From • @readersparadiseja The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters by Nadiya Hussain ♡ "The four Amir sisters - Fatima, Farah, Bubblee and Mae - are the only young Muslims in the quaint English village of Wyvernage. On the outside, despite not quite fitting in with their neighbours, the Amirs are happy. But on the inside, each sister is secretly struggling. Fatima is trying to find out who she really is - and after fifteen attempts, finally pass her driving test. Farah is happy being a wife but longs to be a mother. Bubblee is determined to be an artist in London, away from family tradition, and Mae is coping with burgeoning Youtube stardom. Yet when family tragedy strikes, it brings the Amir sisters closer together and forces them to learn more about life, love, faith and each other than they ever thought possible." ♡ . . . #thesecretlivesoftheamirsisters #nadiyahussain #Amirsisters #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
At Home with Muhammad Ali : A Memoir of Love, Loss and Forgiveness by Hana Yasmeen Ali ♡ "From the daughter of Muhammad Ali comes an intimate portrait of the heavyweight boxing champion and a final love letter from a daughter to her father. Through audio journals, love letters and cherished memories, Ali's daughter Hana tells the story of a very typical and yet fully-unique family, the rise and fall of her parent's marriage and the struggles they faced as a family surrounding Ali's loss to Larry Holmes in 1981. With the decline of Ali's voice, his recordings are important to history as they are to his personal legacy. At Home with Muhammad Ali offers a candid look at a man who was trying to find his purpose in the world as he realized he was coming to the end of his lucrative sporting career, all the while trying to balance fatherhood and his worldly and political obligations. Additionally, Hana tells of the everyday adventures that the family experienced around the house-with visitors like Michael Jackson and Clint Eastwood dropping by. And for the first time, Hana's mother Veronica will share her memories of the 12-year relationship with Muhammad. At Home with Muhammad Ali is a candid and revealing portrait of a legend, a man admired and respected as the greatest sporting icon of our age." ♡ . . . #AthomewithMuhammadAli #HanaAli #MuhammahAli #memoir #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram #autobiography
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah ♡ " Friday Black tackles urgent instances of racism and cultural unrest, and explores the many ways we fight for humanity in an unforgiving world. In the first, unforgettable story of this collection, The Finkelstein Five, Adjei-Brenyah gives us an unstinting reckoning of the brutal prejudice of the US justice system. In Zimmer Land we see a far-too-easy-to-believe imagining of racism as sport. " ♡ . . . #Fridayblack #nanakwameAdjeiBrenyah #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi ♡ "In this epic tale of fate, fortune and legacy, Jennifer Makumbi vibrantly brings to life this corner of Africa and this colourful family as she reimagines the history of Uganda through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan. The year is 1750. Kintu Kidda sets out for the capital to pledge allegiance to the new leader of the Buganda kingdom. Along the way he unleashes a curse that will plague his family for generations. Blending oral tradition, myth, folktale and history, Makumbi weaves together the stories of Kintu's descendants as they seek to break free from the burden of their past to produce a majestic tale of clan and country - a modern classic." ♡ . . . #Kintu #JenniferNansubugaMakumbi #BugandaKingdom #Kintukidda #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Wabi Sabi : Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life by Beth Kempton ♡ "A whole new way of looking at the world - and your life - inspired by centuries-old Japanese wisdom. Wabi sabi ("wah-bi sah-bi") is a captivating concept from Japanese aesthetics, which helps us to see beauty in imperfection, appreciate simplicity and accept the transient nature of all things. With roots in zen and the way of tea, the timeless wisdom of wabi sabi is more relevant than ever for modern life, as we search for new ways to approach life's challenges and seek meaning beyond materialism. Wabi sabi is a refreshing antidote to our fast-paced, consumption-driven world, which will encourage you to slow down, reconnect with nature, and be gentler on yourself. It will help you simplify everything, and concentrate on what really matters. From honouring the rhythm of the seasons to creating a welcoming home, from reframing failure to ageing with grace, wabi sabi will teach you to find more joy and inspiration throughout your perfectly imperfect life. This book is the definitive guide to applying the principles of wabi sabi to transform every area of your life, and finding happiness right where you are." ♡ . . . #WabiSabi #BethKempton #Japanese #zen #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Let Her Fly : A Father's Journey and the Fight for Equality by Ziauddin Yousafzai and Louise Carpenter ♡ "In this intimate and extraordinary memoir, Ziauddin Yousafzai, the father of Malala, gives a moving account of fatherhood and his lifelong fight for equality - proving there are many faces of feminism. "Whenever anybody has asked me how Malala became who she is, I have often used the phrase. `Ask me not what I did but what I did not do. I did not clip her wings'"For over twenty years, Ziauddin Yousafzai has been fighting for equality - first for Malala, his daughter - and then for all girls throughout the world living in patriarchal societies. Taught as a young boy in Pakistan to believe that he was inherently better than his sisters, Ziauddin rebelled against inequality at a young age. And when he had a daughter himself he vowed that Malala would have an education, something usually only given to boys, and he founded a school that Malala could attend. Then in 2012, Malala was shot for standing up to the Taliban by continuing to go to her father's school, and Ziauddin almost lost the very person for whom his fight for equality began. Let Her Fly is Ziauddin's journey from a stammering boy growing up in a tiny village high in the mountains of Pakistan, through to being an activist for equality and the father of the youngest ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and now one of the most influential and inspiring young women on the planet. Told through intimate portraits of each of Ziauddin's closest relationships - as a son to a traditional father; as a father to Malala and her brothers, educated and growing up in the West; as a husband to a wife finally learning to read and write; as a brother to five sisters still living in the patriarchy - Let Her Fly looks at what it means to love, to have courage and fight for what is inherently right. Personal in its detail and universal in its themes, this landmark book shows why we must all keep fighting for the rights of girls and women everywhere." ♡ . . . #Letherfly #ZiauddinYousafza #LouiseCarpenter #autobiography #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #jamaica #jamaicareads
Let Me Not Be Mad : A Story of Unravelling Minds by A K Benjamin ♡ "Let Me Not Be Mad is an immersive, virtuosic and provocative investigation of madness, love and self-destruction that defies categorisation. A consulting room with two people in it. One of them is talking, the other is listening. Both of them need help. Throughout his life, A K Benjamin has found himself drawn to extreme behaviour - as a screenwriter, a contemplative monk, a counsellor for addicts, a support-worker for gang-members and ultimately as a clinical neuropsychologist. His book begins as a series of superbly realised clinical encounters with anonymised patients, some recently traumatised, some on the brink of mental collapse, others already in freefall. But with each encounter, it becomes increasingly and disturbingly apparent that what we are reading is not really about the patients at all: it is about the author's own fevered descent into mental illness and mania as he confronts his traumatic past. Layered with twists and revelations, Let Me Not Be Mad challenges the boundary between fact and fiction to provide a thrilling drama of self-diagnosis: a hall of mirrors blazing with energy, intensity, humour and emotion. And though shockingly personal, it also reveals something deep and dark in western culture that is driving millions of us to distraction and collapse." ♡ Publication Date February 14, 2019 . . . . #Letmenotbemad #AKBenjamin #memoir #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Outwitting the Devil : The Secret to Freedom and Success by Napoleon Hill and Sharon L. Lechter ♡ "Now in a handy compact format, this title reveals how fear, procrastination and anger prevent us from realising personal goals. It is profound, powerful and rich with insight. Using his legendary ability to get to the root of human potential, Napoleon Hill digs deep to reveal how fear, procrastination, anger, and jealousy prevent us from realising our personal goals. This long-suppressed parable, once considered too controversial to publish, was written by Hill in 1938 following the publication of his classic bestseller, Think and Grow Rich." ♡ . . . #outwittingthedevil #NapoleonHill #SharonLechter #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell ♡ "Electrifying, playful, ambitious, brilliant - a Zambian debut novel that follows three generations of three families, telling the story of a nation, and of the grand sweep of time'It's difficult to think of another novel that is at once so sweepingly ambitious and so intricately patterned, delivering the pleasures of saga and poetry in equal measure. The Old Drift is an endlessly innovative, voraciously brilliant book, and Namwali Serpell is among the most distinctive and exciting writers to emerge in years.' Garth GreenwellOn the banks of the Zambezi River, a few miles from the majestic Victoria Falls, there was once a colonial settlement called The Old Drift. Here begins the epic story of a small African nation, told by a mysterious swarm-like chorus that calls itself man's greatest nemesis. The tale? A playful panorama of history, fairytale, romance and science fiction. The moral? To err is human. In 1904, in a smoky room at the hotel across the river, an Old Drifter named Percy M. Clark, foggy with fever, makes a mistake that entangles the fates of an Italian hotelier and an African busboy. This sets off a cycle of unwitting retribution between three Zambian families (black, white, brown) as they collide and converge over the course of the century, into the present and beyond. As the generations pass, their lives - their triumphs, errors, losses and hopes - form a symphony about what it means to be human. From a woman covered with hair and another plagued with endless tears, to forbidden love affairs and fiery political ones, to homegrown technological marvels like Afronauts, microdrones and viral vaccines - this gripping, unforgettable novel sweeps over the years and the globe, subverting expectations along the way. Exploding with colour and energy, The Old Drift is a testament to our yearning to create and cross borders, and a meditation on the slow, grand passage of time." ♡ Publication Date:21/03/2019 . . . #theolddrift #NamwaliSerpell #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston ♡ "She was stretched on her back beneath the pear tree soaking in the alto chant of the visiting bees, the gold of the sun and the panting breath of the breeze when the inaudible voice of it all came to her . . . When sixteen-year-old Janie is caught kissing shiftless Johnny Taylor, her grandmother swiftly marries her off to an old man with sixty acres. Janie endures two stifling marriages before she finally meets the man of her dreams - who offers not diamonds, but a packet of flowering seeds. 'Their Eyes Were Watching God is one of the very greatest American novels of the 20th century. It is so lyrical it should be sentimental; it is so passionate it should be overwrought, but it is instead a rigorous, convincing and dazzling piece of prose, as emotionally satisfying as it is impressive" ♡ . . . #TheirEyesWereWatchingGod #ZoraNealeHurston #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Rich Dad's Prophecy : Why the Biggest Stock Market Crash in History Is Still Coming...And How You Can Prepare Yourself and Profit from It! by Robert T. Kiyosaki ♡ "The rich know that times of greatest crisis are often the greatest opportunities to acquire wealth. In this book Robert Kiyosaki teaches how to build your financial ark to navigate turbulent economic waters. In hindsight, the title itself seems "prophetic," as the insights and predictions in this book have played out on the world stage over the past years. Rich Dad's Prophecy will open your eyes to the issues that are affecting the retirement plans of baby boomers as well as the financial futures of their children and grandchildren." ♡ . . . #richdadsprophecy #RobertKiyosaki #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie ♡ "A powerful exploration of the clash between society, family and faith in the modern world' GuardianIsma is free. After years spent raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mother's death, she is finally studying in America, resuming a dream long deferred. But she can't stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London - or their brother, Parvaiz, who's disappeared in pursuit of his own dream: to prove himself to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew. Then Eamonn enters the sisters' lives. Handsome and privileged, he inhabits a London worlds away from theirs. As the son of a powerful British Muslim politician, Eamonn has his own birthright to live up to - or defy. Is he to be a chance at love? The means of Parvaiz's salvation? Two families' fates are inextricably, devastatingly entwined in this searing novel that asks: what sacrifices will we make in the name of love?" ♡ . . . #HomeFire #KamilaShamsie #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
The Key to Happiness : How to Find Purpose by Unlocking the Secrets of the Worlds Happiest People by Meik Wiking ♡ "In his role as Founder and CEO of the world's only Happiness Research Institute, he has travelled the globe interviewing the world's happiest people to discover the key components of happiness. In The Key to Happiness, Meik explores the hidden treasures which can improve your happiness, and divides them into the six building blocks of happiness; togetherness, money, health, kindness, trust and freedom. For each happiness block he offers practical tips: for togetherness he encourages setting up a mini-library in your apartment building or starting a tool-sharing programme in your street; for kindness he suggests leaving a surprise gift on a stranger's doorstep, helping a tourist find their way or telling someone who means a lot to you that they do. Drawing on social science, case studies and Meik's original research, this practical guide shows us that you can find happiness in a simple way of life. While Meik has travelled across the glove to discover the secrets of the world's happiest people, this book shows us that you can be just as happy where you are. This book is the perfect guide on how to survive and navigate the modern world with a smile on your face." ♡ Publication Date March 7th, 2019 . . . #thekeytohappiness #MeikWiking #happinessresearchinstitute #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Unhinged : An Insider's Account of the Trump White House by Omarosa Manigault Newman ♡ "The former Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison in the Trump White House provides a jaw-dropping look into the corruption and controversy of the current administration. Few have been a member of Donald Trump's inner orbit longer than Omarosa Manigault Newman. Their relationship has spanned fifteen years - through four television shows, a presidential campaign, and a year by his side in the most chaotic, outrageous White House in history. But that relationship has come to a decisive and definitive end, and Omarosa is finally ready to share her side of the story in this explosive, jaw-dropping account. A stunning tell-all and takedown from a strong, intelligent woman who took every name and number." ♡ . . . #Unhinged #omarosanewman #memoir #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Seven Signs of Life : Stories from an Intensive Care Doctor by Aoife Abbey ♡ "Anger. Joy. Fear. Distraction. Disgust. Hope. All emotions we expect to encounter over our lifetime. But what if this was every day? And what if your ability to manage them was the difference between life and death? For a doctor in Intensive Care this is part of the job. Fear in the eyes of a terminally ill patient who pleads with you to not let them die. Grief when you make a potentially fatal mistake. Disgust at caring for a convicted rapist. But there are also moments of joy, like the rare bright spots of lucidity for a dementia patient, or when the ward unexpectedly breaks into song. Dr Aoife Abbey shows us what a doctor sees of humanity as it comes through the revolving door of the hospital and takes us beyond a purely medical perspective. Told through seven emotions, Seven Signs of Life is about what it means to be alive and how it feels to care for a living." ♡ Publication Date 3rd February 2019 . . . #sevensignsoflife #AoifeAbbey #intensivecaredoctor #readersparadiseja #memoir #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish ♡ "The Last Black Unicorn, a sidesplitting, hysterical, edgy, and unflinching collection of (extremely) personal essays, as fearless as the author herself. Growing up in one of the poorest neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles, Tiffany learned to survive by making people laugh. If she could do that, then her classmates would let her copy their homework, the other foster kids she lived with wouldn't beat her up, and she might even get a boyfriend. Or at least she could make enough money-as the paid school mascot and in-demand Bar Mitzvah hype woman-to get her hair and nails done, so then she might get a boyfriend. None of that worked (and she's still single), but it allowed Tiffany to imagine a place for herself where she could do something she loved for a living: comedy. Tiffany can't avoid being funny-it's just who she is, whether she's plotting shocking, jaw-dropping revenge on an ex-boyfriend or learning how to handle her newfound fame despite still having a broke person's mind-set. Finally poised to become a household name, she recounts with heart and humor how she came from nothing and nowhere to achieve her dreams by owning, sharing, and using her pain to heal others. By turns hilarious, filthy, and brutally honest, The Last Black Unicorn shows the world who Tiffany Haddish really is-humble, grateful, down-to-earth, and funny as hell. And now, she's ready to inspire others through the power of laughter." ♡ Are you a Tiffany Haddish fan? . . . #Thelastblackunicorn #tiffanyhaddish #autobiography #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram #autobiography
Mango Delight by Fracaswell Hyman ♡ "What happens when your BFF becomes your EFF . . . EX-Friend-Forever? When seventh-grader Mango Delight Fuller accidentally breaks her BFF Brooklyn's new cell phone, her life falls apart. She loses her friends and her spot on the track team, and even costs her father his job as a chef. But Brooklyn's planned revenge--sneakily signing up Mango to audition for the school musical--backfires when Mango not only wins the lead role, but becomes a YouTube sensation and attracts the attention of the school's queen bee, Hailey Jo. Hailey Jo is from a VERY wealthy family, and expects everyone to do her bidding. Soon Mango finds herself forced to make tough choices about the kind of friend she wants to have . . . and, just as important, the kind of friend she wants to be." ♡ . . . #mangodelight #FracaswellHyman #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Becoming by Michelle Obama ♡ "An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States. In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America - the first African-American to serve in that role - she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare. In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world's most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it - in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations - and whose story inspires us to do the same. 'Offers new insights into her upbringing on the south side of Chicago and the highs and lows of life with Barack Obama. . . a refreshing level of honesty about what politics really did to her." ♡ Have you gotten your copy as yet? . . . . #becoming #becomingmichelleobama #MichelleObama #readersparadiseja #autobiography #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
On the come up by Angie Thomas ♡ "The award-winning author of The Hate U Give returns with a powerful story about hip hop, freedom of speech - and fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you. Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. As the daughter of an underground hip hop legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill. But when her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, Bri finds herself at the centre of controversy and portrayed by the media as more menace than MC. And with an eviction notice staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it - she has to. Even if it means becoming the very thing the public has made her out to be." ♡ Publication Date 07/02/2019 . . . #Onthecomeup #angiethomas #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram #proofcopy
Do You Dream of Terra-Two?by TEMI OH ♡ "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet meets The 100 in this unforgettable debut by a brilliant new voice. A century ago, scientists theorised that a habitable planet existed in a nearby solar system. Today, ten astronauts will leave a dying Earth to find it. Four are decorated veterans of the 20th century's space-race. And six are teenagers, graduates of the exclusive Dalton Academy, who've been in training for this mission for most of their lives. It will take the team 23 years to reach Terra-Two. Twenty-three years spent in close quarters. Twenty-three years with no one to rely on but each other. Twenty-three years with no rescue possible, should something go wrong. And something always goes wrong." ♡ Publication Date 07 March 2019 . . . #doyoudreamofterratwo #temioh #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss by Rajeev Balasubramanyam ♡ "Professor Chandra is an expert at complex problems. There's just one he can't crack: the secret of happiness. In the moments after the bicycle accident, Professor Chandra doesn't see his life flash before his eyes, but his life's work. He's just narrowly missed out on the Nobel Prize (again) and even though he knows he should get straight back to his pie charts, his doctor has other ideas. All this work. All this success. All this stress. It's killing him. He needs to take a break, start enjoying himself. In short, says his doctor (who is from California), Professor Chandra should just follow his bliss. He doesn't know it yet, but Professor Chandra is about to embark on the trip of a lifetime" ♡ Publication Date 10th January 2019 . . . #ProfessorChandraFollowsHisBliss #RajeevBalasubramanyam #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah : The Autobiography by BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH ♡ "The Guardian Benjamin Zephaniah, who has travelled the world for his art and his humanitarianism, now tells the one story that encompasses it all: the story of his life. In the early 1980s when punks and Rastas were on the streets protesting about unemployment, homelessness and the National Front, Benjamin's poetry could be heard at demonstrations, outside police stations and on the dance floor. His mission was to take poetry everywhere, and to popularise it by reaching people who didn't read books. His poetry was political, musical, radical and relevant. By the early 1990s, Benjamin had performed on every continent in the world (a feat which he achieved in only one year) and he hasn't stopped performing and touring since. Nelson Mandela, after hearing Benjamin's tribute to him while he was in prison, requested an introduction to the poet that grew into a lifelong relationship, inspiring Benjamin's work with children in South Africa. Benjamin would also go on to be the first artist to record with The Wailers after the death of Bob Marley in a musical tribute to Nelson Mandela. The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah is a truly extraordinary life story which celebrates the power of poetry and the importance of pushing boundaries with the arts." ♡ . . . #TheLifeandRhymesofBenjaminZephaniah #benjaminzephaniah #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai ♡ "In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup: bringing an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDs epidemic grows around him. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nico's funeral, he finds his partner is infected, and that he might even have the virus himself. The only person he has left is Fiona, Nico's little sister. Thirty years later, Fiona is in Paris tracking down her estranged daughter who disappeared into a cult. While staying with an old friend, a famous photographer who documented the Chicago epidemic, she finds herself finally grappling with the devastating ways the AIDS crisis affected her life and her relationship with her daughter. Yale and Fiona's stories unfold in incredibly moving and sometimes surprising ways, as both struggle to find goodness in the face of disaster." ♡ . . . #thegreatbelievers #rebeccamakkai #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan ♡ "When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home and quality time with the man she hopes to marry. But Nick has failed to give his girlfriend a few key details. One, that his childhood home looks like a palace; two, that he grew up riding in more private planes than cars; and three, that he just happens to be the country's most eligible bachelor. On Nick's arm, Rachel may as well have a target on her back the second she steps off the plane, and soon, her relaxed vacation turns into an obstacle course of old money, new money, nosy relatives, and scheming social climbers." ♡ . . . #crazyrichasians #kevinkwan #readersparadiseja #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson ♡ "He became a myth in his own lifetime and an international martyr-figure upon his death; he was a revolutionary fighter, a military strategist, a social philosopher, an economist, a medical doctor, and a friend and confidant of Fidel Castro. Che Guevara's dream was an epic one - to unite Latin America and the rest of the developing world through armed revolution, and to end once and for all the poverty, injustice and petty nationalisms that had bled it for centuries. In the end Che failed in his quest but he is recognized as that one-in-a-million personality who just might have pulled it off. Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life shuttles between the revolutionary capitals of Havana and Algiers to the battlegrounds of Bolivia and the Congo; from the halls of power in Moscow and Washington to the exile havens of Miami, Mexico and Guatemala, in a gripping tale of revolution, international intrigue and covert operations. It has an epic sweep as it evokes an era of tumultuous change, describing major events like the Bay of Pigs invasion, the October Missile crisis and Kennedy's assassination. Among its cast of characters are scores of historic personalities including Castro, Kennedy, Kruschev, Mao Tse-tung, Jean Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir, to name but a few. Jon Lee Anderson has been given unprecedented access to the Cuban Government's archives and has had total co-operation from Che's widow, Aleida March, who has never previously spoken for publication about her late husband. He has obtained hitherto unpublished documents, including several of Che's personal diaries and, in the course of his research, broke open a twenty-eight-year-old mystery - the whereabouts of Che's body in Bolivia. There is no doubt that this monumental work will stand as the definitive portrait of one of the twentieth century's most fascinating, yet largely unexplored, historical figures." ♡ . . . #Cheguevara #arevolutionarylife #jonleeanderson #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
The Runaways by Fatima Bhutto ♡ "Anita lives in Karachi's biggest slum. Her mother is a maalish wali, paid to massage the tired bones of rich women. But Anita's life will change forever when she meets her elderly neighbour, a man whose shelves of books promise an escape to a different world. On the other side of Karachi lives Monty, whose father owns half the city and expects great things of him. But when a beautiful and rebellious girl joins his school, Monty will find his life going in a very different direction. Sunny's father left India and went to England to give his son the opportunities he never had. Yet Sunny doesn't fit in anywhere. It's only when his charismatic cousin comes back into his life that he realises his life could hold more possibilities than he ever imagined. These three lives will cross in the desert, a place where life and death walk hand in hand, and where their closely guarded secrets will force them to make a terrible choice." ♡ Publication Date March 7, 2019 . . . #therunaways #fatimabhutto #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams @candicec_w ♡ "Queenie Jenkins can't cut a break. Well, apart from one from her long term boyfriend, Tom. That's definitely just a break though. Definitely not a break up. Stuck between a boss who doesn't seem to see her, a family who don't seem to listen (if it's not Jesus or water rates, they're not interested), and trying to fit in two worlds that don't really understand her, it's no wonder she's struggling. She was named to be queen of everything. So why is she finding it so hard to rule her own life?" ♡ Publication Date April 11, 2019 . . . #queenie #QueenieJenkins #iamqueenie #candicecartywilliams #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini ♡ "Ten-year-old Abdullah would do anything for his younger sister. In a life of poverty and struggle, with no mother to care for them, Pari is the only person who brings Abdullah happiness. For her, he will trade his only pair of shoes to give her a feather for her treasured collection. When their father sets off with Pari across the desert to Kabul in search of work, Abdullah is determined not to be separated from her. Neither brother nor sister know what this fateful journey will bring them." ♡ Have you read this one already? thoughts? . . . #andthemountainsechoed #khaledhosseini #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Joyful : The surprising power of ordinary things to create extraordinary happiness by Ingrid Fetell Lee ♡ "Designer and TED star Ingrid Fetell Lee explains how to cultivate a happier, healthier life by making small changes to your surroundings. When did you last feel joy? Changing your surroundings is the most easily accessible source in finding joy, says Ingrid Fetell Lee, former Design Director of IDEO New York. In Joyful, she explains it's time to open our eyes to the physical world. By making small but powerful changes to the things around us, we can live happier, healthier lives. Her TED talk has been viewed over 10 million times." . . . #joyful #IngridFetellLee #tedtalk #happiness #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Handel in London : The Making of a Genius by Jane Glover ♡ "Handel in London tells the story of a young German composer who in 1712, followed his princely master to London and would remain there for the rest of his life. That master would become King George II and the composer was George Frideric Handel. Handel, then still only twenty-seven and largely self-taught, would be at the heart of musical activity in London for the next four decades, composing masterpiece after masterpiece, whether the glorious coronation anthem, Zadok the Priest, operas such as Giulio Cesare, Rinaldo and Alcina or the great oratorios, culminating, of course, in Messiah. Here, Jane Glover, who has conducted Handel's work in opera houses and concert halls throughout the world, draws on her profound understanding of music and musicians to tell Handel's story. It is a story of music-making and musicianship, of practices and practicalities, but also of courts and cabals, of theatrical rivalries and of eighteenth-century society. It is also, of course, the story of some of the most remarkable music ever written, music that has been played and sung, and loved, in this country - and throughout the world - for three hundred years." ♡ . . . #handelinlondon #themakingofagenius #Janeglover #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Opposite of Always by Justin A Reynolds @justinwritesya ♡ "When Jack and Kate meet at a party, bonding until sunrise over their mutual love of Froot Loops and their favorite flicks, Jack knows he’s falling—hard. Soon she’s meeting his best friends, Jillian and Franny, and Kate wins them over as easily as she did Jack. But then Kate dies. And their story should end there. Yet Kate’s death sends Jack back to the beginning, the moment they first meet, and Kate’s there again. Healthy, happy, and charming as ever. Jack isn’t sure if he’s losing his mind. Still, if he has a chance to prevent Kate’s death, he’ll take it. Even if that means believing in time travel. However, Jack will learn that his actions are not without consequences. And when one choice turns deadly for someone else close to him, he has to figure out what he’s willing to do to save the people he loves." ♡ Publication Date: May 3, 2019 . . . #oppositeofalways #justinreynolds #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
The 4-Hour Work Week : Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss ♡ "Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, or just living more and working less, this book is the blueprint. More than 50 practical tips and case studies from readers (including families) who have doubled their income, overcome common sticking points, and reinvented themselves using the original book as a starting point. How lifestyle design principles can be suited to unpredictable economic times * The latest tools and tricks, as well as high-tech shortcuts, for living like a diplomat or millionaire without being either." ♡ I started to read this book but had to stop....I could not connect with the author. His writing style is not my favourite. Hopefully one day I will finish it but as of now.....it's a no for me. . . . #thefourhourworkweek #Timothyferriss #newrich #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
The Au Pair by Emma Rous @emmarousauthor ♡ "Seraphine Mayes and her brother Danny are known as the summer-born Summerbournes: the first set of summer twins to be born at Summerbourne House. But on the day they were born their mother threw herself to her death, their au pair fled, and the village thrilled with whispers of dark-cloaked figures and a stolen baby. Now twenty-five, and mourning the recent death of her father, Seraphine uncovers a family photograph taken on the day the twins were born featuring both parents posing with just one baby. Seraphine soon becomes fixated with the notion that she and Danny might not be twins after all, that she wasn't the baby born that day and that there was more to her mother's death than she has ever been told... Why did their beloved au pair flee that day? Where is she now? Does she hold the key to what really happened?" ♡ Publication Date:06/12/2018 . . . #theaupair #emmarous #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
The World As It Is: Inside the Obama White House by Ben Rhodes ♡ "This is a book about two people making the most important decisions in the world. One is Barack Obama. The other is Ben Rhodes. The World As It Is tells the full story of what it means to work alongside a radical leader; of how idealism can confront reality and survive; of how the White House really functions; and of what it is to have a partnership, and ultimately a friendship, with a historic president. A young writer and Washington outsider, Ben Rhodes was plucked from obscurity aged 29. Chosen for his original perspective and gift with language, his role was to help shape the nation's hopes and sense of itself. For nearly ten years, Rhodes was at the centre of the Obama Administration - first as a speechwriter, then a policymaker, and finally a multi-purpose aide and close collaborator. Rhodes puts us in the room at the most tense and poignant moments in recent history: starting every morning with Obama in the Daily Briefing; waiting out the bin Laden raid in the Situation Room; reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran; leading secret negotiations with the Cuban government; confronting the resurgence of nationalism that led to the election of Donald Trump. This is the most vivid portrayal yet of Obama's presidency. It is an essential record of the last decade. But it also shows us what it means to hold the pen, and to write the words that change our world." ♡ . . . #theworldasitis #insidetheobamawhitehouse #benrhodes #BarackObama #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Nine Lives : My Time As MI6's Top Spy Inside al-Qaeda by Aimen Dean ♡ "As one of al-Qaeda's most respected bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden himself. As a double agent at the heart of al-Qaeda's chemical weapons programme, he foiled attacks on civilians and saved countless lives, brushing with death so often that his handlers began to call him their spy with nine lives. This is the story of how a young Muslim, determined to defend his faith, found himself fighting on the wrong side - and his fateful decision to work undercover for his sworn enemy. From the killing fields of Bosnia to the training camps of Afghanistan, from running money and equipment in Britain to dodging barrel bombs in Syria, we discover what life is like inside the global jihad, and what it will take to stop it once and for all." ♡ . . . #ninelives #Aimendean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan ♡ "It's the eve of Rachel Chu's wedding, and she should be over the moon. She has a flawless oval-cut diamond, a wedding dress she loves, and a fiance willing to give up one of the biggest fortunes in Asia in order to marry her. Still, Rachel mourns the fact that her birth father, a man she never knew, won't be there to walk her down the aisle. Then a chance accident reveals his identity. Suddenly, Rachel is drawn into a dizzying world of Shanghai splendor, a world where people attend church in a penthouse, where exotic cars race down the boulevard, and where people aren't just crazy rich... they're China rich." ♡ . . . #chinarichgirlfriend #kevinkwan #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Homo Deus : A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari ♡ "Homo Deus shows us where we're going. Yuval Noah Harari envisions a near future in which we face a new set of challenges. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century and beyond - from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: how can we protect this fragile world from our own destructive power? And what does our future hold?'Homo Deus will shock you. It will entertain you. It will make you think in ways you had not thought before." ♡ . . . #homodeus #abriefhistoryoftomorrow #yuvalnoahharari #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen ♡ "When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr Shields, she thinks all she'll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her money and leave. But as the questions grow more and more intense and invasive, and the sessions become outings where Jess is told what to wear and how to act, she begins to feel as though Dr Shields may know what she's thinking . . . and what she's hiding. As Jess's paranoia grows, it becomes clear that she can no longer trust what is real in her life, and what is one of Dr Shields's manipulative experiments. Caught in a web of deceit and jealousy, Jess quickly learns that some obsessions can be deadly." ♡ Publication Date: February 7th, 2019 . . . #ananonymousgirl #GreerHendricks #SarahPekkanen #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Moneyland : Why Thieves And Crooks Now Rule The World And How To Take It Back by Oliver Bullough ♡ "'Once upon a time, if an official stole money, there wasn't much he could do with it. He could buy himself a new car or build himself a nice house or give it to his friends and family, but that was about it. If he kept stealing, the money would just pile up in his house until he had no rooms left to put it in, or it was eaten by mice. And then some bankers in London had a bright idea. Join the investigative journalist Oliver Bullough on a journey into Moneyland - the secret country of the lawless, stateless superrich. Learn how the institutions of Europe and the United States have become money-laundering operations, undermining the foundations of Western stability. Discover the true cost of being open for business no matter how corrupt and dangerous the customer. Meet the kleptocrats. Meet their awful children. And find out how heroic activists around the world are fighting back. This is the story of wealth and power in the 21st century. It isn't too late to change it." ♡ . . . #Moneyland #OliverBullough #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
A long way from home by Peter Carey ♡ "Irene Bobs loves fast driving. Her husband is the best car salesman in rural south eastern Australia. Together they embark upon the Redex Trial, a brutal car race around the continent, over roads no car can ever quite survive. Set during the 1950s in the dying embers of the British Empire, A Long Way from Home is a thrilling high-speed story, illuminating a country's relationship with its own ancient culture, and the love made and hurt caused along the way." ♡ . . . #alongwayfromhome #petercarey #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill ♡ "Napoleon Hill, America's most beloved motivational author, devoted 25 years to finding out how the wealthy became that way. After interviewing over 500 of the most affluent men and women of his time, he uncovered the secret to great wealth based on the notion that if we can learn to think like the rich, we can start to behave like them. By understanding and applying the thirteen simple steps that constitute Hill's formula, you can achieve your goals, change your life and join the ranks of the rich and successful. With the success stories of top achievers such as Bill Gates and Steven Spielberg, he proves that Hill's philosophies are as valid today as they ever were." ♡ . . . #thinkandgrowrich #napoleonhill #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
The Secret Teacher : Dispatches from the Classroom by Anonymous ♡ "I will teach them literature, poetry, culture. I will teach them The Waste Land ! I will be the Best Teacher Who Has Ever Lived!Or so the Secret Teacher thinks. On his first day at an inner-city state school things don't quite go to plan . . . His students are an unruly mob stuffed with behavioural issues, but somehow, the Secret Teacher needs to enthuse them with a love of books. Or at least keep them sitting at their desks until the end of the lesson. And then he's got to deal with marking, OFSTED, educational consultants, spreadsheets, personal statements, school trips, strikes, class, race, love, death, birth, manhood, dry cleaning, the end of literary culture . . . This is a vivid account of the Secret Teacher's first few years in the classroom. Here he celebrates the extraordinary teachers he has worked with, and the kids: bolshie, bright, funny and absolutely eclectic." . . . #thesecretteacher #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff ♡ "Michael Wolff tells the inside story of the most controversial presidency of our time. The first nine months of Donald Trump's term were stormy, outrageous - and absolutely mesmerising. Now, thanks to his deep access to the West Wing, bestselling author Michael Wolff tells the riveting story of how Trump launched a tenure as volatile and fiery as the man himself. In this explosive book, Wolff provides a wealth of new details about the chaos in the Oval Office. Among the revelations: - What President Trump's staff really thinks of him- What inspired Trump to claim he was wire-tapped by President Obama - Why FBI director James Comey was really fired- Why chief strategist Steve Bannon and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner couldn't be in the same room - Who is really directing the Trump administration's strategy in the wake of Bannon's firing- What the secret to communicating with Trump is- What the Trump administration has in common with the movie The ProducersNever before has a presidency so divided the American people. Brilliantly reported and astoundingly fresh, Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury shows us how and why Donald Trump has become the king of discord and disunion." ♡ . . . . . . #fireandfury #michaelwolff #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Ginger Bread by Helen Oyeyemi ♡ "Perdita Lee may appear to be your average British schoolgirl; Harriet Lee may seem just a working mother trying to penetrate the school social hierarchy; but there are signs that they might not be as normal as they think they are. For one thing, they share a gold-painted, seventh-floor walk-up apartment with some surprisingly verbal vegetation. And then there's the gingerbread they make. In fact, the world's truest lover of the Lee family gingerbread is Harriet's charismatic childhood friend, Gretel Kercheval--a figure who seems to have had a hand in everything (good or bad) that has happened to Harriet since they met. Decades later, when teenaged Perdita sets out to find her mother's long-lost friend, it prompts a new telling of Harriet's story. " ♡ Publication Date: March 7th 2019 . . . #gingerbread #helenoyeyemi #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
The Creative Curve : How to Develop the Right Idea, at the Right Time by Allen Gannett ♡ "A great idea isn't a sudden light-bulb moment. It's taking something familiar and making it feel new. We've been told a lie about the nature of creativity. We're told stories about creative geniuses - the young Mozart who effortlessly overshadows the hardworking Salieri; Paul McCartney coming up with the tune for Yesterday in a dream one morning; JK Rowling finding inspiration for Harry Potter sitting on a train to London. What we aren't told is the actual story behind such hits. In fact there is a science and method for mainstream success, whether writing a popular novel, starting a company or creating an effective marketing campaign. Allan Gannett reveals there's a sweet spot between what feels familiar and safe to us, and what is innovative and new: the point of optimal tension between safety and surprise, similarity and difference. The Creative Curve will help you spend less time on ideas destined to fail and more time on ideas that really break out." ♡ . . . #thecreativecurve #Allengannett #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Couchsurfing in Iran : Revealing a Hidden World by Stephan Orth ♡ "Iran: A destination that is seldom seen by westerners yet often misunderstood. A country that simultaneously enchants and enrages those who visit it. A place where leading a double life has become the norm. In Couchsurfing in Iran, award-winning author Stephan Orth spends sixty-two days on the road in this mysterious Islamic republic to provide a revealing, behind-the-scenes look at life in one of the world's most closed societies. Experiencing daily what he calls the "two Irans" that coexist side by side--the "theocracy, where people mourn their martyrs" in mausoleums, and the "hide-and-seekocracy, where people hold secret parties and seek worldly thrills instead of spiritual bliss"--he learns that Iranians have become experts in navigating around their country's strict laws. Getting up close and personal with locals, he covers more than 8,400 kilometers, peering behind closed doors and blank windows to uncover the inner workings of a country where public show and private reality are strikingly opposed." ♡ . . . #couchsurfinginiran #stephanorth #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
For World Mental Health Awareness day I've decided to post Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig ♡ "The world is messing with our minds. Rates of stress and anxiety are rising. A fast, nervous planet is creating fast and nervous lives. We are more connected, yet feel more alone. And we are encouraged to worry about everything from world politics to our body mass index. - How can we stay sane on a planet that makes us mad? - How do we stay human in a technological world?- How do we feel happy when we are encouraged to be anxious? After experiencing years of anxiety and panic attacks, these questions became urgent matters of life and death for Matt Haig. And he began to look for the link between what he felt and the world around him. Notes on a Nervous Planet is a personal and vital look at how to feel happy, human and whole in the twenty-first century." ♡ . . . #notesonanervousplanet #matthaig #worldmentalhealthawareness #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters by Nadiya Hussain ♡ "The four Amir sisters - Fatima, Farah, Bubblee and Mae - are the only young Muslims in the quaint English village of Wyvernage. On the outside, despite not quite fitting in with their neighbours, the Amirs are happy. But on the inside, each sister is secretly struggling. Fatima is trying to find out who she really is - and after fifteen attempts, finally pass her driving test. Farah is happy being a wife but longs to be a mother. Bubblee is determined to be an artist in London, away from family tradition, and Mae is coping with burgeoning Youtube stardom. Yet when family tragedy strikes, it brings the Amir sisters closer together and forces them to learn more about life, love, faith and each other than they ever thought possible." ♡ . . . #thesecretlivesoftheamirsisters #nadiyahussain #Amirsisters #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Dreams From My Father : A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama ♡ "The son of a black African father and a white American mother, President Obama recounts an emotional odyssey, retracing the migration of his mother's family from Kansas to Hawaii, then to his childhood home in Indonesia. Finally he travels to Kenya, where he confronts the bitter truth of his father's life and at last reconciles his divided inheritance." ♡ . . . #dreamsfrommyfather #barackobama #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
The Moon Sister by Lucinda Ripley ♡ " After the death of her father - Pa Salt, an elusive billionaire who adopted his six daughters from around the globe - Tiggy D'Apliese , trusting her instincts, moves to the remote wilds of Scotland. Her decision alters her future irrevocably when Chilly, an ancient gipsy who has lived for years on the estate, tells her that not only does she possess a sixth sense, passed down from her ancestors, but it was foretold long ago that he would be the one to send her back home to Granada in Spain. In the shadow of the magnificent Alhambra, Tiggy discovers her connection to the fabled gypsy community of Sacromonte, who were forced to flee their homes during the civil war, and to `La Candela' the greatest flamenco dancer of her generation. From the Scottish Highlands and Spain, to South America and New York, Tiggy follows the trail back to her own exotic but complex past. And under the watchful eye of a gifted gypsy bruja she begins to embrace her own talent for healing. But when fate takes a hand, Tiggy must decide whether to stay with her new-found family or return to Kinnaird, and Charlie..." ♡ Publication Date: 1st November 2018. Have you ever read any of The Seven Sister Series? . . . #themoonsister #Lucindariley #thesevensisters #sevensisters #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas ♡ "Sixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Now what Starr says could destroy her community. It could also get her killed. Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice." ♡ Are you going to watch the movie version? They always say the book is better than the movie😉 . . . #thehateugive #angiethomas #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
A Massacre in Mexico : The True Story Behind the Missing Forty Three by Anabel Hernandez ♡ "On September 26, 2014, 43 male students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College went missing in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico. On route to a protest, local police intercepted the students and a confrontation ensued. By the morning, they had disappeared without a trace. Hernandez reconstructs almost minute-by-minute the events of those nights in late September 2014, giving us what is surely the most complete picture available: her sources are unparalleled, since she has secured access to internal government documents that have not been made public, and to video surveillance footage the government has tried to hide and destroy. Hernandez demolishes the Mexican state's official version, which the Pena Nieto government cynically dubbed the "historic truth". As her research shows, state officials at all levels, from police and prosecutors to the upper echelons of the PRI administration, conspired to put together a fake case, concealing or manipulating evidence, and arresting and torturing dozens of "suspects" who then obliged with full "confessions" that matched the official lie. By following the role of the various Mexican state agencies through the events in such remarkable detail, Massacre in Mexico shows with exacting precision who is responsible for which component of this monumental crime." ♡ Publication Date: October 16, 2018 . . . #amassacreinmexico #anabelhernandez #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
The Whisper Man by Alex North ♡ "Still devastated after the loss of his wife, Tom Kennedy and his young son Jake move to the sleepy village of Featherbank, looking for a fresh start. But Featherbank has a dark past. Fifteen years ago a twisted serial killer abducted and murdered five young boys. Until he was finally caught, the killer was known as 'The Whisper Man'. Of course, an old crime need not trouble Tom and Jake as they try to settle in to their new home. Except that now another young boy has gone missing. And then Jake begins acting strangely. He says he hears a whispering at his window." ♡ Publication Date: June 3rd 2019 . . . #TheWhisperman #alexnorth # #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
The Cryotron Files : The strange death of a pioneering Cold War computer scientist by Douglas Buck and Iain Dey. ♡ "Dudley Buck was a brilliant scientist who developed or invented several early pieces of now-common technology (e.g. microchips, flash drives)in the 1950s. Like his Nobel-winning colleagues, he might have benefitted from them greatly, had he not died aged 32 of a mysterious heart attack, just after a high-profile group of Soviet scientists visited his lab on a cold war-era tour of the USA. Buck was not the only scientist to expire that day - his colleague Dr Ridenour, chief scientist at Lockheed, also died of an unexplained heart attack. Both deaths are consistent with KGB contact-poison hits. Recently discovered papers reveal Buck's extensive career in clandestine government work, that had led to his contact with Russia's top computer scientists. His work was filed away and rediscovered in the 1980s when it was used in research projects by NASA. A fascinating narrative history of Cold War era computer and tech research, combining social historical elements to produce a brilliant portrait of America in the mid-20th century." . . . #TheCryotronFiles #DouglasBuck #IainDey #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Bright Young Dead by Jessica Fellowes ♡ "Things crashes into the world of the Mitford sisters, their maid Louisa Cannon finds herself at the scene of a gripping murder mystery. Meet the Bright Young Things, the rabble-rousing hedonists of the 1920s whose treasure hunts were a media obsession. One such game takes place at the 18th birthday party of Pamela Mitford, but ends in tragedy as cruel, charismatic Adrian Curtis is pushed to his death from the church neighbouring the Mitford home. The police quickly identify the killer as a maid, Dulcie. But Louisa Cannon, chaperone to the Mitford girls and a former criminal herself, believes Dulcie to be innocent, and sets out to clear the girl's name . . . all while the real killer may only be steps away." . . . #brightyoungdead #jessicafellowes #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Every Breath by Nichola Sparks ♡ "After six years with her boyfriend, she is no longer sure what she wants, and when her father becomes ill she heads to her family's cottage at Sunset Beach in North Carolina to make some difficult decisions. Tru Walls has been summoned across an ocean from where he was born and raised in Zimbabwe by a letter from a man claiming to be his father. In journeying to Sunset Beach, Tru hopes to unravel the mystery surrounding his mother's life, but the letter will lead him in an unexpected direction. When these two strangers' paths cross, their chance encounter sets in motion a heart-breaking story - one that will transcend decades, continents and the workings of fate. " ♡ The Notebook is my favourite movie....never read the book but I think I'm gonna have to read this one. What's your favourite Nicholas Sparks novel? Publication date October 16th 2018 . . . #everybreath #Nicholasspark #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Rosie Loves Jack by Mel Darbon ♡ "Rosie loves Jack. Jack loves Rosie. So when they're separated, Rosie will do anything to find the boy who makes the sun shine in her head. Even run away from home. Even struggle across London and travel to Brighton, though the trains are cancelled and the snow is falling. Even though people might think a girl like Rosie could never survive on her own. See the world through new eyes in this one-in-a-million story." ♡ #rosielovesjack #meldarbon #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Who Moved My Cheese by Dr. Spencer Johnson ♡ "Who Moved My Cheese? is a simple parable that reveals profound truths It is the amusing and enlightening story of four characters who live in a maze and look for cheese to nourish them and make them happy. Cheese is a metaphor for what you want to have in life, for example a good job, a loving relationship, money or possessions, health or spiritual peace of mind. The maze is where you look for what you want, perhaps the organisation you work in, or the family or community you live in. The problem is that the cheese keeps moving. In the story, the characters are faced with unexpected change in their search for the cheese. One of them eventually deals with change successfully and writes what he has learned on the maze walls for you to discover. You'll learn how to anticipate, adapt to and enjoy change and be ready to change quickly whenever you need to. Discover the secret of the writing on the wall for yourself and enjoy less stress and more success in your work and life. ♡ Oldie but Goodie.....Have you read this old gem? . . . #whomovedmycheese #Spencerjohnson #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Elon Musk : How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future by Ashlee Vance ♡ "South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it. He was a freakishly bright kid who was bullied brutally at school, and abused by his father. In the midst of these rough conditions, and the violence of apartheid South Africa, Musk still thrived academically and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he paid his own way through school by turning his house into a club and throwing massive parties. He started a pair of huge dot-com successes, including PayPal, which eBay acquired for $1.5 billion in 2002. Musk was forced out as CEO and so began his lost years in which he decided to go it alone and baffled friends by investing his fortune in rockets and electric cars." ♡ #elonmusk #ashleevance #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram #Tesla #paypal #SolarCity #spacex
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak ♡ Here is a story told inside out and back to front Five Dunbar brothers are living - fighting, loving, grieving - in the perfect chaos of a house without grown-ups. Today, the father who left them has just walked right back in. He has a surprising request: Who will build a bridge with him?It is Clay, a boy tormented by a long-buried secret, who accepts. But why is Clay so broken? And why must he fulfil this extraordinary challenge? Bridge of Clay is about a boy caught in a current, a boy intent on destroying everything he has in order to become everything he needs to be. Ahead of him lies the bridge, the vision that will save both his family and himself. It will be a miracle and nothing less. At once an existential riddle and a search for redemption, this tale of five brothers coming of age in a house with no rules brims with energy, joy and pathos." ♡ Publication Date -October 11, 2018 . . . #bridgeofclay #markuszusak #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram #proofcopy
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman ♡ "Tales of dwarfs and frost giants, of treasure and magic, and of Asgard, home to the gods: Odin the all-father, highest and oldest of the Aesir; his mighty son Thor, whose hammer Mjollnir makes the mountain giants tremble; Loki, wily and handsome, reliably unreliable in his lusts; and Freya, more beautiful than the sun or the moon, who spurns those who seek to control her. From the dawn of the world to the twilight of the gods, this is a thrilling, vivid retelling of the Norse myths from the award-winning, bestselling Neil Gaiman." ♡ #norsemythology #neilgaiman #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day so I have decided that this would be an appropriate book to post. ♡ Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig ♡ "Aged 24, Matt Haig's world caved in. He could see no way to go on living. This is the true story of how he came through crisis, triumphed over an illness that almost destroyed him and learned to live again. A moving, funny and joyous exploration of how to live better, love better and feel more alive, Reasons to Stay Alive is more than a memoir." ♡ #Reasonstostayalive #matthaig #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram #worldsuicidepreventionday
The Boneless Mercies by April Tucholke ♡ "They called us the Mercies, or sometimes the Boneless Mercies. They said we were shadows, ghosts, and if you touched our skin we dissolved into smoke ... Frey, Ovie, Juniper, and Runa are Boneless Mercies - death-traders, hired to kill quickly, quietly and mercifully. It is a job for women, and women only. Men will not do this sad, dark work. Frey has no family, no home, no fortune, and yet her blood sings a song of glory. So when she hears of a monster slaughtering men, women, and children in a northern jarldom, she decides this the Mercies' one chance to change their fate. But glory comes at a price." ♡ Publication Date: October 4th 2018 . . . #thebonelessmercies #apriltucholke #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram #proofcopy
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty ♡ "Nine stressed city dwellers are keen to drop their literal and mental baggage, and absorb the meditative ambience while enjoying their hot stone massages. Miles from anywhere, without cars or phones, they have no way to reach the outside world. Just time to think about themselves, and get to know each other. Watching over them is the resort's director, a woman on a mission. But quite a different one from any the guests might have imagined. For behind the retreat's glamorous facade lies a dark agenda. These nine perfect strangers have no idea what's about to hit them . . . " ♡ Publication Date: October 4, 2018. Which Liane Moriarty book is your favourite? . . . #nineperfectstrangers #lianemoriarty #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica #bookish #bookworm #bookstagram
The Secret Barrister : Stories of the Law and How it's Broken by The Secret Barrister ♡ "These are the stories of life inside the courtroom. They are sometimes funny, often moving and ultimately life-changing. How can you defend a child-abuser you suspect to be guilty? What do you say to someone sentenced to ten years who you believe to be innocent? What is the law and why do we need it? And why do they wear those stupid wigs? From the criminals to the lawyers, the victims, witnesses and officers of the law, here is the best and worst of humanity, all struggling within a broken system which would never be off the front pages if the public knew what it was really like. Both a searing first-hand account of the human cost of the criminal justice system, and a guide to how we got into this mess, The Secret Barrister wants to show you what it's really like and why it really matters." ♡ Tag a friend who you think would enjoy reading this book😊 . . . #thesecretbarrister #barrister #lawyer #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica
Back to Black : Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century by Kehinde Andrews ♡ "Back to Black traces the long and eminent history of Black radical politics. Born out of resistance to slavery and colonialism, its rich past encompasses figures such as Marcus Garvey, Angela Davis, the Black Panthers and the Black Lives Matter activists of today. At its core it argues that racism is inexorably embedded in the fabric of society, and that it can never be overcome unless by enacting change outside of this suffocating system. Yet this Black radicalism has been diluted and moderated over time; wilfully misrepresented and caricatured by others; divested of its legacy, potency, inclusivity and force for global change." ♡ #backtoblack #retellingblackradicalism #Blackradicalism #kehindeandrews #marcusgarvey #angeladavis #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #nonfiction #booksofinstagram #nonfictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage by Haruki Murakami ♡ "A mesmerising mystery story about friendship. Tazaki had 4 best friends and by chance all of their names contained a colour. The two boys were called Akamatsu, meaning `red pine', and Oumi, `blue sea', while the girls' names were Shirane, `white root', and Kurono, `black field'. Tazaki was the only last name with no colour in it. One day Tsukuru Tazaki's friends announced that they didn't want to see him, or talk to him, ever again. Since that day Tsukuru has been floating through life, unable to form intimate connections with anyone. But then he meets Sara, who tells him that the time has come to find out what happened all those years ago." ♡ Have you read any of Murakami's books? . . . #ColorlessTsukuruTazaki #murakami #HarukiMurakami #Caribbean #Jamaica #readersparadiseja #summerread #blackgirlsread #fiction #booksofinstagram #fictionbooks #jamaicareads #bookstagramjamaica