Plagues of locusts, drought and ebola. In Africa homosexuals are getting the blame for everything. It's open season. Homosexuality is called 'un-African', 'in direct conflict with its own distinctive culture', a 'western disease'. What's the motivation behind those leaders who are fighting to keep their continent 'morally pure'?

There's another story. More and more African gays and lesbians are coming out of the closet. Equal rights activism has become a reality and a passionate debate is rag...

During 50 years David Bowie played almost 1,900 concerts throughout the world. His earliest documented "concert" was at the 18th Bromley Wolf Club Boy Scouts Summer Camp in August, 1958. His final "performance" took place at the High Line Festival in 2007 in New York City, introducing Ricky Gervais with a short song.

The two-part catalogue 'David Bowie Live 1958 - 1986' and 'David Bowie Live 1987 - 2007' take you to every one of these concerts. The focus of this book is on David Bowie's live ...

You've heard the many slogans of Palestinian propaganda. They sound something like: "Palestinian terror is a logical result of the occupation," "Israel was established because of Western guilt over the Holocaust," or, "The settlements make peace impossible." If you've felt that these were misplaced but couldn't articulate the reason why, then this book is for you. This book gives you the answers. It blows away the haze of Palestinianpropaganda with real, verifiable facts.The chapters are sort...

At the age of 11, in December 1975, I became interested in pop music. Aside from David Bowie's music, I was tremendously fascinated by his strange hair and clothes. Santa Claus brought me my first single titled "Fame" and I played it again and again. When I saw the German film "Christiane F", in 1982, the soundtrack was filled with Bowie's music. "Heroes" was my favorite song. From that time on Bowie's was the only music playing on my record player. Ultimately I had some 30 LPs and about 40 s...

October 2014 and a devastating epidemic of the viral disease Ebola is raging in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. The non-governmental aid organisation Doctors without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is one of the major actors in the fight against the disease.

MSF needs more and more nurses and doctors to work in their expanding Ebola Management Centres.

The authors responded to MSF's call for volunteers, and left behind

their regular jobs for two months to work in an Ebola Manag...

The complete story, from his birth to his death on January 10, 2016.This book takes you deep into David Bowie's world. An honest and fascinating portrait of a very complex personality.In the seventies Bowie was the King of Glitter Rock, the trendsetter. He was a songwriter, singer, actor, performer and artist. He was regarded as one of the most influential pop musicians ever.His life and career tell a story of drugs, sex, very high peaks and deep lows and the exploitation of his androgynous l...