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Daunt Books Children's Short Story Competition 2013

Africa

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  Egypt Through Writer's Eyes by Deborah Manley

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  A careful selection of travel accounts from the likes of Florence Nightingale to Naguib Mahfouz. An evocative and literary way to get to know the country.

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  West with the Night by Beryl Markham

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  An autobiography from the first female pilot in Kenya, about horse racing, flying and 1920s Kenya, but breathtakingly well-written. Ernest Hemingway complained that Beryl Markham "can write rings round all of us who consider ourselves writers." Simply magnificent.

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  Six Months in Sudan by James Maskalyk

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  A young Canadian doctor with Medecins Sans Frontieres, Maskalyk spent six months working in a hospital in the Sudanese town of Abyei. Maskalyk describes his desperate frustration at not being able to help, resulting time and again in tragedy, and the enormous affect this trip would have on his attempts to reintegrate back home in Toronto.

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  Lords of the Atlas by Gavin Maxwell

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  Gavin Maxwell's fascinating history of two warlord brothers who controlled southern Morocco in the early 20th century. Part adventure story, part education these terrifying rulers were both despots and dandys.

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  A Year in Marrakesh by Peter Mayne

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  In the 1950s Peter Mayne travelled to Marrakesh, renting accommodation, learning Arabic and making friends. This is the hilarious account of his adventure.

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  Diamonds, Gold and War by Martin Meredith

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  This is a scholarly yet thrilling history of South Africa from the 1870s until 1910.

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  Playing Cards in Cairo by Hugh Miles

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  Due to his relationship with a young Egyptian woman, Hugh Miles becomes privy to the private day-to-day lives of middle class women living in Cairo. He describes both their joys and their struggles in this engaging and informative book.

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  Pax Britannica by Jan Morris

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  The second volume of The Pax Britannica Trilogy about the rise and fall of the British Empire in India. Continuing where Pax Britannica left off, Jan Morris focuses on the empire at its zenith.

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  Farewell the Trumpets by Jan Morris

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  The third volume of The Pax Britannica Trilogy about the rise and fall of the British Empire in India. In 'Farewell the Trumpets', Jan Morris explores the decline of this vast empire.

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  Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo

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  A powerful and compelling book about the controversial affect of western aid in Africa.

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  South from the Limpopo by Dervla Murphy

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  Personal, evocative tales from travel writer Dervla Murphy as she journeys across South Africa on a bicycle.

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  North of South by Shiva Naipaul

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  Shiva Naipaul describes his journey through Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia during the 1970s. Talking to ordinary, local people he tries to get a feeling for what independence will bring to these nations. Fascinating, observant and insightful.

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  The Bolter by Frances Osborne

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  Married five times, famous for her debauched lifestyle and embroiled in the murder of her third husband, Osborne describes the scandalous life of her great-grandmother Lady Idina Sackville. An eccentric, shocking and dangerous woman, she was to have a rather dark and tragic life.

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  Sahara by Michael Palin

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  These are Michael Palin's tales from ninety-nine days trekking through the Sahara desert. His friendly, colloquial style is absorbing and highly entertaining.

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  Travels into the Interior of Africa by Mungo Park

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  Mungo Park left for West Africa in 1795, determined to chart the course of the Niger River. He failed in his mission, however, his diaries provide a fascinating account of everyday life in pre-colonial Africa. Uniquely insightful and an extraordinary adventure.

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  Egyptian Myth A Very Short Introduction by Geraldine Pinch

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  Another in this excellet series of short introductions, companion volumes being on Ancient Egypt and Hieroplyphs.

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  A Cure for Serpents by Alberto Denti di Pirajno

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  Beautifully written, fascinating and - particularly given his times - humane account by an Italian doctor working in 1930's Libya, Eritrea and Ethiopia. It is a gem of a book we can not recommend too highly.

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  Ian Fleming's Commandos by Nicholas Rankin

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  The riveting story of 30 Assault Unit and how their exploits formed the basis of the most popular spy fiction of the 20th century. In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming had the brilliant idea of setting up a unit of troops to steal enemy intelligence. The information that they gathered and stole was sent back to the British code breakers at Bletchley Park, and was crucial to winning the war.

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  The Shadow of Kilimanjaro: On Foot across East Africa by Rick Ridgeway

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  Celebrated mountaineer Rick Ridgeway's account of his walk from the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to the Indian Ocean. Combines his travelogue with interesting historical and contemporary background on East Africa. Evocative and informative.

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  A Traveller's History of North Africa by Barnaby Rogerson

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  Well written, lively introduction to the history of the region that is both fun and intelligent.

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  After Mandela by Alec Russell

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  One of the few books published on post-Mandela South Africa, this book dares to ask the question: 'where next for the rainbow nation?'.

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  Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine Saint-Exupery

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  These are Antoine de Saint-Exupery's adventures as a pilot mapping out the first mail routes across the Saharan skies. Flying a tiger moth over the miles of desolate sand, the writer of The Little Prince tells stories filled with tender observation and harsh beauty. A Saharan classic.

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  A Winter on the Nile by Anthony Sattin

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  In November 1849 a river cruise set off up the Nile on a journey which would change the lives of two young people who chanced to be aboard - Florence Nightingale and Gustave Flaubert. The two never properly met, but Flaubert, a lascivious, decadent young man, definitely comes off the worse of the two, as we follow the intrepid, independent Florence, having fled a very suitable match in London, marching her way around Egypt.

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  Twenty Chickens for a Saddle by Robyn Scott

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  Growing up in Botswana with a family as mad as a bag of snakes, this is Scott's engaging, charming and enlightening memoir.

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  In Arabian Nights by Tahir Shah

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  A fascinating insight into the customs and people of Morocco otherwise invisible to a tourist. Traditional stories from the medinas burnish his discoveries.