crowther15:
I don't think anyone is reading the same book as I do
"How Europe Underdeveloped Africa" by Walter Rodney a British quite interesting, its exposed how western European countries gather their wealth through labour and and exploitation of black. hw they hinder our further development from communal to Feudal in 15th century. i'm currently in page 230. I need to read this to enhance my knowledge on economic policy and programs....... Student of economics UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN.

freeage7:

Which site do u download books from pls? Are the downloads for free?

crowther15:
I don't think anyone is reading the same book as I do
"How Europe Underdeveloped Africa" by Walter Rodney a British quite interesting, its exposed how western European countries gather their wealth through labour and and exploitation of black. hw they hinder our further development from communal to Feudal in 15th century. i'm currently in page 230. I need to read this to enhance my knowledge on economic policy and programs....... Student of economics UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN.

avalontony:

Badt guys .....na only this verse you sabi

Demmzy15:
Is the pdf available?

dearpreye:
We've been repeatedly told that readers are leaders. Also, that he who doesn't read has a very little advantage over the one that cannot read. To read is to learn and grow. We won't stay long enough to experience all life has to offer. We need to read to learn from the lessons and experiences of others.

It's very saddening that in this age, despite the overwhelming abundance of information, a lot of us don't really study.

All the information we need to succeed in life has been written. Be it on money, marriage, health, business, family, success itself, religion. Name it. It's been written.

I'm currently reading THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED, By Scott Peck. It's being an awesome read. The author talked on pleasure, suffering, discipline, delayed gratification, child training and religion.

I'll talk briefly on self gratification. It's the ability to forego today's even legitimate pleasure for tomorrow's gain. Without it, wealth, health and joy will elude the individual. No one can truly succeed without this vital ingredient of life. To delay gratification is to prioritise. To delay gratification is to always look at the bigger picture.

The future is hardly far away. It comes pretty quiver than we can imagine. Time hasn't waited for anyone. If we must live a happier tomorrow, we must be mature and brave enough to delay gratification. I'll encourage as many as possible to get a copy of this great book and travel in the mind of the author.

So, let's see which book you're currently reading. Any book. And don't forget to drop a line or two from it. Thanks.

Lalasticlala and Ishilove, please let's do justice to this thread. Readers are leaders.

Cc: SarahBabyxx, ideykwum, Whynotthetruth, barcanista, Truckpusher, MizMyColi, et al.

fowowe411:
I dropped it even before I started somehow dry to me

dearpreye:


A very revealing and equally depressing one. I read a pet of it back in 2012. Very painful the author was allegedly assassinated by some powerful corrupt folks from the West.

The most important lesson from that book is that while we can blame the Whites for the terrible roles they played in our underdevelopment, with hard work and vision we can still progress and develop. No excuses.

saddabm:
@dearpreye thank you for opening this thread may God bless
You and your family
Keep blessed.

nzeBiddle:
Americanah ~ Adichie. Currently on page 30. Been an awesome read thus far. Wonder why I never took a look in all this while

crowther15:
Yh bro, this passage always touched me in the book " in the 15th century before colonialism
Indeed, the first Europeans to reach West and East
Africa by sea were the ones who indicated that in most respects African
development was comparable to that which they knew. To take but one
example, when the Dutch visited the city of Benin they described it
thus:
The town seems to be very great. When you enter into it, you go into a great
broad street, not paved, which seems to be seven or eight times broader than
the Warmoes street in Amsterdam....
The king’s palace is a collection of buildings which occupy as much space as
the town of Harlem, and which is enclosed with walls. There are numerous
apartments for the Prince’s ministers and fine galleries, most of which are as
big as those on the Exchange at Amsterdam. They are supported by wooden
pillars encased with copper, where their victories are depicted, and which are
carefully kept very clean.
The town is composed of thirty main streets, very straight and 120 feet wide,
apart from an infinity of small intersecting streets. The houses are close to one
another, arranged in good order. These people are in no way inferior to the
Dutch as regards cleanliness; they wash and scrub their houses so well that
they are polished and shining like a looking-glass.
Yet, it would be self delusion to imagine that all things are exactly
equal in Benin and in Holland." (pg 111)

Jhonnyboy:
I'm not sort of a book person but from reading this thread I've noted about 5 books am gonna get ASAP. I'VE About 1 month of not doing anything so why not invest my time into books. Thanks for this dearpreye

Whynotthetruth:


That's good then...Like Op said readers are leaders not necessarily political leaders but more opinion leaders...Notwithstanding I am a timid man, but books have given me a little knowledge of everything...hence hardly can I ever find myself amidst people discussing any topic that's alien to me...Reading itself has an all encompassing merits on our mental capacity, stability, and adaptability... Keep it up babe!!!

dearpreye:


Bro, you're a challenge to me. An encouragement. A beacon. A lighthouse of hope and purpose. An oasis of knowledge. Keep it up!

VickyRotex:


Beautiful!!! I'm inspired.

Sometimes, all the inspirations we need to guide us can be successfully found in a simple book.
Saw this quote somewhere
"There is no end to education, it is not that you read a book, pass an examination and finish education. The whole process from the moment we are born to the process we die, is a process of learning. We read to be grow, and grow to fulfil" by Juddi Krishnamut (dont know I got the spelling correctly)

dearpreye:


It's on marriage I suppose? Can a couple be happily ever after? What ya say?

Jhonnyboy:


Wow I just finished it last week. It's awesome... But still can't be compared to half of a yellow sun. Also by adichie

VickyRotex:
Op, thanks for this thread. Learnt alot from it, noted down few books I'd love to read. I'm inspired. God Bless

dearpreye:

Thanks for the above encouraging words.
Thanks for being a part of the thread.
God bless you too. Shalom!

VickyRotex:


Beautiful!!! I'm inspired.

Sometimes, all the inspirations we need to guide us can be successfully found in a simple book.
Saw this quote somewhere
"There is no end to education, it is not that you read a book, pass an examination and finish education. The whole process from the moment we are born to the process we die, is a process of learning. We read to be grow, and grow to fulfil" by Juddi Krishnamut (dont know I got the spelling correctly)