Entries (RSS) Joburg Starter Library
29th July 2010 | Other items by Anthea Pokroy |
Book publishers, sellers, and collectors are obsessed with libraries. There is nothing better than the spines of books, tall and short, fat and thin, lined up on a bookshelf. Some sort their libraries by author, by genre, even by height or colour. The idea of a starter library is a way of creating more book enthusiasts. It is also to establish knowledge and passion on particular topics, hence giving rise to aficionados. Listed here is a Joburg Start Library which includes must-have books about the beauty, culture and history of our city.
Hello South Africa, Michelle and Mark MacDonald A phrasebook with over 600 phrases in each of SA’s 11 official languages. Including beautiful photos, insight into SA history and culture and our national anthem.
The Joburg Book, Nechama Brodie (ed.) An engaging and authoritative history that follows the story of the city through its spaces and communities from a multitude of perspectives, both individual and collective.
Jo’burg, Guy Tillim The Jo’burg series of photographs by Guy Tillim follows the fortunes of Johannesburg’s inner city residents as a new African city is forged after the apartheid era. This photographic, concertina book is a collector’s item.
Johannesburg One City Colliding Worlds, Lindsey Bremner The author presents us with a kaleidoscopic view of the city by showing us around building sites and derelict buildings. Her insightful text includes the voices of architects, urban planning authorities, politicians and the citizens who inhabit the city.
Light on a Hill: Building the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Bronwyn Law-Viljoen (ed.) A beautiful and engaging book about the architecture of the Constitutional Court, an important symbol of post-apartheid South Africa and an historic landmark of our city.
Johannesburg Transition: Architecture and Society From 1950, Clive Chipkin This is an absorbing and expansive dialogue between Johannesburg’s past, present and future. Through architecture, Chipkin reflects how our society has transformed and progressed since the 1950’s. This book was recently recognised at the Sunday Time Literary Awards 2010.
Inside Joburg, Nechama Brodie (ed.) Full of great ideas on what to do in the City of Gold, as well as interesting information on the city’s social and political history and geological origins. A must-have guidebook for visitors or locals.
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