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1	A burnt-out case more books like this by Graham Greene add to wishlist Querry, a world famous architect, is the victim of a terrible attack of indifference: he no longer finds meaning in art of pleasure in life. Arriving anonymously at a Congo leper village, he is diagnosed as the mental equivalent of a 'burnt-out case', a leper who has gone through a stage of mutilation. However, as Querry loses himself in work for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Fight more books like this by Norman Mailer add to wishlist Mailer writes with eloquence, expertise, and insight about the 1975 world heavyweight championship bout in Zaire between Muhammad Ali, who was defending his title, and the up-and-coming fighter George Foreman. see all copies from $4.85! new only from $7.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Heart of Darkness and Selections from the Congo Diary more books like this by Joseph Conrad, Low, Caryl Phillips (Introduction by) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.63! \| SVS
4	Heart of the Hunter more books like this by Lindsay McKenna add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.75! \| first editions
5	He Gave Us a Valley more books like this by Helen Roseveare add to wishlist After twelve years of missionary work in the northeast province of what was the Belgian Congo, building up a simple medical service, civil war erupted with horrific effects. During the war Helen was brutally beaten and raped and left with no choice but to return to Britain (this story is told in Give me this Mountain). She quickly returned to the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.25! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Give me this mountain more books like this by Helen Roseveare add to wishlist 'Give Me This Mountain' is the British title of the autobiography of Dr. Helen Roseveare, graduate in medicine from University of Cambridge, in the late 1940's. A wellknown missionary doctor and author, with several of her works still in print, she worked in the northeastern province of the Belgian Congo with the Heart of Africa Mission in the ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $10.10! \| SVS
7	Lonely African more books like this by Colin M Turnbull add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $79.95! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Pygmy kitabu more books like this by Jean-Pierre Hallet, Alex Pelle add to wishlist see all copies from $2.05! new only from $193.66! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Congo mercenary more books like this by Mike Hoare add to wishlist In July 1964, after four years of uneasy independence, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was engulfed by an armed rebellion that spread throughout the country like a bush fire. The rebel soldiers struck terror into the hearts of civilians and National Army soldiers alike. Faced with this situation, the Congolese government hired legendary ... see all copies from $21.15! new only from $21.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Mercenary more books like this by Mike Hoare add to wishlist see all copies from $14.22!
11	Forest People more books like this by Colin M Turnbull add to wishlist Colin Turnbull lived among the pygmies of the Ituri Forest in the Congo as their friend for three years. He writes about their hunting parties, their nomadic camps, their quarrels and love affairs, their music and their ceremonies. It is an account of an earthly paradise and of a legendary and delightful people. The author also wrote "The Mountain ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.36! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Congo Diary and Other Uncollected Pieces more books like this by Joseph Conrad, Zdzislaw Najder add to wishlist see all copies from $4.49! first editions
13	Congo kitabu more books like this by Jean Pierre Hallet add to wishlist see all copies from $4.50! signed copies \| first editions
14	The Ponds of Kalambayi: An African Sojourn more books like this by Mike Tidwell add to wishlist Mike Tidwell describes his two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in south central Zaire teaching local farmers how to dig ponds and raise fish. see all copies from $5.11! new only from $39.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
15	The Road to Kalamata: A Congo Mercenary's Personal Memoir more books like this by Mike Hoare add to wishlist The Road to Kalamata is the real-life adventure story of the 4 Commando team of mercenary soldiers, as told by their leader, Col. Mike Hoare. At the close of 1960, the newly formed independent state of Katanga in central Africa recruited Hoare and his team to suppress a rebellion by the Baluba, a fierce tribe of warriors rumored to be cannibals ... see all copies from $18.40! new only from $18.40!
16	Congo warriors more books like this by Mike Hoare add to wishlist An account of the part that mercenaries played during the uprising in the Congo in 1964. Prime Minister Moise Tshombe called in white mercenary soldiers to support the Congolese National Army in suppressing the armed soldiers, or "Simbas". The author commanded a unit of these mercenaries. see all copies from $31.05! new only from $31.70! \| first editions
17	The Dialectics of Oppression in Zaire more books like this by Michael G. Schatzberg add to wishlist ..". a truly authoritative source." -- Foreign Affairs ..". a valuable book for policy makers, multinational corporations, international organizations, and scholars who are interested in state formation in post-colonial Africa." -- African Studies Review Focusing on what the Zairian state is and does, Schatzberg examines how scarcity and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $43.70! \| first editions
18 view cover	Path of Fire more books like this by T T Henderson add to wishlist As an American aid worker travels with refugees from Zaire to Rwanda, she meets a Tutsi rebel commander in the jungles. When she is captured by a rival Tutsi leader, he risks everything to save her life. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
19 view cover	Back to the Congo more books like this by Lieve Joris add to wishlist Fascinated from her childhood by her uncle, a Catholic missionary, Lieve Joris set out on board the "Fabiolaville" to the Belgian Congo, the modern Zaire of President Mobutu. This book is both a journalist's account of a troubled country with a colonial past and a story of a journey to Zaire. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	The crime of the Congo more books like this by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle add to wishlist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote many more novels, stories, and works of nonfiction than the immortal tales of Sherlock Holmes. His interests, also, were broad-ranging. Conan Doyle became outraged upon learning of the abuses of human life that were committed as a result of Belgian King Leopold II's efforts to conquer and strip the Congo of its natural ... see all copies from $10.23! new only from $10.23! \| first editions \| SVS
21	Dragon Rouge: The Rescue of Hostages in the Congo more books like this by Fred E Wagoner add to wishlist International terrorism and the seizure of hostages for political purposes have become all too familiar events in Africa, the Middle East, Western Europe, England - no area seems to be immune - innocent civilians are being seized and held by those wishing to achieve ideological and political goals. When rebels held hostage American consular ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $28.90! \| SVS
22	Living Sacrifice more books like this by Helen Roseveare add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.99!
23	An African World: The Basongye Village of Lupupa Ngye more books like this by Alan P Merriam add to wishlist This is an engrossing account of ethnographic field work carried out in Lupupa Ngye, a Basongye village of central ZAire. The author's general aim was to know Basongye society and culture, and also to study music and the other arts. This volume provides a vivid descriptive sketch of the daily lives of the villagers and an understanding of their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $69.88! \| first editions \| SVS
24	A giant among rivers : the story of the Zaire River Expedition 1974-75 more books like this by Richard Snailham add to wishlist see all copies from $4.90! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25	Cheri Samba: The Hybridity of Art = L'Hybridite D'Un Art more books like this by Bogumil Jewsiewicki add to wishlist see all copies from $6.45! new only from $10.00! \| first editions

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