2012: The Year in Books (Your Top Ten List)

Kiranga · Dec 30, 2012

Here are some of the "Best Books" I have read in 2012.

Please post your list.

The books need not be published in 2012, only read in 2012.

Non-Fiction

10. Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Peter Petr

9. Hitch-22: A Memoir By Christopher Hitchens

8. Peeling Back the Mask: A Quest for Justice in Kenya by Miguna Miguna

7. Science: A History, 1543 - 2001 by John Gribbin.

6. Before the Big Bang: The Prehistory of the Universe by Brian Clegg

5. On China by Henry Kissinger

4. Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable

3. Season of Rains: Africa in the World by Stephen Ellis

2. Africa's Moment by Jean-Michel Severino and Olivier Ray

1. From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life 1500 to the Present by Jacques Barzun

Nyani Ngabu · Dec 31, 2012

50 mathematical ideas you really need to know - Tony Crilly

50 big ideas you really need to know - Ben Dupre

50 philosophy ideas you really need to know - Ben Dupre

Images of Africa: Stereotypes and Realities - Daniel M. Mengara

East African Expressions of Christianity - Thomas Spear/Isaria N. Kimambo/David Wiley

Gaijin · Dec 31, 2012

Wengine kumbukumbu zishaanza kutangulia mbele ya haki, lakini ngoja nijaribu

Non-fiction

1. Yamamoto-The Man who Planned the Attack on Pearl Harbor

2. Crazy River- A Journey to the Source of the Nile

3. Quiet-The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

4. Hi! My Name is Loco and I am a Racist

5. MAO-The Unknown Story

6. Malcolm X-A life of Reinvention

7. Being Indian-The Truth about Why the 21st Century will be India's

8. Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass an American Slave

9. Warped Passages-Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions

10. Peeling Back the Mask-A Quest for Justice in Kenya

Fiction

1. Snuff (Discworld novel) by Terry Prattchet

2. The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Hihashino

3. Ring by Koji Suzuki

4. Spiral ('Ring' series, book 2) by Koji Suzuki

5. The Zahir by Paulo Coelho

6. Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder

7. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

Deleted_account · Dec 31, 2012

Nyani Ngabu said:
50 mathematical ideas you really need to know - Tony Crilly

50 big ideas you really need to know - Ben Dupre

50 philosophy ideas you really need to know - Ben Dupre

Images of Africa: Stereotypes and Realities - Daniel M. Mengara

East African Expressions of Christianity - Thomas Spear/Isaria N. Kimambo/David Wiley

nimevipenda hivi nitavitafuta,kama unaweza kunitumia link plz help!

Deleted_account · Dec 31, 2012

jamani wekeni na links kama vipi na sisi wengine tusome,mimi nisiwe muongo mwaka huu nimeshindwa kusoma vitabu kwa sababu ya shule but frm january i'll be free. thanx wadau

Zakumi · Dec 31, 2012

When I exclude work related books, here's my list:

Nectar in a Sieve -
The Animal farm
MAO The Unkown Story
The Age of Ignorance at the Federal Reserve
The Age of Turbulence
A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy

Gaijin · Dec 31, 2012

Zakumi said:
When I exclude work related books, here's my list:

MAO The Unknown Story

I should have known kuwa Mkomunisti Zakumi atakuwa amejumuika nami kwenye MAO-The Unknown Story

:whistle:

Zakumi · Dec 31, 2012

Gaijin said:
I should have known kuwa Mkomunisti Zakumi atakuwa amejumuika nami kwenye MAO-The Unknown Story

:whistle:

I enjoyed the book. The guy was a pervert.

gfsonwin · Dec 31, 2012

physical chemistry vol 1&11 by Mzumbe project
princilpes of elementary chemistry by -mancaster 3 edt
inaorganic chemistry by TAE
oral drug delivery by Anne Globler
synthesis,fabrication &characterisation of nanomaterials and devices by Frank Boury
polymer tharapeutics Ruth Runcan.
super critical fluids micronization techniques by Renata Adami

non- fiction sijaweza kusoma kabisa this yr.

Kiranga · Dec 31, 2012

Gaijin said:
I should have known kuwa Mkomunisti Zakumi atakuwa amejumuika nami kwenye MAO-The Unknown Story

:whistle:

I read this tome in 2011 else it would have made the list. It shows the danger of putting too much power on one person.

Gaijin · Dec 31, 2012

Kiranga said:
I read this tome in 2011 else it would have made the list. It shows the danger of putting too much power on one person.

Chairman Mao sio mchezo, alikuwa anatoa sera right, left and center hakuna utafiti wala nini, na neno lake ni sheria! Nyerere hamfikii hata unyayo

Zakumi said:
The guy was a pervert.

From a guy who was advocating bestiality just last week, the irony!

Companero · Dec 31, 2012

Nime-skimu hivi 2012:

1. Political and Social Elites of Tanzania, 1964-1968 by Patrick McGowan & Patrick Bolland

2. Define and Rule by Mahmood Mamdani

3. Majeruhi wa Mapenzi by Mzee Mwanakijiji

4. Oonk, G. (2009). The Karimjee Jivanjee Family: Merchant Princes of East Africa 1800-2000

5. Madhvani, M. with Foden, G. (2009) Tide of Fortune: A Family Tale.

6. Chande, J. K. (2005). A Knight in Africa: Journey from Bukene.

7. Dar es Salaam. Histories from an Emerging African Metropolis
by James Brennan (Editor), Andrew Burton (Editor), Yusuf Lawi (Editor)

TO BE CONTINUED...

Companero · Dec 31, 2012

Pia kuna hizi orodha za wadau wawili wa vitabu:

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Mother India : A political biography of Indira Gandhi – Pranay Gupte
The Assassination of Lumumba – Ludo De Witte
The Malay Dilemma – Mahathir Mohamad
The Correct Line? Uganda under Museveni – Olive Kobusingye
Start with Why: How great leaders inspire every one to take action – Simon Sinek
Game Change - J Heilemann and M Halperin
Everyday Coruption and the State – G Blundo and J – P Olivier de Sardan
Defeating Dictators: fighting tyranny in Africa and around the world – G Ayittey
India's Economy : Performances and challenges – S Acharya and R Mohan (ed)
The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade – Andrew Feinstein
Historia ya Mwalimu Nyerere na maisha yangu katika Utumishi wa Umma-Pius Msekwa
The New Machiavell: How to wield Power in the modern world – Jonathan Powell
The Oil Kings: How the US, Iran and Saudi Arabia changed the balance of power in the Middle East – Andrew Scott Cooper
Dreams that matter: Egyptian Landscapes of the Imagination – Amira Mittermaier
Kenya: Between Hope and Despair, 1963 – 2011- Daniel Branch
How to win an election: An Ancient Guide for modern politicians – Quintus Tullius Cicero
Dictator's learning curve: Inside the battle for democracy – W Dobson
Eight Days in September: The removal of Thabo Mbeki – Frank Chikane
End Game: Secret Talks and the end of Apartheid – W Esterhuyse
Africa's Odius Debts: How foreign loans and capital flight bled a continent – L Ndikumana and J Boyce
Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the men who stole the world – N Shaxson
La Roja: A journey through Spanish Football – J Burns
The Open sore of a continent: a personal narartive of the Nigerian crisis- Wole Soyinka
How Rich countries got rich….and Why Poor countries stay poor – Erik Reinert
Why Nations Fail: The origins of Power,prosperity and poverty – D Acemoglu and J Robinson
Why Africa fails: the case of growth before democracy – E Kamugisha
The Oil Curse: How Petroleum wealth shapes development of Nations – M Ross
Radio Congo: signals of hope from Africa's deadliest war – B Rawlence
Che in Africa: Che Guevara's Congo Diary – W Galves
S for Samora: a lexical biography of Samora Machel (still reading)
Antihills of the Savannah (still reading)

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Holy enigma; the bible verses you will never hear in Sunday school
Julius Nyerere, a servant of God or untarnished tyrant
Devil on the cross
Lwanda magere
Historical origin of Christianity
African History
Jitambue
Zijue siri zilizojificha ndani ya tendo la kujamiina
Live the life of soul
The way of the saints
Meditation techniques
Prayer its nature and techniques
Deception of religion

Bible, Koran, AdthGrand, bhagavad gita, are among religious books read.

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Companero · Dec 31, 2012

Gaijin said:
Chairman Mao sio mchezo, alikuwa anatoa sera right, left and center hakuna utafiti wala nini, na neno lake ni sheria! Nyerere hamfikii hata unyayo

From a guy who was advocating bestiality just last week, the irony!

What irony, mwenzako kashakuambia he enjoyed reading it!

Kiranga · Dec 31, 2012

Companero Chande's bio is carefully evasive if masterfully crafted.

Nyani Ngabu · Dec 31, 2012

Companero said:
What irony, mwenzako kashakuambia he enjoyed reading it!

Wamba dia Wamba yuko wapi siku hizi? Kinshasa?

Mwanamalundi · Dec 31, 2012

I really enjoy to find great thinkers here. Congratulations guys for what you have done. I would love to have done so, lakini haya mazingira ya bia na kiti moto kila siku baada ya kazi naona ni kikwazo kikubwa sana.

cmoney · Dec 31, 2012

Wakubwa tuwekeeni link bac mi nmesoma hard copy1.think big 2.gifted hands 3.how to pass any exams 4.uhuru na ujamaa 5..public s peaking and how to influence people

Companero · Dec 31, 2012

Nyani Ngabu said:
Wamba dia Wamba yuko wapi siku hizi? Kinshasa?

Yupo Darisalama, twende tukamuone juma hili

Companero · Dec 31, 2012

Kiranga said:
Companero Chande's bio is carefully evasive if masterfully crafted.

Anadai mhariri alikata sura kama mbili hivi za wasifu/kitabu chake, ni muhimu kuzifuatilia na kuzipata hizo!

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