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nwadaba · **Posted:** 05/17/05 05:02:33 PM

The Book of Alchemy

KindredSoul · **Posted:** 05/17/05 08:07:37 PM

Klum_z wrote:

Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance is always a good book if you can get through it.

thats prolly in my top 5 books........I thought it was easy to get thru but that might have been me..I do usaully read smaller books though casue i can never stay on one for long.....anyways haevnt hit this theard in a while...cant even remember what ive been read going thru bunch of things lately...I was reading a book on Taoism cant remember the title off my head but it was a nice read ill get back with the name........the book i'm reading now is by Ursula Markham Past-Life Regression, just one of those things i picked up gonna give it a quick read.......

shamesh · **Joined:** 06/24/03 12:00:55 PM **Posts:** 1968

Anokhi wrote:

I'm currently reading William Darlymple's "City of Djinns"...

jsut picked this up. hope its worth the read.

WordKonXept · **Joined:** 07/04/05 10:33:09 PM **Posts:** 5

High school:

I've read books that have been mention here:
-to kill a mocking bird: one of my fav. race is an issue... and life may be unfair
-the great gatsby: baisicall talks abouts the "american dream"
-The trial: talks about the "injust" of the government! corruption..
-Things fall apart: also one of my fav. book. people are focused to believe on somethin that they don't want to.. great book. worth reading..
-Animal Farm: animals here play the role of humans.. which animal has the "control" . read to find out.
-The color purple- this right here is an heartfelt book!. somethin that still exist here.. it's crazy. Alice walker is a great writter..so much metaphors, imagery.. A definate read!

Klum_z · **Posted:** 07/08/05 03:52:28 AM

WordKonXept wrote:

High school:

-Things fall apart: also one of my fav. book. people are focused to believe on somethin that they don't want to.. great book. worth reading..

-The color purple- this right here is an heartfelt book!. somethin that still exist here.. it's crazy. Alice walker is a great writter..so much metaphors, imagery.. A definate read!

Awesome books. If you like African literature you should also check out:

Beloved - Toni Morrison
The Famished Road - Ben Okri
The Smell Of Apples - Mark Behr

and, if you loved The Great Gatsby, check out:

Death Of A Salesman - Arthur Miller

Xodus BELIEVES · **Joined:** 07/29/05 11:04:40 PM **Posts:** 92

Ultimately, I think a good book is defined by its ability to inspire and implant purpose, whether good or bad; it ushers one in a direction. And with that being said, THE BIG PICTURE by Ben Carson. :xreadpb:

Sly · **Posted:** 10/02/05 02:41:44 AM

Personal Favourites:

1.Mika Waltari - The Egyptian
A Finnish writer in the 50's writes an epic book about an egyptian who lived 4000 years earlier. This book is Life

2.F.D. Dostoyevski - Crime And Punishment
The deepest cut into human nature I've ever read. The oldest story in the world is still the freshest cut

3. Ernest Hemingay - ...And The Sun Rises
A Strange fruit in Hemingway's cataloque. The machismo is there but there's a world-weariness in this thats unique. Plus its the definite book for alcoholics

I'm into Russian writers in general. Especially Dostoyevski and Gogol and Pelevin out of modern writers.

cereal · **Posted:** 10/26/05 03:52:05 PM

The Ramayana

se7en · **Posted:** 10/26/05 04:07:39 PM

currently reading- illusions

ThaOneUHate · **Posted:** 10/28/05 08:58:29 AM

I'm always reading my Bible and other expository commentary that helps me gain a better understanding of it. I'm also reading What's So Different, it's a brief look at religions and how they differ from one another.

Anokhi · **Posted:** 12/06/05 06:42:28 AM

Currently reading "News of a Kidnapping" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez... love the writing...

recently read...
"The Motorcycle Diaries" Che Guevara...
"A Suitable Boy" Vikram Seth... couldn't finish it though... too long
"White Mughals" William Dalrymple... loved his "City of Djinns"...
"Girl, Interrupted" Susanna Kaysen... never saw the movie, damn simple reading and it definitely kept my interest.

Want to read..
Salman Rushdie's "Satanic Verses", want to judge what the fuss is all about, fatwa and all...
"The God of Small Things" Arundhati Roy
"The Honourable Schoolboy" John Le Carre
"Love in the Time of Cholera" Gabriel Garcia Marquez... i think he's brilliant!

PlanB · **Posted:** 12/29/05 08:08:29 PM

Black Rednecks and White Liberals - Thomas Sowell

Klum_z · **Posted:** 01/09/06 02:49:12 PM

'Disgrace' by Coetzee is incredible

and, for anyone who wants a clear understanding of Africa post-apartheid, read the harrowing but tremendous, 'Country of my Skull'

Mars Blackmon · **Posted:** 01/18/06 08:57:14 PM

You i just finished the odyssey, and i finished 1984..Im moving on to the illiad, i know, mad inconsistant but still good books.

the flawless · **Joined:** 05/21/04 06:41:18 AM **Posts:** 5626

I'm thinking about reading the Quran..

domel · **Joined:** 09/12/02 12:12:28 PM **Posts:** 1813

flawless fluency wrote:

I'm thinking about reading the Quran..

why?

Mars Blackmon · **Posted:** 02/22/06 10:17:41 PM

Just picked up the nubian

Les-son · **Posted:** 03/24/06 04:04:56 AM

Behold a pale horse- WIlliam Coop

Sacred journey of a Peaceful warrior- Dan millman

Playboy---Comics BITCH

the flawless · **Joined:** 05/21/04 06:41:18 AM **Posts:** 5626

domel wrote:

flawless fluency wrote:

I'm thinking about reading the Quran..

why?

knowledge is power

Mars Blackmon · **Posted:** 03/24/06 03:40:42 PM

flawless fluency wrote:

domel wrote:

flawless fluency wrote:

I'm thinking about reading the Quran..

why?

knowledge is power

You're a good woman.

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