Congo


The Poisonwood Bible
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
Heart of Darkness
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa
Congo: een geschiedenis
Blood River: A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart
In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo
Congo
Tram 83
Broken Glass
The Lumumba Plot: The Secret History of the CIA and a Cold War Assassination
Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe
Black Moses
The Assassination of Lumumba
Simply Effective by Ron AshkenasHarvard Business Review Leader's Handbook by Ron AshkenasBelieve In Yourself And Your Dreams by Emmanuel DeanFrom Broken to Loved Again by Emmanuel DeanWrapped Up in You by Carole Matthews
African Romances
89 books — 6 voters
Blood River by Tim ButcherImmersed in West Africa by Terry ListerThe Ukimwi Road by Dervla MurphyA New Day Dawns by Terry ListerTravels in Senegal by Terry Lister
Armchair travel: Africa
80 books — 7 voters


Barbara Kingsolver
“ We came from Bethlehem, Georgia bearing Betty Crocker cake mixes into the jungle. ”
― Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible

Adam Hochschild
“ On another point: King Leopold’s Ghost reproduces some of the photographs of Congo atrocities that fueled the worldwide protests against Leopold’s rule during the first decade of the twentieth century. These “fake photos,” Gilley declares, were “staged” by the photographer. Yes, some images appear posed—something true of most photos everywhere in an era when cameras were bulky contraptions on tripods whose subjects had to remain still for a few seconds. ”
― Adam Hochschild, The Ghost Still Haunts: Adam Hochschild responds to Bruce Gilley, who follows in kind

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