100 Books
This year I have a goal to read 100 books. 10 down, 90 more to go!
1. Little Princes by Conor Grennan (highly recommend- about Nepal)
1. Little Princes by Conor Grennan (highly recommend- about Nepal)
2. Passage to Istanbul by Joseph Kanon (meh- slow spy novel, not very much culture, do not recommend)
6. Rebel Land by Christopher de Bellaigue (recommend- historical background via stories of different kinds of people in Turkey including Kurds and Armenians)
9. My Forbidden Face by Latifa (highly recommend- about Afghanistan)
10. Princess by Jean Sasson (highly recommend- about Saudi Arabia)
11. Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls are not for Sale by Rachel Loyd (recommend- about child enslavement in New York)
12. Leap of Faith by Queen Noor (highly recommend- captures the recent history of the Palestinian peace process and of course Jordan).
Currently underway:
5. Apples are from Kazakhstan by Christopher Robins (recommend- great explanations of Soviet transitions)
7. Crescent & Star by Stephen Kinzer (not a narrative- just historic information- dry)
Up next:
13. Murder in the Name of Honor by Rana Husseini
13. Murder in the Name of Honor by Rana Husseini
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