Apr 27, 2007 15:19
Wow, so everybody wants to know the titles?
Okay.. here's the first 12:
Finished: "Hungry for More - A Keeping-It-Real Guide for Black Women on Weight and Body Image" by Robyn McGee. I generally like to look at things from different perspectives. I also immensely enjoy getting into other people's heads. So this book was calling my name as it was sitting there all shiny and new. Some very unsettling stats contained within, and it has a local flavor. I know several of the places mentioned... which somehow makes it more real. Did you know? Currently, 70% of black women in the USA are either overweight or obese. The life expectancy of black females in this country is 75.5 years versus 80.2 years for white females. The life expectancy of black males is 68.6 years {'third world' country alert!!!} versus 75.0 years for white men. It was worth reading for a different angle on body image that nearly every woman deals with in some way.
Up next:
- "Inside Guides: Greek Islands" by various authors
- "Honor Lost - Love and Death in Modern-Day Jordan" by Norma Khouri
- "The Essential Zohar - The Source of Kabbalistic Wisdom" by Rav P.S. Berg
- "Saffron Days in L.A. - Tales of a Buddhist Monk in America" by Walpola Piyananda
- "Girls in Peril" by Karen Lee Boren
- "It's not about the Tapas - A Spanish Adventure on two Wheels" by Polly Evans
- "The Kabbalah of Food - Conscious Eating for Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Health" by Rabbi Nilton Bonder
- "Bint Arab - Arab and Arab-American Women in the United States" by Evelyn Shakir
- "Borderline Personalities - A New Generation of Latinas dish on Sex, Sass & Cultural Shifting" by Robyn Moreno
- "Insight Guides: Spain" by various authors
- "Consciousness - An Introduction" by Susan Blackmore
-> That's 12 for now -- the rest in round 2.
Let me know if you're reading any of these or are going to now. I've always liked the idea of a sort of 'book club' but without all the rules. ;o)
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