My Reading List So Far

I mentioned Step 1 of the learning process is reading, so I thought I'd share my reading list as it stands so far. So if you wanna get me a present... :-)

Personal Accounts

The Masked Rider: Cycling in West Africa by Neal Peart

The Shadow of the Sun: My African Life by R Kapuscinski

An Unorthodox Soldier by T Spicer

A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah

Angola: Promises and Lies by K Maier

French Lessons in Africa by P Biddlecombe

This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President by Ellen Sirleaf

The Lost World of the Kalahari by Van Der Post (1958)

Journey Without Maps by Graham Greene (1935ish)

What is the What: The Autobiography of valentine Achak Deng by Dave Eggers

The Dark Child by Camara Laye

Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight by Alexandra Fuller

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela

General/History

The Harmless People by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Fishing in Africa: A Guide to War and Corruption by Andrew Buckoke

The Scramble for Africa by Thomas Pakenham

African History: A Very Short Introduction by Richard Rathbone

The Bottom Billion by Paul Collier

African Genesis: Folk Tales and Myths of Africa by Leo Frobenius and Douglas Fox

Sunjata: A West African Epic of the Mande Peoples by David Conrad and Djanka Conde

Lonely Planet: Africa on a Shoestring by Hugh Finlay

Non-Africa-Specific Development Practices

What Works in Girls’ Education: Evidence and Practices from the Developing World by Herz and Sperling

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen

Stones into Schools by Greg Mortensen