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<h1>It is January, you are broke, hungry and looking miserable, why is this month dragging its feet? I mean end month should be here already, like yesterday.</h1>

To add insult to an injury, this hot weather is not doing any favors to your lips, they are so dry like sandpaper and you have no money to buy those designer fruit scented lip balms.

Ouch ouch! You just licked that huge crack on your lips, threatening to form a crater on your mouth, things are dry, tough and hell not pretty.

Just where can you raid to get a quality lip balm to save your poor lips, where?

Hold on! Here is a little secret, you can actually learn how to create your own quality lip balm and save a few coins in the process, maybe even make a tidy sum selling it to your friends.

Great business start this way, just from a hobby in a small room and later growing to a full scale factory.

It is really simple, so time to roll up those sleeves and do it yourself.

Honey has numerous health benefits from preventing cancer as it contains flavonoids antioxidants which help reduce the risk of some cancers and heart disease to reducing cough and throat infections, to moisturizing and nourishing skin so why don’t you also add it in your lip balm? Your lips will thank you.

<ul><li>A double boiler or melting pot (I use a melting pot- as seen in the first photo)</li><li>A glass jar (to mix the ingredients into)</li><li>a metal spoon (to stir the ingredients)</li><li>a metal tsp for measuring</li><li>The recipe yields 1/2 ounce.&nbsp;</li></ul>

<ul><li>3 teaspoons grated unbleached beeswax (Know your source, you don’t want any chemicals in there!)</li><li>5 teaspoons carrier oil (I use&nbsp;jojoba&nbsp;but some other options are sunflower or castor)</li><li>1/2 tsp Vitamin E</li><li>1 tsp&nbsp;honey</li></ul>

For glossier lip balm, use 2 tsp wax and 8 tsp of the carrier oil.

Step 3: beeswax and carrier oil

<ul><li>Melt the beeswax and carrier oil together in the top of a double boiler or a melting pot.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Remove the beeswax from heat and keep Stirring&nbsp;the beeswax and oil together</li></ul>

<ul><li>Add honey and Vitamin E. Mix thoroughly so the honey does not clump.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Pour into your balm holder.</li><li>Let sit 20 minutes before covering or moving.</li></ul>

The whole process should take about 10 min.

Homemade Lip Balm Recipes (using Petroleum Jelly or Vaseline)

Lip balm made from Vaseline (or petroleum jelly) is an economical way to moisturizing and sooth and softens your lips.

Use clean, sterile containers for preparation and storage. You can reuse old lip gloss pots, but thoroughly clean out the old product, then wash with soap and water, sterilize with rubbing alcohol, rinse with clean water and dry the container before reuse.

<ul><li>Vaseline</li><li>Bowl</li><li>Juice extracts, e.g. oranges</li><li>Lip stick</li></ul>

Add some petroleum jelly to a micro wave bowl (any bowl that can stand heat) Use as much or as little as you want. you can actually use all the jelly and then use the empty container to store your lip balm later.

Heat it up.&nbsp;You can heat up your petroleum jelly in the microwave or in a heatproof bowl over simmering water.

Add some color.&nbsp;Tint the petroleum jelly by cutting a small piece of your favorite lipstick, scraping out some eye shadow, or scraping out some blush and mixing it in. Use a spoon to stir it thoroughly. Heat back up to make it easier to stir.

Add a flavor.&nbsp;Mix in a little juice or extract. Add as much as you want depending on how much flavor you want it to have.

Let the mixture cool.&nbsp;Put the balm in a container and use it as needed.

You can have many flavors depending on your taste from lemon lime, cocoa shea butter, mint etc.

Another great way of creating new lip balm is by recycling old crayons. Many top brand of lipsticks in the market today contain a wide array of chemicals which may be harmful, lip balms made from crayons are non-toxic and a cheaper alternative.

Here is how you can make lip balm with your own flavor.

How to make your own lip balm

<h1>When is the right time to enroll for masters? Is a question many students have asked themselves at one point or another after completing their undergraduate studies.</h1>

Yes it is great to be an expert in a specific field, and a master’s programme better still an Ivy League masters at that guarantees that.

It lifts you from the commoners pool and rightfully puts you where you belong, the table of respectable gentlemen strangers and family alike like to call ‘our son’

However that nagging question of time is still there, when is the right time to enroll for a masters? Should you immediately enroll for a Master's program after finishing your Bachelor's degree or wait a bit say two years before enrolling?

Generally waiting at least for two year before applying for a master’s programme makes more sense.

Clarifying your Course of interest

Do your remember choosing that major/area of specialization back in campus because it really sounded interesting and fun, once classes started though and reality set in, the same course that was so appealing before is not that interesting anymore.

The same is about a master course you need to give yourself time to think carefully before making a decision on what to pursue.

It is easy to choose the wrong course based on perceptions of the field. Working for a year or two in your field will allow you to explore your talent, gauge your interest, and network with professionals. With all of these experiences, you can be more confident that your chosen field is truly your life's calling

Some experience now means better learning later

A year in working will give you the chance to apply what you learnt in your Bachelor's degree and then identify gaps and field of interest in your knowledge which you may want to fill in your postgraduate degree.

MBA is not just about getting another degree and therefore qualify for that promotion, it's about combining the degree with work experience.

Having worked previously also allows you to put everything you'll learn into perspective, relate it to real-world problems, and thereby achieve a much more useful and rewarding learning experience

Work experience informs your classroom learning, giving you insights that allow you to explore topics in a way that students with no work experience are unlikely to do.

That is what makes it extremely valuable.

Scholarships &amp; Grants

A master’s programme especially undertaken in Ivy League university like Harvard, Oxford, Yale etc is expensive and costs a ton.

Students can however take advantage of Scholarship programmes such as Chevenin and Commonwealth scholarship programmes all which offer full scholarship and even stipend while studying.

One of the requirements in order to qualify for these Scholarships is some working experience at least two years and further requires letters of reference from your employee too in order to qualify.

Some master’s programmes also require a minimum of two years’ work experience in order to admit you.

Working for a few years will allow you to save some cash and start paying back your student loan or also save some cash for your Master's.

Don’t saddle yourself with more debt for no good reason. Paying your student loan will also see you with a lower loan balance and less interest in the long run.

A postgraduate degree is demanding, requiring self-discipline and personal maturity from their students. Having worked and being a few years older will see you being a more professional, efficient, and ultimately successful postgraduate student.

Special Circumstances: When enrolling for Masters immediately makes sense

1. Some schools offer joint or continuing programs, where you can complete your undergraduate studies and then proceed to your master’s studies in one program. This make sense because these programs essentially expedite the process, saving you years and tuition fees in the process.

2. If your employer is paying for it. If you had a job while doing your bachelors and once you complete your employer is willing to fund it, check with your employer since some companies do offers education benefits after working there for some years. They can offer full, half or partial education assistance so take advantage of that.

3. If you're certain the return on education is worth it. Enrolling for masters is a good thing however it cost money, and not just cheap money, so you need to make sure the return on your investment is worth it. Consider your Bachelor studies student loan then add master’s programme costs, how long will it take you to recoup that? One year? Three years? These are real questions you need to address before you click that masters application form send button.

When is the right time to enroll for a master’s programme?

When is the right time to enroll for master's? Is a question many students have asked themselves at one point or another after completing their undergraduate studies

The world as we know it is owned by eight men, eight men who have converted the expansive mother earth into their playground, eight men who hold the fate of 3.6 billion people.

A new report by Oxfam international released yesterday, has reveal that just eight individuals own the same wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity.

The eight super wealthy individuals named in the report are Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, Amancio Ortega of Zara fashion chain, veteran investor Warren Buffett, Mexico's telecommunications magnate, Carlos Slim, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, Facebook's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle co-founder, Larry Ellison and former New York City mayor and entrepreneur, Michael Bloomberg all of who own a combined total net worth of $426.2 billion (44.3 trillion Kenya shillings)

Individually Bill gates lead the pack with an estimated net worth of $75 billion followed by Amancio Ortega with a net worth: $67 billion, Warren Buffett net worth: $60.8 billion, Carlos Slim net worth: $50 billion and Jeff Bezos with net worth: $45.2 billion.

Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook comes sixth with a net worth: $44.6 billion, followed by Larry Ellison who has a net worth: $43.6 billion and lastly CEO of Bloomberg LP, Michael Bloomberg with a net worth: $40 billion.

Oxfam bases its calculations on global wealth distribution data provided by Swiss bank Credit Suisse and Forbes.

The report shows the gap between the rich and the poor is wider than ever before or originally feared.

The report comes against the backdrop of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting to be held in Davos, Switzerland, where decision makers and many of the super-rich will be meeting to highlight the urgent need for action to tackle inequality.

An African may not be on the top eight list,  that however does not mean  the situation here is rosy by any means.

The poorest continent in the world is also the one of the most unequal, unlike the west whereby at least governments have invested in social safety nets and in cases of poverty there are food banks to go to, in Africa that is a dream, the government elected by the people for the people leaves you high and dry.

Here are some African countries with the highest rates of inequality.

South Africa holds the crown in being the most unequal country not just in Africa but the world too.

Despite having one of the biggest economies in Africa, well it is second now after it was overtaken by Nigeria last year. This southern African country has the biggest gap between the rich and the poor.

Inequality in South Africa is actually greater today than it was at the end of apartheid.

According to the Oxfam report, 2016 in SA the richest 1% of the population own 42% of the total wealth of the country.

South Africa has failed to act and even sometimes aided the super-rich to keep on fueling the inequality crisis by dodging taxes, driving down wages and using their power to influence politics.

Despite having huge deposits of minerals resources, this country still has one of the highest poverty prevalence  in Africa

Zambia is internationally recognized as a major producer of copper and cobalt, actually ranked as the seventh and second highest world producer respectively. Apart from that it also produces precious metals such as gold, silver, gemstones, emerald etc. all which should contribute a tidy sum to the Zambian economy and reduce the gap between the rich and the poor.

Weak laws occasioned by huge loopholes has effectively enabled multinational mining companies to dodge paying taxes for years.

Overly generous tax incentives provided to companies by the Zambian government has not helped either.

Kenya does not fare well in terms of equality either, the richest Kenyans’ net worth is more than 70 billion yet 42 per cent of the countries 44milion people live below poverty line.

According to the Oxfam report, Kenya lost more than 100 billion in 2011 through tax incentives to corporations, depriving the country of vital revenue.

The same system however completely crushes the enterprising spirit of jobless Kenyans. Informal traders for instance undergo through difficult application processes and strict requirements in order to acquire credit services such as loans.

Top 3 African countries aiding inequality

An African may not be on list, that however does not mean the situation here is rosy by any means.

<h1>It is no news that one of Africas major setback in recent years is governance. Listed below are five African leaders who are governing on extra serving terms and have refused to step down.</h1>

Gambia went to polls last year and democratically elected, Adama Barrow of the United Democratic Party effectively ending Jammeh’s hold to power.

Jammeh seized power on July 22 1994, after leading a bloodless coup which topped the then president of Gambia, Sir Dawda Jawara. Since then he has ruled Gambia with an iron fist, shutting down all the media, imprisoning and torturing his opponents and effectively running the country’s economy to the dogs.

The absurd thing is that after the 2016 presidential elections were announced, Jammeh initially accepted the results and conceded defeat, only for him to turn back and refuse to accept the same results and calling for another elections.

This absurdity goes a long way to show just the sheer unpredictably, giant sized egos, teenage tantrums and how full of themselves some African dictators are.

President-elect Adama Barrow is supposed to be inaugurated this Thursday on 19th and has said the inauguration ceremony must go on as stipulated by the Constitution.

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have issued Jammeh one last warning, declaring he has until  midnight of Wednesday, January 18 to leave office for the swearing in of his successor, Adama Barrow failure to which unstipulated actions will be taken, including sending a force to forcefully remove him from power.

His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr. Yahya Abdul-Aziz Awal Jemus Junkung Jammeh Naasiru Deen Babili Mansa is however not alone in the list of African leaders who since coming to power have refused to leave office.

Since coming to power on March 4th 1980, Robert Mugabe has refused to leave office and declared only God will remove him from office.

The 93 year old veteran leader was initially a well beloved leader, after all he had fought for Zimbabwe independence, driven to exile and even imprisoned under Ian Smith’s Rhodesian colonial government.

Things however took a turn for the worst after Mugabe rein in office, he started crushing his dissents, nationalizing private corporations/companies and abandoning the rule of law, choosing iron will instead, the results? He transformed the bread basket of Africa into a bucket case.

His second wife, Grace Mugabe (nicknamed grabbing grace) on the other hand gained influence running Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU PF) like it her local women ‘merry go round’

Going on shopping spree in Paris, shopping designer fur coats as Zimbabweans back home do with sky rocketing inflation.

One, Pastor Patrick Mugazda was arrested this week for prophesying that Mugabe will die this year and is currently behind bars.

Grace Mugabe is currently positioning herself to take over from ailing Mugabe.

Museveni is a classical case of ‘power going into one’s head’ from 1981 – 1986, Museveni led rebellions to toppled the brutal and horror regime of Idi Amin Dada then followed by toppling Milton Obote.

After seizing power in 1986 he helped bring stability to the war torn Uganda, in the mid to late 1990s, Museveni was celebrated by the west as part of a new generations of African leaders.

However with his continued stay in power, Museveni has presided over suspension of the constitution, conducting a brutal crush campaign against his opponents who are arrested and imprisoned at his whim.

Human rights is near nonexistent in Uganda. His Wife, Janet Museveni after being elected Member of Parliament for Ruhaama County, later on served as minister under different ministries including education

Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Museveni’s son early this year was appointed Senior Presidential Adviser for Special Operations, a move seen by many experts as a preparation to eventually succeed him as President.

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, was due to end his term in December 2016, but refused to step down plugging conflict prone, congo into another crisis.

Kabila extended his office term by months saying there is currently no proper voter’s register, a task he was supposed to overview since coming to power in 2006.

Under a new draft agreement reached by political parties following protest on the streets which resulted in tens of Congolese being shot by police, Kabila is supposed to step down after elections held before the end of 2017, but again knowing how ‘sweet power’ is he may just pull a Yahya Jammeh stunt again.

Pierre Nkurunziza

The ball dribbling president of Burundi is another victim of being in power for too long. After being elected by parliament in 2005 as president he was again elected in a huge win in 2010.

However when his presidential term elapsed in 2015 he refused to cede power as stipulated by the constitution which limits a president to only two term.

Nkurunziza in his defense claimed the first term does not count since he was elected by Parliament not the people, the fact that he had served the stipulated 10 years as president did not matter.

A crisis soon ensued where he was even briefly toppled before again resuming office, dozens of people protesting his stay in office were gunned down.

On July 2015 He vied for a third term and won another five term in office in an election marred by violence and a boycott by the opposition.

Africa is on the verge of another crisis, another crisis which risks reducing a whole country of two million people to ashes, Gambia is in crisis because of one, Yahya Jammeh.

Top 5 African leaders who have refused to step down

In the course of one’s life, one is bound to make mistakes, career mistakes it may seem hard to ever to recover again

Before one hacks it and join the envious club of filthy rich guys, it seems one must fail miserably before ascending to the top. Failure according to some experts is actually the ingredient of success and until one experiences failure one will always be afraid of taking risks and with that you can kiss prosperity and retiring at 40 years goodbye.

The corporate world is like a chess game, for one to really become the grand master, one has to think four steps ahead of the game, once an opportunity arises you grab it by two hands, run with it even if it means endangering your king and queen in order to bag the price.

Otherwise simply moving pawns around will leave your working until you are eighty and still barely scraping enough.

You may be even be out of work now thanks to a major scene you pulled last year during the office end year party, or your company may have gone under or some other office misdemeanor, however in the words of the apartheid icon, Nelson Mandela, “It’s not important how many times you fall but how many times you rise up”.  So rise up, brush yourself, learn from your mistakes and head straight back into action.

The good thing, after all is that you are the first nor alone in this area. you don’t need to look far, some of the biggest, wealthiest and most influential entrepreneurs today from the late Steve jobs, Richard Branson to Bill gates, have all at one point in their career made huge career blunders critics were sure they will never recover from, but as history has shown they did not allow that failure to define them, they rose up, brush themselves and went ahead to conquer the world.

When it comes to making epic career mistakes and bouncing back like hey! You got nothing on me, it has to be Steve jobs, Steve is the poster child of falling to rock bottom and bouncing back.

Ever an inventor Jobs from an early age showed ken interest in electronics and gadgetry, he would however find success in his 20s when he befriended Steve Wozniak an engineer then at Hewlett-Packard to join him and together created the Apple I followed by Apple II, the first personal computer.

By 23 years old he was wildly successful, fabulously wealthy and a global celebrity, however when he hit 30 yrs, he got into a power struggle with Apple’s board of directors on the direction of the company and he was summarily dismissed from the company he had helped found.

After walloping in self-pity and middle life crisis even contemplating to run away from Silicon Valley and leave it behind, something dawn on him, he still loved what he did and so he decided to start over again.

Undaunted by the failure, he founded a new company, NeXT, which 10 years later was acquired by Apple and Steve jobs offered his old job again. Apple by then was registering losses and was on the verge of bankruptcy.  Once back at Apple, Jobs engineered a turn back to profitability and went ahead to create technological innovations like ITunes, IPod, and IPhones.

Before Bill Gates hit the jackpot with Microsoft, he founded a company called Traf-O-Data, which aimed to process and analyze the data from traffic tapes which was a huge disaster.

However never one to give up, he rose up from the early failure and went ahead exploring new opportunities, a few years later, he created his first Microsoft product, and forged a new path to success and the rest as they say is history.

One of the most creative geniuses of the 20th century was once fired from a newspaper because he lacked ‘creativity’.

Trying to make ends meet, Disney formed his first animation company, called Laugh-O-Gram Films. However success was long coming and he was forced to close Laugh-O-Gram for lack of profitability.

Desperate and out of money, Disney decided to try his hand in Hollywood where he faced even more criticism and failure until finally, he made it and his first few classic films skyrocket to popularity and landed him to stardom.

Branson has tried his hand in so many unprofitable businesses that you would think by now he would have just given up all together.

The business mogul has since launched more than 400 companies under the Virgin brand, some successes other spectacular fails from Airlines, soft drinks, music records to underwear, now everywhere across the globe the Virgin brand is known.

His secret for success? According to Branson recognizing mistakes and recovering are essentials skills for an entrepreneur.

“My mother drummed into me from an early age that I should not spend much time regretting the past, over the years, my team and I have not let mistakes, failures or mishaps get us down Instead, even when a venture has failed, we try to look for opportunities, to see whether we can capitalize on another gap in the market”  Branson once said.

After committing a career mistake, always hope for the Best but Prepare for the Worst that way you will not be surprised.

Secondly be a problem solver and own up and take responsibility, only that way can you begin to learn and correct your mistakes,

Thirdly control the damage by cleaning up the mess, when you find yourself in a ditch you stop digging and start strategizing how to climb up, if you are out of job don’t make it worse by resorting to  heavy drinking like there is no tomorrow, you will only be making your situation worse.

Fourthly try to turn your trouble into Triumph by taking time to retrospect where you went wrong so that you don’t repeat it again.

And lastly don’t dwell on the past, instead focus on the future.

In the course of one’s life, one is bound to make mistakes, career mistakes it may seem hard to ever to recover again.

How influential entrepreneurs handled career mistakes

The sun is out, blazing hot in some areas and you want to step out in style, it is time to enjoy a little of sun, however they are a few items you may want to carry along with you just to be safe out there this hot January.

Sunscreen lotion, check! Fruit scented lip balm, Check! Straw brimmed hat, Check! And lastly sunglasses, ooh no! You forgot to buy them the last festive season, and the way you really wanted to rock them, never mind today you will pass by the store and grab that designer sunglasses you have been salivating on.

Uber cash, Check! Designer sunglasses cash, Check!

So off you go humming a tune you heard on the radio in the morning, then it hits you, how will you pick the best designer sunglasses to complete your killer look and drive your friends green with envy, I mean they are hundreds of them, different colours, different shapes, different prices, how would you hack it and pick the best one that suits you, most importantly that suits your face, Argh!

Here is a few pointers to guide you while shopping for designer sunglasses depending on the shape of your face.

Well if you happen to possess this face shape then you are very lucky, shopping for a designer sunglasses will be easy peasy for you, because this is the Ideal shape and pretty much any sunglasses can fit you and completely transform your look.

Oval face has balanced proportions, therefore making it easier to shop for sunglasses. People with this kind of face have narrow foreheads, high cheekbones and narrow chins.

While shopping for sunglasses, it is important to choose frames that are not too thick or too thin, basically

Don’t choose frames wider than your face width (the broadest part of your face).

Look out for glasses with detailed embellishments as they look great on you because of your high cheek bones.

There are different styles to shop for depending on what look you want to pull. E.g. classic rectangular shape for a studious look better known as ‘Geek look’ a retro cat-eye, a trendy square or a round frame, really anything, that is why you are lucky.

The only tip is try not to detract from the natural balance of your features so choose carefully when shopping for over-sized frames.

David Beckham, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Sandra Bullock what do all these people have in common? They are all ‘A’ list celebrities, yes! That is right, however they also happen to have another very distinctive feature, they all have square faces.

So if you are not sure about whether or not you have a square face, look in the mirror and compare your face with their's, yes seriously do that.

A square face shape is angular with a strong horizontal jaw line, square chin and broad forehead. The width and the length of the face are proportional.

A square face is normally considered a ‘strong face’ and the purpose of wearing glasses well apart from protecting your eyes and improving your sight is to soften the lines and angles of your face.

So if you have a square face go for round frames to soften the sharpness, balance the angles and make your face a little longer.

Choose wider sunglasses and avoid square and rectangular glasses with sharp corners, as for frames choose one that are not too thick.

This is one of the most easily identifiable faces due to its circular appearance and lack of strong lines and angles.

People with round faces have wide foreheads, full cheeks and rounded chins.

So while shopping for designer sunglasses, choose polygonal or square sunglasses that are wider because wide frames give the illusion of a slimmer and longer face.

People with round faces should not be afraid to try sunglasses adorned with prints, bright colours or other embellishments which further adds contrast and definition to the face.

Look out too for sunglasses with a clear or thin bridge since it can make your eyes appear wide while adjustable nose pads can prevent frames from resting on your fuller cheeks.

Heart-shaped face

If your face resembles a heart, your widest part of your face is at the top and the narrowest part is at the bottom (sharp pointed chin)

People with heart-shaped faces have wide foreheads, high cheekbones and narrow pointed chins.

Choosing a sunglass won’t be a big problem to you since your face is versatile and so many different sunglasses styles can easily suit you.

Here are a few shopping tips to guide you along the way, when choosing for Heart-shaped faces, the goal is to minimized the width of the top of your face and to broaden the appearance of the chin, so shop for frames that are wider than your forehead or have prominent end point, the cat-eye or round is therefore the ideal designer sunglass for you.

Light colours with details like floral pattern is also great as it softens your look.

The sun is out, blazing hot in some areas and you want to step out in style, it is time to enjoy a little of sun

How to pick the best sunglass for your face

<h1>The holiday season is here and soon you will indulge in some quality free time either down at the beach enjoying sand, sun and sea or go upcountry and lose yourself to the cool, crisp clean country breeze.</h1>

This is also an opportune moment to grab that spell bounding book you have always wanted to read and never actually got time, place and right space of mind to read. 2016, has been an amazing year in the literature world, and some great novels fiction and non-fiction were released.

Here is but just a few ‘’ novels, you might want to carry along to your holiday destination, or list down as recommended gifts you would like your family and friends to spoil you with this festive session.

The Underground Railroad By Colson Whitehead (Fiction)

Despite slavery having been abolished in 1865, modern day slavery is still alive and well in today’s world.

Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hellish for all the slaves but especially bad for Cora; an outcast even among her fellow Africans.

When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape and of course things don’t go as planned.

"Oh, have I found a great book!" Media Mogul, Oprah Winfrey exclaims on her channel about the book.

Among many issues “The Underground Railroad” raises also include the myriad ways in which black history has too often been stolen by white narrators.

You can easily order your copy on amazon with hard covers retailing at just $16.17

Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee (Non Fiction)

We do live in interesting times, where the line between right and wrong, male and female is steadily getting blurred by the day. The Bruce Jenner gender transformation which occurred mid-2015, is just but one example of how human genetics is ever becoming the focus of the modern age.

In his latest book, Mukherjee guides us through the past, present, and future of genome science, with a special focus on huge ethical questions that the latest and greatest genome technologies provoke. The book comes highly recommended by top literature icons and features on Bill Gates favorite novels of 2016 as well.

You can grab your copy from online stores such as amazon from $ 9.43 - $ 20.69

Blackass by A. Igoni Barrtt (African Fiction)

Furo Wariboko, a young Nigerian, awakes the morning before a job interview to find that he’s been transformed into a white man. In this condition he plunges into the bustle of Lagos to make his fortune. With his red hair, green eyes, and pale skin, it seems he’s been completely changed. Well, almost. There is the matter of his family, his accent, his name. Oh, and his black ass. In this age of skin lightening cosmetics, fake butts and boobs it is hard to pin point where the rain started beating us and we completely lost the plot.

Igoni Barrett’s Blackass is a fierce comic satire that touches on everything from race to social media while at the same time questioning the values society places on us simply by virtue of the way we look.

You can get this 256 page turner book in book stores near you from $16.00

King Lear by Shakespeare (Play)

I am not going to beat around the bush on this one, just two things if you want to find a way of explaining all the occurrences and happening which occurred in 2016 from Brexit, precarious migrations to Europe by Africans and Arabs on boats not fit to transport even goats, to USA electing Trump, all the chaos that has engulfed the world today, then read this timeless play, still relevant more than 400 years since it was authored by literature wizard Shakespeare.

This play comes highly recommended by cultural and literature critics and the good thing you can find free soft copies online.

Black Elk: The Life of an American Visionary by Joe Jackson (Audio book)

If you are one of those people who enjoy a long cruise, just you and the endless road ahead of you. A great compelling audio book is the ultimate gift.

No other biography of Black Elk matches the depth, breadth and color of Joe Jackson’s wrenching account of the Sioux elder and his people.

The book is read superbly with matter-of-fact pacing and clarity by Traber Burns, who distinguishes between text, dialogue and quotation with subtle modulation. He executes the many Indian names and expressions gracefully, doing justice throughout to a very great book.

Awesome books recommended by Washington Post this season.