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Africa Is Not a Country
- Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa
- By: Dipo Faloyin
- Narrated by: Dipo Faloyin
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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Africa Is Not a Country is a kaleidoscopic portrait of modern Africa that pushes back against harmful stereotypes to tell a more comprehensive story. You already know these stereotypes. So often Africa is depicted simplistically as an arid red landscape of famines and safaris, uniquely plagued by poverty and strife. In this funny and insightful book, Dipo Faloyin offers a much-needed corrective, creating a fresh and multifaceted view of this vast continent.
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A brilliant stereotype busting book
- By Kerry Kilner on 09-07-2023
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Africa Is Not a Country
- Breaking Stereotypes of Modern Africa
- Narrated by: Dipo Faloyin
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 07-04-2022
- Language: English
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Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia
- By: David Graeber
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
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Madagascar's lost pirate utopia represents some of the first stirrings of Enlightenment political thought. In this jewel of a book, he offers a way to 'decolonise the Enlightenment', demonstrating how this mixed community experimented with an alternative vision of human freedom, far from that being formulated in the salons and coffee houses of Europe. Its actors were Malagasy women, merchants and traders, philosopher kings and escaped slaves, exploring ideas that were ultimately to be put into practice in by Western revolutionary regimes a century later.
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Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 26-01-2023
- Language: English
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Mukiwa
- A White Boy in Africa
- By: Peter Godwin
- Narrated by: Peter Godwin
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
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In unforgettable tales of innocence lost under African skies, we follow Godwin's awakening to the often savage struggle between Whites and Blacks, his horror when he is forced to fight in a civil war he detests, and his experiences as a journalist covering the country's violent transition to Black rule as Rhodesia's colonial era comes to an end and the new state of Zimbabwe is born from its bloody ashes. Mukiwa is a poignant, compelling memoir and an invaluable addition to the literature of southern Africa.
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An emotional rollercoaster in the best way
- By Raf Gollach on 14-02-2020
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Mukiwa
- A White Boy in Africa
- Narrated by: Peter Godwin
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 27-08-2019
- Language: English
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Anansi's Gold
- The Man Who Swindled the World
- By: Yepoka Yeebo
- Narrated by: Jude Owusu
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
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When Ghana declared independence from Britain in 1957, it immediately became a target for opportunists determined to lay hold of whatever assets colonialism hadn’t already stripped. The military ousted the new nation’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah, then falsely accused him of stealing the country’s gold and hiding it overseas. Into this story stepped one of history’s most charismatic scammers, John Ackah Blay-Miezah – a con man to rival the trickster god Anansi. Born into poverty, Blay-Miezah declared himself the custodian of an alleged Nkrumah trust fund worth billions.
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Stranger than fiction
- By Andrew Singleton on 23-05-2024
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Anansi's Gold
- The Man Who Swindled the World
- Narrated by: Jude Owusu
- Length: 12 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 31-08-2023
- Language: English
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Long Walk to Freedom, Vol. 1
- 1918-1962
- By: Nelson Mandela
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman, Kofi Annan
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
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The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, Long Walk to Freedom brilliantly recreates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. From his beginning in the Transkei to his being taken to Robben Island, this is the remarkable story of how a man rose so far, only to be sentenced to life imprisonment. Emotive and compelling, this is the story of an epic life.
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Insight into modern South African history
- By Michael on 12-03-2019
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Long Walk to Freedom, Vol. 1
- 1918-1962
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman, Kofi Annan
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 05-07-2013
- Language: English
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Cobalt Red
- How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
- By: Siddharth Kara
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
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Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the people and environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by cobalt mining, as told through the testimonies of the Congolese people themselves. Activist and researcher Siddharth Kara has traveled deep into cobalt territory to document the testimonies of the people living, working, and dying for cobalt.
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Great book, slightly irritating narration
- By Anonymous User on 20-04-2024
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Cobalt Red
- How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 31-01-2023
- Language: English
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The Great Sea
- A Human History of the Mediterranean
- By: David Abulafia
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
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For over 3,000 years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of civilisation. David Abulafia's The Great Sea is the first complete history of the Mediterranean, from the erection of temples on Malta around 3500 BC to modern tourism. Ranging across time and the whole extraordinary space of the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to Jaffa, Genoa to Tunis, and bringing to life pilgrims, pirates, sultans and naval commanders, this is the story of the sea that has shaped much of world history.
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Great book and research
- By ben on 22-01-2021
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The Great Sea
- A Human History of the Mediterranean
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 26 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 30-01-2020
- Language: English
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Memoirs of an Arabian Princess
- An Accurate Translation of Her Authentic Voice (Writings by Emily Ruete, born Sayyida Salme, Book 1)
- By: Andrea Emily Stumpf
- Narrated by: Andrea Emily Stumpf
- 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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Memoirs of an Arabian Princess
- An Accurate Translation of Her Authentic Voice (Writings by Emily Ruete, born Sayyida Salme, Book 1)
- Narrated by: Andrea Emily Stumpf
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 04-06-2024
- Language: English
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Africonomics
- A History of Western Ignorance
- By: Bronwen Everill
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
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For centuries, Westerners have tried to ‘fix’ African economies. From the abolition of slavery onwards, missionaries, philanthropists, development economists and NGOs have arrived on the continent, full of good intentions and bad ideas. Their experiments have invariably gone awry, to the great surprise of all involved. In this short, bold story of Western economic thought about Africa, historian Bronwen Everill argues that these interventions fail because they start from a misguided premise: that African economies just need to be more like the West.
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Africonomics
- A History of Western Ignorance
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 10-10-2024
- Language: English
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The Boer War
- A Captivating Guide to Its Causes, Battles, and Legacy in South Africa (African History)
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
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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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The Boer War
- A Captivating Guide to Its Causes, Battles, and Legacy in South Africa (African History)
- Narrated by: Colin Fluxman
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 04-06-2024
- Language: English
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White Hunters
- By: Brian Herne
- Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
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A little over 100 years ago, East Africa was terra incognita to most whites: a land largely unmapped, sparsely settled by Europeans, and teeming with wildlife. It was the hunter-adventurer's paradise, and by the early 20th century, a small, lionhearted clan of explorers and big-game hunters began leading safaris there for money.
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Very interesting
- By Christo Saggers on 28-02-2024
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White Hunters
- Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 26-01-2006
- Language: English
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Rorke's Drift
- By: Adrian Greaves
- Narrated by: Paul Herzberg
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
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On 22nd January 1879 a force of 20,000 Zulus overwhelmed and destroyed the British invading force at Isandlwana, killing and ritually disemboweling more than 1,200 troops. That afternoon, the same Zulu force turned their attention on a small outpost at Rorke's Drift. The battle that ensued, one of the British Army's great epics, has since entered into legend. Throughout the night 85 men held off six full-scale Zulu attacks at the cost of only 27 casualties, forcing the Zulu army to withdraw.
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First class
- By Geoff Alford on 13-10-2022
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Rorke's Drift
- Narrated by: Paul Herzberg
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 10-12-2020
- Language: English
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Congo Mercenary
- By: Mike Hoare
- Narrated by: Mike Hoare
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
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Col. Mike Hoare tells how his force of mercenaries, 5 Commando, put down a Comunist-backed rebel uprising in the Congo. As they restored law and order, town by town, he and his men freed 1800 nuns and priests. His men also learned what it means to be real soldiers.
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High Adventure in darkest Africa
- By Fly-GT on 26-02-2023
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Congo Mercenary
- Narrated by: Mike Hoare
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 14-12-2012
- Language: English
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Breaker Morant
- By: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrated by: Cameron Goodall
- Length: 23 hrs and 4 mins
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Most Australians have heard of the Boer War of 1899 to 1902 and of Harry 'Breaker' Morant, a figure who rivals Ned Kelly as an archetypal Australian folk hero. Born in England and emigrating to Queensland in 1883 in his early 20s, Morant was a charming but reckless man who established a reputation as a rider, polo player and writer. He submitted ballads to The Bulletin that were published under the name 'The Breaker' and counted Banjo Paterson as a friend.
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Not bad for an old fella
- By Geoff Alford on 31-03-2021
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Breaker Morant
- Narrated by: Cameron Goodall
- Length: 23 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 27-10-2020
- Language: English
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An African History of Africa
- From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
- By: Zeinab Badawi
- Narrated by: Zeinab Badawi
- Length: 15 hrs and 32 mins
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For too long, Africa's history has been neglected. Dominated by western narratives of slavery and colonialism, its past has been fragmented, overlooked and denied its rightful place in our global story. Now, Zeinab Badawi guides us through Africa's spectacular history, from the origins of humanity, through ancient civilisations and medieval empires with powerful queens and kings, to the miseries of conquest and the elation of independence.
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great overview of African history
- By Amazon Customer on 04-05-2024
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An African History of Africa
- From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence
- Narrated by: Zeinab Badawi
- Length: 15 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 18-04-2024
- Language: English
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A Thousand Hills
- Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It
- By: Stephen Kinzer
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
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Paul Kagame grew up as a wretched refugee. He and a group of comrades, determined to force their way back home after a generation of exile, designed one of the most audacious covert operations in the history of clandestine war. Then, after taking power, they amazed the world by stabilizing and reviving their devastated country.
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A Thousand Hills
- Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 29-10-2009
- Language: English
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Dictatorland
- The Men Who Stole Africa
- By: Paul Kenyon
- Narrated by: Hamilton McLeod
- Length: 19 hrs and 20 mins
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The dictator who grew so rich on his country's cocoa crop that he built a 35-storey-high basilica in the jungles of the Ivory Coast. The austere, incorruptible leader who has shut Eritrea off from the world in a permanent state of war and conscripted every adult into the armed forces. In Equatorial Guinea, the paranoid despot who thought Hitler was the saviour of Africa and waged a relentless campaign of terror against his own people.
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Dictatorland
- The Men Who Stole Africa
- Narrated by: Hamilton McLeod
- Length: 19 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 06-07-2023
- Language: English
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Land of a Thousand Hills
- My Life in Rwanda
- By: Rosamond Halsey Carr, Ann Halsey Howard - contributor
- Narrated by: C. M. Hébert
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
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When Rosamond Halsey Carr first arrived in Africa, she didn't realize that she would spend the rest of her life there. As a young fashion illustrator living in New York City in the 1940s, she seemed the least likely candidate for such a life of adventure. But marriage to a hunter-explorer took her to what was then the Belgian Congo, and divorce left her determined to stay on in neighboring Rwanda as the manager of a flower plantation.
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A special and memorable book
- By Margaret Collette on 05-12-2023
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Land of a Thousand Hills
- My Life in Rwanda
- Narrated by: C. M. Hébert
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 24-10-2017
- Language: English
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Cave of Bones
- 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 some 250,000 years ago. Lead researcher Berger had never made his way into the dark, cramped, dangerous underground spaces where many of the naledi fossils had been found. Now he was ready to do so. Once inside the cave, Berger made shocking new discoveries that expand our understanding of this early hominid.
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well read, interesting and suitably detailed
- By Anonymous User on 29-02-2024
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Cave of Bones
- Narrated by: Lee Berger
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 08-08-2023
- Language: English
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The Desert and the Sea
- 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast
- By: Michael Scott Moore
- Narrated by: Corey Snow
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
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In January 2012, having covered a Somali pirate trial in Hamburg for Spiegel Online International, Michael Scott Moore traveled to the Horn of Africa to write about piracy and ways to end it. In a terrible twist of fate, Moore himself was kidnapped and subsequently held captive by Somali pirates for 977 days. Yet Moore’s own struggle is only part of the story: The Desert and the Sea falls at the intersection of reportage, memoir, and history.
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absolutely fascinating
- By Richard on 14-08-2018
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The Desert and the Sea
- 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast
- Narrated by: Corey Snow
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 24-07-2018
- Language: English
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