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1	Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship more books like this by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, Paula Kahumbu add to wishlist The inspiring true story of two great friends, a baby hippo named Owen and a 130-year-old giant tortoise named Mzee. When Owen was stranded after the December 2004 tsunami, villagers in Kenya worked tirelessly to rescue him. Then, to everyone's amazement, the orphaned hippo and the elderly tortoise adopted each other. Now they are inseparable, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.12! \| first editions \| SVS
2	White Mischief more books like this by James Fox add to wishlist In 1941, Josslyn Hay, the 22nd Earl of Erroll was found murdered in a decadent colonial British outpost called Happy Valley, near Nairobi, Kenya. This book is a nonfiction account of the mysterious circumstances surrounding the killing, based on newspaper accounts, interviews, and trial transcripts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.20! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Out of Africa more books like this by Isak Dinesen add to wishlist OUT OF AFRICA is the classic account of the experiences of Karen Blixen (aka Isak Dinesen) in Kenya, where she managed a coffee plantation for 17 years, from 1914 to 1931, first with her difficult husband the Baron von Blixen and, after their divorce, by herself. One of the most popular books of the 20th century, it provides a vivid and lyrical ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya more books like this by Caroline Elkins add to wishlist This account of the horrific treatment of Kikuyu people in a prison-camp system established by the British colonial rulers in 1950's Kenya lays bare a long-suppressed chapter in the history of atrocity. Harvard historian Caroline Elkins researched the extant official documents (many were destroyed in 1963 as the British departed from Kenya). She ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Unbowed: A Memoir more books like this by W Maathai add to wishlist From the first African woman--and the first environmentalist--to win the Noble Peace Prize comes her powerfully inspiring memoir. Founder of the Green Belt Movement Maathai recounts the obstacles and motivations that have guided her to lead a singularly uncommon life. see all copies from $7.00! new only from $9.16! \| SVS
6	Man-Eaters of Tsavo more books like this by John Patterson add to wishlist Tells the story of two man-eating lions who terrorized East Africa and brought to a halt the construction of a new railway line. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Green city in the sun more books like this by Barbara Wood add to wishlist Set in Kenya, in 1919, this book is of a British family, the Trevertons, who settle on an estate on the homeland of Kikuyu and the antagonism that develops between them and the tribe's own medicine woman, whose powers they disregard. "Domina" and "Vital Signs" are written by the same author. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Weep Not Child more books like this by Ngugi Wa Thiong'O, Ngugi add to wishlist Tells the moving story about the effects of the Mau Mau war on the lives of ordinary men and women in Kenya. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white government, and two brothers, Kamau and Njoroge, and the rest of the family must decide where their loyalties lie. see all copies from $3.70! new only from $10.23!
9	Mottled Lizard more books like this by Huxley add to wishlist In this sequel to "The Flame of Thika", Elspeth Huxley takes up her story after the family returns to Kenya after the First World War. Her family and friends, their home and their travels, the glorious wildlife and scenery, described in rich and loving detail, all spring to life in this enchanting book. 'She knows East Africa and she loves it.. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $32.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Worlds of a Maasai Warrior: An Autobiography more books like this by Tepilit Ole Saitoti add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53! new only from $26.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Back from Africa more books like this by Corinne Hofmann, Corrinne Hoffman add to wishlist After enthralling readers around the world with her incredible story of falling in love with and marrying the Masai warrior Lketinga - and living with his family and their daughter in Kenya - Corinne Hoffmann recounts her return to Switzerland and the difficulties she faced. This frank and revealing memoir details how she built a new life for ... see all copies from $13.57! new only from $15.04! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna more books like this by Joseph Lekuton, Herman Viola add to wishlist After opening with a dramatic chapter about Lekuton's first encounter with a lion, the books covers his life from birth, through his early life as a cattle herder (starting at about age 5), his mischievousness, the way of life in the village (there was a nasty guy called the Pinching Man, who would punish kids if they were bad), school (including ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Shadow of Kilimanjaro: On Foot Across East Africa more books like this by Rick Ridgeway add to wishlist In this work, writer, explorer and adventurer Rick Ridgeway offers an account of his journey, on foot for a month, from the summit of Mount Kilamanjaro, through the plains of Tsavo, to the sea, providing a ground-level view of East Africa as it is today and how it once was before the incursion of European civilization. Ridgeway examines the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Constant Gardener more books like this by John Le Carre add to wishlist Tessa Quayle, the lovely wife of a member of the British Foreign Service based in Nairobi, is killed in a mysterious car accident near a lake in Kenya. Tessa was an activist who had recently come across sensitive documents exposing an international corporate conspiracy to exploit Kenya's poor. Tessa's husband, Justin, has been a mild-mannered ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa more books like this by Jeanette Winter add to wishlist As a young girl growing up in Kenya, Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later when she returns home, she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down, and she knows that soon all the trees will be destroyed. So Wangari decides to do something - and starts by planting nine seedlings in her own backyard. And as they grow, so do her plans... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $7.95! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The man-eaters of Tsavo and other East African adventures more books like this by J. H. Patterson add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER VII THE DISTRICT OFFICER'S NARROW ESCAPE Some little time before the flight of the workmen, I had written to Mr. Whitehead, the District Officer, asking him ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $9.59! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Elephant Memories: Thirteen Years in the Life of an Elephant Family more books like this by Cynthia Moss add to wishlist Cynthia Moss has studied the elephants in Kenya's Amboseli National Park for over 27 years. Her research has revealed much of what we now know about these animals. Here she chronicles the lives of the members of the T families led by Matriarchs Teresia, Slit Ear, Torn Ear, Tania, and Tuskless. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.30! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	In Good Company: The Fast Track from the Corporate World to Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience more books like this by James S J Martin add to wishlist 20.95 see all copies from $3.74! new only from $8.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire more books like this by David Anderson add to wishlist A riveting account of Britain's final bloody decade in Kenya, this book tells the story of the brutal war between the colonial government and the insurrectionist Mau Mau between 1952 and 1960. see all copies from $2.52! new only from $8.96! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The flame trees of Thika; memories of an African childhood more books like this by Elspeth Joscelin Grant Huxley add to wishlist When her family set off to extend Britain's colonial settlements in Kenya to Thika, the author of this memoir was just a child, riding along in their cart. Her book recollects life growing up on her family's struggling farm, adventures in the jungle, and encounters with her family's Masai and Kikuyu neighbors. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.90! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Bill Bryson's African Diary more books like this by Bill Bryson add to wishlist Invited by CARE International, the author of "In a Sunburned Country" now visits Kenya and observes the many contrasts of Kenyan life, from the country's dramatic geography and famous game reserves to its postcolonial poverty and environmental problems. The author's earnings from this diary, as well as a portion of the profits, go to CARE. of ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	It's Our Turn to Eat: The Story of a Kenyan Whistle-Blower more books like this by Michela Wrong add to wishlist In January 2003, Kenya--seen as the most stable country in Africa--was hailed as a model of democracy after the peaceful election of its new president, Mwai Kibaki. By appointing respected longtime reformer John Githongo as anticorruption czar, the new Kikuyu government signaled its determination to end the corrupt practices that had tainted the ... see all copies from $15.96! new only from $15.96! \| SVS
23	My Pride & Joy more books like this by George Adamson add to wishlist see all copies from $10.55! first editions
24 view cover	The White Rhino Hotel more books like this by Bartle Bull add to wishlist In 1918, England opened the territories of East Africa in a vast lottery that triggered a great land rush. A handful of these desperate men and women end up at the White Rhino Hotel, a bastion of British civility where guests can gamble away their plantations or satisfy their desires. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	True at first light more books like this by Ernest Hemingway add to wishlist Hemingway's posthumous novel is set in Africa and involves an American man, his wife, and his African mistress. Patrick Hemingway, the novelist's son, compiled this text from the 200,000-word journal Hemingway kept of his Kenya tour in 1953 that seems to have been a self-destructive blend of safari, adultery, and hype. The resulting novel is an ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS

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