Growing up in Kenya in the early twentieth century, the brothers Matu and Muthegi are raised according to customs that, they are told, have existed since the beginning of the world. But when the 'red' strangers come, sunburned Europeans who seek to colonize their homeland, the lives of the two Kikuyu tribesmen begin to change in dramatic new ways. Soon, their people are overwhelmed by unknown diseases that traditional magic seems powerless to control. And as the strangers move across the land, the tribe rapidly finds itself forced to obey foreign laws that seem at best bizarre, and that at worst entirely contradict the Kikuyu's own ancient ways, rituals and beliefs.

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Lord and Lady Baradale, on a posh safari in Kenya, anticipate splendid photo trophies for their luxurious labors. But rather than collecting trophies, they gave some up. When Lady Baradale's jewels are stolen, a young Canadian policeman, Vachell, is called in. He sets to work on the theft, but is interrupted by murder. Lady Baradale's body is discovered with a bullet hole in the skull. Every member of the hunting party is suspect. "Elspeth Huxley does not rely for effect simply on the unusual nature of her Kenyan setting. She has woven a complicated web of clue and counter-clue, clever enough to entrance and entangle even the most experienced detective fan." (The Times, London)

Murder on Safari

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Dutton

Scott of the Antarctic

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

AtheneumPub

"What qualities does a man need in order to become a national hero? He must be a man of action; he must be brave; he must be bold; and it is a great advantage, if not a necessity, that he should die in the attempt to reach his goal." 
Robert Falcon Scott was such a man. He led the British Antarctic Expedition in 1911, failed by one month to be the first to plant his country's flag at the South Pole, and died on the return trip from the Pole, just 11 miles from food and shelter. 
In this biography, Huxley takes the view that far from being a glamorous explorer, Scott was a reluctant hero, a complex, obstinate and reticent man. "His was the conquest of self," says Huxley, "a feat perhaps more admirable than the conquest of the Pole."

Atheneum

Lord Delamere and the making of Kenya

White man's country: Lord Delamere and the making of Kenya, vol. 1: 1870-1914

History

Chatto&Windus

Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood

Mystery

Ulverscroft Large Print

A portrait of the romance and realities of colonial life in Kenya, this memoir offers an insider's perspective on colonial and modern Africa

Out in the Midday Sun: My Kenya

Travel

Travel Writing

Ulverscroft Large Print Books Ltd

The Mottled Lizard

Pimlico

Florence Nightingale

London : Chancellor

Last days in Eden

Last Days in Eden

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

Amaryllis Pr

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