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Travels in Ghana    by Marie McCarthy
Price: $2.99 USD. 45890 words. Published on November 13, 2010. .

This is a travelogue of a Ghana road trip in 2009. From Accra to the painted village of Sirigu, the people, the adventures and the sights are described. There are insights and explanations of Ghanaian customs, culture, cuisine and daily life. Among the places visited are the slave castle at Elmina, the stilt village of Nzulezu, Mole National Park, Sirigu and an unexpected find at Bolgatanga.
Bread From the Sky    by Marie McCarthy
Price: $4.99 USD. 96460 words. Published on January 2, 2011. .

How many cat heads do you have to eat before you acquire the characteristics of a cat? Why do you hang a snail shell in a tree? How do you get a curse removed? And who buried a gri-gri in the yard? These and other questions are answered in Bread From the Sky, a Peace Corps memoir.
Quarantine on the Black Nile    by Michael Angel
Price: $1.49 USD. 18640 words. Published by Banty Hen Publishing on June 4, 2011. .

Eco-tourist Jonah Brooks stumbles into a nightmare as he’s snared in an East African quarantine zone. Black Nile hemorrhagic virus rampages through the Malindi rain forest like a feral beast. It burns through the human population with a terrifying kill rate; and everyone in the medical group sent to study it lies dead in their camp. It’s not quite the tour package that Jonah signed up for.
Our House in Arusha    by Sara Tucker
Price: $2.99 USD. 78880 words. Published on June 19, 2011. .

A true story of love and adventure set in northern Tanzania. Lynne Cox, author of Swimming to Antarctica, writes: "As I read Sara Tucker's compelling and beautifully written memoir, I found myself mulling over the courage it took to leave everything behind and begin a new life. It's a fantastic read and one of those stories that stay with you forever."
Quidam    by David Leitner
Price: $5.99 USD. 60340 words. Published on June 24, 2011. .

Love, life, death, sex, violence. This story has it all, and then some. Based on a true story. A life lived in the shadows. A tale of one man's dark and unusual life. From losing his first girlfriend to a secret life as an assassin, seeking a frame of reference to understand the life he has led.
365 African Proverbs    by Adedoyin Adedeji
Price: $1.99 USD. 5670 words. Published on July 2, 2011. .

Proverbs are the palm oil with which words are eaten - These are the golden words of the great African writer Chinua Achebe (Author – Things fall Apart). Now you can enjoy the richness in African ancient wisdom. With the satisfaction of the readers in mind, 365 proverbs of the finest African Proverbs were carefully selected for the maximum reading pleasure of everyone.365 Rich Proverbs.
Getting His Goat: Adventures in Cheetah Conservation    by Hal Brindley
Price: Free! 5720 words. Published on September 15, 2011. .

Having a drugged cheetah wake up in his lap was not what Hal Brindley had in mind when he went to Africa as a conservation volunteer. This short story recounts the heart-pounding events of Brindley's final day tracking cheetahs at a game reserve in South Africa.
Gabon    by Marius Gabriel
Price: $4.99 USD. 107040 words. Published on October 30, 2011. .

From the international bestselling author of THE MASK OF TIME, THE ORIGINAL SIN and THE SEVENTH MOON comes an enchanting coming-of-age novel set in 19th Century Africa.
Not Doing That Again...    by Anna Tomkins
Price: $3.00 USD. 68150 words. Published on December 24, 2011. .

This is a humorous account of the many adventures of a small businessman from England who gets the idea that exporting his goods to exotic places is the way to get rich and see the world at the same time, with helpful tips on how to avoid some of the pitfalls doing business abroad. The stories are all true. The sad thing is that the author ha never owned a camera...
West of the Moon    by Barbara Bickmore
Price: $9.99 USD. 122150 words. Published by Karla Locke on January 19, 2012. .

West of the Moon is the story of the nobility of the human spirit, of people whose rewards are not monetary, who spend their lives putting others first and in so doing reach an heroic level, and in the middle of the war, find love. It shows how even just a few people can make a big difference.