The Kite Runner, By: Khaled Hosseini
This book truly touches upon the clashes between the sects of Islam. There are the Sunni and Shiite. The main difference between the two is wither or not Muhammad had chosen a successor after him. The Sunni Muslims believe they didn't, while the Shi'a Muslims believe they did. As a result, the difference is who they believed to be the true successor after him. The book shows the continuous struggle Amir who is a Pashtun, Sunni Muslim, part of Afghanistan's majority group, and his Father's servant's son, Hassan who is a Hazara, Shi'a Muslim, Afghanistan's minority group. It highlights not only class, religious, and policitcal clashes, but also transformational leadership. It demonstrates the true love of one's "brotherhood" and how your actions could haunt your future. I highly recommend this book!
*$7.81 at barnesandnoble.com
*$7.81 at barnesandnoble.com
Three Cups of Tea, By: Greg Mortenson, and David Relin
In this book, Greg as a mountain climber goes on a journey to climb the highest mountain, K2. While trying to accomplish this difficult task, he ends up stranded and lost. Eventually, he finds shelter at a village on the mountain. The village of Pakistan, Korphe, allow him to stay until he is recovered, even though food, and other survival necessities are limited. In return for their care, Greg promises to come back and build them a school. After many obstacles, Greg will eventually get the funds needed and return to Korphe. With the help of a former climber, the CAI, Central Asia Institute, will be established and provide the funds needed. Greg becomes the Director of CAI and will he build 55 schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan, but also create their first climbing school, provide fresh water to five, and Women centers. Greg is a true hero and for the first time the people will finally be able to read the Quran. I really recommend this book.
*$8.68 at barnesandnoble.com
So many times in our hectic lives we eliminate the small things. Oddly, enough, the small things happen to be things we enjoy, like reading. I posted this because I feel it is important to read. I am asking that you take at most 15 minutes a day and read. The above books are a great place to start.
Many people across the world are deprived of things,
and some may not even be able to read.
While you start your book, think about the things you take for granted every day
that most people can only dream of.
Task: read everyday for at least 15 minutes.
List 5 things you couldn't live without; materialistic or not.
List your favorite book/recommendations.
Enjoy your privileged time!
In this book, Greg as a mountain climber goes on a journey to climb the highest mountain, K2. While trying to accomplish this difficult task, he ends up stranded and lost. Eventually, he finds shelter at a village on the mountain. The village of Pakistan, Korphe, allow him to stay until he is recovered, even though food, and other survival necessities are limited. In return for their care, Greg promises to come back and build them a school. After many obstacles, Greg will eventually get the funds needed and return to Korphe. With the help of a former climber, the CAI, Central Asia Institute, will be established and provide the funds needed. Greg becomes the Director of CAI and will he build 55 schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan, but also create their first climbing school, provide fresh water to five, and Women centers. Greg is a true hero and for the first time the people will finally be able to read the Quran. I really recommend this book.
*$8.68 at barnesandnoble.com
Guests of the Sheik, By: Elizabeth Warnock Fernea
I had to read this book in a class of mine and it was extremely good. It never had a dull moment and the author truly knows how to keep the reader interested.
Elizabeth, (the author) travels with her husband to Iraq and lives there for two years. It really shows the life a women living inside an Iraqi village, and the culture. Not only does it represent women life, but also touches upon a man's view point. Unlike most books involving history that can get "boring" this one kept me reading.
It shows things the women do through out the day, wedding culture, and even cooking habits.
I highly recommend it.
When reading consider the roles of the women going on in Iraq and what is happening here in America at the time.
*10.98 at Barnesandnoble.com
So many times in our hectic lives we eliminate the small things. Oddly, enough, the small things happen to be things we enjoy, like reading. I posted this because I feel it is important to read. I am asking that you take at most 15 minutes a day and read. The above books are a great place to start.
Many people across the world are deprived of things,
and some may not even be able to read.
While you start your book, think about the things you take for granted every day
that most people can only dream of.
Task: read everyday for at least 15 minutes.
List 5 things you couldn't live without; materialistic or not.
List your favorite book/recommendations.
Enjoy your privileged time!
Love, love, love to read. Did I say how much I love to read? I actually just finished reading Jane Eyre and the movie is about to come out. I will never watch a movie without reading the book first. I have read to my children everyday since they were infants.
ReplyDeleteFavorite books (too many to list, but I will name a few of my favorites:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
Jane Eyre is the main character of the story. At the beginning of the book, Jane is a defenseless orphan who is residing with her cruel aunt and cousins. As time goes on, Jane begins to develop her sense of hard work and her intellectual aptitude. While studying at Lowood School where she is sent by her Aunt Reed, she becomes educated, learns French, and learns that she has an amazing ability to paint. She eventually begins teaching at Lowood and decides to venture out in the world and takes a job as a governess for a wealthy man, Mr. Rochester. Eventually Mr. Rochester and Jane fall in love, but she finds herself inferior to Mr. Rochester because he is very wealthy and not in the same social class as her. She also finds out that he is married to the insane woman living on the third floor of his attic. During the time the novel was written, a woman and man could not get divorced due to a woman’s insanity. Due to her religious beliefs, she flees the mansion and stays at a home where she takes a job as a teacher. All throughout the novel, Jane wanted to feel a sense of belonging and find family. She winds up inheriting a large sum of money from an uncle, and the people she is living with turn out to be her distant cousins. She is so happy that she divides her fortune among her three cousins. It is now that Jane is financially dependent and able to return to Mr. Rochester. She is now finally able to marry the man she loves. She no longer feels inferior to him.
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks is a love story centered on the pre and post world of World War II. Allie and Noah as teenagers fall in love and spend the summer together. Allie’s family moves away from the area and unbeknownst to Allie, Noah writes her throughout the years, but he never receives a reply from her because her mother discarded his letters due to their different social status. Her mother felt that Noah was not good enough for her daughter. Upon returning from the war, Noah decides to refurbish an old farmhouse that is featured in a newspaper. Allie stumbles across the newspaper and after several years, decides to return to visit Noah. However, Allie is engaged to be married to Lon. Noah and Allie fall back in love all over again and she has to decide between the two men. Although Lon can provide for her materialistically and she would never want for anything, she opts to choose money over love and marries Noah. They live a very long life together, and the two eventually die together in a nursing home.
Other favorites:
The Witching Hour by Anne Rice or any of her other novels.
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Without Reservations by Alice Steinbach
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Marley and Me by John Grogan
Five things that I cannot live without
1. My children
2. Coffee
3. Music/books
4. Lipstick
5. A Car