Beyond the Storm: Treating the Powerless and the Powerful in Mobutu's Congo/Zaire
- ISBN-10
- 0970337140
- ISBN-13
- 9780970337146
- Series
- Beyond the Storm
- Category
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Pages
- 343
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Meadowlark Springs Production
- Author
- William T. Close
Description
The colonel's great-aunt sat cross-legged on the carpet with her mouth wide open. With a gnarled finger, she pointed down her throat. A fishbone peeked over the base of her tongue and was easily retrieved. The old woman and the colonel were delighted. The
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