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Maps
Author: Nuruddin Farah
ISBN-10: 1559704853
ISBN-13: 9781559704854
Published: 1999-09-08
Publisher: Arcade Publishing
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Book Description:
This first novel in Nuruddin Farah's Blood in the Sun trilogy tells the story of Askar, a man coming of age in the turmoil of modern Africa. With his father a victim of the bloody Ethiopian civil war and his mother dying the day of his birth, Askar is taken in and raised by a woman named Misra amid the scandal, gossip, and ritual of a small African village. As an adolescent, Askar goes to live in Somalia's capital, where he strives to find himself just as Somalia struggles for national identity.
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Somalia & Djibouti 1:1,700,000 Travel Map
Author: ITM Canada
ISBN-10: 1553414055
ISBN-13: 9781553414056
Published: 2008-05-01
Publisher: ITMB Publishing, Ltd.
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Book Description:
Folded road and travel map. Scale 1:1,700,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from primary paved roads to other roads/tracks (poor quality). Legend includes trails railroads, sand dunes, lava fields, international/national airports, aerodromes, ports, gas stations, hospitals/medical facilities, viewpoints, points of interest, ruins, mines, museums, campsites/huts, accommodations, missions/churches, mosques, oasis, lighthouses, caves, waterholes/wells, national parks. Indexed.
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The Prophet's Camel Bell: A Memoir of Somaliland
Author: Margaret Laurence
ISBN-10: 0226470075
ISBN-13: 9780226470078
Published: 2011-10-15
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
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Book Description:
In 1950, as a young bride, Margaret Laurence set out with her engineer husband to what was then Somaliland: a British protectorate in North Africa few Canadians had ever heard of. Her account of this voyage into the desert is full of wit and astonishment. Laurence honestly portrays the difficulty of colonial relationships and the frustration of trying to get along with Somalis who had no reason to trust outsiders. There are moments of surprise and discovery when Laurence exclaims at the beauty of a flock of birds only to discover that they are locusts, or offers medical help to impoverished neighbors only to be confronted with how little she can help them. During her stay, Laurence moves past misunderstanding the Somalis and comes to admire memorable individuals: a storyteller, a poet, a camel-herder. The Prophet’s Camel Bell is both a fascinating account of Somali culture and British colonial characters, and a lyrical description of life in the desert.“The Prophet’s Camel Bell has a timeless feeling about it that sets the work quite apart from the usual books of travel and adventure in distant and exotic parts.”—Canadian Literature
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Somalia Map
Author: International Travel Maps
ISBN-10: 0921463685
ISBN-13: 9780921463689
Published: 2000-01-01
Publisher: Itmb Publishing Ltd
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Book Description:
International Travel Maps publient des cartes pour la plupart des régions et pays du monde. * Carte en couleurs * Index et légende * Comprend: les zones géographiques, le réseau hydrographique, toutes les routes, dénivellation et plans détaillés des principales villes.
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