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To: ManyMoose who wrote (162)	11/29/2007 12:54:17 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9626

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To: ManyMoose who wrote (162)	11/29/2007 4:14:30 PM
From: Joe Btfsplk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9626

While largely forgotten today, Ruark wrote a couple of books about the Mau Mau. Something of Value and Uhuru offer insights into the terrorist mindset that still afflicts.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (162)	11/30/2007 4:18:30 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9626

Robert Ruark I was quite taken with him in the 60's. He followed Hemingway to Africa and became famous as a writer on that Continent. His biggest success was "Something of Value," about the Mau-Mau uprising in Kenya.

To: ManyMoose who wrote (162)	11/30/2007 4:22:27 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9626

True and Argosy, the naughtiest magazines that I read as a youngster. Do you remember "Blue Book?" That was the one that L. Ron Hubbard published his "Crete" stories in. I love it for the illustrations of the bare chested Cretan women. :>)