In Full Flight: One Woman's Quest for Atonement in Africa, Paperback - John Heminway

As a member of the renowned Flying Doctors Service, Dr. Anne Spoerry treated hundreds of thousands of people across rural Kenya over the span of fi...

Reducere. In a story of remarkable perseverance, Helen Joy writes a memoir of her unusual childhood, her mental breakdown at age 31, and how she fought for a...

A Parisian woman's quest to understand the fate of missing artworks from her great-grandparents' apartment.Publisher: Head of ZeusAuthor(s): Paulin...

Thoughtful and challenging, this book argues for a reassessment of the role historically played by Islam in Africa, and offers new hope for in crea...

Reducere. A Himalayan adventure travel memoir with a humanitarian twist. About to turn sixty-eight, Patti's life was disintegrating. Leaving behind her injur...

Reducere. New York Times bestselling author, comedian, and Chelsea Lately writer Heather McDonald's hilarious true story of finding herself in the predicamen...

Reducere. An unflinchingly honest memoir, The Dancer from Khiva is a true story that offers remarkable insights into Central Asian culture through the harrow...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Heather EllisAs you travel Africa, you will find the way of ubuntu - the universal bond that connects all of humanity as on...

Publisher: North Atlantic Books, U.S.Author(s): Sister Abega NtlekoIllustration(s): 26 B&W PHOTOSNumber of pages: 176Collection: Sacred ActivismPub...

Reducere. The chronicle of a Nebraska farm girl who defiantly joined the Peace Corps in 1971, and went to serve as a nurse in up-country Liberia. These early...

Reducere. Always in the Dark is a deeply moving memoir that tells of secrets, scandal and survival. After her parents emigrated post war, Diane spends her id...

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Reducere. In 2017, Anne Bokma embarked on a quest to become a more spiritual person. After leaving the fundamentalist religion of her youth, she became one o...

A new and richly illustrated account of Erwin Rommel, the Desert Fox, in North Africa.

Unafraid of a challenge, Lois Pryce put on her sparkly crash helmet, armed herself with maps and a baffling array of visas, and got on her bike. De...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Becky AllenderBecky often felt "Hidden In Plain Sight" behind her more vocal husband. She felt swept aside and lost in his ...

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The irresistibly funny and very moving story of one woman's quest to find out if self-help really can change her life.

A funny, informative and entertaining exploration of the unexpected joy of getting older.

A funny, informative and entertaining exploration of the unexpected joy of getting older.Publisher: Orion Publishing CoAuthor(s): Jane GordonNumber...

This book describes contemporary woman's search for wholeness in a society in which she has been defined according to masculine values. Drawing upo...

In-depth examination of the inherent tensions and dynamics of transport corridors in Africa: between short-term optics and long-term durability; be...

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Two sisters, one beautiful, one plain, return unmarried from their adventures to their parents' hotel on the mountain, where they are caught up in ...

Reducere. DescriptionGeneral Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck of the German East-Africa campaign shares his narrative of the war, and his effective use of guerilla wa...

Reducere. True love gets a second chance this Christmas in Mustang Creek Growing up in Mustang Creek, Wyoming, Charlotte Morgan couldn't wait to escape to th...

Reducere. Ahalya is a very popular mythological character in Indian literature. Her story is as old as the Vedas and epics like the Ramayana. In her original...

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DescriptionMy Prison, My Home is the harrowing true story of Iranian-American scholar Haleh Esfandiari's arrest on false charges and subsequent inc...

Reducere. Catherine DeAngelis, MD, MPH, has over forty years of experience in the medical field, and her career has been full of adventure, compassion, and c...

Inequality and poverty in Africa is typically explained as a function of the lack of human capital, the lack of physical capital, and natural capit...

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodm...

Reducere. History comes to amazing life in this narrative based on true events.It All Started in Africa takes young children on a journey through generations...

Features what you need to improve your health and peace of mind with yoga. This book also includes information on, stretching, meditation, adding w...

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons IncAuthor(s): DummiesNumber of pages: 592Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 236 x 189 x 33Cover type: Paperback / softb...

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Reducere. In 28, Stephanie Nolen, the Toronto Globe and Mail's Africa Bureau Chief, puts a human face on the crisis created by HIV/AIDS in Africa. Through ri...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Harnet Bokrezion (Phd)Author: John-Paul IwuohaAfrica is a land of opportunity; it's the world's last market frontier and th...

A critical study of how Africa's dependence on the western world has impacted its economic growth and how the knowledge economy and 4th industrial ...

This book will make even persons who consider themselves knowledgeable on the Middle East see the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a ...

This volume chronicles Stanley's reaching the Emin Pasha and finally persuading him to abandon Lake Albert in 1889.

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons IncAuthor(s): E TysonNumber of pages: 656Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 232 x 189 x 39Cover type: Paperback / softb...

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"I was taught from the start not to be silent." For years, renowned activist and scholar Ilana Hammerman has given the world remarkable translation...

Reducere. A "beautifully written" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) memoir-manifesto from the first female director of the National Science Foundation about t...