Cultural Region/East Africa
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Milestones in the History of Islam in Eritrea
$55.99 Add to cartMilestones in the History of Islam in Eritrea is an attempt to explore the key markers of the Eritrean Islamic history. The book surveys the impacts of the early Muslim migrants, the rise of the Dahla… [more below]
- Author: Mukhtar, Ismael Ibrahim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 27 2023
- ISBN10: 103918538X
- Language: English
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The Kebra Nagast: The Lost Bible of Rastafarian Wisdom and Faith
$19.00 Read moreThe Kebra Nagast is a pivotal text in the Rastafarian tradition. Written in Ethiopia during the 14th century, this sacred tale tells the story of the relationship between the Biblical King Solomon and
- Series: Essential Wisdom Library
- Author: Hausman, Gerald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 28 2020
- ISBN10: 1250256453
- Language: English
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The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice, and Courage
$29.00 Add to cartThe moving, inspiring David-and-Goliath true story of freedom and justice involving one tiny nation in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Africa, and the extraordinary woman, a descendant of slaves, wh… [more below]
- Author: Sands, Philippe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 0593863348
- Language: English
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Operation Thunderbolt: Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History
$24.99 Add to cartThe definitive account of one of the greatest Special Forces missions ever, the Raid of Entebbe, by acclaimed military historian Saul David.
On June 27, 1976, an Air France flight from Tel Aviv to Pa- Author: David, Saul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: March 14 2017
- ISBN10: 0316245399
- Language: English
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It’s Our Turn to Eat: The Story of a Kenyan Whistle-Blower
$19.99 Add to cart“A fast-paced political thriller…. Wrong’s gripping, thoughtful book stands as both a tribute to Githongo’s courage and a cautionary tale.” —New York Times Book Review
“On one level, It’s Our Turn
- Author: Wrong, Michela
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 08 2010
- ISBN10: 0061346594
- Language: English
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Handbook of Mammals of Madagascar
$53.00 Read moreBeautifully illustrated and authoritative, the most up-to-date and comprehensive photographic guide to Madagascar’s mammals
Madagascar’s mammals are some of the most remarkable on earth, having evolve- Author: Garbutt, Nick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 488
- Publish Date: February 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0691239916
- Language: English
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Ramses: The Son of Light – Volume I
$24.99 Add to cartHistorical fiction meets mythology as ancient Egypt comes alive in this monumental epic with over 2 million copies sold around the world.
At fourteen, Ramses, the second son of the Pharaoh Seth, must- Series: Ramses #1
- Author: Jacq, Christian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 30 2007
- ISBN10: 0446673560
- Language: English
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Mirror to the Church: Resurrecting Faith After Genocide in Rwanda
$18.99 Add to cartWe learn who we are as we walk together in the way of Jesus. So I want to invite you on a pilgrimage. Rwanda is often held up as a model of evangelization in Africa. Yet in 1994, beginning on the Thur… [more below]
- Author: Katongole, Emmanuel M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 28 2009
- ISBN10: 0310284899
- Language: English
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Somalis in Minnesota
$17.95 Add to cartAn enlightening introduction to Minnesota’s Somalis, who have adjusted to a new climate, new language, and new culture in a region wholly different from their homeland.
The story of Somalis in Minneso- Series: People of Minnesota
- Author: Yusuf, Ahmed I.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 92
- Publish Date: December 15 2012
- ISBN10: 0873518675
- Language: English
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The Antelope’s Strategy
$20.00 Add to cartOne hot May morning in 2003, a crowd of Hutus who had participated in the genocidal killings of April 1994 in Rwanda filed out of prison and into the sunshine, singing hallelujahs, their freedom grant
- Author: Hatzfeld, Jean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 02 2010
- ISBN10: 0312429371
- Language: English
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In the Company of Heroes: The Personal Story Behind Black Hawk Down
$27.00 Add to cartRevealing never-before-told stories with the incisive thought and emotion of one who was there.
“The author does not pull any punches…his story, is one of great bravery, of going to hell and making
- Author: Durant, Michael J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 04 2004
- ISBN10: 0451210603
- Language: English
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In the House of the Interpreter: A Memoir
$20.00 Add to cartRenowned novelist, poet, playwright, and literary critic Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was a student at a prestigious, British-run boarding school near Nairobi when the tumultuous Mau Mau Uprising for i… [more below]
- Author: Wa Thiong’o, Ngugi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 12 2015
- ISBN10: 1101910518
- Language: English
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Ancient Egyptian Magic
$21.99 Add to cartAncient Egyptian Magic is the first authoritative modern work on the occult practices that pervaded all aspects of life in ancient Egypt. Based on fascinating archaeological discoveries, it includes e… [more below]
- Author: Brier, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 16 1998
- ISBN10: 0688007961
- Language: English
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Korean Folktales
$12.99 Read moreEveryday folk and fairy tales from Korea with magicians, magistrates, mischievous creatures and devious sprites.
Organized into four sections – Love, Marriage & Family, Powerful Spirits & Mystical Rea- Series: World’s Greatest Myths and Legends
- Author: Jackson, J. K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1804175846
- Language: English
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The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ And Mũmbi
$33.98 Read moreA dazzling, genre-defying novel in verse from the author Delia Owens says “tackles the absurdities, injustices, and corruption of a continent”
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s novels and memoirs have rec
- Author: Ngugi Wa Thiong’o
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 1620975254
- Language: English
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A Guide to the Birds of East Africa
$16.99 Add to cartA beguiling novel that does for contemporary Kenya and its 1,000 species of birds what Alexander McCall Smith’s Ladies Detective series does for Botswana
For the past three years, the widower Mr. Mali- Author: Drayson, Nicholas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 10 2009
- ISBN10: 0547247958
- Language: English
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All Your Children, Scattered
$18.00 Read moreFINALIST FOR THE 2023 FRENCH-AMERICAN FOUNDATION TRANSLATION PRIZE
WINNER OF THE PRIX ﾉTHIOPHILE, THE PRIX DES RACINES ET DES MOTS, AND THE PRIX DES CINQ CONTINENTS DE LA FRANCOPHONIE
Beata Umubyeyi
- Author: Umubyeyi Mairesse, Beata
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 1609457854
- Language: English
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Woman of the Ashes
$17.00 Add to cartThe first in a trilogy about the last emperor of southern Mozambique by one of Africa’s most important writers
Southern Mozambique, 1894. Sergeant Germano de Melo is posted to the village of Nkokolani- Series: Sands of the Emperor #1
- Author: Couto, Mia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 09 2019
- ISBN10: 1250309298
- Language: English
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A Practical Guide to Levitation: Stories
$22.00 Read moreA luminous collection of dryly humorous stories that revel in the surreal and fantastic, from the pen of Jos? Eduardo Agualusa, winner of the International Dublin Literary Award
Perfect for readers of- Author: Agualusa, Jose Eduardo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 08 2023
- ISBN10: 1953861628
- Language: English
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Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain’s Gulag in Kenya
$32.99 Add to cartA major work of history that for the first time reveals the violence and terror at the heart of Britain’s civilizing mission in Kenya
As part of the Allied forces, thousands of Kenyans fought alongsid- Author: Elkins, Caroline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: December 27 2005
- ISBN10: 0805080015
- Language: English
