Collection: Reference

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The extraordinary objects presented here range in date from 2200 BC to AD 200 and are drawn from four archaeological sites.

Presents information on the history and various regions and cultures of Africa.

Presents a remarkable spectrum of tribal ceremonies - baby namings, initiations, weddings, harvest blessings, coronations, healing exorcisms and funerals among others with unparalleled intimacy and candor.

Traces the evolution of the driest vegetated continent from the green and forested, well-watered piece of Gondwana into the modern land we know today - a wide brown land, time-worn and unique.

"The author of 78 mystery novels, 19 plays, and 100 short stories - translated into 44 languages worldwide - as well as three books of poetry, six romance novels, and two nonfiction works, Agatha Christie is the 20th century's most published writer. Only the works of Shakespeare and the Bible hav...