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Hindbusters    by Johan Opperman
Price: $2.99 USD. 26410 words. Language: English. Published on February 6, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

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This book is a personal account of the battle for Mavinga in South Eastern Angola during September and October 1985. It covers the Operation Second Congress advance on UNITA's Jamba headquarters area and the response from the South African forces charged with stopping the advance. Operation Weldmesh was a specialized operation aimed at destroying the FAPA helicopter air support to FAPLA.
The Slope of Kongwa Hill: A Boy's Tale of Africa    by Tony Edwards
Price: $5.99 USD. 154130 words. Language: English. Published by AgioPublishing on September 4, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

Based on the author's memoirs, this novel picks up his story when, at age 9, as a result of his parents moving to East Africa, Tony finds himself bound for Kongwa School in January 1952. Located just south of the Maasai Steppe where was to be found every manner of game, exotic bird life, insects and reptiles, Kongwa provided a harsh if adventure-filled location in which to be educated and grow.
The Crocodile's Teeth    by Sam Thaker
Price: $4.85 USD. 48930 words. Language: English. Published by Memoirs Publishing  on September 2, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

(5.00 from 1 review)
The evil thugs of Idi Amin's Uganda and the fanatical bombers and machine-gun-toting terrorists of Mumbai make The Crocodile’s Teeth a gripping tale of one man's survival and resourcefulness set against a background of tyranny, terror and hardship on two continents.
The World of Patience Gromes    by Scott Davis
Price: $2.99 USD. 77830 words. Language: English. Published by Cune Press  on August 24, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

"Without seeming to try, The World of Patience Gromes contributes as much to our understanding of the modern black inner-city as any book written in this decade." - Wall Street Journal
Ourstory: Afrikans from Antiquity to the 21st Century    by Faraj Gaidi
Price: $3.99 USD. 46400 words. Language: English. Published on June 28, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

Ourstory is an easy to read introduction to Afrikan history. The book offers a snapshot of various significant people, places, and events in Afrikan history.
Black History & me.    by movies on paper
Price: $1.49 USD. 10190 words. Language: English. Published on June 1, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

Black History, todays american woman of color trying to make a difference.
Tlou! Tlou! The Elephant-Singers of Botshabelo    by Erna Buber-deVilliers
Price: $2.99 USD. 45540 words. Language: English. Published on May 28, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

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The book tells the story of the Batloung, a Batswana tribe of Southern Africa. It provides historical insight into the Batloung's ancient customs, practices and beliefs. It describes the experiences that shaped a people - from a time before their first encounter with whites and the Gospel, up to the challenges of the uneasy social structures of twentieth century South Africa.
Africa, Africa!    by Frederic Hunter
Price: $4.99 USD. 72020 words. Language: English. Published by Cune Press  on April 6, 2011. Nonfiction » Travel » By region.

Africa, Africa! is a tour de force by a distinguished writer. It is powerful and sometimes chilling in its emotional landscapes, accurately conveying the disorientation and dislocation of Africa during the consolidation of local rule. Yet the book is also filled with one-of-a-kind characters and jaw-dropping events thinly disguised as fiction.
Apartheid: It's Also An Individual Reality    by Mark Howard
Price: $2.29 USD. 15070 words. Language: English. Published on March 8, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

In this book Mark Howard takes a very personal look at the political system he grew up in. He links that to later experiences, post apartheid and outside of South Africa, and concludes that an inhumane system associated with a single period and place in history is in fact more than that. Apartheid is as much a personal preference as it is a political system.
All About Egypt    by Monica P
Price: $1.00 USD. 4530 words. Language: English. Published on February 16, 2011. Nonfiction » History » Africa.

This article contain information about Egypt, about the pyramids, about the famous kings and queens who once ruled, and even recent discoveries.