'African Lives: White Lies, Tropical Truth, Darkest Gossip, and Rumblings of Rumor from Chinese Gordon to Beryl Markham, and Beyond' by Denis Boyles


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Books : African Lives: White Lies, Tropical Truth, Darkest Gossip, and Rumblings of Rumor from Chinese Gordon to Beryl Markham, and Beyond

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by: Denis Boyles See Larger Image List Price: $15.00 Amazon.com's Price: $13.50 You Save: $1.50 (10%) Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 960.04034 EAN: 9780345356666 ISBN: 0345356667 Label: Ballantine Books Manufacturer: Ballantine Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 248 Publication Date: August 26, 1989 Publisher: Ballantine Books Release Date: August 26, 1989 Sales Rank: 405108 Studio: Ballantine Books Related Items: Too Close to the Sun: The Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton White Mischief The Lives of Beryl Markham West with the Night The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) see more Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - What a suprising little book! I went into this book with the intention of ripping it to pieces. I came away disagreeing with the message and impressed at how well Mr. Boyles writes. Any professional writer should read this book, if for no other reason than to explore some of the better subtleties of the trade. This book is well written, clear, it moves admirably well considering the subject matter which I previously would have thought to be prose-proof. It shows how enjoyable even subjects that one would previously ... Read More

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