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Describes the life of the Gabra, who live in the hot, dry regions of southern Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and Somalia in East and Northeast Africa.

A look at the culture, history, and contemporary life of the Kongo people of the Republic of Congo, western Zaire, and northern Angola.

Discusses the history, culture, religion, traditions, and daily life of the Malinke, West African people who live in the Manding Highlands near the upper Niger River.

Describes the culture, history, and contemporary life of the Ngoni people of Malawi.

Surveys the culture, history, and contemporary life of these two groups of African desert dwellers.

Discusses the history, culture, and daily life of the Swazi people of southern Africa.

Traces the development of the rich cities of Africa, fifteen hundred years before European ships first came to African shores.

Presents two novels by Joseph Conrad, "Heart of Darkness", in which Marlow experiences the depths of moral depravity as he travels through a dangerous jungle, and "The Secret Sharer", which recounts a young sea captain's first command through the Gulf of Siam, where he must face the demons of his unconscious mind.

Dr. Rojas and Dirk Pitt are in Africa investigating different things, but are thrown together to save the world from environmental catastrophe.

Photographs, illustrations, and text introduce children to the people, wildlife, history, culture, legends, clothing, and art of Africa.

Sent by her mother to the edge of the Niger to gather rushes for the Ceremony of Beginnings, Nsia encounters many distractions, until the ancestors' spirits guide her on her way to becoming a wise little woman.

Illustrations and simple text teach children about the cycles of life on the African savanna.

After a hot day on the African savannah, the animals begin to move and make sounds in the cool air of evening.