A journalist reports on a year in the life of inmates at Angola Sate Prison in Louisiana, many of whom are serving life terms. One of the key events is the annual rodeo that inmates stage for the public. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.
Presents the diary of thirteen-year-old Nzingha, a sixteenth-century West African princess who loves to hunt and hopes to lead her kingdom one day against the invasion of the Portuguese slave traders.
When you?re ready to purchase an engagement ring, establish your budget, determine which ring style she?ll love, and learn how to select a diamond. Conventional wisdom tells you to spend about two months of...
AFRICAN BLACKWOOD (Dalbergia Melanoxynol) ,It is mistakenly called Granadillo Other Names: Congowood, Mozambique ebony, Senegal ebony, Cape Damson ebony. This tree is widely spread over the African continent....
Sanctions and War what is a conflict diamond?Conflict diamonds are diamonds that originate from areas controlled by forces or factions opposed to legitimate and internationally recognized governments, and are...