Read 24 Books in 2011

Globalization: A Very Short Introduction
Author Manfred B. Steger

Ransom

Black

Seabrook

Amartya Sen (author)

The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
Paul Collier (Author)

Outstanding analysis of global issues!

Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

I have been wanting to read this book for a long time, but I finally have a good excuse now. We were just asked to read it for my class on Peace studies.

The Civil Society Reader (Civil Society: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives)
Virginia Hodgkinson (Editor), Michael W. Foley (Editor)

This book is basically just a collection of writings from authors and scholars through out contemporary history on the subject of civil society.

Democracy’s Edge: Choosing to Save Our Country by Bringing Democracy to Life
Frances Moore Lappe (Author)

Ok, so this book is a little simple and one sided, and at least for me only seems to state the obvious, but I have to finish it for class so I’ll keep reading.

Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Christopher McDougall (Author)

This book is amazing, I may have to start running barefoot. Perfect book to get me pump up for the start of the running season again.