In this book, the author of Seven Gothic Tales gives a true account of her life on her plantation in Kenya. She tells with classic simplicity of the ways of the country and the natives: of the beauty of the Ngong Hills and coffee trees in blossom: of her guests, from the Prince of Wales to Knudsen, the old charcoal burner, who visited her: of primitive festivals: of big game ...(展开全部)

In this book, the author of Seven Gothic Tales gives a true account of her life on her plantation in Kenya. She tells with classic simplicity of the ways of the country and the natives: of the beauty of the Ngong Hills and coffee trees in blossom: of her guests, from the Prince of Wales to Knudsen, the old charcoal burner, who visited her: of primitive festivals: of big game ...(展开全部)

Karen Blixen (who wrote under the pseudonym Isak Dinesen) knew the African countryside as intimately as her own face in the mirror. "The civilized people," she wrote, "have lost the aptitude of stillness, and must take lessons in silence from the wild before they are accepted by it." From her own wild heart she wrote this achingly beautiful book.

本书是丹麦女作家凯伦·布里克森在1937年发表的自传体小说。书中以优美的文字叙述了1914年至1931年作者在非洲经营咖啡农场的生活，充满深情地回忆了非洲的自然景色、动物和人，体现出作者对非洲风土人情的熟悉和眷恋。故事缠绵悱恻，扣人心弦。本书出版后，曾多次再版，不仅在东非和英语国家畅销，还被翻译成多国语言。

本书是丹麦女作家凯伦·布里克森在1937年发表的自传体小说。书中以优美的文字叙述了1914年至1931年作者在非洲经营咖啡农场的生活，充满深情地回忆了非洲的自然景色、动物和人，体现出作者对非洲风土人情的熟悉和眷恋。故事缠绵悱恻，扣人心弦。本书出版后，曾多次再版，不仅在东非和英语国家畅销，还被翻译成多国语言。

In a single volume, "History of Africa" offers an illustrated and critical narrative introduction to the history of the continent from earliest times to the present day. Building on the book's established reputation, in this revised 2nd edition, the author draws on the most recent and up-to-date research to convey something of the wealth and depth of Africa's long and fascinati...(展开全部)

This fourth edition of this best-selling core history textbook offers a richly illustrated, single volume, narrative introduction to African history, from a hugely respected authority in the field. The market-leading range of illustrated material from prior editions is now further improved, featuring not only additional and redrawn maps and a refreshed selection of photographs,...(展开全部)

In a single volume, History of Africa offers readers a richly illustrated narrative introduction to the history of the entire continent, from earliest times through to the present day. Building on the book's established reputation and success, this third edition has been revised and updated throughout in the light of new research and recent events. A companion website now also ...(展开全部)

This is Ernest Hemingway's lyrical journal of a month on safari in the great game country of East Africa, where he and his wife Pauline journeyed in December 1933. Hemingway's well-known interest in - and fascination with - big game hunting is magnificently captured in this evocative account of his trip. It is an examination of the lure of the hunt and an impassioned portrait o...(展开全部)

Jack Foley was busting out of Florida's Glades Prison when he ran head-on into Karen Sisco with a shotgun. Suddenly the world-class gentleman felon was sharing a cramped car trunk with a disarmed federal marshal--whose Chanel suit cost more than the take from Foley's last bank job--and the chemistry was working overtime. Here's a lady Jack could fall for in a big way, if she we...(展开全部)