borchert showcases SA’S natural splendours

THIS IS SOUTH AFRICA Peter Borchert Struik Nature

RELEASED timeously with Heritage Day coming up, this coffee table book has 300 photographs and is the updated edition of this popular travel guide.

It celebrates the country with spectacular visuals that take the reader on a journey of discovery through our vibrantly diverse land.

Showcased are breathtaking natural splendours, an incomparable array of flora and fauna, pulsating cities and an amazing mix of cultures.

All are well explained with detailed introductions and informative captions.

F**K PLASTIC 101 WAYS TO FREE YOURSELF FROM PLASTIC AND SAVE THE WORLD Seven Dials

DID you know that 51 trillion pieces of plastic can be found in our oceans?

If this disturbing information is not keeping you up at night, it should.

The war on plastic has started, but needs to galvanise one into greater action.

In this pocket-sized book, you can find small but significant things to avoid single-use plastics and help save the world.

For example, rather use soap bars than liquid soaps; shop at source or greengrocers and butchers and take your own bags; buy big so those nasty plastic containers can be reduced and eventually eliminated.

THE COLOUR OF TIME: A NEW HISTORY OF THE WORLD, 1850-1960 Dan Jones, Marina Amaral

SPANNING more than a 100 years of world history, this stunningly illustrated book charts the rise and fall of empires, the achievements of science, industry and the arts, tragedies of war and politics of peace, and the men and women who made history.

It is a collaboration between a gifted Brazilian artist and a major British historian.

Marina Amaral has created 200 visually riveting images, using contemporary photographs as the basis for her full-colour digital renditions. Dan Jones has written the narrative that anchors each image in its context and weaves them into a vivid account of the world we live in today.