What did you read in 2013?

[Bufa]

On point Mwelewa, that is how I remember the narrative.

By the way, kwa wanaotaka kukisoma kitabu cha Andy Chande kipo kakigawa bure online kama pdf.

http://andychande.com/A_KNIGHT_IN_AFRICA_by_SIR_JKC.pdf

Shukrani mkuu

 

[donlucchese]

My reads

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[EMT]

You are writing like an old bibliophile professor friend of mine. Like EMT , he likes to scan books for only what he needs and does not read the full Monty anymore. He uses the table of contents and index extensively.

If I am reading for leisure, then I might read the whole book.

But if I am looking for a particular answer to an issue, then the index pages will help to locate the most relevant pages in which the issue is addressed. This is especially when the size of the book ni kama kitofali vile.

For example, last week I wanted to know why it is difficult to legally enforce both the U.S. antitrust law and the EU competition law against the OPEC oil cartel and using the index helped to locate the exact pages which discussed the issue.

The same would be for law reports.

 

[EMT]

... mwenye soft copy ya kitabu cha the secret mwandishi rhonda jamani naomba. shukrani

Into the Law of Attraction? Check your PMs.

 

[Husninyo]

Into the Law of Attraction? Check your PMs.

hahhaah!!! ahsante sana EMT. nikimaliza nirudi tena na request nyingine? lol

 

[Habdavi]

1.The psychology of persuation
2. Ministry of healing.
3. Biography of Warren Buffet
4. Desire of ages
5. IFRS for dummies

 

[Roulette]

If I am reading for leisure, then I might read the whole book.

But if I am looking for a particular answer to an issue, then the index pages will help to locate the most relevant pages in which the issue is addressed. This is especially when the size of the book ni kama kitofali vile.

For example, last week I wanted to know why it is difficult to legally enforce both the U.S. antitrust law and the EU competition law against the OPEC oil cartel and using the index helped to locate the exact pages which discussed the issue.

The same would be for law reports.

Hahahaha, ukisoma hicho kitabu mwanzo mwisho nakununulia pipi kifua!
On a serious note, I think this is why indexes were invented. It is quite common for scholars particullarly to just read chapters (sometimes even a small section).

 

[AL SHARPTON]

 

[Parata]

Ntmie na mimi mkuu iko ktab cha secret

Into the Law of Attraction? Check your PMs.

 

[Roulette]

I know you diligently read Koran last year but what else?

AshaDii reading Kur'an? I wish to live long enough to see that! Mtoto kesha badilika sana huyu! lolest

 

[Roulette]

Bless you Roulette, it feels so good ku-share mawazo katika jambo kama hili
2013 nilipata bahati ya kusoma
1. History of Tanzania - edited by Kimambo and Temu
2. The teaching of Buddha – Bukkyo Kyokai
3. Treasure in clay (autobiography) of Fulton Sheen
4. The confessions of St Augustine
5. Einstein for Everyone – Robert Piccioni
6. A briefer history of time – Prof Hawking
7. Black Holes and Baby Universes and other essays – Prof Hawking
8. Life worth Living – Fulton sheen
9. The confessions of an economic Hitman – John perkins
For this year 2014 I have already read my brief history by Prof Hawking (memoirs)
My plan is to start reading the universe in a nutshell – Prof Hawking

Roulette, watu huwa tunalalamika kujisomea inachosha, muda hakuna ila nashauri kwa wadau wote, ukipata muda pitia kitabu chako mdogo mdogo hivyo hivyo utafika tu...

Nina #9 , nakitazama kila siku nashindwa kuanza. Sasa umenihamasisha nikisome then we can review it together. Nimependa #7 pia but I wonder how it would feel reading about the universe. Nahamasishwa zaidi na zile documentaries with gloomy blue pictures of glaxy tantacles. Napenda sana through the wormhole na documentaries zingine kama hizo.
The teaching of Bddah (#2) kikoje?

 

[eselungwi]

Me too guys nitumie the secret

 

[Roulette]

Roulette
Kwenye thread ya mwaka juzi nilisema nampango wa kusoma vitabu 12, hebu ngoja nione kama vilifika. Kwa kawaida napenda sana adventure books .
1.the time machine-ni fiction, ni kitabu kizuri kinachojaribu kuelezea evolution kwenye mtazamo wa use and misuse. Kinaelezea jinsi wasionacho wanaweza wageuka walionacho. Ni kizuri sana japo cha zamani.

2.king Solomon mines- hiki wengi mnakijua, macumazahn!.

3.The hobbit- niliona kusubiri movies kuta ni frustrate nikaamua nipige kitabu yaishe.

4. The game of thrones (the song of ice and fire)- ni series ya vitabu vitano, ni kizuri sana hasa sehemu za tyrion (wengi mtakuwa mmeona series yake)

5.Animal farm- kitabu cha George orwell- kipo kwa mtindo wa kuchekesha ila kina maana pan asana, kinaelezea jinsi watu wanaweza struggle pamoja na baadae kusalitiana baada ya mafanikio. Kizuri sana viongozi wa upinzani wakisoma.

6.Dune- hii ni series inahusu space adventure,ecology, science fictions na politics . ni kama vitabu 18 vingine kaandika baba(frank albert) na vingine mtoto wake.kuna watu cunning sana humo. Nimesoma vitabu kama 10.
Baada ya kusoma sana vya adventure nikajiuliza, Napata faida gani?. Nikaamua kubadilisha vitabu. Nikaanza kusoma social psychology (napenda psychology)

7.Blink the power of thinking without thinking- kitabu cha malcom gladwell. Anaeleza jinsi ambavyo binadamu tunafanya maamumuzi bila kuwa aware kwanini tunaamua vile. Mfano bongo star search huwa wanatafuta mwanamuziki lakini unaweza kuta wakachagua mtu kutokana na uzuri, confidence au swagga bila wao kujua.

8.Outliers- kitabu gladwell. Ni boonge la kitabu!. Anajaribu kujibu swali kwanini wengine hufanikiwa na wengine hushindwa. Anajibu why bill gate, why steve jobs, why Rockefeller why jews? Etc. mjasiriamali au kwa mzazi anaemtakia mema mwanae inabidi kusoma hiki kitabu.

9. The tipping point- cha gladwell. – anajaribu kujibu. How and when epidemics occurs?.

10. Predictably irrational- bonge la kitabu! . kinaeleza jinsi ambavyo tuko irrational katika decision making na mbaya zaida irrationality yetu ni predictable. Pia anazungumza jinsi makampuni yanatumia hiyo fursa kutuexploit. Kama wewe ni employer au mtu wa marketing inabidi usome hiki kitabu.

11.Confessions of economic hitman-hiki ni kitabu serious sana kati ya nilivyosoma mwaka huu. Ni dizaini yakina snowden na assange. Jamaa anaeleza jinsi WB na IMF zinasaidia mabeberu kutuexploit. Ukisoma hiki kitabu kila ukisikia WB utakuwa unahuzunika. Zamani nilikuwa nadhani USAID ni shirika la misaada humo ndo nikajua na kirefu chake!. Ningependa wabunge kabla ya kuingia bungeni iwe sharti kukisoma.

12. Nilivyoenda kuzimu na kurudi tena duniani- ni kitabu cha P. kaskasi. Kinazungumzia uchawi na habari za kuzimu. Nimesoma part one natafuta part two.

13. Yeremia, Ayubu na Ezekia navyo si ni vitabu!?.

Saa hizi nasoma BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME cha Stephen Hawking

Bravo, you met your target! Nina 2,3,5 na 11. Game of thrones nina Series. Mi si mpenzi mkubwa wa non fiction kwa kweli... labda vitabu vya watoto. hahahaha
Mi nilijipangia 26 books (one every two weeks) nikajikuta na hiyo list full of pengo. Mwaka huu no target, just read read read. Rutashubanyuma I can't rely on reviews. They are so biased! bora hata nisome selected chapters in a book nipate picha mwenyewe kuliko kusoma review. But they are good in helping to select the next books to read.

 

[eselungwi]

1.The magic of thinking big-by david hichi kwa sisi vijana kinafaa sna kusoma
2.Warren buffet
3Hit and run by chase
4How to win friends and influence people by dale
5.hollywood husbands by jack

 

[Roulette]

EMT kwanini usiweke link to #TheSecret hapa watu wote wafaidi? maana naona 3 people have already asked for it. I will edit my post #1 to include it for easy accessibility

 

[Roulette]

it is a good culture reading books, i now have a web page which allows me to download 5 books a day so i have unlimited sources of books

And what have you read lately?

 

[leo.leo]

I read to improve my English, I have started this routine this year and just to start with I have bought about seven books.

. he is insistent upon putting the money up front (kind of English phrase i liked from one of the books I have read this year.
so far I have finished reading 2 novels of about 300 s' pages ,by the end of this year I will have read 20 books if God wishes

 

[kahtaan]

Hi all,

In the last week of December and the first week of January, I saw some socialites posting the list of books they read in 2013. Some did it via their blogs, some via their social media accounts. As always I was happy to see people reading, and encouraging us to read.
Then I shocked some of my friends by telling them that I haven't read more than 5 books in 2013. One would think that it is not enough as this means that my average was lower than a book every 2 months. However I am happy with this number and here is why:

• I travelled a lot this year, and wasn't able to carry books with me. So whenever I was home I started a books but by the end of the year I could only finish very few of them.
• I read 5 books in 2013. (3 economic books, 1 biography and 1 fiction).
• I read many articles online, especially news on politics, economy and security. I can't tell how many exactly as I wasn't keeping a record but I can say with confidence that it could easily be than 156 (taking the lowest possible average of three per week)
• I read scholar articles, mostly on natural resources, development, conflicts and leadership.
• I read very interesting blogposts. I have suscribed to more than 10 new blogs, and I have read 100% of post made by at least 6 blogers this year.
• I read a couple of magazines (hard copies) on specific topics.
• I wrote blogpost for my own blogs (28 posts in total) and was hosted by other blogs (4 posts).
• I reviewed 2 books, out of which one was published in August (on State capacity)
• I read pertinent analysis made by experts and amateurs on social media and mailing lists.

So yes, i could not make a list of books I read this year, but this doesn't mean I didn't read. In my opinion, the goal is not to increase the number of books/papers we read, but to build up quality knowledge and the capacity to analyse data from the material we read. I am sure I was able to achieve that through this mosaic of writtings. I would still try to read more books in 2014 and encourage others to do so, but I would also advise that we diversify and record other readings we had, in order to better evaluate the area of knowledge we are building.

So what did you read this year and what would you recommend we read? (My own list is in progress, it might not be accurate but pretty indicative)
Udadisi, Kiranga, AshaDii, The Boss, kingasti, @Woman of substance, Husninyo, Maxence Melo, @X-pastor, Mzee Mwanakijiji, Zitto, Rutashubanyuma, EMT, Kaunga, gfsonwin, Azimio Jipya, Nyani Ngabu, Gajungi, FaizaFoxy , Dark City na wengine wote, karibuni (if you think of someone else, just tag him in your response, tufaidike wote).

I have read many books but the BEST BOOK i have read last year and i recommend everyone to read is called " THE SEALED NECTAR" and its available here!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ar-Raheeq-Al-Makhtum-The-Sealed-Nectar/dp/1591440718

A complete authoritative book on the life of Prophet Muhammad (S) by Sheikh Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarkpuri.

After a competition of OVER 100,000 MUSLIM SCHOLARS AND PROFESSORS WORLDWIDE
It was honoured by the World Muslim League as first prize winner book.
Whoever wants to know the whole life style of the Prophet in detail must read this book.

AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE RELIGIOUS TO LEARN SOMETHING or TWO ABOUT THIS GREAT MAN WHO HAD OVER 2 BILLION FOLLOWERS WORLDWIDE.

 

[Roulette]

I have read many books but the BEST BOOK i have read last year and i recommend everyone to read is called " THE SEALED NECTAR" and its available here!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ar-Raheeq-Al-Makhtum-The-Sealed-Nectar/dp/1591440718

A complete authoritative book on the life of Prophet Muhammad (S) by Sheikh Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarkpuri.

After a competition of OVER 100,000 MUSLIM SCHOLARS AND PROFESSORS WORLDWIDE
It was honoured by the World Muslim League as first prize winner book.
Whoever wants to know the whole life style of the Prophet in detail must read this book.

AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE RELIGIOUS TO LEARN SOMETHING or TWO ABOUT THIS GREAT MAN WHO HAD OVER 2 BILLION FOLLOWERS WORLDWIDE.

How was the bio compiled? From historical facts or from the Kur'an and hadith?

 

[Roulette]

I read to improve my English, I have started this routine this year and just to start with I have bought about seven books.

. he is insistent upon putting the money up front (kind of English phrase i liked from one of the books I have read this year.
so far I have finished reading 2 novels of about 300 s' pages ,by the end of this year I will have read 20 books if God wishes

Hata Mbuyu ulianza kama mchicha. I am sure you will make it maana umesha jiwekea target (20 books) na umeshaanza kusoma (2/20). So keep it up. by reading a book every two weeks you can make it!
Usisahau, unaweza kuanzisha thread with the hashtag #BookReview and review the book for us. wengine walio soma au wanao taka kujua zaidi watachangia. mention people who read (some of them ndio hawa walio changia humu, but there are thousands others humu JF ambao hawajajitokeza)