Star Of Africa

Author : Scott Mariani
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007486391
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Star of Africa (Ben Hope, Book 13) written by Scott Mariani and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE SENSATIONAL ADVENTURE FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR ‘Deadly conspiracies, bone-crunching action and a tormented hero with a heart . . . packs a real punch’ Andy McDermott

Author : Brian Stewart
Publisher : Boat Angel Outreach Center
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Black Star of Africa written by Brian Stewart and published by Boat Angel Outreach Center. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true value of the workers in the diamond mine is way beyond the value of any diamond miner from the fields of Africa. When people covet a valuable diamond, they will do anything to get it for themselves.

Author : Iain Balfour
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Famous Diamonds written by Iain Balfour and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Franz Kurowski
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780887405174
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book German Fighter Ace Hans-Joachim Marseille written by Franz Kurowski and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1994 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tribute to one of the top fighter aces of the World War II, this new full length biography appears here in its first edition. Marseilles' wartime exploits are legendary with the 158 aerial victories, including 17 in one day. He was, and still is, considered by many of the Luftwaffe aces to be the premier fighter pilot of the Luftwaffe-all before the age of twenty-three. Also chronicled is the combat life of JG 27, Marseilles' unit, and the various personalities throughout the North African campaign.

Author : Matthew Gavin Frank
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1631496034
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flight of the Diamond Smugglers: A Tale of Pigeons, Obsession, and Greed Along Coastal South Africa written by Matthew Gavin Frank and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-23 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Unforgettable. . . . An outstanding adventure in its lyrical, utterly compelling, and heartbreaking investigations of the world of diamond smuggling.” —Aimee Nezhukumatathil For nearly eighty years, a huge portion of coastal South Africa was closed off to the public. With many of its pits now deemed “overmined” and abandoned, American journalist Matthew Gavin Frank sets out across the infamous Diamond Coast to investigate an illicit trade that supplies a global market. Immediately, he became intrigued by the ingenious methods used in facilitating smuggling particularly, the illegal act of sneaking carrier pigeons onto mine property, affixing diamonds to their feet, and sending them into the air. Entering Die Sperrgebiet (“The Forbidden Zone”) is like entering an eerie ghost town, but Frank is surprised by the number of people willing—even eager—to talk with him. Soon he meets Msizi, a young diamond digger, and his pigeon, Bartholomew, who helps him steal diamonds. It’s a deadly game: pigeons are shot on sight by mine security, and Msizi knows of smugglers who have disappeared because of their crimes. For this, Msizi blames “Mr. Lester,” an evil tall-tale figure of mythic proportions. From the mining towns of Alexander Bay and Port Nolloth, through the “halfway” desert, to Kleinzee’s shores littered with shipwrecks, Frank investigates a long overlooked story. Weaving interviews with local diamond miners who raise pigeons in secret with harrowing anecdotes from former heads of security, environmental managers, and vigilante pigeon hunters, Frank reveals how these feathered bandits became outlaws in every mining town. Interwoven throughout this obsessive quest are epic legends in which pigeons and diamonds intersect, such as that of Krishna’s famed diamond Koh-i-Noor, the Mountain of Light, and that of the Cherokee serpent Uktena. In these strange connections, where truth forever tangles with the lore of centuries past, Frank is able to contextualize the personal grief that sent him, with his wife Louisa in the passenger seat, on this enlightening journey across parched lands. Blending elements of reportage, memoir, and incantation, Flight of the Diamond Smugglers is a rare and remarkable portrait of exploitation and greed in one of the most dangerous areas of coastal South Africa. With his sovereign prose and insatiable curiosity, Matthew Gavin Frank “reminds us that the world is a place of wonder if only we look” (Toby Muse).

Author : Scott Mariani
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0008236313
Total Pages : 928 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scott Mariani 2-book Collection: Star of Africa, The Devil’s Kingdom (Ben Hope) written by Scott Mariani and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2016-12-02 with total page 928 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR – THE THRILLING TWO-BOOK COLLECTION... ‘Deadly conspiracies, bone-crunching action and a tormented hero with a heart ... packs a real punch’ Andy McDermott

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309164435
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lost Crops of Africa written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2008-01-25 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the third in a series evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes 24 little-known indigenous African cultivated and wild fruits that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists, policymakers, and the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each fruit to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each fruit is also described in a separate chapter, based on information provided and assessed by experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume II African vegetables.

Author : Jarita Holbrook
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402066392
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Cultural Astronomy written by Jarita Holbrook and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first scholarly collection of articles focused on the cultural astronomy of the African continent. It weaves together astronomy, anthropology, and Africa and it includes African myths and legends about the sky, alignments to celestial bodies found at archaeological sites and at places of worship, rock art with celestial imagery, and scientific thinking revealed in local astronomy traditions including ethnomathematics and the creation of calendars.

Author : Scott Mariani
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007486405
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Devil’s Kingdom (Ben Hope, Book 14) written by Scott Mariani and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2016-11-17 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR – THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES FROM STAR OF AFRICA . . . ‘Deadly conspiracies, bone-crunching action and a tormented hero with a heart . . . packs a real punch’ Andy McDermott

Author : Jules Verne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.GF/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Vanished Diamond written by Jules Verne and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: