Cultural Region/African
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Inadan, the Mastery of Tuareg Artisans: Contemporary and Traditional Work in Metal, Leather, and Wood
$69.99 Read moreFor metalworkers, jewelry makers, leather crafters, and anyone interested in learning the crafting techniques of the Indigenous peoples of the Sahara. This book is a rare look at the artisans of the T… [more below]
- Author: Cheminée, Matthieu
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: April 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0764366084
- Language: English
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Everything Good Will Come
$24.95 Read moreEverything Good Will Come introduces an important new voice in contemporary fiction. With insight and a lyrical wisdom, Nigerian-born Sefi Atta has written a powerful and eloquent story set in her Afr… [more below]
- Author: Atta, Sefi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 28 2012
- ISBN10: 1566565707
- Language: English
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Railway Jack: The True Story of an Amazing Baboon
$18.95 Add to cartJim was a South African railway inspector in the late 1800s who lost his legs in an accident while at work. Unable to perform all his tasks with his disability but desperate to keep his job, Jim disco… [more below]
- Author: Johnston, Kt
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1684460883
- Language: English
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The Interpreters
$16.95 Read moreFrom the first Black winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature–his debut novel about a group of young Nigerian intellectuals trying to come to grips with themselves and their changing country. First pu… [more below]
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Soyinka, Wole
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 0593467213
- Language: English
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African People in World History
$11.95 Read moreThis book surveys the impact that African people have made on world history. Dr. Clarke guides the reader along a narrative journey that spans from antiquity through present times.
- Author: Clarke, John Henrik
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 06 1993
- ISBN10: 0933121776
- Language: English
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The Good Fight
$17.99 Add to cartThe revered civil rights activist and pioneering member of Congress chronicles her groundbreaking 1972 run for President as the first woman and person of color–a work of immense historical importance
- Author: Chisholm, Shirley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 08 2022
- ISBN10: 006316082X
- Language: English
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The Teller of Secrets
$16.99 Add to cart“Bisi Adjapon writes with incredible vividness and clarity. Her similes and attention to all of the senses are really extraordinary.”–Dave Eggers, author of The Monk of Mokha
“Melding blistering humor
- Author: Adjapon, Bisi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 0063088991
- Language: English
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Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book
$9.99 Read moreA companion to the Caldecott Honor Book Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book
Jambo Means Hello introduces children to the Swahili alphabet with helpful pronunciation keys, while presenting East Afri- Series: Picture Puffin Books
- Author: Feelings, Muriel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: July 15 1992
- ISBN10: 0140546529
- Language: English
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City of Saints & Thieves
$24.00 Add to cartThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets Gone Girl in this enthralling murder mystery set in Kenya.
In the shadows of Sangui City, there lives a girl who doesn’t exist. After fleeing the Congo as refugee- Author: Anderson, Natalie C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: May 08 2018
- ISBN10: 0399547592
- Language: English
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The Debt: What America Owes to Blacks
$27.00 Add to cartBoth an unflinching indictment of past wrongs and an impassioned call to America to educate its citizens about the history of Africa and its people, The Debt says in no uncertain terms what white Amer… [more below]
- Author: Robinson, Randall
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0452282101
- Language: English
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Hippos Are Huge!: Read and Wonder
$9.99 Read more“With gorgeous mixed-media illustrations and accessible, engaging language, this picture book will spur interest in the world of hippos.” — School Library Journal (starred review)
The deadliest anima- Series: Read and Wonder
- Author: London, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 23 2017
- ISBN10: 0763679526
- Language: English
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The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families
$12.95 Read moreThe fascinating story of Dr. Gordon Sato, who helped a small African village become self-sustaining by planting a forest of mangrove trees to reshape the community’s ecosystem.
Now in paperback!
For a l
- Author: Roth, Susan L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 04 2018
- ISBN10: 1620145804
- Language: English
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The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
$17.99 Read moreNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – “A visionary book . . . devoted to providing opportunity to poor people in all countries in an interconnected world.”–Deepak Chopra
“An inspiring book by a remarkable woma… [more below]- Author: Novogratz, Jacqueline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1605294764
- Language: English
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The Vanished (Shuri: A Black Panther Novel #2): Volume 2
$17.99 Read moreShuri, the Princess of Wakanda (and sister to the Black Panther), sets out to save a group of kidnapped girls in this all-new, original middle-grade novel by New York Times bestselling author Nic Ston… [more below]
- Author: Stone, Nic
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1338587188
- Language: English
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Admiring Silence: By the Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021
$18.00 Read more**By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2021**
A “corrosively funny and relentless” (The New York Times) tale of cultural identity and displacement, Admiring Silence is the story of a man’s d- Author: Gurnah, Abdulrazak
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1526653451
- Language: English
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China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa
$18.00 Read moreA New York Times Notable Book
Chinese immigrants of the recent past and unfolding twenty-first century are in search of the African dream. So explains indefatigable traveler Howard W. French, prize-wi… [more below]- Author: French, Howard W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 03 2015
- ISBN10: 0307946657
- Language: English
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The Soccer Fence: A Story of Friendship, Hope, and Apartheid in South Africa
$18.99 Read moreIn a country struggling with acceptance, hope can come in many different forms.
As a boy, Hector loved playing soccer in his small Johannesburg township. He dreamed of playing on a real pitch with the- Author: Bildner, Phil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 13 2014
- ISBN10: 0399247904
- Language: English
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The Mystery of the Missing Lion
$7.99 Add to cartA detective in the wild.
Young Precious gets a very special treat. She gets a trip to visit her Aunty Bee at a safari camp. While there she makes a new friend, a boy named Khumo, and meets an actor-li- Series: Precious Ramotswe Mystery for Young Readers #3
- Author: McCall Smith, Alexander
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 21 2014
- ISBN10: 0804173273
- Language: English
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Who Am I?: The Supreme Understanding (the Anatomy of Ego)
$15.95 Read moreEgo is the feeling of being separate from God, from that which is, Since we feel we are separate or distinct from the Creator, as well as creation itself, there is no sense of connection with our inne… [more below]
- Author: Ra Afrika, Bhagwau
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 214
- Publish Date: December 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0948390573
- Language: English
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Zambia Safari Guide: Luangwa Valley – Lower Zambezi – Victoria Falls
$29.99 Read moreFor over 25 years Bradt’s Zambia Safari Guide has been widely acknowledged as the best guidebook to this African country, and it is now the only dedicated guide to Zambia’s world-renowned safari desti
- Author: McIntyre, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: October 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1804690155
- Language: English
