Category Archives: World Music
Story of Exploration
This title offers a fascinating look at the history of exploration, from the ancient Greek and Egyptian explorers all the way to man`s exploration of the deepest seabeds and farthest planets. It is filled with stories of the world`s greatest explorers, including Columbus and Magellan`s great journeys, Lewis and Clarks` routes through the American West,
Burger`s Daughter
In this work, Nadine Gordimer unfolds the story of a young woman`s slowly evolving identity in the turbulent political environment of present-day South Africa. Her father`s death in prison leaves Rosa Burger alone to explore the intricacies of what it actually means to be Burger`s daughter.
Austerity Britain, 1945-1951
For the first time, the Sunday Times bestseller Austerity Britain is available in one complete paperback volume. Coursing through Austerity Britain is an astonishing variety of voices – vivid, unselfconscious, and unaware of what the future holds. A Chingford housewife endures the tribulations of rationing; a retired schoolteacher observes during a royal visit how well-fed
The Zanzibar Wife
Oman. The ancient land of frankincense, wind-swept deserts, craggy mountaintops and turquoise seas. Into this magical nation come three remarkable women, each facing a crossroad in her life. Rachel, an American war photographer, who is struggling to shed the trauma of her career. Now she is headed to Oman to cover quite a different story
Worldwide Steam Railways
Since the 1970s Keith Strickland has travelled the world in search of steam, camera in hand. In this outstanding book he has gathered together his finest images which show the contrasting style of steam travel today in Europe, Africa, China, Cuba, India and beyond. This unique look at steam around the globe presents the reader
Gorillas in the Mist: A Remarkable Story of Thirteen Years Spent Living with the Greatest of the Great Apes
For thirteen years Dian Fossey lived and worked with Uncle Bert, Flossie, Beethoven, Pantsy and Digit in the remote rain forests of the volcanic Virunga Mountains in Africa, establishing an unprecedented relationship with these shy and affectionate beasts. In her base camp, 10,000 feet above sea-level, she struggled daily with rain, loneliness and the ever-constant
Rainbow`s End
In 1978, in the final, bloodiest phase of Rhodesia`s struggle to become Zimbabwe, eleven-year-old Lauren St John moves with her family to a wild, beautiful farm on the banks of a slow-flowing river. The house was the scene of a horrific guerrilla attack, and settling there changes Lauren`s life irrevocably. RAINBOW`S END captures the overwhelming
Nick Brandt: Inherit the Dust
Three years after the conclusion of his trilogy, On This Earth, A Shadow Falls Across the Ravaged Land, Nick Brandt returns to East Africa to photograph the escalating changes to the continent`s natural world. In a series of epic panoramas, Brandt records the impact of man in places where animals used to roam, but no
Lingala-English/English-Lingala Dictionary & Phrasebook: A Language of Central Africa
Lingala (a Bantu language of the Niger-Congo family) is spoken by approximately 10 million people living in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and Angola. It originated in the Equatorial Region of the DRC, but as the official language of the Army, it became the major
Atlas of Record-Breaking Adventures: A collection of the BIGGEST, FASTEST, LONGEST, TOUGHEST, TALLEST and MOST DEADLY things from around the world
Atlas of Record-Breaking Adventures brings together some of the world`s most spectacular sights and extraordinary events in a stunningly illustrated addition to the critically acclaimed Atlas of Adventures series. Journey from one extreme to the other as you turn the page to discover what record-breaker is next. This is a high-octane tour around the world,
Beginner`s Yoruba with Online Audio
Yoruba, one of the national languages of Nigeria, is spoken by more than 30 million people worldwide. This bookโ€s 15 lessons, designed with the beginning student in mind, are ideal for both classroom use and self-study. Each opens with a dialogue about an everyday topic, which is then broken down for the study of grammar
Hausa-English/ English-Hausa Dictionary & Phrasebook
Hausa is the Chadic (branch of the Afroasiatic language family) language of the Hausa people, one of the largest ethnic groups in Central Africa. Hausa is spoken as a first language by over 27 million people and as a second language by nearly 20 million more. Commonly spoken throughout southern Niger and northern Nigeria, Hausa
From These Hands: A Journey Along the Coffee Trail
Award-winning photographer Steve McCurry`s celebration of coffee-growing communities around the world, from the foothills of the Andes and the South American rain forest to the slopes of Kilimanjaro and the Jungles of Vietnam. Source: A Portrait of Coffee Growers conveys the vibrancy of community life on coffee plantations around the world from the Andes and
Squadron: Ending the African Slave Trade
Despite the British being early abolitionists, a significant slave trade remained down the east coast of Africa through the mid-1800s. What further undermined the British Empire was that many of the vessels involved in the trade were themselves British ships.The Royal Navy`s response was to dispatch a squadron to patrol Africa`s coast. Following what began
Tutankhamun
After thirty-two centuries of lying hidden in the Egyptian Valley of the Kings, King Tutankhamun`s sacred, royal tomb was discovered by a British archaeologist, and Tut`s story became known throughout the world. Demi sets King Tutankhamun`s life in the context of the religious beliefs of his ancestors. Born to a pharoah who had the revolutionary
The Egyptians: A Radical Story
`I started reading this and couldn`t stop. It`s a remarkable piece of work, and very revealing. A stirring rendition of a people`s revolution`- Noam Chomsky `The deepest and most comprehensive account of Egypt`s revolution in the English language` – Paul Mason Egypt is a nation in turmoil, caught in a cycle of revolution and counter-revolution.
Poor Economics: Barefoot Hedge-fund Managers, DIY Doctors and the Surprising Truth About Life on Less Than $1 a Day
This title is winner of the FT Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2011. Why would a man in Morocco who doesn`t have enough to eat buy a television? Why do the poorest people in India spend 7 percent of their food budget on sugar? Does having lots of children actually make you
In Search of Africa
Two countries in turmoil, two lives betrayed and one love that links them. Kip Balmain, a young Australian boy taken to a small town in Africa, finds himself caught up in the violence of colonial Kenya. As the country struggles towards independence, Kip also struggles to understand his mother`s vindictive hatred of the father he
