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Among the great facts in the history of West Africa prior to the age of European penetration has been the propagation of Islam and the way it has changed African societies. This book is not an...

Headrests from Southern Africa - The architecture of sleep presents the subject of southern African headrests in a fascinating new light. The book, richly illustrated – often with in situ...

This definitive and authoritative volume covers the first 312 of the 1,200 or so passerine species which occur in continental Africa and the outlying islands. As in the first three volumes, each...

A sweeping, witty, and wise novel following an actress and a writer-director--told through the plays they make together and the time they spend apart You could probably run cities on the energy...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER AND THE ECONOMISTNAMED A FAVORITE FICTION READ OF THE YEAR BY NPR“Stylish and assured….Ebbott’s prose is honed and aphoristic, recalling the work of...

Join Fritz, an introverted chanterelle mushroom, and his friend Pip, an exuberant fly agaric mushroom, on a day of fun and adventure in this adorable picture book from the illustrator of the New York...

From writing letters to going swimming, telling stories to finding lost buttons, Frog and Toad are always there for each other—just as best friends should be.

In this classic picture book from best-selling author-illustrator Jan Brett, Fritz the pony becomes a hero when he rescues the children of a walled city. Outside the walled city of beautiful...

This powerful collection of articles, essays, and letters spans the period between Black Skin, White Masks (1952) and The Wretched of the Earth (1961), Fanon's landmark manifesto on the psychology of...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Financial Times, The Washington Post, Time, Los Angeles Times, New York...

A Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor BookA Kirkus Reviews Best Graphic Novel & ComicA New York Public Library Best BookA Chicago Public Library Best of the Best BookThis heartwarming and affirming Level 1...

Although the genocide of 1994 catapulted Rwanda onto the international stage, English-language historical accounts of the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa are still scarce. Drawing on a wide...