The Extraordinary Book of South African Golf is a must read for any golf fanatic. Drawing from years of experience as a sports and golf journalist, Michael Vlismas has put together a fascinating collection of trivia, quotes,amazing scores, hilarious anecdotes and behind-the scenes tales from South African golf.
This extraordinary book of South African golf trivia contains captivating stories such as:
Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, is today announcing the acquisition of Author Solutions, Inc (ASI) from Bertram Capital for $116 million in cash.
Formed in 2007, ASI is now the world’s leading provider of professional self-publishing services. It has enabled 150,000 authors to publish, market and distribute more than 190,000 books in print and electronic formats and benefits from several powerful growth trends including user-generated content, eBooks and digital publishing and marketing technologies.
We spoke to Kerry and asked her some questions about careers, South Africa and her worst job ever:
1. Why do you think that the majority of people in this world dislike their jobs and are unfulfilled?
This is for a number of reasons but some of the main ones are:
• Insufficient thought or attention
Books keep your mind in shape but what about your skin? Winter can take its toll on our skin which is why we're happy we can give away 10 of these Eucerin packs, containing 1 x DermatoCLEAN eye make-up remover and 1 x Hyaluron filler.
The Hyaluron filler contains SPF15 to protect you from the South African sun, while it supports the skin against premature ageing and the deepening of wrinkles. The make-up remover will remove all the gunk and chemicals and let's your skin BREATHE...
Our publicist Jean Fryer tell us what she thinks:
Rahla Xenopoulos’ debut novel is a beautifully written fictional account of what might have been the life and death of Bubbles Schroeder - the good-time girl with stars in her eyes who met her tragic end in 1949 at the tender age of 18.
I first read an early draft of Below Luck Level at the beginning of 2011. I distinctly remember, at certain points, stifling my chuckles (so as not to bother anyone in our open plan office) and at other points, swiftly wiping away a tear (before I worried anybody terribly).
This week is chock full of author events and book launches, so we thought we'd list them below for your convenience. Come and mingle with other book-lovers, meet wonderful authors and grab a bite to eat and drink as you hear more from these fascinating writers:
Wednesday 16 May
If you live in Johannesburg and are looking for something special to do this Mother's Day, join us at 2pm on Sunday 13 May for a tea with bestselling author Elizabeth Noble.
We're giving away three copies of the awesome The Avengers: The Ultimate Guide to you comic book fans.
If you've watched the recent movie starring Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson you'll be as excited about this incredible Marvel collection as we are!