Rw Johnson Libros

In 1977, RW Johnson's best-selling How Long Will South Africa Survive? provided a controversial and highly original analysis of the survival prospects of apartheid. Now, after more than twenty years of ANC rule, he believes the situation has become so critical that the question must be posed again. 'The big question about ANC rule', he writes, 'is whether African nationalism would be able to cope with the challenges of running a modern industrial economy. Twenty years of ANC rule have shown conclusively that the party is hopelessly ill-equipped for this task. Indeed, everything suggests that South Africa under the ANC is fast slipping backward and that even the survival of South Africa as a unitary state cannot be taken for granted. The fundamental reason why the question of regime change has to be posed is that it is now clear that South Africa can either choose to have an ANC government or it can have a modern industrial economy. It cannot have both.' Johnson's analysis is strikingly original and cogently argued. He has for several decades now been the senior international commentator on South African affairs, known for his lucid analysis and complete lack of deference towards the conventional wisdom.

The Unintended Traveler is a thrilling science fiction novel that takes readers on an unforgettable journey through an alternate reality. When Walter Briggs, a business analyst from San Francisco, mysteriously awakens in a parallel reality, his first reaction is that he must be dreaming. But as time goes by, he realizes this is no dream and his new world is nothing like home. After unexpectedly running into his ex-girlfriend, Sarah Thomas, they become entangled in an experience that threatens to unravel everything they know. Ultimately set on disparate paths, they each face an uncertain future. Soon, Wally uncovers he's merely a pawn held hostage in a universe where a battle between fate and destiny has endured amid alien civilizations for ages. Meanwhile, as Sarah struggles with understanding the wisdom behind her genetic heritage, she realizes her plight must now include a way to ensure Wally's safe return home.