A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Dreams
Enid Blyton
N$ 95
A colour short story. A classic tale from the Faraway Tree with exciting new full-colour illustrations. The children can't believe their eyes when they find themselves in the Land of Dreams, where planes become rocking horses and muffins turn into kittens - it's their most surprising adventure yet! Also in stock: The Land of Birthdays. 
Eyewonder Series: Human Body
DK
N$ 110
Take a journey from head to toe and discover the amazing way your body works. Discover what your senses do, how your muscles work, and why you get dizzy! Take a peek inside the brain, watch the heart pump blood around the body and find out how fast fingernails grow. Test your knowledge and have lots of fun with 8 pages of fabulous activities and 50 great stickers. 
The Pearl (EDU)
John Steinbeck
N$ 105
New Longman Literature titles provide an excellent selection of popular modern fiction and are suitable for 14 - 18 year-olds of all abilities. Notes and questions are provided at the beginning of each section to help guide the learner's understanding of key themes and language. Other features include an introduction, ideas for further reading and a comprehensive glossary. 'You have defied not the pearl buyers, but the whole structure, the whole way of life, and I am afraid for you.' When Kino discovers a magnificent pearl, he thinks that he has found security and comfort for his wife and son, but instead it only brings sadness. A must-read for young adults (YA). 
The Hardy Boys: Starter Set (5-in-1)
Franklin W. Dixon
N$ 505
Includes five Hardy Boys hardcover classics: The Tower Treasure, The House on the Cliff, The Secret of the Old Mill, The Missing Chums and Hunting for Hidden Gold. 
Song of BE
Lesley Beake
N$ 90
'I have just killed myself. I meant it to be quick, but when I came to stick the poison arrow into the vein in my arm, I couldn't, and the arrow tip went into the thickest part of my leg instead. Maybe, inside my head, I wanted a little more time. To think. So I am sitting here under the thin shade of a thorn tree and thinking about my life and the things that were me - Be, of the Ju/'hoansi people.' Be's story is one of sadness, but it is also a story of love, courage and dignity. It is told masterfully by Lesley Beake, award-winning novelist for young people. Young Africa Series. 
Born of the Sun
Joseph Diescho
N$ 100
This is the story of Muronga, a young man who grew up in a Namibian village where his only contact with the outside world came from the local German Catholic missionaries. He accepts their teaching and baptism with courtesy but is uneasy about their preaching about the 'wrongs' of African culture. The quiet, peaceful life of the village changes dramatically when the South African occupiers of his country send their 'Commissioner for Native Affairs' to the village. Everyone should pay taxes, they are told. The solution: send their young men to work in the diamond and gold mines of the White Man. Muronga and his friend, Kaye, volunteer to go on behalf of their village only to find they are lonely in a strange new world and come to witness and experience the evils of Apartheid... 
Maru
Bessie Head
N$ 120
Maru is the moving tale of an orphaned Masarwa (San) girl who goes to teach in a remote village in Botswana where her own people are kept as slaves. Her presence polarises a community which does not see Masarwa people as human, and condemns her to the lonely life of an outcast. The African Writers Series is a new Heinemann series which offers a selection of the best-known works of African literature. With new introductions written for each title, these classic novels are a must-read for anyone interested in African literature. 
A Man of the People
Chinua Achebe
N$ 220
'A bitter yet funny satire...probably the best book to come out of West Africa.' - Anthony Burgess. Chief the Honourable M. A. Nanga, MP, jacked in his job as a teacher to become a politician. As Minister for Culture he is a 'man of the people', as cynical as he is charming, a roguish opportunist who can talk his way out of anything. At first, the contrast between Nanga and Odili, a former pupil who is visiting the Ministry, appears huge. But in an 'eat-and-let-eat' atmosphere Odili's idealism soon collides with his lusts - and the two men's personal and political taunting threaten to send their country spinning into chaos. 
Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell
N$ 180
'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.' Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent - even in the mind. For those with original thoughts they invented Room 101... George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian future in which everything and everyone is slave to a tyrannical regime. 
The Famished Road
Ben Okri
N$ 220
'Magnificent...Okri spins a tale that is epic and intimate at the same time.' - Michael Palin. He is born into a world of poverty and injustice, but Azaro awakens with a smile on his face. Despite belonging to a spirit world made of enchantment, where there is no suffering, Azaro chooses to stay in the land of the Living: to feel its passions, endure its pains, know its ugliness and love its beauty. This is his inspiring story. This edition marks the 25th anniversary of the first publication of Ben Okri's extraordinary, ground-breaking and iconic novel. 
Flesh and Bone and Water
Luiza Sauma
N$ 280
'The past has a certain scent, don't you think? To me, it smells like Brazil. I held the letter to my face, inhaled and felt the years dissolve...' Brazilian-born doctor Andre Cabral is living in London when one day he receives a letter from his home country, which he left nearly thirty years ago. A letter he keeps in his pocket for weeks, tells no one about. The letter prompts Andre to remember the days of his youth - torrid afternoons on Ipanema Beach with his listless teenage friends, parties in elegant Rio apartments, his after-school job at his father's plastic surgery practice - and, above all, his secret infatuation with the daughter of his family's maid, Luana. Unable to resist the pull of the letter, Andre embarks on a journey back to Brazil to rediscover his past and a terrible secret. 
The Witchfinder's Sister
Beth Underdown
N$ 280
'Vivid and terrifying!' Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train. 1645. When Alice Hopkins' husband dies in a tragic accident, she returns to the small Essex town of Manningtree, where her brother Matthew still lives. But home is no longer a place of safety. Matthew has changed, and there are rumours spreading through the town: whispers of witchcraft, and of a great book, in which he is gathering women's names. To what lengths will his obsession drive him? And, what choice will Alice make when she finds herself at the very heart of his plan?
The Good Mother
Sinead Moriarty
N$ 280
No. 1 bestseller. Kate has been through the fire with her three children... Having been left devastated and homeless after her husband's affair and the break-up of their family, somehow she has pulled through. Though times are still tough, she's beginning to see the start of a new life. But when twelve-year-old Jess is diagnosed with cancer, Kate's resilience is put to the ultimate test. She has an eighteen-year-old son consumed with hatred for his father, a seven-year-old who is bewildered and acting up, and an ex-husband who won't face up to his responsibilities. And in the middle of it a beloved child who is trying to be brave, but is getting sicker by the day. Kate knows she must put to one side her own fear and heartbreak and do right by her children, particularly Jess. But maybe doing the right thing means doing the unthinkable? 'Moriarty holds up a mirror to modern relationships and doesn't shy away from the truth.' Irish Independent
The Providence of Fire
Brian Staveley
N$ 195
War is coming, secrets multiply and betrayal waits in the wings. The Annurian Empire's ruling family must be vigilant as the conspiracy against them deepens. Having discovered her father's assassin, Adare flees the Dawn Palace in search of allies. But few trust her until she seems marked by the people's goddess in an ordeal of flame. As Adare struggles to unite Annur, internal unrest breeds rival armies. Then barbarian hordes threaten to invade - and unknown to Adare, her brother Valyn falls in with forces mustering at the empire's borders. The terrible choice they face could make war between them inevitable. 'Finishes on a knife-edge...I loved every second of it.' Fantasy Faction.com 
Feminist Fight Club: An Office Survival Manual (For a Sexist Workplace)
Jessica Bennett
N$ 299
This is a call to arms. Are you aged zero to infinity? Finished with the sexist status quo? Ready to kick ass and take names? Welcome to Feminist Fight Club. You have lifetime membership. This book provides an arsenal of weapons for surviving in an unequal world. You will learn how to fight micro-aggressions, correct unconscious bias, deal with male colleagues who can't stop 'manterrupting' or 'bro-propriating' your ideas - and how to lean in without falling the f*ck over. Every woman needs this book - and they needed it yesterday. This is not a drill. 
Change: Organising Tomorrow, Today
Jay Naidoo
N$ 195
Unless there is significant change, the world is heading for an explosion. The growing gape between rich and poor is dangerous and unsustainable. The plundering of resources is damaging our planet. Something has to be done. In this book, Jay Naidoo harnesses his experience as a labour union organiser, government minister, social entrepreneur and global thought leader, and explores ways of solving some of the world's biggest problems. Drawing from his experiences in South Africa, Nigeria, Brazil, Bangladesh and other countries, he presents a variety of options for ending poverty and global warming, with a focus on organising in our communities and building change from below and beyond borders. Naidoo's message is unequivocal: significant action must be taken immediately if we want future generations to live in a world that we take for granted today. 
The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War
Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva
N$ 195
They were four young photographers who covered the township war in South Africa in the early '90s. They worked together, risked their lives together, partied together. Ken Oosterbroek died, shot by a stray bullet while working. Kevin Carter committed suicide a matter of weeks after he won a Pulitzer Prize for a photograph of a starving child in the Sudan. In this remarkable book, Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva, the two surviving members of the group, tell their extraordinary and harrowing story. 'A compelling account of what it is like to be a war correspondent in one's own country...superbly told.' - Independent on SundayFor these, more and other great books, you are more than welcome to visit us at 163, Nelson Mandela Avenue, Eros, Windhoek, Monday - Friday: 09:00 - 17, Saturdays: 09:00 - 14:00, call us on +264 61 302 711 or mail bookbuddynamibia@gmail.com, your friend in good books.
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