Lawrence of ArabiaNick Flynn: Another Bullshit Night in Suck City: A Memoir
I'm reading this book right now. Apparently it will soon be a movie starring someone in 2006. I checked out from the library (it's about a month overdue) and I had to repeat the title to the librarian about six times until we were both thoroughly embarassed since I don't think he quite believed me the first five times. Memoirs are something of a fad now, but this book is arguably the best one out there.
Jeffrey Herbst: States and Power in Africa
I first realized I wanted to be a political scientist while reading this book for the second time. Stresses imposed borders, population density and distribution, and the problem of "broadcasting" authority across vast tracts of sparsely populated lands as key challenges of African political development.
Jeanette Winterson: The Passion
The Passion, a story of a French peasant boy who cooks chickens in Napolean's army and the cross-dressing, web-footed Venetian daughter of a boatman he falls in love with, I fell in love with for its language. I haven't read a book this beautiful The Great Gatsby.
Incidentally, I saw Jeanette Winterson at PEN World Voices 2006. She was humble and frank and really next to Chinua Achebe the most impressive person there.
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This is me writing my second Google bomb for Alaa, the award-winning Egyptian blogger who was detained for peacefully protesting the detention of other activists. So here is an Egypt for Alaa.
Read more about the Free Alaa meme game: "Bloggers Rally in Support of Jailed Egyptian Blogger" and about Web 2.0 activism.
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thanks for the bomb and thanks for linking to my blog!
Posted by: Mary (Demoblogger) | May 11, 2006 at 06:45 PM