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"During World War II, Catherine Duquette and Maggie McCleod come from different worlds but are thrown together on a USO variety show touring North Africa. While they each have secret reasons for accepting the job, neither anticipates the danger and intrigue they'll encounter performing so close to the front lines"--
4) Holy War: How Vasco da Gama's Epic Voyages Turned the Tide in a Centuries-Old Clash of Civilizations
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A sweeping historical epic and a radical new interpretation of Vasco da Gama's groundbreaking voyages, seen as a turning point in the struggle between Christianity and Islam
In 1498 a young captain sailed from Portugal, circumnavigated Africa, crossed the Indian Ocean, and discovered the sea route to the Indies and, with it, access to the fabled wealth of the East. It was the longest voyage known to history. The little ships were pushed beyond their...
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Bravelands curse of the sandtongue volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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"Grandmother's attacks on the creatures of Bravelands come to a head"--
6) Hangman
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English
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"A shockingly original first novel about exile, diaspora, and the impossibility of Black refuge in America and beyond"--
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Intell World Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
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170 pages ; 28 cm
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English
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"This timeless classic bestseller will teach you everything you need to know about the preparation of food, advise on storing and freezing, and provide step-by-step guides to basic cooking methods, useful short cuts and serving suggestions"--
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Viking
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[2024]
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308 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Rebecca meets Fatima Farheen Mirza in this sweeping, gorgeously atmospheric novel about a ruined mansion by the sea, and a young girl who unearths the true story of the tragedy that happened there a hundred years ago Akbar Manzil was once a grand estate off the coast of South Africa. Now, nearly a century since it was built, it stands in ruins-a boardinghouse for misfits, where people come to forget or be forgotten. Seeking a new home after a painful...
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Alfred A. Knopf
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2023.
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xxii, 550 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"From one of South Africa's foremost nonfiction writers, a deeply researched, shattering new account of Nelson Mandela's relationship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Drawing on never-before-seen material, Steinberg reveals the fractures and stubborn bonds at the heart of a volatile and ground-breaking union, a very modern political marriage which was performed on the world stage"--
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Bravelands thunder on the plains volume 1
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English
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In the African highlands, three unlikely allies--Echo, a water buffalo chosen by the Great Spirit to lead; Stride, a cheetah hiding a deadly secret; and Tailgrabber, a young hyena desperate to find peace--must hold their own against the coming storm.
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TitChronicles of Ancient Africa: A Journey Through Time
Delve into the epic saga of Africa's rich and diverse history in "Chronicles of Ancient Africa: A Journey Through Time." This captivating book invites you to embark on a remarkable expedition through the annals of a continent that is both the cradle of humanity and the birthplace of vibrant civilizations.
From the dawn of our species to the heights of ancient empires, this book
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Tilbury House Publishers
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2022.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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"This nonfiction picture book tells the story of Lawrence Anthony and the deep bond he forged with the matriarch of the herd he saved at his animal reserve in South Africa. When Lawrence died, the matriarch led all the elephants from remote parts of the reserve in a procession to his home, where they gathered to mourn him. They returned on the same day at the same time for the next two years because elephants remember"--
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Créé par les Nations unies, le Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda a été chargé d'arrêter et de juger les principaux responsables du génocide des Tutsi en 1994. Si les génocidaires furent au départ relativement facilement arrêtés, au fil du temps, il devint de plus en plus difficile de leur mettre la main dessus. En 2002 fut donc créée une cellule de « traqueurs ». Grâce à la collaboration (parfois anonyme) d'une demi-douzaine...
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Get the Summary of Candice Millard's River of the Gods in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. In "River of the Gods," Candice Millard recounts the adventures of Richard Francis Burton, a British explorer with a deep interest in languages and cultures. Burton, feeling alienated from English society, embarked on a perilous pilgrimage to Mecca disguised as a Muslim. His linguistic prowess and cultural insights were both...
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Activist, scholar, and political journalist Colin Legum assesses Africa's experience since independence and offers judicious predictions about the continent's future. Covering 50 years of sweeping change, this provocative and insightful book examines Africa's struggle for democracy, mounting economic problems, and AIDS.
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The end of World War II signaled the end of the European African empires. In 1945, four African countries were independent; by 1963, 30 African states created the Organization of African Unity. The 1960s were a time of optimism as Africans enjoyed their new independence, witnessed increases in prosperity and prepared to tackle their political and economic problems in their own way. By the 1990s, however, these high hopes had been dashed. Dictatorship...
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July 1960: The newly independent Congo is hit by the secession of its mineral rich-province Katanga, led by Moïse Tshombe and backed by Belgium and Britain.
June 1961: Dr Conor Cruise O'Brien arrives in Katanga as Special Representative of United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld, his task (under a UN resolution) to arrest and repatriate the mercenaries and foreign interests propping up Tshombe. The consequences of this mission will prove...
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Mauritius, die "Perle des Indischen Ozeans", und ihre kleine Schwester Rodrigues sind wahre Trauminseln. Sie punkten mit langen Sandstränden, romantischen Lagunen, tropischer Vegetation und einer atemberaubenden Unterwasserwelt. Als Schmelztiegel verschiedener Ethnien und Kulturen präsentiert sich Mauritius facettenreich und farbenfroh mit Architektur, Kunst und Küche von traditionell bis modern. Auf Rodrigues geht es noch ursprünglicher zu, die...
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In The Mau Rebellion, the author describes the background to and the course of a short but brutal late colonial campaign in Kenya. The Mau, a violent and secretive Kikuyu society, aimed to restore the proud tribe’s pre-colonial superiority and rule. The 1940s saw initial targeting of Africans working for the colonial government and by 1952 the situation had deteriorated so badly that a State of Emergency was declared. The plan for mass arrests leaked...
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