A very nice informative book that taught me a lot about the African continent and how to count in Kiswahili too! I wll share this with my class during Black History Month.

in the begining the twins saen and garrik are out huntind with there dogs when saen (the older and stronger of the two)see's a ramand he is intreeged he wants to steal his fathers shot gun and hunt the ram but as you will see this is a big mistake .... yes he gets the ram but thats not all .

this is a very good book but i dont think eny one under the age of 19 to 21 yes i am 14 but i have a very high i ntellectual leval it is a very good book and i incourage you to read it

This book documents the importance of herbs on the continent of Africa. In addition, the author details the scientific terminology and the medicinal usages within short and succint paragraghs in an effort for quick study and reference. The significance of tropical plants goes back for thousands of years to the present. These herbs are used with Pharmaceutical medicines and natural usages. Without such herbs, the world would be at a loss for healing. Plants supply humans with oxygen and medicines. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants gives you the best look at the world of herbs.

If you are an anthropologist, sociologist, or physician interested in performing fieldwork and top-notch cross-cultural research, then Dr. Vikram Patel's book "Culture and Common Mental Disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa" is a must-read. The author explains in painstaking detail a lucid synthesis of his library research about mental disorders in Africa with truly elegant and meticulous field research that he conducted while practicing and teaching psychiatry in Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe. Although much of the book is presented in technical research terminology, the summary and conclusions sections are clear and thought-provoking. Dr. Patel is truly a pioneer and trailblazer in doing cross-cultural psychiatric research, emulating and expanding on the work of the original guru of cross-cultural psychiatry, Dr. Arthur Kleinman. I recommend this book as a "can't miss" primer on cross-cultural research and pscyhiatric epidemiology.

The culturgrams are a great reference for teachers, students, travelers, and researchers for quick information on history, geography, cultural, and other important information for each country listed. The information is accurate and as up-to-date as possible.

This book is excellently illustrated and although many people prefer photos, it is very clear and usefull when identifying species. The author is giving a whealth of information on the different cycad species found in Africa. If you collect Encephalartos plants this book must be in your library! Read also Cycads of Central Africa by Peter Heibloem and Cycads of South Africa by Cynthia Giddy.

As a dedicated gardener and conservationist, this book, was written and put together, with what can only be described as a person, who not only knew her "product": but with love, passion and an awareness of the idiots out there like me. I feel so humble. The photographs are superb! Her 'lessons' to people like me, will remain with me for the rest of my life. R.I.P. Cynthia and thank you

This is an encyclopedic survey of contemporary sub-Saharan African music up through the mid-1980s. Organized by country, Graham provides a brief background on local traditional and mid-century popular music and then concentrates on the music of the 1970s and the first half of the 1980s. Covers religious as well as secular music. Includes brief discographies. I did not identify any factual innaccuracies within the realm of my limited knowledge. Excellent index.

dates can be identified by their characteristic appearance and texture and fall into 3 types:SOFT,SEMI-DRY,DRY .This division is based on the texture or consistency of fruit under normal condition of ripening.

I just finished reading Dead Ned (and Live and Kicking Ned) last month. I enjoyed these books far more than any of the recently published novels I read this summer, and I find it unfortunate that publishers, and readers, would let such a treasure go out of print. Shame on us.