Book list: planning to read in 2014

Here are some of the books that I am planning to read in 2014. I will try to read at least one book about children education, economy, and authors from the past :)

My main area of interest is history and biography. Please feel free to add a comment if you know good books to read. 

• The Third Vision: The Science of Personal Transformation by Francis H. Vala
• Knowing Too Much: Why the American Jewish Romance with Israel Is Coming to an End by Norman G. Finkelstein
• Heart of Darkness and the Congo Diary by Joseph Conrad
• Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 by Tony Judt
• Teach Your Children Well by Madeline Levine
• The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
• The Coup: 1953, The CIA, and The Roots of Modern U.S.-Iranian Relations by Ervand Abrahamian
• The Trial by Franz Kafka

Book list - read in 2013

Another year is gone and it is time for me to list the books that I read in 2013 (here is the link on the Goodreads).

My three favorites:

- King Leopold's Ghost
- The General's Son
- I Am Malala

and here is the rest:

Faith at War: A Journey on the Frontlines of Islam, from Baghdad to Timbuktu by Yaroslav Trofimov

Gate of the Sun by Elias Khoury

No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden by Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer

Argo: How the CIA & Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History by Antonio J. Mendez, Matt Baglio

Perdido Street Station by China Miéville

The Colonel by Mahmoud Dowlatabadi

Here Comes Trouble by Michael Moore

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius by Kristine Barnett

How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough

Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 by Madeleine Albright, Bill Woodward