{"product_id":"die-ponies-galop-yolanda-barnard-2009","title":"Die Ponies Galop by Yolanda Barnard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDie Ponies Galop (Collectible Afrikaans Celebrity Exposé Memoir)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Candid Afrikaans Insider's Account of South African Celebrity, Gossip and the Entertainment Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Die Ponies Galop: Seks en skandale van die sterre onthul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yolanda Barnard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Griffel Media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2009\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780981417790\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound, black spine with white lettering.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large softcover (trade paperback), approximately 235 x 155 mm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Afrikaans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e The illustrated card wrappers are clean and bright front and back. The black spine with white lettering shows no obvious creasing. Corners and edges are fairly sharp, with slight edge wear along the back cover edge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text pages are clean and white, free of foxing and markings. The title page carries a diagonal crease and the copyright page shows some creasing. The binding is tight. Owner's name in pen on the title page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Owner's name 'Melani R' written in pen at the top of the title page, with a flourish beneath.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 2009 by Griffel Media, Die Ponies Galop: Seks en skandale van die sterre onthul (Sex and scandal of the stars revealed) is an Afrikaans behind-the-scenes account by entertainment journalist Yolanda Barnard of her dealings with well over a hundred South African celebrities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart gossip exposé and part personal memoir, the book draws on her years in the entertainment press and looks at the relationship between the media and the famous. It mixes humour with sadness, and includes more personal passages on family tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn its release it was billed as the first Afrikaans book of its kind, and one LitNet reviewer called it among the most entertaining Afrikaans books they had read in a long time. It is a lively record of South African celebrity culture and the gossip press of the 2000s, of interest to collectors of Afrikaans non-fiction and South African popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Yolanda Barnard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYolanda Barnard, also written Barnard-Lemmer, is a South African freelance journalist, lecturer and writer. She began her career at the tabloid newspaper Son and became one of the country's best-known entertainment journalists. She is an award-winning journalist, with a Mondi award among her honours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer other books include Die Siener: Deur die oë van Gerald Burger. She also owns a boutique home-based bookshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDie Ponies Galop Yolanda Barnard · Afrikaans celebrity gossip book · Yolanda Barnard Griffel Media 2009 · South African entertainment journalist memoir · seks en skandale van die sterre · Afrikaans non-fiction used book\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffel Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58869042348335,"sku":"TCB-000879","price":100.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/die-ponies-galop29438_cover_1.jpg?v=1794679596","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/die-ponies-galop-yolanda-barnard-2009","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}