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A Good African Story

Author : Andrew Rugasira
Publisher : Random House
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781448104727

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A Good African Story by Andrew Rugasira Pdf

Since it was founded in 2003, Good African Coffee has helped thousands of farmers earn a decent living, send their children to school and escape a spiral of debt and dependence. Africa has received over $1 trillion in aid over the last fifty years and yet despite these huge inflows, the continent remains mired in poverty, disease and systemic corruption. In A Good African Story, as Andrew Rugasira recounts the very personal story of his company and the challenges that he has faced – and overcome – as an African entrepreneur, he provides a tantalising glimpse of what Africa could be, and argues that trade has achieved what years of aid have failed to deliver. This is a book about Africa taking its destiny in its own hands, and dictating the terms of its future.

An African Love Story

Author : Daphne Sheldrick
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780141966779

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An African Love Story by Daphne Sheldrick Pdf

Daphne Sheldrick's best-selling love story of romance, life and elephants, An African Love Story: Love, Life and Elephants is an incredible story from Africa's greatest living conservationist. A typical day for Daphne involves rescuing baby elephants from poachers; finding homes for orphan elephants, all the while campaigning the ever-present threat of poaching for the ivory trade. An African Love Story is the incredible memoir of her life. It tells two stories - one is the extraordinary love story which blossomed when Daphne fell head over heels with Tsavo Game Park and its famous warden, David Sheldrick. The second is the love story of how Daphne and David, who devoted their lives to saving elephant orphans, at first losing every infant under the age of two until Daphne at last managed to devise the first-ever milk formula which would keep them alive. 'Compulsively readable', Mail on Sunday 'An enchanting memoir', Telegraph Daphne Sheldrick has spent her entire life in Kenya. For over 25 years, she and her husband, David, the famous founder of the the giant Tsavo National Park, raised and rehabilitated back into the wild orphans of misfortune from many different wild species. These included elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, zebra, eland, kudu, impala, warthogs and many other smaller animals. In 2006 she was made Dame Commander of the British Empire by the Queen.

Beloved African

Author : Jill Baker
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798850306250

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This is a new paperback edition of Beloved African, originally launched at Adelaide Writer's Week in 2000, in response to a sudden and gratifying swell of demand, as this powerful story taps into a constantly increasing pool of readers. Original hard cover and paperback issues are now out of print. An immensely powerful love story it is certainly - but with such insight into how Headmaster John Hammond battled first, to persuade Africans to send their sons to school in the 1930's, then rode the whirlwind as demand grew out of all proportion to the country's capability to meet it. He strode an increasingly political stage - fighting to educate and skill enough youngsters for the critically important task of running a new country. First at Tjolotjo - agriculture, leatherwork, metal work carpentry - then to Mzingwane, as the pupils themselves built the school as a project - ending as Head of Goromonzi with 6 years of academic learning. The story comes to life through Nancy Hammond's precise memory for detail, hundreds of letters written and lovingly preserved since they met and a series of tape recordings with John,18 months before his death 1996. The agonies of what occurred and the effects it had are described with candour and clarity. Absorbing tales of dedication and effort, so often thwarted by political duplicity. READER REVIEWS Peter Winhall: Cape Town: I write to say this book is terrific, and some of the published speeches from headmaster John Hammond are simply stunning! Where else does one find the reality of those times expressed so clearly? What a man; what dedication! What tough times!... staggering. The power of "Beloved African" apart from being a true love story, is that it gets across the enormity of the task of not only creating the infrastructure, but actually educating the indigenous natives in an endeavour to bridge the gap and create a thriving and prosperous nation. Bearing in mind that every piece of galvanised steel, every nut and bolt, and virtually everything one can imagine that didn't come from an animal's hide, or from mud, grass or wood, had to be brought in by ox wagon from 1000 miles away! "Beloved African" delights in bringing the gigantic task to life and what people did through unbelievable dedication. Scott Hatfield: Penticton, Canada My good friend Joe Hermann, kindly mailed me a copy of your wonderful book, Beloved African, in 2003. Born in Southern Rhodesia in 1936 I lived every well-written episode in the book. John Hammond was a hero. Lima Hotel: 5* This completely truthful and deeply insightful biography of John Hammond has thrilled, informed, moved me to tears, filled me with joyful nostalgia, made me seethe with anger. A truly brilliant historical read. Helen Bowyer: 5* A terrific book with so much information in it that describes the agony of people like Hammond whose only desire was to see the African race progress in all areas of life. Oh if only all teachers had the same heart. CRIT: South African best sellers: Guardian March 2000 Antoinette Bain Respect, honesty and integrity were values John Hammond regarded highly and which he tried to instil in his pupils and staff. Many became leaders in their fields of expertise. The subject matter is serious, but the book reads easily and moves along at a sufficiently fast pace to keep the reader interested without losing sight of the importance of the issues concerned. Beloved African is a book filled with thought provoking material. In a time when Africa's history is being re-written to reflect a more balanced view a valuable addition to the reading lists of historians, politicians and concerned citizens ali...

The Granta Book of the African Short Story

Author : Helon Habila
Publisher : Granta Books
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781847084385

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The Granta Book of the African Short Story by Helon Habila Pdf

Presenting a diverse and dazzling collection from all over the continent, from Morocco to Zimbabwe, Uganda to Kenya. Helon Habila focuses on younger, newer writers - contrasted with some of their older, more established peers - to give a fascinating picture of a new and more liberated Africa. These writers are characterized by their engagement with the wider world and the opportunities offered by the end of apartheid, the end of civil wars and dictatorships, and the possibilities of free movement. Their work is inspired by travel and exile. They are liberated, global and expansive. As Dambudzo Marechera wrote: 'If you're a writer for a specific nation or specific race, then f*** you." These are the stories of a new Africa, punchy, self-confident and defiant. Includes stories by: Fatou Diome; Aminatta Forna; Manuel Rui; Patrice Nganang; Leila Aboulela; Zo Wicomb; Alaa Al Aswany; Doreen Baingana; E.C. Osondu.

Old Mikamba Had a Farm

Author : Rachel Isadora
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780698135116

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Old Mikamba Had a Farm by Rachel Isadora Pdf

This fabulous version of the classic nursery song “Old MacDonald” introduces children to a menagerie of African animals and their sounds. It is beautifully illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner Rachel Isadora, with her signature collage-style artwork. Old Mikamba had a farm, E-I-E-I-O. And on this farm he had . . . a giraffe, a baboon, and an elephant! Meet Old Mikamba, who watches over a wide variety of animals on his game farm in the plains of Africa. Children will discover a whole new set of fun animal sounds as they are invited to sing along and roar with the lions, bellow with the rhino, whinny with the zebras, honk with the wildebeests, and more! A wonderful introduction to African wildlife that is great fun to read aloud, this truly irresistible rendition of a beloved song includes a list of animal fun facts and gives children a huge variety of animal sounds to imitate as they pore over the detailed animals, landscapes and patterns in the stunning illustrations.

The Brave Little African Girl

Author : Thabitha Mathabatha
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-30
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781728351896

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The Brave Little African Girl by Thabitha Mathabatha Pdf

Fofo, a brave, little African girl, lives with her brothers and her strict aunt in the jungle. Fofo is tired of following her brothers around, and one day she decides to venture off by herself to swim in the natural pool at the foot of the mountain. As Fofo enjoys the refreshing spring water, she doesn’t realize she’s in danger. And then, on the bank, she hears the cry of an animal. She saves a baby lion being born, names him Angel, and carries the cub home. However, Fofo must give up the animal so it can be returned to the wild. That makes her sad and depressed. Her schoolwork suffers, and her grades drop. But her teachers help her get her spark back. This picture book for children delivers that message that it takes a village to raise a child. Through the love of Fofo’s family and friends, and especially her teachers, she’s able to find joy in her life again.

The Annotated African American Folktales (The Annotated Books)

Author : Henry Louis Gates Jr.,Maria Tatar
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Page : 1022 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780871407566

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The Annotated African American Folktales (The Annotated Books) by Henry Louis Gates Jr.,Maria Tatar Pdf

Winner • NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Fiction) Winner • Anne Izard Storytellers’ Choice Award Holiday Gift Guide Selection • Indiewire, San Francisco Chronicle, and Minneapolis Star-Tribune These nearly 150 African American folktales animate our past and reclaim a lost cultural legacy to redefine American literature. Drawing from the great folklorists of the past while expanding African American lore with dozens of tales rarely seen before, The Annotated African American Folktales revolutionizes the canon like no other volume. Following in the tradition of such classics as Arthur Huff Fauset’s “Negro Folk Tales from the South” (1927), Zora Neale Hurston’s Mules and Men (1935), and Virginia Hamilton’s The People Could Fly (1985), acclaimed scholars Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Maria Tatar assemble a groundbreaking collection of folktales, myths, and legends that revitalizes a vibrant African American past to produce the most comprehensive and ambitious collection of African American folktales ever published in American literary history. Arguing for the value of these deceptively simple stories as part of a sophisticated, complex, and heterogeneous cultural heritage, Gates and Tatar show how these remarkable stories deserve a place alongside the classic works of African American literature, and American literature more broadly. Opening with two introductory essays and twenty seminal African tales as historical background, Gates and Tatar present nearly 150 African American stories, among them familiar Brer Rabbit classics, but also stories like “The Talking Skull” and “Witches Who Ride,” as well as out-of-print tales from the 1890s’ Southern Workman. Beginning with the figure of Anansi, the African trickster, master of improvisation—a spider who plots and weaves in scandalous ways—The Annotated African American Folktales then goes on to draw Caribbean and Creole tales into the orbit of the folkloric canon. It retrieves stories not seen since the Harlem Renaissance and brings back archival tales of “Negro folklore” that Booker T. Washington proclaimed had emanated from a “grapevine” that existed even before the American Revolution, stories brought over by slaves who had survived the Middle Passage. Furthermore, Gates and Tatar’s volume not only defines a new canon but reveals how these folktales were hijacked and misappropriated in previous incarnations, egregiously by Joel Chandler Harris, a Southern newspaperman, as well as by Walt Disney, who cannibalized and capitalized on Harris’s volumes by creating cartoon characters drawn from this African American lore. Presenting these tales with illuminating annotations and hundreds of revelatory illustrations, The Annotated African American Folktales reminds us that stories not only move, entertain, and instruct but, more fundamentally, inspire and keep hope alive. The Annotated African American Folktales includes: Introductory essays, nearly 150 African American stories, and 20 seminal African tales as historical background The familiar Brer Rabbit classics, as well as news-making vernacular tales from the 1890s’ Southern Workman An entire section of Caribbean and Latin American folktales that finally become incorporated into the canon Approximately 200 full-color, museum-quality images

Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky

Author : Elphinstone Dayrell
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0395539633

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Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky by Elphinstone Dayrell Pdf

Sun and Moon must leave their earthly home after Sun invites the Sea to visit.

Africa's Best Stories

Author : StoryAfrica,Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,Wole Soyinka
Publisher : StoryAfrica
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781451567021

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Africa's Best Stories by StoryAfrica,Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,Wole Soyinka Pdf

'Africa's best stories,' is a quarterly collection of the VERY best short stories and poetry by some of Africa's best writers. It is a selection of the best of African literature from Africa's finest writers.In this first volume, we feature heartwarming stories by some of Africa's most renowned writers such as Noble-Prize laureate Wole Soyinka, Orange Prize winner, Chimamanda Adichie, Caine Prize finalists Sefi Atta, EC Osondu, Chika Unigwe, Muthoni Garland, and Jude Dibia among other equally awesome writers. These are storytellers from the gods, telling a diverse range of stories, under varying circumstances. Just for your delight!Their stories will make you laugh, cry, grin, wish, reflect, reminisce and curse (not). Let these stories keep you company while lying in the comfort of your bed, on the subway on your way to work or when having a cup of tea.

African Short Stories: Vol 1

Author : Ce, Chin
Publisher : Handel Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-11
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9789783603578

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African Short Stories: Vol 1 by Ce, Chin Pdf

The International Society of Literary Fellows (Lsi) is the society of creative writers and scholars from African and the world with a critical interest in current developments around modern cultures of indigenous and foreign language expressions. In partnership with Progeny international, the Lsi aims to assess and promote the emergence of works of visionary creative impetus in the genres of modern African fiction, non-fiction and visual arts. 38 stories are included in this anthology.

How to Write About Africa

Author : Binyavanga Wainaina
Publisher : One World
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780812989663

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How to Write About Africa by Binyavanga Wainaina Pdf

From one of Africa’s most influential and eloquent essayists, a posthumous collection that highlights his biting satire and subversive wisdom on topics from travel to cultural identity to sexuality “A fierce literary talent . . . [Wainaina] shines a light on his continent without cliché.”—The Guardian “Africa is the only continent you can love—take advantage of this. . . . Africa is to be pitied, worshipped, or dominated. Whichever angle you take, be sure to leave the strong impression that without your intervention and your important book, Africa is doomed.” Binyavanga Wainaina was a pioneering voice in African literature, an award-winning memoirist and essayist remembered as one of the greatest chroniclers of contemporary African life. This groundbreaking collection brings together, for the first time, Wainaina’s pioneering writing on the African continent, including many of his most critically acclaimed pieces, such as the viral satirical sensation “How to Write About Africa.” Working fearlessly across a range of topics—from politics to international aid, cultural heritage, and redefined sexuality—he describes the modern world with sensual, emotional, and psychological detail, giving us a full-color view of his home country and continent. These works present the portrait of a giant in African literature who left a tremendous legacy.

The Orphan Girl and Other Stories

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Interlink Books
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : IND:30000078222043

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The Orphan Girl and Other Stories by Anonim Pdf

The Orphan Girl includes a fascinating introduction exploring the roots of the storytelling tradition in the history and culture of West Africa. Each country is represented by several stories, a map and brief information. To compile these tales, Kent State professor and storyteller Buchi Offodile searched villages for elders who remembered the old stories. These 41 tales are culled from a lifetime of listening, reading, and researching.

A Story, a Story

Author : Gail E. Haley
Publisher : Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1970-02-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0689205112

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A Story, a Story by Gail E. Haley Pdf

Many African stories, whether or not they are about Kwaku Ananse the "spider man," are called, "Spider Stories." This book is about how that came to be. The African storyteller begins: "We do not really mean, we do not really mean that what we are about to say is true. A Story, a story; let it come, let it go." And it tells that long, long ago there were no stories on earth for children to hear. All stories belonged to Nyame, the Sky God. Ananse, the Spider man, wanted to buy some of these stories, so he spun a web up to the sky and went up to bargain with the Sky God. The price the Sky God asked was Osebo, the leopard of-the-terrible-teeth, Mmboro the hornet who-stings-like-fire, and Mmoatia the fairy whom-men-never-see. How Ananse paid the price is told in a graceful and clever text, with forceful, lovely woodcut illustrations.

Ubuntu!

Author : Bob Nelson,Stephen Lundin
Publisher : Crown Currency
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780307587886

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Ubuntu! by Bob Nelson,Stephen Lundin Pdf

A powerful story about the African philosophy of teamwork and collaboration that has the power to reshape our workplaces, our relationships with our coworkers, and our personal lives, written by the bestselling coauthor of Fish! and the bestselling author of 1001 Ways to Reward Employees. John Peterson, a new manager in the credit department at a major big-box retailer, is struggling in his job. The people under him are not working as well or effectively as they need to, and his department is falling behind in meeting its goals. His only solution is to take on more work himself, burning the midnight oil and coming in most weekends to pick up the slack and keep his department above water. When one of the employees stays behind to help him—a young man who came to America from a small village in Africa—he learns of the ancient wisdom and hidden power of the African philosophy of Ubuntu. Before long, it begins to change the way he thinks about the people he works with, about himself, and about how he runs his department and his life. In an engaging and completely fresh narrative that holds a unique message for today’s business world, Ubuntu! shows us a way to overcome our fears, insecurities, and the “me-ism” that so often permeates our workplaces, and replace it with a culture of genuine respect and collaboration. It promises to take its place alongside Fish! and other business parables as the next bestselling classic in the business category.

The Anchor Book of Modern African Stories

Author : Nadezda Obradovic
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2002-12-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111960196

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The Anchor Book of Modern African Stories by Nadezda Obradovic Pdf

Thirty-four powerful stories that inform, entertain, and illuminate from the best emerging and award-winning African writers working today, including nine new stories that detail struggles with the legacy of colonialism, countries torn apart by civil war, and the growing AIDS epidemic. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.