To keep a list of books that we like:
About The World/Academic:
- Germs, Guns and Steel — Jared Diamond
- The Omnivore’s Delima – Michael Pollan (Okay, not international….but it helps understand some things about US food policy which does have consequences on the rest of the world)
- White Man’s Burden — William Easterly
- African Friends and Money Matters - David E. Maranz
About The World/Leisure:
- Emma’s War — Debra Scroggins
- They Poured Fire On Us From The Sky — Ajak, Deng, Deng, Bernstein
- In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India — Edward Luce
- Crescent and the Star: Turkey Between Two Worlds — Stephen Kinzer
For Fun:
- The Glass Castle – Jeannette Walls
- Atonement — Ian McEwan
- The Namesake — Jhumpa Lahiri
- Unaccustomed Earth — Jhumpa Lahiri
