The Fortunes of Africa the secret seriesA "gripping" (Booklist) and "richly detailed" (Kirkus Reviews) history of the fortune seekers, adventurers, despots, and thieves who have ruthlessly endeavored to extract gold, diamonds, and other treasures from Africa and its people. Africa has been coveted for its rich natural resources ever since the era of the Pharaohs. In past centuries, it was the lure of gold, ivory, and slaves that drew merchant adventurers and conquerors from afar. In modern
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Only it's not a fairy tale
What are we to make of this new industry
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she found herself thrown with dizzying speed into the realities of Palestinian life
The boy's mysterious disappearance from the family's lake house makes front-page news in their home town of Opelousas
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From a "born storyteller" (Seattle Times)
Michael Morell was a top CIA officer who played a critical role in the most important counterterrorism events of the past two decades
He grew up on the streets of New York and in the dining rooms of the hotels in the Catskills
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