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The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich
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I always wondered how do you get to the top and it seems screwing each other over is the formula.This book searches the rise of Facebook and the path it gained to the control of our finger tips.Mark was indeed a cunning guy who i can say at the same ...more
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Killing Pablo by Mark Bowden
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The Road of Lost Innocence by Somaly Mam
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A heart touching read about the plight of woman in Cambodia.This book was written with one intention and that is to awaken the voices of those abused,helpless woman.Somaly's story was extremely sad but she came out with a powerful narrative.
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From Afro-Cuban Rhythms to Latin Jazz by Raul A. Fernandez
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Raul traces the roots of the latin jazz movement.He explores the interconnectedness between the various latin american countries and the historical journeys and artist who paved the way for this movement.Cuba features prominently in this book and he ...more
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Tears of the Desert by Halima Bashir
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You are Not a Gadget by Jaron Lanier
You are Not a Gadget
by Jaron Lanier
read in February, 2012
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The author started this book on a high note but it diminished toward the end.There is several very important questions i asked myself about social media and other online platforms that this book answered for me.In this highly linked up world everybod...more
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Bertolt Brecht
“Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.”
Bertolt Brecht

Mortimer Jerome Adler
“In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.”
Mortimer Jerome Adler

Rumi
“You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?”
Rumi

Paulo Freire
“Looking at the past must only be a means of understanding more clearly what and who they are so that they can more wisely build the future.”
Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Tamora Pierce
“Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary.”
Tamora Pierce, Lady Knight

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2012 Reading Challenge
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Rushay Booysen has read 25 books toward his goal of 90 books.
 
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