I selected the ten books on this Ferris wheel among Africa bestsellers at Amazon.com. For Amazon's latest Africa list, updated hourly, click here

And a few more that wouldn't fit on the carousel - Attwood, The Reds and the Blacks | Makeba: My Story | Morrow, First American Ambassador to Guinea | Riviere, Guinea: The Mobilization of a People

For a selection of books on Guinea (Conakry), I first chose two books by historian Elizabeth Schmidt reflecting new research and a "bottom-up" perspective on the history of nationalism in that country. Then I asked her to suggest some additional books. The result, with a classic audio CD thrown in for good measure ("Authenticité"), is shown above.