What are your favourite "Must Read" books?

[Towlie]

why?

much more thorough and detailed

you'll learn much more about the NOI, Malcolm X, OAAU, MMI, Farrakahn, his assassination, his trip to Mecca, dates, real names, addresses etc..

it even has a link for a website with original documents and letters

mxp.manningmarable.com

overall, it's just way more comprehensive, although i would recommend both

edit: there's also some controversial stuff in it..In the autobiography Malcolm describes Rudy as the guy who went to the old aristocrats house getting naked for him and the old guy climaxing from it

The aristocrats name was William Lennon, and after Malcolm was arrested in 1946 he gave the police Lennon's contact info saying Lennon was his former employer (hoping that Lennon would use his connections to get him out)

I dont necessarily believe it was Malcolm, but interesting nonetheless

Malcolm also snitched on the burglary crew..he was the first to get picked up, had a loaded gun on him, and the detectives said he wouldn't get the gun charge if he sang, which he did.

 

[the cool]

Lonesome Dove

900 pages of crack

 

[Last Dayze]

Brave new world
US interventions in Latin America
Iron heel - incredible read deals with oligarchy and socialist revolution before 1984 and brave new world
Anthem
McMafia- nonfiction on how illegal crime syndicates create economic growth after govt change in many countries. Not too well written but insightful

McMafia was a really good book,dude that wrote it was on point with his sources,some of the stories were ,he did a good job of weaving together the different aspects of crime in Eastern Europe too..

 

[profound]

I dont necessarily believe it was Malcolm

that's why i skipped it.

thanks for the background.

 

[nene1985]

My favorites are Beloved by Toni Morrison, The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley ( similar to 1984 by Orwell)

 

[Towlie]

that's why i skipped it.

thanks for the background.

sure..

but you should check out mxp.manningmarable.com

^^ lots of cool stuff and information on that website

 

[jalamanta]

 

[Handsback]

Read both Malcolm X books. Wayyyyy different viewpoints. Both are very interesting and I plan of reading them multiple times.

Anything by Malcolm Gladwell. Easy reading but interesting stuff.
Freakonomics
Gang Leader for a Day
Without Sanctuary - a collection of lynching photographs
Catch a Fire - a Bob Marley biography that is probably the best written thing I've ever laid eyes on
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Corner - if you like The Wire, you'll like this
Forty Million Dollar Slaves if you're a sports fan
Needful Things, The Stand, The Shining by Stephen King

 

[Creeper]

The Alchemist
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Malcolm X autobiography

 

[BrothaZay]

we goin atleast 60

 

[SKY DADDY]

some personal favorites

malcom x bio
toussaint louverture bio
message to the black man
the complete book of 5 ringz
soul on ice
legacy of the black gods
babylon banksters
history's monsters
return of the elohim
book of metatron
12 layers of dna
tactics of the crescent moon
couple of alchemy jointz
dark light consciousness

off top, alot more i cant remember, thread made me realize i been slippin lately

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

I enjoy a good book as much as anyone else, but fiction/non-fiction gets to be a chore after a while. I got into the habit of reading fantasy/sci-fi novels a while back and it's paid-off. I didn't bother checking through the other pages, so if I list something someone already posted......

Incarnations of Immortality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Death Gate Cycle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Dark Elf Trilogy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Sword of Truth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This shyt right here.............

The Wheel of Time - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Ashtrey]

The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley - first book I've ever read.

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - first book I've read since high school

 

[colicolicoli]

And City of Thieves by David Benioff. A classic historical fiction story, IMO. About the siege of Leningrad. Just read up on it, and if it sound interesting to ya, check it out.

Native Son
A song of ice and fire series

All of these I've read and enjoyed...of course ASOIAF series is my favorite but City of Thieves is a really fast read and Native Son and Black Boy by Richard Wright are must reads...IDK how you can be black and not read these..both books are piff.

I almost never read Non-Fiction. I'm on a big fantasy kick right now.

I've had The Brother's Karamazov on my bookshelf forever.

I also need to finish House of Leaves; I should probably start from the beginning, very weird book. There are parts where I legitimately felt claustrophobic.

 

[concise]

1984 is probably my favorite fiction book. The way Orwell describes the torture I wonder if dude experienced it himself.

As far as non-fiction I'm currently reading open veins of Latin America by Eduardo Galeano

the present/future is like a mix of 1984 and a brave new world

here you go:


Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business: Neil Postman,Andrew Postman: 9780143036531: Amazon.com: Books



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