Africa: Dispatches from a Fragile Continent by Blaine Harden touches on a number of topics, honing in on African political leadership and 'Big Man' disease.Bernard Dadié is the country's most famous novelist. English translations of his books include Climbié, an autobiographical account of a childhood journey to France, The Black Cloth and The City Where No One Dies.Côte d'Ivoire, Enchantment of the World is an imaginative children's book describing the country's flora and fauna and post-independence way of life. The text is accompanied by some knockout photographs.Veronique Tadjo's Lord of the Dance: An African Retelling tells the story of the secretive Senoufo culture, known for its elaborate masks and festivals.Baulé: African Art, Western Eyes is Susan Mullin Vogel's account of Côte d'Ivoire's Baulé people and their masks and sculpture.