David Ratner

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David Ratner

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David’s favorite books

The Bible Unearthed by Israel Finkelstein

Mississippi in Africa by Alan Huffman

Notes from the Hyena's Belly by Nega Mezlekia

A History of Modern Ethiopia, 1855-1991 by Bahru Zewde

The Beta Israel by Steven Kaplan

The Case of the Criminal Walk and Other Stories by Hama Tuma

The Case of the Socialist Witchdoctor and Other Stories by Hama Tuma

Platform by Michel Houellebecq

From Falashas to Ethiopian Jews by Daniel Summerfield

Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell

The Barefoot Emperor by Philip Marsden

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The Missing American

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The Missing American (Emma Djan Investigation #1)

by Kwei Quartey (Goodreads Author)

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Adult Fiction, African American, Book Club, Classics, Contemporary, Ebooks, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Non-fiction, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Science, and Science fiction

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