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1.A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy SoldierA Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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A Long Way Gone chronicles the life of a young teen in Sierra Leone who is fleeing the Rebels who are wreaking havoc in villages throughout the region. He falls in with a group of boys trying to survive, but since everyone is suspicious of groups of boys, they live a hard life. Eventually they,... more info

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2.Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan HolocaustLeft to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
from Hay House
Price: $10.17

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This book was truly life changing for me. When I find myself sweating the little things in life (i.e bills, pregnancy woes, hot weather)I remember Immaculee holed up in this tiny bathroom just praying and pleading for her life. She painted such a horrific picture I simply cannot forget. The killers... more info

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3.When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of AfricaWhen a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa
from Back Bay Books
Price: $10.19

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This book moved me on so many levels. I could not put it down. Godwin's aging parents, his heartbreak about the decline of Zimbabwe, his anguish about living so far away, the fascinating past of his father... it is all so beautifully described. But it is what is not said that will take your breath... more info

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4.King Leopold s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial AfricaKing Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
from Mariner Books
Price: $10.20

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Although I teach High school history I've never been intersted in African history. I've taught slavery, Pre-european contact, and Egypt yet I've never studied or taught about imperialism in Africa. In preparation for teaching this period in a Modern World history class I've been reading about... more info

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5.Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson MandelaLong Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
from Back Bay Books
Price: $12.23

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it is a very humourous and (I guess) honest book. He tells his tales as a child, and the innermost changes that led to leadership.
Interesting AND entertaining!
Greetings form Argentina!

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6.Don t Let s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African ChildhoodDon't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
from Random House Trade Paperbacks
Price: $10.17

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I certainly enjoyed this book. We will be reading this book as a choice for a book club. There is a lot to discuss-from the family life to the unrest that is pertinent to what was once Rhodesia and is now suddenly thrust into the spotlight as Zimbabwe. Ms. Fuller takes you to a place that few in... more info

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7.We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from RwandaWe Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda
from Picador
Price: $10.20

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I've lived in Africa near Rwanda for several years and have studied the Rwanda genocide extensively in graduate school. There is no better book about the genocide than "We Wish to Inform You.." It's extremely sad, frustrating, and fascinating at the same time. Gourevitch tells the stories so well... more info

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8.A Thousand Hills: Rwanda s Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed ItA Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It
from Wiley
Price: $17.13

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I read this book in preparation for trip to Rwanda later this year. Mr. Kinzer has done exhaustive research into the history or Rwanda from the early 20th century through the present. From the time of Belguin colonialism, the rise of the RPF in Uganda and the genocide to an a fair presentation of... more info

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9.They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The Story of Three Lost Boys from SudanThey Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan
from PublicAffairs
Price: $11.16

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My favorite little independent bookshop, Latitude 33, recommended I read this when they found out I was interested in African Affairs. Melanie, the manager, said that she and several of her book club customers read the book and loved it. That was encourgement enough for me.
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10.Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor (California Series in Public Anthropology, 4)Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor (California Series in Public Anthropology, 4)
from University of California Press
Price: $12.89

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Paul Farmer has long been famous, I take it, within the medical community as a brave lifesaver in some of the world's most destitute places. He's lived in Haiti for 20-some years, tending to the poor and sick. He used his success against tuberculosis there as a springboard into Russia, where he's... more info

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