Monday, May 30, 2011

[JDPUB: 144] All Aboard! Ships, Ports, Cruises - a Southern African Guide by David Hughes

 

 

ALL ABOARD! - Ships, Ports, Cruises – a Southern African Guide by David Hughes published by Just Done Productions Publishing. R550

 

“One of the main purposes of this guide is to provide a background on cruise liners that call at South African ports, voyage opportunities presently available and a user-friendly reference for “first-timers” at sea!

The various sections, with their own explanatory notes, show how useful (and interesting) it can become to follow the routes of “The Liners”.  The man-in-the-street can now differentiate between the different shipping lines and their ships seen at the country’s passenger terminals.  Know the livery (that’s funnel and hull colours) whether a ship belongs to Silversea Cruises or Voyages of Discovery.  Compare tonnages, passenger capacity, and other details of general interest.  In other words, become an instant “Shipwatcher” and soon you may end up being addicted to Cruiseliner Life...

This book has been planned as a guide to show would-be-cruisers, as well as the regular cruise aficionados, the variety and scope of voyages available out there.

Voyages aboard cargo vessels (alternative cruising?) are covered as well as the big liners, so a wide choice exists.”    David Hughes

 

This comprehensive full colour guide gives the reader information about:

  • Current Cruising: Southern African Ports
  • Freighter/Container Ship Voyages
  • Current World Cruise ships
  • Reference Section: Ships’ Agents
  • Life Aboard: Yours Days At Sea & A Passengers Guide
  • Ports Of Call: Sightseeing Ashore - An Introductory Guide - Hotel stays, shore excursions,
    tourism office information and more
  • Remember When?  Historical Liners’ Section
  • Ships’ Index

 

A4, colour photographs throughout, 268 pages

 

DAVID HUGHES is an avid cruise liner enthusiast. He travels regularly, often at sea to undertake liner reviews.  An author of two previous books on passenger ships, he is also involved in freelance magazine travel writing and belongs to the World Ship Society, as a South African Representative. DAVID keeps in regular contact with shipping companies and travel organizations to ensure he is updated in all matters pertaining to sea travel.

 

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Friday, May 20, 2011

[JDPUB: 143] NEW BOOK: A LEGACY FULFILLED by Robert L. Colville Smith

A Legacy Fulfilled - A Novel on the Anglo Boer War and a Century later by
Robert L. Colville Smith has been published by Just Done Productions R320

A Legacy Fulfilled is an intriguing story set against the background of the Second Anglo Boer War during October, 1899 to May, 1902. Amidst the historical personalities who were prominent in the War, new characters emerge to portray the drama, the energy, and the pathos of war, together with the joyous celebration of specific victories. There are tales of courage and deception, with treachery often threatening brilliant plans. An unlikely liaison between a Boer Field-Cornet and a British Captain forge two distinct blood lines that are destined to eventually merge together. A family heirloom is exchanged between these two remarkable men, and the discovery of that item, a century later, causes a family member to dispute the honesty of the other family.

Tracking down the key to the mystery surrounding the valued heirloom, after an extended passage of time, leads through the streets of London, to the nearby suburb of Streatham, and then finally back to Ladysmith. The destiny that draws the offspring of the historical characters together is frequently challenged, but finally love triumphs over the obstacles of the new battlefield. This is a heart-warming story with fresh insights into the people whose lives were so dramatically touched by the horrors of the Anglo Boer War. The respective cultures and heritage still play a defining role amidst the many succeeding generations that eventually found that elusive Peace. Compelling reading for everybody, to discover how the Anglo Boer War played a major role in the shaping of the modern South Africa.

Robert (Bob) Smith, born in East London in the 1940’s, grew up in the Eastern Cape and the Orange Free State. Early influences from many Afrikaners, Boer descendants, gave him unique insights into their culture and heritage which affected their outlook and response to the Anglo-Boer War. He has balanced the stark realities of the War and how it affected both the Boers and the British, and in this story has tried to bring reconciliation and respect between these opposing sides. Bob has been a committee member of the S.A. Military History Society for over 10 years, 2 years of which he was the National Chairman. He has enjoyed a travel industry career associated with South African Airways, a travel wholesaler and a travel agency.

·                     Size   210mm x 228mm
·                     Number of Pages   530
·                     ISBN 13   978-1-920315-66-5
·                     Illustrations/Photos   9 Pages of Colour photos
·                     Cover Type  Paperback
·                     Colour pages  9 Pages
·                     Binding   Perfect Bound

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[JDPUB: 142] THE MAKING OF AN MK CADRE- NEW BOOK AVAILABLE


The Making of an MK Cadre by Wonga Welile Bottoman is now available from Just Done Productions    R150
“Membership of the former military wing of the ANC, Umkhonto wesizwe (MK), cuts across all strata of the South African community; starting from the first four democratically elected presidents of South Africa, to the inhabitants of numerous squatter camps and RDP settlements.
However, the larger community knows next to nothing about these people, excepting, of course, the very high-profile members.
The book, The Making of an MK Cadre, attempts, albeit through the accounts of one cadre, Webster Gcaleka, to give a picture of the general circumstances that produced the soldiers, the heroes and the forgotten masses.”
 “A brave and truthful new book, The Making of an MK Cadre by Wonga Welile Bottoman – a former member of Mbokodo in Angola and a prison guard at Quatro – gives a firsthand account of the democratic aspirations of the MK troops in the so-called “mutiny” at Viana, which cost Ephraim Nkondo his life. Bottoman was present at Viana during the mutiny. He is an independent witness.”

The book has reviewed by the Sowetan newspaper, 27 September 2010 issue http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/goodlife/2010/09/27/more-than-just-a-tale-of-liberation-struggle

  • Binding             Perfect Bound
  • Cover Type        Paperback
  • ISBN 13            978-0-620-44346-3
  • Number of Pages            200
  • Publication Date             2010
  • Size                              A5

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Shirene Dovey
Just Done Productions


[JDPUB: 141] 5:3:1 RATIO OF RACISM BY FRANK STREEK just published



5:3:1 Ratio of Racism by Frank Streek has just been published by Just Done Productions R160
An ‘imaginary autobiography’ set in factual context, 5:3:1 Ratio of Racism was inspired by a brave Cape Corps soldier who Frank Streek befriended while fighting in the Western Desert during World War 2. Jacko Swartz of District Six epitomized the scenario faced by all Non-European Army Services personnel of that era: a second-class class citizen at home, he voluntarily put his life on the line to help Allied forces rid the world of Nazism and Fascism, only to be thanked with statutory discrimination based solely on the colour of his skin.


Frank Streek served in the 1st Royal Natal Carbineers during World War 2, fighting against German and Italian forces in North Africa. Early in the campaign he struck up an unlikely rapport with enlisted man and mortar section driver, Jacko Swartz…unlikely because Swartz was Cape Corps and fraternisation across the racial divide was far from commonplace in the South African Defence Force of the day.
Streek was profoundly impressed by this Coloured man from a segregated area of Cape Town who, like thousands of other non-white South Africans, was a second-class citizen in the land of his birth yet had volunteered to help his ‘masters’ rid the world of Hitler and Mussolini at great risk and for derisory remuneration – while not allowed to carry a rifle because of his classification as a Non-European.
It was thus particularly distressing for Frank Streek when in the spring of 1941 he heard that Jacko was numbered among a South African division which had surrendered at Tobruk, but equally uplifting a few months later when he encountered Swartz in the El Alamein lines who had evaded capture along with another member of his squad and crossed a vast expanse of desert before meeting up with Allied troops. Frank Streek never saw Jacko Swartz again.
You have served your country well…I promise you new homes, new schools and new factories…may you prosper in peace even more than you have prospered in these years of war.” Field Marshal Smuts to a Non-European Army Services (NEAS) end-of-hostilities parade at Garawi, Egypt, July 1945.
He often wondered what had become of him, however, particularly on occasions such as immediately after the war when it transpired that Smuts’ above-quoted statement bore no resemblance to the reality which NEAS men faced upon demobilisation. For just as they as they had been at the wrong end of a discriminatory pay-scale for six years while equally putting their lives on hold and in harm’s way, their return home was met with an apportionment of benefits which applied a 5:3:1 ratio to Whites, Coloureds/Asiatics and Africans, respectively. hence the title of this book.
Post-war, Frank Streek tried unsuccessfully to re-establish contact with Jacko Swartz. Frank maintained a keen interest in the political evolution of South Africa. In 2006 he travelled to Cape Town for the funeral of his son, Barry, who was a former Vice President of the National Union of South Africa Students (NUSAS), a prominent journalist and a highly respected pro-democracy activist. While in the city Frank rekindled his search for Jacko Swartz: the District Six Museum and the head of a Coloured ex-servicemen’s association delivered invaluable insights, but a newspaper report detailing Frank’s 60-year-long inquiry led to the discovery which finally put an end to his quest - Jacko had died a few years previously. Upon returning to Canada, Frank Streek embarked on imagining the life that Jacko Swartz might have led before, during and after the war. The outcome of those musings is what follows…a fictional autobiography set in factual context, as Jacko Swartz might have narrated it.
·                    Size      A5
·                    Number of Pages 148
·                    Lulu ID 10262886
·                    ISBN 13 978-1-920315-67-2
·                    Cover Type Paperback  Binding Perfect Bound

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Just Done Productions


[JDPUB: 140] FISHERS OF HINGHAM HALL by Jennifer I. Giles now available


The Fishers of Hingham Hall, Norfolk and their South African link 1798 - 2009 by Jennifer I. Giles has been published by Just Done Productions                       R220

“The family history of the Fishers of Hingham Hall begins in the late 1700’s with James Fisher (1797-1835), gentleman farmer and owner of Hingham Hall, Norfolk.  James married Elizabeth Pitts who was born in 1801 at Wells, Somerset. James and Elizabeth had four children and it is the descendants of these four children that are followed in the pages of this book.

Through information provided by various members of this extended family, a small insight can be obtained into the family including those individuals who were early South African immigrants. Because the families of the four children of James and Elizabeth Fisher are closely connected, it is important to follow, to the best of one’s ability, the descendants of each child. I have tried to present an insight into the early life of these ancestors right through to their present day descendants.

It has taken 20 years to collect the information contained in this book from numerous sources, with several trips to South Africa and the United Kingdom. However, this is just a beginning and I hope that future generations will carry on the story.”
Jennifer I. Giles
·        Size A4
·        Publication Date 16 December 2010
·        Number of Pages 312
·        ISBN 13 978-1-920315-57-3
·        Illustrations/Photos BW Throughout + 4 pages colour
·        Cover Type Paperback
·        Colour pages 4
·        Binding Perfect Bound

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A Hardcover version is available for R350- Please note that this is only by special order and will take some time to deliver.

 


Shirene Dovey
Just Done Productions