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In Search of King Solomon's Mines,
by Tahir Shah. A riveting quest to find the
mythical gold mines of King Solomon. In typical Shah fashion it's full of magic and
bizarre encounters.
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The Mountains of Rasselas,
by Thomas Pakenham. The authors fascination with the
historical anecdotes revolving around Ethiopia's
ambas
(flat-topped mountains) is the
basis of this engaging and nicely illustrated coffee-table book.
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Remote People,
by Evelyn Waugh. Although very dated, this topic includes some
wry impressions of Ethiopia in the 1930s.
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Les Afars d'Éthiopie,
by Jean-Baptiste Jeangène Vilmer and Franck Gouéry (in
French). Beautiful images of the Danakil, and descriptions of the Afar and other
peoples who make their lives in this harshest of climates.
