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Esther van den Berg

    January 1, 1982

    Professor Leo van den Berg focuses on the governance of metropolitan regions and urban development. His research delves into organizational capacity, urban tourism, and the involvement of the private sector in city development. He is an academic director and leads various research projects.

    Game Drive: Mammals Of Southern Africa
    Grumbletroll... Wants to Be First!
    Christian Dogmatics
    Humble Confidence - A Model for Interfaith Apologetics
    Essentials of WTO Law
    Kruger Routes
    • Kruger Routes

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      HPH Publishing introduces Kruger Routes, the condensed version of the bestselling Kruger Self-Drive. Following requests for a travel companion book to the hard-cover Kruger Self-Drive, comes the smaller, soft-cover version covering suggested routes from camps, star ratings of roads, a complete map of the park; coupled as always with the awarding-winning images expected from the Van den Bergs, and many interesting facts. The book continues the Self-Drive legacy as the ultimate companion to the Kruger Park. It contains a full map of the Park, and descriptions of all routes, including amenities and recommendations on each. Readers will find the section on The Nine Best Drives most useful, whilst tips on park opening times, seasons, rainfall, and weather will help in planning an ideal trip into the Park. Distances, hotspots, and road ratings all add to the extensive knowledge and assistance this excellent travel book will bring to both new and seasoned park visitors alike. KEY FEATURES: Suggested routes from camps. Star ratings of all roads. Extensive Kruger map. Beautiful imagery. Interesting facts. Notes on roads. Handy travel-size format

      Kruger Routes
      5.0
    • Essentials of WTO Law

      • 348 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      At a time when developments in WTO law have made this field increasingly complex, this concise and non-technical introduction provides a timely and carefully considered overview of the substantive rules and institutional arrangements of the WTO. A variety of text features enables a rich understanding of the law: illustrative examples clarify important issues of the law and demonstrate the law's practical application; boxed summaries of key rulings in WTO case law highlight the interpretation of the relevant provisions and lead readers to a deep understanding of the meaning and application of legal rules; and recommendations for further reading allow readers to engage with current debates. Online resources include links to useful sources of information for work and research within the field. Co-written by a leading authority in the field, this is essential reading for anyone who wants to get to grips with this fascinating yet challenging field of law.

      Essentials of WTO Law
      4.5
    • Benno van den Toren and Kang-San Tan provide a global, intercultural model of apologetics as crosscultural dialogue and accountable witness. Filled with Scriptural examples and real-world experiences, this is a conversational, patient, holistic, and embodied guide to creating true dialogue in our multicultural, multifaith world.

      Humble Confidence - A Model for Interfaith Apologetics
      4.4
    • A fresh, inviting text on the content of Christian faith in our contemporary context.This one-volume systematic theology presents an accessible, orthodox overview of the Christian faith for students, teachers, pastors, and serious lay readers. Cornelis van der Kooi and Gijsbert van den Brink not only cover all the traditional themes—creation, sin, Jesus Christ, Scripture, and so on—but also relate those classical themes to contemporary developments like Pentecostalism, postmodernism, and evolutionary theory.Consisting of sixteen chapters, the book is ideal for classroom use. Each chapter begins with engaging questions and a statement of learning goals and concludes with a list of recommended further reading. Written in a student-friendly tone and style and expertly translated and edited, van der Kooi and van den Brink's  Christian Dogmatics  splendidly displays the real, practical relevance of theology to the complexities of today’s world.

      Christian Dogmatics
      4.0
    • The Grumbletroll teaches kids about fairness and friendship as well as ways to cope with feelings of frustration and rage when they don't win.The Grumbletroll is back in the third book of The Grumbletroll series, and he has only one he absolutely wants to win the big soapbox derby race! Hop in the soapbox for this wild ride and find out if he is prepared to use all his coping skills to set aside his initial anger and come to the aid of his friends so they can all finish the big soapbox derby race together.

      Grumbletroll... Wants to Be First!
      4.4
    • The game drive is a South African institution of an activity, and this book an excellent companion to one. The authors have chosen to focus on mammals as the often-time star attractions of a game drive - after all, the Big Five are all mammals! As usual, the Van den Bergs deliver stellar work with beautiful photographs and text which is filled with information, without being verbose.

      Game Drive: Mammals Of Southern Africa
      3.0
    • Throughout his life, clothes have provided an outlet through which journalist Teo van den Broeke understands both himself and the world around him.

      The Closet
      3.9
    • State of Paradise

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      A heart-racing fun house of uncanniness hidden in Florida’s underbelly, from a reality-warping storyteller.

      State of Paradise
      3.4
    • Combining insights from social policy, celebrity culture, communication science and international politics, this book critically analyses the mediated discourses and debates that celebrity philanthropy and activism provokes.

      Celebrity Philanthropy and Activism