 |  Book Recommendations
Folks:
Here are some great Nigerian authored books that I have read in the last couple of months.
1. Yellow-Yellow by Kaine Agary
2. A Gift of Sequins by Victor Banjo and Yinka Omigbodun
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Apr 13, 2008 02:25 AM by emj  | |
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The west and the rest of us by chinweizu
The author, a Nigerian poet who studied mathematics and philosophy at MIT, excoriates the West for centuries of predation, along with petit-bourgeois elite Africans like Nkrumah, Senghor, and Houpouet-Boigny. |
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Mar 29, 2008 08:50 PM by nero africanus | |
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 | Burma Boys and Strange Wars
Burma Boy is a beautiful production, carefully laid out with a nice cover, bereft of typographical errors and significant editing issues. It is remarkably easy on the eyes. I salute Farafina for a job well done. In terms of the contents of the book itself, have you ever read a book that you could... |
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Mar 29, 2008 10:17 AM by bubbles | |
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| | The west and the rest of us - chinweizu
The author, a Nigerian poet who studied mathematics and philosophy at MIT, excoriates the West for centuries of predation, along with petit-bourgeois elite Africans like Nkrumah, Senghor, and Houpouet-Boigny.
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Mar 24, 2008 09:16 AM by Enforcer | |
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Mar 18, 2008 09:17 PM by Auspicious | |
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 | Book Review: Teju Cole`s Every Day is for the Thief
Every Day is for the Thief is published by CassavaRepublic, a Nigerian-based publishing House. In this book, we follow the adventures of a Nigerian living in America who decides to take a trip to Nigeriain early 2006 (as far as I can tell) after a long stay away from home. What a journey. All I can... |
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Mar 6, 2008 05:11 PM by uchebush | |
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Feb 20, 2008 02:11 PM by Robot | |
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Feb 4, 2008 07:06 PM by techsista | |
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Feb 3, 2008 01:35 AM by techsista | |
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 | Naija Presence in Haiti - Avengers
I have another must read book for you. I promised I want make anymore suggestions until you get through the list I gave you. The book is Avengers of the New World: The Story of the Haitian Revolution. You mu |
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Jan 31, 2008 06:16 PM by Pooky | |
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Jan 19, 2008 03:41 PM by giafaleye | |
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| | Suggestions Needed
Hi Villagers,
I am in a bit of a dilemma. I won a raffle at work for an Amazon gift certificate, I really want to get like two books I'd love, but I can't seem to decide on what books to get.
So far, I'm thinking
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Jan 19, 2008 11:14 AM by Mirinda | |
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 | The Nigeria - Biafra War Letters: by Brig. Benjamin Adekunle
The war, our war, projected at the behest of complex competing interests, will be viewed by the more careful amongst us as a war to determine the manner in which two independent black nations might seek to determine their destinies against the backdrop of colonial insistences, the ramifications of... |
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Jan 14, 2008 02:29 AM by Phoenix | |
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Jan 9, 2008 06:49 PM by Pooky | |
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 | Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Adichie
I have not yet read Adichie's latest effort, Half of a Yellow Sun but it has received rave, rave reviews. I went to a book reading where she read excerpts from it before she finished writing it and I recall being blown away then.
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Dec 16, 2007 04:37 PM by Sincere Brillow | |
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| | The Balance of Our Stories
I write this in memory of one of Nigeria’s great story tellers, Cyprian Ekwensi, anyi, loyal teacher, who just moved on to the pantheon of our ancestors. I celebrate the life of a great soul, Cyprian Ekwensi, rising one last time in joyful defiance of the call of the sokugo. I also salute Flora... |
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Dec 10, 2007 04:50 AM by katampe | |
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| | Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
I recommend that every woman in a relationship or about to enter into one read the book, "Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men" by Lundy Bancroft.
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Dec 8, 2007 10:51 PM by Meticulous | |
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Nov 16, 2007 05:40 AM by Ukay | |
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Nov 13, 2007 03:25 AM by Walking | |
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Oct 22, 2007 02:28 AM by Robot | |
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Oct 3, 2007 11:04 AM by sinmisola | |
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Sep 27, 2007 07:44 PM by ira | |
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Sep 26, 2007 03:26 PM by ira | |
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| | I recommend this...The rise of political lying by Peter Oborne
The rise of political lying by Peter Oborne. The mendacity of the UK government (developed world no less) is mind blowing. If any of this had happened in Africa, transparency international would be moving the country to the top of the league table.
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Sep 18, 2007 10:27 PM by caimohe | |
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| | 2 Interesting books
Two very interesting books I recently acquired that contains some mind boggling things about the relationship of the West with Africa.
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins
A Game As Old As Empire by Steven Hiatt & John Perkins |
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Sep 15, 2007 08:57 PM by maverixz | |
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| |  Defy All Odds by Lawrence Abiola Olaifa
[CENTER][I][I][I]What an awesome book cover!!!
Tremendous power in that waterfall!
The thought process that goes along with it -
how can one help but be successful?
-Jan Verhoeff
Your book sounds like something that fills a need in this world. ... |
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Sep 6, 2007 05:22 AM by Walking | |
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| | Purple Hibiscus: Chimamanda Adiche
Any one else read this yet?
Well its a beautiful story and a great read in my opinion.
It is true to the political athomospehre it is set in, and I think it adequately depicts the authoritarian attitude that plagues a lot of nigerian house holds. (Her life sounds like the stories I... |
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Aug 30, 2007 08:51 PM by Ojyne | |
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Aug 30, 2007 07:18 PM by Fjord | |
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| | Black Britain with African Parents
I give this book a 4 star because I felt I gained something by reading it. Though I am an African American, I could really relate to most of his experiences, accept being isolated from my culture. Ekow is a black man in Britain. His parents are are from Ghana. He feels lost and alienated in a wh |
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Aug 23, 2007 01:28 AM by Pooky | |
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