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Vertical Ethiopia
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Vertical Ethiopia documents a climbing expedition to the remote and unexplored sandstone spires of northern Ethiopia. In March 2007, four women traveled to Ethiopia to discover and document whether climbing might be the next frontier for this continuously evolving country. This book is the narrative of their journey.

Told through a series of vignettes that revel what it means to climb, to travel, and to explore, Vertical Ethiopia looks closely at the intersections between adventure and culture, history and opportunity, and sky and sandstone.
Bikila : Ethiopia's Barefoot Olympian
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On 10 September 1960 Abebe Bikila, an Ethiopian, won the Rome Olympic marathon running barefoot. He was the first black African to win a gold medal at the Olympics. Overnight he became a sporting hero, an African hero and for many the first black African they had ever heard of. Bikila was a man of his times - a symbol of hope in the new Africa.
 
Part of the proceeds from the sale of this book will go to Radda Barnen - Save the Children Sweden in Ethiopia.
Lonely Planet: Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook
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Haggling at markets, deciphering street signs, chatting to kids... just some of the situations you might experience while travelling in Ethiopia. Lucky for you, they're all covered in the Ethiopian Amharic phrasebook. So get reading and start talking!

- Two-way dictionary
- Guide to pronunciation and grammar
- New sustainable travel vocab section
- Handy menu decoder
There Is No Me Without You - Audio Book
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The National Book award finalist puts a human face on the AIDS crisis in Africa with this account of an Ethiopian widow who welcomed over sixty AIDS orphaned children into her home, caring for them and helping to place them with new families.

A powerful and ongoing story of hope in the face of despair, it is at its heart simply about children and parents, wherever they may be and however they may find each other.
Culture Smart! Ethiopia
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Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in Ethiopia, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.
Of Beetles & Angels
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The desert, I remember. The shrieking hyenas, I remember...I remember playing soccer with rocks, and a strange man telling me and my brother Tewolde that we had to go on a trip and Tewolde refusing to go. The man took out a piece of gum and Tewolde happily traded it for his homeland...
The Beautiful Thing That Heaven Bears
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Barely suppressed despair and black wit infuse this beautifully observed debut from Ethiopian émigré Mengestu. Set over eight months in a gentrifying Washington, D.C., neighborhood in the 1970s, it captures an uptick in Ethiopian grocery store owner Sepha Stephanos's long-deferred hopes, as Judith, a white academic, fixes up the four-story house next to his apartment building, treats him to dinner and lets him steal a kiss. Just as unexpected is Sepha's friendship with Judith's biracial 11-year-old daughter, Naomi (one of the book's most vivid characters), over a copy of The Brothers Karamazov. Mengestu adds chiaroscuro with the story of Stephanos's 17-year exile from his family and country following his father's murder by revolutionary soldiers. After long days in the dusty, barely profitable shop, Sepha's two friends, Joseph from Congo and Kenneth from Kenya, joke with Sepha about African dictators and gently mock his romantic aspirations, while the neighborhood's loaded racial politics hang over Sepha and Judith's burgeoning relationship like a sword of Damocles. The novel's dirge-like tone may put off readers looking for the next Kite Runner, but Mengestu's assured prose and haunting set pieces (especially a series of letters from Stephanos's uncle to Jimmy Carter, pleading that he respect "the deep friendship between our two countries") are heart-rending and indelible. (Feb.)
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Ato Belacho's Shoes
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Ato Belacho lives far out in the countryside in a village called Koombee. Koombee is a beautiful place with colorful flowers, tall trees and plenty of animals. The village of Koombee has everything you would need, except shoes. In fact, in Kombee there is no word for shoes, until Ato Belacho’s son goes to Addis Ababa for school and comes home with a gift for his father.
Beautiful illustrations depict Ethiopian life.
This story is in Amharic only.
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Addition by Adoption
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A work-at-home dad turns to Twitter to talk about raising kids, embracing causes and adopting from Ethiopia. A portion of the proceeds will fund a clean water well in Ethiopia.