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For many years Sierra Leone and Liberia have been too dangerous to travel through. With their wars officially over, Tim Butcher sets out on a journey across both countries, trekking for 350 miles through remote rainforest and malarial swamps, pursuing a trail blazed by Graham Greene in 1935. Weaving history and anthropology with personal narrative - as well as new discoveries about Greene - it is as exciting as it is enlightening.

Decades after the colonial powers withdrew from Africa, the continent is still struggling to catch up with the rest of the world. When the same colonists withdrew from Asia, it kick-started several decades of sustained and unprecedented growth throughout the continent. So what went wrong in Africa? And are we doing the right things to fix it, or are we making matters worse?

In this compelling new book, relying on original reporting from the most dangerous corners of Rio to the halls of power in Washington, DC, Dave Zirin examines how sports and politics are colliding in remarkable fashion in Brazil, opening up an international conversation on the culture, economics, and politics of sports.

"New Book on Jefferson Portrays Him as Neither God Nor Devil" is from the April 05, 2016 Arts section of The New York Times. It was written by Jennifer Schuessler and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Fan's Statue Will Honor Brodeur, Foundation of Devils' Glory Years" is from the Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Dave Caldwell and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.