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1	What Is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng more books like this by Dave Eggers add to wishlist Based closely on true experiences of the Lost Boys of Sudan, who fled their war-ravaged country to come to the United States in the mid-1980s, this novel is heartbreaking and arresting, filled with adventure, suspense, tragedy, and, finally, triumph. see all copies from $3.76! new only from $8.51! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan more books like this by Alephonsion Deng, Benson Deng, Benjamin Ajak add to wishlist Benjamin, Alepho and Benson were raised among the Dinka tribe of Sudan. Their world was an insulated, close-knit community of grass-roofed cottages, cattle herders and tribal councils. The lions and pythons that prowled beyond the village fences were the greatest threat they knew. All that changed the night the government-armed Murahiliin began ... see all copies from $3.75! new only from $6.35! \| SVS
3	The Translator: A Tribesman's Memoir of Darfur more books like this by Daoud Hari, Mirron Willis (Read by) add to wishlist This tribesman's memoir of Darfur tells the remarkable story of a man who came face-to-face with genocide, often risking his own life to fight injustice and save his people. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Escape from Slavery: The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity and My Journey to Freedom in America more books like this by Francis BOK, Edward Tivnan add to wishlist "Escape from Slavery" is at once a dramatic adventure, a story of desperation and triumph, and an important commentary on the plight of millions held in slavery today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond more books like this by Don Cheadle, John Prendergast add to wishlist Shocked and enraged by the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Cheadle teamed up with leading activist Prendergast to focus the world's attention on the suffering and violence there and offer six strategies readers themselves can implement to help make a difference in the fate of a nation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Darfur: A Short History of a Long War more books like this by Julie Flint, Alex de Waal add to wishlist Sudan's westernmost region, Darfur, sprang into notoriety early in 2004 when a war of hideous proportions unleashed what the United Nations called 'the world's worst humanitarian crisis'. For the last two years, the conflict has been simplified to pictures of sprawling refugee camps and lurid accounts of 'Arabs' murdering 'Africans.' Behind these ... see all copies from $5.22! new only from $12.40! \| SVS
7	Acts of Faith more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist Philip Caputo, who has been fascinated by Africa for all his adult life, returns to the world of HORN OF AFRICA (1980) to tell a tense, panoramic, and up-to-the-minute story set amidst the civil war in southern Sudan. Caputo's large international cast includes pilots, warlords, missionaries, mercenaries, revolutionaries, and people who want ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande more books like this by E E Evans-Pritchard, Eva Gillies (Editor) add to wishlist This acknowledged masterpiece has been abridged to make it more accessible to students. In her introduction, Eva Gillies presents the case for the relevance of the book to modern anthropologists. see all copies from $19.98! new only from $41.52! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Knight's Cross: A Life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel more books like this by David Fraser add to wishlist In any numbering of the great captains of history, the name Erwin Rommel must stand in the first rank. He was an outstanding field commander of World War II, and the only one respected, as well as feared, by his opponents. This study looks at Rommel's career, showing how inspiringly wild and superficially undisciplined Rommel's style of leadership ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.23! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Nuer: A Description of the Modes of Livelihood and Political Institutions of a Nilotic People more books like this by E E Evans-Prichard, Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard, Evans Pritchard E E add to wishlist see all copies from $9.90! new only from $36.94! \| first editions
11 view cover	Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror more books like this by Mahmood Mamdani add to wishlist From the author of the highly praised "Good Muslim, Bad Muslim" comes the first analysis of the crisis in Darfur that considers the events of the last few years within the broad context of the history of Sudan. Mamdani also offers an examination of the efficacy of the world's response to the crisis. see all copies from $14.50! new only from $14.50! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	God Grew Tired of Us: A Memoir more books like this by John Bul Dau, Michael S Sweeney add to wishlist Now in paperback, "God Grew Tired of Us" is a book with passion, sadness, fear, perseverance, joy and humor written by John Dau, a member of the Dinka tribe of southern Sudan, who recounts his experiences as a refugee from the civil war that has been fought in his country since 1983 and resulted in the death of hundreds of thousands of Sudanese. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| SVS
13 view cover	Beau Geste more books like this by Percival Christopher Wren add to wishlist A tale of adventure, intrigue and murder when, as a direct result of a crime in an English country house, the Geste brothers find themselves forced to flee the country and enlist in the French Foreign Legion. From the author of STORIES OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN LEGION. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Blue Nile more books like this by Alan Moorehead add to wishlist An account of the course of the Blue Nile from the Ethiopian Highlands, through the Sudan and Egupt to the sea. The book contains an historical narrative which starts in the eighteenth century and ends in 1869. The period was dominated by four men: James Bruce, the Scot who journeyed to the supposed source of the Blue Nile, and stayed in warring ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Darfur Diaries: Stories of Survival more books like this by Jen Marlowe, Aisha Bain, Adam Shapiro add to wishlist In February, 2003, the Sudanese Liberation Army in Darfur (the western region of Sudan) after years of oppression took up arms against the Sudanese government. The government and allied militias answered the rebellion with mass murder, rape and the wholesale destruction of villages and livelihood, resulting in one of the world's largest ... see all copies from $2.85! new only from $6.24! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Four Feathers more books like this by A E Mason add to wishlist Harry Feversham is in love with the alluring Ethne Eustace. A dazzling engagement ball is held in their honour at her Irish country home. For Harry, it seems like life cannot get any better. But a mysterious package arrives for him and the contents turn out to be three white feathers. Publicly branded a coward, Harry suffers the ultimate ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.29! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Dervish: The Rise and Fall of an African Empire more books like this by Philip Warner add to wishlist Using first hand accounts and diaries of participants, this work describes the growth of the Mahdist movement and the devotion and discipline of the Dervish troops. Set against them, with stoic endurance, were British Egyptian and Sudanese soldiers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
18 view cover	War Child: A Child Soldier's Story more books like this by Emmanuel Jal, Megan Lloyd Davies add to wishlist This extraordinary memoir tells the true story of a former child soldier, who survived and escaped a violent life to become Africa's number-one hip-hop artist and an international ambassador for children in war-torn countries. see all copies from $6.49! new only from $12.50! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Mountain People more books like this by Colin Turnbull add to wishlist In "The Mountain People," Colin The Forest People" - describes the dehumanization of the Ik, African tribesmen who in less than three generations have deteriorated from being once-prosperous hunters to scattered bands of hostile, starving people whose only goal is individual survival. Forbidden by the Ugandan government to hunt game in the Kidepo ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.13! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Emma's War: An Aid Worker, a Warlord, Radical Islam, and the Politics of Oil--A True Story of Love and Death in Sudan more books like this by Deborah Scroggins add to wishlist EMMA'S WAR tells the harrowing true story of a young woman, Emma McCune, who went to Africa to help the children of the Sudan and ended up marrying a local warlord, becoming part of the country's longest running civil war. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.89! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	God Is Dead more books like this by Ron Currie, Jr. add to wishlist Currie presents a satirical, black comedy complete with thought-provoking ethical questions, all using the light touch, empathy, and wisdom that make for an exhilarating reading experience. Offbeat yet accessible, this exciting debut comes from a fresh new voice in contemporary fiction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Three Empires on the Nile: The Victorian Jihad, 1869-1899 more books like this by Dominic Green add to wishlist In a dramatic narrative, acclaimed historian Green recounts the clash between Victorian Britain and a militant Islamist state that eerily foreshadows the 21st century. of full-color photos. see all copies from $4.54! new only from $5.49! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	River War more books like this by Winston Churchill add to wishlist Written in 1899, this is an account of the rise of the Mahdi in the Sudan, his great Dervish Empire, the death of General Gordon at Khartoum, the reconquest of the Sudan by the British Army under General Kitchener and the Battle of Omdurman. see all copies from $5.30! new only from $13.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Praetorian more books like this by Thomas Gifford add to wishlist Thomas Gifford, the author of the New York Times bestseller The Assassini, creates a masterful suspense novel of obsession and betrayal, set in World War II Italy. "A classic thriller".--Publishers Weekly. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	They Poured Fire on Us from the Sky: The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan more books like this by Alphonsion Deng, Benson Deng, Benjamin Ajak add to wishlist A captivating memoir of Sudan and a powerful portrait of war as seen through the eyes of children Benjamin, Alepho and Benson were raised among the Dinka tribe of Sudan. Their world was an insulated, close-knit community of grass-roofed cottages, cattle herders and tribal councils. The lions and pythons that prowled beyond the village fences were ... see all copies from $2.31! new only from $9.95! \| first editions

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