Read A Book: The traveling bookshelf

During my recent move I was forced to pack away most of my books. However, there were a few I could not hide in boxes, as I hoped to complete those before the close of the year. The remaining books, now stored in my suitcase, make for an interesting mix - and great conversation.

A list that includes those previously read (but want to read again) and new books yet to be opened, the traveling bookshelf's genres span art, anthropology, memoir, social science and religion.

Anyone interested in starting a Skype book club?

Pick your poison (I'm open to doing one art book and one literature book at the same time):

Invisible Man
Ralph Ellison

The Wretched of the Earth
Frantz Fanon

Qur'an and Woman: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman's Perspective
Amina Wadud

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah

The Karma of Brown Folk
Vijay Prashad

Frida Kahlo: Song of Herself
Salomon Grimberg

Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography
Zora Neale Hurston

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope
William Kamkwamba

Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide
Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn

For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf
Ntozake Shange

Becoming Black: Creating Identity in the African Diaspora
Michelle M. Wright

Jose Marti Reader: Writings on the Americas
José Martí

How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America
Moustafa Bayoumi

Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
Dambisa Moyo

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, A Toltec Wisdom Book
Miguel Ruiz

One Day My Soul Just Opened Up: 40 Days and 40 Nights Toward Spiritual Strength and Personal Growth
Iyanla Vanzant

Femmes du monde
Titouan Lamazou

Frida Kahlo: The Paintings
Hayden Herrera