# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1439
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28764 "2014-08-31T00:28:24Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in Africa 1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer 2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens 3. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 4. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie 5. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Ernest Hemingway 6. Kahawa, by Donald E. Westlake Excellent heist novel set in Idi Amin’s Uganda. It’s about a plot to steal a trainload of coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28765 "2014-08-31T02:47:18Z")
1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer 2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens 3. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 4. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie 5. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Ernest Hemingway 6. Kahawa, by Donald E. Westlake 7. King Solomon’s Mines, H. Ryder Haggard ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28766 "2014-08-31T04:04:40Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in Africa 1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer 2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens 3. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 4. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie 5. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Ernest Hemingway 6. Kahawa, by Donald E. Westlake 7. King Solomon’s Mines, H. Ryder Haggard 8. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28767 "2014-08-31T04:10:45Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in Africa 1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer 2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens 3. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 4. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie 5. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Ernest Hemingway 6. Kahawa, by Donald E. Westlake 7. King Solomon’s Mines, H. Ryder Haggard 8. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 9. Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28768 "2014-08-31T04:10:59Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in Africa 1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer 2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens 3. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 4. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie 5. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Ernest Hemingway 6. Kahawa, by Donald E. Westlake 7. King Solomon’s Mines, H. Ryder Haggard 8. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 9. Congo by Michael Crichton ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28769 "2014-08-31T13:47:33Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in Africa 1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer 2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens 3. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 4. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie 5. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Ernest Hemingway 6. Kahawa, by Donald E. Westlake 7. King Solomon’s Mines, H. Ryder Haggard 8. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 9. Congo by Michael Crichton 10. Jungle Tales of Tarzan, by Edgar Rice Burroughs ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28770 "2014-08-31T14:02:44Z")
Fiction set all or mostly in Africa 1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer 2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens 3. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 4. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie 5. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Ernest Hemingway 6. Kahawa, by Donald E. Westlake 7. King Solomon’s Mines, H. Ryder Haggard 8. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 9. Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe 10. Congo by Michael Crichton 11. Jungle Tales of Tarzan, by Edgar Rice Burroughs 12. The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28771 "2014-08-31T14:07:09Z")
Does it say something about the publishing business (or about us) that eleven of the twelve authors listed are white? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28772 "2014-08-31T14:12:43Z")
1. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm, by Nancy Farmer 2. Malaria Dreams, by Stuart Stevens 3. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 4. Death Comes As The End, by Agatha Christie 5. “The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” Ernest Hemingway 6. Kahawa, by Donald E. Westlake 7. King Solomon’s Mines, H. Ryder Haggard 8. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad 9. Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe 10. Congo by Michael Crichton 11. Jungle Tales of Tarzan, by Edgar Rice Burroughs 12. The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith 13. Allan Quatermain, H. Ryder Haggard Okay, how about non-fiction books about Africa? 1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28773 "2014-08-31T14:33:10Z")
Okay, how about non-fiction books about Africa? 1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead 2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28774 "2014-08-31T14:41:21Z")
Okay, how about non-fiction books about Africa? 1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead 2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont 3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28775 "2014-08-31T15:37:50Z")
Okay, how about non-fiction books about Africa? 1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead 2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont 3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson 4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28776 "2014-08-31T15:40:32Z")
Non-fiction books about Africa 1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead 2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont 3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson 4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild 5. Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen (aka Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke) ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28777 "2014-08-31T16:28:29Z")
Non-fiction books about Africa 1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead 2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont 3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson 4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild 5. Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen (aka Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke) 6. White Mischief, by James Fox ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28778 "2014-08-31T17:14:14Z")
Non-fiction books about Africa 1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead 2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont 3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson 4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild 5. Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen (aka Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke) 6. White Mischief, by James Fox 7. The Scramble for Africa, by Thomas Pakenham ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28779 "2014-08-31T17:33:38Z")
Non-fiction books about Africa 1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead 2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont 3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson 4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild 5. Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen (aka Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke) 6. White Mischief, by James Fox 7. The Scramble for Africa, by Thomas Pakenham 8. No Future without Forgiveness, by Desmond Tutu ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28780 "2014-08-31T18:58:51Z")
1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead 2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont 3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson 4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild 5. Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen (aka Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke) 6. White Mischief, by James Fox 7. The Scramble for Africa, by Thomas Pakenham 8. No Future without Forgiveness, by Desmond Tutu 9. Sowing The Mustard Seed, Y.K. Museveni (Ugandan President) ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28781 "2014-08-31T19:04:30Z")
Non-fiction books about Africa 1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead 2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont 3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson 4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild 5. Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen (aka Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke) 6. White Mischief, by James Fox 7. The Scramble for Africa, by Thomas Pakenham 8. No Future without Forgiveness, by Desmond Tutu 9. Death In The Long Grass, by Peter Hathaway Capstick ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28782 "2014-08-31T19:22:32Z")
1. White Nile, Alan Moorehead 2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont 3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson 4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild 5. Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen (aka Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke) 6. White Mischief, by James Fox 7. The Scramble for Africa, by Thomas Pakenham 8. No Future without Forgiveness, by Desmond Tutu 9. Sowing The Mustard Seed, Y.K. Museveni (Ugandan President) 10. Death In The Long Grass, by Peter Hathaway Capstick 11. Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela ---
**Author:** ![notquitekarpov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@notquitekarpov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notquitekarpov)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28783 "2014-08-31T23:01:56Z")
White Nile, Alan Moorehead 2. L’Afrique noire est mal partie (False Start in Africa), by Rene Dumont 3. Africa in History, Basil Davidson 4. King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild 5. Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen (aka Baroness Karen von Blixen-Finecke) 6. White Mischief, by James Fox 7. The Scramble for Africa, by Thomas Pakenham 8. No Future without Forgiveness, by Desmond Tutu 9. Sowing The Mustard Seed, Y.K. Museveni (Ugandan President) 10. Death In The Long Grass, by Peter Hathaway Capstick 11. Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela 12. Another Day of Life, Ryszard Kapuściński [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1438) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1440)