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Heart Of Diamonds: a novel of scandal, love, and death in the Congo    by Dave Donelson
Price: $4.99 USD. 96840 words. Published on January 8, 2010. .

Corruption at the highest levels, greed in the church and brutality among warring factions make the Congo a very dangerous place for television journalist Valerie Grey. Amid the bloody violence of that country's civil war, Grey uncovers a diamond-smuggling scheme that reaches from the heart of Africa to the White House by way of a famous American televangelist. Her goal: reveal it to the world.
Dall’Altopiano al Mayumbe    by Marco Crestani
Price: $3.99 USD. 24590 words. Published by Meligrana Giuseppe Editore  on December 18, 2010. .

Tutto parte dalla scoperta di un taccuino-promemoria che ha più di cento anni e racconta la storia di Giuseppe che il 3 gennaio 1903 parte da contrà Tortima sull’Altopiano di Asiago, e muore a Luki, in Congo Belga, il 27 agosto dell’anno successivo, dopo aver attraversato due volte l’Oceano Atlantico.
Tutaishi: The African Tale    by Khaya M. Gqibitole
Price: $6.95 USD. 38270 words. Published by Mondial  on May 19, 2011. .

An African story of shame, hope and triumph. A novel about a young girl, Theo, who manages to escape abuse from the Congo, where she has been in the hands of rebel soldiers. After many difficulties she travels to South Africa where she befriends and later falls in love with a young man, Qhama. They go through a number of hardships, including xenophobia, drugs, and HIV, but at the end they triumph.
Displaced    by Jeremiah Fastin
Price: Free! 59210 words. Published on July 20, 2011. .

The trial of a warlord in the International Criminal Court sets off a series of events including the assault and flight of a young Congolese woman. The book follows her journey, and the circumstances and interests leading to her flight. The impact of the trial is far reaching and extends from a priest in Uganda, to Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army, and to a mining company in the U.S.
Malachite: A Journey in Africa    by Paul Marketos
Price: $9.99 USD. 105250 words. Published on July 22, 2011. .

No bribes! With this approach to driving a 30 year old Bedford truck across Africa, a very eventful 7 months unfolds. Malachite is an enthralling account of an overland journey from Cape Town to London, across the length of Africa. Written in a deeply personal style, the book takes the reader not only into the wilds of the central African jungle and the Sahara, but into the wilder group dynamics.
Safe at Last: Refugees in America    by Don Miller
Price: $2.99 USD. 81550 words. Published on September 4, 2011. .

Clinical Psychologist Dr. Don Miller has interviewed over 2,000 refugees who escaped from danger from seven different countries. This is a book of their stories. Most of them went through incredible suffering and hardship in their native countries and on their way to America. This included ethnic cleansing, starvation, torture, beatings and long periods of incarceration.
Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and Joseph Kony: American Efforts to Counter the LRA in Central Africa, Uganda, Central African Republic (CAR), Congo, and South Sudan    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 284260 words. Published on October 15, 2011. .

This essential compilation of government and military reports and papers, totaling over 700 pages, provides analysis and background data on the LRA and related issues includes extensive background information on Uganda, the Central African Republic (CAR), South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa).
DeltaWomen    by DeltaWomen 
Price: Free! 7710 words. Published on December 15, 2011. .

DeltaWomen December Issue 2011 is dedicated to Rape Victims and women who are subject of Sexual Violence. This issue consists of articles, poems and stories plus wonderful artworks of artists from all around the world.
Brazil    by Errol Lincoln  Uys
Price: $9.99 USD. 387480 words. Published by Peabody Slope Books  on February 27, 2012. .

A spellbinding saga on a truly epic scale that brings to life Brazil and her history. Through the lives of two powerful families,Brazil depicts five turbulent centuries in the history of a remarkable land. With a stunning cast of real and fictional characters,this unforgettable epic unfolds at "ground level" in South America, Africa and Europe, one of the great adventures in human history.
Desert Diamonds    by David Hardham
Price: $2.99 USD. 76440 words. Published on May 15, 2012. .

An enthralling tale of discovery and adventure littered with a sense of daring and romance, the intrigue of the stock market mixed with the brutal harshness of the Australian outback and the dangers of the African jungle.