India: A Wounded Civilization25 reviews V.S. Naipaul Vintage, 2003 Brilliant but flawed and ignorant about India. + Overall a pretty accurate portrayal of India Sir Vidyadhar is perhaps one of the most brilliant writers of English, as to prose style and thoughtful, philosophical content. However, when it comes to writing about his ancestral land, India, his arrogance is only exceeded by his ignorance. He speaks no Indian language, does not understand the ...             Wisdom from the Heart2 reviews Radha Singh Xlibris Corporation, 2003 Living with Purpose and Dying with dignity + Give Yourself the Gift of Finding Your Life Purpose Some books are lifechanging. "Wisdom From the Heart" has this inner charisma. On the surface it is the story of the challenging final year in a mother/daughter relationship. Embedded in this beautiful,inspiring story are key beliefs which can help all of us find our true life purpose. If you are ...             All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes17 reviews Maya Angelou Vintage, 1991 Great. + Through Angelou's Eyes + Her Poems I thought it was a great book. It was my first ever read of Maya Angelou. I think the book has made me a fan of her. Her style of writing was mellifluous, sincere, and truthful. I am not a very emotional person, but the part that made my eyes water was when Maya went to the market in Kato, as the ...             The Writer and the World: Essays6 reviews V.S. Naipaul Vintage, 2003 Civilization should be the pursuit of happiness + Some of the Best Nonfiction of the Past Fifty Years + It's all MAGIC if you don't understand CAUSE and EFFECT! + Looking through a glass darkly. Always. + Debatable- although a Nobel laureate's work.             A Bend in the River64 reviews V.S. Naipaul Vintage, 1989 Diaspora + the Indian experience in Africa at the beginning of Big Man Rule + I hear the rains down in Aaaaf-rica! Driving from the east coast to the center of Africa isn't easy. It takes two weeks. Each day's drive makes it harder to turn back. Zabeth, a small retailer, is a regular customer of the store the narrator, Salim, has purchased. She knows what people in her village need and what they will pay. ...             Miguel Street19 reviews V.S. Naipaul Vintage, 2002 HIS BEST WORK + Unforgettable characters + Little gems on a necklace + a GREAT collection for adults and children alike             The Middle Passage4 reviews V.S. Naipaul Vintage, 2002 A book to read and reread + Masterful writing + wonderful but dated 'The Middle Passage' is the account of a sunny journey across the Caribbean in 1960-61. During his travelling, Naipaul enjoys the calypso in Trinidad, takes a memorable hiking trip to the Nutchi falls in British Guyana, travels around the picturesque roads of Martinique, enjoys a cool beer in ...             Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela129 reviews Nelson Mandela Back Bay Books, 1995 "Study history or it will repeat itself" + A required read for anyone going to South Africa + A great look into a class act of a human being, + great men can write! + "it is the oppressor who defines the nature of the struggle"             In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want188 reviews Iyanla Vanzant Fireside, 1999 BE HAPPY + Fabulous book! + WONDERFUL!!!! + Great self help book + Band aid for the soul             The Mimic Men: A Novel9 reviews V.S. Naipaul Vintage, 2001 Naipaul painting with all his usual colors + BRILLIANT + Powerful and lyrical + Mimicry             Suffrage of Elvira5 reviews V. S. Naipaul Penguin (Non-Classics), 1976 Brilliant! + A universal story told as a fable + Revisiting some old themes, and well worth it. + unassumingly twisted view of the Caribbean + An ealry work that presages the sublimity to come             The Heart of a Woman52 reviews Maya Angelou Bantam, 1997 ~Enlightening Read~ + i luv it + The Urban Book Source + The Heart of a Woman Laid Bare             Yesterday I Cried: Celebrating The Lessons Of Living And Loving110 reviews Iyanla Vanzant Fireside, 2000 I wish I had read this years ago + Yesterday, I Cried--A journey from the heart + Spoke to my heart + Moving story             In a Free State: A Novel8 reviews V.S. Naipaul Vintage, 2002 "My life spoil" + Very well written, somewhat slow. + "One out of Many" + A Minor Masterpiece from V. S. Naipaul             Life Doesn't Frighten Me19 reviews Maya Angelou, Jean-Michel Basquiat Harry N. Abrams, 1993 Wonderful + Confidence-inspiring poem for kids + 2 for 1 + Life Doesn't Frighten Me             I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings306 reviews Maya Angelou Bantam, 1983 The time of book that moves you + Well Written Account + South Mill Young Readers Book Club Review (Jr. High Readers) Maya Angelou's I know why the caged bird sings is the type of book that people who love to read will enjoy. The book follows Angelou through her early years, mostly spent with you grandmother who ran a local store. More than an auto-biography. Its Angelou's words, her presence that really reaches ...             Between Father and Son : Family Letters6 reviews V.S. Naipaul Knopf, 2000 First-class letters. + An insight into the mind of a genius + Can understand Naipaul better + The Real Mr. Biswas?             The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou40 reviews Maya Angelou Random House, 1994 BOOKREADER + the complete collected poems of maya angelou + Very nice gift MAYA ANGELOU IS ONE MY FAVORITE GREAT AUTHORS OF POETRY . HER POEMS REACH THE SOUL AND SPIRIT OF A PERSON. THROUGH GREAT JOY OR GREAT PAIN..............             Phenomenal Woman: Four Poems Celebrating Women16 reviews Maya Angelou Random House, 1995 Great as a gift or for yourself + Phenomenal Woman + a jewel + Be Your Own Woman!! + Uplifting Book for Women             Guerrillas19 reviews V.S. Naipaul Vintage, 1990 A la Dostoevsky + Undeniably Well-written Pair this sometimes graphic novel with Dostovesky's Demons (The Possessed, The Devils) -- dramatic exposures of the association of privileged but sick-souled fellow travelers with revolutionaries. As with the Dostoevsky novel, although there are flashbacks the main narrative recounts just a few ...