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Here's a start to my "to read" list for 2010:
Atlas Shrugged
North and South
The Republic and the Laws
The Power of One
Crossing to Safety
Living to Tell the Tale
The Rise and Fall of Practically Everybody
The Real Benjamin Franklin
The Real Thomas Jefferson
... ... by J.M. Coetzee
Life and Times of Michael K by J.M. Coetzee
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela
Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
A Dry White Season by Andre Brink
I am ... The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay ... bit of a soft spot for Wilber Smith's Ballantyne series. In the same vain as Mr Smith's work is Bryce Courtenay's, The Power of One and Tandia.
>9 I think Alexandra Fuller's books aren't so much novels but memoirs that read like novels.
Out of Africa is another beautiful memoir, ... OK, that list was way too long! I've deleted it. If anyone wants the alphabetized list, tell me and I'll send it to you.
... to just 5, but in no particular order here are my favorites of the moment:
The House of Paper by Carlos Dominguez
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Poetry of Robert Frost by Robe ... ... and 2) because there are so many recommendations for books from South Africa that I would like to read, for instance, The Power of One, to name just one. So I am leaving that open for right now. #28 The Crimson Petal and the White
#29 Olive Kitteridge
#30 The Power Of One
#31 Little Women ... Help
Out of Africa
The Handmaid's Tale
Peace Like a River
Sunshine (this was vampire fluff but I loved it)
The Power of One
NONFICTION
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Three Cups of Tea
My Life in France
Omnivore's Dilemma
White Man's Burden
The Third Chimpanzee
Team of Ri ... The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay. Read in March of 1995. ... struggle, which is why I am excited and interested to read his book.
I also have several other books on my TBR shelves, The power of one and half of a yellow sun, and purple hibiscus which I am looking forward to.
So: your turn! What have you read, what's good, what are you looking ... ... The Beloved Country by Alan Paton (Fiction, South Africa)
The Fate of Africa by Martin Meredith (Non-Fiction, Africa)
The Power of One by Bryce Courtney (Fiction, South Africa)
Unfeeling by Ian Holding (Fiction, Zimbabwe)
The Politics of Bones by Timothy Hunt (Non-Fiction, Nigeria)
... Hmmm.....this is a tough one
The Power of One might be my favorite book of all time, though The Count of Montecristo is also up there. ... Tahar Ben Jelloun - Silent Day in Tangier
Nigeria: Chinua Achebe - Things Fall Apart
South Africa: Bryce Courtenay - The Power of One
Zimbabwe: Ian Holding - Unfeeling
6. Power of One (Book Club selection, and a re-read)
I originally read this several years ago and considered it one of my top five favorite novels, ever. This time when I read it I found it entertaining but lacking in depth and substance and, well, just lacking. I don't know how much of this ... I've read The Power Of One twice, and I think it's a very good starting over book- the narrator starts over on things again and again while remaining himself. Pretty cool. I gotta go with The Power of One, its one of the books that, though it might not be known as one of the best works of literature ever, I still find myself going back to it again and again.
Though the classic Count of Monte Cristo deserves an honorable mention as well :) I just started reading The Power of One and am loving it. I have almost finished How to Succeed in an Ensemble. #14. The power of one by Bryce Courtney
and
#15. Tandia by Bryce Courtney
Another revisit. I read both of these books during High School, and I loved them. They are just as good now as they were then.
If you have seen the movie with Stephen Dorf the book is 10 times better. Th ... ... Pierce on that note.
I was re-reading the Anne of Green Gables series and Little Women series (and I still do now!)
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
I was about 14 or 15 when I started to like Historical fiction and read books by:
Jean M. Auel
Phillipa Gregory
Diana Gab ... The Power of One? Three snuck into the house this weekend; two from bookcrossers, one library:
Strange Piece of Paradise
The Power of One
The Voyage of the Beagle No idea, but I want another hint, so I will guess. The Power of One? The Power of One: A Novel by Bryce Courtenay Hmmm, off the top of my head I'd say Power of One for my fiction pick, and Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China for nonfiction. ... Dilemma
White Man's Burden
The Third Chimpanzee
Bird of Life, Bird of Death
Fiction:
Peace Like a River
The Power of One
Sunshine
51. The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
52. Speak Rwanda by Julian R. Pierce
53. Women of the Silk by Gail Tsukiyama
54. The Language of Threads by Gail Tsukiyama
55. Mélusine by Sarah Monette
56. The Virtu by Sarah Monette
57. The Silent Pool by Patric ... Absolute Power by David Baldacci
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
One Fearful Yellow Eye by John D. MacDonald
The Eye of the Tiger by Wilbur Smith
Tiger by the Tail and other science fiction stories by Alan E. Nourse 32. The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay - South Africa is divided by racism and hatred, mainly set during World War II. Young Peekay resolves to help racial discrimination and become the welterweight champion of the world. I read the Young Readers' Edition for school, but plan to reread it (an ... The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
Two Lives by Vikram Seth
Three Weeks with My Brother by Nicholas Sparks
The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle
Five on Treasure Island by Enid Blyton
... it may take several months to read! =))
To read after that (for school):
My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
Metamorphosis by Franz Kafta
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