100 Books

100 Books: Update

Due to erhm, "suggestions" of some readers last year, I realize that my reading list can be a bit klunky.  As a result, I will be dividing the reading by category and only list what is finished.

Total: 11



Arabs/MENA
The Yezidis: The History of a Community, Culture, and Religion by Birgul Acikyildiz

The Olive and the Tree: The Secret Strength of the Druze by Dr. Westheimer and Gil Sedan

Origins of the Druze: People and Religion by Hitti

The Druze in the Middle East: Their Faith, Leadership, Identity, and Status by Dana

An Introduction to Shi'i Islam by Moojan Momen

The Essentials of Ibadi Islam by Valerie Hoffman

Food
Catching Fire:  How Cooking Made us Human by Richard Wrangham

How Carrots Won the Trojan War by Rebecca Rupp


Religious/Culture Studies

Fields of Blood:  The History of Religion and Violence by Karen Armstrong

The Yezidis: The History of a Community, Culture, and Religion by Birgul Acikyildiz

The Olive and the Tree: The Secret Strength of the Druze by Dr. Westheimer and Gil Sedan

Origins of the Druze: People and Religion by Hitti

The Druze in the Middle East: Their Faith, Leadership, Identity, and Status by Dana

An Introduction to Shi'i Islam by Moojan Momen

The Essentials of Ibadi Islam by Valerie Hoffman

War/Armed Conflict
Lair, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott


Women/Gender/Gender-based Violence
Lair, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War by Karen Abbott




MISC
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?  And Other Concerns by Mindy Kaling