Eva from A Striped Armchair is hosting this challenge focused on non-fiction and the world around us. There are several ways of participating (you can read the details in Eva's post here), with the maximum commitment being to read 7 books, 1 each from the categories of politics, economics, history, culture or anthropology/sociology, worldwide issues, and memoirs/autobiographies, and 1 extra book from 1 category. My undergrad degree is in politics and history, so this is right up my alley! For the most part, I have no idea what I'll read but here's my tentative list so far:Politics: Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope by Shirin Ebadi -- completed 5/29/09; review here
Economics: Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism by Muhammad Yunus -- completed 3/22/09; review here
History: King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild -- completed 5/16/09; review here
Culture or Anthropology/Sociology: Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer -- completed 1/27/09; review here
Worldwide Issues: Gestures: The Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World by Roger E. Axtell -- completed 6/18/09; review here
Memoirs/Autobiographies: The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah -- completed 3/25/09; review here
7th book: Everyday Life in Imperial Japan by Charles J. Dunn -- completed 6/7/09; review here
Economics: Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism by Muhammad Yunus -- completed 3/22/09; review here
History: King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild -- completed 5/16/09; review here
Culture or Anthropology/Sociology: Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer -- completed 1/27/09; review here
Worldwide Issues: Gestures: The Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World by Roger E. Axtell -- completed 6/18/09; review here
Memoirs/Autobiographies: The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah -- completed 3/25/09; review here
7th book: Everyday Life in Imperial Japan by Charles J. Dunn -- completed 6/7/09; review here
2 comments:
Welcome to the challenge! Just wanted to let you know the World Citizen blog is up and running. :)
Ohhh, this one is tempting but it all depends on timeline. I always mean to read more non-fiction but right now am not managing to fit in enough reading time as is.
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