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"Retirement Planning: A Holistic Guide to a Satisfying Season" by Rose Wakiria is a practical 105-page Kenyan guide to secure, fulfilling retirement. Covering financial …
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"The Luo Girl: From Infancy to Marriage" (1955) by Simeon H. Ominde is a pioneering sociological study and former university thesis documenting traditional Luo rites of …
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"Parliament of Owls" by Adipo Sidang' is a powerful 2016 Kenyan poetry collection blending sharp political satire, pan-African critique, romance, existential musings, an…
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"Betrayal in the City" (1976) by Prof. Francis Imbuga is a landmark Kenyan political play set in fictional Kafira, critiquing post-independence corruption, oppression, b…
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"The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness" by Morgan Housel (2020) is a bestselling 256-page exploration of behavioral finance through 1…
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"What Is Christianity?: The Last Writings" by Pope Benedict XVI is a posthumous 2023 collection of 16 essays (four unpublished) offering his final reflections on core Ch…
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"Negro With a Hat: The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey" by Colin Grant is a balanced, engaging 2008 biography tracing Jamaican-born Garvey's journey from self-reliance to…
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"Beyond 8 to 5: Critical Lessons by a Retrenchee" by Daisy Nyaga is a concise, motivational 53-page guide drawn from her Kenya Airways retrenchment experience. It urges …
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"Away from Victory" by Zachary Oguda is a bold exposé on Kenyan football's deep-rooted corruption, mismanagement, and privilege. Chronicling Nick Mwendwa's rise at FKF, …
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Miguna Miguna's Treason: The Case Against Tyrants & Renegades delivers a raw, insider exposé of NASA's 2017 election machinery, Raila Odinga's inner circle betrayals, mo…
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Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor’s Dust is a lyrical, haunting portrait of Kenya’s silences, secrets, and traumas—mythical characters, poetic prose, and a narrative that sustains b…
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Mark Manson’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck challenges conventional ideas of happiness and success. Through counterintuitive lessons, he urges readers to embrace r…
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