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Other => Readers Corner - Books => Topic started by: A pimp named Sarkozy on November 08, 2008, 11:45:34 PM
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Any new interesting books you read this year? The book called Secret is one of the corniest books iv ever read. One of the extracts from the book goes like"Believe you going to receive money and watch magic happens" i just threw the book away by reading the books. There are best authors who are masters at writing those kind of books like Kiyosaki and Napoleon Hill id rather check their books instead. Mbeki Legacy and Trump new book Think Big and Kiss a**.
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maybe it would be quite nice to have a book section hey. or is that too much to ask.
for the 'heads' ;)
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Lol..dont even bother..da last book i read came out 4years ago..author proverb..did i meantion it had a tune..
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yeah well maybe thats why we need to be getting you reading hey.
then you can be an all round 'head' ;)
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get "OFF DA BOOKS" ya'll!! (See what I did there)
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da last book i read came out 4years ago..author proverb..did i meantion it had a tune..
get "OFF DA BOOKS" ya'll!! (See what I did there)
tl tl tl. yes :D
...so are you suggesting we turn to new pages. haha. ;)
ed's note: AG where books meet music
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Chicken soup for SA rapper's soul. It would be one hectic book if they ever tackled this angle lol. @ Sis Mbali, kaloku you havent mentioned any book zakho kule thread.
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Am onto Sidney Sheldon collection, read like 4 this year.
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Am onto Sidney Sheldon collection, read like 4 this year.
my fave from him is 'tell me your dreams'...
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@ Sis Mbali, kaloku you havent mentioned any book zakho kule thread.
uhm hmmm. and then? abo first name basis. playing the naming game are you. kuskekwathini. whats YOUR name, might aswell get acquintated then hey. usile wena...
ill do so. still havent even for that other thread. but will do. but be warned ke. next thing youre turning your nose up at the choices. theyll be some fairy books. 'im a fairy'.
the sidney sheldons i once enjoyed were:
- the doomsday conspiracy
- master of the game
- memories of midnight
- if tomorrow comes
- nothing lasts forever
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for tha dickheads >:( i say...
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i f***ing dig those pron start magazines, that some shit to read instead of reading some sad stories about some boke a** dude who got his a** trafficked by some clown in jozi or cape, i f***ing hate those kinda life stories, shit is too much said and i f***ing hate sad, dig me?
before you blow your mind, im aint resigning no more
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what about "Mind Power Into The 21st Century" by John Kehoe.
or even better "CAPITALIST NIGGER", Holla at your people my mayn. the dude is strictly killing the whole situation in africa that needs to be addressed.
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Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts....
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I don't believe in reading.
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(excuse my spelling)...
A thousand splendid suns by khaleid Husseini (dope)
Some of my best friends are white by Ndumiso Nqcobo
Dark continent my black arse by Sihle Khumalo
The dream deferred by mark Gefisser (still struggling to finish this damn book)
The Tom Sharpe series for a bit of dry humour (these are so old but still funny)
So many books , so little time :) and the year is almost done
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(excuse my spelling)...
A thousand splendid suns by khaleid Husseini (dope)
Some of my best friends are white by Ndumiso Nqcobo
Dark continent my black arse by Sihle Khumalo
The dream deferred by mark Gefisser (still struggling to finish this damn book)
The Tom Sharpe series for a bit of dry humour (these are so old but still funny)
So many books , so little time :) and the year is almost done
Apparently a must-read...
So many books, so little money. I wish books were free...
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Apparently a must-read...
So many books, so little money. I wish books were free...
its a funny read. I feel you on that one, i walked into Xarra books in Newtown*i think thats how ui spell it* and i wanted to rob the place coz buyin the books i wanted meant going broke for the rest of my stay :-X :'(
It's crazy... Now I've become those people that sit at Exclusive books to read them for free. So I never finish anything... >:( >:( R270 for a book. No wonder the literacy levels in SA are so low.
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Apparently a must-read...
So many books, so little money. I wish books were free...
its a funny read. I feel you on that one, i walked into Xarra books in Newtown*i think thats how ui spell it* and i wanted to rob the place coz buyin the books i wanted meant going broke for the rest of my stay :-X :'(
It's crazy... Now I've become those people that sit at Exclusive books to read them for free. So I never finish anything... >:( >:( R270 for a book. No wonder the literacy levels in SA are so low.
become a fanatic then u can save on the books.
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Apparently a must-read...
So many books, so little money. I wish books were free...
its a funny read. I feel you on that one, i walked into Xarra books in Newtown*i think thats how ui spell it* and i wanted to rob the place coz buyin the books i wanted meant going broke for the rest of my stay :-X :'(
It's crazy... Now I've become those people that sit at Exclusive books to read them for free. So I never finish anything... >:( >:( R270 for a book. No wonder the literacy levels in SA are so low.
become a fanatic then u can save on the books.
I am... been for a while now... Still freakin expensive..
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Apparently a must-read...
So many books, so little money. I wish books were free...
its a funny read. I feel you on that one, i walked into Xarra books in Newtown*i think thats how ui spell it* and i wanted to rob the place coz buyin the books i wanted meant going broke for the rest of my stay :-X :'(
It's crazy... Now I've become those people that sit at Exclusive books to read them for free. So I never finish anything... >:( >:( R270 for a book. No wonder the literacy levels in SA are so low.
become a fanatic then u can save on the books.
I am... been for a while now... Still freakin expensive..
befriend a staff member. they get 20% discounts
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shit i hate books but i love the follwing
1. long walk to freedom [ mandela's story]
2. inside africa
3. how zelda mat sir lewis [ f***ing dope]
4. elvis what went wrong? [ some sad shit]
5. inside a intellectual mind [ ish like that or something, but its about thabo mbeki]
6. mein kamf " my struggle" [ hitlers book, f***ing hot, ish is on point]
i can read the above ish all day
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Apparently a must-read...
So many books, so little money. I wish books were free...
its a funny read. I feel you on that one, i walked into Xarra books in Newtown*i think thats how ui spell it* and i wanted to rob the place coz buyin the books i wanted meant going broke for the rest of my stay :-X :'(
It's crazy... Now I've become those people that sit at Exclusive books to read them for free. So I never finish anything... >:( >:( R270 for a book. No wonder the literacy levels in SA are so low.
become a fanatic then u can save on the books.
I am... been for a while now... Still freakin expensive..
befriend a staff member. they get 20% discounts
fanatics is a sham, the sales always happen at odd times, when im broke *no wait im always broke*
i read other peoples books, so if u wana borrow me a book, pls holla. Cumon AG help fight illeteracy ;D
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Apparently a must-read...
So many books, so little money. I wish books were free...
its a funny read. I feel you on that one, i walked into Xarra books in Newtown*i think thats how ui spell it* and i wanted to rob the place coz buyin the books i wanted meant going broke for the rest of my stay :-X :'(
It's crazy... Now I've become those people that sit at Exclusive books to read them for free. So I never finish anything... >:( >:( R270 for a book. No wonder the literacy levels in SA are so low.
become a fanatic then u can save on the books.
I am... been for a while now... Still freakin expensive..
befriend a staff member. they get 20% discounts
fanatics is a sham, the sales always happen at odd times, when im broke *no wait im always broke*
i read other peoples books, so if u wana borrow me a book, pls holla. Cumon AG help fight illeteracy ;D
Left mine in Cape Town so that's gonna be a bit of a prob...
However feel free to give me yours.
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Apparently a must-read...
So many books, so little money. I wish books were free...
its a funny read. I feel you on that one, i walked into Xarra books in Newtown*i think thats how ui spell it* and i wanted to rob the place coz buyin the books i wanted meant going broke for the rest of my stay :-X :'(
It's crazy... Now I've become those people that sit at Exclusive books to read them for free. So I never finish anything... >:( >:( R270 for a book. No wonder the literacy levels in SA are so low.
become a fanatic then u can save on the books.
I am... been for a while now... Still freakin expensive..
befriend a staff member. they get 20% discounts
fanatics is a sham, the sales always happen at odd times, when im broke *no wait im always broke*
i read other peoples books, so if u wana borrow me a book, pls holla. Cumon AG help fight illeteracy ;D
sale happens the same times every year...
fanatics can be a bit frustrating. u get ur coupons at the oddest times... its actually designed so the more u spend the bigger the discount coupon u recieve. either way u screwed... start a book club.. the discounts they give book clubs are huge.
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I only read graphic novels and comic books
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just pm me ur cpt addy, im going back thr in a bit ;D
Don't tempt me.. I left them behind cause I decided to party the night before an 8 o clock flight and Mr Man and mother dearest didn't pack'em... So I'm more than happy to do that.
@ Sir black..I'd love to. Been suggesting it to m friend but the response is always "Sister that aint happening. It aint happening."
And I don't know enough people outside of that circle.
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The Crack Made Me - Sipho Nhlapo (Coming 2009)
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The Crack Made Me - Sipho Nhlapo (Coming 2009)
ahaaaaaaaaaa yawns and scratches his balls, finds a insect and grinds it with his teeth
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The Crack Made Me, And also f***ed Me Up - Sipho Nhlapo (Coming 2009)
If I may add.
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I only read graphic novels and comic books
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Ha!!!! Now that explains it all. ESHE.
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"Crack made me"oh cash please enough man lol
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Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam by Mark LeVine
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Just started reading Black Swan.
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yeah playa,i feel capitalist nigger too.4 those who wanna be playa's or playa's that want to improve their game; check Neil strauss-the game.for those looking for sumthing different and lazy to read check out the movie waking life. dat my fix for da day
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Heavy Metal Islam: Rock, Resistance, and the Struggle for the Soul of Islam by Mark LeVine
will check this one out!!
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PRISONERS-A MUSLIM AND A JEW ACROSS THE MID EAST DEVIDE.
JEFFERY GOLDBERG, The dude was a NY Times correspondent in the region for years, his insight on HAMAS and its resistance against the jew's occupation of Jerusalem,Palestine reluctance to pro american solution of the conflict places the book beyond the "must have" category.
HIS account of the Isareli government's paranoia after the movement (HAMAS) took office in the muslim country(Palestine) is enough to convert any skim reader to a worm.
Though not directly so,and I could have misintepreted his tone on this but Goldberg uncovers an abstract detail of how the jews use Christians to push their agenda agaisnt the global muslim community.
:o
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Just finished Anthony Kieis' biog Scar Tissue, very good.
Also just finished re-reading Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance...
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Busy with The Silent War. Its about South African Recce operations in our neigbouring countries during the good old days.
I actually found my uncle, who was a Recce's, name in there, mentioned in one of the ops.
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PRISONERS-A MUSLIM AND A JEW ACROSS THE MID EAST DEVIDE.
JEFFERY GOLDBERG, The dude was a NY Times correspondent in the region for years, his insight on HAMAS and its resistance against the jew's occupation of Jerusalem,Palestine reluctance to pro american solution of the conflict places the book beyond the "must have" category.
HIS account of the Isareli government's paranoia after the movement (HAMAS) took office in the muslim country(Palestine) is enough to convert any skim reader to a worm.
Though not directly so,and I could have misintepreted his tone on this but Goldberg uncovers an abstract detail of how the jews use Christians to push their agenda agaisnt the global muslim community.
:o
Ok, Im sold. Damn im becoming obssessed with the Middle East :-\
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Freakonomics by Levitt and Dubner....was sceptical at first after wasting a week on a shitty book(Jebus!!) but yahh this piece is keeping me on my toes:
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i dont seem 2 hear ppl talkin about lighter reads. Like your comic novels and all. I try to read 1 book a month. Mainly for escapism, then again, i just get a kick out of it. Currently readin:this charming man from Marian Keyes! Iyanla also wrote some good reads, like yesterday i cried! Oh then my opinion on capitalist nigga... Was not balled over, was an overly hyped up book, yawn!
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Dog eat Dog by Niq Nhlapho this book is funny as help breaks down the real kasi life style
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Disgrace by JM Coetzee
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Disgrace by JM Coetzee
theres movie on that to be out soon. with John Malkovich as the lead...
aint John Malkovich an excellent actor.
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Disgrace by JM Coetzee
theres movie on that to be out soon. with John Malkovich as the lead...
aint John Malkovich an excellent actor.
Guess we'll have to wait and see.
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I was at this Book workshop last nite and i was blown away. Guys have you heard about a new invention by Amazon "Kindle Reader" Dopeness!! its like the Ipod of books, you can store books of your choice. It can store up to 30 000 book titles and its like a book but its thin and portable. It hasnt reached our shores yet. Id cop this one definately.
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Sad... Exclusive Books in Maponya Mall is closing down...well not sure whether they have already.
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Sad... Exclusive Books in Maponya Mall is closing down...well not sure whether they have already.
I guess they now know that blacks dont read. lol
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Sad... Exclusive Books in Maponya Mall is closing down...well not sure whether they have already.
i suppose they werent making money...
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Does anyone know a website where I can download books for free??
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While still on the subject of books. Richmond is SA's national booktown. More on why this town was chosen..
http://www.literarytourism.co.za/index.php/News/Booktown-South-Africa.html
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I was reading stories to my little girl and I recommend a book called "where the wild things are"
and also anyhting by dr suess.I promise you the rhyme schemes and humor are out of this world.
get in touch with the kid inside you again.
why the f**k not?
Pharoah Monche - "one line of mine will remidn you of when you were nine.it wasnt necessary to grind then"
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I was reading stories to my little girl and I recommend a book called "where the wild things are"
sweetest thing... ;)
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I was reading stories to my little girl and I recommend a book called "where the wild things are"
and also anyhting by dr suess.I promise you the rhyme schemes and humor are out of this world.
get in touch with the kid inside you again.
why the f**k not?
Pharoah Monche - "one line of mine will remidn you of when you were nine.it wasnt necessary to grind then"
Might be too late and so off the topic but.... HEY YOU. Been a while. :D
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Eats, shoots and leaves... Not sure who wrote it but come highly recommended if you're looking to polish up on your grammar.
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While still on the subject of books. Richmond is SA's national booktown. More on why this town was chosen..
http://www.literarytourism.co.za/index.php/News/Booktown-South-Africa.html
thats very interesting thank you.
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Might be too late and so off the topic but.... HEY YOU. Been a while.
never too late.
thanks love.
always nice to find a welcoming tone here.
shit ,it's grown cold around here. ;D ( rubs arms as if in a bottle store beer fridge )
if you're in cape town we should meet for a smoothie, insert beverage - in april?
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Witness, long time bro. When you mention Dr Seuss, Lemony Snicket'comes to mind with his "Series of Unfortunate events" book and movie,they were great. Jim Carey stole the show in that movie playing as an evil uncle.
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Eats, shoots and leaves... Not sure who wrote it but come highly recommended if you're looking to polish up on your grammar.
Just what AG needs.
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Witness, long time bro. When you mention Dr Seuss, Lemony Snicket'comes to mind with his "Series of Unfortunate events" book and movie,they were great. Jim Carey stole the show in that movie playing as an evil uncle.
AHH, My brother , Lemony Snicketts , the moveie was based on ONE of a series of books.They are amzing kiddies stories of the twisted.The movie was a masterpeice, agreed.
rubberface Carrey was excellent in his role.
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He bafowethu! am I imagining things or Dog eat Dog, Room 207 and Welcome to our Hilbrow is the samething just that they written from different angles by the same writer, I smell a rat in this muhfcuka!
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I see the aint no book headz up in this mutha... I'ma wait for Panic and 'em to log in on monday enjoy ur saturday peeps. Peace!
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Some of my best friends are white by Ndumiso Nqcobo
Cosign, hilarious book!
I was hoping Fred Khumalo's J Zuma Biography was going to come out before April.
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Yeah funny book hate the fact that he usesd way too much lingo than that it took long to get to the point, im waiting for exclusive books to stock his new book called Is it because im black?
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Abdulrazak Gurnah- Paradise
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1,Confessions of a Gambler
2.He's Not That Into You
3.Twilight
4.Love In The Time Of Cholera
And I'm still waiting for
EAT,LOVE AND PRAY.
New Moon.
I mean I don't get it,why read a book when they make a movie out of every book there is.
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I am ashamed to say that I haven't read anything but comics since getting back from Jo'burg. I haven't even finished any of the books I started back there.
I'll probably only get back into reading once I start working again and partying less.
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1,Confessions of a Gambler
2.He's Not That Into You
3.Twilight
4.Love In The Time Of Cholera
And I'm still waiting for
EAT,LOVE AND PRAY.
New Moon.
I mean I don't get it,why read a book when they make a movie out of every book there is.
.......because a movie will not give you everything the book would give you.
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What I don't believe is that you actually answered that question of hers.
SMMFMPH
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I couldn't help myself.
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i started looking to movies for good authors ...
the dude irvine welsh (trainspotting) writes dark, funny , london shit.
as well as check palahniuk (fight club) ...in his pen lay DIARY and INVISIBLE MONSTERS which were disturbing and upsetting...but lawd.
if you peeps are eager to dabble in some older stuff try RAY BRADBURY & KURT VONNEGUT (science fiction, but funny...liquorice twisty science fiction)
Will up links for free ebooks in a moment.
respect
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K.Sello Duiker- the violence of quiet dreams
Dambudzo Marachera- House of hunger
Eskia Mphahlela- Down 2nd avenue
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4.Love In The Time Of Cholera
i find this book title very funny. is this a comedy?
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No its a tragic love story!
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No its a tragic love story!
even more funny
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Last Year Of Being Single - Sarah Turker
Finally finished the book after going at a rate of one line per hour..... :D
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Yo with all the studying there's so little time to read but err, i've recently read:
The Revenge of Mimi Quinn by Shirley Conran (almost made me forgive)
Some unauthorised Zuma Biography
The dream deffered (Never finished it)
Biko Lives: contesting the legacies of steve Biko edited by Andile Mngitama et al.
I'm a follower of the "New Frnak talks" atricle/essay series by Andile Mngxitama and like minded thinkers so I read a lot of articles by him/them such as the one that came out very recently called 'Blacks can't be Racist", to it I say Amen.
Comprehending Karl Max by some Marxism sceptic I've forgotten.
I've also read a page from the Communist manifesto
I'm currently reading Petals of Blood by Ngugi wa Thiongo (I know I'm late but hey, I'm a young lad).
But best books I've read are: the wrath of the Ancestors, The Godfather, The partner by John Grisham and A grain of Wheat among others.
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I'm a follower of the "New Frnak talks" atricle/essay series by Andile Mngxitama and like minded thinkers so I read a lot of articles by him/them such as the one that came out very recently called 'Blacks can't be Racist", to it I say Amen.
Comprehending Karl Max by some Marxism sceptic I've forgotten.
I've also read a page from the Communist manifesto
I suggest you finish reading the manifesto and dump that Mngxitama bullshit.
I hate those things. Biggest load of dogshit ever.
The Communist manifesto is a very good read, and a lot of it is still relevant to this day. Too bad it also has its shortcomings. Try reading some Bakunin and take from both him and Marx in order to get a true picture of how socialism can work.
Busy reading The Masks of Christ by Picknett and Prince
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Busy reading The Masks of Christ by Picknett and Prince
dude, i've always wondered. for an atheist you show quite a lot of interest in Christainity. what's the deal?
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I'm a follower of the "New Frnak talks" atricle/essay series by Andile Mngxitama and like minded thinkers so I read a lot of articles by him/them such as the one that came out very recently called 'Blacks can't be Racist", to it I say Amen.
read some opinion piece he did M&G a while ago, always wondered where to get more of his stuff? link?
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I'm a follower of the "New Frnak talks" atricle/essay series by Andile Mngxitama and like minded thinkers so I read a lot of articles by him/them such as the one that came out very recently called 'Blacks can't be Racist", to it I say Amen.
read some opinion piece he did M&G a while ago, always wondered where to get more of his stuff? link?
are you talking about that 'Democracy's new untouchables' piece?
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currently i m reading a lot of stuff by SA writers i m about to finish Loadshedding: Writing on and over the edge of SA , edited by and after that its Ways of Staying by Kevin Bloom.
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I'm a follower of the "New Frnak talks" atricle/essay series by Andile Mngxitama and like minded thinkers so I read a lot of articles by him/them such as the one that came out very recently called 'Blacks can't be Racist", to it I say Amen.
read some opinion piece he did M&G a while ago, always wondered where to get more of his stuff? link?
are you talking about that 'Democracy's new untouchables' piece?
not sure about the title but it was published last year sometime, something to do with the Constitution i think. Ruffled quite a few feathers in the letters page after that and then Ferial Hafajee did an interview with him asking him why he is so angry :D
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I'm a follower of the "New Frnak talks" atricle/essay series by Andile Mngxitama and like minded thinkers so I read a lot of articles by him/them such as the one that came out very recently called 'Blacks can't be Racist", to it I say Amen.
read some opinion piece he did M&G a while ago, always wondered where to get more of his stuff? link?
are you talking about that 'Democracy's new untouchables' piece?
not sure about the title but it was published last year sometime, something to do with the Constitution i think. Ruffled quite a few feathers in the letters page after that and then Ferial Hafajee did an interview with him asking him why he is so angry :D
ha ha sounds good. find it!
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i just finished jimi hendrix's biography.
"a room full of mirrors" by mr cross.
while jimi had an interesting , wild , frustratiing life i dont think the book did the chaos justice.
i also finished the autobiography of charles mingus which was hilarious and abviously included more fiction than fact.
he tells tales of his pimping days amongst other things.
can anybody recommend a good autobigraphy?
i also found the leadsinger of RHCP'S autobiog the best i have ever read in this genre.
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i just finished jimi hendrix's biography.
"a room full of mirrors" by mr cross.
while jimi had an interesting , wild , frustratiing life i dont think the book did the chaos justice.
i also finished the autobiography of charles mingus which was hilarious and abviously included more fiction than fact.
he tells tales of his pimping days amongst other things.
can anybody recommend a good autobigraphy?
i also found the leadsinger of RHCP'S autobiog the best i have ever read in this genre.
'Midnight Lightning: Jimi Hendrix and the Black Experience' by Greg Tate
trust me, the chaos is there.
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The dream deffered (Never finished it)
neither did i. it got a lil bit boring. too big to carry it around. hopefully before 2010 :)
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@ the panic - big up.will see if bellville library can hook me up ...hmm or even the cbd one.
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@ Motho and the Panic:
Andile Mngxitama has written a series of articles, the series is called "New Frank Talks"
The 1st of the series was titled "Why steve Biko would not Vote"
2nd was titled "From Mbeki to Zuma, What's the difference?"
Now this 3rd one is called "Blacks Can't be racist" basically provoked by the whole Black Journalists forum thing last year. You can cop it at ritual for R20 bucks, the cats are doing the self publishing thing.
You can also check out www.wewrite.org but it seems the website was last updated in 2005 or so. Also google "Abahlali Basemjondolo" and see some work there.
At "Me" (yes you), thanks for the suggestion but I do not understand you dismissing Andile's writing like that, his arguments actually make a lot of sense. How much of his work have you read? Why exactly do you call it dogshit?
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Yeah peops wat are your thoughts on Disgrace by Coetzee? I am currently reading it.
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Yeah peops wat are your thoughts on Disgrace by Coetzee? I am currently reading it.
i didn't like it.
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I feel you Panic. I'm still trying to understand why it got such good reviews.
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@ Motho and the Panic:
Andile Mngxitama has written a series of articles, the series is called "New Frank Talks"
The 1st of the series was titled "Why steve Biko would not Vote"
2nd was titled "From Mbeki to Zuma, What's the difference?"
Now this 3rd one is called "Blacks Can't be racist" basically provoked by the whole Black Journalists forum thing last year. You can cop it at ritual for R20 bucks, the cats are doing the self publishing thing.
You can also check out www.wewrite.org but it seems the website was last updated in 2005 or so. Also google "Abahlali Basemjondolo" and see some work there.
At "Me" (yes you), thanks for the suggestion but I do not understand you dismissing Andile's writing like that, his arguments actually make a lot of sense. How much of his work have you read? Why exactly do you call it dogshit?
oh, this dude. i know this guy. he's doing a PhD at Wits and publishes pamphlets that he sells at Xarra books. i was told by an extremely reliable source that there really isn't much there. just Neo-Marxist proletarian fireworks.
i'll pa**.
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that there really isn't much there. just Neo-Marxist proletarian fireworks.
i'll pa**.
THIS
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@ Motho and the Panic:
Andile Mngxitama has written a series of articles, the series is called "New Frank Talks"
The 1st of the series was titled "Why steve Biko would not Vote"
2nd was titled "From Mbeki to Zuma, What's the difference?"
Now this 3rd one is called "Blacks Can't be racist" basically provoked by the whole Black Journalists forum thing last year. You can cop it at ritual for R20 bucks, the cats are doing the self publishing thing.
You can also check out www.wewrite.org but it seems the website was last updated in 2005 or so. Also google "Abahlali Basemjondolo" and see some work there.
At "Me" (yes you), thanks for the suggestion but I do not understand you dismissing Andile's writing like that, his arguments actually make a lot of sense. How much of his work have you read? Why exactly do you call it dogshit?
oh, this dude. i know this guy. he's doing a PhD at Wits and publishes pamphlets that he sells at Xarra books. i was told by an extremely reliable source that there really isn't much there. just Neo-Marxist proletarian fireworks.
i'll pa**.
Don't who your source was but if by neo-marxist and proletarian they meant writings about the exploitation of the workforce etc then I don't think they too right.
The book "Biko lives" was really an expansion/adaptation of Biko's philosophies to post-1994 SA. That's what most of the works I've read are about. These guys are providing an alternative way of looking at post-1994 SA to that we've been made to endorse (the romantic stance of reconciliation without justice). They argue (inter alia) that the 1994 settlement was a sell-out one, made to pacify a people who could have fought for more, that racism (if you interprete it as the subjugation of one group by another) still exists, that Whites still enjoy priviledges based on their skin colour, that there is no intergration happening but rather a**imilation with Black executives sent by White bosses to tell protesting balck workers that they won't get wage increases and a that democracy, the Constitution and having a black government have legitimised white supremacy.
"To many, 1994 remains a rumour"
I think they make compelling arguments, and it's not just me.
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My problem with these people is not necessarily that I disagree with all of what they are saying, but the fact that they find it so difficult to look past the race issue in exploitation and miss the fact that even black owned companies and our black run government are the biggest exploiters out there.
Its a cla**ist debate, but they are so blinded by their black consciousness that they fail to see that it is blacks f***ing them over and then blaming the white man when they get caught. The exploitation is real and so is the '94 selloout. The problem is that they are too racist themselves to notice that its their own race responsible for it, and they write stupid shit like "Blacks can't be racist" in order to justify their blindness.
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i think you have to be clear about whether you're discussing race or cla**.
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if the rainbow nation never existed then how 'real' is it to be against it? you are instilling the same paradigm into someone's consciousness, only in reverse. in the context of a concrete reality where we address concrete concerns such as shelter and food ideology is irrelevant.
i don't believe in anything political, whenever i come into contact with it, i immediately feel that it will mostly be false and/or irrelevant to concrete reality. this is because it is impossible to hold a political worldview without, to some extent, believing in a world of opposites. which is irrational because all ideas come from same group of organisms (humans) and all of them have an interchangeable sense of truth and truth, again, is a largely irrelevant concept when considered against concrete reality.
Dialectics...
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if the rainbow nation never existed then how 'real' is it to be against it? you are instilling the same paradigm into someone's consciousness, only in reverse. in the context of a concrete reality where we address concrete concerns such as shelter and food ideology is irrelevant.
i don't believe in anything political, whenever i come into contact with it, i immediately feel that it will mostly be false and/or irrelevant to concrete reality. this is because it is impossible to hold a political worldview without, to some extent, believing in a world of opposites. which is irrational because all ideas come from same group of organisms (humans) and all of them have an interchangeable sense of truth and truth, again, is a largely irrelevant concept when considered against concrete reality.
Dialectics...
My problem with these people is not necessarily that I disagree with all of what they are saying, but the fact that they find it so difficult to look past the race issue in exploitation and miss the fact that even black owned companies and our black run government are the biggest exploiters out there.
Its a cla**ist debate, but they are so blinded by their black consciousness that they fail to see that it is blacks f***ing them over and then blaming the white man when they get caught. The exploitation is real and so is the '94 selloout. The problem is that they are too racist themselves to notice that its their own race responsible for it, and they write stupid shit like "Blacks can't be racist" in order to justify their blindness.
"Me", apartheid was capitalism based on race, the reality is that althought there were white people who opposed the exploitaion they benefited from it in some way (all white people did). For example the radicals could be sure that if they were to change their view and support the system, they'd sure have a huge chance of getting a good job (with less competition from the blacks). Andile points out that in Soweto's graveyard where the communist revolutionary Joe Slovo was burried there is a board written, "Here lies Joe Slovo among others". Because he is white, it's only him they give the dignity of having a name (and not just be an "other") which should accrue to all human beings.
You cannot redress effects of a racist capitalist sytem by embracing a concept of immaterial equality. Yes the debate also involves cla** and blacks are the largest percentage of the lower cla**. How many of the apartheid radicals lived in overcrowded townships that their black comrades lived in. Were they not sure that just because of their skin colour police would treat them with more respect? How many white marxists actually grew up in families where fathers worked in White owned mines for a few pennies, where you actually feel exploitation?
So yes the debate involves cla** and blacks are a huge percentage of the lower cla**. To have whites admit guilt, through things like the TRC and some being marxists who won't accept the problem is race is patronising.
now Panic, political views influenced the CODESA negotiations and the resultant polictical order... concrete reality is that Black people live in Diepsloot, Hillbrow, Alexandra (adjacent to a mainly white Sandton) and because we live in a "free country that is founded on equality" we almost take these as Natural...Our president thinks a debate on race is backward thinking.
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if the rainbow nation never existed then how 'real' is it to be against it? you are instilling the same paradigm into someone's consciousness, only in reverse. in the context of a concrete reality where we address concrete concerns such as shelter and food ideology is irrelevant.
i don't believe in anything political, whenever i come into contact with it, i immediately feel that it will mostly be false and/or irrelevant to concrete reality. this is because it is impossible to hold a political worldview without, to some extent, believing in a world of opposites. which is irrational because all ideas come from same group of organisms (humans) and all of them have an interchangeable sense of truth and truth, again, is a largely irrelevant concept when considered against concrete reality.
Dialectics...
My problem with these people is not necessarily that I disagree with all of what they are saying, but the fact that they find it so difficult to look past the race issue in exploitation and miss the fact that even black owned companies and our black run government are the biggest exploiters out there.
Its a cla**ist debate, but they are so blinded by their black consciousness that they fail to see that it is blacks f***ing them over and then blaming the white man when they get caught. The exploitation is real and so is the '94 selloout. The problem is that they are too racist themselves to notice that its their own race responsible for it, and they write stupid shit like "Blacks can't be racist" in order to justify their blindness.
"Me", apartheid was capitalism based on race, the reality is that althought there were white people who opposed the exploitaion they benefited from it in some way (all white people did). For example the radicals could be sure that if they were to change their view and support the system, they'd sure have a huge chance of getting a good job (with less competition from the blacks). Andile points out that in Soweto's graveyard where the communist revolutionary Joe Slovo was burried there is a board written, "Here lies Joe Slovo among others". Because he is white, it's only him they give the dignity of having a name (and not just be an "other") which should accrue to all human beings.
You cannot redress effects of a racist capitalist sytem by embracing a concept of immaterial equality. Yes the debate also involves cla** and blacks are the largest percentage of the lower cla**. How many of the apartheid radicals lived in overcrowded townships that their black comrades lived in. Were they not sure that just because of their skin colour police would treat them with more respect? How many white marxists actually grew up in families where fathers worked in White owned mines for a few pennies, where you actually feel exploitation?
So yes the debate involves cla** and blacks are a huge percentage of the lower cla**. To have whites admit guilt, through things like the TRC and some being marxists who won't accept the problem is race is patronising.
now Panic, political views influenced the CODESA negotiations and the resultant polictical order... concrete reality is that Black people live in Diepsloot, Hillbrow, Alexandra (adjacent to a mainly white Sandton) and because we live in a "free country that is founded on equality" we almost take these as Natural...Our president thinks a debate on race is backward thinking.
Co-sign.
@ Panic & Motley, yeah actually if you want Good reviews for your book,you have to pay for it they ask the Big industry guys to cosign your book that its must a read and a cla**ic even though its lol. Its like Payola ;D
Has anyone had a chance to peek through the book "Is coz im Black" I finished reading it 2 weeks back.Hilarious as Mofo i enjoyed reading his pen game and Jabs he was throwing @ them.
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Just read "Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nefisi"
The book is about Nefisi (the author) who returned to Iran during the revolution circa 1978 to 1981. She lived there till she left again in 1997, she was a professor at the University of Tehran and University of Allameh Tabatabei.
The book is about how she too ka group of girls to her house and they had a 'study group" of sorts where they read books which were banned at the time, like Lolita, Great Gatzby, invitation to a beheading etc. But it's not just about the women's (and other students in Nafisi's cla**es) reactions to these book but also what is going on around them like bombs being dropped nearby, being forced to wear the scarf and just other elements of the "revolution.
Really interesting to read about how and why different people around Nefisi and her students chose to stay and how the "revolution" affected their lives. I would recommend this, highly, esp. if u have an interest in the Middle East ;)
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So whats the deal? no one is reading in 2010? Books Ive read in 2010
1. Architects of Poverty_____Moeletsi mbeki (some Argentinian dude borrowed me, still need my own copy)
2. Confessions Of an Economic Hitman___John Perkins (nice read but redundant)
3. Fools___Njabulo Ndebele (20years later its still a worthwhile read)
Just started with After the Party (Andrew Feinstein).......cant believe he was intimidated by some ANC operatives for writing it................so what are you reading fellas??let the thread go on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Interview with Feinstein here: http://robboffard.com/page15.htm#Feinstein
I'm reading:
- Time Travel by J. Richard Gott
- The Greatest Show On Earth by Richard Dawkins
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Zahir - Paulo Coelho!
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Currently reading Indaba, My Children by Credo Mutwa. The cover says 'African Tribal History, Legends, Customs and Religious Beliefs' . Was recommended by a friend of mine and I haven't really gotten to the crux, only on page 80. I'll let you know when I'm done.
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Currently reading Indaba, My Children by Credo Mutwa. The cover says 'African Tribal History, Legends, Customs and Religious Beliefs' . Was recommended by a friend of mine and I haven't really gotten to the crux, only on page 80. I'll let you know when I'm done.
who ?
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Currently reading Indaba, My Children by Credo Mutwa. The cover says 'African Tribal History, Legends, Customs and Religious Beliefs' . Was recommended by a friend of mine and I haven't really gotten to the crux, only on page 80. I'll let you know when I'm done.
oh shit. i bought this just before i left joburg...weird.
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Currently reading Indaba, My Children by Credo Mutwa. The cover says 'African Tribal History, Legends, Customs and Religious Beliefs' . Was recommended by a friend of mine and I haven't really gotten to the crux, only on page 80. I'll let you know when I'm done.
who ?
Okay I won't let you know Sir Black.
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funny...also reading 'indaba my children'...
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funny...also reading 'indaba my children'...
what the hell?! ha ha.
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funny...also reading 'indaba my children'...
what the hell?! ha ha.
Okay it's official. We're cool.
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more like groupies...
im not callin it tho!
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more like groupies...
im not callin it tho!
Jees you're really on my case today hintoni und'phuphile?
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Ive read Toni Morrison's The bluest Eye, yo I think it's amazing bu feel I was kind of late.
Tried reading "Indaba, my children" but got tired of having to renew it for the library every now and then, it's so big so I think I need to get my own copy.
Frantz Fanon's Black Skin, white mask...
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Cool can someme1 rate the Credo Mutwa book when they are done??Ive seen his interview on Youtube a while back and he was talking about how "Zulu" is not a coincidental tribal name....suggested that they might have been able to time_travel through the clouds hence the name.
He also explained that the reason we have so many children missing in SA is that some elitist groups are trying to defy nature by increasing their lifespan..........He even explained how a ritual killing takes place.......only time I remember being scared I tell you (oops that and when I got Robbed in Jozi)
I feel He is very knowlegeable and has insight especially concerning African tradition and cultures. The only time I felt "maybe hes getting old" is when he says he was abducted by unknown creatures which ba**ically had their way with Him. I respect my elders so I wont throw mud on His name but there are some things that I do not believe that he talks about.......... 8)
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Anyone who believes the shit Credo and David Icke write need to get their heads checked.
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lolz.
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Anyone who believes the shit Credo and David Icke write need to get their heads checked.
:D....so u know this fella?But really jo Credo didnt sound too convincing about getting molested by "outer world beings", he says he turned Bi after the experience .......Im just gonna go ahead and a**ume thats the old_man in him talking......
YET you can never take away the knowledge and insight that he has when it comes to African cultures.....he's like a walking encyclopedia of African cultures.......still getting the book.......u mad homie?? ???
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can never take away the knowledge and insight that he has when it comes to African cultures.....he's like a walking encyclopedia of African cultures.......still getting the book.......
what he said
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GUYS! I know I might and maybe risk being labelled a bandwagon reader....but shiiiit that book called "The Kite Runner" is mad dope I couldn't put it down I found myself still reading at 2 in the morning cause I knocked off late from work, at some stage I was emotional weeping like a one of oprah winfrey's audience bish....
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GUYS! I know I might and maybe risk being labelled a bandwagon reader....but shiiiit that book called "The Kite Runner" is mad dope I couldn't put it down I found myself still reading at 2 in the morning cause I knocked off late from work, at some stage I was emotional weeping like a one of oprah winfrey's audience bish....
Since its coming from you i'll give it a chance one day.
lol @ the crying part.
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@RR, and to think I bought it by "chance" dawg I was looking for Dambuza Marechera and because I couldn't find Dambuza I bumped into this book and thought to myself let me cop this because I hear good reviews about it even after buying it I was still scheptical thinkin i should have at least bought one of Mr. Mda's books but dang I flipped them pages and couldn't stop 'shit is mad powerful, poignant narrative 'specially where he witness his friend being sodomised because of him(the main character Amir) damn...maaaan some people are just gifted writers period :o
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This H.Gibbs ish....it has hype. i wana eye it.. im willing to pay R50 for a fong kong *embara**ed*
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The books that fall into my lap are a good read!! i had a privilege to read these fine books this year.
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"There’s a part of me that thinks that The Progress Paradox should be required reading for anyone between the ages of 21 and 35. The book is about how, as things get better, the more we feel irritable and/or hopeless and/or worse about life around us. To be sure, a topic like this is bound to be resoundingly dismissed by a certain demographic (namely, the people who say—without irony—that they aren’t pessimists, just realists), but Easterbrook’s writing style is inviting and has its moments of well timed humor. There is nary a whiff of snark in this book; just a desire to get people to realize that the times we are living in are only as bad as the people who have no relation to you in any aspect of everyday life are paid to report to you"
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning Guns, Germs, and Steel aims to lay out why certain societies (and continents) are successful and why others continue to fall apart very cyclically. In particular, Diamond’s writing about why Europe became powerful so easily while Africa and South America struggle mightily is particularly eye-opening. It’s eye-opening because the reasons are ones that seem so banal, like how Europe benefited greatly from the domestication of the cow and the horse and the ox. An extremely fascinating book (and one that is well written and easy to pick up), Guns, Germs, and Steel is a must-read for anyone who enjoys history, sociology, and/or anthropology. And even if you do not inherently enjoy these things, this book is akin to a fascinating documentary that you happen to stumble upon"
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Been reading a lot of Crips and Bloods books.
Monster Kody's - Autobiography of an LA gang Member
Leon Bing's - Do or Die
Colton Simpson's - Inside the Crips
Stanley "Tookie" Williams - Blue Rage/ Black Redemption
Moved on to a new genre now
Now reading
Zecharia Sitchin's - The 12th Planet
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Been reading a lot of Crips and Bloods books.
Monster Kody's - Autobiography of an LA gang Member
Leon Bing's - Do or Die
Colton Simpson's - Inside the Crips
Stanley "Tookie" Williams - Blue Rage/ Black Redemption
Moved on to a new genre now
Now reading
Zecharia Sitchin's - The 12th Planet
Eish MrC you too hoody on another level man,i wouldnt take it that far with the books(i keep it on the entertainment level) n all that gangbangin ish hahahahaaha,is birdman a real blood?
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Been reading a lot of Crips and Bloods books.
Monster Kody's - Autobiography of an LA gang Member
Leon Bing's - Do or Die
Colton Simpson's - Inside the Crips
Stanley "Tookie" Williams - Blue Rage/ Black Redemption
Moved on to a new genre now
Now reading
Zecharia Sitchin's - The 12th Planet
Eish MrC you too hoody on another level man,i wouldnt take it that far with the books(i keep it on the entertainment level) n all that gangbangin ish hahahahaaha,is birdman a real blood?
hahahahaha !!! I love the West Coast and was always fascinated about why these niggaz kill each other over Colors, only to find out it's deeper than that. Those are some fascinating books though. Raw emotions and shit.They mostly have the same Theme, niggaz was killers when they were young, went to jail ,got knowledge and now they trying to change the game.
Is birdman a blood ? lol !! I don't know. I guess if he's claiming it then he is. But most cats on the West Coast don't acknowledge a lot of sets outside of LA, unless an OG from LA himself went and started that set in another City.
I know Little Wayne and Baby got rushed in Compton though, by 40 Glocc and them for claimin Blood and they woudln't even get out of their Car.
I've moved on from that phase though, now im into Sumerian Mythology and a bit of Astronomy.
Anybody got any e-book links for Astronomy literature ? I've looked to no avail. Something like "Astronomy for Dummies" would come in handy. LOL !
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saw an episode of gangland on crimenetwork, talking bout the bloods, in Compton and this one specific chick, reformed now, but then she was feared, talking bout how she never did drive by's she straight up ask around for her target drive to where he's at walk out the car with engine running, and make sure her target sees her before firing, walk straight back up to the car and drive away, if anyone looked at her wrong while shes going to the car, she caps them too.
grimy shit
m readin Decoded by Jay-z
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I've recently relocated to South Africa and keen to pick up some new books. Can anyone recommend any good book shops? I'm in JHB/PTA. Online stores are fine too!
I hope I'm not sending shit off topic.
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saw an episode of gangland on crimenetwork, talking bout the bloods, in Compton and this one specific chick, reformed now, but then she was feared, talking bout how she never did drive by's she straight up ask around for her target drive to where he's at walk out the car with engine running, and make sure her target sees her before firing, walk straight back up to the car and drive away, if anyone looked at her wrong while shes going to the car, she caps them too.
grimy shit
m readin Decoded by Jay-z
yeah i saw that shit. she like a triple OG or some shit. You really should read the Monster Kody book though. Dude was a Monster for real. Had his first drive by at 13 and was bucking niggaz all over the place. He actually got his name Monster from the cops at 13 after he stomped out some old dude he was trying to rob who resisted. I think the dude became paralyzed.
The thing about the LA gang phenomenon, especially COMPTON and WATTS is that they are such small a** hoods, ~90 000 people. South Central is much bigger, so i can understand beefing with niggaz from 111 Crips(111 Avenue) if you from Rollin 20's Neighbourhood Bloods(20th Avenue). But in Compton and Watts niggaz are literally around the corner from each other.So u can't go to the McDonalds/Gas Station across the street from, cos already u're in Enemy Territory.They grew up together, went to school/church/picnics together as kids and then once they hit their early teens, they are put on into their sets and start shooting at each other.And shit just goes on and on, will and can't never STOP. U got Cousin's/ Uncles,etc in Enemy Sets and shit. CRAZY !!!
I was watching this CRIPS and BLOODS doccie called MADE IN AMERICA. good shit. they report that 15 000 people have died in the last 30 years from this shit. This is more than the conflict in Ireland. That shit is a REAL WAR !!
But the Mexicans run South LA now. 18th Street,Florencia 13, MS-13,etc.
I've recently relocated to South Africa and keen to pick up some new books. Can anyone recommend any good book shops? I'm in JHB/PTA. Online stores are fine too!
I hope I'm not sending shit off topic.
I get my books from kalahari.net. Check out Xarra books at the Newtown Precinct in Newtown, Joburg as well.
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"Yo under the street lights, shit gets precise..."
Going through these comments I can't help but think of C's verse on that In the cold of the night/ Ghetto Life track. Is any of the stuff you write related to all this gang stuff you've read/watched? Or is it all based on Soweto life with minimal influence from West Coast et al?
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Currently reading Neal Stephenson - Anathem very deep speculative fiction, the 1st 100pages were very hard going cos you have to basically learn an alien culture before you can actually get into the story, but its f***ing zinging along right now (page 300)
I can strongly recommend Jared Diamond - Guns, Germs and Steel f***ING dense, i kept on having to reread the 20 - 35 pages prior to my stopping point to refresh my shit before continuing, even if I stopped earlier that day, and I couldnt read more than 100pages at a time without a long break, but it blew my mind, but maybe thats just because i was an impressionable student who spent of his time f***ed up, at the time.
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"Yo under the street lights, shit gets precise..."
Going through these comments I can't help but think of C's verse on that In the cold of the night/ Ghetto Life track. Is any of the stuff you write related to all this gang stuff you've read/watched? Or is it all based on Soweto life with minimal influence from West Coast et al?
Nah man. None of it is true hey. I made it all up. It's all part of the image.There's no late night gambling under streets lights/nighttime roberries/gunshots/confrontation with cops/stabbings/fights at all in Soweto. Or if there is i never saw none of it. It's a nice little town where the cops help u get your cat out of the tree.Im sure in Tembisa that shit goes on though.
I got it all from the crips and the bloods shit, which i started getting interested in last year, even though i wrote Cold of the Night 3-4 years ago.
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I remember when Tookie was about to be electrocuted,the way Snoop was fighting and Canva**ing day n night to Arnold to pardon Tookie because hes a changed man now and is writing children books in the pen and Arnold was like Nay!! but then i never realised how deep that Crip ish is to him.
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im reading a book called "hijab: unveiling queer muslim lives" contains stories of gay muslims from SA. interesting stuff.
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Cheers MrC... appreciate the heads up.
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Im busy with "no mans land" some book about the iraqy-us thingy. very interesting stuff, the books reveals stories about how us soldiers killed innocent children and women, scary!
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REad, I use to be reading mad books from this rent outlet Uncles Spike's back in the da'.. days, the old man blessed us with that tree.
CRT/LCD/S-LCD/LED/AMOLED/IPS TFT screens be all we reading on these days.... Electronic Paper
whether on a Desktop PC , Laptop, Net-book, Tablet, Celly that ish is not uhm the 1 when its not congruent to that papyrus that's eternal
so lets cut towards the e book readers in OUR TERRITORY.
Sony Reader PRS-
Amazon Kindle {X}
Bookeen CyBook Orizon
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REAL Book, PC, CELLY, TABLET OR Electronic Paper WITH THAT E-INK & SiPix e Paper
braai, home, transit, beach, low veld ,high veld ..hey that ish be crispy
On a plane to Durbs Last quarter managed to hover about the kindle, the Kindle reader on PC, Android(Google), iOS(Apple) etc.
Format WAR: e Pub, PDF & them Propitiatory stuff & txt, html/dhtml etc oh and Mobi ebooks
Is that new ish comforting or flipping the book is real-la..
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Is that new ish comforting or flipping the book is real-la..
its interesting you ask that question...my dealings with the good people over at THE FIND MAGAZINE (a Global HIPHOP MAGAZINE) have indicated that they recognise the benefits of "on the go" tech and even welcome the innovations being made in the reading spheres. however, they remain adamant that for some that make up a considerable majority, nothing can replace the tangible pleasures of flipping through a magazine and rubbing your fingers through the inked pages. not to mention, the age-old tradition of ripping pages out a magazine to put as posters on one's wall still holds great favour among readers of HIPHOP magazines...for their sake though, i hope it proves to be a viable business decision as they have since taken their magazine from digital to print, in a world where even GIANTS in the NEWSPAPER & media world have adopted digital based interaction as the next level in readership capability..!
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Currently reading The Spiders of allah, by James Hider and started Disrace by JM Coetzee, but then my girlfriend borrowed it.
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Im currently reading Incognegro by Frank Wilderson, III. A very dope read about exile and apartheid. Frank is like one of the most important Black thinkers of this century.
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Is that new ish comforting or flipping the book is real-la..
however, they remain adamant that for some that make up a considerable majority, nothing can replace the tangible pleasures of flipping through a magazine and rubbing your fingers through the inked pages.
self important purists make me sick!
its progession,
tablets, cave walls, tombs, obelixes , sheets of paper, scrolls, books. all serve the same purpose!
its part of evolution...save trees!
"ohhhhhh its nothing like licking my fingers to tur...."
shut the f*** up don't lick your lips just flip the page on the handheld you self important purist!
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Is that new ish comforting or flipping the book is real-la..
however, they remain adamant that for some that make up a considerable majority, nothing can replace the tangible pleasures of flipping through a magazine and rubbing your fingers through the inked pages.
self important purists make me sick!
its progession,
tablets, cave walls, tombs, obelixes , sheets of paper, scrolls, books. all serve the same purpose!
its part of evolution...save trees!
"ohhhhhh its nothing like licking my fingers to tur...."
shut the f*** up don't lick your lips just flip the page on the handheld you self important purist!
LOL...what if you stranded in the woods and you need to take a dump but have no toilet paper, all you got is your "ipad"....LOL
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hahah
LOL...what if you stranded in the woods and you need to take a dump but have no toilet paper, all you got is your "ipad"....LOL
smh at these city slickers! tell them briCK! use gra** nigga.
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hahah
LOL...what if you stranded in the woods and you need to take a dump but have no toilet paper, all you got is your "ipad"....LOL
smh at these city slickers! tell them briCK! use gra** nigga.
LOL, slip & slide & use your IPAD for navigation...LOL...!
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hahaha!
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ONLY reason why these purists (read blacks) want books to stay is cause they will have nothing to roll they marijuana in..
iRizzlerSubstitute is still conceptual
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ONLY reason why these purists (read blacks) want books to stay is cause they will have nothing to roll they marijuana in..
iRizzlerSubstitute is still conceptual
LOL...
4 reasons to vaporize
1). Activation of THC acids in cannabis (decarboxylation); this occurs at around 103 degrees Celcius with vaporization at around 180-200 degrees. Smoking performs this process but is reported to destroy between 40 and 98% of the THC (Korte, Miras etc*).
2). The 'smoke' is much cooler and easier on the lungs. Much less tar and other harmful chemicals are released.
3). The high is subtly different from that obtained with other methods.
4). The higher efficiency saves you money.
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id give you the HOW TO CONSTRUCT your own vaporizer manual but i fear youd want to use your IPAD to read it..LOL
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Chimamanda Adichie- The Thing Around your Neck