Understanding Somalia and Somaliland: Culture, History, Society (Columbia/Hurst)
By: Ioan M. Lewis
3.56
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Ioan Lewis details the history and culture of the Somali people, providing a unique window into thi…
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1. Still Life with Woodpecker
By: Tom Robbins
4.04
Format: 277 pages, Paperback
Still Life with Woodpecker is a sort of a love story that takes place inside a pack of Camel cigare… read more
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"It's never too late to have a happy childhood."-Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker
"It’s never too late to have a happy childhood."-Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker
"Morality depends on culture. Culture depends on climate."-Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker
"If this typewriter can't do it, then fuck it, it can't be done."-Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker
2. The World's Most Dangerous Place: Inside the Outlaw State of Somalia
By: James Fergusson
3.75
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Although the war in Afghanistan is now in its endgame, the West's struggle to eliminate the threat … read more
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- africa
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- somalia
3. Burning Country: Syrians in Revolution and War
By: Robin Yassin-Kassab , Leila Al-Shami
4.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
In 2011, many Syrians took to the streets of Damascus to demand the overthrow of the government of … read more
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- politics
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4. Warriors: Life and Death Among the Somalis
By: Gerald Hanley
3.53
Format: 39 pages, Paperback
This superb portrait of one of the world's most desolate, sun-scorched lands, inhabited by fiercely… read more
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- somalia
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5. Kissani Jugoslavia
By: Pajtim Statovci
3.71
Format: 76 pages, Hardcover
Lahjakkaan nuoren kirjoittajan maaginen esikoisromaani juuriltaan revitysta perheesta, mahdottomast… read more
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6. The House of the Spirits
By: Isabel Allende , Magda Bogin
4.28
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
In one of the most important and beloved Latin American works of the twentieth century, Isabel Alle… read more
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"You can't find someone who doesn't want to be found."-Isabel Allende, The House of the Spirits
"...no se fue con Pedro Tercero simplemente porque no le alcanzaba el amor"-Isabel Allende, The House of the Spirits
"Barrabas came to us by sea, the child Clara wrote in her delicate calligraphy. "-Isabel Allende, The House of the Spirits
"[Der] ziellose Blick eines Menschen, der sich ausschließlich von Gemüse ernährt."-Isabel Allende, The House of the Spirits
7. Galatea
By: Madeline Miller
4.09
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
In Ancient Greece, a skilled marble sculptor has been blessed by a goddess who has given his master… read more
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8. Rogues: True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
By: Patrick Radden Keefe
4.01
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, twelv… read more
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- history
9. In Extremis: The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin
By: Lindsey Hilsum
4.42
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
Marie Colvin was hard-drinking, braver than the boys, with a troubled and rackety personal life. Wi… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
"Palestinian youths used stones and marbles, often in slingshots, to taunt young Israeli soldiers, who shot back with tear gas and live fire. The Palestinians always came off worse. Funerals would tur…"-Lindsey Hilsum, In Extremis: The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin
10. Understanding Somalia and Somaliland: Culture, History, Society (Columbia/Hurst)
By: Ioan M. Lewis
3.56
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Ioan Lewis details the history and culture of the Somali people, providing a unique window into thi… read more
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- africa
- history
- politics
- nonfiction
- somalia
