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Below is CNN journalistLisa Lings list.
Zinns exhaustive account is an accurate telling of our nations brutal history of oppression.
It is not the history of our school textbooks.
But in actuality, Genghis Khan was a great democratizer.
His Mongol Empire conquered more territory in 25 years than the Romans did in 200.
His strategy was to kill off the aristocracy and envelop the lowest members of society into his army.
He allowed former servants to rise in rank and gain status in his empire.
It is a highly emotional and exceptionally beautiful story.
Captain Corellis Mandolinby Louise de BernieresThis delicious novel is part war story, part love story.
It is one of the most beautifully written books Ive ever read.
It is a moving story of love, perseverance, and belief.
This meticulous account is told from both the Hutu and Tutsi perspectives and is impressively comprehensive.
After an exhaustive, yet richly colorful journey, he finds that the greatest treasure can be found inside.
This simple little book contains hugely profound meaning.
It reminds us that along lifes journey, things inevitably will go wrong and we will have setbacks.
But the world has too much to offer and one should be open to whatever experiences avail themselves.
