Learn about Botswana, see the West from an African perspective and enjoy a thoroughly enjoyable detective novel all at the same time. This series features one of the twenty-first century's most endearing and memorable characters to date: the wise and unwavering Precious Ramotswe.

This book includes hundreds of powerful images of the African land and people today. Read it from front to back or use it as a reference tool; it includes terrific information, too.

For the full effect, watch this documentary after reading They Poured Fire On Us From the Sky. It follows three lost boys of Sudan as they struggle to rebuild their lives in America.

Fuller provides an intimate account of the both the sublime beauty and the sublime horrors of growing up on a series of African farms in southern Africa.

A sanitized view of the continent, but a terrific way to see how daily life unfolds for Africans who are not caught up in the conflicts that so often dominate media attention.

A first-hand account of a young boy's experiences as a child soldier in Sierra Leone. Unforgettable.

This is one of those books that you'll read loudly--laughing, groaning, gasping. The author's love of the African bush and its wildlife is irresistible.

Not long into your exploration of Africa, you will ask yourself (probably with a sense of urgency), "What can be done to help?" This book provides what is probably the closest thing to an answer that we have.

President Obama's story about his coming of age is worth reading in any case, but its last section highlights the experiences of hard-working Kenyans trying to make their way in their society. If you've ever wondered what it would be like to be a smart, ambitious African trying to make your way in the world, look no further.