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A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa
Alexis Okeowo
Paperback: 10/02/2018
In the tradition of Behind the Beautiful Forevers, this is a masterful, humane work of literary journalism by ...
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The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After
Elizabeth Weil, Clemantine Wamariya
Hardcover: 04/24/2018
A riveting story of dislocation, survival, and the power of stories to break or save us.
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Find Me Unafraid: Love, Loss, and Hope in an African Slum
Kennedy Odede, Jessica Posner
Paperback: 07/26/2016
Find Me Unafraid tells the uncommon love story between two uncommon people whose collaboration sparked a ...
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King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village
Peggielene Bartels, Eleanor Herman
Paperback: 02/12/2013
The charming real-life fairy tale of an American secretary who discovers she has been chosen king of an ...
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Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo
Vanessa Woods
Paperback: 06/07/2011
A young woman follows her fiancé to war-torn Congo to study extremely endangered bonobo apes - who teach ...
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Twenty Chickens for a Saddle: The Story of an African Childhood
Robyn Scott
Paperback: 03/31/2009
A glorious new voice on Africa, Robyn Scott's adventures growing up in Botswana in a loving but eccentric ...
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