2011 Reading List

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You can also see my Reading the African Continent List here.

The Zanzibar Chest by Aidan Hartley Jack’s favorite book of the year and #1 recommendation for a book about Africa.
The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins  The official Team Jamily book recommendation for 2011!
It Happened on the Way to War by Rye Barcott
What is the What? by Dave Eggers
Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
Naked Economics by Charles Wheelan
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Help by Kathyrn Stockett
The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
The Cairo Trilogy by Maguib Mahfouz
The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell
The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
Whiteman by Tony D’Souza
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Shadow of the Sun by Ryszard Kapuscinski
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon