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Sonneblomstraat 7 Die kaartehuis van Niel en Wanya Cloete stort in duie die dag toe Niel, grootbaas van Rock Trust en wonderkind van die finansiele beleggingswereld, as swendelaar ontmasker word. Duisende beleggers, onder wie ou mense wat hul laaste bietjie spaargeld verloor, bevind hulle skielik reddeloos op straat. Ook Wanya kom nie skotvry daarvan af nie. Terwyl Niel in die tronk sit, moet sy die gelag betaal. Sy word verder in trurat geslinger toe sy na ’n oortreding tot gemeenskapsdiens in tant Bes se sopkombuis in Sonneblomstraat 7 gevonnis word. Maar eintlik is dit ’n bedekte seen, want hier leer sy mense en waardes ken wat haar lewe voortaan onherroeplik sou verander . . . onder andere Roelof Rossouw, die maatskaplike werker wat ’n ogie oor haar moet hou. In Sonneblomstraat 7 val die meetsnoere vir baie mense tog in lieflike plekke – al kos dit meet en pas om liggaam en siel aan mekaar te hou. Die dae van ons nietigheid Die probleem met Lizl Landman is dat sy briljant is. Beeldskoon, blond, ’n gekurfde droom . . . maar te professioneel perfek vir Willem Claassen se ego. Die twee top mediese studente is in ewige kompetisie. En die liefde hou nie van kompetisie nie. Lizl weier om haar toekomsdrome as dokter te verpand vir ’n tradisionele huwelikslewe. Eers na tien jaar kruis hul paaie – en swaarde – weer wanneer Fritz Hancke, skatryk boer en pasient van Willem, in ’n stadshospitaal beland. Haar diagnose: kwaai griepaanval en bloeiende maagseer. Sy diagnose: Kongokoors. Saal B3 word onder kwarantyn geplaas, so ook Lizl. Een verkeerde diagnose, en skoppensboer se lag klink skel in haar hospitaal, haar gewete, haar hart. Soveel lewens kom op die spel . . . In Die dae van ons nietigheid moet ook Willem en Lizl leer: Met tyd speel jy nie – ons lewe in die dae van nietigheid. Die uurglas loop leeg Karien Saayman, wie se lewe altyd so op koers was, se kompas is aan’t wankel. Die hospitaal waar sy verpleegsuster is, se Don Juan, dr. Arnold Lutz, het sy oog op haar en sy weet nie hoe om sy onwelkome attensies die hoof te bied nie. Selfs die feit dat sy met Hannes Eksteen, vooruitstrewende boer van die plaas Franskraal, trou, skrik die voortvarende dr. Lutz nie af nie. Dan verskyn dr. Christian Willems, briljante chirurg, op die toneel, en in plaas daarvan dat hy vir haar uitkoms bied, word Karien se lewe net verder deurmekaar gekrap. Uiteindelik is dit ’n terminaal siek meisietjie van vyf wat vir die erg beseerde Hannes en die ander weerlose en ontredderde grootmense die pad na herstel aanwys. In Die uurglas loop leeg is daar veral een lewensles te leer: om voluit te leef is ’n gawe wat elkeen self moet ontdek. Получить ссылку |
Le crime de l'omnibus
Автор: Fortune du Boisgobey
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Murray Walker: Unless I’m Very Much Mistaken
Автор: Murray Walker
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The voice of motor racing and much loved public figure – and the man responsible for introducing millions of viewers to the previously inaccessible world of Formula 1 – tells the story of his incident-packed life, with a brand new chapter on his globetrotting adventures since retirement.Murray Walker is a national treasure. When the man who made famous the catch phrase 'Unless I'm very much mistaken… I AM very much mistaken!!!' announced that he was retiring as ITV's Grand Prix commentator, the media reacted as if the sport itself was losing one of its biggest stars.His reputation for mistakes was the making of Walker. He was the fan who happened to be given the keys to the commentary box – and never wanted to give them back. His high-octane delivery kept viewers on the edge of their seats, while his passion for talking about the sport he loved was matched by an all-encompassing knowledge gained through hours of painstaking research before every race.In his book he writes about his childhood and the influence that his father, British motorcycle champion Graham Walker, had on his career. Failing to match his father's achievements on the track after active service in World War II, he made a successful career for himself in advertising which catapulted him to the top of his profession.An offer from the BBC to take over the commentary seat for their F1 broadcasts was too good to turn down, and it wasn't long before the infamous 'Murrayisms' enlivened a sport which until then had been shrouded in a cloak of unfathomable technical jargon and mind-numbing statistics.He also talks about the biggest changes in the sport over the last 50 years, in particular the safety issues which came to the fore after the tragic death of Ayrton Senna, which he witnessed first hand. His partnership with James Hunt behind the microphone is the subject of some hilarious anecdotes, while his views on drivers past and present such as Stirling Moss, Jackie Stewart, Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher make for fascinating reading.
The Pavlova Omnibus
Автор: Austin Mitchell
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An omnibus containing Austin Mitchell’s classic books THE HALF-GALLON QUARTER-ACRE PAVLOVA PARADISE and PAVLOVA PARADISE REVISITED, available for the first time in ebook.Austin Mitchell’s witty, seminal books, observing New Zealand, its people and politics with a fond eye, are now available together, on ebook, for the first time.
The Reluctant Vampire Omnibus
Автор: Eric Morecambe
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An ebook omnibus of Eric Morecambe’s classic children’s books, THE RELUCTANT VAMPIRE and THE VAMPIRE’S RETURN, illustrated by Tony Ross..A shocking announcement from the Vampire Prince – that he doesn't like blood but prefers chips and a glass of red wine – begins a tale of ghoulish intrigue and hilarious horror.
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