Brick Lane: A Novel150 reviews Monica Ali Scribner, 2004 Enlightening Passages "Brick Lane" was a great read----it helps to have lived in the UK and to have met and known people similar to the characters in Monica Ali's book. Her colorful, descriptive style of writing really opens the mind to the world that she presented---we get more than a glimpse, we get the whole story.             Bitter Sweets156 reviews Roopa Farooki St. Martin's Press, 2007 I read it as a fable, and loved it. + Bitter Sweets (good description of life itself) It seems from the other reviews that people either loved this book, or hated it. I can see the points that the negative reviewers made where it was lacking - it was very complicated and there were some storylines that were just really difficult to believe (without giving too much away, one of the ...             A Golden Age: A Novel58 reviews Tahmima Anam Harper, 2008 a good reading but expected more regarding history of a bloody war that deserves more international attention. + Wonderful story of a woman's transition into independence + Luminous and poignant; a wonderful novel! + Wonderful view of colonial Sri Lanka!             Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty77 reviews Muhammad Yunus PublicAffairs, 2008 A book about poverty and Triumph + Great Way to give a Hand Up + banker to the poor + Banker to the Poor + Wonderful and Inspiring!             Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism26 reviews Muhammad Yunus PublicAffairs, 2008 An inspiring success story of a new "social" business model + A reason to hope + High on rhetoric, short on action + "Creating A World Without Poverty" by Muhammad Yunus             Brick Lane: A Novel150 reviews Monica Ali Scribner, 2004 Enlightening Passages "Brick Lane" was a great read----it helps to have lived in the UK and to have met and known people similar to the characters in Monica Ali's book. Her colorful, descriptive style of writing really opens the mind to the world that she presented---we get more than a glimpse, we get the whole story.             A Golden Age: A Novel58 reviews Tahmima Anam Harper, 2008 a good reading but expected more regarding history of a bloody war that deserves more international attention. + Wonderful story of a woman's transition into independence + Luminous and poignant; a wonderful novel! + Wonderful view of colonial Sri Lanka!             Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism26 reviews Muhammad Yunus PublicAffairs, 2008 An inspiring success story of a new "social" business model + A reason to hope + High on rhetoric, short on action + "Creating A World Without Poverty" by Muhammad Yunus             Bitter Sweets156 reviews Roopa Farooki St. Martin's Press, 2007 I read it as a fable, and loved it. + Bitter Sweets (good description of life itself) It seems from the other reviews that people either loved this book, or hated it. I can see the points that the negative reviewers made where it was lacking - it was very complicated and there were some storylines that were just really difficult to believe (without giving too much away, one of the ...             Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty77 reviews Muhammad Yunus PublicAffairs, 2008 A book about poverty and Triumph + Great Way to give a Hand Up + banker to the poor + Banker to the Poor + Wonderful and Inspiring!