Thursday, September 20, 2007

Books read these last few weeks

As promised, here's a list of the books I've had the pleasure of reading this past month. I've already said elsewhere that books to me are like oxygen, so don't be surprised by the amount of reading I do on a regular basis.

Can You Keep A Secret?
- Sophie Kinsella

Essential Rumi
- Jalal al-Din Rumi & Al Coleman Barks

Even Angels Ask: A Journey to Islam in America
- Jeffrey Lang

Fidel: A Critical Portrayal
- Tad Szulc

Getting Over It
- Anna Maxted

Journey of The Soul: The Story of Hai bin Yaqzan
- Abu Bakr Muhammed bin Tufail & Riad Kocache

Losing My Religion: A Call for Help
- Jeffrey Lang

Madness & Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
- Michel Foucault

Mecca & Main Street: Muslim Life in American after 9/11
- Geneive Abdo

On Beauty
- Zadie Smith

Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of A Continent
- Eduardo Galeano

Out of Africa
- Isak Dinesen

She Came to Stay
- Simone de Beauvoir

The Divided West
- Jurgen Habermas

The God Delusion
- Richard Dawkins

The Lives of Girls & Women
- Alice Munro

The Power of Humility: Choosing Peace Over Conflict In Relationships
- Charles Whitfield, Barbara Whitfield, Russell Park & JeneanePrevatt

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4 Comments:

Anonymous michelle said...

Damn girl! I didn't even read that much when I was unemployed and HAD THE TIME! :P

You have a lot of travel time or something? Or are they all really small books...that's it, isn't it. Small books with a big font! ;)

(Love the "book reports" that have been all over these pages lately though, it really is some great writing we've been seeing as of late, dear!)

Thu Sep 20, 01:26:00 PM  
Anonymous Maria Calvo said...

Michelle they're all 10 pages long ;)

Ok seriously, who the fuck reads FOUCAULT for fun??? You are insane! I had to read that shit in university and I'll never go near it again!!!!!!!!

"Getting Over It" is HILARIOUS! I loved that the book had nothing to do with relationships :)

Keep these coming, please!! I like to pick from your lists like I did last time.

Maria

Thu Sep 20, 01:36:00 PM  
Anonymous Colleen said...

What a great list! I am enjoying the fact that you're sharing your books with us now :)

Why don't you have a 'Book' category??

Colleen

Thu Sep 20, 09:37:00 PM  
Anonymous Chantal said...

Yippee! New titles to explore....
I agree with Colleen, a book category would be great.
Thanks a million, ma belle :)

Thu Sep 20, 09:46:00 PM  

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