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- Location(s): Nairobi, Namibia
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Modern
In a compelling personal pilgrimage, Corinne Hofmann, author of the global bestseller The White Masai, delves into the slums of Nairobi to uncover the heart-warming and heart-breaking stories of unforgettable people and places, then treks 500 miles across the...
- Location(s): Azerbaijan, Kenya
- Genre(s): Thriller
- Era(s): Modern
Two sets of fugitives Two sets of enemies One bizarre encounter When a chance collision with a beautiful woman in Central Park results in a head injury, international business consultant James McBride’s perfectly structured and rote life suddenly begins...
- Location(s): Iten, Kenya
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Modern
After years of watching Kenyan athletes win the world’s biggest races, from the Olympics to big city marathons, Runner’s World contributor Adharanand Finn set out to discover just what it was that made them so fast – and to...
The People of Ostrich Mountain
- Location(s): Kenya
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1950s
As the 1950s Mau Mau war breaks out in the foothills of Mt. Kenya, Wambũi, a fourteen-year-old girl leaves her besieged village to join a prestigious boarding school a half day’s journey away by train. There, she becomes aware...
- Location(s): Kenya
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): 2002
Bill Bryson goes to Kenya at the invitation of CARE International, the charity dedicated to working with local communities to eradicate poverty around the world. Kenya, generally regarded as the cradle of humankind, is a land of stunning landscapes,...
An African Love Story: Love, Life and Elephants
- Location(s): Kenya, Tsavo East National Park
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Contemporary
Daphne Sheldrick’s best-selling love story of romance, life and elephants, An African Love Story: Love, Life and Elephants is an incredible story from Africa’s greatest living conservationist. A typical day for Daphne involves rescuing baby elephants from poachers; finding...
- Location(s): Kenya
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 1950's - 1980's
Despite troubled times, Kenya moves on in hope, epitomised in this book, which can be read as a love story, a psychological thriller, or as an exploration into the interactions of people of different races. Superstition and Christian faith...
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