Africa - Nonfiction
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Wild: The Life of Peter Beard: Photographer, Adventurer, Lover
by:
Graham Boynton
3.77 avg rating — 242 ratings 82. 
European Atrocity, African Catastrophe: Leopold II, the Congo Free State and its Aftermath
by:
Martin Ewans
2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings 82. 
The Mayor of Mogadishu: A Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia
by:
Andrew Harding
4.01 avg rating — 436 ratings 82. 
Islands in the Bush: A Natural History of the Kora National Reserve, Kenya
by:
Malcolm Coe
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 82. 
River of the Gods: Genius, Courage and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
by:
Candice Millard
3.84 avg rating — 16,070 ratings 82. 
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Lords of the Atlas: The Rise and Fall of the House of Glaoua, 1893-1956
by:
Gavin Maxwell
3.70 avg rating — 285 ratings 112. 
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Language Repertoires and State Construction in Africa
by:
David D. Laitin
3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings 112. 
Escape from Slavery: The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity and My Journey to Freedom in America
by:
Francis Bok
4.11 avg rating — 691 ratings 
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So Many Africas: Six Years in a Zambian Village
by:
Jill Kandel
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 445 ratings 112. 
African Star over Asia: The Black Presence in the East
by:
Runoko Rashidi
4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings 112. 
Shaka Zulu: The Biography of the Founder of the Zulu Nation
by:
E.A. Ritter
3.98 avg rating — 215 ratings 
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The West and the Rest of Us: White Predators, Black Slavers and the African Elite
by:
Chinweizu
4.49 avg rating — 84 ratings 112. 
Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
by:
Lynne Olson
4.25 avg rating — 3,261 ratings 112. 
The Elephant Whisperer: Learning about Life, Loyalty and Freedom from a Remarkable Herd of Elephants
by:
Lawrence Anthony
4.50 avg rating — 31,520 ratings 
132. 
Eyewitness to a Genocide: The United Nations and Rwanda
by:
Michael Barnett
3.86 avg rating — 167 ratings 132. 
The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood
by:
Helene Cooper
3.91 avg rating — 8,008 ratings 132. 
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Beyond the Sand and Sea: One Family's Quest for a Country to Call Home
by:
Ty McCormick
4.23 avg rating — 278 ratings 132. 
A Short History of North Africa, from Pre-Roman Times to the Present : Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
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The Temptress: The Scandalous Life of Alice, Countess de Janzé
by:
Paul Spicer
3.65 avg rating — 572 ratings 
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Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
by:
Dambisa Moyo
3.70 avg rating — 8,181 ratings 141. 
The Fortunes of Africa: A 5,000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor
by:
Martin Meredith
4.16 avg rating — 1,203 ratings 141. 
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The Dervish Wars: Gordon and Kitchener in the Sudan, 1880-1898
by:
Robin Neillands
3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings 141. 
Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai
by:
Claire A. Nivola
4.23 avg rating — 789 ratings 141. 
The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery
by:
Siddharth Kara
4.41 avg rating — 51 ratings 151. 
Elephant Dance: A Story of Love and War in the Kingdom of Elephants
by:
Tammie Matson
3.78 avg rating — 101 ratings 151. 
Climate Change and the Health of Nations: Famines, Fevers, and the Fate of Populations 4.15 avg rating — 75 ratings
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African-Centered Education: Its Value, Importance, and Necessity in the Development of Black Children 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Mansa Musa and Timbuktu : A Fascinating History from Beginning to End 3.76 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Planet Elephant: A Story of Family, Love and the Global Wildlife Trade
by:
Tammie Matson
4.08 avg rating — 38 ratings 159. 
Hoping to Help: The Promises and Pitfalls of Global Health Volunteering
by:
Judith N. Lasker
4.04 avg rating — 55 ratings 159. 
African Textiles: Color and Creativity Across a Continent
by:
John Gillow
4.34 avg rating — 58 ratings 
165. 
Walking with Abel: Journeys with the Nomads of the African Savannah
by:
Anna Badkhen
3.63 avg rating — 303 ratings 
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As You Do: Adventures with Evel, Oliver, and the Vice-President of Botswana
by:
Richard Hammond
3.78 avg rating — 1,182 ratings 171. 
The Improbable Primate: How Water Shaped Human Evolution
by:
Clive Finlayson
3.54 avg rating — 69 ratings 
175. 
Zarafa: A Giraffe's True Story, from Deep in Africa to the Heart of Paris
by:
Michael Allin
3.58 avg rating — 648 ratings 175. 
Fela: The Life And Times Of An African Musical Icon
by:
Michael E. Veal
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 97 ratings 175. 
Heart of Fire: One Girl's Extraordinary Journey from Child Soldier to Soul Singer
by:
Senait G. Mehari
3.72 avg rating — 333 ratings 
179. 
Tanzania Under Mwalimu Nyerere: Reflections on an African Statesman 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings
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The Keys of Egypt: The Race to Crack the Hieroglyph Code
by:
Lesley Adkins
4.01 avg rating — 434 ratings 179. 
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Africa Is Not a Country: Notes on a Bright Continent
by:
Dipo Faloyin
4.40 avg rating — 8,842 ratings 
185. 
However Long the Night: Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph
by:
Aimee Molloy
4.21 avg rating — 1,216 ratings 185. 
The Lure of the Honeybird: The Storytellers of Ethiopia
by:
Elizabeth Laird
3.95 avg rating — 43 ratings 
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White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa
by:
Susan Williams
4.17 avg rating — 861 ratings 
191. 
Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions
by:
Paul Mason
3.75 avg rating — 268 ratings 191. 
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Breakfast in hell: A doctor's eyewitness account of the politics of hunger in Ethiopia
by:
Myles F. Harris
3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings 196. 
The Edge of Extinction: Travels with Enduring People in Vanishing Lands
by:
Jules Pretty
3.14 avg rating — 28 ratings 196. 
The Archaeology of Early Egypt: Social Transformations in North-East Africa 10,000 to 2650 BC
by:
David Wengrow
3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings 196. 
ANCIENT EGYPT: The Light of the World (2 volumes in 1 book)
by:
Gerald Massey
4.45 avg rating — 110 ratings 199. 
The Africa House: The True Story of an English Gentleman and His African Dream
by:
Christina Lamb
4.02 avg rating — 834 ratings 