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  Laurence Olivier and Richard...

  Editors Charles River

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  Of all the great actors of the 20th century, none personifies acting royalty more than Laurence Olivier, and some of this is simply due to the fact that he was actually knighted in 1947, along with a lengthy list of other honors that include being named a life peer in 1970 and admission to the Order of Merit in 1984. To speak of The Right Honourable Lord Laurence Olivier is not a figure of speech but rather a fact. Of course, in addition to the literal sense of the term, there is undeniably a manner in which Laurence Olivier qualifies as acting royalty, as it is not for nothing that Spencer Tracy once referred to Olivier as “the greatest actor in the English-speaking world” (Bacall). It is also important to note that Tracy refers to Olivier not as a film or theater actor specifically, because much of Olivier’s lofty standing derives from his ability to successfully navigate different mediums like stage, film, and television. The breadth of mediums in which he worked, the various roles he inhabited within them (actor, producer, director), and the formidable time span of his career lend Olivier’s career a scope of perhaps unmatched magnitude.   
  	In the 1960s, the most popular actor in the world was Richard Burton, a hard-drinking Welshman who was nevertheless so professional that he was one of the preeminent stage performers of his day. In fact, he performed Shakespeare so magnificently that he was compared to British legend Laurence Olivier, and that success ultimately led to a film career that earned him 7 Academy Award nominations, as well as BAFTA and Golden Globe awards for Best Actor. Given his accomplishments on the stage and in Hollywood, Burton became one of the world’s most recognizable leading men, so it seemed fitting that he engaged in one of Hollywood’s most legendary romances with Elizabeth Taylor.

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  Just One Text

  Mr. Joseph Kaburu

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  Have you ever thought that just one text yes, just one text could change everything forever? 
  One moment you’re in love, safe in promises, certain of forever. The next, a single message can unravel it all your faith, your trust, your heart. 
  That’s where Joseph Kaburu’s story begins. A love once sacred, built on prayer and dreams. A betrayal that slipped in quietly, tearing it all apart. But Just One Text is not just about heartbreak it’s about what happens after. The darkness of nights filled with unanswered questions. The weight of forgiveness that feels impossible. The faith tested when love fails. 
  This memoir is raw, true, and unforgettable. It will take you into the tenderness of love, the sting of betrayal, and the long, aching journey toward healing. Yet it is not a story of bitterness. It is not a book of shame. It is a testimony of rising again of scars that become strength, and wounds that begin to shine as wisdom. 
  And here’s the truth: this is not only Joseph’s story. It’s yours too if you have ever loved and lost, trusted and been broken, wondered whether peace could ever return… or if you are already in love, or planning to love. 
  Just One Text will lure you with the beauty of love, break you with its betrayal, and lift you with its redemption. It will pull you in until you feel every tear, every prayer, every heartbeat. 
  Dare to open these pages. Dare to feel what you’ve buried. Dare to discover that even after love fails, life and healing are waiting, and still can love again. 
  Because once you begin, you won’t be able to stop until the last word.

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  Lost Found Kept - A Memoir

  Deborah Derrickson Kossmann

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  How does a psychologist fail to recognize that her intelligent, sensitive, and book-loving mother has created "the worst hoarder house ever seen?" After making the horrifying discovery that her mother had no water in her house for at least two years, Deborah Derrickson Kossmann begins the otherworldly excavation of a childhood home she hasn't been inside for three decades. Moving back and forth in time, from this surreal nightmare of an archaeological dig to recollecting her past and long buried family secrets, Kossmann seeks to untangle a web of complicated familial relationships. In her lyrical and unflinching quest, she comes to understand what's been lost, what's been found, and what's been kept in both her own and her mother's life.

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  The Road to Westminster

  Den Dover

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  Nothing in life is impossible provided you never lose sight of your goal and are willing to be flexible at all times and totally dedicated to achieving your aims. Setbacks crop up at the most inconvenient times, but they give you the opportunity to make changes, accept new challenges and achieve your targets in ways you could never have thought possible. 
  Never give up, never lose sight of your objectives. Be ruthless when assessing your progress. Take chances when you need to. Everyone needs to speculate to accumulate. Go for it at all times.

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  The Chartered Vendor - Business...

  Jerry More Nyazungu

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  The Chartered Vendor book is a story of the life of Jerry More Nyazungu, an Entrepreneur and the Founder and Group CEO of the M&J Group. He is very Passionate about Entrepreneurship and High Business Performance and is a results-oriented business leader who is passionate about Driving Results for Businesses, both Large and Small. Jerry grew up in the rural areas of Watsomba, in Mutare. 
  For High School, Jerry was educated at Marist Brothers in Nyanga for O Level and Hartzell High School in Nyanga for his A-Levels. 
  Upon finishing his A-Level Studies, instead of Going to University, Jerry took an unconventional route that was uncommon in his day. He chose to follow an alternative path to get educated. 
  He moved to Harare to start a new life independent from his home base in Mutare. 
  Upon arrival in Harare, he got his first job at Edgars Stores where he worked for 6 months as a shop attendant until his contract got cancelled the same day he was given an ultimatum to move out by the people he was living with. 
  Desperate to earn a living, he invested the money he had to start a Vending Business where he sold Airtime, Cigarettes and Sweets at Corner Patrenta and Willowvale in Harare. 
  It was a harsh time that taught him some of the most valuable lessons he learnt, thus the motivation for the Chartered Vendor Book.

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  Daughters of the North - Jean...

  Jennifer Morag Henderson

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  Mary, Queen of Scots’ marriage to the Earl of Bothwell is notorious. Less known is Bothwell’s first wife, Jean Gordon, who extricated herself from their marriage and survived the intrigue of the Queen’s court. Daughters of the North reframes this turbulent period in history by focusing on Jean, who became Countess of Sutherland, following her from her birth as the daughter of the ‘King of the North’ to her disastrous union with the notorious Earl of Bothwell – and her lasting legacy to the Earldom of Sutherland.

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