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.



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

Tea & Coffee by Giles Hilton *

Design for Tea: Tea Wares from the Dragon Court to Afternoon Tea by Jane Pettigrew

Religious/Culture Studies

A Year in Provence by Peter Mayle
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

Xenophobe's Guide to the Israelis by Aviv Ben Zeev

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

* I met Giles Hilton at the specialty tea counter at Fortnum & Mason in London who helped me understand some basics about different types of tea.  I told him it was really precious knowledge and asked if he had written a book or could recommend any.  He did recommend one by his friend Jane Pettigrew and then finally admitted he had also published something.  While it was out of print, I was able to turn up a copy and found it to be really informative, illustrated, and a pleasant read.  He was a lovely person who clearly had fine tastes and I felt lucky to have had the interaction.