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The Karoo

Author : W. Richard J. Dean
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139429159
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)

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Download or read book The Karoo written by W. Richard J. Dean and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-06-24 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The succulent and Nama-karoo form part of the arid south-western zone of Africa, a vast region of rugged landscapes and low treeless vegetation. Studies of this unique biome have yielded fascinating insights into the ecology of its flora and fauna. This book, originally published in 1999, is the first to synthesise these studies, presenting information on biogeographic patterns and life processes, form and function of animals and plants, foraging ecology, landscape-level dynamics and anthropogenic influences. Detailed analyses of the factors distinguishing the biota of the Karoo from that of other temperate deserts are given and generalisations about semi-arid ecosystems challenged. The ideas expounded, the ecological principles reviewed, and the results presented are relevant to all those working in the extensive arid and semi-arid regions of the world.

The Plains of Camdeboo

Author : Eve Palmer
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 0143528963
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (435 download)

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Download or read book The Plains of Camdeboo written by Eve Palmer and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2012-09-28 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Karoo is a vast semi-desert region that extends across parts of the Western and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. This environmentally important area is the largest ecosystem in the country and is abundant in wildlife, vegetation, and ancient history. The Plains of Camdeboo is a celebration of this remarkable landscape. At first encounter the Karoo may seem arid, desolate and unforgiving, but to those who know it, it is a land of secret beauty and infinite variety. For generations author Eve Palmer's family have lived on the Karoo farm of Cranemere, situated on the Plains of Camdeboo. This family have battled for decades against this harsh desert; they have had to adapt to it, learning to fear, respect, and ultimately love it. First published in 1966, The Plains of Camdeboo has become a classic in South African literature. Here is a book that is not autobiography, not history, not botanical study, but all of these and more, blending into a uniquely vivid and personal account of life in the Karoo. The animals, the insects, the wealth of fossils, the countless flowers that spring miraculously to life after rain - all are woven into this rich and engaging story.

Karoo

Author : Steve Tesich
Publisher : Open City Books
ISBN 13 : 1890447374
Total Pages : 727 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Karoo written by Steve Tesich and published by Open City Books. This book was released on 2004 with total page 727 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unnecessary scenes that a successful Hollywood script doctor has effortlessly cut from other people's screenplays seem to be threatening his own life. The ultimate fixer must now find an emotional and intellectual solution to the problems of his own life.

Hidden Karoo

Author : Patricia Kramer
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1432310216
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (323 download)

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Download or read book Hidden Karoo written by Patricia Kramer and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Karoo is big sky country; a land of vast open plains punctuated by flat-topped mountains, conical hills and secluded valleys, a land of scrubby bushes and hardy trees, where pioneers carved roads out of rock to set down roots in an unforgiving environment. Here dreams are born, legends are made, and outcasts find sanctuary. It is also an ancient place, whose story is revealed through geology, fossils and artefacts, and whose human lineage predates any written history. Today, the people who inhabit it must manifest the same fortitude that sustained those who left their footprints in the primieval mud. In Hidden Karoo you will find all this, and more. Through a series of superb photo-essays, this majestic place is revealed as a land where conservation and neglect are seldom far apart, where one town boasts splendidly restored buildings, while along a dusty back road lie forgotten villages waiting for ... something. Could it be a renewal, or a slow death? There’s nothing novel about the movement of people from country to city, and the Karoo mimics other parts of the world where rural areas become derelict as they are depopulated. Hidden Karoo presents a snapshot of the region as it is now, offering a glimpse into towns and villages, farmsteads and churches, important buildings and humble homes, all against a backdrop of awe-inspiring landscapes. Through words and pictures, it prompts us to consider what was, what is and, perhaps, what might be. One constant about the Karoo is change. A book can do no more than capture a moment in time or depict fragments of a place, but in doing so, it bears witness to the past and offers the hope that there may yet be a future for this unparalleled part of our country.

The Historical Karoo

Author : Chris Schoeman
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1770225706
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book The Historical Karoo written by Chris Schoeman and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2013-09-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To many people, especially those driving along the N1 national road at high speeds, the Karoo represents nothing more than a monotonous, hot and arid landscape to be passed through as quickly as possible. But in this vast, open region, history is everywhere, if visitors would only look for it. And that is exactly the purpose of this book: to point out all the many places, buildings, objects and associated personalities of historical interest in the Karoo. The Karoo has been the world of travellers, writers, statesmen and scientists, figures as diverse as Olive Schreiner, Rudyard Kipling, Winston Churchill and Dr Chris Barnard. It has also been the scene of serious conflict, of which the many old British blockhouses, forts, grave sites and memorials dating from the Anglo-Boer War are vivid reminders; and it still boasts old examples of vernacular and industrial architecture, and engineering, in the form of corbelled houses, water mills and bridges. The Historical Karoo is ordered according to three main routes that people drive through the area. It provides short histories of the towns along the way, and points out the sites, buildings and other aspects of interest that can be found there. Enlivened by historical and current photographs and informative side panels, this book is a collector’s item.

Karoo Boy

Author : Troy Blacklaws
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1480410020
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Karoo Boy written by Troy Blacklaws and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVDIVTroy Blacklaws’s acclaimed debut novel is the remarkable story of a boy coming of age in the wake of tragedy/divDIV When his twin brother dies in a freak accident, Douglas’s life begins to unravel. His mother leaves his father, taking Douglas with her to live in the Karoo region, a harsh desert landscape that is a far cry from Cape Town and the seaside life Douglas has always known. In this small village that is wary of outsiders, he makes two friends who change his life forever: a beautiful girl named Marika and an old man named Moses. Immersed in rich language and vivid detail, and set against the backdrop of 1970s South Africa, Karoo Boy is the story of a young man finding his way in the midst of chaos and loss./divDIV /div/div

Karoo Plainsong

Author : Barbara Mutch
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1848765207
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (487 download)

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Download or read book Karoo Plainsong written by Barbara Mutch and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2010 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vivid novel, set against a backdrop of apartheid, tells the story of Ada, an illegitimate, unschooled but brilliant pianist who grows up in service to a family of Irish immigrants. As apartheid tightens its grip, she is seduced into an illegal relationship and bears a mixed race child. Forced to flee from the only home she knows, she must carve a life for herself, her daughter and her music in the bleak township that squats on the edge of the Karoo. Torn between love for her surrogate family and outrage at apartheid's sins, she embarks on a dangerous double life as friend - and potential foe - of both black and white. A powerful tale of love, loss and redemption, this is a journey into the soul of a fractured nation. It illustrates two simultaneous but contrasting views of South Africa under apartheid – seen through the eyes of a remarkable black woman who holds on for the miracle. Fans of romance, fiction and history will enjoy this personal tale of woman’s survival in a time of turmoil.

Continental Flood Basalts

Author : J. D. Macdougall
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401578052
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Continental Flood Basalts written by J. D. Macdougall and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Plants of the Klein Karoo

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781919766492
Total Pages : 571 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (664 download)

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Download or read book Plants of the Klein Karoo written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Farm in the Karoo

Author : Mrs. Carey-Hobson (Mary Ann)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Farm in the Karoo written by Mrs. Carey-Hobson (Mary Ann) and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Farm in the Karoo; Or, What Charley Vyvyan and His Friends Saw in South Africa

Author : Mary Ann Carey Hobson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Farm in the Karoo; Or, What Charley Vyvyan and His Friends Saw in South Africa written by Mary Ann Carey Hobson and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Little Karoo

Author : Pauline Smith
Publisher : Transaction Pub Large Print
ISBN 13 : 9781560005407
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book The Little Karoo written by Pauline Smith and published by Transaction Pub Large Print. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories that captures the landscape and changing world of the Afrikaners of South Africa

Karoo Kitchen

Author : Sydda Essop
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780986981326
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (813 download)

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Download or read book Karoo Kitchen written by Sydda Essop and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sonic Spaces of the Karoo

Author : Marie Jorritsma
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 1439902399
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book Sonic Spaces of the Karoo written by Marie Jorritsma and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-21 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sonic Spaces of the Karoo is a pioneering study of the sacred music of three coloured (the apartheid designation for people "not white or native") people's church congregations in the rural town of Graaff-Reinet, South Africa. Jorritsma's fieldwork involves an investigation of the choruses, choir music, and hymns of the Karoo region to present a history of the people's traditional, religious, and cultural identity in song. This music is examined as part of a living archive preserved by the community in the face of a legacy of slavery and colonial as well as apartheid oppression. Jorritsma's findings counteract a lingering stereotype that coloured music is inferior to European or African music and that coloured people should not or do not have a cultural identity. Sonic Spaces of the Karoo seeks to eradicate that bias and articulate a more legitimate place for these people in the contemporary landscape of South Africa.

Dreaming the Karoo

Author : Julia Blackburn
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1787332187
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (873 download)

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Download or read book Dreaming the Karoo written by Julia Blackburn and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A spellbinding new book by the much-acclaimed writer, a journey to South Africa in search of the lost people called the /Xam - a haunting book about the brutality of colonial frontiers and the fate of those they dispossess. In spring 2020, Julia Blackburn travelled to the Karoo region of South Africa to see for herself the ancestral lands that had once belonged to an indigenous group called the /Xam. Throughout the nineteenth century the /Xam were persecuted and denied the right to live in their own territories. In the 1870s, facing cultural extinction, several /Xam individuals agreed to teach their intricate language to a German philologist and his indomitable English sister-in-law. The result was the Bleek-Lloyd Archive: 60,000 notebook pages in which their dreams, memories and beliefs, alongside the traumas of their more recent history, were meticulously recorded word for word. It is an extraordinary document which gives voice to a way of living in the world which we have all but lost. 'All things were once people', the /Xam said. Blackburn's journey to the Karoo was cut short by the outbreak of the global pandemic, but she had gathered enough from reading the archive, seeing the /Xam lands and from talking to anyone and everyone she met along the way, to be able to write this haunting and powerful book, while living her own precarious lockdown life. Dreaming the Karoo is a spellbinding new masterpiece by one of our greatest and most original non-fiction writers.

Tales from the Old Karoo

Author : Guy Butler
Publisher : Jonathan Ball Publishers
ISBN 13 : 086852249X
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (685 download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Old Karoo written by Guy Butler and published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Griet approached the house via the kitchen and poured the potion into a glass, put it on a tray, and brought it into the hall. She offered it to the doctor with her characteristic little Victorian curtsy. He smelled it – wonderful herbal scent. But what, he thought for a moment, if it's poisonous?" First published in 1989, Guy Butler's Tales from the Old Karoo is considered to be one of the classics of South African literature. In celebration of the author's birth in 1918, this centenary issue is newly packaged and designed to appeal to a modern audience. The short stories in this collection are all set in the old Karoo – in a place and time before tarred roads, television and the internet replaced horse-drawn carriages, steam-engine trains and fireside storytelling. In his characteristically dry, humorous style, Guy Butler captures the essence of the people and landscape of the Karoo. It is a collection of delightful yarns and reminiscences about real ghosts, imaginary people, stubborn farm animals, and events that never happened – stories so strange they can only be true.

Origin and Evolution of the Cape Mountains and Karoo Basin

Author : Bastien Linol
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319408593
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Origin and Evolution of the Cape Mountains and Karoo Basin written by Bastien Linol and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-03 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the latest research on the geological, geochemical, geochronological, biological, and geomorphic evolution of the unique and relatively pristine landscape of the Cape Mountains and the Karoo Basin, a region in South Africa that is currently being targeted for shale gas exploration and development. With up-to-date graphics, maps, drill-core and seismic data, it offers the latest observations and synthesis, and highlights areas of ongoing research. The work presented also considers a wider connection of the Cape-Karoo system to other basins in Central Gondwana, including South America, thus following in the footsteps of A. L. du Toit. Clearly, there is still much to be learned before shale gas development can be considered, and this book provides some timely perspectives.