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"A sweeping, emotionally riveting first novel -- an enthralling family saga of Africa and America, doctors and patients, exile and home. Marion and Shiva Stone are twin brothers born of a secret union between a beautiful Indian nun and a brash British surgeon at a mission hospital in Addis Ababa. Orphaned by their mother's death in childbirth and their father's disappearance, bound together by a preternatural connection and a shared fascination with...
3) Ethiopia
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Explores the geography, history, government, economy, people and cultures of Ethiopia.
Provides information about the history, geography and natural resources, government, economy, people, culture, and cities of Ethiopia, a country located in East Africa, and includes a calendar of festivals, recipes, and other reference materials.
4) Ethiopia
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Provides an introduction to Ethiopia, focusing on the country's land, wildlife, people, and culture. Includes full-color photographs, a list of "fast facts," a glossary, and further reading sources.
5) Ethiopia
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Describes Ethiopia, its history, its geology, and its culture. Describes the ethnic groups that make up Ethiopia's population and their different languages and religious traditions. Explains the climate and wildlife of Ethiopia.
6) The quest
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After receiving a tip from a dying priest, four unlikely partners begin a quest to find the Holy Grail in the jungles of Ethiopia.
7) Ethiopia
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Highlights the history, land, cities, and culture of Ethiopia. Includes fast facts, a map, a picture glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.
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Soon to be a major motion picture starring Dakota Fanning
Like Brick Lane and The Kite Runner, Camilla Gibb’s widely praised new novel is a poignant and intensely atmospheric look beyond the stereotypes of Islam. After her hippie British parents are murdered, Lilly is raised at a Sufi shrine in Morocco. As a young woman she goes on pilgrimage to Harar, Ethiopia, where she teaches Qur’an to children and falls in...
Like Brick Lane and The Kite Runner, Camilla Gibb’s widely praised new novel is a poignant and intensely atmospheric look beyond the stereotypes of Islam. After her hippie British parents are murdered, Lilly is raised at a Sufi shrine in Morocco. As a young woman she goes on pilgrimage to Harar, Ethiopia, where she teaches Qur’an to children and falls in...
11) Ethiopia
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An introduction to the history, geography, plants and animals, government, economy, cities and transportation, people, and social life and customs of Ethiopia, a country in eastern Africa where people have lived for millions of years.
14) Ethiopia
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Explores the geography, climate, wildlife, people, culture, traditions, food, and celebrations of Ethiopia. Includes color photographs, fact boxes, a map, an activity, a recipe, a timeline, a glossary, and additional resources.
17) Scoop: a novel
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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of the century, Scoop is a "thoroughly enjoyable, uproariously funny" satire of the journalism business (New York Times).
Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of the Daily Beast, has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. That is not to say he has not made the odd blunder, however, and may in a moment of weakness...
Lord Copper, newspaper magnate and proprietor of the Daily Beast, has always prided himself on his intuitive flair for spotting ace reporters. That is not to say he has not made the odd blunder, however, and may in a moment of weakness...