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Long Walk to Freedom
- The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
- Written by: Nelson Mandela
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 27 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time....
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An intriguing, captivating life of Mandela
- By Lorenzo RS on 2019-08-04
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Africa Is Not a Country
- Notes on a Bright Continent
- Written by: Dipo Faloyin
- Narrated by: Dipo Faloyin
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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So often, Africa has been depicted simplistically as a uniform land of famines and safaris, poverty and strife, stripped of all nuance. In this bold and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-needed corrective, weaving a vibrant tapestry of stories....
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Great
- By Anonymous User on 2024-02-21
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King Leopold's Ghost
- A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
- Written by: Adam Hochschild
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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In the late 1890s, Edmund Dene Morel, a young British shipping company agent, noticed something strange about the cargoes of his company's ships....
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I'm only critiquing the audio and not the story
- By Natalie on 2021-03-28
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White Malice
- The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa
- Written by: Susan Williams
- Narrated by: Chanté McCormick
- Length: 21 hrs and 14 mins
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A revelatory history of how postcolonial African Independence movements were systematically undermined by one nation above all: the US....
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The Desert and the Sea
- 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast
- Written by: Michael Scott Moore
- Narrated by: Corey Snow
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
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Michael Scott Moore incorporates personal narrative and rigorous investigative journalism in this revelatory memoir of his three-year captivity by Somali pirates - a riveting, thoughtful exploration of foreign policy, religious extremism, and the costs of survival....
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unreal book
- By Codey on 2018-10-15
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Cobalt Red
- How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
- Written by: Siddharth Kara
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo’s cobalt mining operation—and the moral implications that affect us all.
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So important.
- By Kaitlin M on 2023-03-13
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Long Walk to Freedom
- The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
- Written by: Nelson Mandela
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 27 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time....
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An intriguing, captivating life of Mandela
- By Lorenzo RS on 2019-08-04
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Africa Is Not a Country
- Notes on a Bright Continent
- Written by: Dipo Faloyin
- Narrated by: Dipo Faloyin
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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So often, Africa has been depicted simplistically as a uniform land of famines and safaris, poverty and strife, stripped of all nuance. In this bold and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-needed corrective, weaving a vibrant tapestry of stories....
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Great
- By Anonymous User on 2024-02-21
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King Leopold's Ghost
- A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
- Written by: Adam Hochschild
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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In the late 1890s, Edmund Dene Morel, a young British shipping company agent, noticed something strange about the cargoes of his company's ships....
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I'm only critiquing the audio and not the story
- By Natalie on 2021-03-28
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White Malice
- The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa
- Written by: Susan Williams
- Narrated by: Chanté McCormick
- Length: 21 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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A revelatory history of how postcolonial African Independence movements were systematically undermined by one nation above all: the US....
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The Desert and the Sea
- 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast
- Written by: Michael Scott Moore
- Narrated by: Corey Snow
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Michael Scott Moore incorporates personal narrative and rigorous investigative journalism in this revelatory memoir of his three-year captivity by Somali pirates - a riveting, thoughtful exploration of foreign policy, religious extremism, and the costs of survival....
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unreal book
- By Codey on 2018-10-15
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Cobalt Red
- How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
- Written by: Siddharth Kara
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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An unflinching investigation reveals the human rights abuses behind the Congo’s cobalt mining operation—and the moral implications that affect us all.
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So important.
- By Kaitlin M on 2023-03-13
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families
- Stories from Rwanda
- Written by: Philip Gourevitch
- Narrated by: Philip Gourevitch
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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An unforgettable firsthand account of a people's response to genocide and what it tells us about humanity....
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Born in Blackness
- Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War
- Written by: Howard W. French
- Narrated by: James Fouhey
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Born in Blackness reframes the story of medieval and emerging Africa, demonstrating how the economic ascendancy of Europe, anchoring of democracy in the West, and fulfillment of so-called Enlightenment ideals grew out of Europe's dehumanizing engagement with the "dark" continent....
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Excellent Overview
- By Anonymous User on 2022-05-22
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Destination Casablanca
- Exile, Espionage, and the Battle for North Africa in World War II
- Written by: Meredith Hindley
- Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
- Length: 17 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Destination Casablanca is the riveting and untold story of this glamorous city - memorialized in the classic film - at the heart of World War II....
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Crucible of Honour: The Battle of Rorke's Drift
- The Anglo-Zulu War, Book 2
- Written by: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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It is January of 1879. While three columns of British soldiers and their African allies cross the Uminyathi River to commence the invasion of the Zulu Kingdom....
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Repetative
- By Tim Barkowski on 2019-02-14
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Into Africa
- The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone
- Written by: Martin Dugard
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
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"Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"....
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Read it many times before but the narrator...
- By GrandTour on 2018-11-25
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Carthage Must Be Destroyed
- The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Civilization
- Written by: Richard Miles
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
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An epic history of a doomed civilization and a lost empire.....
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There Was a Country
- A Personal History of Biafra
- Written by: Chinua Achebe
- Narrated by: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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From the legendary author of Things Fall Apart comes a long-awaited memoir about coming of age with a fragile new nation, then watching it torn asunder in a tragic civil war....
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Captivating book
- By Brice on 2020-01-10
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Faces at the Bottom of the Well
- The Permanence of Racism
- Written by: Derrick Bell, Michelle Alexander - foreword
- Narrated by: Brad Raymond
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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In Faces at the Bottom of the Well, civil rights activist and legal scholar Derrick Bell uses allegory and historical example to argue that racism is an integral and permanent part of American society....
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Foundational philosophy on par with Aristotle
- By Andrew on 2021-10-20
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River of the Gods
- Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
- Written by: Candice Millard
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
- Length: 10 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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For millennia the location of the Nile River’s headwaters was shrouded in mystery. In the 19th century, there was a frenzy of interest in ancient Egypt. At the same time, European powers sent off waves of explorations intended to map the unknown corners of the globe....
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Disappointing.
- By Graham Henderson on 2023-02-27
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African Origin of Civilization - The Myth or Reality
- Written by: Cheikh Anta Diop
- Narrated by: Frank Block
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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This classic presents historical, archaeological, and anthropological evidence to support the theory that ancient Egypt was a black civilization....
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wealth of information, But.
- By jim on 2023-01-23
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Benghazi: Know Thy Enemy
- A Cold Case Investigation
- Written by: Sarah Adams, Dave Benton
- Narrated by: Brian Sears
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Starting on September 11th, 2012, al-Qa'ida carried out a series of terrorist attacks on the U.S. Consulate and CIA Annex in Benghazi, Libya, killing four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens....
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History repeating itself
- By Dominus on 2024-07-13
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L'Egypte ancienne
- Vérités et légendes
- Written by: Florence Quentin
- Narrated by: Marcha Van Boven
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Égypte ancienne est " ce jour de bonheur que les dieux ont offert aux hommes " (Paul Morand) : il est temps de le (re)découvrir. Le "mystère" a toujours...
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Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu
- And Their Race to Save the World's Most Precious Manuscripts
- Written by: Joshua Hammer
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook tells the incredible story of how Haidara, a mild-mannered archivist and historian from the legendary city of Timbuktu, later became one of the world's greatest and most brazen smugglers....
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The Lumumba Plot
- The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination
- Written by: Stuart A. Reid
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 18 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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It was supposed to be a moment of great optimism, a cause for jubilation. The Congo was at last being set free from Belgium—one of seventeen countries to gain independence in 1960 from ruling European powers....
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Lumumba
- By Rick Reid on 2024-05-02
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The Eight Zulu Kings
- From Shaka to Goodwill Zwelithini
- Written by: John Laband
- Narrated by: Silas Lekgoathis
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Eight Zulu Kings, well-respected and widely published historian John Laband examines the reigns of the eight Zulu kings from 1816 to the present....
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African Founders
- How Enslaved People Expanded American Ideals
- Written by: David Hackett Fischer
- Narrated by: Lamarr Gulley
- Length: 35 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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In this sweeping, foundational work, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Hackett Fischer draws on extensive research to show how enslaved Africans and their descendants enlarged American ideas of freedom in varying ways in different regions of the early United States....
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The Fortunes of Africa
- A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor
- Written by: Martin Meredith
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 26 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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A sweeping history of the fortune seekers, adventurers, despots, and thieves who have ruthlessly endeavored to extract gold, diamonds, and other treasures from Africa and its people....
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Very eye opening.
- By Derwyn on 2020-11-17
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War Child
- A Child Soldier's Story
- Written by: Emmanuel Jal
- Narrated by: Ademola Adeyemo
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Shocking, inspiring, and finally hopeful, War Child is a memoir by a unique young man, who is determined to tell his story and in so doing bring peace to his homeland....
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Skeletons on the Zahara
- A True Story of Survival
- Written by: Dean King
- Narrated by: Michael Prichard
- Length: 12 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Everywhere hailed as a masterpiece of historical adventure, this enthralling narrative recounts the experiences of 12 American sailors who were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa in 1815....
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Skeletons on the Zahara
- By Conrad Noble on 2022-06-14
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Black Reconstruction in America
- Written by: W. E. B. Du Bois, David Levering Lewis
- Narrated by: Mirron Willis
- Length: 37 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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This pioneering work was the first full-length study of the role black Americans played in the crucial period after the Civil War, when the slaves had been freed and the attempt was made to reconstruct American society. Hailed at the time....
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History of West Africa
- A Captivating Guide to West African History, Starting from Ancient Civilizations Through the Medieval Period to the Present
- Written by: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Beginning in prehistoric times, West Africa has always been an incredible region. Early nomadic tribes settled into some of the earliest communities on Earth and learned how to work with metal. This audiobook covers some of the most important events in West Africa’s history....
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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela: Booktrack Edition
- Written by: Nelson Mandela, Sharon Gelman - contributor
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 27 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Nelson Mandela was one of the great moral and political leaders of his time. Long Walk to Freedom is his moving and exhilarating autobiography, destined to take its place among the finest memoirs of history's greatest figures....
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music annoying
- By Komal on 2018-11-26
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Cave of Bones
- Written by: Lee Berger, John Hawks
- Narrated by: Lee Berger
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
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In the summer of 2022, Lee Berger lost 50 pounds in order to wriggle though impossibly small openings in the Rising Star cave complex in South Africa—spaces where his team has been unearthing the remains of Homo naledi, a proto-human likely to have coexisted with Homo sapiens....
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Wow what amazing discoveries
- By Jamie Levine on 2024-02-19
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Indigo
- In Search of the Color That Seduced the World
- Written by: Catherine E. McKinley
- Narrated by: Tracey Farrar
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
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Brimming with rich, electrifying tales of the precious dye and its ancient heritage, Indigo is also the story of a personal quest....
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poor narration
- By Rainbow J. on 2024-07-04
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Commando: A Boer Journal of the Boer War
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- Narrated by: John Maytham
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
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Commando is more than a historical document. With prose that captures both the brutality and the beauty of war, Reitz weaves a narrative that resonates with authenticity, transcending time. As relevant today as when it was first penned, Commando has become a South African classic and stands as a testament to the indomitable human spirit in the face of adversity.
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The Best Is Possible
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- Written by: Desmond Swan, Touria Jouilla McKee
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“A compact, well-written and well-researched book. I am sure it will be welcomed as a valuable contribution to the history of contemporary Morocco and the remarkable process of transition it is undergoing as we speak.” (Prof. Karim Bejjit, University Abdelmalek Essadi, Tetouan, Morocco)
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Nigeria, Biafra and Boko Haram Ending the Genocides Through Multistate Solution: Nigeria
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Since the unification of Southern and Northern Nigeria in 1914, the country has been rife with violence, poverty, inequity, and corruption. For decades it has barely functioned, and even now Nigerians face adversity in the absence of a pragmatic solution... In his book, Nigeria, Biafra, and Boko Haram: Ending the Genocides Through Multistate Solution, author Osita Ebiem fashions a compelling argument for finally partitioning Nigeria into distinct countries.
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Royal Navy Versus the Slave Traders
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On 16 March 1807, the British Parliament passed The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. In the following year the Royal Navy's African Squadron was formed, its mission to stop and search ships at sea suspected of carrying slaves from Africa to the Americas and the Middle East. With typical thoroughness, the Royal Navy went further, and took the fight to the enemy, sailing boldly up uncharted rivers and creeks to attack the barracoons where the slaves were assembled ready for shipment.
Written by: Bernard Edwards
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Hebrews? Africans? Or Does It Matter?
- The World’s Best Kept Secret
- Written by: Rodney Jones
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Ultimately, Hebrews? Africans? Or Does It Matter? offers a profound reflection on the spiritual importance of our history, our cultural identity, and the simply amazing power of embracing the richness of who we really are – not just as strong Black individuals, but collectively, as a strong Black people! If we only knew the power that we already have! The listener will see in this book why whether we are Hebrews or Africans really does matter! Now is the time…
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Kofi Annan
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Kofi Annan stands out as one of the most pivotal figures of the early twenty-first century. As the secretary-general of the United Nations, he became an enduring icon and a voice for peace and freedom all over the world.
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Commando: A Boer Journal of the Boer War
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Commando is more than a historical document. With prose that captures both the brutality and the beauty of war, Reitz weaves a narrative that resonates with authenticity, transcending time. As relevant today as when it was first penned, Commando has become a South African classic and stands as a testament to the indomitable human spirit in the face of adversity.
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The Best Is Possible
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- Written by: Desmond Swan, Touria Jouilla McKee
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“A compact, well-written and well-researched book. I am sure it will be welcomed as a valuable contribution to the history of contemporary Morocco and the remarkable process of transition it is undergoing as we speak.” (Prof. Karim Bejjit, University Abdelmalek Essadi, Tetouan, Morocco)
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Nigeria, Biafra and Boko Haram Ending the Genocides Through Multistate Solution: Nigeria
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- Written by: Osita Ebiem
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Since the unification of Southern and Northern Nigeria in 1914, the country has been rife with violence, poverty, inequity, and corruption. For decades it has barely functioned, and even now Nigerians face adversity in the absence of a pragmatic solution... In his book, Nigeria, Biafra, and Boko Haram: Ending the Genocides Through Multistate Solution, author Osita Ebiem fashions a compelling argument for finally partitioning Nigeria into distinct countries.
Written by: Osita Ebiem
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Royal Navy Versus the Slave Traders
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- Written by: Bernard Edwards
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On 16 March 1807, the British Parliament passed The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. In the following year the Royal Navy's African Squadron was formed, its mission to stop and search ships at sea suspected of carrying slaves from Africa to the Americas and the Middle East. With typical thoroughness, the Royal Navy went further, and took the fight to the enemy, sailing boldly up uncharted rivers and creeks to attack the barracoons where the slaves were assembled ready for shipment.
Written by: Bernard Edwards
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Hebrews? Africans? Or Does It Matter?
- The World’s Best Kept Secret
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Ultimately, Hebrews? Africans? Or Does It Matter? offers a profound reflection on the spiritual importance of our history, our cultural identity, and the simply amazing power of embracing the richness of who we really are – not just as strong Black individuals, but collectively, as a strong Black people! If we only knew the power that we already have! The listener will see in this book why whether we are Hebrews or Africans really does matter! Now is the time…
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Kofi Annan
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Kofi Annan stands out as one of the most pivotal figures of the early twenty-first century. As the secretary-general of the United Nations, he became an enduring icon and a voice for peace and freedom all over the world.
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Memoirs of an Arabian Princess
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- Written by: Andrea Emily Stumpf
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- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
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Sayyida Salme lived a remarkable life in remarkable times and told the tale more than a century ago in her Memoirs of an Arabian Princess, the first book published by an Arab woman. She was born in 1844 as a princess on the island of Zanzibar, daughter of the great Omani Sayyid Said bin Sultan and his Circassian slave Djilfidan. By the time she published her Memoirs in German in 1886, she had moved from Arab royalty amidst harem politics to the challenges of raising a family as a single mother in a foreign land, with her new Christian name, Emily Ruete.
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The Boer War
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This riveting narrative unfolds a tumultuous chapter in history where ambition, resilience, and tragedy collide on the sun-scorched plains of South Africa. Embark on a journey through time where the indomitable spirit of the Boer farmers clashed with the might of the British Empire, driven by dreams of expansion and the glittering allure of gold and diamonds.
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Nelson Mandela (2nd Edition)
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A pathbreaking analysis of the relationship between Mandela the myth, and Mandela the historical figure, this book looks at the way images, stories, and politics have been combined to create the iconic image of Mandela that we know today. Boehmer explores the long trajectory of Mandela's life, explaining first the historical and political context of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and then the post-apartheid period of difficult reconciliation, including the shifts and changes in Mandela's reputation since the millennium.
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The Ghana Empire: A Captivating Guide to One of the Greatest Trading Empires of Medieval West Africa
- Western Africa
- Written by: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
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Many people know about the Mali Empire and its famous ruler, Mansa Musa. But did you know there was a major empire that came before it? Medieval African history tends to get ignored in favor of medieval European history. However, there is so much rich history to uncover, especially in the region of West Africa. The Ghana Empire is considered one of the greatest empires in African history. There was an abundance of gold in the region, and the Ghana Empire was a powerful trading partner. Advancements were made in administration, allowing it to become a dominant power in the region.
Written by: Captivating History
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Scramble for Africa: A Captivating Guide to Imperial Rivalries, Heroic Battles, and the Unfolding Legacy of the Continent, Including the Zulu War
- Exploring Africa’s Past
- Written by: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jay Herbert
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
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Step into a world where bold explorers and fierce warriors shaped a continent's destiny. This audiobook takes you on a breathtaking ride through Africa's past, revealing secrets of courage and conquest!
Written by: Captivating History
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Philosophical Journeys
- Exploring Africa for Intellectual Enlightenment
- Written by: Anthony Farrior
- Narrated by: Ed Strong
- Length: 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Africa, a continent teeming with diversity, culture, and history, has long been a destination for explorers seeking knowledge and enlightenment. While often portrayed through the lens of its natural wonders and political struggles, Africa has also been a crucible for intellectual exploration.
Written by: Anthony Farrior