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Land of a thousand hills

my life in Rwanda
1999
A memoir in which Rosamond Halsay Carr tells about her experiences living in Rwanda, sharing the story of her marriage which brought her to Africa, her divorce and decision to remain in Rwanda as manager of a flower plantation, and her later efforts to turn the plantation into a shelter for lost and orphaned children.

The antelope's strategy

living in Rwanda after genocide
2009
Presents a collection of oral histories from Tutsi survivors and confessed Hutu killers of the Rwandan genocide when the Hutus were released from prison and allowed to return to their homes.

Life laid bare

the survivors in Rwanda speak
2006
The author brings together the personal accounts of several survivors of the genocide that occurred in Rwanda during the late 1990s, as they describe the deaths of their family and friends and their lives today.

Me against my brother

at war in Somalia, Sudan, and Rwanda : a journalist reports from the battlefields of Africa
2000
American journalist Scott Peterson describes the violent events that have torn apart Somalia, Sudan, and Rwanda during the 1990s, including the involvement of the U.S.

Gorilla mountain

the story of wildlife biologist Amy Vedder
2005
Tells the life story of wildlife biologist Amy Vedder, describing her childhood in upstate New York, her college years, and her work in Rwanda with her husband, Bill, to save the country's gorilla population.

Who on earth is Dian Fossey?

defender of the mountain gorillas
2010
Details Dian Fossey's life, with chapters devoted to her early years, life, work, writings, and legacy, as well as how children can follow in her footsteps.

Machete season

the killers in Rwanda speak : a report
2005
Jean Hatzfeld offers an inside look at the motives behind the genocidal massacre of almost a million people in Rwanda more than a decade ago, interviewing ten of the killers and examining why they killed thousands of men, women, and children.

Crisis in Rwanda

1999
Relates events in Rwanda after the murder of President Habyarimana including the genocide of the Tutsi, the ill-treatment of refugees, and the eventual reconciliation.

The Rwanda genocide

2004
Presents twelve essays that argue opposing points on the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, covering its causes, the world's reaction, and the country's rebuilding, and includes an introductory overview, a chronology, and a further reading list.

You alone may live

one woman's journey through the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide
2010
The author's personal account of the 1994 Rwandan civil war and genocide, her work with the survivors, and the founding of the Survivors Fund (SURF).

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