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As we are now into the 'ember' months and the year gradually grinds to an end,lets take a look back at what books we have read this year...this excludes school books we read for our educational pursuits and our basic religious books like the bible and koran.. It can include your novels,inspirational and motivational books,biographies and other books we read for knowledge,fun and new experiences.
I never was a 'book head' until i graduated march this year and realised i needed something to keep my mind and imagination running..
I have read about 14 books already this year and here is my list.
Rules of life-Richard Templar
Make Today Count-John.c.maxwell
Attitude 101-John.c.maxwell
Purple Hibiscus-Chimamanda Adichie
The Lost Symbol-Dan Brown
Deception Point-Dan Brown
Digital Fortress-Dan Brown
Angels and Demons-Dan Brown
Inferno-Dan Brown
Bourne Ultimatum-Robert Ludlum
How to win friends and influence people-Dale Carniege
Your Best Life Now-Joel Osteen
Principles of Success-Brian Tracey
Body Language-Allan Pease.
what about you my fellow nairalanders,what books have you taken out time to read this year 2014...

Here's mine

Breaking the Jewish code - Perry Stone
Purging the family tree - Perry Stone
The code of the Holy Spirit - Perry Stone
The secrets beyond the grave - Perry Stone

Next on line:
Angels on assignment




I love Perry Stone. ..I follow him everywhere

White Teeth by Zadie Smith

Discourse on Method and the Meditations by Rene Descartes (Translated by Sutcliffe F. E.)

Inferno by Dan Brown.

A Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan

The Tao of Physics by Frijtof Capra (Not sure of the last name)

Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer

Age of Reason by Thomas Paine

Business at the Speed of Thought by Bill Gates

*Edit*

The Complete Jack the Ripper by Donald Rumbelow.

Worlds in Collision by Immanuel Velikovski

A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawkings (how did I forget THIS?)

The following Edgar Allan Poe short stories:

A Descent into the Maelström
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Purloined Letter
The Tell-Tale Heart



Will still update when I'm back to base...Read more but can't remember titles and some authors ATM.

What does he write.....espionage or thriller?
Have you read James Rollings' Map of bones, Amazon.

nice thread

ammyluv2002: Here's mine

Breaking the Jewish code - Perry Stone
Purging the family tree - Perry Stone
The code of the Holy Spirit - Perry Stone
The secrets beyond the grave - Perry Stone

Next on line:
Angels on assignment




I love Perry Stone. ..I follow him everywhere

just perry stone.u must really like the guy.what type of stuff does he write about

Infomizer: White Teeth by Zadie Smith

Discourse on Method and the Meditations by Rene Descartes (Translated by Sutcliffe F. E.)

Inferno by Dan Brown.

A Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan

The Tao of Physics by Frijtof Capra (Not sure of the last name)

Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer

Age of Reason by Thomas Paine

Business at the Speed of Thought by Bill Gates


Will update when I'm back to base...Read more but can't remember titles and some authors ATM.

nice...you read very wide.seems you are not streamlined to a single genre of literature...

hiroz: nice...you read very wide.seems you are not streamlined to a single genre of literature...

I read anything (I mean, anything).

Sharp objects by gillian Flynn, a dance with dragons by grrm, the Fault in our stars, looking for Alaska, paper towns asll by john green, will grayson will grayson by john green and David leviathan, divergent, the stand by Stephen king, no god but God, zealot by reza aslan, one more thing by b.j novak, Harry potter and the goblet of fire by rowling, the last testament by God, the book thief by markus zusak, the blade itself, before they are hanged, last argument of kings by Joe abercombrie, best kept secret by Jeffrey archer, sycamore row, a time to kill by john Grisham, Americanah by adichie, pet sematary by The King.

Infomizer: White Teeth by Zadie Smith

Discourse on Method and the Meditations by Rene Descartes (Translated by Sutcliffe F. E.)

Inferno by Dan Brown.

A Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan

The Tao of Physics by Frijtof Capra (Not sure of the last name)

Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua Foer

Age of Reason by Thomas Paine

Business at the Speed of Thought by Bill Gates

*Edit*

The Complete Jack the Ripper by Donald Rumbelow.

Worlds in Collision by Immanuel Velikovski

A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawkings (how did I forget THIS?)

The following Edgar Allan Poe short stories:

A Descent into the Maelström
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
The Murders in the Rue Morgue
The Pit and the Pendulum
The Purloined Letter
The Tell-Tale Heart



Will still update when I'm back to base...Read more but can't remember titles and some authors ATM.

nice work. I've always wanted to read a brief history of time but haven't yet. I keep postponing it

HouseOfBalloons: nice work. I've always wanted to read a brief history of time but haven't yet. I keep postponing it

I have the audio book sef.
Was worth it o!

HouseOfBalloons: Sharp objects by gillian Flynn, a dance with dragons by grrm, the Fault in our stars, looking for Alaska, paper towns asll by john green, will grayson will grayson by john green and David leviathan, divergent, the stand by Stephen king, no god but God, zealot by reza aslan, one more thing by b.j novak, Harry potter and the goblet of fire by rowling, the last testament by God, the book thief by markus zusak, the blade itself, before they are hanged, last argument of kings by Joe abercombrie, best kept secret by Jeffrey archer, sycamore row, a time to kill by john Grisham, Americanah by adichie, pet sematary by The King.

are these all novels and are u into romance/thriller genre?..nice to see people that still read books..harry porter series and chimamanda novels are on my list for next year...cant decide between john grisham and robert ludlum...tried to get some arthur conan doyle novels too(sherlock holmes series)couldnt find any..

[quote author=Infomizer][/quote]i want to read books on pyshcology and philosophy.do you have an idea of an interesting one i can start with.

Me? I don't read much..books I've read this year are

all Harry Potter books 1--7
James Potter 1--3
Percy Jackson 1--5
heroes of Olympus 1-4(waiting for book 5 next month)
all Sidney Sheldon books I could lay hands on.

I'll try to read more before December

hiroz: are these all novels and are u into romance/thriller genre?..nice to see people that still read books..harry porter series and chimamanda novels are on my list for next year...cant decide between john grisham and robert ludlum...tried to get some arthur conan doyle novels too(sherlock holmes series)couldnt find any..

they're mostly novels. Not really into romance. Mostly into humor, young adult, fantasy,horror or science fiction but I'll read anything.

Try to read Robert Ludlum's Bourne Series and Sidney Sheldon's Rage of Angels and Doomsday Conspiracy then Jeffery Archer's Kane and Abel,Honor Among Thieves, Fourth Estate and Shall we tell the president. These are 100% page turners that you would never regret reading.

HouseOfBalloons: they're mostly novels. Not really into romance. Mostly into humor, young adult, fantasy,horror or science fiction but I'll read anything.

hiroz: i want to read books on pyshcology and philosophy.do you have an idea of an interesting one i can start with.

Morning, Evening and noon by Sidney Sheldon.

kunzyomi: Me? I don't read much..books I've read this year are

all Harry Potter books 1--7
James Potter 1--3
Percy Jackson 1--5
heroes of Olympus 1-4(waiting for book 5 next month)
all Sidney Sheldon books I could lay hands on.

I'll try to read more before December

bro see the plenty books and you still say you dont read much

HouseOfBalloons: they're mostly novels. Not really into romance. Mostly into humor, young adult, fantasy,horror or science fiction but I'll read anything.

nice.same here...i have never read a purely romance novel,just cant they dnt stimulate my mind at all..but this your name ennn so unique and different.house of ballons...lol

hiroz: are these all novels and are u into romance/thriller genre?..nice to see people that still read books..harry porter series and chimamanda novels are on my list for next year...cant decide between john grisham and robert ludlum...tried to get some arthur conan doyle novels too(sherlock holmes series)couldnt find any..

I'd do John Grisham over Ludlum. I think the Bourne series were the best that Ludlum had to offer. Not read all Ludlum's books tho but after reading The Ostermann Weekend, I kinda just gave up on the high expectations I had. Grisham's Bleachers too was nothing compared to his reputation, but in my books, Grisham Thriller over Ludlum's action.

#DropsMic

hiroz: i want to read books on pyshcology and philosophy.do you have an idea of an interesting one i can start with.

Anything by William James would do. Then there's this fella whose book made sense to me, Christian Godefroy (Mind Power). Twas more of a self help book, but there were some psychology-related themes.

Moral landscape-Sam Harris
The End of Faith- Sam Harris
God Delusion-Richard Dawkins
Think and Grow Rich-Napoleon Hill
Emotional Intelligence- Daniel Goleman

Infomizer: I'd do John Grisham over Ludlum....
#DropsMic

lol..drops mic.thanks for the recommendatn,i wil try grisham's work and the other books you talked about

im not even sure i can count them all okay here are a couple i stil remember.
1. The mortal instruments 1-7
2. The inheritance cycle 1-3
3. Spellbound 1&2
4. Vampire Academy 1-5
5. James potter series 1-4 stil waiting for the fifth
6. Heroes of olympus 1-4 waiting 7 more days for the final book *BLood Of Olympus* to end the
percy jackson series
7. The kane chronicles
8. Burn for Burn 1-3
9.the R, Fand S series by karen kingsbury 10. Divergent 1-3 and finally am stil readin the Lorien legacies

hiroz: i want to read books on pyshcology and philosophy.do you have an idea of an interesting one i can start with.

Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science - Peter Godfrey-Smith
The Enigma - Alan Turing
Consciousness Explained - Daniel C. Dennett
On Certainty - Ludwig Wittgeinstein

Yields: Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science - Peter Godfrey-Smith
The Enigma - Alan Turing
Consciousness Explained - Daniel C. Dennett
On Certainty - Ludwig Wittgeinstein

nice.but where do u purchase your books i doubt i can get these where i stay...are you into e-books or you love your books hard ;print....
Went through you posts,you give very intelligent responses.i was like wow...

hiroz: TheInQuireR,Yields,Infomizer,Peterken05, real86,HouseOfBalloons,kunzyomi...

how long does it take you guys to read a standard text,say 350-500 pages.for me it could take 8 hours or up to 1 week even a month,depending on my schedule or my møod..are you into e-books or you prefer hardcopies...

Can't remember all I read this year but the ones that made impact:
The last don -Mario puzo
The Godfather - Mario Puzo
Americanah -Chimamanda Adichie
Half of a yellow sun - Chimamanda
Thing around your neck- Chimamanda
Silence of the lambs - Thomas Harris
Not without my daughter -Mahmoody
A song of Ice and Fire. 1- 4
Divergent
The man died -Wole Soyinka.
Reread the Harry potter books 1-7

hiroz: how long does it take you guys to read a standard text,say 350-500 pages.for me it could take 8 hours or up to 1 week even a month,depending on my schedule or my møod..are you into e-books or you prefer hardcopies...

I do both e-books and hard copies. Standard font takes me 2-5 days since I'm mostly on the move.

Yields: Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science - Peter Godfrey-Smith
The Enigma - Alan Turing
Consciousness Explained - Daniel C. Dennett
On Certainty - Ludwig Wittgeinstein

You should see me salivating!
Nice!!!

I'm not too much of a reader, but I read academic books (textbooks, handouts et cetra) well. To say the truth, I've never finished a novel during my primary and secondary school days. I mean even the famous and compolsory: African night entertainment, things fall apart blah blah. Until last month I realised the power of reading wide. They often say, you're the product of what you read....in a bid to make it reality, I have read 3 books under a month. Which are 1. Rich dad poor dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki 2. The secret later of the monk who sold his Ferrari by Robin Sharma and 3. The concrete blonde by Michael Connelly. Planning to start reading ''skipping christmas'' by John Grisham soon.