Non-Fiction Books about Africa
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The Scramble for Africa: The White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent from 1876 to 1912
by:
Thomas Pakenham
4.15 avg rating β 2,646 ratings 3. 
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
by:
Adam Hochschild
4.19 avg rating β 66,210 ratings 
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The Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence
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Martin Meredith
4.20 avg rating β 7,349 ratings 
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Africa In My Blood: An Autobiography in Letters: The Early Years
by:
Jane Goodall
4.06 avg rating β 814 ratings 11. 
Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation
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John Carlin
4.18 avg rating β 5,451 ratings 12. 
However Long the Night: Molly Melching's Journey to Help Millions of African Women and Girls Triumph
by:
Aimee Molloy
4.21 avg rating β 1,216 ratings 
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Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey Of A Desert Nomad
by:
Waris Dirie
4.24 avg rating β 39,494 ratings 
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South Africa's High Treason Club: The White Separatist Boeremag Conspirators on Trial
by:
Karin Mitchell
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β 4 ratings 
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Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
by:
Siddharth Kara
4.36 avg rating β 14,151 ratings 
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The Zorg: A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery
by:
Siddharth Kara
4.41 avg rating β 51 ratings 29. 
Called for Life: How Loving Our Neighbor Led Us into the Heart of the Ebola Epidemic
by:
Kent Brantly
4.39 avg rating β 685 ratings 
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Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe
by:
GΓ©rard Prunier
4.09 avg rating β 783 ratings 31. 
A Fistful of Shells: West Africa from the Rise of the Slave Trade to the Age of Revolution
by:
Toby Green
4.03 avg rating β 395 ratings 
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Elephant Dance: A Story of Love and War in the Kingdom of Elephants
by:
Tammie Matson
3.78 avg rating β 101 ratings 35. 
From Red Earth: A Rwandan Story of Healing and Forgiveness
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Denise Uwimana
4.49 avg rating β 116 ratings 38. 
King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village 3.90 avg rating β 2,537 ratings
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Heart of Fire: One Girl's Extraordinary Journey from Child Soldier to Soul Singer
by:
Senait G. Mehari
3.72 avg rating β 333 ratings 38. 
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Planet Elephant: A Story of Family, Love and the Global Wildlife Trade
by:
Tammie Matson
4.08 avg rating β 38 ratings 43. 
Pocket Explorer: African Civilizations
by:
Nicholas Badcott
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 2 ratings 46. 
The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild
by:
Lawrence Anthony
4.50 avg rating β 31,514 ratings 
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Native Artists of Africa: Visits the Workshops of Five Tribal Artists
by:
Reavis Moore
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β 1 rating 49. 
Nine Hills to Nambonkaha: Two Years in the Heart of an African Village
by:
Sarah Erdman
3.87 avg rating β 1,788 ratings 
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Africa for Kids: Exploring a Vibrant Continent, 19 Activities (For Kids series)
by:
Harvey Croze
3.36 avg rating β 11 ratings 
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The Last Rhinos: My Battle to Save One of the World's Greatest Creatures
by:
Lawrence Anthony
4.44 avg rating β 3,850 ratings 
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Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur
by:
Halima Bashir
4.23 avg rating β 4,270 ratings 
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The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari
by:
Paul Theroux
3.90 avg rating β 3,853 ratings 58. 
Divine Collision: An African Boy, An American Lawyer, and Their Remarkable Battle for Freedom
by:
Jim Gash
4.25 avg rating β 434 ratings 58. 
Fela: The Life And Times Of An African Musical Icon
by:
Michael E. Veal
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 97 ratings 60. 
Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African Soldier
by:
Alexandra Fuller
3.81 avg rating β 5,124 ratings 
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The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl's Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster
by:
Tim Crothers
3.77 avg rating β 3,115 ratings 62. 
The Zong: A Massacre, the Law and the End of Slavery
by:
James Walvin
4.26 avg rating β 114 ratings 64. 
The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World 3.99 avg rating β 7,080 ratings
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Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story
by:
Daphne Sheldrick
4.19 avg rating β 6,046 ratings 
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Woman in the Mists: The Story of Dian Fossey and the Mountain Gorillas of Africa
by:
Farley Mowat
4.17 avg rating β 3,657 ratings 
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When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa
by:
Peter Godwin
4.17 avg rating β 9,387 ratings 
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The Nuer: A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People 3.46 avg rating β 1,051 ratings
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families 4.22 avg rating β 35,952 ratings
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Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth
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Adharanand Finn
3.94 avg rating β 9,946 ratings 
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Hope Runs: An American Tourist, a Kenyan Boy, a Journey of Redemption 3.85 avg rating β 486 ratings
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The Born Frees: Writing with the Girls of Gugulethu
by:
Kimberly Burge
4.19 avg rating β 104 ratings 83. 
Mandela, Mobutu, and Me: A Newswoman's African Journey
by:
Lynne Duke
3.81 avg rating β 54 ratings 
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No Mercy: A Journey Into the Heart of the Congo
by:
Redmond O'Hanlon
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 1,800 ratings 
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Spirits Speak: A Celebration of African Masks
by:
Peter Stepan
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 7 ratings 
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A Thousand Hills to Heaven: Love, Hope, and a Restaurant in Rwanda
by:
Josh Ruxin
4.13 avg rating β 822 ratings 93. 
National Geographic Investigates: Ancient Africa: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of Africa's Past
by:
Victoria Sherrow
3.81 avg rating β 54 ratings 
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Mountains of the Pharaohs: The Untold Story of the Pyramid Builders
by:
Zahi Hawass
3.62 avg rating β 225 ratings 
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