NAIROBI—Every morning, Peter Johnstone arrives an hour early at the Text Book Centre bookstore where he works here in Kenya, to read Ben Carson’s autobiographical books. Sometimes when it’s slow, Johnstone will covertly read Carson’s books while standing to fool his boss into thinking he is working.

As he leads me to where Carson’s books are displayed, a man in a brown leather jacket is already there, reading the back covers. Johnstone tells me that Carson’s books are some of the most popular in the store. He’s currently trying to make his way through Think Big, but is worried he might not finish before his short-term contract at the bookstore ends in January. After that, Johnstone won’t have access to Carson’s books, which are likely too expensive for him to buy.

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