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Home and Exile
Written by Chinua Achebe
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: September 18, 2001
Price: $11.00
ISBN: 978-0-385-72133-2 (0-385-72133-1)
More personally revealing than anything Achebe has written, Home and Exile–the great Nigerian novelist’s first book in more than ten years–is a major statement on the importance of stories as real sources of power, especially for those whose stories have traditionally been told by outsiders.
In three elegant essays, Achebe seeks to... Read more >
Written by Chinua Achebe
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: September 18, 2001
Price: $11.00
ISBN: 978-0-385-72133-2 (0-385-72133-1)
More personally revealing than anything Achebe has written, Home and Exile–the great Nigerian novelist’s first book in more than ten years–is a major statement on the importance of stories as real sources of power, especially for those whose stories have traditionally been told by outsiders.
In three elegant essays, Achebe seeks to... Read more >
Black Holocaust For Beginners
Written by S.E. Anderson
Illustrated by Vanessa Holley
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: August 21, 2007
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-934389-03-4 (1-934389-03-X)
The Black Holocaust—from the start of the European slave trade to the Civil War—was a travesty that killed millions of people of African descent. It is also one of the most underreported major events in world history. Black Holocaust For Beginners—part documented chronicle, part engaging narrative—answers many questions about this tragic... Read more >
Written by S.E. Anderson
Illustrated by Vanessa Holley
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: August 21, 2007
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-934389-03-4 (1-934389-03-X)
The Black Holocaust—from the start of the European slave trade to the Civil War—was a travesty that killed millions of people of African descent. It is also one of the most underreported major events in world history. Black Holocaust For Beginners—part documented chronicle, part engaging narrative—answers many questions about this tragic... Read more >
All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes
Written by Maya Angelou
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: June 4, 1991
Price: $13.00
ISBN: 978-0-679-73404-8 (0-679-73404-X)
In 1962 the poet, musician, and performer Maya Angelou claimed another piece of her identity by moving to Ghana, joining a community of “Revolutionist Returnees” inspired by the promise of pan-Africanism. All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes is her lyrical and acutely perceptive exploration of what it means to be an... Read more >
Written by Maya Angelou
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: June 4, 1991
Price: $13.00
ISBN: 978-0-679-73404-8 (0-679-73404-X)
In 1962 the poet, musician, and performer Maya Angelou claimed another piece of her identity by moving to Ghana, joining a community of “Revolutionist Returnees” inspired by the promise of pan-Africanism. All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes is her lyrical and acutely perceptive exploration of what it means to be an... Read more >
Aman
The Story of a Somali Girl
As told to Virginia Lee Barnes and Janice Boddy
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: August 29, 1995
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 978-0-679-76209-6 (0-679-76209-4)
This is the extraordinary first-person account of a young woman's coming of age in Somalia and her struggles against the obligations and strictures of family and society. By the time she is nine, Aman has undergone a ritual circumcision ceremony; at eleven, her innocent romance with a white boy leads to a... Read more >
The Story of a Somali Girl
As told to Virginia Lee Barnes and Janice Boddy
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: August 29, 1995
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 978-0-679-76209-6 (0-679-76209-4)
This is the extraordinary first-person account of a young woman's coming of age in Somalia and her struggles against the obligations and strictures of family and society. By the time she is nine, Aman has undergone a ritual circumcision ceremony; at eleven, her innocent romance with a white boy leads to a... Read more >
Slavery By Another Name
The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
Written by Douglas A. Blackmon
Format: Trade Paperback, 496 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 978-0-385-72270-4 (0-385-72270-2)
In this groundbreaking historical expose, Douglas A. Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history—an “Age of Neoslavery” that thrived from the aftermath of the Civil War through the dawn of World War II.
Using a vast record of original documents and personal narratives, Douglas A. Blackmon... Read more >
The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
Written by Douglas A. Blackmon
Format: Trade Paperback, 496 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 978-0-385-72270-4 (0-385-72270-2)
In this groundbreaking historical expose, Douglas A. Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history—an “Age of Neoslavery” that thrived from the aftermath of the Civil War through the dawn of World War II.
Using a vast record of original documents and personal narratives, Douglas A. Blackmon... Read more >
African History for Beginners
Written by Herb Boyd
Illustrated by Shey Wolvek-Pfister
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: August 21, 2007
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-934389-18-8 (1-934389-18-8)
African History For Beginners brings to life this continent of riches and wonders, and also of people often unknown or misunderstood. Explore the rich history of the continent of contrasts— discover the glory of the Pharaohs, the Towers of Zimbabwe, the cosmology of the Yoruba, and the courage of the Masai... Read more >
Written by Herb Boyd
Illustrated by Shey Wolvek-Pfister
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
Publisher: For Beginners
On Sale: August 21, 2007
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-934389-18-8 (1-934389-18-8)
African History For Beginners brings to life this continent of riches and wonders, and also of people often unknown or misunderstood. Explore the rich history of the continent of contrasts— discover the glory of the Pharaohs, the Towers of Zimbabwe, the cosmology of the Yoruba, and the courage of the Masai... Read more >
Unconfessed
Written by Yvette Christianse
Format: Trade Paperback, 360 pages
Publisher: Other Press
On Sale: September 17, 2007
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-59051-281-4 (1-59051-281-2)
Pen/Hemingway Award Finalist
Slavery as it existed in Africa has seldom been portrayed–and never with such texture, detail, and authentic emotion. Inspired by actual 19th-century court records, Unconfessed is a breathtaking literary tour de force. They called her Sila van den Kaap, slave woman of Jacobus Stephanus Van der Wat of Plettenberg... Read more >
Written by Yvette Christianse
Format: Trade Paperback, 360 pages
Publisher: Other Press
On Sale: September 17, 2007
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-59051-281-4 (1-59051-281-2)
Pen/Hemingway Award Finalist
Slavery as it existed in Africa has seldom been portrayed–and never with such texture, detail, and authentic emotion. Inspired by actual 19th-century court records, Unconfessed is a breathtaking literary tour de force. They called her Sila van den Kaap, slave woman of Jacobus Stephanus Van der Wat of Plettenberg... Read more >
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God Grew Tired of Us
A Memoir
Written by John Bul Dau and Michael S. Sweeney
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
Publisher: National Geographic
On Sale: January 22, 2008
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-4262-0212-4 (1-4262-0212-1)
This unforgettable book is the first-person account of a miracle—indeed, a whole series of miracles. A tale of suffering, tragedy, and sorrow redeemed by indomitable resolve and a stubborn refusal to despair, it's set in a Sudan shadowed by unrelenting war and ruthless violence, yet illuminated by faith, generosity, and steadfast... Read more >
A Memoir
Written by John Bul Dau and Michael S. Sweeney
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
Publisher: National Geographic
On Sale: January 22, 2008
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-4262-0212-4 (1-4262-0212-1)
This unforgettable book is the first-person account of a miracle—indeed, a whole series of miracles. A tale of suffering, tragedy, and sorrow redeemed by indomitable resolve and a stubborn refusal to despair, it's set in a Sudan shadowed by unrelenting war and ruthless violence, yet illuminated by faith, generosity, and steadfast... Read more >
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Into Africa
The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone
Written by Martin Dugard
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
Publisher: Broadway
On Sale: April 13, 2004
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-7679-1074-3 (0-7679-1074-5)
With the utterance of a single line—“Doctor Livingstone, I presume?”—a remote meeting in the heart of Africa was transformed into one of the most famous encounters in exploration history. But the true story behind Dr. David Livingstone and journalist Henry Morton Stanley is one that has escaped telling. Into Africa is... Read more >
The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone
Written by Martin Dugard
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
Publisher: Broadway
On Sale: April 13, 2004
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-7679-1074-3 (0-7679-1074-5)
With the utterance of a single line—“Doctor Livingstone, I presume?”—a remote meeting in the heart of Africa was transformed into one of the most famous encounters in exploration history. But the true story behind Dr. David Livingstone and journalist Henry Morton Stanley is one that has escaped telling. Into Africa is... Read more >
Mandela, Mobutu, and Me
A Newswoman's African Journey
Written by Lynne Duke
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publisher: Doubleday
On Sale: January 21, 2003
Price: $24.00
ISBN: 978-0-385-50398-3 (0-385-50398-9)
Finalist in the non-fiction category of the 3rd Annual Hurston Wright Legacy Awards.
In this stunning memoir, veteran Washington Post correspondent Lynne Duke takes readers on a wrenching but riveting journey through Africa during the pivotal 1990s and brilliantly illuminates a continent where hope and humanity thrive amid unimaginable depredation and horrors.
For... Read more >
A Newswoman's African Journey
Written by Lynne Duke
Format: Hardcover, 304 pages
Publisher: Doubleday
On Sale: January 21, 2003
Price: $24.00
ISBN: 978-0-385-50398-3 (0-385-50398-9)
Finalist in the non-fiction category of the 3rd Annual Hurston Wright Legacy Awards.
In this stunning memoir, veteran Washington Post correspondent Lynne Duke takes readers on a wrenching but riveting journey through Africa during the pivotal 1990s and brilliantly illuminates a continent where hope and humanity thrive amid unimaginable depredation and horrors.
For... Read more >
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Black Gold of the Sun
Searching for Home in Africa and Beyond
Written by Ekow Eshun
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: July 10, 2007
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-0-307-27578-3 (0-307-27578-7)
At the age of thirty-three, Ekow Eshun—born in London to African-born parents—travels to Ghana in search of his roots. He goes from Accra, Ghana’s cosmopolitan capital city, to the storied slave forts of Elmina, and on to the historic warrior kingdom of Asante. During his journey, Eshun uncovers a long-held secret... Read more >
Searching for Home in Africa and Beyond
Written by Ekow Eshun
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: July 10, 2007
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-0-307-27578-3 (0-307-27578-7)
At the age of thirty-three, Ekow Eshun—born in London to African-born parents—travels to Ghana in search of his roots. He goes from Accra, Ghana’s cosmopolitan capital city, to the storied slave forts of Elmina, and on to the historic warrior kingdom of Asante. During his journey, Eshun uncovers a long-held secret... Read more >
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Mimi and Toutou's Big Adventure
The Bizarre Battle of Lake Tanganyika
Written by Giles Foden
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: March 14, 2006
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-7526-3 (1-4000-7526-2)
The Whitbread Award-winning author of The Last King of Scotland brings his extensive knowledge of Africa to his first work of nonfiction: the incredible true story that inspired the classic film The African Queen.
When the First World War breaks out, the British navy is committed to engaging the enemy wherever there... Read more >
The Bizarre Battle of Lake Tanganyika
Written by Giles Foden
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: March 14, 2006
Price: $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-7526-3 (1-4000-7526-2)
The Whitbread Award-winning author of The Last King of Scotland brings his extensive knowledge of Africa to his first work of nonfiction: the incredible true story that inspired the classic film The African Queen.
When the First World War breaks out, the British navy is committed to engaging the enemy wherever there... Read more >
A Continent for the Taking
The Tragedy and Hope of Africa
Written by Howard W. French
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: April 12, 2005
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-3027-9 (1-4000-3027-7)
In A Continent for the Taking Howard W. French, a veteran correspondent for The New York Times, gives a compelling firsthand account of some of Africa’s most devastating recent history–from the fall of Mobutu Sese Seko, to Charles Taylor’s arrival in Monrovia, to the genocide in Rwanda and the Congo that... Read more >
The Tragedy and Hope of Africa
Written by Howard W. French
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: April 12, 2005
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-3027-9 (1-4000-3027-7)
In A Continent for the Taking Howard W. French, a veteran correspondent for The New York Times, gives a compelling firsthand account of some of Africa’s most devastating recent history–from the fall of Mobutu Sese Seko, to Charles Taylor’s arrival in Monrovia, to the genocide in Rwanda and the Congo that... Read more >
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Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
An African Childhood
Written by Alexandra Fuller
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
On Sale: March 11, 2003
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-75899-7 (0-375-75899-2)
When the ship veered into the Cape of Good Hope, Mum caught the spicy, heady scent of Africa on the changing wind. She smelled the people: raw onions and salt, the smell of people who are not afraid to eat meat, and who smoke fish over open fires on the beach... Read more >
An African Childhood
Written by Alexandra Fuller
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
On Sale: March 11, 2003
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-75899-7 (0-375-75899-2)
When the ship veered into the Cape of Good Hope, Mum caught the spicy, heady scent of Africa on the changing wind. She smelled the people: raw onions and salt, the smell of people who are not afraid to eat meat, and who smoke fish over open fires on the beach... Read more >
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Wonders of the African World
Written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: January 16, 2001
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-70948-7 (0-375-70948-7)
The Companion Volume to the PBS Television Series
Wonders of the African World is an exuberant, visually stunning journey across Africa and through the history of its glorious but forgotten civilizations.
Traveling by camel, by dhow, by Land Cruiser, and on foot, the renowned scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., takes us to twelve... Read more >
Written by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: January 16, 2001
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-70948-7 (0-375-70948-7)
The Companion Volume to the PBS Television Series
Wonders of the African World is an exuberant, visually stunning journey across Africa and through the history of its glorious but forgotten civilizations.
Traveling by camel, by dhow, by Land Cruiser, and on foot, the renowned scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., takes us to twelve... Read more >
Don't Play in the Sun
One Woman's Journey Through the Color Complex
Written by Marita Golden
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publisher: Doubleday
On Sale: April 20, 2004
Price: $23.95
ISBN: 978-0-385-50786-8 (0-385-50786-0)
"Erudite, self-aware and thorough, Golden make a knowing guide to thorny psychosocial territory." —Publishers Weekly
In a meditation on the role that color plays among African Americans and in wider society, Marita Golden tells her own story, expressing her fears and rage about how she has navigated through the color complex.
A... Read more >
One Woman's Journey Through the Color Complex
Written by Marita Golden
Format: Hardcover, 208 pages
Publisher: Doubleday
On Sale: April 20, 2004
Price: $23.95
ISBN: 978-0-385-50786-8 (0-385-50786-0)
"Erudite, self-aware and thorough, Golden make a knowing guide to thorny psychosocial territory." —Publishers Weekly
In a meditation on the role that color plays among African Americans and in wider society, Marita Golden tells her own story, expressing her fears and rage about how she has navigated through the color complex.
A... Read more >
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African Queen
The Real Life of the Hottentot Venus
Written by Rachel Holmes
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
Publisher: Random House
On Sale: January 2, 2007
Price: $23.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-6136-5 (1-4000-6136-9)
Saartjie Baartman was twenty-one years old when she was taken from her native South Africa and shipped to London. Within weeks, the striking African beauty was the talk of the social season of 1810--hailed as “the Hottentot Venus” for her exquisite physique and suggestive semi-nude dance. As her fame spread to... Read more >
The Real Life of the Hottentot Venus
Written by Rachel Holmes
Format: Hardcover, 176 pages
Publisher: Random House
On Sale: January 2, 2007
Price: $23.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-6136-5 (1-4000-6136-9)
Saartjie Baartman was twenty-one years old when she was taken from her native South Africa and shipped to London. Within weeks, the striking African beauty was the talk of the social season of 1810--hailed as “the Hottentot Venus” for her exquisite physique and suggestive semi-nude dance. As her fame spread to... Read more >
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A Savage War of Peace
Algeria 1954-1962
Written by Alistair Horne
Format: Trade Paperback, 624 pages
Publisher: NYRB Classics
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $19.95
ISBN: 978-1-59017-218-6 (1-59017-218-3)
Although war was never formally declared, the Algerian War lasted from 1954 to 1962. It caused six French governments to fall, led to the collapse of the Fourth Republic, brought De Gaulle back to power, and came close to provoking a civil war on French soil. More than a million Muslim... Read more >
Algeria 1954-1962
Written by Alistair Horne
Format: Trade Paperback, 624 pages
Publisher: NYRB Classics
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $19.95
ISBN: 978-1-59017-218-6 (1-59017-218-3)
Although war was never formally declared, the Algerian War lasted from 1954 to 1962. It caused six French governments to fall, led to the collapse of the Fourth Republic, brought De Gaulle back to power, and came close to provoking a civil war on French soil. More than a million Muslim... Read more >
Looking for Lovedu
A Woman's Journey Through Africa
Written by Ann Jones
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: July 9, 2002
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-70533-5 (0-375-70533-3)
The adventure began when a young British photographer, Kevin Muggleton, suggested driving from one end of Africa to the other–“You know, the old ‘Cape to Cairo’ sort of thing.” For the renowned feminist writer Ann Jones, it soon became an expedition with a mission: to find the legendary Lovedu, a tribe... Read more >
A Woman's Journey Through Africa
Written by Ann Jones
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: July 9, 2002
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-70533-5 (0-375-70533-3)
The adventure began when a young British photographer, Kevin Muggleton, suggested driving from one end of Africa to the other–“You know, the old ‘Cape to Cairo’ sort of thing.” For the renowned feminist writer Ann Jones, it soon became an expedition with a mission: to find the legendary Lovedu, a tribe... Read more >
Surrender or Starve
Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea
Written by Robert D. Kaplan
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: November 11, 2003
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-3452-9 (1-4000-3452-3)
Robert D. Kaplan is one of our leading international journalists, someone who can explain the most complicated and volatile regions and show why they’re relevant to our world. In Surrender or Starve, Kaplan illuminates the fault lines in the Horn of Africa, which is emerging as a crucial region for America’s... Read more >
Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea
Written by Robert D. Kaplan
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: November 11, 2003
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-1-4000-3452-9 (1-4000-3452-3)
Robert D. Kaplan is one of our leading international journalists, someone who can explain the most complicated and volatile regions and show why they’re relevant to our world. In Surrender or Starve, Kaplan illuminates the fault lines in the Horn of Africa, which is emerging as a crucial region for America’s... Read more >
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Another Day of Life
Written by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: April 17, 2001
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-72629-3 (0-375-72629-2)
Translated from the Polish by William R. Brand and Katarzyna Mroczkowska-Brand
Ryszard Kapuscinski is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's preeminent journalists, demonstrating an almost mystical ability to discover the odd or overlooked and incorporating these sometimes surreal details into narratives that go beyond mere reportage and enter the realm... Read more >
Written by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: April 17, 2001
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-0-375-72629-3 (0-375-72629-2)
Translated from the Polish by William R. Brand and Katarzyna Mroczkowska-Brand
Ryszard Kapuscinski is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's preeminent journalists, demonstrating an almost mystical ability to discover the odd or overlooked and incorporating these sometimes surreal details into narratives that go beyond mere reportage and enter the realm... Read more >
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The Emperor
Written by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: March 13, 1989
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-0-679-72203-8 (0-679-72203-3)
Haile Selassie reigned as Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until he was overthrown by the army in 1974. Based on interviews with Selassie's servants and closest associates, this is Kapuscinski's fascinating account of Selassie, his Byzantine court, and his eventual downfall. Perhaps one of the greatest anatomies of power and its delusions ever... Read more >
Written by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: March 13, 1989
Price: $13.95
ISBN: 978-0-679-72203-8 (0-679-72203-3)
Haile Selassie reigned as Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until he was overthrown by the army in 1974. Based on interviews with Selassie's servants and closest associates, this is Kapuscinski's fascinating account of Selassie, his Byzantine court, and his eventual downfall. Perhaps one of the greatest anatomies of power and its delusions ever... Read more >
The Shadow of the Sun
Written by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: April 9, 2002
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-679-77907-0 (0-679-77907-8)
In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland's state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwanda, Kapuscinski has crisscrossed vast distances pursuing the swift, and often... Read more >
Written by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: April 9, 2002
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-679-77907-0 (0-679-77907-8)
In 1957, Ryszard Kapuscinski arrived in Africa to witness the beginning of the end of colonial rule as the first African correspondent of Poland's state newspaper. From the early days of independence in Ghana to the ongoing ethnic genocide in Rwanda, Kapuscinski has crisscrossed vast distances pursuing the swift, and often... Read more >
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Parting the Desert
The Creation of the Suez Canal
Written by Zachary Karabell
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: May 11, 2004
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-70812-1 (0-375-70812-X)
Award-winning historian Zachary Karabell tells the epic story of the greatest engineering feat of the nineteenth century—the building of the Suez Canal—and shows how it changed the world.
The dream was a waterway that would unite the East and the West, and the ambitious, energetic French diplomat and entrepreneur Ferdinand de Lesseps... Read more >
The Creation of the Suez Canal
Written by Zachary Karabell
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: May 11, 2004
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-375-70812-1 (0-375-70812-X)
Award-winning historian Zachary Karabell tells the epic story of the greatest engineering feat of the nineteenth century—the building of the Suez Canal—and shows how it changed the world.
The dream was a waterway that would unite the East and the West, and the ambitious, energetic French diplomat and entrepreneur Ferdinand de Lesseps... Read more >
Parting the Desert
The Creation of the Suez Canal
Written by Zachary Karabell
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: May 20, 2003
Price: $27.50
ISBN: 978-0-375-40883-0 (0-375-40883-5)
The building of the Suez Canal was considered the greatest engineering feat of the nineteenth century, but, as Zachary Karabell shows, it was much more than a marvel of construction. It was a moment when the dreams and hopes of two cultures, several states, and thousands of ordinary people converged to... Read more >
The Creation of the Suez Canal
Written by Zachary Karabell
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Publisher: Knopf
On Sale: May 20, 2003
Price: $27.50
ISBN: 978-0-375-40883-0 (0-375-40883-5)
The building of the Suez Canal was considered the greatest engineering feat of the nineteenth century, but, as Zachary Karabell shows, it was much more than a marvel of construction. It was a moment when the dreams and hopes of two cultures, several states, and thousands of ordinary people converged to... Read more >
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