Reviews
Fact or myth, the book is one entertaining read and serves perfectly as a precautionary tale to all African soccer players aspiring to turn professional one day because they can easily relate to similar challenges and temptation in their environment."
Ghetto Ninja: The Junior Khanye Story
I was both enthralled and at times horrified, reading about Noah's experiences growing up during the tail end of apartheid in South Africa. Born on A Crime is filled with heart, humor, trauma, and tears. This was a moving read that had me laughing and crying. My only regret was not choosing the audio version, as I would have loved to hear Noah narrate his experiences.
Born a crime: Trevor Noah
Through sheer determination, he managed to stay afloat and soon the Black Panther (his name in the ring) started winning fights. When he was offered an opportunity to go boxing in Australia, he left the country in the mid-1990s and began to make a name for himself internationally. Yet again, he faced many setbacks and challenges but eventually became a triple-world champion.
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Tough Love: Lovermore Ndou
This is a story of survival, and of determination in adversity. It is also a love story between Herman and Connie, his wife of 35 years, who embarked on this journey together. Mashaba shows the importance of having a vision, daring to dream it, and then making it happen. This inspiring book will leave you with the question: “If he did it, why can’t I?”
Black Like You - Herman Mashaba, Isabella Morris
"Magenge, We Need to Talk” is bestselling author, Melusi Tshabalala's call to men to open up, talk more, listen more and change. The book is built around a series of conversations that Melusi's been having with his male friends, his Magenge, over the years. These intimate and often humorous convos navigate black fatherhood, black love, gender relations, gender based violence, racism, traditions and religion, hosted by the intrepid Melusi, in a wonky world black men find themselves in."
Mageng, We Need to Talk; Melusi Tshabalala
Blending academic analysis and rigor in a readable narrative style, Ratele illuminates the complex nuances of gender, intimacy and power in the context of the human need for love and care. While unsparing in his analysis of men’s inner lives, Ratele lays out a path for addressing the hunger for love in boys and men. He argues that just as the beliefs and practices relating to gender, sexuality and the nature of love are constantly being challenged and revised, so our ideas about masculinity, and men’s and boys’ capacity to show genuine loving care for each other and for women, can evolve.
Why men hurt women and other reflections on love violence and masculinity
