Blogs in July 2020

The Sunjata Story 13th July 2020

After the leader of a great African kingdom hears that a baby has been born who will destroy him, he hides behind a mighty army and surrounds himself with magical charms. There remains only one way to kill him....

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A Kiss of Adventure 13th July 2020

Desperate and on the run, Tillie Thornton finds herself in an uneasy partnership with Graeme McLeod, a daring adventurer who comes out of nowhere to thwart the plot of Tillie’s would-be kidnappers. Now these two must join forces against...

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Dancing Skeletons: Life and Death in West Africa 13th July 2020

This personal account by a biocultural anthropologist illuminates not-soon-forgotten messages involving the sobering aspects of fieldwork among malnourished children in West Africa. With nutritional anthropology at its core, Dancing Skeletons presents informal, engaging, and oftentimes dramatic stories that relate...

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Trouble in Timbuktu 13th July 2020

Believing the ancient manuscripts of Timbuktu are part of their nation’s heritage, teens Ayisha and Ahmed are prepared to do whatever is necessary to save this important treasure from falling into the wrong hands–crossing a dangerously hot desert to...

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Timbuktu: The Sahara’s Fabled City of Gold 13th July 2020

Timbuktu—the name still evokes an exotic, faraway place even though its glory days are long gone. Unspooling its history and legends, resolving myth with reality, Marq de Villiers and Sheila Hirtle have captured the splendor and decay of one...

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