Supervisor Elham AbolFateh
Editor in Chief Mohamed Wadie

5 Must Read Spiritual Books


Sat 14 Sep 2019 | 10:40 AM
Ahmed Yasser

You still have plenty of time to start reading  good and entertaining books . There are 5 books that beg you to skim through this week. there are plenty of highly-anticipated releases on the way.

* Book of M by Peng Shepherd

Shepherd’s post apocalyptic novel imagines a global plague that steals people's shadows. Over time their memories disappear as well.

Duo Ory and Max have holed up in the forest for safety or so they think until Max’s shadow suddenly disappears.

*No One Tells You This by Glynnis MacNicol

In 2015, Glynnis MacNicol wrote an essay for ''ELLE.com'' about how society doesn't know what to do with women who don't have children. You'll be able to read her memoir about her fortieth year which covers the persistent questions about womanhood that she fields from herself and others.

* Severance by Ling Ma

Losing your job is really bad  but in this dystopian coming of age tale ''Candace Chen'' manages to hold on to her job it's just that everyone around her falls prey to a giant plague. What happens next is a satirical spin on the end times.

* Give People Money by Annie Lowrey

Economics writer Annie Lowrey makes a case for a radical change in ''Give People Money'', How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work and Remake the World.

Using examples from different parts of the globe she argues that such a policy would ultimately benefit society. Even if you don’t agree her book will make you think.

* ''Proud'’ by Ibtihaj Muhammad

My Fight for an Unlikely American Dream is the memoir of Olympic fencer ''Ibtihaj Muhammad'' written with Lori Tharps. Muhammad’s inspiring story shares the obstacles she managed to overcome in her quest for Olympic glory including those related to her race religion and gender.