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  • Into the House of the Ancestors

    Inside the New Africa

    by Karl Maier ...
    Experience Africa's vibrant and volatile struggle at the crossroads between tradition and modernity . . .INTO THE HOUSE OF THE ANCESTORS"Rich . . . fascinating." --The New York Times Book Review"A master of eyewitness description and of the telling interview, [Maier] has unearthed Africa's hidden heroes and heroines." --Financial Times"Maier has written a sensitive and complex narrative. . . . ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • This House Has Fallen

    Nigeria In Crisis

    by Karl Maier ...
    To understand Africa, one must understand Nigeria, and few Americans understand Nigeria better than Karl Maier. This House Has Fallen is a bracing and disturbing report on the state of Africa's most populous, potentially richest, and most dangerously dysfunctional nation. Each year, with depressing consistency, Nigeria is declared the most corrupt state in the entire world. Though Nigeria is a ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Methodology of the Evaluation of Psychotropic Drugs

    Edited by Otto Benkert, Wolfgang Maier, Karl Rickels ...
    Series Book 8 - Psychopharmacology Series
    The idea of placebo-controlled drug trials and the advent of test statistics during the first part of this century were the major milestones in the establishment of a convincing methodology for demonstrating the efficacy of treatments. The first tricyclic and neuroleptic drugs were tested for their efficacy in psychiatric disorders along the lines of these methodological developments, but ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Black History: History in an Hour

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    Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Encompassing everything from immigration to civil war, emancipation, slavery and migration, Black History in an Hour gives you a neat overview of this vast and fascinating subject.This e-book is a superb introduction to the long and varied history of African Americans.Know your stuff: read about Black History in just one hour. ... Read more

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  • The Souls of Black Folk

    by W. E. B. Du Bois ...
    When The Souls of Black Folk was first published in 1903, it had a galvanizing effect on the conversation about race in America-and it remains both a touchstone in the literature of African America and a beacon in the fight for civil rights. This landmark book is a founding work in the literature of black protest. W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963) played a key role in developing the strategy and ... Read more

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  • Shadows of a Forgotten Past

    To the Edge with the Rhodesian SAS and Selous Scouts

    by Paul French ...
    This all-new work chronicles the experiences of Paul French who, upon leaving the British Army's 21 SAS (V), sought adventure and excitement in C Squadron of the Rhodesian SAS. Upon passing the arduous Rhodesian SAS selection course, Paul was thrown into the maelstrom that was the Rhodesian Bush War. Here he participated in the SAS's infamous raid on Joshua Nkomo and numerous other operations ... Read more

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    Britain's Legacies in the Modern World

    by Kwasi Kwarteng ...
    Kwasi Kwarteng is the child of parents whose lives were shaped as subjects of the British Empire, first in their native Ghana, then as British immigrants. He brings a unique perspective and impeccable academic credentials to a narrative history of the British Empire, one that avoids sweeping judgmental condemnation and instead sees the Empire for what it was: a series of local fiefdoms ... Read more

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  • Primary Accounts of the Ancient Civilizations of North Africa

    by Herodotus, Procopius & Strabo ...
    Primary Accounts of the Ancient Civilizations of North Africa is a collection of accounts about African civilizations written by some of the oldest and most prominent historians of antiquity, including Herodotus, also known as the Father of History, who lived in the 5th century B.C. (c.484 BC c.425 BC) and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy ... Read more

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  • Of Tricksters, Tyrants and Turncoats

    More Unusual Stories from South Africa's Past

    by Max du Preez ...
    The sequel to the bestselling Of Warriors, Lovers and Prophets, this is a collection of more fascinating, colourful - and mostly unknown - historical tales, all meticulously researched and written in a lively and engaging style. There are stories of Khoikhoi who tried - with mixed fortunes - to integrate into early Cape colonial society, and eccentric Europeans who ventured to the turbulent ... Read more

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  • Africa, Africa!

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    A white girl disappears in the Congo jungle. A Belgian planter escapes his past. An African king bests an award-winning American journalist in a contest of will.Author Frederic Hunter developed these stories from his experience as a State Department official and a journalist in Africa in the 1960s.Africa, Africa! is a tour de force by a distinguished writer. It is powerful and sometimes chilling ... Read more

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    The story of the bravest battle ever fought.On 22nd January 1879 a force of 20,000 Zulus overwhelmed and destroyed the British invading force at Isandlwana, killing and ritually disemboweling over 1200 troops. That afternoon, the same Zulu force turned their attention on a small outpost at Rorke's Drift.The battle that ensued, one of the British Army's great epics, has since entered into legend. ... Read more

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