Coding in the Congo: The Power of Introverts.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

The Power of Introverts.

Whenever I'm alone reading a book or staring in front of me... Please do not disturb! It better for all of us. :) An interesting presentation by Susan Cain about the power introverts:

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Books on the DRC

Butcher, Tim. 2008. Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart. New York: Grove Press. [Not a good book].
Clark, John. 2004. The African Stakes of the Congo War. New York: Palgrave. [An OK book].
Le Carre, John. 2006. The Mission Song. New York: Little & Brown. [Not a fantastic novel, but nice to read. Especially while being in the Kivus].
Lemarchand, Rene. 2009. The Dynamics of Violence in Central Africa. [Haven't read it yet].
Mealer, Bryan. 2008. All Things Must Fight to Live: Stories of War and Deliverance in Congo. [Great book].
Naipaul, V.S. 1989. A Bend in the River. New York: Vintage. [Great novel].
Prunier, Gerard. 2009. Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe. New York: Oxford University Press. [Good book. Lots of information].
Roberts, Marcus. 1905. A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State. Brussels: Lebègue. [Great travel narrative].
Stearns, Jason. 2011. Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa. [OK book. Very well written].
Turner, Thomas. 2007. The Congo Wars: Conflict, Myth and Reality. New York: Zed Books. [An OK book].
Wrong, Michela. 2002. In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz: Living on the Brink of Disaster in Mobutu's Congo. New York: Harper Perennial. [Fantastic].