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Just Done Productions offers services to authors to help them get their works published without the expenditure of huge amounts of up-front captital. We do this through providing the full Copy Editing, Proofing, Layout and Graphic design service needed for a book to be prepared for the press and then publishing that book here on Lulu.com as well as locally in South Africa.
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Just Done Productions - Publishing is a publishing company based in Durban South Africa.
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We know that the barriers erected by the high cost of traditional publishing are preventing many voices from being heard.
We offer a service to authors that allows them to publish their work without having to speculate about it's commercial viability. In fact we are proud of the fact that we are able to publish works that are important both historically and in terms of the voice of the ordinary person. These works may never have been available because of the perception that only items with mass appeal are commercially viable.
We offer buyers of the books that we publish a polished, professional product at an affordable price.
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Print: $13.46 Pithy, Inciteful, Valuable: Words for the Fighting Soldier.
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Print: $29.69 This is a novel about the South African Navy in a fictional account of a war in the future. It involves all the modern naval aquisitions and the plot can be seen as a projection of the Navy's role in future conflicts in Southern Africa
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Print: $12.94 The Poetry and Lyrics of the Character Ruby Devenpeck from "The Strange tale of Ruby Devenpeck"
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Print: $19.26 The poetry in this volume compels you to join the author in a ride through her thoughts and feelings on love, relationships, and life. At times uplifting, depressing and erotic, this is an intimate glimpse that we are privileged to share.
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Print: $18.52 This study covers the naming and ‘badging’ of the four new Valour Class vessels of the SA Navy. These vessels were initially designated as Patrol Corvettes but were officially reclassified as Frigates in 2006. Although the classification of corvette was mainly based on playing down size and capability of new acquisitions at a time in South African history when social issues were the focus of the new government, it was an appropriate choice at the time, as it accurately defined the planned roles and functions of these new vessels.
These ships, as part of the national and very well publicised Arms Acquisition Programme, became the centre of national debate, political controversy and great public interest, probably more so than any other warships in the 85-year history of the South African Navy. They became the public symbol of the new SA Navy – a ‘peoples’ navy – and it was thus critical for the public to identify them with pride and common ownership.
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Print: $23.12 Ruby's story is a mystery and a journey, a story of a 17 year old girl who is growing up in a small town in South Africa. We meet a variety of characters, some interesting, some despicable, although one of the delights of Ruby's story is that sometimes the most attractive characters harbour the deepest secrets. Ruby's love of music is evident throughout the novel. The music Ruby listens to and the discussions she has, as well as her performance in her band, Delilah's Alibi create the sense of a movie soundtrack playing in the background. This soundtrack is a reflection of contemporary South African culture with an added sprinkling of global influences. Ruby's poetry and lyrics are spread through the novel like the leavening in bread, are collated in the companion book "Delilah's Alibi". The story of Ruby's adventures is indeed a strange tale and the surprises and twist of the plot continue right until a most surprising ending.
Ruby blogs at http://annewhittle.book.co.za/
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Print: $14.77 This volume of poetry is written in both Afrikaans and English and reflects the passion with which the author embraces life and all it has to offer. Anyone who has visited or lived on the West Coast of South Africa, will enjoy her work. These poems are infused with the poet's love of the elements- the vibrancy and sense of living closer to nature. The rich use of language, idiomatic and colloquial, infuses the poems with flavour like that of the Karoo Lamb.
From the Author "Dis aan die Weskus waar ek my drome kon uitleef, waar ek kon skryf tot my siel leeg is, en waar ‘n mens ure langs die strand kan sit en jouself verloor in die magtigheid van die natuur.Ek skryf oor die lewe en emosies en hoop om só jou siel te bereik. I used to live in Vredenburg, Western Cape, where you can get lost in your dreams and where you can live close to your God. I am passionate about life, trying to live my dream."
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Print: $42.23 The “Cotton Germans”
Of Natal: FROM BRAMSCHE TO NEW GERMANY: THE STORY OF THE BERGTHEIL COLONISTS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS
1848 – 2006
Die „Baumwolldeutschen” von Natal : VON BRAMSCHE NACH NEU-DEUTSCHLAND: DIE GESCHICHTE DER BERGTHEIL KOLONISTEN UND IHREN NACHKOMMEN
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Print: $11.35 "Daar is niks nuuts onder die son nie. Tóg tree daar so dan en wan ‘n stem na vore met ‘n vars perspektief op die alledaagse. Iemand wat dieper kan sien as net die gewone, en dit vir die leser kan vertaal; kan beskryf.
In haar eerste samevatting van gedigte, skets Rona Marx haar wêreld in eg-Afrikaans. Sommige woorde sal die leser byderwets vind, maar ander, amper-vergete woorde is afgestof en blink gepoets en gebruik op ‘n manier wat ons herinner aan die uitdrukkingskrag, die rondheid, die kreatiwiteit, van die Afrikaanse Taal.
Hier sal die leser ‘n spektrum ondervindings en beskrywings vind: liefde, swaarkry, spirituele ontwaking, hartseer, vreugde sonder grense… En elkersdiep getref word deur laag op laag betekenis en beskrywing."
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Print: $11.89 Happy Endings Are Extra involves a fateful love triangle between gay, bi-sexual and straight characters. With just the flick of its title, Ashraf Johaardien's oh-so-clever script funnels a Cape Town subculture of open relationships and rent-boys through the hideous fatalism of Greek Tragedy.
– Peter Crawley (The Irish Times) –
This mature, considered, and highly enjoyable play is set in Cape Town. The design is well-suited to the material: a simple set presents the unfolding scenario by means of well-choreographed snapshots into the lives of the three characters. As the flashbulb clicks and the two-second black-outs splice one scene with the next we enter a world where the monotone of the missionary position in well-kept Cape Town suburbs is interrupted by the dazzling, unsleeping world of massage parlours, boys for rent and sex for cash.
– Deborah Seddon (LitNet, South Africa) –
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SalaamSalaam (book)
Print: $11.79 Salaam weaves storytelling, humour, and politics with the history of the Cape Muslim community. The script tackles contemporary issues ranging from cultural imperialism to mixed marriages in a series of personal stories and monologues. The action of the play moves fluidly through multiple timeframes to focus themes of cultural identity, history and group belonging through the lens of personal memory.
“Theatrical magic” – Cape Argus
“Ground-breaking theatre” – Cape Times
“A wonderful solo performance” – Cue Newspaper
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Print: $8.65 Download: $3.75 Willem Steenkamp looks at the controversy surrounding the non-inclusion of the names of the SADF on the Freedom Park Memorial. He examines the roots of the issue and comes up with some ideas for a solution.
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Print: $13.21 The Lord Jesus Christ warned the Christian church at Thyatira that if they did not repent of following the doctrines of Jezebel, He Himself would throw them into GREAT TRIBULATION. This is one of the only three passages in the New Testament which speaks about GREAT tribulation. Another one speaks about a great multitude of saints in heaven who had come out of the GREAT tribulation, and one other is where the Lord Jesus Christ speaks about GREAT tribulation at the end of the age, immediately before His second coming.
Using columns to compare various Biblical passages, "Biblical Weather Forecast. An Imperative Reality Check" is a thorough, objective analysis of New and Old Testament passages which speak about GREAT tribulation, the WRATH of God coming upon the world, and "the great and terrible day of the LORD".
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Hardcover Print: $44.68 Gerrie Hugo was born in South Africa and grew up in this country during the years of Apartheid. As the middle son of a non-commissioned army officer, he soaked up the military mindset in hardcore training camps, such as Oudtshoorn and Bloemfontein. Preparing for battle against the Rooi Gevaar (Red Peril) and the Swart Gevaar (Black Peril) he was determined to save his country. As a colonel in the military he played a role in the ‘border war’ conducted in Angola and Namibia as well as the low intensity war waged within the boundaries of South Africa.
Faced with the corruption and lies fed to military and civilian people, Hugo finally lost his blinkers and became disillusioned with the system he was fighting for. During the critical years of transition towards the New South Africa the truth dawned upon him — the ‘enemy’ was not at the borders of his beloved country, but within the very military system he had trusted all his life.
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Print: $11.39 An examination of perceptions of the South African Special Forces (Recces) in the media.
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Print: $18.05 In Africa things don't always go according to plan. Set in an era of political turmoil and change, the story that weaves itself around Jairos Mapfumo's life is one of promise, courage and dignity. A gifted boy is discovered by a schoolteacher and a priest who groom him for success; but fate has different plans. A small tragedy in his home village and a flurry in the winds of change sweeping Africa conspires to rob Jairos of his brilliant future.
This story follows the fortunes of a talented young man as he is challenged by the maelstrom events of the end of the colonial era.
“Landsong” is a uniquely African story that gifts the reader with imagery and insights, carefully and sensitively crafted by a writer whose love of Africa radiates from every page.
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Print: $29.09 Story of the three President Class Navy Frigates in the South African Navy.
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Hardcover Print: $42.75 For nearly two decades the three President Class frigates acquired by the SA Navy in the 1960s dominated the South African maritime scene. These three ships - President Kruger, President Steyn and President Pretorius were ordered from Britain in the 1950s in compliance with the requirements of the so-called Simon’s Town Agreement.
In this book we find out not only about the ships themselves but also some of the political background at the time of purchase that led to their acquisition and for the first time we can read of some of the political background twenty years later that led to them being sidelined whilst still in ‘their prime’ and very useful ships.
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Print: $13.75 Download: $6.25 When the twins Storm & Skye escape from an Orphanage, their innocent questions lead to mystery and intrigue.
They embark on a quest to find their mother, who mysteriously disappeared, and their HalfElven father. They encounter Captain Neutrinos, Commander of the magical ship - Mischka.
On board the ship is the International Wizardry Committee, on a mission to find the lost Island Reverie on planet Magicon.
The children embark on a modern-day story of adventure and magic.
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Print: $11.13 This small book is a guide to the Wagon Hill - Caesar's Camp/Platrand battlefields outside Ladysmith, Natal. It has an annotated map with descriptions of each point of interest. It is meant to provide a self-guided tour to the battlefields.
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Print: $11.45 Lucy - the Ant Ballerina is a children's story. In this story, we discover that it is OK to be different from others. Lucy is different from the other ants because she dares to dream. She learns to dance Ballet from watching a young girl and ends up teaching the other ants.
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Print: $15.17 Download: $6.25 A Boer Journal Of The Boer War
While still in his teens Deneys Reitz served in the Boer forces during the South African War and, after fighting to the bitter end, chose exile in Madagascar rather than life under the British flag. It was during those years of banishment that he set down, while it was still vivid in his memory, this record of battle and guerilla warfare.
This chronicle of forced marches, ambuscades, night attacks and narrow escapes shows why the Boer resistance took so long to crack. Fritz learned the craft of the guerilla under such masters as Botha, Delarey and Smuts, and from Smuts he learned, too, in due course the arts of peace, for it was Smuts who persuaded Reitz to return to South Africa and help in building the young Dominion. In that capacity Reitz showed the same qualities of wisdom, courage and leadership which he had developed as a fighting man, and he crowned a brilliant career of public service to the Union of South Africa by becoming its High Commissioner in London.
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Print: $20.01 Urban Warfare Training - Durban Light Infantry
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Print: $15.75 Download: $6.25 This booklet is published on the centenary of the Battle of Bakenlaagte and is intended as a concise summary of the battle to provide a single source of reference for the events of the time. We have inserted a list of sources for the purpose of further reading for historians and armchair Anglo-Boer War buffs, and we suggest that this booklet is used to compliment a visit to the battlefield.
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Print: $12.85 Download: $6.25 ISAIAH Kipkirui Soy-Young was a devoted personal friend of Princess Diana. He was mentored and assisted by her for many years and in this book he pays her tribute. In an adoring personal account, he outlines her rare and unique gifts, aspirations and extraordinary achievements.Isaiah reveals his personal opinion about the real cause of the accident which took her life. He is the first indigenous man from the continent of Africa to write a book about Princess Diana.
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Print: $17.31 Download: $6.25 The Biography of Jan Smuts
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Print: $24.50 MIBISA (Military Burials In South Africa) Archive Project was started in 2003 with the intention of photographing all Military related burials within the borders of South Africa.
The Western Cape is the first of nine proposed volumes that will cover all the provinces, and both the Eastern and Northern Capes are currently being worked on as future releases.
The listings cover headstones, memorials, plaques and monuments and have the Name, Rank, Serial Number, Unit and other information that is readily available. The particular locations are included, and directions to the relative cemetery where possible.
Most of the cemeteries listed have been visited by the Author, and thousands of photographs taken, it is hoped that these will be released on CD to people who have purchased a particular volume from the date of its release. The CDs will not be available seperately.
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Hardcover Print: $32.24 "Jim Zulu" was inspired by the only recorded case of lynching in South African history, and is set in the diamond-rush days in the Northern Cape Colony towards the end of the 19th Century. It is a story as old as the old South Africa and as new as the new South Africa.
Set in the trackless hinterland of the Northern Cape, a world of dust and heat - and uncountable riches - it tells of strong men battling for power, women and the most wonderful diamonds in the world, of love and hatred, of blind racial prejudice and stubborn adherence to the principles of justice. Its cast of characters are men and women of all races and creeds, from every level of society. For many the diamond diggings mean a new life and a new name ... and, perhaps, wealth beyond their imaginings.
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Print: $11.75 Download: $6.25 The diary of a soldier of the 2nd Scottish Horse in South Africa.
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