which book would you recommend?

[mutuko]

Sugarplum: That book read it thrice dont get enough of it. Its never too late in life as long your healthy and breathing. Definately a must read.

Happy New Year 2009

[Jibril Cessay]

Originally Posted by huh?

1. Destruction of black civilization by dr. Chancellor williams 2. Guns, germs, and steel by jared diamond 3. African genius by basil davidson 4. Black gold of the sun (can't remember the author...ni mghana) 5. Jesus: prophet of islam (can't remember the author...need to stop smoking too much mbagaa!!) there's more but ya'll will think i'm a wierdo hehehehe!!

some more worthwhile books along the same line of thought....

1. they came before columbus: the african presence in ancient america by ivan van sertima
2. the black jacobins by clr james
3. the farming of bones by edwidge danticat
4. the deportees: and other stories by roddy doyle

btw...ekow eshun is the author of black gold of the sun.

[Redi wa Kandara]

These are some of the books I have been reading in the past month or so. I hesitate to recommend books since one man's meat may be another man's poison....but what the heck.

Negro with a Hat: The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey by Collin Grant.
This is a book that will make you realise you knew NOTHING about Marcus Garvey and his 'Back to Africa' movement. Read it and enjoy. Watch out for his amazing quotes: Take the kinks out of your mind, instead of out of your hair! His analogy of 'crabs in a barrel', the real meaning of that famous song 'Brown girl in the Ring'....read on!

King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild. Ehe, for the gritty truth about the Scramble for Africa, the truth about the so-called 'explorers' and 'missionaries' to Africa akina Henry Morton Stanley and the truth about the atrocities committed in the Congo by the Belgian mornarchy....amazing amazing book.

Asterix and Tintin comics! Laughter is the best medicine and they have lotsa tongue-in-cheek humour.

What a Husband by Mwangi Ruheni. Seriously, can we try and buy books by Kenyan writers???
Hekaya za Abunuwasi has been reissued and is available for just Kshs. 230/-! Please, pass on the Grisham and pick up a Kenyan writer this month.

[pizalle']

Best book: My dear bottle, by Maillu

[Donny]

Originally Posted by Sugarplum

Genevieve- That was a good book filled with one surprise after another.

I love all Eric Jerome D.ickey's books. But my all-time favorite was "CHEATERS"... Oooh I remember I almost got fired from my job coz I just couldn't put that book down. I've read all his books except Chasing Destiny.

Genevieve, chasing destiny,not bad.Will finish the rest next summer. G.w.besides i also read wambaugh, john sandford, Dean Koontz, janet evanovich, jonathan kellerman, stephen king, memoirs of a geisha, the arabs;david lamb, sixteen titles in all this summer!!reading can be addictive better than the bar scene.
Thanks for the introduction to jerome.

[Wantai]

Originally Posted by mutuko

"a piece of cake by cupcake brown" whoever came out with that saying you cannot teach an old dog new tricks wasnt real.this lady turned her life round and became a useful person.its never too late to achieve anything its all about persistence.check out CupcakeBrown.com - The Official Website of Cupcake Brown

Mutuko, finally got round to reading the book...was great. Such a transformation.

[mutuko]

Wantai, welcome to Cupcake Brown fan base, still recommend to everyone i know. As a good book to get people in reading.

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