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Hopeful by A.Himbi

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A poignant tale of two children born in the same environment with similar circumstances, and though connected, they ultimately end up into different worlds"}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}">A poignant tale of two children born in the same environment with similar circumstances, and though connected, they ultimately end up into different worlds

Safe House by Ellah Wakatama Allfrey

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"In a collection that ranges from travel writing and memoir to reportage and meditative essays, Editor Ellah Wakatama Allfrey has brought together some of the most talented writers of creative nonfiction from across Africa"}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}">In a collection that ranges from travel writing and memoir to reportage and meditative essays, editor Ellah Wakatama Allfrey has brought together some of the most talented writers of creative nonfiction from across Africa

Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of our greatest achievements in space"}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}">The phenomenal true story of the black female mathematicians at NASA whose calculations helped fuel some of our greatest achievements in space

Going to the Mountain: Life Lessons from my Grandfather, Nelson Mandela by Ndaba Mandela

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"To the rest of the world, Nelson Mandela was a giant: an anti-apartheid revolutionary, a world-renowned humanitarian, and South Africa's first black president. To Ndaba Mandela, he was simply "Granddad." In Going to the Mountain, Ndaba tells how he came to live with Mandela shortly after he turned eleven--having met each other only once, years before, when Mandela was imprisoned at Victor Verster Prison -- and how the two of them slowly, cautiously built a relationship that would affect both their lives in extraordinary ways."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":14851,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":1579032},"15":"Arial","16":10}">To the rest of the world, Nelson Mandela was a giant: an anti-apartheid revolutionary, a world-renowned humanitarian, and South Africa's first black president. To Ndaba Mandela, he was simply "Granddad." In Going to the Mountain, Ndaba tells how he came to live with Mandela shortly after he turned eleven--having met each other only once, years before, when Mandela was imprisoned at Victor Verster Prison -- and how the two of them slowly, cautiously built a relationship that would affect both their lives in extraordinary ways.

Don't Die on Wednesday by Michael Afenfia

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"This is the story of the game of life, when life suddenly becomes laced with danger and fear, and no one knows how the game will end"}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}">This is the story of the game of life, when life suddenly becomes laced with danger and fear, and no one knows how the game will end

Open Veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"An analysis of the impact that European settlement, imperialism, and slavery have had in Latin America."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":14915,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"9":0,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":1579032},"15":"arial, sans-serif","16":10}">An analysis of the impact that European settlement, imperialism, and slavery have had in Latin America.

My Life Is But A Weaving by Rhoda Kalema

In her autobiography, “My Life is But a Weaving,” Rhoda Kalema, 92, weaves a beautiful tapestry of her journey in faith through decades of service and sacrifice.

Democratic Decentralization in Uganda by Soren Villadsen and Francis Lubanga

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A new approach to local governance"}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":14915,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"9":0,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":1579032},"15":"Arial","16":10}">A new approach to local governance

How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Set in the fictional African village of Kosawa, the book tells the story of a people living in fear amidst environmental degradation wrought by an American oil company"}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":513,"3":{"1":0},"12":0}">Set in the fictional African village of Kosawa, the book tells the story of a people living in fear amidst environmental degradation wrought by an American oil company

Building Blocks Towards an African Century by N. Barney Pityana

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"In 2012, the University of South Africa, in partnership with the Thabo Mbeki Foundation, hosted African intellectuals at a colloquium themed 'Mbeki@70'. The essays presented on that day were collected and edited into this book"}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":14915,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"9":0,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":1579032},"15":"arial, sans-serif","16":10}">In 2012, the University of South Africa, in partnership with the Thabo Mbeki Foundation, hosted African intellectuals at a colloquium-themed 'Mbeki@70'. The essays presented on that day were collected and edited into this book

National Integration in Uganda 1962 to 2013 by Apolo Robin Nsibambi

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"National Integration in Uganda 1962-2013 delves into the problems that have beset Uganda on the path to national integration and explores the prospects for consolidating this integration. The book reviews the process of incorporating three regions - Buganda, Karamoja and the Northern Region - into present-day Uganda, and examines the effects of this process."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":14851,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":1579032},"15":"Arial","16":10}">National Integration in Uganda 1962-2013 delves into the problems that have beset Uganda on the path to national integration and explores the prospects for consolidating this integration. The book reviews the process of incorporating three regions - Buganda, Karamoja and the Northern Region - into present-day Uganda, and examines the effects of this process.

Decolonizing Methodologies by Linda Tuhiwai Smith

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"This essential volume explores intersections of imperialism and research - specifically, the ways in which imperialism is embedded in disciplines of knowledge and tradition as 'regimes of truth.' Concepts such as 'discovery' and 'claiming' are discussed and an argument presented that the decolonization of research methods will help to reclaim control over indigenous ways of knowing and being."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":14851,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":1579032},"15":"Arial","16":10}">This essential volume explores intersections of imperialism and research - specifically, the ways in which imperialism is embedded in disciplines of knowledge and tradition as 'regimes of truth.' Concepts such as 'discovery' and 'claiming' are discussed and an argument presented that the decolonization of research methods will help to reclaim control over indigenous ways of knowing and being.