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Girls at War and Other Stories reveals the essence of life in Nigeria and traces twenty years in the literary career of one of the twentieth century's most acclaimed writers.In this collection of stories, which display an astonishing range of experience, Chinua Achebe takes us inside the heart and soul of a people whose pride and ideals must compete with the simple struggle to survive. Hailed by critics everywhere, Achebe's fiction re-creates with energy and authenticity the major issues of daily life in Africa.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Hardcover:

9780385008525 | Doubleday, March 1, 1973, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Girls at War and Other Stories reveals the essence of life in Nigeria and traces twenty years in the literary career of one of the twentieth century's most acclaimed writers.

Paperback:

9780385418966, titled "Girls at War: And Other Stories" | Reprint edition (Anchor Books, September 1, 1991), cover price $14.00
9780449300466, titled "Girls at War and Other Stories" | Reissue edition (Fawcett Books, July 1, 1989), cover price $3.50 | About this edition: The Nigerian writer deals with various aspects of African life, paying special attention to the tragic effects of the war between Nigeria and Biafra

Product Description: From Chinua Achebe, father of modern African literature, comes a vivid fable about power and freedom.In the beginning, all the animals lived as friends. Their king, the leopard, was strong but gentle and wise. Only Dog had sharp teeth, and only he scoffed at the other animals' plan to build a common shelter for resting out of the rain...read more

Hardcover:

9780893880569 | Third Pr Review of Books, June 1, 1973, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Recounts how the leopard got his claws and teeth and why he rules the forest with terror.

Paperback:

9789966463647 | East African Educ Pr, April 1, 1989, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: From Chinua Achebe, father of modern African literature, comes a vivid fable about power and freedom.

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Product Description: Really good condition. Makes a great gift when combined with a drum. No marks on cover or pages. Awesome children's book from a cherished author. I ship within 24 hours.

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9789781560439 | Fourth Dimention Pub Co Ltd, April 1, 1977, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Really good condition.

Product Description: Classic Tortoise story for children of all ages

Paperback:

9789781560446 | Fourth Dimention Pub Co Ltd, April 1, 1977, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Classic Tortoise story for children of all ages

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"The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership," concludes internationally acclaimed writer Chinua Achebe. In this book Achebe broke his silence about the 1983 Nigerian elections. The style and wit in part cover his deep despair over the direction of change in his home country.

Paperback:

9789781561474 | Reissue edition (Fourth Dimention Pub Co Ltd, April 1, 1998), cover price $16.95
9780435906986, titled "Trouble With Nigeria" | Heinemann, August 22, 1984, cover price $10.63 | About this edition: "The trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership," concludes internationally acclaimed writer Chinua Achebe.

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A collection of stories by African writers which deal with life and customs in African society (view table of contents)
By Chinua Achebe and C. L. Innes (editor)

Paperback:

9780435905361 | Heinemann, March 31, 1988, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A collection of stories by African writers which deal with life and customs in African society

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Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781556442834 | Amer Audio Prose Library Inc, September 1, 1988, cover price $13.95

A story of betrayal, love, violent death, and hope set amidst the political and emotional turmoil of Achebe's native Nigeria

Hardcover:

9780385016643 | Anchor Books, February 1, 1988, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A story of betrayal, love, violent death, and hope set amidst the political and emotional turmoil of Achebe's native Nigeria

Paperback:

9780385260459 | Reissue edition (Anchor Books, January 1, 1989), cover price $14.00 | About this edition: A story of betrayal, love, violent death, and hope set amidst the political and emotional turmoil of Achebe's native Nigeria

Reinforced:

9780606299893 | Demco Media, October 30, 2004, cover price $20.10 | About this edition: A story of betrayal, love, violent death, and hope set amidst the political and emotional turmoil of Achebe's native Nigeria

Prebinding:

9781417636181 | Turtleback Books, January 1, 1989, cover price $23.30 | About this edition: A story of betrayal, love, violent death, and hope set amidst the political and emotional turmoil of Achebe's native Nigeria

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9781556442841 | Amer Audio Prose Library Inc, February 1, 1989, cover price $13.95

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One of Africa's most renowned novelists offers his thoughts on literature and politics in essays ranging from a highly unorthodox analysis of Joseph Conrad to a tribute to James Baldwin

Paperback:

9780385414791 | Anchor Books, September 1, 1990, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: One of Africa's most renowned novelists offers his thoughts on literature and politics in essays ranging from a highly unorthodox analysis of Joseph Conrad to a tribute to James Baldwin

Prebinding:

9781417671540 | Turtleback Books, September 1, 1990, cover price $24.50 | About this edition: One of Africa's most renowned novelists offers his thoughts on literature and politics in essays ranging from a highly unorthodox analysis of Joseph Conrad to a tribute to James Baldwin

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A textbook reader for young adults features Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart,' plus short stories, poems, and essays designed to build reading comprehension.

Hardcover:

9780395775592 | McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin, January 1, 1996, cover price $19.25 | About this edition: A textbook reader for young adults features Chinua Achebe's 'Things Fall Apart,' plus short stories, poems, and essays designed to build reading comprehension.
9789990061208 | Houghton Mifflin School, January 1, 1996, cover price $0.02

Product Description: This best-selling chemistry text integrates chemical principles and applications with generous amounts of descriptive chemistry. A uniquely beautiful and dynamic art program emphasizes the close relationship between macroscopic observations of chemical and physical changes, the symbols we use to describe them, and the way we view those changes at the atomic and molecular level...read more

Hardcover:

9780878059294 | Univ Pr of Mississippi, October 1, 1997, cover price $50.00 | About this edition: Book by Achebe, Chinua

Paperback:

9780030777592, titled "Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity" | Holt Rinehart & Winston, May 1, 2000, cover price $158.95 | also contains Chemistry & Chemical Reactivity, Conversations With Chinua Achebe | About this edition: This best-selling chemistry text integrates chemical principles and applications with generous amounts of descriptive chemistry.

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An album of ninety full-color photographs of life in contemporary South Africa includes never-before-published poems by the author of the classic twentieth-century novel, Things Fall Apart, about the issues Africa faces today. (view table of contents)
By Chinua Achebe and Robert Lyons (photographer)

Hardcover:

9780385490382 | Anchor Books, December 1, 1998, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: An album of ninety photographs of life in contemporary South Africa includes poems about the issues Africa faces today

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In three powerful essays, the acclaimed, Nigerian-born novelist and author of Things Fall Apart explores the complexities of African culture and discusses the devastating impact of European cultural imperialism on the African experience. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Hardcover:

9780195135060 | Oxford Univ Pr, June 1, 2000, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: The Nigerian author recounts his own experiences with English education, discusses its effects on him as a colonial writer, and argues that African authors need to remain rooted in their own cultures.

Paperback:

9780385721332 | Reprint edition (Anchor Books, September 1, 2001), cover price $12.00 | About this edition: In three powerful essays, the acclaimed, Nigerian-born novelist and author of Things Fall Apart explores the complexities of African culture and discusses the devastating impact of European cultural imperialism on the African experience.

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Product Description: Book by Achebe, Chinua (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Hardcover:

9780821924129 | Emc Pub, January 1, 2002, cover price $19.88 | About this edition: Book by Achebe, Chinua

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An anthology of twenty-five short stories by the very best emerging and award-winning contemporary African writers illuminates modern-day concerns and realities of African life and features the writing of Ben Okri, Chinua Achebe, and others. Orginally published as African Rhapsody: Short Stories of the Contemporary African Experience. Reprint. 17,500 first printing. (view table of contents)
By Chinua Achebe (foreword by) and Nadezda Obradovic (editor)

Paperback:

9780385722407 | Rep sub edition (Anchor Books, December 1, 2002), cover price $17.95 | About this edition: An anthology of twenty-five short stories by the very best emerging and award-winning contemporary African writers illuminates modern-day concerns and realities of African life and features the writing of Ben Okri, Chinua Achebe, and others.

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Paperback:

9781586634070 | Spark Pub Group, September 1, 2003, cover price $5.95

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A collection of poetry spanning the full range of the African-born author's acclaimed career has been updated to include seven never-before-published works, as well as much of his early poetry that explores such themes as the African consciousness, the tragedy of Biafra, and the mysteries of human relationships. Original. 20,000 first printing.

Paperback:

9781400076581 | Anchor Books, August 1, 2004, cover price $14.00 | About this edition: A collection of poetry spanning the full range of the African-born author's acclaimed career has been updated to include seven never-before-published works, as well as much of his early poetry that explores such themes as the African consciousness, the tragedy of Biafra, and the mysteries of human relationships.

Prebinding:

9781417672226 | Turtleback Books, August 1, 2004, cover price $23.35

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By Walter Abish (contributor), Chinua Achebe (contributor) and Bradford Morrow

Paperback:

9780941964593 | Bard College Center, January 1, 2005, cover price $15.00

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A bright young Nigerian civil servant's promising future is threatened by his acceptance of bribes

Hardcover:

9780839210771 | Astor-Honor Inc, March 1, 1961, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: A bright young Nigerian civil servant's promising future is threatened by his acceptance of bribes

Paperback:

9781405072991 | Macmillan Educ Ltd, May 17, 2005, cover price $8.10 | also contains No Longer at Ease
9780385474559 | Reprint edition (Anchor Books, October 1, 1994), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: The sequel to the classic, Things Fall Apart, tells of a troubled young African whose formal education separates him from his roots and makes him part of a corrupt ruling elite he despises.
9780449300237 | Reissue edition (Fawcett Books, August 1, 1990), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: A bright young Nigerian civil servant's promising future is threatened by his acceptance of bribes
9780435905286 | Heinemann, May 1, 1981, cover price $8.95 | also contains Climates and Cultures
9780839250081 | Astor-Honor Inc, June 1, 1961, cover price $5.95
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Reinforced:

9780606200721 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $16.83 | also contains No Longer at Ease

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A bright young Nigerian civil servant's promising future is threatened by his acceptance of bribes

Paperback:

9781405072991 | Macmillan Educ Ltd, May 17, 2005, cover price $8.10 | also contains No Longer at Ease
9780435272258 | Delta Systems Co Inc, February 1, 1995, cover price $5.75 | About this edition: A bright young Nigerian civil servant's promising future is threatened by his acceptance of bribes

Reinforced:

9780606200721 | Demco Media, February 1, 2002, cover price $16.83 | also contains No Longer at Ease

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