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Book Review : The General’s Orderly— An Autobiography of a Biafran Child Soldier

Here is a wonderful review of ‘The General’s Orderly … An Autobiography of a Biafran Child Soldier’ by Arua Okereke: Length: 436 Pages Genre: Non-Fiction / Autobiography ISBN: 978-1-4897-1418-3 Publisher / Year: LifeRich Publishing / 2018 Trim Size / Format: 5.5” x 8.5” / Perfect Bound Soft-Cover (B/W) Source: www.liferichpublishing.com Why I Read It: I was...

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A FEMINIST EXAMINATION OF WALE OKEDIRAN’S TENANTS OF THE HOUSE

May 18, 2017by Miriam David0

Title : Tenants of the House Author: Wale Okediran Genre: Fiction Publisher/ year: Nelson Publishers/ 2009 Number of pages: 306 University of Ibadan book shop The book exposes the operations of the National Assembly Name of Reviewer: Bright Sado Omo Tenants of the house is a fictional representation of the happenings in the House of...

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Realism and the African Novel. A study of Ewan Alufohai’s The Moto-boy.

Oct 21, 2016by Miriam David1

Book Review: The Moto-boy Title: The Moto-Boy Author: Ewan Alufohai Length: 217 pages Genre: fiction. Publisher / Safmos publishers Source: Ik bookshop Rating: 4/5 Why I Read It: It proffers direct solution to national challenges. Date Read: 15/03/2015 Review Written by: Omoh Bright Sado INTRODUCTION Realism and the African novel have become holistically married on...

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Beyond the Trial: A Book Review

Aug 25, 2016by Miriam David0

Title: Beyond the Trial Author: Chigozie Anuli Mbadugha Length: 195 pages Genre: Fiction (Short Stories) Publisher / Year: AuthorHouseUK/2015 Source: Efioanwan “Fifi” Edem Rating: 5/5 Why I Read It: To write a professional review Date Read: 30/01/16 “In life, we are often not able to choose the trials and challenges we face. But...

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BOOK REVIEW: FAILING FORWARD BY JOHN MAXWELL

Feb 4, 2016by Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam0

Book Title: FAILING FORWARD, Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success Author: John C. Maxwell (1947 – Date) Publishers/Year: Thomas Nelson/2000 Reviewer: Amarachi Obiego ISBN – 13: 978–0–7852-8857–2 : – , Failing Forward is a sixteen chaptered book, and includes a preface at the beginning, titled: Becoming a REAL Success; as well as pages for...

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BOOK REVIEW: Best “New” African Poets 2015 Anthology

Jan 16, 2016by Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam2

Title: Best “New” African Poets 2015 Anthology Edited by: Tendai R. Mwanaka and Daniel da Purificacao Length: 386 pages Genre: Poetry Publisher / Year: Langaa Research and Publishing CIG Reviewed by: Chuma Mmeka Why I’ll Read It: Truly African and told in three languages: English, French and Portuguese, the anthology consists of 214 poems, 79 poets from over 23 African...