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AIDS/Orphans
28 Stories of AIDS in Africa
This book contains 28 stories, one for every million people infected by AIDS in Africa. The author introduces us to people affected by the epidemic from truck drivers to artists, orphans, doctors, beauty queens, farmers, moms and dads. This book is the story of their fight to live with dignity and hope against huge odds.
There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children
Heregewoin Teferra is an Ethiopian widow who has sheltered and cared for hundreds of children orphaned by AIDS. This book is about her struggles, triumphs and the enormous light she brings to the orphan's world. A must-see book for anyone moved by children's issues or considering international adoption.
We Are All The Same: A Story of a Boy's Courage and a Mother's Love
When South African Nkosi Johnson died of AIDS at the age of 12 years, his obituary ran on the front pages of newspapers worldwide. In Nelson Mandela's words, Nkosi was "an icon in the struggle for life" for millions of Africans and any of us who care about the fate of children. Nkosi's story is told by Jim Wooten, ABC correspondent.
Race Against Time: Searching for Hope in AIDS-Ravaged Africa
Stephen Lewis notes in this book "it's simply impossible to tear the productive generations out of the heart of a country without facing an incomparable crisis." Lewis, until 2007 the United Nations special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, examines head-on the causes of the AIDS crisis in Africa, the search for solutions and the indifference of the international community.
Rwanda
An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography
Mr. Rusesabagina's story inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda". He was the manager of the luxury hotel Milles Collines when the world came apart for Rwandans in April 1994. This book chronicles his effort to save the 1286 refugees living in his hotel in the crucible of the Rwandan genocide.
Left To Tell: Finding God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
This book is a testament to survival, faith and the power of forgiveness to transform lives. Ms. Ilibagiza and seven other women hid in a pastor's home for 3 months as the genocide raged. She emerged to find her parents and all but one brother dead. How she survived the killing and its aftermath is a lesson in grace.
Africa General
A Primate's Memoir: Love, Death and Baboons in East Africa
In this funny and endearing book, neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky confesses that on childhood trips to the Museum of Natural History "I would spend hours at the African dioramas, wishing to live in one." Sapolsky, who has done groundbreaking research on stress in primates, spent 20 field seasons studying baboons in the Serengeti. His scientific discoveries, life with the rambunctious animals, and coming of age in the topsy-turvy world of East Africa weave a tale both hilarious and brilliant. I've purchased at least 30 copies of this book as gifts for friends. Don't miss it!
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
This is the first in a very popular series of detective fiction based in Botswana. His heroine, Precious Ramotswe, is a woman of "traditional build" and enormous heart who is drawn to her profession for the love of people and desire to help them.
Beatrice's Goat
Beatrice was 9 years old and wanted more than anything to go to school. But her family was too poor to afford it, and then Heifer International gave them a dairy goat...
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