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We need to talk, Paperback / softback Book

We need to talk Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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Ways of speaking can help heal or they can provoke; they can inflame passions or settle nerves.' Professor Jonathan Jansen is fast becoming a household name in South Africa, for his critical and at times inconvenient voice.

In this collection of articles previously published in The Times Jansen highlights the issues that confront our country -- the issues we need to talk about.

With humour, humility, occasional anger and a good dose of common sense Jansen discusses education, race and identity, the state of our nation, leadership and even sport.

When asked what the secret of his controversial columns is, he answers, 'A good column upsets half of your readers; the secret is that it should be a different half each time.' Jansen takes his inspiration from a diverse group of people -- statesmen, teachers, students, children and everyday South Africans he meets -- and introduces us to them through these stories to bring us a vision of the South Africa we can build, if only we pull together and work to heal the wounds of the past.

A book to make you stop and think ... and then talk about his ideas around the dinner table, in the staffroom, in the classroom or on the bus.

All the royalties from this book will go to the No Student Hungry campaign at the University of the Free State.

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