which can make it difficult to decide what one wants to do in the face of the need to choose and to … Continue reading

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Book Review: After Mandela: The Struggle For Freedom In Post-Apartheid South Africa

After Mandela:  The Struggle For Freedom In Post-Apartheid South Africa, by Douglas Foster Among the more unfortunate aspects of this book is the way that it demonstrates the sad fact that we do not write history, or current events for … Continue reading

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Book Review: The History Of South Africa (Greenwood Histories)

The History Of South Africa (The Greenwood Histories Of The Modern Nations), by Roger B. Beck If it cannot be said that the reading of the history of South Africa is a pleasant matter, this book at least is a … Continue reading

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Book Review: Affluence Without Abundance

Affluence Without Abundance:  The Disappearing World Of The Bushmen, by James Suzman There are a host of issues with this book, none of which prevent the book from being enjoyable as a sympathetic (perhaps overly sympathetic) guide to the Bushmen … Continue reading

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