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Daunt Books Children's Short Story Competition 2013

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  The Caliph's House by Tahir Shah

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  The hilarious account of how Tahir Shah and his family moved to Casablanca for a year to resurrect a ruined palace. Entertaining and light-hearted.

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  The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt by Ian Shaw

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  Solid, authoritative general overview.

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  Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction by Ian Shaw

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  Pithily rendered introduction in Oxford's excellent series that also offers companion volumes on Egyptian Myth and Hieroplyphs.

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  The Dust Diaries by Owen Sheers

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  This is the story of poet Owen Sheers' extraordinary journey across Zimbabwe as her retraces the steps and uncovers the history of Arthur Cripps, a missionary poet and an obscure relative. A heartfelt story about the devotion of two men to this African country.

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  Sisters of Sinai by Janet Soskice

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  This is the story of how Scottish twin sisters made one of the most important manuscript finds of the nineteenth century - an early copy of the gospels hidden in the Sinai desert. Witty and fast-paced this engaging history follows their footsteps through Egypt and into history.

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  The Temptress by Paul Spicer

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  An intriguing account of the life of Alice de Janze, the woman at the centre of an infamous affair in colonial Kenya's "Happy Valley". A well-informed and salacious narrative.

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  A History of South Africa by Leonard Thompson

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  A comprehensive, scholarly, yet literary narrative that covers pre-colonial history up until Mbeki.

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  In Morocco by Edith Wharton

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  A classic account of her exploration of Morocco in 1919. She travels throughout the country recording her encounters with the people, traditions and ceremonies in a country in transition from an unknown empire to a popular tourist destination.

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  Too Close to the Sun by Sara Wheeler

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  The marvellous travel writer Sara Wheeler turns her hand to a lyrical biography of the charming adventurer Denys Finch Hatton, a man maybe most famous for being the lover of Isaak Dinesen and immortalised in her book Out of Africa.

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  Hieroglyphs A Very Short Introduction by Penelope Wilson

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  Another in Oxford's excellent Very Short Introductions series; see also the volumes on Ancient Egypt and Egytan Myth.

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  I Didn't Do it for You by Michela Wrong

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  A passionate, carefully researched history of Eritrea, its people and the devastating effects of colonialism. An important book.

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  In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz by Michela Wrong

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  A spellbinding history of the rise and fall of Mobutu Sese Seko, dictator of the Congo for over 65 years. Evocative and strangely sympathetic to a man who robbed the Congo of its wealth to indulge his penchant for Concordes, pink champagne and jewellery.