Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
"Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia is a 2006 memoir by American author Elizabeth Gilbert. The memoir chronicles the author's trip around the world after her divorce and what she discovered during her travels. The book remained on the New York Times Best Seller list for 187 weeks" - Wikipedia
so far this book has been a pleasure, but i've just reached "India". Ill keep you posted as i continue.
From Babylon to Timbuktu: A History of the Ancient Black Races Including the Black Hebrews
"Ralph Windsor, sets forth in fascinating detail the history, from earliest recorded times, of the black races of the Middle East and Africa. Mr. Windsor's discussion of Islamic civilization and the movement of the black Hebrews to all parts of Africa is edifying and absorbing." - africanbookstore.net
a friend of mine let me borrow this book. I've very excited because this particular book was always around during my childhood, but I never read it. Honestly, I still haven't cracked it open yet, but I plan to do so this week :) Thanx Friend.
Behold A Pale Horse
ummmm im not sure i should even mention that im reading this but...fuck it. and google it. that's it.
Mulatto America: At the Crossroads of Black and White Culture: A Social History
"While the volume examines the impact of light-skinned entertainers such as Lena Horne and Dorothy Dandridge, as well as sexy, silky-voiced crooners Nat King Cole, Sam Cooke and other black notables who used the blending of black and white to their own advantage, Mulatto America also documents the adaptation of black culture by whites a social appropriation that has given rise to modern icons like Eminem. Talty, a journalist who has written for The New York Times Magazine and the Chicago Review, delivers an intelligent and accessible analysis of race in this country with Mulatto America." - bookpage.com
I randomly bought this book today at the CPCC bookstore. The name intrigued me, so I bought it. I'll keep you posted.
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