Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara by Judith Scheele #literature everything is politics and poison

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fascinating and compelling page-turner' - Guardian

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Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara by Judith Scheele #literature everything is politics and poison'Engrossing, enlightening, original brilliant' The Times 'A detailed, often gritty, picture of a fragile world this is a clearsighted study of life on the edge' Wall Street Journal 'A fascinating and intimate perspective of the region from the ground up' Barnaby Rogerson This is the story of the Sahara as you've never seen it before. Blue veiled nomads, camels crossing infinite dunes, oases shimmering on the horizon: ready made images of the Sahara