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Africa Par Adventure: Over 100 Tales, Insights and Observations of the Inconceivable. . .

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'A refreshing blend of Five Star Stories in Indiana Jones Style, topped off with the African cream of current affairs'Africa Par Adventure is a collection of over 100 tales, insights and observations of the inconceivable Africa. It has all the adventure, mystery, political intrigue and pathos of any good thriller story-EXCEPT THAT IT'S ALL TRUE. It captures the moods, prejudices, opinions and frustrations of people who, at some stage in their lives, have been sitting in the boiling pot of 20th Century Africa.This modern day odyssey details the experiences of a wide range of travelers, from anthropologists to retired teachers, TV reporters to academics, and idle wanderers to that modern day the businessman.Providing a ground-level viewpoint of Africa's modern history, the book features eye-popping stories -- the nature of which could make a Sunday Travel Section editor choke on her morning toast.Have you ever...Been held up at gunpoint by the policeLearned how to survive amidst revolutionVisited a place where the police transfer money, sell drugs and arrest you all at onceExperienced the Egyptian banking systemLearned how a drag queen lived her life in South AfricaBeen attacked by killer beesHeard 'No money, no English -no problem!'Had the police hitch hike for youSeen the closest thing to hell on earthObservations of the Dark Continent's A dying languageAre there such things as White AfricansAfrican urban legendsThe little hot spots of the cold warSurvival tips for doing business on the continentTerrorist or freedom fighter? You decideThe problems facing Africa emigration, debt, AIDS, population growth, globalizationOther issues debated history, economics, religion, misadventure, law and order, transportation, war -- and many more...

Language: English

Pages: 492

Format: Paperback

Release: October 07, 2002

ISBN 13: 9781403349644

Africa Par Adventure: Over 100 Tales, Insights and Observations of the Inconceivable. . .

0/5 ( ratings)

'A refreshing blend of Five Star Stories in Indiana Jones Style, topped off with the African cream of current affairs'Africa Par Adventure is a collection of over 100 tales, insights and observations of the inconceivable Africa. It has all the adventure, mystery, political intrigue and pathos of any good thriller story-EXCEPT THAT IT'S ALL TRUE. It captures the moods, prejudices, opinions and frustrations of people who, at some stage in their lives, have been sitting in the boiling pot of 20th Century Africa.This modern day odyssey details the experiences of a wide range of travelers, from anthropologists to retired teachers, TV reporters to academics, and idle wanderers to that modern day the businessman.Providing a ground-level viewpoint of Africa's modern history, the book features eye-popping stories -- the nature of which could make a Sunday Travel Section editor choke on her morning toast.Have you ever...Been held up at gunpoint by the policeLearned how to survive amidst revolutionVisited a place where the police transfer money, sell drugs and arrest you all at onceExperienced the Egyptian banking systemLearned how a drag queen lived her life in South AfricaBeen attacked by killer beesHeard 'No money, no English -no problem!'Had the police hitch hike for youSeen the closest thing to hell on earthObservations of the Dark Continent's A dying languageAre there such things as White AfricansAfrican urban legendsThe little hot spots of the cold warSurvival tips for doing business on the continentTerrorist or freedom fighter? You decideThe problems facing Africa emigration, debt, AIDS, population growth, globalizationOther issues debated history, economics, religion, misadventure, law and order, transportation, war -- and many more...

Language: English

Pages: 492

Format: Paperback

Release: October 07, 2002

ISBN 13: 9781403349644

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