Winner of the 1990 Commonwealth First Novel Prize (Africa). The Gunny Sack follows the bizarre tale of an old and unremarkable bag and the life changing secrets within it. In exile from Tanzania, Salim Juma is given a gunny sack by his beloved, but strange, great-aunt. The bag takes him back to his childhood, when he was first mesmerised by the peculiar mementos inside. He soon begins to piece together the stories hidden within, only to discover the truth behind a fateful series of events that changed his family forever. The stories that follow stretch across four generations of Salim's family, tracing their footsteps and unravelling their loves, betrayals, and incredible misadventures. The Gunny Sack is an extraordinary chronicle into the experiences of Indian migrants in Africa as they struggled under changing power structures, from German invasions to British colonialism.

THE GUNNY SACK MAN: A book that gets kids excited about chores! Item features: *64 pages*Hardcover*Rhyming text*Bright and colorful illustrations*Motivational story for children Book Sample (Pages 14-20):"Who is The Gunny Sack Man?" asked little Karen and big Ruth Anne. Their eyes were bright, their ears in tune. "Tell us! Will he come soon?" "Hmm..." said mom. "He will come when he can. Now, let me tell you about The Gunny Sack Man: "He has wrinkles all brown and a hunched-over back. He carries a cane and an old gunny sack. He eats children's toys and munches on socks, gobbles up blankets, wrappers and blocks..." You can finish learning about The Gunny Sack Man in this delightful story. This book teaches children: *Cleaning can be fun.*Good and bad consequences follow their actions. *Using their imagination is good motivation. Imagine: *Kids who clean their bedrooms with enthusiasm. * Kids and you having fun at chore time. * Kids who come to visit and beg to clean your whole house! Imagine a character more fun than Santa Claus and the tooth fairy combined. Stop imagining. The Gunny Sack Man is here! Parents need him. Children love him. Once the family meets The Gunny Sack Man, he will be a constant and welcome visitor. The book is filled with lively illustrations and a fun to read text. If you use The Gunny Sack Man correctly, you will be amazed at the results. Most kids will want to start cleaning before you even finish reading. Join the families who have already met The Gunny Sack Man and invite him into your home today!

It's the summer of 1962, middle of the Cold War, and the O'Brien family has moved off-grid to the Mojave Desert in Southern California. After all, the desert has to be a safer place to raise a family than the crime-ridden city, and there they can build a new future. But evil also stalks dusty desert roads, and eight-year-old Nonni finds herself harboring a terrible secret: Only she can identify the predator who has been terrorizing the community. And he knows where she lives.

Many teachers of African studies have found novels to be effective assignments in courses. In this guide, teachers describe their favourite African novels - drawn from all over the continent - and share their experiences of using them in the classroom.

"A groundbreaking move beyond the first generation of postcolonial criticism."—Nancy Armstrong, Brown University

A set of recipes and techniques to introduce you to the freezer bag cooking style of outdoor cooking. The recipes and techniques within apply to most outdoor sports where hearty, healthy, leightweight and fun food is a welcome departure from traditional outdoor cooking.

In the aftermath of the brutal violence that gripped western India in 2002, Karsan Dargawalla, heir to Pirbaag – the shrine of a mysterious, medieval sufi – begins to tell the story of his family. His tale opens in the 1960s: young Karsan is next in line after his father to assume lordship of the shrine, but he longs to be “just ordinary.” Despite his father's pleas, Karsan leaves home behind for Harvard, and, eventually, marriage and a career. Not until tragedy strikes, both in Karsan's adopted home in Canada and in Pirbaag, is he drawn back across thirty years of separation and silence to discover what, if anything, is left for him in India.