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This new title from Congedo Editore presents stunning examples of contemporary interior design in Puglia, Southern Italy. Set against a backdrop of olive groves, blue skies and beautiful coastline, these...

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This compelling historical account chronicles the devastating impact of King Leopold II's personal rule over the Congo Free State. It uncovers the horrific exploitation and systematic violence inflicted upon the...

Edition: First Trade EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light chipping on jacketCrichton's Congo plunges readers into a thrilling scientific...

Hailed as 'a monumental history . . . more exciting than any novel' (NRC Handelsblad), David van Reybrouck's rich and gripping epic, in the tradition of Robert Hughes's 'The Fatal...

Author: Peter Forbathbinding: HardbackPublished: Secker & Warburg, 1978Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book chronicles the discovery, exploration, and exploitation of the Congo River, one...

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A sophisticated publication dedicated to one of the most astonishing collections of African art. This book presents a variety of ritual figures from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Figurative sculpture...

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While former Marine lieutenant Robin Duncan is no stranger to corruption or conspiracy, she has always been able to tell the good guys from the bad, and the Congo jungle...

On a boat in the Thames estuary, Marlow tells his travelling companions of his reconnaissance expedition for a Belgian trading company to its most remote outpost in central Africa, which...

'This book would have been useful before we got married.' Anthony Congedo, Annie's ex-husband You're on date #17 since your last relationship ended in flames, and within a nanosecond of...

Virginia Woolf was an inventive, witty correspondent, whether commenting on a domestic crisis, politics, or the roving of the writer's mind. Edited and with an Introduction by Joanne Trautmann Banks;...

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Joining the Our World series, this board book with endnotes about life in DR Congo was created by a Congolese author and illustrator team. Mbote! Betuabu! Jambo! Come along for...

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Resilient is the first book by Marco Gualazzini, a photographer who collaborates with the most important national and international magazines and whose work is represented by the Contrasto Agency. Resilient...

Author: Barbara Kingsolver Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 640 This story is told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family...

Author: Dr Alain Gachet Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 In countries where scarce surface water causes disease and conflict, an abundance of water can bring peace. With the growing...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markings"Stanley: An Adventurer Explored" is a biography that reexamines the life of the driven and deeply conflicted explorer Henry Morton...

Leah Chishugi grew up in eastern Congo but, aged seventeen, she moved to Kigali, the Rwandan capital, to work as a model. She married and had a son. Then in...

Author: Alberto Angela Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 "The political machinations, betrayal, and battles may appeal to those fans of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the intersection of public policy and everyday life sits one of the most persistent and costly problems...

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VINTAGE VOYAGES- A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind A compulsively readable account of an African country now virtually inaccessible to the outside...

Author: Andy McDermott Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 560 Following on from THE MIDAS LEGACY, Andy McDermott's new Wilde and Chase novel sees our daring duo on the...

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Today's Arab world was created at breathtaking speed. Where the Roman Empire took over 200 years to reach its full extent, the Arab armies overran the whole Middle East, North...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Overall fair to poor due to detached spine, though internally sound throughout. Jacket: N/A. Page Condition: Internally clean and sound, with beautiful engravings and illustrations intact and...

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Gillespie, an Irishman, goes to the Congo in 1959 in pursuit of his beautiful lover In s, a passionate Italian journalist. Unlike her, Gillespie has no interest in the deepening...

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Author: Sabina Murray Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 496 In prose that is darkly humorous and alive with detail, Valiant Gentlemen reimagines the lives and intimate friendships of humanitarian and...

Author: Henry M. StanleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1890Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Spine...

'Every new novel by Giles Foden is something to celebrate' Paul Theroux 'An amazing and profound work, rich in memorable detail' Jay Parini 'Foden has cleverly reworked the grand African...

'One of the most compelling and influential works of English literature in the last century' - Independent WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY TIM BUTCHER The silence of the jungle is broken...

"Dr Livingstone, I presume..." Everyone knows Stanley's famous words. But what of the other great explorers of the mysterious interior of Africa? Burton, Speke, Grant, Baker, Kingsley: in the space...

Black Livingstone is the first book to chronicle the remarkable life of William Henry Sheppard. As a twenty-four-year-old African American missionary in 1890, Sheppard departed for what was then the...

Travel writing matters Explore the world through this beautiful collection of the finest travel writing published in British media in the 21st century - as judged by some of the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodThree of Wilbur Smith's most electrifying adventure novels are brought together in this single omnibus volume, uniting the raw power of African landscapes with...