Share a book that is a must-read in your list... Why is it a must-read and what impressed you most about it?

EtYopiya tiKedmalech! Ameseginalehu!

"Journey to the East" by Herman Hess

It was a small little, cute and a very humbling book about self discovery and the search of knowledge. It is very readable and tremendously inspiring. At least for me.

peace

Here are some-
Ke buska bestejerba - Fikre Markos Desta
(Hamer culture presented in a beautiful way)
sedetegnaw- forgot the author
(Love the parts where he vividly describes how blue collar Addis Ababans live..and the whole ordeal with going to Sudan etc)
yethiopia tarik- Bahru Zewde
(the most complete book on History of Modern Ethiopia)
Social History of Ethiopia - R. Pankhurst
(history of common people- one of a kind)
Diplomacy- Henery Kissinger
(What drives US foreign policy)
What uncle sam really wants- choam nomsky
(foreign policy - liberal view)



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speaking of Hennery Killinger

y'all should read, "The Trial of Henery Kissinger" by Christopher Hitchens

A quote from the back cover

"HIS OWN LONELY IMPUNITY IS RANK; IT SMELLS TO HEAVEN. IF IT IS ALLOWED TO PERSIST THEN WE SHALL SHAMEFULLY VINDICATE THE ANCIENT PHILOSOPHER ANARCHARSIS, WHO MAINTAINED THAT LAWS WERE LIKE COBWEBS; STRONG ENOUGH TO DETAIN ONLY THE WEAK, AND TO WEAK TO HOLD THE STRONG. IN THE NAME OF INNUMERABLE VICTIMS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, IT IS TIME FOR JUSTICE TO TAKE A HAND."

Did y'all know that the U.S just UNSIGNED a treaty (unheard of in the history of treaties) world’s first permanent war crimes tribunal in which war criminals and people responsible for genocide such as Mengistu and terrorists like Ossama etc could be tried at.

Seems ideal for war on terrorism but US pulled out despite the fact virtually everybody is signing it. Of course with the exception of Israel and other kiss ass US allies

Why? because U.S got some war criminals as well, such as kissinger roaming around freely after causing the suffering of not hundreds, not thousands but millions of people all over the word. To learn more, read the above mentioned book.

here is a link about the unsigning of the treaty

http://www.hrw.org/press/2002/05/icc0506.htm

Human rights watch

here's a must read list:
"siddharta" by herman hesse
"invisible man" by ralph ellison
"the prophet" by khalil gibran
"native son" by richard wright
"their eyes were watching god" by zora neale hurston

more comin' soon ...



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I am not a big fan of Kissinger but the reality is that he has been the most influential American foreign policy personality...and his book is a must read for those who are interested in 'international affairs'.

As for the treaty, US does whatever it wants to do right now. Why would it sign a treaty that could possibly be used against it? One thing I've come to accept is that US foreign policy is not based on morality. It is based on what is best to the US(regardless of how it affects others). Interestingly, those of us who live here indirectly benefit from these policies (scary, is not it?)

Has anyone read "Soul on Ice"...

if you guys are talking about those books, you know, the ones that you will never forget and will cherish for the rest of your life, and will literally change as a person after reading them...try Cleaver.

there are reviews that are on the mark @ amazon.com.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/038533379X/qid=1020857784/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-5982279-4468138

I also like wLane's reccomendations.




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Speaking of the devil...

http://filmlinc.com/wrt/programs/6-2002/hrw/hrw.htm

THE TRIALS OF HENRY KISSINGER
(U.S. Premiere) Alex Gibney and Eugene Jarecki, U.S./U.K./Chile, 2002, 80m; video
Part contemporary investigation and part historical inquiry, THE TRIALS OF HENRY KISSINGER follows the quest of one journalist in search of justice. The film focuses on Christopher Hitchens' charges against Henry Kissinger as a war criminal - allegations documented in Hitchens' book of the same title - based on his role in countries such as Cambodia, Chile, and Indonesia. Kissinger's story raises profound questions about American foreign policy and highlights a new era of human rights. Increasing evidence about one man's role in a long history of human rights abuses leads to a critical examination of American diplomacy through the lens of international standards of justice. Gibney and Jarecki use extensive interviews and archival footage to remind us of Kissinger's powerful role in global affairs, while reconstructing the cases that Hitchens' so adamantly argues in his book. Both filmmakers will be present.
Sat June 15: 4:30; Mon June 17: 6:30 Tue June 18: 9:15

books i forgot on my earlier list ...

"the catcher in the rye" by j.d. salinger
"inferno" by dante alighieri





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" i used to be schizophrenic, but now we're doing fine"

The INVISIBLE MAN, by Ralph Ellison, I know it's has been listed already but it's worth repeating. It's a great book, with a masterful depiction of the evolution of a young man's identity in American society.

"white boy shuffle"...funny as funny can be...paul something... BEATTY! most biting funny vocabulary building synicism on the american reality...
"breaking bread" bell hooks & co.
"a small place"... jamaica kincaid
"kulubi" by...uhh...hmm...some white guy. it's a fictional/historical/wesebseb yale story about the pilgrimage to kulubi with HIM haile selaisse (happy birthday 110 times yesterday) and others...
"things fall apart" chinua achebe
"Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter"..a zimbabwean author..j.nozipo maraire VERY GOOD on diasporic and continental challenges...a letter from a mama to her daughter studying in the states recounting struggle and the fire that keeps on burning etc. etc..
"beloved"..."garden of my familiar" toni m. and alice w.... difficult but strangely satisfying.
& another great book... is the TAO of POOH? benjamin hoff.. great philosoophy pooh style:D
"atlas shrugged" ayn rand
books by edwidge danticat... on the struggles of another brave, proud and poor country... haiti.. book titles
"the farming of bones" & "breath, eyes, memory"
"skinny legs and all" tom robbins and anything else he's written... very fantasy like yet serious yet funny etc. etc.
ok. done for now..

Malcolm X
Beautyful ones are not yet born : Ayi Kweh Armah

uncle tom's cabin, even if you already read it in high school or b/c you had to, it is a must re-read. I read it just to find how "uncle tom" became the symbol for black folks that sell out but I believe that the character is violently misrepresented and misunderstood. I have yet to meet anyone who has given me a satifactory answer as to why Uncle Tom is supposed to be a sell-out.

Another must read, Heart of Darkness - Josehph Conrad. so relevant on so many levels.