The Rough Guide to Kenya
 Revamped, looks better - but where's the spirit?: Rough Guide definitely looks smarter today than it used to. Typeface and design overhauled, and even their hideous logo (which STILL looks like a fire exit sign) has been jazzed up into a more agreeable [... more]
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Out of Africa
Memoir of Africa: Out of Africa is Karen Blixen's memoir about her years in Africa, writing as Isak Dinesen. She recounts the world of Africa, specifically Kenya. It is, like the England of her friend Denys Finch-Hatton, "a world that no longer [... more]
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The Rough Guide to Tanzania 1 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
not very precise: I just bought this book to replace my old lonely planet, expecing to find new information on Tanzani. I have not traveled around Tanzania with this book in hand, so would like to leave the judgement on practicalities to those who have, [... more]
$22.95
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Lords and Lemurs: Mad Scientists, Kings With Spears, and ...
History and Natural History of a Neglected Island: It never ceases to amaze me that people often think that history only happens to their cultures and possibly related ones. We, with good reason, teach American history in schools (although sometimes not [... more]
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In the Company of Heroes
Great Read: Excellent,excellent book. I'd recommend reading Black Hawk Down first for an overview of the battle, but even if you don't, either way, this is a great book. Mr Durant just tries to tell it like it is, how it happened, and tell the stories of [... more]
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Slave: My True Story
Unbelievable: I am was in shock throughout this entire book. I could not believe that this actually happen in the 21st century. Mende told her story so descriptively. I could not stop reading it. Excellent memoir. Slave: Parts of this book were too [... more]
$25.00
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Emma's War: An Aid Worker, a Warlord, Radical Islam, and ...
Emma of Sudan: This is an extraordinary book about two women told against the history of the Sudan Civil War, the longest lasting in African history. The first women is EMMA McCune, a beautiful displaced sole who discovers she has the "sole of Sudan& [... more]
$25.00
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Lost Lion of Empire: The Life of 'Cape-to-Cairo' Grogan
Lost Lion of Empire: A well balanced, excellent read about a great man in a great time who loved both Africa and the African. Interesting account of an appalling man: Grogan was the classic empire-building type - arrogant, brave, ruthless and autocratic. [... more]
$21.95
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Amedeo: The True Story of an Italian's War in Abyssinia
Romantic tales of cavalry war amongst the Arabs: This is a truly excellent book for military and non military readers alike. As a love story, its gripping, poignant and emotional. As a war tale, its a 'must read', an account of a truly brave and [... more]
$14.62
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African Dinosaurs Unearthed: The Tendaguru Expeditions ...
Great Dino Story: This is a great read - a nicely crafted story of a nearly forgotten time and series of events that led to some great discoveries! I like the way the story unfolds, the way the narrative reveals the challenges and intrigue surrounding [... more]
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Peasant Intellectuals: Anthropology & History In Tanzania
Author: Steven M. Feierman Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 967.822 EAN: 9780299125240 ISBN: 0299125246 Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: 1990-11-15 [... more]
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Emma's War
Important subplot, forgettable protagonist, poor writing: The best thing "Emma's War" by Deborah Scroggins accomplishes is to highlight the often overlooked tragedy and strife that grips Sudan in particular and Africa in general. That's it [... more]
$15.95
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