Geldof In Africa

Author : Bob Geldof
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Geldof in Africa written by Bob Geldof and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2005 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bob Geldof celebrates the glories of Africa and its diverse peoples in a stunningly illustrated book tracking his journey across the continent. Provocative, informative, funny, poignant and endlessly entertaining, Geldof supplies his own unique take on this extraordinary land.Travelling through Ghana, Benin, Mali, D. R Congo, Uganda, Ethiopa, Tanzania and Somalia he mixes adventure and anecdote to bring the colours and contradictions of Africa to life. Includes over 350 photographs u many taken by Bob himself u of his amazing journey. Author Comments: "Africa has the lot, desert with its vast seas of sand, tropical with its jungles, equatorial with its rainforest, savannah and coastal with its animal and fish. And within this immense continent, more peoples, more language, more cultures, more animals than anywhere else on our world. It is quite smiply the most extraordinary, beautiful and luminous place on our planet".

Author : David Blundy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book With Geldof in Africa written by David Blundy and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bob Geldof
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780230768376
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Is That It? written by Bob Geldof and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bob Geldof formed Band Aid, orchestrated Live Aid, and is the driving force behind Live 8. He has rallied the forces of rock performers all over the world and inspired millions to raise millions for the starving in Africa. He has met with world leaders and demanded that they change their aid policies. He has travelled in Africa and seen famine first-hand, and he has overseen the disbursement of the millions that Band Aid has raised. In this vividly honest autobiography, written with wit, candour and characteristic energy, Geldof recounts his extraordinary childhood in Dublin and schooldays that were both horrifying and funny. He describes the origins of New Wave music and the beginnings, triumphs, and eventual eclipse of the Boomtown Rats. He writes of his years with Paula Yates, the formation of Band Aid and its achievements and he writes of his hopes for the future. Widely admired, Bob Geldof is nonetheless ferociously independent and remains the most charismatic and controversial public figure in Britain today. '(It) shows that by a combination of charm, loquaciousness and irrevocable moral certainty, a wayward, catholic, hand-reared boy can shift the world on its axis’ Sunday Times

Author : D'Arcy Adrian-Vallance
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780836803914
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bob Geldof written by D'Arcy Adrian-Vallance and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing. This book was released on 1990 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows the early years, musical career, and charity work of the musician who organized the Live Aid project in 1985 to raise money for the starving people of Africa.

Author : Oliver Harvey
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780091397
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Feed the World: Birhan Woldu and Live Aid written by Oliver Harvey and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Birhan Woldu became one of the most recognized faces and forms of the late 20th century after her skeletal image was broadcast at the end of Live Aid to publicize famine in Africa. Although Live Aid, led by musicians such as Bob Geldof and Bono, raised millions for famine relief, most people thought Birhan was dead - until, that is, she was 'rediscovered' by Canadian journalist Brian Stewart, who helped fund her schooling and helped change her life. Twenty years later, Birhan once again became a symbol of hope for Africa when she appeared on stage at Live 8 with Madonna and Geldof in front of millions. But how did she get to that point? Journalist Oliver Harvey tells Birhan's life story - from the days of famine and war in Ethiopia when her father literally carried Birhan and her sister on his shoulders more than 900 km on an epic journey to life, to Live Aid and the years of struggle between. This is a truly inspirational story of triumph over extreme adversity. The ongoing crisis in East Africa makes this book extremely topical and important. New Holland is donating proceeds from the book to Oxfam's DEC East Africa Crisis Appeal.

Author : Dambisa Moyo
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374139563
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dead Aid written by Dambisa Moyo and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debunking the current model of international aid promoted by both Hollywood celebrities and policy makers, Moyo offers a bold new road map for financing development of the world's poorest countries.

Author : Bob Geldof
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 9780345351975
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Is That It? written by Bob Geldof and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1988 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bill Edgar
Publisher : Random House Australia
ISBN 13 : 1761048678
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coffin Confessor, The written by Bill Edgar and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2022-08-16 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Confronting and confounding, heartwarming and heartbreaking, The Coffin Confessor is a compelling story of survival and redemption, of a life lived on the fringes of society, on both sides of the law and what that can teach you about living your best life . . . and death.

Author : Martin Meredith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0857203894
Total Pages : 1082 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The State of Africa written by Martin Meredith and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 1082 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa is forever on our TV screens, but the bad-news stories (famine, genocide, corruption) massively outweigh the good (South Africa). Ever since the process of decolonialisation began in the mid-1950s, and arguably before, the continent has appeared to be stuck in a process of irreversible decline. Constant war, improper use of natural resources and misappropriation of revenues and aid monies contribute to an impression of a continent beyond hope. How did we get here? What, if anything, is to be done? Weaving together the key stories and characters of the last fifty years into a stunningly compelling and coherent narrative, Martin Meredith has produced the definitive history of how European ideas of how to organise 10,000 different ethnic groups has led to what Tony Blair described as the 'scar on the conscience of the world'. Authoritative, provocative and consistently fascinating, this is a major book on one of the most important issues facing the West today.

Author : Binyavanga Wainaina
Publisher : One World
ISBN 13 : 081298966X
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Write About Africa written by Binyavanga Wainaina and published by One World. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From one of Africa’s most influential and eloquent essayists, a posthumous collection that highlights his biting satire and subversive wisdom on topics from travel to cultural identity to sexuality “A fierce literary talent . . . [Wainaina] shines a light on his continent without cliché.”—The Guardian “Africa is the only continent you can love—take advantage of this. . . . Africa is to be pitied, worshipped, or dominated. Whichever angle you take, be sure to leave the strong impression that without your intervention and your important book, Africa is doomed.” Binyavanga Wainaina was a pioneering voice in African literature, an award-winning memoirist and essayist remembered as one of the greatest chroniclers of contemporary African life. This groundbreaking collection brings together, for the first time, Wainaina’s pioneering writing on the African continent, including many of his most critically acclaimed pieces, such as the viral satirical sensation “How to Write About Africa.” Working fearlessly across a range of topics—from politics to international aid, cultural heritage, and redefined sexuality—he describes the modern world with sensual, emotional, and psychological detail, giving us a full-color view of his home country and continent. These works present the portrait of a giant in African literature who left a tremendous legacy.