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Lady Moses
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Lucinda Roy |
The difficult life of a colored woman before she finds a homeland. She is Jacinta, English-born daughter of an African writer and a white Englishwoman. After an unhappy childhood in Britain and an un… |
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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Bryan Mealer |
William Kamkwamba was fourteen years old when famine came to his small town in Malawi, a small country in Africa. When his father couldn't afford to send him to school, he visited a library and start… |
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The ancient Africans
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Virginia Schomp |
"A retelling of several ancient African myths, with background information describing the history, geography, belief systems, and customs of various peoples of Africa"--Provided by publisher. |
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Spotlight on Africa
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A. R. Schaefer |
"An introduction to Africa including climate, landforms, plants, animals, and people"--Provided by publisher. |
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South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland
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Jon Murray,Jeff Williams |
A region-by-region traveler's guide to South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland that provides prices, phone numbers, and detailed information on sites to see, lodging, dining, and activities; also includ… |
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Mister Johnson
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Joyce Cary |
From the jacket copy:
> The central character of this unique novel of Africa is *Mister Johnson,* a gangling, loveable, almost unbelievable Negro clerk. He is deeply attached to all things Englis… |
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Illegal peace in Africa
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Jeremy I. Levitt |
"This volume examines the legal and political efficacy of transitional political power-sharing between democratically constituted governments and the African warlords, rebels, or junta that seek to v… |
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Being here
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Robin Malan |
A collection of stories about and from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Mozambique since 1960, is a vibrant collection, chosen to reflect lived experience of these places in these time… |
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Biofuels, land grabbing and food security in Africa
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Kjell J. Havnevik,Atakilte Beyene,Prosper Bvumiranayi Matondi |
Examines the effects of large-scale biofuel production, seen as having a positive impact on African national economies and greenhouse gases. Finds negative implications as well, especially in develop… |
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Planet Earth
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Mark Brownlow,Alastair Fothergill,Jonny Keeling |
With a production budget of $25 million, the makers of Blue Planet: Seas of Life crafted this epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, with over 2, 000 days in the field, using 40 camer… |
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Born in Africa
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Martin Meredith |
A dramatically told history of the quest to uncover the origins of humankind, from the acclaimed author of The State of Africa and Diamonds, Gold and War.
Africa does not give up its secrets easi… |
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A Is for Africa
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Ifeoma Onyefulu |
The author, a member of the Igbo tribe in Nigeria, presents text and her own photographs of twenty-six things, from A to Z, representative of all African peoples. |
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Africa
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Middleton, John |
A comprehensive look at the continent of Africa and the countries that comprise it, including peoples and cultures, the land and its history, art and architecture, and daily life. |
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Explore Africa
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Rebecca Sjonger,Bobbie Kalman |
Ce documentaire invite le lecteur à découvrir le second plus grand continent du monde. Divisée en 54 pays, l'Afrique se distingue par un climat chaud et ensoleillé. Des pyramides d'Égypte au désert d… |
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Star of Light
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Patricia M. St. John |
**In a mountain village in Morocco, an Englishwoman transforms the lives of her visiting niece, a blind baby girl, and an eleven-year-old boy through her work as a missionary nurse. Hamid is worried … |
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Sudan
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Patricia Levy,Zawiah Abdul Latif,Fiona Young-Brown |
Examines the geography, history, government, economy, and culture of the war-torn country where the African and Arab worlds mingle. |
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The looting machine
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Tom Burgis |
The trade in oil, gas, gems, metals and rare earth minerals wreaks havoc in Africa. During the years when Brazil, India, China and the other "emerging markets" have transformed their economies, Afric… |
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Capital Flight from Africa
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Léonce Ndikumana |
xviii, 436 pages : 24 cm |
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The Cull
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Tony Park |
416 pages : 20 cm |
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Research Universities in Africa
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Nico Cloete |
"From the early 2000s, a new discourse emerged, in Africa and the international donor community, that higher education was important for development in Africa. Within this ?zeitgeist? of converging i… |
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