{"id":648,"date":"2017-02-24T23:19:41","date_gmt":"2017-02-24T23:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregalder.com\/WP\/?page_id=648"},"modified":"2018-07-01T22:28:19","modified_gmt":"2018-07-01T22:28:19","slug":"books-about-lesotho","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/WP\/books-about-lesotho\/","title":{"rendered":"Books about Lesotho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=greald-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=0988682206&amp;asins=0988682206&amp;linkId=66c5923d2999f89c1292ee728f33ca64&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0988682206\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=greald-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0988682206&amp;linkId=f1ff78e687be35e8570e3a2e980d0774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Mountain School: Three Years Learning as a Peace Corps Teacher in Lesotho, Africa<\/strong><\/a>, by Greg Alder<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll use the Basotho poet Rethabile Masilo&#8217;s description: &#8220;Greg&#8217;s book is true: it happened, and it depicts Lesotho as it is. I like the conversational and non-rambling style the book is written in. I haven&#8217;t been able to put it down, and I am from Lesotho! There is language, terrain, people and personal experience touched upon. A book I&#8217;d recommend for anybody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=greald-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=0821416146&amp;asins=0821416146&amp;linkId=7ab870eb701aecc03e235212bd8d8921&amp;show_border=false&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Imperial Gullies on Amazon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0821416146\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=greald-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0821416146&amp;linkId=9aa48d4259c23b7b8a0d894b82aab485\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Imperial Gullies: Soil Erosion and Conservation in Lesotho<\/a><\/strong>, by Kate B. Showers<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who has been to Lesotho knows the omnipresence of dongas \u2014 erosion gullies. Kate Showers gives a dedicated and detailed history of the scars on Lesotho\u2019s landscape.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=greald-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=9991179364&#038;asins=9991179364&#038;linkId=c65caacf42da8518da2e8668ddea1b51&#038;show_border=false&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=true&#038;price_color=333333&#038;title_color=0066c0&#038;bg_color=ffffff\"><br \/>\n    <\/iframe>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"A Short History of Lesotho on Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Short-History-Lesotho-Stone-Elections\/dp\/9991179364\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Short History of <\/a><a title=\"A Short History of Lesotho on Amazon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/9991179364\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=greald-20&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=9991179364&amp;linkId=c7495b5657f8623103dc6c35f1fff84b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lesotho<\/a><\/strong>, by Stephen Gill<\/p>\n<p>The best history book about the country. 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