{"title":"Michael N. Bruton","description":"\u003cp\u003eFind your next read from \u003cstrong\u003eMichael N. Bruton\u003c\/strong\u003e. Popular titles include \u003cem\u003eHarambee The Spirit of Innovation in Africa\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Annotated Old Fourlegs\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFishes of the Okavango Delta \u0026amp; Chobe River, Botswana\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShop all our Michael N. Bruton books below, delivered across South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"9781775845058","title":"Fishes of the Okavango Delta \u0026 Chobe River, Botswana","description":"A comprehensive guide to the fishes of the Okavango Delta and Chobe River, this book offers background information on the diverse aquatic habitats of the region and on fish feeding, breeding and survival strategies. It also provides useful hints for anglers. The species entries describe each fish in detail, with key ID points and information on habits and occurrence. Each account is accompanied by a colour illustration or photograph. The book concludes with information on how best to utilise and conserve the fishes of the delta system and Chobe River. This is the only such guide to fishes of the region and will be invaluable to local and visiting fishermen, naturalists and conservationists, as well as the many tourists who visit this spectacular African paradise.","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39321493078131,"sku":"9781775845058","price":257.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/products\/fishes-of-the-okavango-delta-and-chobe-river-botswana-mike-bruton-28139817795699.jpg?v=1638439028"},{"product_id":"9781775844990","title":"The Annotated Old Fourlegs","description":"\"When the famous South African fish scientist Professor JLB Smith published Old Fourlegs - The Story of the Coelacanth in 1956 he created an international sensation. After all, this 400-million-year-old fish, known only from fossil remains, was thought to have become extinct around 66 million years ago! JLB Smith's dramatic account of the discovery of the first and second coelacanths in 1938 and 1952 turned him into a cult figure and put South African science on the world map. His book was eventually published in six English editions and translated into nine foreign languages. Mike Bruton's The Annotated Old Fourlegs includes a facsimile reprint of the original book, to which he has added notes and images in the margins that provide an interesting and revealing commentary on Smith's text, as well as new introductory and explanatory chapters that bring the coelacanth story up to date\" - Publisher's website.","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39357939515507,"sku":"9781775844990","price":209.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/products\/the-annotated-old-fourlegs-the-story-of-the-coelacanth-mike-bruton-28231377354867.jpg?v=1638374047"},{"product_id":"9781775846468","title":"The Fishy Smiths","description":"The discovery of the living coelacanth - one of the greatest biological finds of the twentieth century - will forever be linked with the name of JLB Smith. An intense, irascible, eccentric man, JLB (as he was widely known) and his wife Margaret were remarkable South African scientists whose extraordinary contributions changed the course of the biological sciences. This, the first biography of JLB and Margaret Smith, traces their formative years and serendipitous meeting, leading up to the discovery of the coelacanth, and the tumultuous years that followed. Illustrated with images of their fascinating lives, as well as a 16-page color section, this lively account is essential reading for anyone interested in the excitement of science and its relevance to our everyday lives. - Traces their formative years and serendipitous meeting, leading up to the discovery of the coelacanth, and the tumultuous years that followed.\n- Details their punitive work ethic, eccentric and rugged lifestyle, and their astonishingly productive lives\n- A story awash with adventure, travel, discovery, risk-taking, near-death experiences - and their extraordinary contribution to science.","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39357940433011,"sku":"9781775846468","price":295.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/products\/the-fishy-smiths-a-biography-of-jlb-margaret-smith-mike-bruton-28231379320947.jpg?v=1638087494"},{"product_id":"9781776329496","title":"Curious Notions Reflections of an Imagineer","description":"This collection of essays by popular science writer Mike Bruton reflects his multiple involvements in science, art and technology. He is equally at home sharing his knowledge on creativity in the sciences and the arts, funny episodes in the history of science, lessons from the dodo, the updated coelacanth story, evolution of the bicycle, Africa's Nobel Prize winners, or our greatest inventors and strangest creatures.' Science is so deep, fast-moving and complex today that it is important to have someone who can wade through the detail and showcase the most interesting bits for general readers. Although the book deals with some deep scientific issues, using examples drawn from the author's remarkable experiences, it is accessible to all readers as he retains a childlike curiosity throughout and is not ashamed to express his excitement at new discoveries and bizarre inventions.","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45359017918579,"sku":"9781776329496","price":280.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/12167163482820.jpg?v=1790103874"},{"product_id":"9781928246411","title":"Harambee The Spirit of Innovation in Africa","description":"\"Bruton write(s) with authority and boundless enthusiasm about African innovation, to explain how it has shaped the continent and how it continues to change the lives of billions.... He pulls together disparate threads from many different perspectives to produce a fascinating compendium.\"--Alan Duggan, Founding editor of Popular Mechanics(South Africa)\n \n How many inventions come from Africa? How many African countries have produced their own cars? Why is the M-Pesa mobile money system so important? Is the nature of innovation in Africa different from what we find elsewhere? In Harambee(\"working together\"), Mike Bruton addresses these and related questions as he remarkably discusses more than 800 inventions and innovations by more than 600 innovators from 50 African countries.\n \n From mompreneurs to moguls, waste pickers to fintech wizards, locust whisperers to rocket scientists, Bruton showcases the creativity of the continent's techpreneurs. The result is an insightful--and intriguing--introduction to the many significant advances in science and technology that have been made on the continent at the low-, medium-, and high-tech levels.","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45359121858675,"sku":"9781928246411","price":375.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/14703653482874.jpg?v=1788456234"}],"url":"https:\/\/readerswarehouse.us\/collections\/michael-n-bruton-books.oembed","provider":"Readers Warehouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}