I gave up television in December last year in the hopes that it would increase my reading capacity. Allow me to apologise in advance for not giving detailed reviews but in the interests of time suffice it to say I highly recommend the following books with which I've provided myself brain fodder over the last few months.
The titles here have made me laugh, think, seethe with rage, cry and wonder and it would be unfair of me to withhold them from you just because I haven't the time to write brief blurbs on them as I normally like to do. So, know that these come highly recommended and trust me they're worth turning your back on the TV.
In no order of preference my reading list from Dec 2012 to June 2013 is as follows:
The Fault In Our Stars - John Green
Sigh. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. I was left heaving great sobs of grief and joy.
Sigh. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. I was left heaving great sobs of grief and joy.
Brainwashed- Tom Burrell
You should read this if you are black. You should read this if you are not black. Made me think...
You should read this if you are black. You should read this if you are not black. Made me think...
The Social Animal - David Brooks
Unputdownable! I gobbled it up in one weekend. This interesting read is yet another thread in the tapestry of ideas about what it is and what it means to be human.
The Timekeeper - Mitch Albom
A satisfying and heartwarming work of fiction. It's good to have one's heart warmed every once in a while and this book gave me a good dose of the warm and fuzzy feelings I needed to stock up on to regain my faith in and love for humanity.
A satisfying and heartwarming work of fiction. It's good to have one's heart warmed every once in a while and this book gave me a good dose of the warm and fuzzy feelings I needed to stock up on to regain my faith in and love for humanity.
Illusions - Richard Bach
Exactly how it's described on the cover is exactly how it is. I wish I had it as an audio book then I would play it all day so my head would always be in the right space.
Exactly how it's described on the cover is exactly how it is. I wish I had it as an audio book then I would play it all day so my head would always be in the right space.
Please read this. I beg you. Read this book.
How to be Black - Baratunde Thurston
Quiet - Susan Cain
Rumi's Little Book of Life - translated by Maryam Mafi and Arina Melith Kolin
Behind the Beautiful Forevers - Katherine Boo
The God Argument - AC Grayling
Interventions - Kofi Annan
Watch - Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya
The Queen of Katwe- Tim Crothers
The Blue Sweater - Jacqueline Novogratz
Hallucinations - Oliver Sacks
Bad Pharma - Ben Goldacre
China's Silent Army - Uan Pablo Cardenal & Herbeto Araiyo
Stuffed and Starved - Raj Patel
Development and Freedom - Amartya Sen
Archetypes - Caroline Myss
Ghana Must Go - Taiye Selasi
The Story of a Nobody - Anton Chekov
A Good African Story - Andrew Rugasira
Haiku for Lovers - Manu Bazzano
GOD - Deepak Chopra
Open City - Teju Cole
The Universe vs Alex Woods - Gavin Extence
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
Rumi: A Photographic Gallery of Inspirational Quotes - Faroosh Brock
The Strenuous Life, Essays and Addresses - Theodore Roosevelt
Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
The Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew Quick
The Zahir - Paulo Coehlo
Tribes - Seth Godin
Bossy Pants - Tina Fey
Messiah's Handbook -Richard Bach
The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell
I will do brief write ups about some of these as they are definitely worth a second mention and have had far-reaching impacts on my life. In the meantime though, what are you waiting for? Get reading!
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