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| | 1. |  | The Bolter
from Knopf
Price: $17.29
Customer Review:
too much family history it first 100 pages. could have been condensed. it becomes interesting around pages 108 and book two. this is when Idina comes alive.
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| | 2. |  | West with the Night
from Spoken Arts
Price: $9.50
Customer Review:
Simply a great read on many levels.
Markham captures growing up in Africa early in the 20th century and her adventures as a pioneering pilot. In addition to the remarkable experiences, she brings a wonderful style to her writing. On occasion one sentence or a short passage captures the... more info
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4.5 / 5.0
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| | 3. |  | Bill Bryson's African Diary
from Broadway
Price: $5.31
Customer Review:
This slim volume contains Bill Bryson's wit and
sense of humanity. I know few other writers who
can capture a sense of place as well as he can,
and his humor is matchless. My only disappoint-
ment was the fact that the book was, basically,
a short piece of travel... more info
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| | 7. |  | Out of Africa
from Audio Partners
Customer Review:
When I ordered this book, I thought that I had previously read it and was simply replacing a lost volume. Apparently, I had confused Dinesen's work with that of Markham's "West With the Night", another excellent chronicle about the same time and place. As much as I loved Markham's book, this one is... more info
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| | 8. |  | Out of Africa and Shadows on the Grass
from Penguin Books Canada, Limited
Customer Review:
I loved this book, and if you did too you will love West With the Night by Beryl Markham. If you can get your hands on the illustrated version, even better as it has fantastic photos of Africa from the 1920's. Karen tries admirably to describe Africa - Beryl knocks it out of the park. Absolutely... more info
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