African Friends and Money Matters

African Friends and Money Matters

Author: David E. Maranz

Publisher: Sil International, Global Publishing

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13:

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Discussion of the different goals of African and Western economic systems and ninety observations of African behaviors related to money matters and the frictions which can result when Westerners misunderstand.


African Friends and Money Matters

African Friends and Money Matters

Author: David E. Maranz

Publisher: Sil International, Global Publishing

Published: 2015-10-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781556715204

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African Friends and Money Matters grew out of frustrations that Westerners experience when they travel and work in Africa. Africans have just as many frustrations relating to Westerners in their midst. Each manages money, time, and relationships in very different ways, often creating friction and misunderstanding. This book deals with everyday life in Africa, showing the underlying logic of African economic systems and behavior. Two new chapters in this second edition emphasize personal relationships, making the book even more relevant to the thoughtful reader. Maranz introduces these principles, as well as the very different goals of African and Western economic systems, plus ninety specific observations of money-related African behaviors. Personal anecdotes bring this book to life. The result is that the reader can make sense of customs that at first seem incomprehensible. This popular book has captured the interest of Westerners living in or visiting Sub-Saharan Africa: business, diplomatic, and NGO personnel; religious workers, journalists, and tourists. The readership includes professors and students of African Studies. African readers will also be interested for what it reveals about Western culture and ways Westerners often react to Africa. David E. Maranz (Ph.D., International Development) has worked with SIL International in several African countries since 1975 in community development, administration, and anthropology consulting. His earlier book, Peace is Everything (SIL International), examines the worldview and religious context of the Senegambia region.


African Friends and Money Matters, Second Edition

African Friends and Money Matters, Second Edition

Author: David E. Maranz

Publisher: SIL International

Published: 2016-10-25

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1556713649

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African Friends and Money Matters grew out of frustrations that Westerners experience when they travel and work in Africa. Africans have just as many frustrations relating to Westerners in their midst. Each manages money, time, and relationships in very different ways, often creating friction and misunderstanding.


Dead Aid

Dead Aid

Author: Dambisa Moyo

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2009-03-17

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0374139563

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Debunking the current model of international aid promoted by both Hollywood celebrities and policy makers, Moyo offers a bold new road map for financing development of the world's poorest countries.


Political Forgiveness

Political Forgiveness

Author: Russell Daye

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2011-12-15

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1610976991

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A timely look at how to combine reconciliation and justice in society after civil and political conflict.


Peace is Everything

Peace is Everything

Author: David E. Maranz

Publisher: Sil International, Global Publishing

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780883128169

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Examines the culture of the Senegambia subregion in West Africa.


The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms

Author: N. K. Jemisin

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 2010-02-25

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 0316075973

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After her mother's mysterious death, a young woman is summoned to the floating city of Sky in order to claim a royal inheritance she never knew existed in the first book in this award-winning fantasy trilogy from the NYT bestselling author of The Fifth Season. Yeine Darr is an outcast from the barbarian north. But when her mother dies under mysterious circumstances, she is summoned to the majestic city of Sky. There, to her shock, Yeine is named an heiress to the king. But the throne of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms is not easily won, and Yeine is thrust into a vicious power struggle with cousins she never knew she had. As she fights for her life, she draws ever closer to the secrets of her mother's death and her family's bloody history. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, Yeine will learn how perilous it can be when love and hate -- and gods and mortals -- are bound inseparably together.


Black Sun Signs

Black Sun Signs

Author: Thelma Balfour

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 0684812096

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A new perspective on the stars--tailored to the experience, interests, and culture of the African-American community--Black Sun Signs features profiles revealing the general positive and negative traits of each sign, followed by specific descriptions of the man, woman, employee, and child typical of that sun sign.


All This Could Be Different

All This Could Be Different

Author: Sarah Thankam Mathews

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2023-08-01

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0593489144

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2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST ONE OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES' TOP 5 FICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR ONE OF TIME AND SLATE'S TOP 10 BOOKS OF THE YEAR Named one of the BEST BOOKS OF 2022 by NPR, Vogue, Vulture, BuzzFeed, Harper's Bazaar, and more “One of the buzziest, most human novels of the year…breathless, dizzying, and completely beautiful.” —Vogue “Dazzling and wholly original...[written] with such mordant wit, insight, and specificity, it feels like watching a new literary star being born in real time.” —Entertainment Weekly From a brilliant new voice comes an electrifying novel of a young immigrant building a life for herself—a warm, dazzling, and profound saga of queer love, friendship, work, and precarity in twenty-first century America Graduating into the long maw of an American recession, Sneha is one of the fortunate ones. She’s moved to Milwaukee for an entry-level corporate job that, grueling as it may be, is the key that unlocks every door: she can pick up the tab at dinner with her new friend Tig, get her college buddy Thom hired alongside her, and send money to her parents back in India. She begins dating women—soon developing a burning crush on Marina, a beguiling and beautiful dancer who always seems just out of reach. But before long, trouble arrives. Painful secrets rear their heads; jobs go off the rails; evictions loom. Sneha struggles to be truly close and open with anybody, even as her friendships deepen, even as she throws herself headlong into a dizzying romance with Marina. It’s then that Tig begins to draw up a radical solution to their problems, hoping to save them all. A beautiful and capacious novel rendered in singular, unforgettable prose, All This Could Be Different is a wise, tender, and riveting group portrait of young people forging love and community amidst struggle, and a moving story of one immigrant’s journey to make her home in the world.


The Smart Money Tribe

The Smart Money Tribe

Author: Arese Ugwu

Publisher:

Published: 2020-01-26

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9781695685116

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Money, love, friendship, investment portfolios-The Smart Money Tribe is back! Zuri, Tami, Lara, Adesuwa, and Ladun are faced with new challenges in this season of their lives. From the hustle and bustle of Lagos, to cosmopolitan London, and the glamour of Cape Town, through their individual stories we see how effective the collaborative power of women can be in building wealth. Is your Friendship Circle your Money Circle? The Real Estate ExecutiveCan Zuri be a boss, get her coins, and live her best life without the money habits from her past coming to haunt her? And can her relationship with Tsola survive the allure of an ex? The Oil and Gas Big BabeWill Lara's resilience be enough to endure the effects of a series of financial blows that threaten to destroy the lifestyle she has become accustomed to? The Fashion Entrepreneur Is Tami ready to grow beyond her pampered princess lifestyle and turn her passion to profit? Or is her business still a hobby? The Formerly Fabulous Housewife Can Ladun withstand the aftershocks of family financial scandal, adjust to a new financial status and cope with the rigours of a nine-to-five job? The Conservative LawyerIs Adesuwa strong enough to disentangle herself from a financial abusive husband? and will the complexities in her personal life affect her ability to earn? This book navigates the conversations African millennial women should be having about money to forge new paths to prosperity and economic power. It explores getting paid more in the workplace, overcoming adversity, how to assess investment opportunities, building a business in Africa, taking risks, profit goals, and the role our friendship circles play when it comes to how we earn, spend, and invest. With each chapter comes a smart money lesson to help you tackle your personal finances.