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Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by Nimshi: 4:19pm On Aug 18, 2012 |
afroxyz: Where cam I get copies of Dambisa Moyo's books and also Frantz Fanon's black skin, white mask. Debonnaire does not have these books in stock - You could find them at www.amazon.co.uk or at www.amazon.com obowunmi: Ok- you are getting over analytical here pumpkin. I enjoyed reading your review of the books. So wondered if your 1. M or F. 2. If ur married. Ok; I didn't think there was any analysis there . . . And, hmnn . . . are you a real man? I would find your approach rather not quite polished - if you'll pardon my almost-French . . . But, not one to ignore even a mild compliment . . . yes, thank you for enjoying the 'review(s)'. . |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by pleep(m): 8:03pm On Aug 19, 2012 |
Ok nimshi you are overdoing the jargon. When you try to sound too smart it backfires. |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by Nimshi: 8:23am On Aug 20, 2012 |
Where's the jargon? - no specialised words - apparently, what's there is not meaningless - it appears understandable - there's nothing vague Ref: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jargon?s=t And how could this possibly 'backfire'? Anything to contribute to the topic of discussion? These personal enquiries could be moved off-the-board; this thread is interesting to the contributors, no need to attempt to derail it. . |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by pleep(m): 9:15pm On Aug 22, 2012 |
And how could this possibly 'backfire'What you just wrote could have condensed into 2 sentences. When you read someones writing and get the impression that they are trying to sound overly smart, ur second thought is they must be compensating for something. But i'm sure neither of those apply to you, so i apologize for derailing the topic |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by Nimshi: 7:17am On Aug 23, 2012 |
pleep: What you just wrote could have condensed into 2 sentences. When you read someones writing and get the impression that they are trying to sound overly smart, ur second thought is they must be compensating for something. Hmnn. . . your attempt at remote psychoanalysis has serious problems. (1) can you count? How many sentences were in that particular post? (2) what's the meaning of 'jargon' in your post? You're not communicating; 'jargon' has no place there (3) The '2nd thought' you suggest is actually quite low (to be polite; I could try to explain this, but when I have a lot of time); we must write so as not to be misunderstood; there were less than three sentences in the post, and, it appears you're the one attempting to 'compensate' for something; here's why: rather than comment on the main topic, and/or on the substance of that poster's quest for personal information, you're wasting your talent on meaningless speculation and useless attacks. (4) Have you considered that this poster may not be 'trying to sound smart' at all? Have you considered that your certainty on this may tell much about you? Have you considered that you may be betraying your own inner thoughts? (5) Why not share your thoughts about those books you've read rather than wasting your talent on personal attacks? . 1 Like |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by Bawss1(m): 3:38pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
After reading The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness by Eric Fromm a long time ago I have since taken an interest in psychology books. Just finished The Case for Copyright Reforms a book that debates the soundness of current copyright laws. Reading is a great way to expand one's mind and I have since decided to read at least one book each month. |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by dadicvila(m): 3:39pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
I kant forget ON EAGLES WING(Ken folliet)and BLACK HAWK DOWN(mark bowden)....classic books,i love those early days of the American Mafia kind of books too |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by Nobody: 3:43pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
Graham Hunter's Barca: The making of the greatest club in the world. Confessions of an Economic Hitman. The State of Africa by Martin Meredith. My Life by Bill Clinton. |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by AjanleKoko: 3:49pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
Isabel Paterson's The God Of The Machine, and Barbara Branden's The Passion of Ayn Rand. Yeah . . . I went through a pseudo-atheist phase at some point How to Change The World by David Bornstein is also a close favourite. HNosegbe: Graham Hunter's Barca: The making of the greatest club in the world. The second is an interesting book. The first was not what I expected. I was hoping for something that wouldn't paint the Barca stars as pious choirboys. Rather, Hunter dwelt too much on the Laporta years, and the Rosell beef. |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by Nobody: 3:51pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
Richdad Poordad....Robert Kiyosaki Cashflow Quadrant: Rich Dad's Guide to Financial Freedom....Robert Kiyosaki Before you quit your job....Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad's Guide to Investing: What the Rich Invest in, That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!....Robert Kiyosaki Why We Want You To Be Rich....Robert Kiyosaki with Donald Trump The Roaring 90's....Joseph E. Stiglitz Intellectual Capital....Thomas A. Stewart Losing my virginity....Richard Branson Beating the DOW...Michael B. O'Higgins,John Downes Think and Grow Rich....Napoleon Hill Retire young Retire Rich.....Robert Kiyosaki The Richest man in Babylon....George Samuel Clason The Art of Seduction....Robert Greene The 48 Laws of Power....Robert Greene Think Big, Kick A.ss....Donald Trump Think Like a Billionaire....Donald Trump Got some others I can't remember now. All of these books are in my personal library except for the 2 Robert Greene books. |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by ayandee: 4:03pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
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Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by Brisingr(m): 4:13pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
I don't really like nonfiction but these few are the exception a.j jacobs_the year of living biblically and the know it all one man's humble quest to become the smartest the person in the world. bill bryson's -a short history of nearly everything. adams carolla- in fifty years we will all be chics the bro's code- barnabas stinston and matt kuhn. ron jeremy -hardest working man in show biz. you might be a zombie and other bad news by cracked.com |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by Kingmanny88(m): 4:34pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
AjanleKoko: How many of us book-readers read nonfiction?Pls, where can I get Graham Hunter's book on Barca? Been looking everywhere for it. |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by AjanleKoko: 4:54pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
Kingmanny88: Order it on Amazon. |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by ayox2003: 5:27pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
NonFiction: Biography. I love biographies. I'm currently reading John McCain's(Obama's first opponent) Character is Destiny. The book is filled with touching biographies. From Thomas More to The Four Chaplains of War. Very lovely book. Highly recommended. Frawzey. |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by Nobody: 5:32pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
naijababe: The richest man in Babylon for the 100th time or so. I am surprised you like Covey so much, i have not been able to get myself to finish it. It's one of those fluffy books jare.Try reading 'mein kampf'. classic. ANY of ralph waldo emerson's works tolstoy etc there re so many of them in my collection |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by AjanleKoko: 5:33pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
djmally: Mein Kampf? Ol boy you dangerous oh! |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by Nobody: 5:34pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
PhysicsQED: Some books I read a few years ago that I really liked and would recommend: nice list |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by icon8: 5:37pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
Surprised not so many commentators here are readers of WS's works. I mean "the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literaure". Anyways, I've read four (4) of his memoirs, namely: 1. You Must Set Forth at Dawn 2. The Man Died: Prison Notes 3. Ake: The Years of Childhood 4. Ibadan: The Penkelemes Years Amongst others... |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by icon8: 5:41pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
Also read Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" and Benito Musolini. Liked Che Guevera as well... icon8: Surprised not so many commentators here are readers of WS's works. I mean "the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literaure". Anyways, I've read four (4) of his memoirs, namely: |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by AjanleKoko: 5:46pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
icon8: Surprised not so many commentators here are readers of WS's works. I mean "the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literaure". Anyways, I've read four (4) of his memoirs, namely: Read all of them. The first set of literature I read, growing up, were mostly African. African Writers Series, poetry, fiction, some nonfiction. |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by OkaiCorne(m): 5:55pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
Here's mine: 1)Keeping your marriage-By Chris Okotie 2)Family Planning-By TuFace Idibia 3)Beauty Tips-By Olusegun Obasanjo 4)Reward of Honesty:By James Ibori 5)My love for America-By Osama Bin Laden 6)Brighter Grammar- By Dame Jonathan Interested? Contact Farouk Lawan 4 Likes |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by beldcat(m): 6:51pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
As for me i only read non-fiction books;reading books takes a lot of time and patience/energy so y wuld i waste my time reading about something that did'nt happen? or is not real..d only books i read are Biographies/autographies OR self help books. e.g 1.Loosing my virginity by richard branson 2.Think big- by donald trump 3.Think and grow rich-by napoleon hill 4.and any book from leke alder 5.Titan;the life and times of john rockefeller. 6.Screw it,let's do it-by richard branson....E.T.C |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by yommy2sure(m): 7:26pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
bel-d-cat: In some sense, there is nothing like fiction 'cos fiction is a reflection of reality, the writer got what he writes about from what he observes in reality. Fiction isnt that bad. I.m.o @topic, just finished Talent is never enough by John Maxwell. Nice..really need to start reading more |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by Nobody: 7:31pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
icon8: Surprised not so many commentators here are readers of WS's works. I mean "the first African to win the Nobel Prize in Literaure". Anyways, I've read four (4) of his memoirs, namely: Read them all, my grouse with Soyinka is that he's too kind on IBB and far too harsh on Buhari, other than that love him to death. djmally: I have one of Emerson's works on my Note but yet to read it, currently reading Karl Maier's 'This house has fallen' . As for Mein Kampf, I read it about 15 years ago, how someone with such charisma and oratory skills could write such a terrible book is beyond me! One of the worst books I ever read, took me almost a year to finish it. |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by ayox2003: 7:43pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
yommy2sure: Although not all, but he should read Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged or Ken Follet's[i] Pillars of the Earth[/i] then he definitely wont make that statement anymore. Frawzey |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by isquar3d3(m): 7:58pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
the 48 laws of power. That book has helped me in a few situations. Can 'Hiroshima' by John Hersey be classified as non-fiction? And i love memoirs(semi-fiction?)too..October sky and Angela's ashes readily comes to mind. |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by AjanleKoko: 8:37pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
Nimshi: Well . . . not that I want to get into your spat with pleep - but I think i get what he's saying. Your initial post, the comments on Gladwell et al, did read like a literary critic's review. Sounded quite academic and serious. For an eerie second, I felt like my term paper was being graded |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by manosteel(m): 9:22pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
A politician friend of mine recommends Alibaba and the Forty Thieves. |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by Yinkay: 9:22pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
Discovered a treasure trove of books in ebook format on this site. http://www.gutenberg.org/. Mostly downloadable to mobile devices on different formats,never had a boring moment.Currently reading Xerxes-Makers of History. |
Re: Nonfiction Books: State Your Preference Here by Remii(m): 9:25pm On Aug 23, 2012 |
manosteel: A politician friend of mine recommends Alibaba and the Forty Thieves. he did not recommend "Animal Farm" too? |
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