South Africa titles.South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. titles Struik/International Publishers Marketing PO Box 605, Herndon, VA 20172-0605 1-800-758-3756 www.internationalpubmarket.com Two outstanding visual celebrations of South Africa are highly recommended picks, particularly as relatively few coffee-table-type titles on the country are available in this country. Elaine Hurford's SOUTH AFRICA: MAGIC LAND (1868257711, $39.95) packs in over 200 photos from the country's top photographers and pairs them with Hurford's text reviewing the country's natural beauty. From giraffes to a windmill windmill, apparatus that harnesses wind power for a variety of uses, e.g., pumping water, grinding corn, driving small sawmills, and driving electrical generators. Windmills were probably not known in Europe before the 12th cent. and tidal tidal /ti·dal/ (ti´d'l) ebbing and flowing like the waters of the oceans. tid·al adj. Resembling the tides; alternately rising and falling. lands, SOUTH AFRICA MAGIC LAND's focus is upon diverse natural areas to expand perceptions of the country's natural beauty--and it succeeds in entrancing readers. Ditto for SOUTH AFRICA: A VISUAL CELEBRATION (1868259579, $49.95), a larger-sized show book gathering more stunning photos from the country's photographers. Both people and natural areas are contrasted in oversized o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. , full-page glory. If only two picture-oriented books on South Africa were chosen for a discriminating dis·crim·i·nat·ing adj. 1. a. Able to recognize or draw fine distinctions; perceptive. b. Showing careful judgment or fine taste: collection, it should be these visual displays: the photography is outstanding. |
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