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Africa Book Summaries

An Ordinary Man Summary
An Ordinary Man
by Paul Rusesabagina 2007 272 pages
4.19
6k+ ratings
Africa
Biography
Memoir
Long Walk to Freedom Summary
Long Walk to Freedom
The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
by Nelson Mandela 1994 558 pages
4.35
87k+ ratings
Biography
History
Africa
The Bottom Billion Summary
The Bottom Billion
Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
by Paul Collier 2008 224 pages
3.86
7k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
International Development
Running with the Kenyans Summary
Running with the Kenyans
Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth
by Adharanand Finn 2012 288 pages
3.93
9k+ ratings
Sports
Travel
Memoir
Mandela's Way Summary
Mandela's Way
Lessons on Life, Love, and Courage
by Richard Stengel 2010 256 pages
4.10
2k+ ratings
Biography
History
Self Help
There Was a Country Summary
There Was a Country
A Personal History of Biafra
by Chinua Achebe 2012 352 pages
4.01
2k+ ratings
History
Africa
Nigeria
We Should All Be Feminists Summary
We Should All Be Feminists
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2014 52 pages
4.4
200k+ ratings
Feminism
Essays
Politics
You Must Set Forth at Dawn Summary
You Must Set Forth at Dawn
by Wole Soyinka 2007 528 pages
3.99
100+ ratings
Africa
Nigeria
Memoir
Born a Crime Summary
Born a Crime
Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah 2016 304 pages
4.49
700k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Humor
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Summary
Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2017
4.51
83k+ ratings
Feminism
Essays
Womens
Sex and Lies Summary
Sex and Lies
by Leïla Slimani 2020 208 pages
3.96
3k+ ratings
Feminism
Essays
Morocco
Good Morning, Mr. Mandela Summary
Good Morning, Mr. Mandela
A Memoir
by Zelda la Grange 2014 375 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
Biography
Africa
Memoir
Long Walk to Freedom Summary
Long Walk to Freedom
by Nelson Mandela 2000
4.35
87k+ ratings
Biography
History
Africa
Dead Aid Summary
Dead Aid
Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
by Dambisa Moyo 2009 208 pages
3.7
7k+ ratings
Economics
Africa
Politics
Born a Crime Summary
Born a Crime
Stories from a South African Childhood
by Trevor Noah 2016 304 pages
4.49
700k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Humor
Becoming Nigerian Summary
Becoming Nigerian
A Guide
by Elnathan John 2019 1008 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Africa
Nigeria
African Literature
Nelson Mandela Summary
Nelson Mandela
A Biography
by Martin Meredith 1998 596 pages
4.14
100+ ratings
Biography
Africa
History
The Power of Women Summary
The Power of Women
Learning from Resilience to Heal Our World
by Denis Mukwege 2021 313 pages
4.72
1k+ ratings
Feminism
Africa
History
The Next Africa Summary
The Next Africa
An Emerging Continent Becomes a Global Powerhouse
by Jake Bright 2015 304 pages
3.92
50+ ratings
Africa
Economics
Business
Africa Is Not a Country Summary
Africa Is Not a Country
Notes on a Bright Continent
by Dipo Faloyin 2022 343 pages
4.43
5k+ ratings
History
Africa
Politics
Wine to Water Summary
Wine to Water
A Bartender's Quest to Bring Clean Water to the World
by Doc Hendley 2012 308 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Memoir
Africa
Biography
Now I Am Known Summary
Now I Am Known
How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth
by Peter Mutabazi 2022 226 pages
4.80
500+ ratings
Memoir
Adoption
Inspirational
Desert Flower Summary
Desert Flower
The Extraordinary Journey Of A Desert Nomad
by Waris Dirie 2009 250 pages
4.22
35k+ ratings
Biography
Africa
Memoir
A House in the Sky Summary
A House in the Sky
A Memoir
by Amanda Lindhout 2013 385 pages
4.26
66k+ ratings
Memoir
Biography
Travel
Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens Summary
Orishas, Goddesses, and Voodoo Queens
The Divine Feminine in the African Religious Traditions
by Lilith Dorsey 2020 240 pages
4.15
500+ ratings
Spirituality
Religion
Witchcraft
Things Fall Apart Summary
Things Fall Apart
by Chinua Achebe
3.74
300k+ ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
Africa
Roots Summary
Roots
The Saga of an American Family
by Alex Haley 1980 736 pages
4.44
100k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Classics
Historical
Kisses from Katie Summary
Kisses from Katie
by Katie Davis Majors 2011 288 pages
4.39
33k+ ratings
Christian
Biography
Memoir
Heart of Darkness Summary
Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad 2003 200 pages
3.43
500k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
The Heart of Darkness Summary
The Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad
3.43
500k+ ratings
Classics
Literature
Historical Fiction
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