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Infidel Infidel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 109 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.20 — 93,904 ratings — published 2006
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Desert Flower Desert Flower (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.26 — 44,463 ratings — published 1998
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The Orchard of Lost Souls The Orchard of Lost Souls (Hardcover)
by (shelved 71 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,928 ratings — published 2013
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A House in the Sky A House in the Sky (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.28 — 76,005 ratings — published 2013
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Black Mamba Boy Black Mamba Boy (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.75 — 2,447 ratings — published 2010
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When Stars Are Scattered When Stars Are Scattered (Audio CD)
by (shelved 45 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.59 — 34,455 ratings — published 2020
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Maps Maps (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.72 — 1,028 ratings — published 1986
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Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.31 — 70,686 ratings — published 1999
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Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth Teaching My Mother How to Give Birth (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.24 — 22,011 ratings — published 2011
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Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in Her Head (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.19 — 10,246 ratings — published 2022
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Call Me American: A Memoir Call Me American: A Memoir (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.52 — 4,883 ratings — published 2018
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Keeping Hope Alive: One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed Keeping Hope Alive: One Woman: 90,000 Lives Changed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.19 — 880 ratings — published 2013
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The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert The Last Nomad: Coming of Age in the Somali Desert (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,280 ratings — published 2021
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From a Crooked Rib From a Crooked Rib (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.29 — 682 ratings — published 1970
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North of Dawn North of Dawn (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 20 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.38 — 967 ratings — published 2018
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The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.56 — 1,441 ratings — published 2011
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لا تقولي إنك خائفة لا تقولي إنك خائفة (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.32 — 16,557 ratings — published 2014
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City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,498 ratings — published 2016
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The World's Most Dangerous Place: Inside the Outlaw State of Somalia The World's Most Dangerous Place: Inside the Outlaw State of Somalia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.77 — 437 ratings — published 2013
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Links Links (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.37 — 594 ratings — published 2003
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The Fortune Men The Fortune Men (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.79 — 5,891 ratings — published 2021
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A Modern History of the Somali (Eastern African Studies) A Modern History of the Somali (Eastern African Studies)
by (shelved 15 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.96 — 86 ratings — published 1980
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Understanding Somalia and Somaliland: Culture, History, Society (Columbia/Hurst) Understanding Somalia and Somaliland: Culture, History, Society (Columbia/Hurst)
by (shelved 15 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.55 — 91 ratings — published 1993
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The Mayor of Mogadishu: A Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia The Mayor of Mogadishu: A Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.01 — 457 ratings — published 2016
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Warriors: Life and Death Among the Somalis Warriors: Life and Death Among the Somalis (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.22 — 185 ratings — published 1993
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Beyond Babylon Beyond Babylon (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.91 — 158 ratings — published 2008
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Born in the Big Rains: A Memoir of Somalia and Survival Born in the Big Rains: A Memoir of Somalia and Survival (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.91 — 286 ratings — published 2006
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Crossbones (Past Imperfect Trilogy) Crossbones (Past Imperfect Trilogy)
by (shelved 13 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.42 — 312 ratings — published 2011
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Fairytales for Lost Children Fairytales for Lost Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.19 — 420 ratings — published 2013
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Desert Dawn Desert Dawn (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.86 — 4,631 ratings — published 2001
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This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman This Is What America Looks Like: My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.26 — 3,596 ratings — published 2020
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Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,677 ratings — published 2010
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Getting Somalia Wrong?: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State (African Arguments) Getting Somalia Wrong?: Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State (African Arguments)
by (shelved 11 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.99 — 179 ratings — published 2012
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Aman: The Story of a Somali Girl Aman: The Story of a Somali Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.78 — 827 ratings — published 1994
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A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa A Moonless, Starless Sky: Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,402 ratings — published 2017
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Hiding in Plain Sight Hiding in Plain Sight (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as somalia)
avg rating 2.88 — 703 ratings — published 2014
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Inside Al-Shabaab: The Secret History of Al-Qaeda's Most Powerful Ally Inside Al-Shabaab: The Secret History of Al-Qaeda's Most Powerful Ally (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.13 — 154 ratings — published 2018
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The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast (ebook)
by (shelved 9 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,647 ratings — published 2018
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Clan Cleansing in Somalia: The Ruinous Legacy of 1991 (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights) Clan Cleansing in Somalia: The Ruinous Legacy of 1991 (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights)
by (shelved 9 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.00 — 46 ratings — published 2012
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In the Company of Heroes: The Personal Story Behind Black Hawk Down In the Company of Heroes: The Personal Story Behind Black Hawk Down (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.28 — 6,085 ratings — published 2003
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The Invention of Somalia The Invention of Somalia (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.10 — 21 ratings — published 1995
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An Anthology of Somali Poetry An Anthology of Somali Poetry (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.79 — 47 ratings — published 1993
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Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea (Vintage Departures) Surrender or Starve: Travels in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea (Vintage Departures)
by (shelved 9 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.67 — 483 ratings — published 1988
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Knots Knots (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.03 — 298 ratings — published 2007
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Adua Adua (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.48 — 882 ratings — published 2015
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Secrets Secrets (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as somalia)
avg rating 3.44 — 297 ratings — published 1998
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La mia casa è dove sono La mia casa è dove sono (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.06 — 734 ratings — published 2010
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Everything You Have Told Me Is True: The Many Faces of Al Shabaab Everything You Have Told Me Is True: The Many Faces of Al Shabaab (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.05 — 92 ratings — published 2019
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Tale of a Boon's Wife Tale of a Boon's Wife (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.25 — 150 ratings — published 2017
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Making Refuge: Somali Bantu Refugees and Lewiston, Maine (Global Insecurities) Making Refuge: Somali Bantu Refugees and Lewiston, Maine (Global Insecurities)
by (shelved 7 times as somalia)
avg rating 4.42 — 106 ratings — published 2016
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“May your blessings be as countless as the grains of sand in the desert and the stars in the sky.”
― Omar Mohamed; Victoria Jamieson

Nadifa Mohamed
“In her orchard the trees had been born from deaths; they marked and grew from the remains of the children that had passed through her.”
― Nadifa Mohamed, The Orchard of Lost Souls

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