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Surveys the regions history geography and peoples and includes information on safaris and wildlife photography
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Explore tips, opinions, and features on The travels of a t sold at 27.96 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
Praise for THE TRAVELS OF A TSHIRT IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Engrossing Rivoli goes wherever the Tshirt goes and there are surprises around every corner full of memorable characters and vivid scenes Time An engaging and illuminating saga Rivoli follows her Tshirt along its route but that is like saying that Melville follows his whale Her nuanced and fairminded approach is all the more powerful for eschewing the pretense of ideological absolutism and her telescopic look through a single industry has all the makings of an economics classic The New York Times Rarely is a business book so well written that one would gladly stay up all night to finish it Pietra Rivolis The Travels of a TShirt in the Global Economy is just such a pageturner CIO magazine Succeeds admirably Tshirts may not have changed the world but their story is a useful account of how free trade and protectionism certainly have Financial Times A fascinating exploration of the history economics and politics of world trade The Travels of a TShirt in the Global Economy is a thoughtprovoking yarn that exhibits the ugly the bad and the good of globalization and points to the unintended positive consequences of the clash between proponents and opponents of free trade StarTelegram Fort Worth Part travelogue part history and part economics The Travels of a TShirt in the Global Economy is ALL storytelling and in the grand style A mustread Peter J Dougherty Senior Economics Editor Princeton University Press author of Whos Afraid of Adam Smith A readable and evenhanded treatment of the complexities of free trade As Rivoli repeatedly makes clear there is absolutely nothing free about free trade except the slogan San Francisco Chronicle
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In this firsthand account from explorer Frederick Selous first published in 1893 readers follow the true story of a trailblazing adventurer in an unknown land Selous explored the area around the Limpopo River in what is now northern South Africa and Zimbabwe From fending off lions and hyenas to hunting the most dangerous game Africa Selous safari was mythicthe very foundation of the Western worlds romance with the Dark Continent Anyone who has ever dreamed of visiting Africa will be enchanted by the reallife adventures of the man who inspired the fictional Allan Quatermain British hunter and explorer FREDERICK COURTENEY SELOUS 18511917 was a renowned traveler and conservationist spending much of his time charting the continent of Africa He sent many animal trophies back to England to be displayed in museums and helped American president Teddy Roosevelt on a similar mission to supply the Smithsonian Selous wrote a number of books about his adventures including A Hunters Wanderings in Africa 1881 and Sunshine amp Storm in Rhodesia 1896 A hunting reserve in Tanzania now bears his name
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In this firsthand account from explorer Frederick Selous first published in 1893 readers follow the true story of a trailblazing adventurer in an unknown land Selous explored the area around the Limpopo River in what is now northern South Africa and Zimbabwe From fending off lions and hyenas to hunting the most dangerous game Africa Selous safari was mythicthe very foundation of the Western worlds romance with the Dark Continent Anyone who has ever dreamed of visiting Africa will be enchanted by the reallife adventures of the man who inspired the fictional Allan Quatermain British hunter and explorer FREDERICK COURTENEY SELOUS 18511917 was a renowned traveler and conservationist spending much of his time charting the continent of Africa He sent many animal trophies back to England to be displayed in museums and helped American president Teddy Roosevelt on a similar mission to supply the Smithsonian Selous wrote a number of books about his adventures including A Hunters Wanderings in Africa 1881 and Sunshine amp Storm in Rhodesia 1896 A hunting reserve in Tanzania now bears his name
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Find tips, reviews, and features on Nine Faces of Kenya sold for 100.95 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
In this marvelous anthology Elspeth Huxley our best and most popular writer on Africa has drawn on her unparalleled knowledge of Kenya and its literature to present a fully rounded portrait of one of the most fascinating countries in the world In nine sections focusing on exploration travel settlement war hunting wildlife environment lifestyles and legend and poetry using only firsthand accounts she guides the reader through the story of Kenya from AD100 to the present with her characteristic candour and directness
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Find tips, reviews, and features on The Frog King An African sold for 100.11 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
In Kenya Africa an old frog named Mahday awakens the god Mmumi to ask for a king who will help the frogs to get along better with other creatures but Mmumi does not like to be awakened and sends an unpleasant answer to her request Includes notes
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Travel the world in the AnywhereAnyplace Machine with the Berenstain Bears in this lively addition to the classic New York Times bestselling series From the plains of Africa to the Great Wall of China there are more sights to see than points on a map Beginning readers will love discovering fantastic new places alongside their favorite family of bears complete with vivid and classic illustrationsThe Berenstain Bears Around the World is a Level One I Can Read book which means its perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences
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Baz Dreisinger travels behind bars in nine countries to rethink the state of justice in a global context nbsp Beginning in Africa and ending in EuropenbspIncarceration Nations is a firstperson odyssey through the prison systems of the world Professor journalist and founder of the PrisontoCollegePipeline Dreisinger looks into the human stories of incarcerated men and women and those who imprison them creating a jarring poignant view of a world to which most are denied access and anbsprethinking of one of Americas most farreaching global exports the modern prison complexFrom serving as a restorative justice facilitator in a notorious South African prison and working with genocide survivors in Rwanda to launching a creative writing class in an overcrowded Ugandan prison and coordinating a drama workshop for women prisoners in Thailand Dreisinger examines the world behind bars with equal parts empathy and intellect She journeys to Jamaica to visit a prison music program to Singapore to learn about approaches to prisoner reentry to Australia to grapple with the bottom line of private prisons to a federal supermax in Brazil to confront the horrors of solitary confinement and finally to the socalled model prisons of Norway Incarceration Nations concludes with climactic lessons about the past present and future of justice
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In 2005 motorcycle journalist Dan Walsh rode out of London on a Yamaha XT Desert Rat headed for Africa From Dakar to Ghana to South Africa then on to North and South America he kept his readers posted about his travels along the way earning the label the savior of motorcycle writing Whether hes delivering judgments Chile will always be South Americas supermodel sistervery beautiful but too long too skinny and too expensive to ride and despite the groovy exterior unpleasantly rightwing underneath or just describing another day on the road I get my bum pinched by a tranny my pocket picked by a grifter and get a gun pulled on me by a oneeyed onearmed midget whos upset cause I winked at him these reports from the gonzo frontier of motorcycle travel are never less than Technicolor adrenalinesoaked and coruscatingly funny Lyrical edgy fraught with danger despair and surreal highs and lowsthis is a travelogue like no other Walshs postings take readers to Buenos Aires where revolutionary means the angry poor invading the presidential palace not a really small phone thats also a camera and across the subSaharan savannah like riding across a piece of toast with a mouthful of crackers they feature Walsh being mistaken for a bum in New York bashed by deadly tequila in Mexico contracting typhoid in a dilapidated Bolivian hotel biking The Most Beautiful Road in the World in Peru being kidnapped in Kenya and finding downtown Soweto about as threatening as Stockport And again and again they reveal Dan Walsh as the rightful heir to Ted Simon as the preeminent bikerrebel of our generation
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A sightseeing trip in southern Africa in 2007 opened the authors eyes to an uncharted music scene in an unexpected place rock and metal alive and raging in the forgotten continent Sparked by his own love of heavy music and an insatiable wanderlust Edward Banchs travels throughout South Africa Botswana Kenya Madagascar Mauritius Reunion and Zimbabwe meeting the musicians and fans who working with varying degrees of infrastructure and resources pursue this music with a drive and passion recognizable to metal fans anywhere in the world From cafes in Madagascar to quiet dusty towns in the middle of the Kalahari Edward seeks to understand exactly how the musicians live and struggle while experiencing the passion of rock and metal in Africa for himself Along the way he discovers the Africa he never learned about in books leaves one country in tears avoids fisticuffs with someone convinced he was spreading Satanism visits Africas largest slum contracts malaria and even makes a bit of history in the process All in the name of heavy metalWith a scholars curiosity and a headbangers enthusiasm Edward sheds light on the history accomplishments and aspirations of African metal bands living their passions and defining their generation the only way they know how loudly
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The diary of Evelyn Waughs travels across Central Africa in 1958 an idiosyncratic portrait of life and customs in Kenya Rhodesia and Tanganynika at a key moment in the transition between colonialism and selfrule
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After enthralling readers around the world with her incredible story of falling in love with and marrying the Masai warrior Lketingaand living with his family and their daughter in KenyaCorinne Hoffmann recounts her return to Switzerland and the difficulties she faced This frank and revealing memoir details how she built a new life for herself and her daughter while overcoming all obstacles with the same courage and optimism she employed in her life in the Kenyan outback Once again Hoffmann proves herself to be an acute observer and an effective storyteller and her astonishing and compelling tale will captivate fans new and old
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Iranians in Los Angeles Kurds in Nashville Yemenis in Singapore this collection of essays interviews architectural profiles urban memories QAs photo essays and travel stories highlights the diverse young and old diaspora communities of the Middle East and North Africa MENA around the world Drawing on topics from the 10year archive of Brownbook magazinea publication dedicated to covering stories on the contemporary culture of the wider MENA region and its diaspora including people architecture and more than 50 citiesthe book is driven by the magazines expansive research and content And in light of the recent refugee crisis it is an urgent testament that migration from the region isnt something new Diaspora of the Middle East and North Africa is a gateway to the communities who have planted roots in adoptive cities where they now seamlessly blend from the nine million strong Arab community in Brazil that arrived from modernday Lebanon and Syria in the late 1880s to the Singaporean descendants of Yemen who have helped shape the city states urban fabric through trade and development for nearly two centuries The book also covers the small but significant diaspora communities who have formed enclaves across the world such as the Kurdish residents with barber shops and food joints in Nashville and the Assyrians in Södertälje Sweden who place equal importance on integration and preserving their history through local institutions and social clubs
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Now in paperback this second remarkable travel book from famed actor Ewan McGregor and his good friend Charley Boorman chronicles their epic adventure ride on motorbikes from Scotland to South AfricaAfter their fantastic trip around the world in 2004 recounted to acclaim in Long Way Round Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman couldnt shake the travel bug Inspired by their UNICEF visits to Africa they knew they had to go back and experience this extraordinary continent in more depth In Long Way Down they share their 15000mile journey from the northernmost tip of Scotland to the southernmost tip of South Africa to ride some of the toughest terrain in the world Along the way from the pyramids in Egypt to Luke Skywalkers house in Tunisia they meet people who have triumphed over terrifying experiencesformer child soldiers in Uganda and children living amidst the minefields of Ethiopia They have a close encounter with a family of gorillas in Rwanda and are nearly trampled by a herd of elephants in Botswana Riding through spectacular scenery often in extreme temperatures they face their hardest challenges yet With their trademark humor and honesty they tell their storythe drama the dangers and the sheer exhilaration of riding together again through a continent filled with magic and wonder
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Following her bestselling 2009 Assouline title Gypset Style travel writer Julia Chaplin explores the littleknown enclaves of gypsy jetsetters around the world From the Aeolian Islands in Italy to Lamu Kenya North Goa India and Jose Ignacio UruguayGypset Travel delves into the glamorous yet casual lifestyle of these bohemian wanderers through intimate photography and firstperson anecdotes
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Describes the journey of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama around Africas Cape of Good Hope which opened up an important trade route from Portugal to the East Indies
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This fulllength Bradt country guide features every aspect of travel to and around this little understood or explored nation A key location for overseas investors in West Africa the oil industry ensures that Nigeria has a steady stream of American visitors needing a source of reliable information on staying in this fascinating country Details on getting around by bush taxi rail car or on foot together with accommodation options wildlife watching and activities are balanced by a wealth of information on history geography culture and the environmentThis guide featuresgtPlanning and preparation including crossing into Nigeria overland and health and safety issuesgtNatural history and national parks with wildlife in depthgtNigerian culture including music and Ibo artgtInformation for business travelers and project workers
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Before entering a prestigious American university Gabriel decides to travel the world for one year his backpack full of dreams After ten months on the road he arrives in Kenya where he is joined by his girlfriend But discovering Africa as a tourist is not enough for Gabriel He decides to go deeper leaving on his own for a journey across countries new friendships and raw emotions to finally reach Mount Mulanje in Malawi his final destination Based on the harrowing and incredible true st
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