The Adventures of Nairobi Raine is a book series that tells the story about the adventures of a precocious and curious baby named Nairobi. While still living inside her mother's womb, Nairobi's friend, Mr. All Knowing, takes her on numerous adventures to teach her about the world and the people in it. Through these explorations, she sees the beauty of life that awaits her.

Her managers treated her like she was an idiot and invisible. They expected her to ignore the unapologetic racial stereotyping and being passed over for promotion. They expected her to accept the coordinated and relentless persecution - perhaps they thought she was too ordinary, too weak to fight for justice. But they were wrong! She had a voice and an indomitable spirit.Almost British - Revisited reveals the negative and devastating effects of harassment, bullying and vic...

Ever wonder if your most challenging times were also your most alive?That's the question that haunts me as I revisit these essays about my street life as a prostitute. It was a chaotic mix of freedom, vulnerability, a million emotions swirling at once. Hated it, loved it – a constant push and pull. But maybe that's life, isn't it?A rollercoaster of love and hate, faith and doubt, even for those who seem to have it all figured out on the outside.In these essays, you'...

This book considers twentieth and twenty-first century literary and cultural formations of the postcolonial city and the constitution of new subjects within it. Varma offers a reading of both historical and contemporary debates on urbanism through the filter of postcolonial fictions and the cultural fields surrounding and containing them. In particular, she presents a representational history of London, Nairobi and Bombay in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and engages three key th...

This extensive study of gender and trade in Nairobi is "a powerful contribution to African social, economic, and women's history. Highly recommended" ( Choice).Herskovitz Award–winner Claire Robertson employs a variety of approaches to analyze and weave together this wide-ranging study. Her book provides a case study of historical transformations in gender, agriculture, residence, and civil society. Based on archival documents, library sources (fiction and ...

The novel is about the human condition, healing, love, and forgiveness. It is about a woman who has been traumatized by the tragedy of the bombing, her husbands attempt to heal and rescue her, and a young man coming to terms with the death of one of his friends in the same tragedy.

The Daughter of Nairobi Silence is a techno-thriller about Amina, a systems interpreter assigned as the cognitive anchor for a global Convergence Network designed to stabilize reality as it begins to fracture into conflicting versions of existence. When anomalies cause cities, time, and human perception to split into overlapping realities, Amina becomes directly linked to the system and starts experiencing multiple versions of reality simultaneously.As the system evolves, it stops ...

Have you had enough of being lost in a new place? Angry with out-of-date travel guides? Having trouble organizing the ideal trip to Nairobi?The Nairobi Travel Guide 2024 is your solution! Here are four compelling reasons why you need it:Up-to-date Information: Discover Nairobi's top attractions, restaurants, and accommodations with the latest details.Expert Insights: Navigate the city like a local w...

Nairobi Noir brings together some of Kenya's most exciting and acclaimed writers, in this celebration of noir writing, played out on the streets of Nairobi. "Although the range of issues explored in Nairobi Noir is as diverse as its contributors, it all gestures toward a common theme. In this concrete jungle, the hunters and herders live on. As do the hunted..."- Peter Kimani, introduction Featuring brand new stories from: Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Stanley Gazemba, Ngumi Kibera, Peter Kimani, Win...

Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.Representing the very best of African creative nonfiction, Safe House brings together works from Africa's contemporary literary greats. In a collection that ranges from travel writing and memoir to reportage and meditative essays, editor Ellah Wakatama Allfrey has brought together some of the most talented writers of creative nonfiction from across Africa.This creativ...

At a meat market in Kenya, rich French busty wives enjoy being pimped, used and degraded by natives night crew.Imani winked in response before leaning down and giving her a quick kiss while pinching an engorged nipple. The ravishing brunette married teacher moaned again, and before she knew it, he said,"I gotta go."Heloise parted her lips to protest, but the sound of Imani's footsteps receding and the slam of the door cut her off. Her new native pimp was gone, leavi...

Edited by G.K. Helleiner, this volume contains the proceedings of a symposium jointly sponsored by the Association of African Central Banks and the IMF that was held in Nairobi, Kenya, in May 1985.