Books published by Book Builders Editions Africa

The Atlas of Retinal Diseases in Nigerians is an attempt to document common retinal diseases seen by the author over the past 20 years. The book is intended to be a quick reference guide for ophthalmologist-in-training and to offer brief management modalities based on evidence in the literature. Some major landmark retinal studies are summarized to help in decision-making based on scientific evidence. A section on the use of mobile phones for taking retinal pictures is included to aid patient education and telemedicine. Finally, retinal studies by the author carried out on Nigerians is summarized at the end of the book.

Cat Man Dew, a poetry collection by Nigerian poet Mark Nwagwu is, like it's predecessor Helen not-of-troy, dedicated to his wife, Helen and a celebration of marital love. It is about the ordinary chances of a long and busy life, boyhood memories, family meetings, birthdays, a day in bed, a rain storm, ofe Owerri and Christmas in Kathmandu.

Woman in twentieth century colonial Africa experienced a loss of power in their social-economic status. The Women Went Radical provides a narrative of radical expressions extracted from the numerous petitions written to advance and advocate the cause of Yoruba women through individual and collective action. This analyses the impact and implication of petition writing on the administration of traditional and modern governments in colonial Yorubaland. The political context accurately projects the roles of women in influencing, resisting, negotiating and counteracting policies within the political system. The research argues that petition writing is a form of politics and radicalism that is not limited to national issues but also to their manifestation from the actions of the citizens-that is 'politics from the grassroots'.

The book The Time of Life is a Spirit, a Spirit guided source of hope and encouragement for those awaiting God, for their Eureka moment and a reminder of God's word and love."In this timely book,'Lekan Agunbiade reiterates that God is working according to a plan, and our Heavenly Leader is eminently trustworthy. Building line upon line, and precept upon precept, the author accumulates a wealth of Scriptural examples to remind us of God's unwavering faithfulness towards us, and His abundant record of fulfilling that which He has promised." - Nick Park, Senior Pastor, Solid Rock Church, Drogheda National Bishop, Church of God, Ireland

Mark Nwagwu's My Eyes Dance is a novel of character and a novel of ideas. The character around whom most of the action accretes is Chioma Ijeoma, and the ideas surrounding most of the themes are about African ancestor worship and its attendant idea of totemism.Chioma, a great grand daughter of Pa Akadike of Okeosisi becomes the carrier of the ancestral genes by receiving an ancestral 'walking stick' that has a mind of its own and tries to influence Chioma's actions at important moments in her life. The totem becomes Chioma's alter ego, the projection of her life-drive which keeps her in contact with her profession and her society.

The autobiography is of the celebrated medical scholar Professor Allen Bankole Oladunmoye Olukayode, who was Vice Chancellor at The University of Ibadan from 1991 to 1995. Studying Medicine first at at Guy's Hospital Medical School, London he went on to higher degrees at Edinburgh University in 1969; London University (School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene) in 1970 and Nigerian's premier university, University of Ibadan in 1975. He was awarded the Commonwealth scholarship for Medicine from 1968 to 1970. As a professor of Preventive and Social Medicine at the University of Ibadan Oyediran had a significant contribution to the area of tropical and preventive health in Nigeria before attaining the zenith of academic ambition by being appointed the Vice Chancellor of one of Africa's finest universities and Nigeria's first, University of Ibadan.

Seventy percent of the global burden of mental disorders is located in low and middle income countries (LMIC),including sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, in Africa,only 0.62% of the national health budget is allocated to mental health compared to a global median of 2.8% and 5% in Europe. The government is the source of funding in 62%of patients with severe mental disorder in the World Health Organisation (WHO), Africa Region, the lowest of all the WHO regions, and lower compared to a global median of 79%. This is compounded by poor resources, with mental health outpatient facilities in WHO Africa Region being less that 10% of the global median. To address these problems, the WHO launched its Mental Health Action Gap Programme (mhGAP) in 2008, to scale-up mental health services in low and middle income countries (LMIC). The book is directed to all policy makers in sub-Saharan Africa to aid decision making about the urgent need for sustainable and relevant mental health care strategies, and the important areas that need priority. The book should be helpful to local and international researchers in formulating research questions relevant to the African continent and it will be of interest to medical practitioners and students in the region as adjunct to standard text books.

The Balogun institution is part of an elaborate chieftaincy tradition among the Yoruba of south western Nigeria, whose antiquity predates modern times. This book examines histories of origin and significance of the chieftaincy, as well as various contexts of its evolution into a formidable traditional institution in Yoruba land. In doing so, the peculiar traits and experiences of various holders of the title in select Yoruba communities are examined within specific historical contexts, drawing attention to the exploits of heroes and villains in their collective history.