YungTraveler
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Some of you might disagree, but I enjoyed Black Like Me, by John Howard Griffin, a journalist from Mansfield, Texas, who darkened his skin and went on a trip through the deep south in the late 1950's to see what was really happening in the communities there, and how pervasive racism was, and the aftermath of what he found.
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INFAREDSHAWTY
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descent into chaos by ahmed rashid
basically describes how the us systematically fucked up in the middle east and asia, discusses how the taliban gets help from all sides including american government in order to help ease tensions and create coups and a whole bunch of other shit. good book. haven't finished it yet but the author is a well known journalist from pakistan with clout
basically describes how the us systematically fucked up in the middle east and asia, discusses how the taliban gets help from all sides including american government in order to help ease tensions and create coups and a whole bunch of other shit. good book. haven't finished it yet but the author is a well known journalist from pakistan with clout
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phatazzdyme
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Peace and blessings everyone. Im new here. But I felt the need to recommend The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene, Soledad Brother by George Jackson, and even though its fiction, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and Farahiet 451 by Ray Bradbury.
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supaman4321
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The Bible, The Qur'an and Science
"In his objective study of the texts, Maurice Bucaille clears' away many preconceived ideas about the Old Testament, the Gospels and the Qur'an. He tries, in this collection of Writings, to separate what belongs to Revelation from what is the product of error or human interpretation. His study sheds new light on the Holy Scriptures. At the end of a gripping account, he places the Believer before a point of cardinal importance: the continuity of a Revelation emanating from the same God, with modes of expression that differ in the course of time. It leads us to meditate upon those factors which, in our day, should spiritually unite rather than divide-Jews, Christians and Muslims.
As a surgeon, Maurice Bucaille has often been in a situation where he was able to examine not only people's bodies, but their souls. This is how he was struck by the existence of Muslim piety and by aspects of Islam which remain unknown to the vast majority of non-Muslims. In his search for explanations which are otherwise difficult to obtain, he learnt Arabic and studied the Qur'an. In it, he was surprised to find statements on natural phenomena whose meaning can only be understood through modern scientific knowledge.
He then turned to the question of the authenticity of the writings that constitute the Holy Scriptures of the monotheistic religions. Finally, in the case of the Bible, he proceeded to a confrontation between these writings and scientific data.
The results of his research into the Judeo-Christian Revelation and the Qur'an are set out in this book."
I believe the entire book is here if you have enough patience to read books online: http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/MB_BQS/default.htm
"In his objective study of the texts, Maurice Bucaille clears' away many preconceived ideas about the Old Testament, the Gospels and the Qur'an. He tries, in this collection of Writings, to separate what belongs to Revelation from what is the product of error or human interpretation. His study sheds new light on the Holy Scriptures. At the end of a gripping account, he places the Believer before a point of cardinal importance: the continuity of a Revelation emanating from the same God, with modes of expression that differ in the course of time. It leads us to meditate upon those factors which, in our day, should spiritually unite rather than divide-Jews, Christians and Muslims.
As a surgeon, Maurice Bucaille has often been in a situation where he was able to examine not only people's bodies, but their souls. This is how he was struck by the existence of Muslim piety and by aspects of Islam which remain unknown to the vast majority of non-Muslims. In his search for explanations which are otherwise difficult to obtain, he learnt Arabic and studied the Qur'an. In it, he was surprised to find statements on natural phenomena whose meaning can only be understood through modern scientific knowledge.
He then turned to the question of the authenticity of the writings that constitute the Holy Scriptures of the monotheistic religions. Finally, in the case of the Bible, he proceeded to a confrontation between these writings and scientific data.
The results of his research into the Judeo-Christian Revelation and the Qur'an are set out in this book."
I believe the entire book is here if you have enough patience to read books online: http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/MB_BQS/default.htm
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paulexander
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the golden ratio - by mario livio
expand your brain with this
expand your brain with this
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paulexander
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supaman4321;2850743 said:
ummmm didnt this thread say NON fiction?
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Mr. Gervinho
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The Color of Water- James McBride
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Friend or Foe II
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Strike! by jeremy bercher. Its basically a history of strikes in america. The accounts in it are really good. A lot of history that's unfortunately been lost in the collective memory, including some incredible stories about the general strike in 1877 that almost broke into open war & had to be crushed by the US Army, and a general strike in Minneapolis-St. Paul that featured a battle between some 30,000 workers and thousands of cops (the workers won).
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Manik Sona
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I'm reading "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell. It about Navy Seals in Afghanistan. Crazy shit.
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Black Genesis: The Prehistoric Origins of Egypt
Presents proof that an advanced black African civilization inhabited the Sahara long before Pharaonic Egypt
• Reveals black Africa to be at the genesis of ancient civilization and the human story
• Examines extensive studies into the lost civilization of the “Star People” by renowned anthropologists, archaeologists, genetic scientists, and cultural historians as well as the authors’ archaeoastronomy and hieroglyphics research
• Deciphers the history behind the mysterious Nabta Playa ceremonial area and its stone calendar circle and megaliths
Relegated to the realm of archaeological heresy, despite a wealth of hard scientific evidence, the theory that an advanced civilization of black Africans settled in the Sahara long before Pharaonic Egypt existed has been dismissed and even condemned by conventional Egyptologists, archaeologists, and the Egyptian government. Uncovering compelling new evidence, Egyptologist Robert Bauval and astrophysicist Thomas Brophy present the anthropological, climatological, archaeological, geological, and genetic research supporting this hugely debated theory of the black African origin of Egyptian civilization.
Presents proof that an advanced black African civilization inhabited the Sahara long before Pharaonic Egypt
• Reveals black Africa to be at the genesis of ancient civilization and the human story
• Examines extensive studies into the lost civilization of the “Star People” by renowned anthropologists, archaeologists, genetic scientists, and cultural historians as well as the authors’ archaeoastronomy and hieroglyphics research
• Deciphers the history behind the mysterious Nabta Playa ceremonial area and its stone calendar circle and megaliths
Relegated to the realm of archaeological heresy, despite a wealth of hard scientific evidence, the theory that an advanced civilization of black Africans settled in the Sahara long before Pharaonic Egypt existed has been dismissed and even condemned by conventional Egyptologists, archaeologists, and the Egyptian government. Uncovering compelling new evidence, Egyptologist Robert Bauval and astrophysicist Thomas Brophy present the anthropological, climatological, archaeological, geological, and genetic research supporting this hugely debated theory of the black African origin of Egyptian civilization.
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kheiyah4life
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Everlasting Life...by Ben Ammi...The book is outstanding!
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A Fresh Hawaiian
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Heres the situation -- mike sorrentino
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PPLSIntiative
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A People's History of the United States of America by Howard Zinn
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I just started reading this book...Juice alive: The Ultimate Guide To Juicing Remedies by Steven Bailey. http://books.google.com/books?id=KM...plBI3PYrdci91z8j1PM&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false
This book goes over concepts of juicing and foods as healing used in the ancient civilizations of India and greece.
This concept I never heard of...
In the medical theories prevalent in the West from Classical Antiquity up to the Middle Ages, the body's health depended on the equilibrium between four "humors" or vital fluids: blood, phlegm, "yellow bile" (or choler) and "black bile". Excesses of the last two humors were supposed to produce aggression and depression, respectively; and the Greek names for them gave rise to the English words "cholera" and "melancholia". Those same theories explain the derivation of the English word "bilious" from "bile", and the meaning of "gall" in English as "exasperation" or "impudence".
This book goes over concepts of juicing and foods as healing used in the ancient civilizations of India and greece.
This concept I never heard of...
In the medical theories prevalent in the West from Classical Antiquity up to the Middle Ages, the body's health depended on the equilibrium between four "humors" or vital fluids: blood, phlegm, "yellow bile" (or choler) and "black bile". Excesses of the last two humors were supposed to produce aggression and depression, respectively; and the Greek names for them gave rise to the English words "cholera" and "melancholia". Those same theories explain the derivation of the English word "bilious" from "bile", and the meaning of "gall" in English as "exasperation" or "impudence".
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evoljeanyes
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Books not non fiction but it's great written by young black stand up comic out of GA...title of the book is "I Heard Him Say" it's very very good...it's about the interactions of people with mental disorders. The main character is a sociopath and he has a hard time placing his faith. He is trying to decipher who is the better idea of perfection between Jesus and Superman. It's about religion, it's about being good to each other, its about media influence, it's about poor social skills that evolved from the internet blitz, it's about logic, its about the separation of right and wrong by way of the suppression of information. It's really good intellectual stuff...especially for a comic. Makes me wanna see a show
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