Download or read book The Slope of Kongwa Hill written by Anthony R. Edwards and published by Agio Publishing House. This book was released on 2011 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Slope of Kongwa Hill by Tony Edwards Kongwa, in central Tanganyika (now Tanzania) had been the central location for the post-World War II British government's, 30-million-acre Groundnut Scheme. With its failure, a village of tin roofed and white ant infested abandoned shacks, devoid of water-born sanitation, became available - suited, it was decided by the Tanganyika legislature - to temporarily locate a co-ed secondary school for European children. Kongwa School was unique in Africa: it catered to 400 students in an arid outback region, home to the Wagogo tribe, but otherwise essentially undeveloped. Based on the memoirs of Tony Edwards, this novel picks up his story when, at age 9, as a result of his parents moving to East Africa, Tony finds himself bound for Kongwa School in January of 1952. Located just south of the Maasai Steppe where was to be found every manner of game, exotic bird life, insects and reptiles, Kongwa provided a harsh if adventure-filled location in which to be educated and grow. The Slope of Kongwa Hill is a fascinating account of the journey of a sensitive young boy to a bolder young man. The story recalls the toughness, discipline, sometimes the brutality of British boarding school life, aggravated by the primitive location and its concurrence with the ever-present danger from living in East Africa's bundu. Fights and beatings contrast with the excitement of animal and reptile confrontations, torrential storms, locust infestation and other adventures. A terrifying encounter with a black mamba, running away into the bush, hunting for game for the school's meat supply, a narrow escape from lionesses, Boy Scout camp-outs, and a forbidden romance during the central character's coming-of-age, combine in a kaleidoscope of never-to-be-repeated experiences, recounted with passion and, at times, delightful humour. Advance reviews "...Evokes the feelings of young school kids in an absolutely unique situation at a time of great worldwide change. The happy and not-so-happy times are faithfully remembered and the setting of the great plains of central Tanganyika (Tanzania) -- in an era before television, cell phones, reliable electricity supply or decent transport -- makes for a book that one cannot put down." - Graeme Berry (an alumnus of that place and times), UK "I was fourteen when I read this book, around the age the kids were in this story of boarding school days in Africa. I was amazed at the experience, jealous of the freedoms kids had then but scared for some of the dangers and violence too. Boy, much of it would be totally illegal today. It's a cool book which I think was intended for grown-ups, but pretty exciting for teens who are interested in boys (and girls) adventures in wildest Africa. Wish I could have been there." - Callum O'Neill, Canada "Having been born and raised in East Africa, I related to the author's memories and descriptions of life. The songs of the birds and the sounds of the bush that are unique; the colours, the dryness, the vastness, the native people and their amazing history, all came flooding back. Once you have sampled living in Africa, you never really leave it behind. A good read and highly recommended for anyone with a taste for Africa." - Fiona Firth, Australia "A wonderful account of not just the author's life in Tanganyika but an excellent record of the children growing up in a country where they had to go to a boarding school, lost in the bush and far from home. So close to my own experience, it brings my memories flooding back." - Barbara Laing (an alumna of the place and times), UK "Feels like I am there, a young boy growing up all over again... I love this book!" - Ted Weir, Canada
Download or read book Growing Up With Tanzania written by Hirji, Karim F. and published by Mkuki na Nyota Publishers. This book was released on 2014-07-20 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Growing up with Tanzania. Karim Hirji, a renowned Professor of Medical Statistics and Fellow of the Tanzania Academy of Science, presents a multi-faceted, evocative portrait of his joyous but conflicted passage to adulthood during colonial and early-Uhuru Tanzania. His smooth style engages the reader with absorbing true tales, cultural currents, critical commentary and progressive possibilities. By vibrantly contrasting the hope-filled sixties with the cynical modern era, he also lays bare the paradoxes of personal life and society, past and present
Download or read book Influencer Networking Secrets written by Paul S. Edwards and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a series of stories tied to five key principles (one per chapter), within Influencer Networking Secrets, readers learn how to connect with people, build influence, and get publicity through the power of strong personal relationships in business. The goal of Influencer Networking Secrets is to help people understand and apply spiritual laws that leverage rapport with others. This bypasses the costs and layers of labor and know-how needed for traditional, paid PR and advertising. By following these examples throughout Influencer Networking Secrets, entrepreneurs can build brands and businesses from scratch. Most people in business hear the mantra of relationships repeated daily. Far fewer take time to observe and apply those laws in their favor. With a clearer understanding and concrete examples to follow, however, more of them can tap into this invisible energy. It’s what gives Radically Generous Entrepreneurs a powerful reputation that precedes them everywhere they go.
Download or read book A Survey of Soils in the Kongwa and Nachingwea Districts of Tanganyika written by Brian Anderson and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book When a Crocodile Eats the Sun written by Peter Godwin and published by Back Bay Books. This book was released on 2008-04-10 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After his father's heart attack in 1984, Peter Godwin began a series of pilgrimages back to Zimbabwe, the land of his birth, from Manhattan, where he now lives. On these frequent visits to check on his elderly parents, he bore witness to Zimbabwe's dramatic spiral downwards into the jaws of violent chaos, presided over by an increasingly enraged dictator. And yet long after their comfortable lifestyle had been shattered and millions were fleeing, his parents refuse to leave, steadfast in their allegiance to the failed state that has been their adopted home for 50 years. Then Godwin discovered a shocking family secret that helped explain their loyalty. Africa was his father's sanctuary from another identity, another world. When a Crocodile Eats the Sun is a stirring memoir of the disintegration of a family set against the collapse of a country. But it is also a vivid portrait of the profound strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of love.
Download or read book Bioclimatology and Biogeography of Africa written by Henry N. Houérou and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-12-10 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering an area of over 130 million km2 spanning the Mediterranean, equator and tropics, the African continent features a spectacular geographic diversity. Consequently, it is characterised by extremely variable climatic, edaphic and ecological conditions, associated with a wide range of natural vegetation and wildlife, as well as human population density, crops and livestock. In this book, Henry Le Houérou presents his bioclimatic and biogeographic classification of Africa. The extensive data provide the basis for comparisons between various African regions, and with regions on other continents such as Latin America or the Indian subcontinent. The results constitute a rational basis for national, regional and sub-regional rural development planning, and for agricultural research dealing with aspects such as plant and animal introductions, the extrapolation or interpolation of experimental or developmental findings, and ecosystems dynamics. Possible problems of applications are also examined.
Download or read book Out In The Midday Sun written by Elspeth Huxley and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-06-08 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elspeth Huxley captivated readers throughout the world with her 'memories of an African childhood' in THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA and THE MOTTLED LIZARD. In this final volume of her trilogy she tells the story of her adult life in Africa, in which the vigorously evoked personalities - from the pioneer Lord Delamere and Baroness Blixen to Jomo Kenyatta - blend with her supurb description of the social, cultural and political upheavals of the time. 'An accomplished story-teller, she weaves anecdotes, character sketches, political history together without losing her thread or the readers momentum. ' SUNDAY TIMES 'She evokes it all lovingly but astringently, especially the glittering, often scandelous life of the young aristocrats who lived in Happy Valley. ' DAILY EXPRESS
Download or read book Development of the Non metallic Minerals and the Silicate Industry in Tanzania A profile of the silicate industry in Tanzania written by R. H. N. Kimambo and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Soil Erosion and Sedimentation in Semi arid Tanzania written by Carl Christiansson and published by Nordic Africa Institute. This book was released on 1981 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Farming Systems in the Tropics written by Hans Ruthenberg and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some general charscteristics of farming in a tropical environment; Shifting cultivation systems; Fallow systems; Ley systems; Systems with permanent upland cultivation; Systems with arable irrigation farming; Systems with perennial crops; Grazing systems; General tendences in the development of tropical farm systems.
Download or read book Tanganyika written by Tanganyika and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Diversifying Farming Systems for Adaptive Capacity written by Timothy Bowles and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Military History of South Africa written by Timothy J. Stapleton and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2010-04-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warfare and frontier (c.1650-1830) -- Wars of colonial conquest (1830-69) -- Diamond wars (1869-85) -- Gold wars (1886-1910) -- World wars (1910-48) -- Apartheid wars (1948-94) -- Conclusion: The post-apartheid military.
Download or read book World Crops written by and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book A Soil and Irrigability Survey of the Lower Usutu Basin south in the Swaziland Lowveld written by G. M. Murdoch and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
