Cultural Region/West Africa
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Congo Diary: Episodes of the Revolutionary War in the Congo
$18.95 Add to cartErnesto Che Guevara’s diary of his revolutionary struggle in Congo alongside Cuban guerrillas.
In April 1965, Che Guevara set out clandestinely from Havana to Congo to head a force of some 200 veteran- Series: The Che Guevara Library
- Author: Guevara, Ernesto Che
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 164421072X
- Language: English
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Sankofa
$17.95 Read moreA REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
“A beautiful exploration of the often complex parameters of freedom, prejudice, and individual sense of self. Chibundu Onuzo has written a capt- Author: Onuzo, Chibundu
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1646221583
- Language: English
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
$16.00 Add to cartIn the #1 New York Times bestseller, A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah tells a riveting story: how at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence.
- Author: Beah, Ishmael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 05, 2008
- ISBN10: 0374531269
- Language: English
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears
$18.99 Add to cart“In this Caldecott Medal winner, Mosquito tells a story that causes a jungle disaster. “Elegance has become the Dillons’ hallmark. . . . Matching the art is Aardema’s uniquely onomatopoeic text . . . … [more below]
- Author: Aardema, Verna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 1975
- ISBN10: 0803760892
- Language: English
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No God Like the Mother
$16.00 Add to cartWinner of the Oregon Book Award for Fiction.
Kesha Ajọsẹ-Fisher’s No God Like the Mother follows characters in transition, through tribulation and hope. Set around the world–the bustling- Author: Ajose-Fisher, Kesha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1942436556
- Language: English
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The Couscous Chronicles: Stories of Food, Love, and Donkeys from a Life Between Cultures
$19.00 Read moreAzzedine Downes moves between cultures, places, and time in this wryly comedic, at times mysterious, and always curious memoir of a lifelong nomad.
The best strategy was to drink tea, smile, and enjoy
- Author: Downes, Azzedine T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 330
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1633310752
- Language: English
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African Founders: How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals
$40.00 Add to cartIn this sweeping, foundational work, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Hackett Fischer draws on extensive research to show how enslaved Africans and their descendants enlarged American ideas of f… [more below]
- Author: Fischer, David Hackett
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 960
- Publish Date: May 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1982145099
- Language: English
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Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories
$21.99 Add to cart“I couldn’t put this book down and I loved spending time in the lives of Nonso, Remi, Aisha, and Solape. Truly this book will grab hold of your heart and mind and everything in between.”–Roxane Gay,
- Author: Ogunyemi, Omolola Ijeoma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0063117061
- Language: English
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Grandpa Cacao: A Tale of Chocolate, from Farm to Family
$18.99 Read moreThis beautifully illustrated story connects past and present as a girl bakes a chocolate cake with her father and learns about her grandfather harvesting cacao beans in West Africa.
Chocolate is the p- Author: Zunon, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 21 2019
- ISBN10: 1681196409
- Language: English
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Wild Wings
$8.99 Add to cartThis “vividly imagined and well-written novel” (Booklist, starred review) tells a gripping story about a boy from Scotland and a girl from West Africa who join together to save a migrating Osprey–and… [more below]
- Author: Lewis, Gill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 12 2012
- ISBN10: 1442414464
- Language: English
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Bound to Violence
$19.99 Read moreThis critical edition of the epic 1968 Malian novel explores its enduring literary power and the racist plagiarism scandal that devastated its author, the first African winner of France’s prestigious … [more below]
- Author: Ouologuem, Yambo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 26 2023
- ISBN10: 1635423589
- Language: English
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West African Folktales
$12.99 Read moreTricksters and animals play an important role in West African folklore with stories that entertain but serve a moral purpose. Traditions and local tales revel in the antics of these characters: from N… [more below]
- Series: World’s Greatest Myths and Legends
- Author: Jackson, J. K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 12 2021
- ISBN10: 1839647809
- Language: English
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Smokejumper: A Memoir by One of America’s Most Select Airborne Firefighters
$18.99 Add to cartA Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association bestseller
“A fascinating look” (Esquire) inside the world of smokejumpers, the airborne firefighters who parachute into the most remote and rugged areas of
- Author: Ramos, Jason A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: July 05 2016
- ISBN10: 0062319639
- Language: English
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The Chibok Girls: The Boko Haram Kidnappings and Islamist Militancy in Nigeria
$12.99 Read moreOn the night of April 14, 2014, 276 girls from the Chibok Secondary School in northern Nigeria were kidnapped by the deadly terrorist group Boko Haram.
Fifty-seven of them escaped over the next few mo- Author: Habila, Helon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 124
- Publish Date: December 05 2016
- ISBN10: 0997126469
- Language: English
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My Name Is Tani . . . and I Believe in Miracles
$15.99 Add to cartAn amazing, miraculous refugee story of coming to America, the young readers edition of Tani Adewumi’s story will inspire kids looking for true stories of doing hard things.
At eight years old, Tani Ad
- Author: Adewumi, Tanitoluwa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 14 2020
- ISBN10: 1400218292
- 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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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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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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The Dark Child: The Autobiography of an African Boy
$19.00 Read moreThe Dark Child is a distinct and graceful memoir of French author Camara Laye’s youth in the village of Koroussa, French Guinea.
Long regarded as Africa’s preeminent Francophone novelist, Laye (1928-- Author: Laye, Camara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 01 1954
- ISBN10: 080901548X
- Language: English
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Indigo: In Search of the Color That Seduced the World
$18.99 Read moreBrimming with rich, electrifying tales of the precious dye and its ancient heritage, Indigo is also the story of a personal quest: Catherine McKinley is the descendant of a clan of Scots who wore indi… [more below]
- Author: McKinley, Catherine E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 12 2012
- ISBN10: 1608195880
- Language: English
