Cultural Region/East Africa
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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
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A Primate’s Memoir: A Neuroscientist’s Unconventional Life Among the Baboons
$18.00 Add to cartIn the tradition of Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, Robert Sapolsky, a foremost science writer and recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant, tells the mesmerizing story of his twenty-one years in remote Ke… [more below]
- Author: Sapolsky, Robert M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 12 2002
- ISBN10: 0743202414
- Language: English
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No Edges: Swahili Stories
$16.95 Add to cartSwahili is the future. The first collection of Swahili fiction in English translation, No Edges introduces eight East African writers from Tanzania and Kenya as they share tales of sorcerers, Nairobi … [more below]
- Series: Calico #7
- Author: Coolidge, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1949641457
- Language: English
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Aye-Aye Gets Lucky
$24.95 Add to cartAye-Aye doesn’t mean to be naughty. He can’t help himself. Or can he?
Aye-Aye is an endangered lemur who loves pulling pranks on the villagers of Madagascar. He loves it when they squeal, but mostly h
- Series: Endangered and Misunderstood #1
- Author: Tatchell, Terri
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 18 2019
- ISBN10: 1999102231
- Language: English
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Serengeti: Plains of Grass
$18.99 Read moreAward-winning science poetry master Leslie Bulion presents a lyrical salute to Africa’s Serengeti Plain, one of the most spectacular and productive ecosystems on Earth.
Leslie Bulion, a virtuoso scien- Author: Bulion, Leslie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1682631915
- Language: English
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Yosemite Maasai
$14.99 Add to cartWhat moments define the path of one’s life?
Yosemite Maasai is the biography of one man’s remarkable journey to find his true self. This story of luck, love, and resilience will inspire anyone who is
- Author: Mazur, Rachel L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: December 13 2021
- ISBN10: 9798985015706
- Language: English
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From Somalia to Snow: How Central Minnesota Became Home to Somalis
$20.00 Add to cartFrom Somalia to Snow: How Central Minnesota Became Home to Somalis gives readers an invaluable insider’s look into the lives and culture of our Somali neighbors and the important challenges they face.
- Author: Ibrahim, Hudda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 16 2022
- ISBN10: 1737931265
- Language: English
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Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of the Sudan
$20.95 Add to cartCoretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor – American Library Association (ALA)
Based on heartbreaking yet inspirational true events in the lives of the Lost Boys of Sudan, Brothers in Hope is a story
- Series: Coretta Scott King Honor – Illustrator Honor Title
- Author: Williams, Mary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 01 2013
- ISBN10: 1584302321
- Language: English
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Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna
$6.95 Add to cartJoseph Lemasolai Lekuton gives American kids a firsthand look at growing up in Kenya as a member of a tribe of nomads whose livelihood centers on the raising and grazing of cattle. Readers share Lekut… [more below]
- Author: Viola, Herman J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 11 2005
- ISBN10: 0792272978
- Language: English
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Green Hills of Africa
$30.00 Add to cartThe most intimate and elaborately enhanced addition to the Hemingway Library series: Hemingway’s memoir of his safari across the Serengeti–presented with archival material from the Hemingway Collecti… [more below]
- Series: Hemingway Library Edition
- Author: Hemingway, Ernest
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 21 2015
- ISBN10: 1476787557
- Language: English
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Becoming Fearless: Finding Courage in the African Wilderness
$19.99 Add to cart“The fires of transformation blaze in this superbly delightful portmanteau of a book. Brenda Smith undergoes a revolution in consciousness as she warily leaves the ordinary behind, steps off the comfo
- Author: Smith, Brenda E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 330
- Publish Date: August 23 2023
- ISBN10: 9798988387817
- Language: English
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Green Hills of Africa
$20.00 Add to cartThe most intimate and elaborately enhanced addition to the Hemingway Library series: Hemingway’s memoir of his safari across the Serengeti–presented with archival material from the Hemingway Collecti
- Series: Hemingway Library Edition
- Author: Hemingway, Ernest
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 19, 2016
- ISBN10: 1476787581
- Language: English
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The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
$19.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – “The plot provided by the universe was filled with starvation, war and rape. I would not–could not–live in that tale.”
Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when her mot- Author: Wamariya, Clemantine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 02 2019
- ISBN10: 0451495330
- Language: English
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Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa
$19.99 Add to cartAs a young girl growing up in Kenya, Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later when she returns home, she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down, and she knows that soon all the trees w
- Author: Winter, Jeanette
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0152065458
- Language: English
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Mirage: Napoleon’s Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt
$17.99 Add to cartTwo hundred years ago, only the most reckless or eccentric Europeans had dared to traverse the unmapped territory of the modern-day Middle East. But in 1798, more than 150 French engineers, artists, d
- Author: Burleigh, Nina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 09, 2008
- ISBN10: 0060597682
- Language: English
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Listening for Lions
$9.99 Add to cartA critically acclaimed historical novel “that roars” (Kliatt), from the author of the National Book Award-winning novel Homeless Bird.
Africa is the only home Rachel Sheridan has ever known. But when
- Author: Whelan, Gloria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 10 2006
- ISBN10: 006058176X
- Language: English
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The Elephant Girl
$16.99 Add to cartAN INDIE NEXT PICK AND AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE MONTH!
#1 bestselling author James Patterson and award-winning author Ellen Banda-Aaku deliver an unforgettable story of a girl, an elephant, and thei- Author: Patterson, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 25 2022
- ISBN10: 031631692X
- Language: English
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Lion Lights: My Invention That Made Peace with Lions
$18.95 Add to cartRichard Turere’s own story: Richard grew up in Kenya as a Maasai boy, herding his family’s cattle, which represented their wealth and livelihood. Richard’s challenge was to protect their cattle from t… [more below]
- Author: Turere, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 02 2022
- ISBN10: 0884488853
- Language: English
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Lonely Planet Mauritius, Reunion & Seychelles
$24.99 Read moreLonely Planet’s Mauritius, Reunion and Seychelles is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experienc
- Series: Travel Guide
- Author: Hardy, Paula
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1788684478
- Language: English
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Deep North: Stories of Somali Resettlement in Vermont
$14.00 Add to cartWhat is it like to leave your home, friends and family and start a new life in a foreign country? How does one survive war in Africa and make a new life in one of the smallest, coldest, whitest corner
- Author: Kessler, Brad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 82
- Publish Date: September 26, 2023
- ISBN10: 1957184388
- Language: English
