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˽��Ƥ��ڤ��ǤϤʤ��ä��⤷��ʤ��Ǥ��Τȡ��礦��ͬ��褦�ˡ��ձ�> 554 Haruki Murakami 4103534222 Eka 3 4.02 2009 1Q84 Book 1 (1Q84, #1)

author: Haruki Murakami
name: Eka
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2009
rating: 3
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]]> What Alice Forgot 25027058 Alice Love is twenty-nine, crazy about her husband, and pregnant with her first child.

So imagine Alice��s surprise when she comes to on the floor of a gym and is whisked off to the hospital where she discovers the honeymoon is truly over �� she��s getting divorced, she has three kids and she��s actually 39 years old. Alice must reconstruct the events of a lost decade, and find out whether it��s possible to reconstruct her life at the same time. She has to figure out why her sister hardly talks to her, and how is it that she��s become one of those super skinny moms with really expensive clothes.

Ultimately, Alice must discover whether forgetting is a blessing or a curse, and whether it��s possible to start over.]]> Liane Moriarty Eka 5 3.91 2010 What Alice Forgot

author: Liane Moriarty
name: Eka
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Little Book of Big Weightloss]]> 34677319
Successful hair and makeup artist Bernadette Fisers had struggled with her weight for years. She'd tried and failed at many diets over the years but things came to a head when she was forced to face some harsh her weight had ballooned to almost 130 kilos and she had a BMI reading of 42. Pre-diabetic and diagnosed as morbidly obese with a fatty liver and high blood pressure, Bern decided that now was the time to ditch the faddy diets and take matters into her own hands to turn her life around.

So she turned to those she knew well, the glamorous models she worked with, finding out about their healthy eating habits and their tips on staying trim. She also began researching medical reports and health and nutrition papers, until finally - by trial, error and a lot of experimentation - she created a healthy lifestyle plan that was quick to read, easy to follow and, most importantly, would work long term. Following her new 'rules', Bern went on to lose more than 30 kilos in just 30 weeks and she is now on a mission to help others to achieve their goals.]]> 136 Bernadette Fisers 0593079426 Eka 4 3.42 2016 The Little Book of Big Weightloss

author: Bernadette Fisers
name: Eka
average rating: 3.42
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2018/06/10
date added: 2023/01/28
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]]> <![CDATA[The Art of Getting Things Done: 10 Prolific Ways to Effectively Manage Your Time]]> 22639075 time is Gold.If you find yourself doom-scrolling on social media and you can't seem to focus on your goals, this book is for you.Time is your most precious nonrenewable resource, and this is what you'll hear from people who know the value of it. They say that the more you rush, the faster the time gets, and the more you wait, the slower it gets. The truth is that time will remain the same whether you rush or not. It really depends on the way you manage yourself and your choices. That is why self-management is key.It helps you become more organized, punctual, and a more effective person. The Art of Getting Things Done was written to serve those who lack in the "self-management" category.It also teaches you self-discipline and self-awareness in order to successfully manage all of your work, and have time for additional activities.In this book you'll How to do more by doing lessThe importance of a winning attitudeHow to create effective to-do lists the right wayThe 5 most powerful to-do lists that will save you timeHow to weigh your prioritiesHow to remain calm amidst distractionsThe benefits of taking a breakHow to develop new habits for a more productive dayHow to stay healthy and attain prosperityTime management might be a little tricky, but The Art of Getting Things Done provides a step-by-step blueprint to make life easy, more fun, and hassle free. Thank you for your support, best of luck to you!]]> 57 Vincent Santiago Eka 0 currently-reading 3.39 2014

The Art of Getting Things Done: 10 Prolific Ways to Effectively Manage Your Time

author: Vincent Santiago
name: Eka
average rating: 3.39
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> I Hate Diet 57041883 354 Yulia Baltschun 6239350206 Eka 0 currently-reading 4.46 2020

author: Yulia Baltschun
name: Eka
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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]]> The Miracle of Enzyme 7719468 Hiromi Shinya Eka 4 lifestyle 4.25 2007

author: Hiromi Shinya
name: Eka
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at: 2021/10/22
date added: 2021/11/08
shelves: lifestyle
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]]> <![CDATA[Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones]]> 40121378 Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving��every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.

Learn how to:
-?Make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy);
-?Overcome a lack of motivation and willpower;
- Design your environment to make success easier;
- Get back on track when you fall off course;
...and much more.

Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.]]> 319 James Clear Eka 5 non-fiction 4.34 2018 Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

author: James Clear
name: Eka
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2020/04/06
date added: 2021/09/29
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]]> <![CDATA[Buku Besar Peminum Kopi : Original Story]]> 50993190 Laskar Pelangi telah menjadi international bestseller, diterjemahkan ke-40 bahasa asing. Telah terbit dalam 22 bahasa, diedarkan di lebih dari 130 negara. Melalui program beasiswa, Hirata meraih Master of Science (Msc) bidang teori ekonomi dari Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Hirata juga mendapat beasiswa pendidikan sastra di IWP (International Writing Program), University of Iowa, USA.
Karya Hirata berbahasa Indonesia: Laskar Pelangi, Sang Pemimpi, Edensor, Maryamah Karpov, Padang Bulan, Cinta di dalam Gelas, Sebelas Patriot, Laskar Pelangi Song Book, Ayah, Sirkus Pohon, dan Guru Aini. Karya dalam bahasa asing The Rainbow Troops, Der Tr?umer, Dry Season.
Sejak Tahun 2010, secara mandiri Hirata mempromosikan minat baca, minat menulis dan mendirikan museum sastra pertama dan satu-satunya di Indonesia, Museum Kata Andrea Hirata di Belitong.]]> 360 Andrea Hirata 602291664X Eka 0 4.48 Buku Besar Peminum Kopi : Original Story

Buku Besar Peminum Kopi : Original Story

author: Andrea Hirata
name: Eka
average rating: 4.48
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]]> <![CDATA[Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World]]> 25744928 One of the most valuable skills in our economy is becoming increasingly rare. If you master this skill, you'll achieve extraordinary results.

Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. In short, deep work is like a super power in our increasingly competitive twenty-first century economy. And yet, most people have lost the ability to go deep-spending their days instead in a frantic blur of e-mail and social media, not even realizing there's a better way.

In Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four "rules," for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill.

A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice, Deep Work takes the reader on a journey through memorable stories-from Carl Jung building a stone tower in the woods to focus his mind, to a social media pioneer buying a round-trip business class ticket to Tokyo to write a book free from distraction in the air-and no-nonsense advice, such as the claim that most serious professionals should quit social media and that you should practice being bored. Deep Work is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world.]]> 296 Cal Newport 1455586692 Eka 4 non-fiction 4.16 2016 Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

author: Cal Newport
name: Eka
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2020/09/20
date added: 2020/09/20
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]]> <![CDATA[Through the Language Glass: Why The World Looks Different In Other Languages]]> 31343259 he argues in a playful and provocative way, that our mother tongue does indeed affect how we think and, just as important, how we perceive the world." Observer*Does language reflect the culture of a society? *Is our mother-tongue a lens through which we perceive the world? *Can different languages lead their speakers to different thoughts? In Through the Language Glass, acclaimed author Guy Deutscher will convince you that, contrary to the fashionable academic consensus of today, the answer to all these questions is - yes. A delightful amalgam of cultural history and popular science, this book explores some of the most fascinating and controversial questions about language, culture and the human mind.]]> 317 Guy Deutscher Eka 0 to-read 4.03 2010 Through the Language Glass: Why The World Looks Different In Other Languages

Through the Language Glass: Why The World Looks Different In Other Languages

author: Guy Deutscher
name: Eka
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2010
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]]> Out of the Truck Box 25653805
Bagi saya, Iqbal tengah memberikan wejangan kepada Indonesia. Khususnya kepada Jokowi. Hah? Presiden jadi tujuan buku Iqbal? Sila tuding saya lebay, alay yang galau di usia 25 tahun (tentunya ini bukan fakta). Yang pasti, itu yang saya rasakan. Anda ingin merasakan impresi yang sama? Beli! Jangan cuma modal pinjam. Yang pasti buku tersebut adalah sebuah adikarya ber-casing sederhana namun bermakna dalam. Kecerdasan yang terbungkus kepekokan. Pintar berlagak bodoh.

�CKokok Dirgantoro, Founder and CEO sebuah perusahaan (kecil) di bidang Strategic Communication Consultant

Buku Iqbal karena itu mudah dicerna. Bukunya, tidak ditulis dengan istilah-istilah yang ruwet, kalimat-kalimat yang mendayu-dayu, dan sederet buku-buku referensi. Tak banyak penulis yang memilih jalan seperti Iqbal ini: menulis apa adanya dan sederhana, meski isinya adalah sesuatu yang tidak sederhana.

�CRusdi Mathari, Wartawan yang meyakini bahwa jurnalisme bukan monopoli wartawan. Karena kebenaran, dan juga ketidakbenaran, bukanlah monopoli siapapun]]> 312 Iqbal Aji Daryono 6021401603 Eka 3 3.80 2015 Out of the Truck Box

author: Iqbal Aji Daryono
name: Eka
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2020/07/01
date added: 2020/09/20
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)]]> 22842001 'Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the stranded witch or wizard. Just stick out your wand hand, step on board and we can take you anywhere you want to go.'

When the KNIGHT BUS crashes through the darkness and SCREECHES to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at HOGWARTS for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, ESCAPED mass-murderer and follower of LORD VOLDEMORT, is on the RUN �C and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an OMEN of death in Harry's tea leaves ... But perhaps most TERRIFYING of all are the DEMENTORS patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking KISS ...]]> 462 J.K. Rowling 1408855676 Eka 5 4.70 1999 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)

author: J.K. Rowling
name: Eka
average rating: 4.70
book published: 1999
rating: 5
read at: 2019/01/11
date added: 2020/04/30
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]]> <![CDATA[Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less]]> 18077875 Do you simultaneously feel overworked and underutilized?
Are you often busy but not productive?
?Do you feel like your time is constantly being hijacked by other people��s agendas?

If you answered yes to any of these, the way out is the Way of the EssentialistThe Way of the Essentialist isn��t about getting more done in less time. It��s about getting only the right things done.? It is not??a time management strategy, or a productivity technique. It is a systematic discipline for discerning what is absolutely essential, then eliminating everything that is not, so we can make the highest possible contribution towards the things that really matter.?

By forcing us to apply a more selective criteria for what is Essential, the disciplined pursuit of less empowers us to reclaim control of our own choices about where to spend our precious time and energy �C instead of giving others the implicit permission to choose for us.

Essentialism is not one more thing �C it��s a whole new way of doing everything. A must-read for any leader, manager, or individual who wants to learn how to do less, but better, in every area of their lives, Essentialism ?is a movement whose time has come.]]> 260 Greg McKeown 0804137382 Eka 0 to-read 4.05 2011 Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

author: Greg McKeown
name: Eka
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2011
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]]> <![CDATA[Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain]]> 721609

Did you know you can beat stress, lift your mood, fight memory loss, sharpen your intellect, and function better than ever simply by elevating your heart rate and breaking a sweat? The evidence is incontrovertible: Aerobic exercise physically remodels our brains for peak performance.

In SPARK, John J. Ratey, M.D., embarks upon a fascinating and entertaining journey through the mind-body connection, presenting startling research to prove that exercise is truly our best defense against everything from depression to ADD to addiction to aggression to menopause to Alzheimer's. Filled with amazing case studies (such as the revolutionary fitness program in Naperville, Illinois, which has put this school district of 19,000 kids first in the world of science test scores), SPARK is the first book to explore comprehensively the connection between exercise and the brain. It will change forever the way you think about your morning run---or, for that matter, simply the way you think]]> 294 John J. Ratey 0316113506 Eka 0 to-read, non-fiction 4.11 2008 Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

author: John J. Ratey
name: Eka
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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]]> Wonder (Wonder, #1) 23302416
You can't blend in when you were born to stand out.

My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.

August Pullman wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things. He eats ice cream. He plays on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside.

But Auggie is far from ordinary. Ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids don't get stared at wherever they go.

Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life, in an attempt to protect him from the cruelty of the outside world. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school - and he's dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all?

Narrated by Auggie and the people around him whose lives he touches forever, Wonder is a funny, frank, astonishingly moving debut to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page.]]> 318 R.J. Palacio Eka 5
"The universe has not been kind to August Pullman" was a line from the book that hit me right in the chest and made me sob like a baby. Auggie oh Auggie.. With his deformed face, Auggie had to get used to people's "dirty" look on him. At least that's what he had thought. Other kids must have hated him because he was ugly, scary, or even disgusting, he had thought so. But hey, this is not the book was all about. Although yes, part of the story was about some kids dissing him or kind of shocked at his severe facial deformity, but the major premise of the book was about to be kind, to love and to be loved, to stand for someone you care about, and most important, to be YOURSELF- just like Auggie.

I loved how the book used multiple point of views (POVs). There was Auggie, who portrayed himself as an ��ordinary�� kid. And Via (Auggie��s elder sister) who talked about how she & her parents loved Auggie unconditionally, but there was a time that she suddenly saw Auggie in 2 different ways: the way other kids saw him, and the way she used to see him- blindly. Also Miranda, Via��s girlfriend who loved Auggie like a big sister. There were also Jack and Summer (Auggie��s best friends) who liked hanging out with Auggie regardless. And little bit of Justin��s (Via��s boyfriend) voice. Wow, 6 POVs, it sounds too much! Yeah but still, I enjoyed it thoroughly. This is hands down on my favourite book list!

Finally, I want to say that this is a very very sweet book, with so much love. I loved almost all characters in it & looking into their heads has taught me something: never ever judge anyone, as they all have a reason for what they do/feel- so, be kind! I would recommend this book to everyone of any age.

PS. I love you Auggie, you��re cool beans!]]> 4.41 2012 Wonder (Wonder, #1)

author: R.J. Palacio
name: Eka
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2015/09/16
date added: 2020/03/30
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Hmm what can I say about this book? If I could give it more than 5 stars then I would! First, I want to say that this book is beyond beautiful! I think to say it is a good book is obviously underrated. This is the kind of a book that when you read it, all you can remember is your friends, your teachers, your family, your puppy, and other people who love you, and above all, your younger self.. and at that point, you will feel like giving everybody a hug!

"The universe has not been kind to August Pullman" was a line from the book that hit me right in the chest and made me sob like a baby. Auggie oh Auggie.. With his deformed face, Auggie had to get used to people's "dirty" look on him. At least that's what he had thought. Other kids must have hated him because he was ugly, scary, or even disgusting, he had thought so. But hey, this is not the book was all about. Although yes, part of the story was about some kids dissing him or kind of shocked at his severe facial deformity, but the major premise of the book was about to be kind, to love and to be loved, to stand for someone you care about, and most important, to be YOURSELF- just like Auggie.

I loved how the book used multiple point of views (POVs). There was Auggie, who portrayed himself as an ��ordinary�� kid. And Via (Auggie��s elder sister) who talked about how she & her parents loved Auggie unconditionally, but there was a time that she suddenly saw Auggie in 2 different ways: the way other kids saw him, and the way she used to see him- blindly. Also Miranda, Via��s girlfriend who loved Auggie like a big sister. There were also Jack and Summer (Auggie��s best friends) who liked hanging out with Auggie regardless. And little bit of Justin��s (Via��s boyfriend) voice. Wow, 6 POVs, it sounds too much! Yeah but still, I enjoyed it thoroughly. This is hands down on my favourite book list!

Finally, I want to say that this is a very very sweet book, with so much love. I loved almost all characters in it & looking into their heads has taught me something: never ever judge anyone, as they all have a reason for what they do/feel- so, be kind! I would recommend this book to everyone of any age.

PS. I love you Auggie, you��re cool beans!
]]> <![CDATA[Little Women (Little Women, #1)]]> 1934 This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780451529305.

Generations of readers young and old, male and female, have fallen in love with the March sisters of Louisa May Alcott��s most popular and enduring novel, Little Women. Here are talented tomboy and author-to-be Jo, tragically frail Beth, beautiful Meg, and romantic, spoiled Amy, united in their devotion to each other and their struggles to survive in New England during the Civil War.

It is no secret that Alcott based Little Women on her own early life. While her father, the freethinking reformer and abolitionist Bronson Alcott, hobnobbed with such eminent male authors as Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne, Louisa supported herself and her sisters with "woman��s work,�� including sewing, doing laundry, and acting as a domestic servant. But she soon discovered she could make more money writing. Little Women brought her lasting fame and fortune, and far from being the "girl��s book�� her publisher requested, it explores such timeless themes as love and death, war and peace, the conflict between personal ambition and family responsibilities, and the clash of cultures between Europe and America.

]]> 449 Louisa May Alcott Eka 0 classic, currently-reading 4.16 1868 Little Women (Little Women, #1)

author: Louisa May Alcott
name: Eka
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1868
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]]> Arok Dedes 6512481
Novel ini mencoba memberikan suatu perspektif baru terhadap sejarah dengan menggambarkan Ken Arok bukan hanya seorang berandalan pemberontak, seperti yang banyak dikatakan buku pelajaran sejarah. Tetapi di sini diceritakan bahwa Ken Arok adalah seorang pemimpin rakyat yang tidak puas dengan pemerintahan yang menindas. Novel ini juga menggambarkan kondisi pemberontakan yang terjadi di dalam suatu negara atau kerajaan yang sarat dengan intrik politik.]]> 561 Pramoedya Ananta Toer 9793820144 Eka 4 4.25 1999 Arok Dedes

author: Pramoedya Ananta Toer
name: Eka
average rating: 4.25
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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]]> Gone Girl 12837725
As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn't do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?]]> 419 Gillian Flynn Eka 4 3.99 2012 Gone Girl

author: Gillian Flynn
name: Eka
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2019/06/14
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life]]> 31212534 The incredible debut book from YouTube phenomenon Lilly Singh. Available for pre-order now.

From actress, comedian and YouTube sensation Lilly Singh (aka Superwoman) comes the definitive guide to being a BAWSE - a person who exudes confidence, reaches goals, gets hurt efficiently, and smiles genuinely because they've fought through it all and made it out the other side.

Told in her hilarious, bold voice that's inspired over 9 million fans, and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message, Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success.

WARNING: This book does NOT include hopeful thoughts, lucky charms, and cute quotes. That's because success, happiness and everything else you want in life needs to be fought for - not wished for. In Lilly's world, there are no escalators. Only stairs.

]]> 336 Lilly Singh Eka 5 4.30 2017 How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life

author: Lilly Singh
name: Eka
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2017
rating: 5
read at: 2019/04/22
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-Changing Insights from Super Soul Conversations]]> 34930835
Now, for the first time, the aha moments of inspiration and soul-expanding insight that have enlightened millions on the three-time Emmy Award-winning Super Soul Sunday are collected in The Wisdom of Sundays, a beautiful, cherishable, deeply-affecting book.

Organized into ten chapters�Deach one representing a powerful step in Oprah��s own spiritual journey and introduced with an intimate, personal essay by Oprah herself�Dthe Wisdom of Sundays features selections from the most meaningful conversations between Oprah and some of today��s most-admired thought-leaders. Visionaries like Tony Robbins, Arianna Huffington, and Shonda Rhimes share their lessons in finding purpose through mindfulness and intention. World renowned authors and teachers like Eckhart Tolle, Thich Nhat Hahn, Marianne Williamson and Wayne Dyer, explain our complex relationship with the ego and the healing powers of love and connection; and award-winning and bestselling writers like Cheryl Strayed, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Elizabeth Lesser explore the beauty of forgiveness and spirituality.

Paired with beautiful photographs, including many from Oprah��s private property in California where each episode of Super Soul Sunday is filmed, The Wisdom of Sundays promises to be a timeless keepsake that will help readers awaken to life��s wondrous possibilities and discover a deeper connection to the natural world around them.]]> 240 Oprah Winfrey 125013806X Eka 3 4.31 2017 The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-Changing Insights from Super Soul Conversations

The Wisdom of Sundays: Life-Changing Insights from Super Soul Conversations

author: Oprah Winfrey
name: Eka
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2017
rating: 3
read at: 2019/01/30
date added: 2019/04/18
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]]> <![CDATA[Shopaholic & Baby (Shopaholic, #5)]]> 9420
But when the must-have celebrity obstetrician Becky's been so desperate to see turns out to be Luke's glamorous, intellectual ex-girlfriend, Becky's perfect world starts to crumble. She's shopping for two... but are there three in her marriage?]]> 359 Sophie Kinsella 0385338708 Eka 4 3.81 2007 Shopaholic & Baby (Shopaholic, #5)

author: Sophie Kinsella
name: Eka
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at: 2019/03/10
date added: 2019/04/18
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]]> <![CDATA[Perempuan Patah Hati yang Kembali Menemukan Cinta Melalui Mimpi]]> 24636477
Mimpi itu memberitahunya bahwa ia akan memperoleh seorang kekasih. Dalam mimpinya, si kekasih tinggal di kota kecil bernama Pangandaran. Setiap sore, lelaki yang akan menjadi kekasihnya sering berlari di sepanjang pantai ditemani seekor anjing kampung. Ia bisa melihat dadanya yang telanjang, gelap dan basah oleh keringat, berkilauan memantulkan cahaya matahari. Setiap kali ia terbangun dari mimpi itu, ia selalu tersenyum. Jelas ia sudah jatuh cinta kepada lelaki itu.]]> 170 Eka Kurniawan 6022910722 Eka 3 3.90 2015 Perempuan Patah Hati yang Kembali Menemukan Cinta Melalui Mimpi

Perempuan Patah Hati yang Kembali Menemukan Cinta Melalui Mimpi

author: Eka Kurniawan
name: Eka
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2019/04/18
date added: 2019/04/18
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]]> <![CDATA[Shopaholic Abroad (Shopaholic, #2)]]> 5197824 Shopaholic Abroad will prove a big treat for fans of The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic with the irrepressible Rebecca Bloomwood, the financial journalist with the stratospheric credit card bills, returning to the high streets. But things have changed for the impulsive shopper: "I'm a completely different person from the old Becky. I'm a reformed character. I haven't even got an overdraft!" Her high-flying boyfriend Luke has got a job in America and Becky's going with him to the land of "yellow taxi cabs and skyscrapers, and Woody Allen and Breakfast at Tiffanys"; she's also got the possibility of a television slot advising viewers on money matters. Of course New York also has department stores, lots of them:

There's always that buzz as you push open the door, that hope, that belief that this is going to be the shop of all shops, which will bring you everything you ever wanted, at magically low prices.

And Rebecca starts to indulge in the poetry of purchasing. Unfortunately she's brought down to earth with a bump, the light and glitter and the voices telling her she was the next big thing are an illusion, her debts are still scary and her boyfriend hates her. So it's back to England for Becky, for an inventive denouement and a delayed happy ending.

This is a hugely engaging novel. The breathless pace speeds you through the story, and Becky's character is so funny and feckless that you'll be laughing out loud, while turning a blind eye to your own credit card bill. This is a must-read for retail therapy addicts everywhere. --Eithne Farry

]]> 351 Sophie Kinsella 0552775681 Eka 3 3.79 2001 Shopaholic Abroad (Shopaholic, #2)

author: Sophie Kinsella
name: Eka
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2001
rating: 3
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]]> A Pale View of Hills 28920 Librarian note: This a previously-published edition of ISBN 9780571225378.

In his highly acclaimed debut, A Pale View of Hills, Kazuo Ishiguro tells the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling on the recent suicide of her daughter. Retreating into the past, she finds herself reliving one particular hot summer in Nagasaki, when she and her friends struggled to rebuild their lives after the war. But then as she recalls her strange friendship with Sachiko - a wealthy woman reduced to vagrancy - the memories take on a disturbing cast.]]> 183 Kazuo Ishiguro Eka 3 3.81 1982 A Pale View of Hills

author: Kazuo Ishiguro
name: Eka
average rating: 3.81
book published: 1982
rating: 3
read at: 2019/03/09
date added: 2019/03/12
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]]> What I Know for Sure 21531503 O, The Oprah Magazine's widely popular "What I Know For Sure" column, a monthly source of inspiration and revelation.

Now, for the first time, these thoughtful gems have been revised, updated, and collected in What I Know For Sure, a beautiful cloth bound book with a ribbon marker, packed with insight and revelation from Oprah Winfrey. Organized by theme��joy, resilience, connection, gratitude, possibility, awe, clarity, and power��these essays offer a rare, powerful and intimate glimpse into the heart and mind of one of the world's most extraordinary women��while providing readers a guide to becoming their best selves. Candid, moving, exhilarating, uplifting, and frequently humorous, the words Oprah shares in What I Know For Sure shimmer with the sort of truth that readers will turn to again and again.]]> 228 Oprah Winfrey 1250054052 Eka 4 4.13 2014

author: Oprah Winfrey
name: Eka
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2019/02/21
date added: 2019/02/21
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)]]> 22844191 'There will be three tasks, spaced throughout the school year, and they will test the champions in many different ways ... their magical prowess �C their daring �C their powers of deduction �C and, of course, their ability to cope with danger.'

The TRIWIZARD TOURNAMENT is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter �C but that doesn't stop Harry DREAMING that he will WIN the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is AMAZED to find his name is one of those that the MAGICAL cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, DRAGONS and Dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through �C ALIVE!]]> 617 J.K. Rowling Eka 5 4.64 2000 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)

author: J.K. Rowling
name: Eka
average rating: 4.64
book published: 2000
rating: 5
read at: 2019/02/08
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]]> Underdog (Wolfe Brothers, #1) 19066 153 Markus Zusak 3473352349 Eka 2 3.45 1999

author: Markus Zusak
name: Eka
average rating: 3.45
book published: 1999
rating: 2
read at: 2019/01/22
date added: 2019/01/22
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]]> <![CDATA[The Two Towers (Middle Earth, #3)]]> 497348
The Two Towers is the second volume in J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure The Lord of the Rings.

The Company of the Ring is sundered. Frodo and Sam continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin - alone that is , save for a myserious creeping figure that follows wherever they go...
--back cover]]> 322 J.R.R. Tolkien 0007129718 Eka 0 to-read 4.39 1954 The Two Towers (Middle Earth, #3)

author: J.R.R. Tolkien
name: Eka
average rating: 4.39
book published: 1954
rating: 0
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]]> Norwegian Wood 3120938
A poignant story of one college student's romantic coming of age, Norwegian Wood takes us to that distant place of a young man's first, hopeless, and heroic love.]]> 14 Haruki Murakami 1419308017 Eka 5 own, ebook ? brilliant writer, great narrator ?]]> 3.49 1987

author: Haruki Murakami
name: Eka
average rating: 3.49
book published: 1987
rating: 5
read at: 2019/01/09
date added: 2019/01/08
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review:
I wanted to dislike Haruki Murakami but I couldn��t ? Most of his books I read contained things I didn��t expect in a novel, namely suicide and vivid description of sexual intercourse. However....putting these 2 aside, Murakami is just so damn good in writing stories through in-depth exploration of human��s feelings & experiences. Therefore, the characters seem real. Norwegian Wood combines the uniqueness of human��s thought, the challenges of self discovery, the beauty of music, the joy of reading, and the intersection between the past & the present time. ??
? brilliant writer, great narrator ?
]]> Who Is Bill Gates? (Who Was?) 15812778
In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn of Gates' childhood passion for computer technology, which led him to revolutionize personal computers. Through the success of his now-world-famous software company, Microsoft, Bill Gates became one of the wealthiest philanthropists in history.

This fascinating story of a child technology genius is sure to captivate all audiences!]]> 112 Patricia Brennan Demuth 044846585X Eka 5 4.16 2013 Who Is Bill Gates? (Who Was?)

author: Patricia Brennan Demuth
name: Eka
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at: 2019/01/04
date added: 2019/01/04
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]]> <![CDATA[Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1)]]> 99107 161 A.A. Milne 0525467564 Eka 0 to-read 4.37 1926

author: A.A. Milne
name: Eka
average rating: 4.37
book published: 1926
rating: 0
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]]> The Tao of Pooh 48757
Is there such thing as a Western Taoist? Benjamin Hoff says there is, and this Taoist's favorite food is honey. Through brilliant and witty dialogue with the beloved Pooh-bear and his companions, the author of this smash bestseller explains with ease and aplomb that rather than being a distant and mysterious concept, Taoism is as near and practical to us as our morning breakfast bowl.

Romp through the enchanting world of Winnie-the-Pooh while soaking up invaluable lessons on simplicity and natural living.]]> 176 Benjamin Hoff 1405204265 Eka 4 4.02 1982 The Tao of Pooh

author: Benjamin Hoff
name: Eka
average rating: 4.02
book published: 1982
rating: 4
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]]> The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle 7632042 644 Haruki Murakami 0099540959 Eka 4 3.97 1994

author: Haruki Murakami
name: Eka
average rating: 3.97
book published: 1994
rating: 4
read at: 2016/08/17
date added: 2019/01/02
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I think I have to celebrate my accomplishment of finishing this book (finally) ! It was hard. I needed to stop every now and then. Not only did this book give me some nausea from its graphic scene (that includes extreme violence & nudity), it also gave me some headache from thinking too hard figuring out what different events in each chapter signified, especially in Toru Okada's (strange) life episodes. Oh well, there were many things in this book that I didn't fully comprehend so I guess you have to read it yourself to grasp the message of this Murakami's magic realism.
]]> 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3) 10357575 The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo.

A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver��s enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered, she realizes, a parallel existence, which she calls 1Q84 ��Q is for ��question mark.�� A world that bears a question.�� Meanwhile, an aspiring writer named Tengo takes on a suspect ghostwriting project. He becomes so wrapped up with the work and its unusual author that, soon, his previously placid life begins to come unraveled.

As Aomame��s and Tengo��s narratives converge over the course of this single year, we learn of the profound and tangled connections that bind them ever closer: a beautiful, dyslexic teenage girl with a unique vision; a mysterious religious cult that instigated a shoot-out with the metropolitan police; a reclusive, wealthy dowager who runs a shelter for abused women; a hideously ugly private investigator; a mild-mannered yet ruthlessly efficient bodyguard; and a peculiarly insistent television-fee collector.

A love story, a mystery, a fantasy, a novel of self-discovery, a dystopia to rival George Orwell��s �� 1Q84 is Haruki Murakami��s most ambitious undertaking yet: an instant best seller in his native Japan, and a tremendous feat of imagination from one of our most revered contemporary writers.]]> 944 Haruki Murakami 0307593312 Eka 0 3.94 2009 1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)

author: Haruki Murakami
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> Who Was Gandhi? 20821291
Calling for non-violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights around the world. Gandhi is recognized internationally as a symbol of hope, peace, and freedom.]]> 112 Dana Meachen Rau 0448482355 Eka 4 4.06 2014 Who Was Gandhi?

author: Dana Meachen Rau
name: Eka
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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]]> Who Was Jane Austen? 34625791 Step into the world of Georgian England and learn more about the genteel life of this beloved author.

Although Jane Austen's works were first published anonymously and brought her little personal recognition, today they are rarely out of print and have inspired movies, television shows and mini-series, literary anthologies, and many other adaptations all around the world. Her writing--principally her five novels--is a critique of the British landed gentry at the end of the eighteenth century, and often a comment on the pursuit of a "good match" in matters of marriage. Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Emma, and Northhanger Abbey remain her most famous works. Who Was Jane Austen? reveals the life of this most private author.]]> 107 Sarah Fabiny 0448488639 Eka 5 4.17

author: Sarah Fabiny
name: Eka
average rating: 4.17
book published:
rating: 5
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I haven��t read any book by Jane Austen, but after reading her biography, now I want to read ALL of her books!
]]> Who Was Walt Disney? 5818570
His family was poor, and the happiest time of his childhood was spent living on a farm in Missouri. His affection for small-town life is reflected in Disneyland Main Streets around the world.

With black-and-white illustrations throughout, this biography reveals the man behind the magic.

This book is not authorized, licensed or endorsed by the Walt Disney Company or any affiliate.]]> 112 Whitney Stewart 0448450526 Eka 4 4.14 2009 Who Was Walt Disney?

author: Whitney Stewart
name: Eka
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2009
rating: 4
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]]> Quidditch Through the Ages 111450
If you have ever asked yourself where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence, or why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes, you need QUIDDITCH THROUGH THE AGES. This invaluable volume is consulted by young Quidditch fans on an almost daily basis.

Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to Comic Relief, who will use your money to continue improving and changing lives -- work that is even more important and astonishing than the three-and-a-half-second capture of the Golden Snitch by Roderick Plumpton in 1921.]]> 105 Kennilworthy Whisp 0439321611 Eka 0 to-read 3.79 2001 Quidditch Through the Ages

author: Kennilworthy Whisp
name: Eka
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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]]> Who Was Joan of Arc? 25893996 112 Pam Pollack 0448483041 Eka 3 4.07 2016

author: Pam Pollack
name: Eka
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2016
rating: 3
read at: 2019/01/01
date added: 2018/12/31
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]]> Warrior of the Light 1426
Paulo Coelho is one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. Now, in the long-awaited companion to his first novel, Coelho presents a collection of philosophical stories that will delight and guide seekers everywhere.]]> 142 Paulo Coelho 0060527986 Eka 3 own 3.74 1997 Warrior of the Light

author: Paulo Coelho
name: Eka
average rating: 3.74
book published: 1997
rating: 3
read at: 2018/12/31
date added: 2018/12/31
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]]> Who Was Susan B. Anthony? 20820988 112 Pam Pollack 044847963X Eka 4 4.04 2014

author: Pam Pollack
name: Eka
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2018/12/30
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]]> Who Was Steve Jobs? 13543010 112 Pam Pollack 0448462117 Eka 5
Jobs made a good friend with Bill Gates, a rival who later became a business partner. As Jobs always said during the early invention of Apple, the Apple computer, despite having some flaws, was ��insanely great��. Few years later, after he passed away, Bill Gates said that ��Steve Jobs had successfully made his dreams to change the world come true, and indeed, was insanely great!��

��Time is limited, don��t waste your time living someone else��s life��- Steve Jobs]]> 4.15 2012 Who Was Steve Jobs?

author: Pam Pollack
name: Eka
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2018/12/31
date added: 2018/12/30
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I truly love it! This book, despite being short, summarizes Steve Job��s life very well. It highlights not only Job��s works & accomplishments in the technology advancement, but also his struggle & discovery of love and harmony in life. To his friends, he was known as Steve RDF (Reality Distortion Field), for being persistent to make the impossible became possible. As Jobs put it (also the Apple slogan), ��think different��.

Jobs made a good friend with Bill Gates, a rival who later became a business partner. As Jobs always said during the early invention of Apple, the Apple computer, despite having some flaws, was ��insanely great��. Few years later, after he passed away, Bill Gates said that ��Steve Jobs had successfully made his dreams to change the world come true, and indeed, was insanely great!��

��Time is limited, don��t waste your time living someone else��s life��- Steve Jobs
]]> <![CDATA[Make It Happen: Live your best life]]> 29364240 ?]]> 320 Michelle Bridges 1760141615 Eka 4
JFD- Just Freakin�� Do it!
Remember the 3 golden rules:
1. Consistent
2. Consistent
3. Consistent
If you don��t make time for your health, then your health will make you make time for it.

Well, Bridges was a little preachy when talking about being fit & healthy, but at the same time I learned that staying healthy & taking care of myself is utterly important.]]> 3.67 2016 Make It Happen: Live your best life

author: Michelle Bridges
name: Eka
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2018/12/30
date added: 2018/12/30
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Make It Happen in a nutshell:

JFD- Just Freakin�� Do it!
Remember the 3 golden rules:
1. Consistent
2. Consistent
3. Consistent
If you don��t make time for your health, then your health will make you make time for it.

Well, Bridges was a little preachy when talking about being fit & healthy, but at the same time I learned that staying healthy & taking care of myself is utterly important.
]]> Who is J.K. Rowling? 13543188
In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga. Rowling's true-life, rags-to-riches story is as compelling as the world of Hogwarts that she created. This biography details not only Rowling's life and her love of literature but the story behind the creation of a modern classic.]]> 105 Pam Pollack 0448458721 Eka 4 4.15 2012 Who is J.K. Rowling?

author: Pam Pollack
name: Eka
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> Bukan Pasar Malam 1670518
Dikisahkan bagaimana keperwiraan seseorang dalam revolusi pada akhirnya melunak ketika dihadapkan pada kenyataan sehari-hari: ia menemukan ayahnya yang seorang guru yang penuh bakti tergolek sakit karena TBC, anggota keluarganya yang miskin, rumah tuanya yang sudah tidak kuat lagi menahan arus waktu, dan menghadapi istri yang cerewet.

Berpotong-potong kisah itu diungkapkan dengan sisa-sisa kekuatan jiwa yang berenangan dalam jiwa seorang mantan tentara muda revolusi yang idealis. Lewat tuturan yang sederhana dan fokus, tokoh "aku" dalam roman ini tidak hanya mengritik kekerdilan diri sendiri, tapi juga menunjuk muka para jendral atau pembesar negeri paskakemerdekaan yang hanya asyik mengurus dan memperkaya diri sendiri.]]> 106 Pramoedya Ananta Toer 9793820039 Eka 4 4.07 1950 Bukan Pasar Malam

author: Pramoedya Ananta Toer
name: Eka
average rating: 4.07
book published: 1950
rating: 4
read at: 2018/12/29
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)]]> 22841998 'There is a plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year.'

HARRY POTTER'S summer has included the WORST birthday ever, DOOMY warnings from a HOUSE-ELF called Dobby, and RESCUE from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical FLYING car! Back at HOGWARTS SCHOOL OF WITCHCRAFT AND WIZARDRY for his second year, Harry hears strange WHISPERS echo through empty corridors �C and then the ATTACKS start. Students are found as though turned to stone ... Dobby's SINISTER predictions seem to be coming TRUE.]]> 360 J.K. Rowling 1408855666 Eka 5 Magically brilliant ??]]> 4.48 1998 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)

author: J.K. Rowling
name: Eka
average rating: 4.48
book published: 1998
rating: 5
read at: 2018/12/28
date added: 2018/12/27
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5 bright, sparkling stars!!! ? ????
Magically brilliant ??
]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)]]> 22841994 Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'.

HARRY POTTER has never even heard of Hogwarts when the LETTERS start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in GREEN INK on yellowish parchment with a PURPLE SEAL, they are swiftly confiscated by his GRISLY aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called RUBEUS HAGRID bursts in with some ASTONISHING news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!]]> 332 J.K. Rowling 1408855658 Eka 5 4.55 1997 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

author: J.K. Rowling
name: Eka
average rating: 4.55
book published: 1997
rating: 5
read at: 2018/12/20
date added: 2018/12/23
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I know Im left behind, reading it in 2018! But I should say that this is definitely one of the best books I��ve read! Never been a big fan of fantasy before, but now I started to crave for more and more! Rowling is indeed a prodigy. A must read for everyone of any age! :D
]]> The Remains of the Day 1031364 245 Kazuo Ishiguro 0140144323 Eka 5 4.11 1989

author: Kazuo Ishiguro
name: Eka
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1989
rating: 5
read at: 2015/10/18
date added: 2018/12/10
shelves: own, sastra, my-favorite, man-booker
review:
Can��t get enough of this book! I wanted to write a review but I seemed to run out of words. One of the books that I will always remember. I watched the movie adaptation too and loved it equally, although few parts have been modified in the movie. Definitely my favorite! You must read the book & watch the movie!
]]> Still Me (Me Before You, #3) 35791968 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, a new book featuring her iconic heroine of Me Before You and After You, Louisa Clark.

Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life, confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles. She steps into the world of the superrich, working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife, Agnes. Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life.

As she begins to mix in New York high society, Lou meets Joshua Ryan, a man who brings with him a whisper of her past. Before long, Lou finds herself torn between Fifth Avenue where she works and the treasure-filled vintage clothing store where she actually feels at home. And when matters come to a head, she has to ask herself: Who is Louisa Clark? And how do you find the courage to follow your heart��wherever that may lead?

Funny, romantic, and poignant, Still Me follows Lou as she navigates how to stay true to herself, while pushing to live boldly in her brave new world.]]> 368 Jojo Moyes 0399562451 Eka 0 to-read 4.09 2018 Still Me (Me Before You, #3)

author: Jojo Moyes
name: Eka
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)]]> 32075671 An alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062498533 can be found here.

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.

Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil��s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.

But what Starr does��or does not��say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.

Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice.]]> 454 Angie Thomas 0062498533 Eka 0 to-read 4.46 2017 The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)

author: Angie Thomas
name: Eka
average rating: 4.46
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/12/10
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]]> <![CDATA[The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)]]> 9591398 ?

With exquisite illustrations by acclaimed artist Ana Juan, Fairyland lives up to the sensation it created when the author first posted it online. For readers of all ages who love the charm of Alice in Wonderland and the soul of The Golden Compass, here is a reading experience unto itself: unforgettable, and so very beautiful.

]]> 247 Catherynne M. Valente 0312649614 Eka 3 3.95 2011 The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making (Fairyland, #1)

author: Catherynne M. Valente
name: Eka
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2011
rating: 3
read at: 2018/12/02
date added: 2018/12/02
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]]> <![CDATA[Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians #1)]]> 35561971
When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home, long drives to explore the island, and quality time with the man she might one day marry. What she doesn't know is that Nick's family home happens to look like a palace, that she'll ride in more private planes than cars, and that with one of Asia's most eligible bachelors on her arm, Rachel might as well have a target on her back.

Initiated into a world of dynastic splendor beyond imagination, Rachel meets Astrid, the It Girl of Singapore society; Eddie, whose family practically lives in the pages of the Hong Kong socialite magazines; and Eleanor, Nick's formidable mother, a woman who has very strong feelings about who her son should--and should not--marry. Uproarious, addictive, and filled with jaw-dropping opulence, Crazy Rich Asians is an insider's look at the Asian JetSet; a perfect depiction of the clash between old money and new money; between Overseas Chinese and Mainland Chinese; and a fabulous novel about what it means to be young, in love, and gloriously, crazily rich.]]> 416 Kevin Kwan 176011040X Eka 4 3.87 2013 Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians #1)

Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians #1)

author: Kevin Kwan
name: Eka
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2018/12/02
date added: 2018/12/02
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]]> <![CDATA[True History of the Kelly Gang]]> 110090
In True History of the Kelly Gang, the legendary Ned Kelly speaks for himself, scribbling his narrative on errant scraps of paper in semiliterate but magically descriptive prose as he flees from the police. To his pursuers, Kelly is nothing but a monstrous criminal, a thief and a murderer. To his own people, the lowly class of ordinary Australians, the bushranger is a hero, defying the authority of the English to direct their lives. Indentured by his bootlegger mother to a famous horse thief (who was also her lover), Ned saw his first prison cell at 15 and by the age of 26 had become the most wanted man in the wild colony of Victoria, taking over whole towns and defying the law until he was finally captured and hanged. Here is a classic outlaw tale, made alive by the skill of a great novelist.
]]> 369 Peter Carey 0375724672 Eka 0 to-read, history 3.83 2000 True History of the Kelly Gang

author: Peter Carey
name: Eka
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2000
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/10/19
shelves: to-read, history
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success]]> 30353999
Why do some people succeed and others fail? Sharing new insights from her landmark research on grit, Angela Duckworth explains why talent is hardly a guarantor of success. Rather, other factors can be even more crucial such as identifying our passions and following through on our commitments.

Drawing on her own powerful story as the daughter of a scientist who frequently bemoaned her lack of smarts, Duckworth describes her winding path through teaching, business consulting, and neuroscience, which led to the hypothesis that what really drives success is not genius, but a special blend of passion and long-term perseverance. As a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Duckworth created her own character lab and set out to test her theory.

Here, she takes readers into the field to visit teachers working in some of the toughest schools, cadets struggling through their first days at West Point, and young finalists in the National Spelling Bee. She also mines fascinating insights from history and shows what can be gleaned from modern experiments in peak performance. Finally, she shares what she's learned from interviewing dozens of high achievers; from JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon to the cartoon editor of The New Yorker to Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll.

Winningly personal, insightful, and even life-changing, Grit is a book about what goes through your head when you fall down, and how that not talent or luck makes all the difference.]]> Angela Duckworth Eka 3 3.97 2016 Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success

Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success

author: Angela Duckworth
name: Eka
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2016
rating: 3
read at: 2018/10/01
date added: 2018/10/02
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]]> <![CDATA[Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson]]> 6901
Perhaps, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as the years passed, the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, to ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, and receive wisdom for your busy life the way you once did when you were younger?

Mitch Albom got that second chance, rediscovering Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final 'class': lessons in how to live. 'Tuesdays with Morrie' is a magical chronicle of their time together.]]> 197 Mitch Albom Eka 4 4.07 1997 Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson

Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson

author: Mitch Albom
name: Eka
average rating: 4.07
book published: 1997
rating: 4
read at: 2018/09/15
date added: 2018/09/15
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]]> Hotel Kerobokan 12026820 0 Kathryn Bonella 1742853897 Eka 4 4.00 2009

author: Kathryn Bonella
name: Eka
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2009
rating: 4
read at: 2018/09/15
date added: 2018/09/15
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]]> American Born Chinese 118944
Born to rule over all the monkeys in the world, the story of the Monkey King is one of the oldest and greatest Chinese fables. Adored by his subjects, master of the arts of kung-fu, he is the most powerful monkey on earth. But the Monkey King doesn't want to be a monkey. He wants to be hailed as a god...

Chin-Kee is the ultimate negative Chinese stereotype, and he's ruining his cousin Danny's life. Danny's a popular kid at school, but every year Chin-Kee comes to visit, and every year Danny has to transfer to a new school to escape the shame. This year, though, things quickly go from bad to worse...

These three apparently unrelated tales come together with an unexpected twist, in a modern fable that is hilarious, poignant and action-packed. American Born Chinese is an amazing rise, all the way up to the astonishing climax--and confirms what a growing number of readers already know: Gene Yang is a major talent.]]> 233 Gene Luen Yang 1596431520 Eka 0 to-read 3.89 2006 American Born Chinese

author: Gene Luen Yang
name: Eka
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Just This Once (Escape to New Zealand, #1)]]> 15999140
Everyone but Hannah Montgomery, that is. She just needs a vacation. Three weeks in New Zealand to sort out her life, figure out what she wants, seems just right. Oh, and to relax. She should definitely put that on the agenda. She certainly isn��t looking for a sexy fling with a professional rugby player, no matter how attractive he is. Hannah doesn��t do casual. But maybe just this once ...

As much as he��s shared with Hannah, Drew Callahan has kept one very big secret. And learning the truth, now that she��s back home again, has made Hannah warier than ever. Drew knows that she��s right for him. But how can he convince her to let down her guard enough to explore what they could have together?

Note: This romance, like New Zealand, contains some steam. If that isn't your cuppa, you may want to visit another country ... er, book.]]> 343 Rosalind James Eka 0 to-read 3.84 2012 Just This Once (Escape to New Zealand, #1)

Just This Once (Escape to New Zealand, #1)

author: Rosalind James
name: Eka
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Shopaholic Ties the Knot (Shopaholic, #3)]]> 529971
Then Luke proposes �C and all of a sudden life gets hectic. Becky��s mum in rural Surrey wants one thing, Luke��s mother in New York wants the complete opposite. Becky knows she has to sit down and decide �C but to be honest, it��s a lot more fun testing cake, trying on dresses and registering wedding presents. But time��s ticking by, plans are being made both sides of the Atlantic and soon she realizes she��s in trouble��]]> 395 Sophie Kinsella 0552999571 Eka 5 4.5/5 3.77 2002 Shopaholic Ties the Knot (Shopaholic, #3)

Shopaholic Ties the Knot (Shopaholic, #3)

author: Sophie Kinsella
name: Eka
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2002
rating: 5
read at: 2018/08/29
date added: 2018/08/29
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4.5/5
]]> The 4-Hour Workweek 368593
Join Tim Ferriss as he teaches you:
- How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want?
- How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs?
- How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economist?
- How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and freuent "mini-retirements"?
- What the crucial difference is between absolute and relative income?
- How to train your boss to value performance over presence, or kill your job (or company) if it's beyond repair?
- What automated cash-flow "muses" are and how to create one in 2 to 4 weeks?
- How to cultivate selective ignorance-and create time-with a low-information diet?
- What the management secrets of Remote Control CEOs are?
- How to get free housing worldwide and airfare at 50-80% off?
- How to fill the void and create a meaningful life after removing work and the office]]> 308 Timothy Ferriss 0307353133 Eka 4 3.93 2007 The 4-Hour Workweek

author: Timothy Ferriss
name: Eka
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at: 2018/08/27
date added: 2018/08/27
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]]> Love in the Time of Cholera 17692861
La otra historia es la de un amor que hace de esos tormentos su alimento. Un amor acechado por los enemigos: el deterioro fisico, la vejez, la muerte, pero que es capaz, no solo de resistirlos, sino tambien de transformarlos en el impetu del deseo. Una muchacha de dieciocho a?os rechaza al hombre de quien ha estado enamorada y con quien le han impedido unirse.

Mas de cincuenta a?os despues, cuando ha muerto otro hombre con quien se ha casado para vivir un lapso de sucedaneos desde?ables, se reune con aquel primer amor suyo a bordo de un barco que se llama Nueva Fidelidad.

La exacerbacion del deseo se alia a la muerte y a la enfermedad porque se les parece: "Los sintomas del amor son los mismos del colera."

En este relato infinitamente seductor, Gabriel Garcia Marquez narra la obsesion del deseo con un arrebato que lo aparta de sus grandes novelas anteriores y a la vez lo acerca a ellas.

A la circularidad del tiempo en Macondo, al enclaustramiento del tirano aislado en su poder demencial, sucede ahora la vigencia imbatible del deseo ahincado en si mismo. Un deseo que avanza hacia su origen en un movimiento que no cesa. Como el movimiento del barco Nueva Fidelidad, que seguira yendo y viniendo "toda la vida". Son las palabras que cierran, reanudandola, esta historia de amor.]]> 360 Gabriel Garc��a M��rquez Eka 5 sastra If you enjoy something crazy & unusual, go read this book!

]]> 3.74 1985 Love in the Time of Cholera

author: Gabriel Garc��a M��rquez
name: Eka
average rating: 3.74
book published: 1985
rating: 5
read at: 2018/08/22
date added: 2018/08/25
shelves: sastra
review:
No word to describe this book but LUNATIC.
If you enjoy something crazy & unusual, go read this book!

]]> I am Sarahza 39800760
Dari Alam Rahim, aku menyaksikan bagaimana kedua orangtuaku jatuh bangun memerolehku. Melewati puluhan terapi, menghadapi ratusan jarum suntik, sayatan pisau operasi, berkali inseminasi dan gagal bayi tabung, bahkan sampai harus melalui badai depresi.

Meski segala ilmu manusia akhirnya bertekuk lutut pada Pencipta Ilmu Segala Ilmu, kedua orangtuaku tak menyerah. Bahkan setelah ibu menjadi 'tak sempurna' karena upayanya.

Tahukah apa yang membuat Pencipta bisa Luluh pada hamba-Nya? Dengan segala usaha dan penyerahan diri sepenuhnya, akhirnya takdirku ke dunia dihantarkan oleh ribuan malaikat yang bersujud pada manusia-manusia yang sabar dan berupaya.

Inilah kisahku. I am Sarahza]]> 318 Hanum Salsabiela Rais 6025734216 Eka 4
Buku ini bisa dibilang ��relijius�� karena banyak mengandung ajaran2 kebaikan dalam agama Islam. Saya banyak belajar dari buku ini karena menggabungkan religious knowledge & science.

Namun, sebenarnya buku ini bisa dibuat lebih tebal (dengan cerita yg lebih panjang) karena bercerita tentang 12 tahun perjalanan Hanum & Rangga menunggu lahirnya seorang ��qurota a��yun��-Sahraza. Dan buku ini mengisahkan seorang Hanum dari masih ��single�� sampe melahirkan, jadi alangkah indahnya jika dibuat novel yg ��compact�� & in-depth biar lebih terasa momen naik turun nya perjalanan hidup dalam masa penantian yg teramat panjang.

Overall, saya suka dengan kolaborasi Hanum & Rangga dalam buku ini, karena walau banyak sedihnya (bikin nangis melulu ??), tapi ada juga kisah2 lucu, manis dan romantis yg menghiasi cerita dalam buku ini.]]> 4.48 2018 I am Sarahza

author: Hanum Salsabiela Rais
name: Eka
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2018
rating: 4
read at: 2018/08/22
date added: 2018/08/25
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Sebenarnya bagus cerita & tulisannya, tapi mungkin karena udah nonton di youtube pas Hanum Rais diundang di Hitam Putih dan menceritakan tentang buku ini sebelumnya, jadi berkurang keseruannya karena udah tau endingnya. Well, tapi karena dari video itu sih jadi tau ttg buku ini.

Buku ini bisa dibilang ��relijius�� karena banyak mengandung ajaran2 kebaikan dalam agama Islam. Saya banyak belajar dari buku ini karena menggabungkan religious knowledge & science.

Namun, sebenarnya buku ini bisa dibuat lebih tebal (dengan cerita yg lebih panjang) karena bercerita tentang 12 tahun perjalanan Hanum & Rangga menunggu lahirnya seorang ��qurota a��yun��-Sahraza. Dan buku ini mengisahkan seorang Hanum dari masih ��single�� sampe melahirkan, jadi alangkah indahnya jika dibuat novel yg ��compact�� & in-depth biar lebih terasa momen naik turun nya perjalanan hidup dalam masa penantian yg teramat panjang.

Overall, saya suka dengan kolaborasi Hanum & Rangga dalam buku ini, karena walau banyak sedihnya (bikin nangis melulu ??), tapi ada juga kisah2 lucu, manis dan romantis yg menghiasi cerita dalam buku ini.
]]> Aroma Karsa 37830526
Jati bekerja di toko parfum isi ulang bernama Attarwalla. Pemilik Atarwalla, Khalil Batarfi, adalah orang yang dianggap Jati sebagai ayah sendiri.

Pada satu sore, Jati dan seluruh karyawan Attarwalla diciduk oleh polisi.

Sebuah perusahaan kosmetik besar, Kemara, mengadukan produk parfum mereka bernama Puspa Ananta yang telah dibuat tiruannya oleh Jati dan dijual di Attarwalla. Kemara menuntut Khalil dan Jati. Kemara bersedia melepaskan tuntutan dengan syarat Jati seumur hidup bekerja buat mereka. Tak tega jika Khalil dihukum, Jati setuju.

Kehidupan Jati berubah drastis. Pemilik Kemara, perempuan 58 tahun bernama Raras Prayagung, memperlakukan Jati dengan istimewa. Hal itu menimbulkan protes keras dari Tanaya Suma, perempuan sebaya Jati yang merupakan putri tunggal sekaligus tangan kanan Raras Prayagung. Suma menolak kehadiran Jati sejak hari pertama. Diam-diam, Jati mengamati bahwa Suma memiliki kemampuan penciuman serupa dengan dirinya.

Obsesi Raras mencari tanaman mitos bernama Puspa Karsa, yang konon hanya bisa diidentifikasi melalui aroma, akhirnya mengantarkan Jati ke sebuah ekspedisi yang penuh tantangan. Semakin jauh Jati terlibat, semakin banyak misteri yang ia temukan, tentang dirinya sendiri dan masa lalu yang tak pernah ia tahu.]]> 724 Dee Lestari 6022914639 Eka 0 to-read 4.57 2018 Aroma Karsa

author: Dee Lestari
name: Eka
average rating: 4.57
book published: 2018
rating: 0
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]]> Surprise Me 35408368 #1 bestselling author Sophie Kinsella's emotionally charged new standalone novel about marriage and family, and how those we love and know best can sometimes surprise us the most.

After being together for ten years, Sylvie and Dan have all the trimmings of a happy life and marriage; they have a comfortable home, fulfilling jobs, beautiful twin girls, and communicate so seamlessly, they finish each other's sentences. However, a trip to the doctor projects they will live another 68 years together and panic sets in. They never expected "until death do us part" to mean seven decades.

In the name of marriage survival, they quickly concoct a plan to keep their relationship fresh and exciting: they will create little surprises for each other so that their (extended) years together will never become boring. But in their pursuit to execute Project Surprise Me, mishaps arise and secrets are uncovered that start to threaten the very foundation of their unshakable bond. When a scandal from the past is revealed that question some important untold truths, they begin to wonder if they ever really knew each other after all.

With a colorful, eccentric cast of characters, razor-sharp observations, and her signature wit and charm, Sophie Kinsella crafts a humorous, yet thoughtful portrait of a marriage and shines a light on the danger of not looking past the many layers of the ones you love to discover how infinitely fascinating--and surprising--they truly are.]]> Sophie Kinsella 0525531785 Eka 3 3.86 2018 Surprise Me

author: Sophie Kinsella
name: Eka
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2018
rating: 3
read at: 2018/07/30
date added: 2018/07/30
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This book has just replaced ��Remember Me?�� as my least favorite book by Sophie Kinsela
]]> <![CDATA[The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry]]> 12996506 297 Rachel Joyce 0857520644 Eka 3 3.88 2012

author: Rachel Joyce
name: Eka
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2012
rating: 3
read at: 2018/01/26
date added: 2018/07/25
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]]> Love the One You're With 22604524
This is the story about why we choose to love the ones we love, and why we just can't forget the ones who aren't right for us.]]> Emily Giffin 1742672949 Eka 3 audiobook 2.60 2008 Love the One You're With

author: Emily Giffin
name: Eka
average rating: 2.60
book published: 2008
rating: 3
read at: 2018/06/19
date added: 2018/07/25
shelves: audiobook
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]]> Memoirs of a Geisha 818729
Golden's web is finely woven, but his book has a serious the geisha's true romance rings hollow--the love of her life is a symbol, not a character. Her villainous geisha nemesis is sharply drawn, but she would be more so if we got a deeper peek into the cause of her motiveless malignity--the plight all geisha share. Still, Golden has won the triple crown of he has created a plausible female protagonist in a vivid, now-vanished world and he gloriously captures Japanese culture by expressing his thoughts in authentic Eastern metaphors.]]> 0 Arthur Golden 0001055283 Eka 4 classic, audiobook 4.5/5 ?????????

Memoirs of a Geisha tells a story about a 9 year old girl living in a ��tipsy�� house in a small village in Japan, who later became a renowned Geisha in Kyoto. She eventually settled down in New York & set up a tea house, which turned out to be very successful. This book was rich, in that it followed Chio��s journey from a poor child to becoming a charming woman, along with pain & sacrifices she endured.

Favorite quotes from the book:
?? Even now that he��s gone, I have him still in the richness of my memory.
??The things I remember are more real than the things I see.

A captivating story indeed. A must read! I would say it should be on the list of ��101 books you must read before you die��.]]> 3.80 1997 Memoirs of a Geisha

author: Arthur Golden
name: Eka
average rating: 3.80
book published: 1997
rating: 4
read at: 2018/07/13
date added: 2018/07/25
shelves: classic, audiobook
review:
Super long (nearly 20 hrs for the audiobook), but I love it!
4.5/5 ?????????

Memoirs of a Geisha tells a story about a 9 year old girl living in a ��tipsy�� house in a small village in Japan, who later became a renowned Geisha in Kyoto. She eventually settled down in New York & set up a tea house, which turned out to be very successful. This book was rich, in that it followed Chio��s journey from a poor child to becoming a charming woman, along with pain & sacrifices she endured.

Favorite quotes from the book:
?? Even now that he��s gone, I have him still in the richness of my memory.
??The things I remember are more real than the things I see.

A captivating story indeed. A must read! I would say it should be on the list of ��101 books you must read before you die��.
]]> Never Let Me Go 10550335
Narrated by Kathy, now thirty-one, Never Let Me Go dramatises her attempts to come to terms with her childhood at the seemingly idyllic Hailsham School and with the fate that has always awaited her and her closest friends in the wider world. A story of love, friendship and memory, Never Let Me Go is charged throughout with a sense of the fragility of life.

Now a major movie starring Keira Knightley, Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield.]]> 275 Kazuo Ishiguro Eka 4 3.99 2005

author: Kazuo Ishiguro
name: Eka
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2005
rating: 4
read at: 2018/06/20
date added: 2018/07/25
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Never Let Me Go is a dystopian novel about human cloning. It is well written, but not my favorite one by Ishiguro. As soon as I finished reading the book, I watched the movie in the hope that I would understand some parts/messages that I missed from the book, but the movie was not better than the book. Nevertheless, It��s still a good read if you look to learn about human civilization & cloning ethics. On the one hand, this book is a little different from other Ishiguro��s works that were normally based around world war 2 (e.g. An Artist of the Floating World, the Remains of the Day). On the other hand, it is also similar to other books revealing Ishiguro��s style: exploring deep emotions of a human being as well as the remininscence of the old days, and using the first person point of view. Besides, as you probably expect from other Ishiguro��s books, you will also find loneliness & regret in this book.
]]> Cat��s Eye 51019 Cat's Eye is the story of Elaine Risley, a controversial painter who returns to Toronto, the city of her youth, for a retrospective of her art. Engulfed by vivid images of the past, she reminisces about a trio of girls who initiated her into the fierce politics of childhood and its secret world of friendship, longing, and betrayal. Elaine must come to terms with her own identity as a daughter, a lover, and artist, and woman��but above all she must seek release from her haunting memories. Disturbing, hilarious, and compassionate, Cat's Eye is a breathtaking novel of a woman grappling with the tangled knots of her life.]]> 462 Margaret Atwood 0385491026 Eka 0 to-read 3.95 1988 Cat��s Eye

author: Margaret Atwood
name: Eka
average rating: 3.95
book published: 1988
rating: 0
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]]> A Clockwork Orange 227463 A Clockwork Orange is a frightening fable about good and evil, and the meaning of human freedom. And when the state undertakes to reform Alex to "redeem" him, the novel asks, "At what cost?"

This edition includes the controversial last chapter not published in the first edition and Burgess's introduction "A Clockwork Orange Resucked."]]> 192 Anthony Burgess Eka 0 to-read 3.98 1962

author: Anthony Burgess
name: Eka
average rating: 3.98
book published: 1962
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]]> 2956 327 Mark Twain 0142437174 Eka 0 to-read 3.82 1884

author: Mark Twain
name: Eka
average rating: 3.82
book published: 1884
rating: 0
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]]> The Giving Tree 370493
So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein.

Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave.

This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein has created a moving parable for readers of all ages that offers an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return.]]> 64 Shel Silverstein 0060256656 Eka 0 to-read 4.38 1964 The Giving Tree

author: Shel Silverstein
name: Eka
average rating: 4.38
book published: 1964
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative]]> 13099738 160 Austin Kleon 0761169253 Eka 4 non-fiction, reviewed It's an inspirational reading that offers some advice/ideas on "being a better you". While it is a useful read, there is nothing new in this book (maybe that's what the word "steal" on the title suggests). Too many quotes "stolen" from others, that makes the book "less original". it's a small book and I finished reading in one sitting. It is a light reading that you can pick up when you don't have so much time and need some inspiration.]]> 3.95 2012 Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

author: Austin Kleon
name: Eka
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2015/07/30
date added: 2018/06/26
shelves: non-fiction, reviewed
review:
3.5 stars.
It's an inspirational reading that offers some advice/ideas on "being a better you". While it is a useful read, there is nothing new in this book (maybe that's what the word "steal" on the title suggests). Too many quotes "stolen" from others, that makes the book "less original". it's a small book and I finished reading in one sitting. It is a light reading that you can pick up when you don't have so much time and need some inspiration.
]]> Baby Proof 35663540 Something Borrowed and Something Blue comes a novel that explores the question: is there ever a deal-breaker when it comes to true love?

First comes love. Then comes marriage. Then comes . . . a baby carriage? Isn't that what all women want?

Not so for Claudia Parr. And just as she gives up on finding a man who feels the same way, she meets warm, wonderful Ben. Things seem too good to be true when they fall in love and agree to buck tradition with a satisfying, child-free marriage. Then the unexpected occurs: one of them has a change of heart. One of them wants children after all.

This is the witty, heartfelt story about what happens to the perfect couple when they suddenly want different things. It's about feeling that your life is set and then realizing that nothing is as you thought it was--and that there is no possible compromise. It's about deciding what is most important in life, and taking chances to get it. But most of all, it's about the things we will do--and won't do--for love.]]> Emily Giffin 1742672663 Eka 3 audiobook 2.83 2006 Baby Proof

author: Emily Giffin
name: Eka
average rating: 2.83
book published: 2006
rating: 3
read at: 2018/05/29
date added: 2018/06/25
shelves: audiobook
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]]> One Hundred Years of Solitude 320 417 Gabriel Garc��a M��rquez Eka 0 to-read 4.10 1967

author: Gabriel Garc��a M��rquez
name: Eka
average rating: 4.10
book published: 1967
rating: 0
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]]> When We Were Orphans 28923
Christopher Banks, an English boy born in early-twentieth-century Shanghai, is orphaned at age nine when his mother and father both vanish under suspicious circumstances. Sent to live in England, he grows up to become a renowned detective and, more than twenty years later, returns to Shanghai, where the Sino-Japanese War is raging, to solve the mystery of the disappearances.

The story is straightforward. Its telling is remarkable. Christopher's voice is controlled, detailed, and detached, its precision unsurprising in someone who has devoted his life to the examination of details and the rigors of objective thought. But within the layers of his narrative is slowly revealed what he can't, or won't, see: that his memory, despite what he wants to believe, is not unaffected by his childhood tragedies; that his powers of perception, the heralded clarity of his vision, can be blinding as well as enlightening; and that the simplest desires--a child's for his parents, a man's for understanding--may give rise to the most complicated truths.

A masterful combination of narrative control and soaring imagination, When We Were Orphans is Kazuo Ishiguro at his best.]]> 320 Kazuo Ishiguro 0571225403 Eka 0 to-read 3.53 2000

author: Kazuo Ishiguro
name: Eka
average rating: 3.53
book published: 2000
rating: 0
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]]> The Buried Giant 22522805
The Buried Giant begins as a couple set off across a troubled land of mist and rain in the hope of finding a son they have not seen in years.

Sometimes savage, often intensely moving, Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel in nearly a decade is about lost memories, love, revenge, and war.

Included on TIME Magazine's "THE 100 BEST FANTASY BOOKS OF ALL TIME"]]> 317 Kazuo Ishiguro 030727103X Eka 0 to-read 3.56 2015 The Buried Giant

author: Kazuo Ishiguro
name: Eka
average rating: 3.56
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Outliers: The Story of Success]]> 3228917 Learn what sets high achievers apart �� from Bill Gates to the Beatles �� in this #1 bestseller from "a singular talent" (New York Times Book Review).

In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"��the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different?

His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band.

Brilliant and entertaining, Outliers is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.]]> 309 Malcolm Gladwell 0316017922 Eka 0 to-read, non-fiction 4.19 2008 Outliers: The Story of Success

author: Malcolm Gladwell
name: Eka
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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]]> Small Great Things 28587957
Ruth hesitates before performing CPR and, as a result, is charged with a serious crime. Kennedy McQuarrie, a white public defender, takes her case but gives unexpected advice: Kennedy insists that mentioning race in the courtroom is not a winning strategy. Conflicted by Kennedy's counsel, Ruth tries to keep life as normal as possible for her family��especially her teenage son��as the case becomes a media sensation. As the trial moves forward, Ruth and Kennedy must gain each other's trust, and come to see that what they've been taught their whole lives about others��and themselves��might be wrong.

With incredible empathy, intelligence, and candor, Jodi Picoult tackles race, privilege, prejudice, justice, and compassion��and doesn't offer easy answers. Small Great Things is a remarkable achievement from a writer at the top of her game.]]> 480 Jodi Picoult 0345544951 Eka 5 4.30 2016

author: Jodi Picoult
name: Eka
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2016
rating: 5
read at: 2018/05/21
date added: 2018/05/21
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]]> Something Blue 870392 New York Times bestselling author of Something Borrowed comes a novel that shows how someone with a ��perfect life�� can lose it all��and then find everything.

Darcy Rhone thought she had it all figured out: the more beautiful the girl, the more charmed her life.? Never mind substance.? Never mind playing by the rules.? Never mind karma.

But Darcy��s neat, perfect world turns upside down when her best friend, Rachel, the plain-Jane ��good girl,�� steals her fianc��, while Darcy finds herself completely alone for the first time in her life��with a baby on the way.

Darcy tries to recover, fleeing to her childhood friend living in London and resorting to her tried-and-true methods for getting what she wants. But as she attempts to recreate her glamorous life on a new continent, Darcy finds that her rules no longer apply. It is only then that Darcy can begin her journey toward self-awareness, forgiveness, and motherhood.

Something Blue is a novel about one woman��s surprising discoveries about the true meaning of friendship, love, and happily-ever-after. It��s a novel for anyone who has ever, even secretly, wondered if the last thing you want is really the one thing you need.]]> 0 Emily Giffin 159397745X Eka 4 3.50 2005 Something Blue

author: Emily Giffin
name: Eka
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2005
rating: 4
read at: 2018/05/12
date added: 2018/05/16
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]]> <![CDATA[The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy]]> 20800188 From the author of the 2 million+ copy, worldwide bestseller, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, an exquisite, funny and heartrending parallel story.

When Queenie Hennessy discovers that Harold Fry is walking the length of England to save her, and all she has to do is wait, she is shocked. Her note had explained she was dying. How can she wait?

A new volunteer at the hospice suggests that Queenie should write again; only this time she must tell Harold everything. In confessing to secrets she has hidden for twenty years, she will find atonement for the past. As the volunteer points out, ��Even though you've done your travelling, you're starting a new journey too.'

Queenie thought her first letter would be the end of the story. She was wrong. It was the beginning.

Told in simple, emotionally-honest prose, with a mischievous bite, this is a novel about the journey we all must take to learn who we are; it is about loving and letting go. And most of all it is about finding joy in unexpected places and at times we least expect.]]> 355 Rachel Joyce 0857522450 Eka 4 4.11 2014 The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy

author: Rachel Joyce
name: Eka
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2018/05/16
date added: 2018/05/16
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]]> <![CDATA[Something Borrowed (Darcy & Rachel, #1)]]> 8526847 0 Emily Giffin 1427211949 Eka 4 audiobook 3.24 2004

author: Emily Giffin
name: Eka
average rating: 3.24
book published: 2004
rating: 4
read at: 2018/05/02
date added: 2018/05/02
shelves: audiobook
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Mastering the Art of French Eating: Lessons in Food and Love from a Year in Paris]]> 17675004 The memoir of a young diplomat��s wife who must reinvent her dream of living in Paris��one dish at a time

When journalist Ann Mah��s diplomat husband is given a three-year assignment in Paris, Ann is overjoyed. A lifelong foodie and Francophile, she immediately begins plotting gastronomic adventures �� deux. Then her husband is called away to Iraq on a year-long post��alone. Suddenly, Ann��s vision of a romantic sojourn in the City of Lights is turned upside down.

So, not unlike another diplomatic wife, Julia Child, Ann must find a life for herself in a new city.?Journeying through Paris and the surrounding regions of France, Ann combats her loneliness by seeking out the perfect pain au chocolat and learning the way the andouillette sausage is really made. She explores the history and taste of everything from boeuf Bourguignon to soupe au pistou to the crispiest of buckwheat crepes. And somewhere between Paris and the south of France, she uncovers a few of life��s truths.

Like Sarah Turnbull��s Almost French and Julie Powell��s New York Times bestseller Julie and Julia, Mastering the Art of French Eating is interwoven with the lively characters Ann meets and the traditional recipes she samples. Both funny and intelligent, this is a story about love��of food, family, and France.]]> 288 Ann Mah 0670025992 Eka 0 to-read 3.58 2013 Mastering the Art of French Eating: Lessons in Food and Love from a Year in Paris

Mastering the Art of French Eating: Lessons in Food and Love from a Year in Paris

author: Ann Mah
name: Eka
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[A Winter Flame (Four Seasons #4)]]> 13547051 Tis the season to be jolly�� But can Eve find happiness through the frost?

Eve has never liked Christmas. So when her adored elderly aunt dies, the last thing she is expecting is to be left a theme park in her will. A theme park with a Christmas theme ��

And that's not the only catch. Her aunt's will stipulates that Eve must run the park with a mysterious partner, the exotically named Jacques Glace. Who is this Jacques, and why did Aunt Evelyn name him in her will?

But Eve isn't going to back down from a challenge. She's determined to make a success of Winterworld, no matter what. Can she overcome her dislike of Christmas, and can Jacques melt her frozen heart at last?]]> 416 Milly Johnson 0857208993 Eka 0 to-read 4.04 2012 A Winter Flame (Four Seasons #4)

author: Milly Johnson
name: Eka
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2018/04/14
shelves: to-read
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]]> #NOW 35490046 Max McKeown 1489409378 Eka 4 non-fiction, audiobook 3.67 #NOW

author: Max McKeown
name: Eka
average rating: 3.67
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2018/04/14
date added: 2018/04/14
shelves: non-fiction, audiobook
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing]]> 22318578 Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level, promising that if you properly simplify and organize your home once, you'll never have to do it again. Most methods advocate a room-by-room or little-by-little approach, which doom you to pick away at your piles of stuff forever. The KonMari Method, with its revolutionary category-by-category system, leads to lasting results. In fact, none of Kondo's clients have lapsed (and she still has a three-month waiting list).

With detailed guidance for determining which items in your house "spark joy" (and which don't), this international best seller featuring Tokyo's newest lifestyle phenomenon will help you clear your clutter and enjoy the unique magic of a tidy home - and the calm, motivated mindset it can inspire.

]]> 213 Marie Kond�� 1607747308 Eka 4 ��Keep only things that spark joy��
��When deciding what to KEEP, ask your HEART. When deciding what to STORE, ask your HOUSE��
In other words, Marie Kondo teaches you how to take care of your house and make it a HOME, because... ��Life begins when you put your house in order��.
She also shares some Japanese wisdom related to uncluttered life & tidying up. To me, it��s interesting to relearn about something that is often underrated (a tidy place, that is). Having read this book, I now see organizing home & owning possession from different perspective. I am eager to buy less, and will only keep things that spark joy!
On a side note, don��t be surprised if you find some ��crazy�� hints in this book, such as: �� when putting your clothes away, talk to them (literally) and thank them for giving you warmth��. Well, it sounds insane, but I think the idea is to give you a ��connection�� with your stuff & making it easier to decide what to keep & what to discard.
Finally, if you are happy to have a tidy house & uncluttered space, I��d recommend you to read this book. I had read another book by this author titled ��Sparks Joy�� before reading this book and had equally enjoyed it, but I would suggest you start with ��The life-changing magic of tidying up�� as a ��prerequisite��.]]> 3.88 2010

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

author: Marie Kond��
name: Eka
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2018/04/07
date added: 2018/04/09
shelves: audiobook, non-fiction, reviewed
review:
This book has given me some insight into achieving a clutter-free life. Some favourite quotes (teaching) from this book:
��Keep only things that spark joy��
��When deciding what to KEEP, ask your HEART. When deciding what to STORE, ask your HOUSE��
In other words, Marie Kondo teaches you how to take care of your house and make it a HOME, because... ��Life begins when you put your house in order��.
She also shares some Japanese wisdom related to uncluttered life & tidying up. To me, it��s interesting to relearn about something that is often underrated (a tidy place, that is). Having read this book, I now see organizing home & owning possession from different perspective. I am eager to buy less, and will only keep things that spark joy!
On a side note, don��t be surprised if you find some ��crazy�� hints in this book, such as: �� when putting your clothes away, talk to them (literally) and thank them for giving you warmth��. Well, it sounds insane, but I think the idea is to give you a ��connection�� with your stuff & making it easier to decide what to keep & what to discard.
Finally, if you are happy to have a tidy house & uncluttered space, I��d recommend you to read this book. I had read another book by this author titled ��Sparks Joy�� before reading this book and had equally enjoyed it, but I would suggest you start with ��The life-changing magic of tidying up�� as a ��prerequisite��.
]]> <![CDATA[Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength]]> 11104933 One of the world's most esteemed and influential psychologists, Roy F. Baumeister, teams with New York Times science writer John Tierney to reveal the secrets of self-control and how to master it. In Willpower, the pioneering researcher Roy F. Baumeister collaborates with renowned New York Times science writer John Tierney to revolutionize our understanding of the most coveted human virtue: self-control.

In what became one of the most cited papers in social science literature, Baumeister discovered that willpower actually operates like a muscle: it can be strengthened with practice and fatigued by overuse. Willpower is fueled by glucose, and it can be bolstered simply by replenishing the brain's store of fuel. That's why eating and sleeping- and especially failing to do either of those-have such dramatic effects on self-control (and why dieters have such a hard time resisting temptation).

Baumeister's latest research shows that we typically spend four hours every day resisting temptation. No wonder people around the world rank a lack of self-control as their biggest weakness. Willpower looks to the lives of entrepreneurs, parents, entertainers, and artists-including David Blaine, Eric Clapton, and others-who have flourished by improving their self-control.

The lessons from their stories and psychologists' experiments can help anyone. You learn not only how to build willpower but also how to conserve it for crucial moments by setting the right goals and using the best new techniques for monitoring your progress. Once you master these techniques and establish the right habits, willpower gets easier: you'll need less conscious mental energy to avoid temptation. That's neither magic nor empty self-help sloganeering, but rather a solid path to a better life.

Combining the best of modern social science with practical wisdom, Baumeister and Tierney here share the definitive compendium of modern lessons in willpower. As our society has moved away from the virtues of thrift and self-denial, it often feels helpless because we face more temptations than ever. But we also have more knowledge and better tools for taking control of our lives. However we define happiness-a close- knit family, a satisfying career, financial security-we won't reach it without mastering self-control.]]> 291 Roy F. Baumeister 1594203075 Eka 0 to-read, non-fiction 3.94 2011 Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength

author: Roy F. Baumeister
name: Eka
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/04/08
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]]> <![CDATA[Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood]]> 29780253
Trevor Noah��s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents�� indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, steal him away. Finally liberated by the end of South Africa��s tyrannical white rule, Trevor and his mother set forth on a grand adventure, living openly and freely and embracing the opportunities won by a centuries-long struggle.

Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man��s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother��his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life.]]> 289 Trevor Noah 0385689225 Eka 0 to-read, non-fiction 4.48 2016 Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

author: Trevor Noah
name: Eka
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/04/07
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]]> <![CDATA[Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)]]> 36381037
She��s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister��s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai��s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world��s future.]]> 400 Marissa Meyer Eka 3 audiobook, scifi 4.11 2012 Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)

author: Marissa Meyer
name: Eka
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2012
rating: 3
read at: 2018/04/01
date added: 2018/04/01
shelves: audiobook, scifi
review:
It actually is an interesting YA fantasy book. Cinder, a cyborg Cinderella (who was also a mechanic) living in New Beijing & falling for Prince Kai (who was newly appointed a new emperor). Just like Cinderella, she was neglected & hated by her step mom & step sister. Eventually, she was surprised to find her other identity (beside being a cyborg) and continued her struggle to save the emperor & the country. This is book 1 of 4 in the Lunar chronicles but I can��t seem to go on with the subsequent series. Interesting indeed, but it��s simply not for me.
]]> <![CDATA[The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster]]> 34964868 The Trauma Cleaner is a love letter to an extraordinary ordinary life. In Sandra Pankhurst she discovered a woman capable of taking a lifetime of hostility and transphobic abuse and using it to care for some of society's most in-need people.

Sandra Pankhurst founded her trauma cleaning business to help people whose emotional scars are written on their houses. From the forgotten flat of a drug addict to the infested home of a hoarder, Sandra enters properties and lives at the same time. But few of the people she looks after know anything of the complexity of Sandra's own life. Raised in an uncaring home, Sandra's miraculous gift for warmth and humour in the face of unspeakable personal tragedy mark her out as a one-off.]]> 291 Sarah Krasnostein 1250101204 Eka 0 to-read 3.88 2017 The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster

The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman's Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster

author: Sarah Krasnostein
name: Eka
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2017
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/03/21
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]]> More Than This 21969786
As he struggles to understand what is happening, the boy dares to hope. Might this not be the end? Might there be more to this life, or perhaps this afterlife?

From multi-award-winning Patrick Ness comes one of the most provocative and moving novels of our time.]]> 480 Patrick Ness 1406350486 Eka 0 to-read 3.95 2013 More Than This

author: Patrick Ness
name: Eka
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/03/17
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]]> Leaving Time 25115294
For more than a decade, Jenna Metcalf has never stopped thinking about her mother, Alice, who mysteriously disappeared in the wake of a tragic accident. Refusing to believe that she would be abandoned as a young child, Jenna searches for her mother regularly online and pores over the pages of Alice's old journals. A scientist who studied grief among elephants, Alice wrote mostly of her research among the animals she loved, yet Jenna hopes the entries will provide a clue to her mother's whereabouts.

Desperate to find the truth, Jenna enlists two unlikely allies in her quest. The first is Serenity Jones, a psychic who rose to fame finding missing persons��only to later doubt her gifts. The second is Virgil Stanhope, a jaded private detective who originally investigated Alice's case along with the strange, possibly linked death of one of her colleagues. As the three work together to uncover what happened to Alice, they realize that in asking hard questions, they'll have to face even harder answers.

As Jenna's memories dovetail with the events in her mother's journals, the story races to a mesmerizing finish. A deeply moving, gripping, and intelligent page-turner, Leaving Time is Jodi Picoult at the height of her powers.]]> 12 Jodi Picoult 0804147655 Eka 4 4.00 2014

author: Jodi Picoult
name: Eka
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2018/03/11
date added: 2018/03/11
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]]> <![CDATA[Seribu Masjid Satu Jumlahnya: Tahajjud Cinta Seorang Hamba]]> 1503667 164 Emha Ainun Nadjib Eka 5 my-favorite, sastra NB: sudah puluhan, atau mungkin ratusan kali saya membacanya & tidak pernah bosan.]]> 4.16 1990 Seribu Masjid Satu Jumlahnya: Tahajjud Cinta Seorang Hamba

Seribu Masjid Satu Jumlahnya: Tahajjud Cinta Seorang Hamba

author: Emha Ainun Nadjib
name: Eka
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1990
rating: 5
read at: 2008/12/23
date added: 2018/03/01
shelves: my-favorite, sastra
review:
tidak akan bosan membaca sajak Cak Nun dalam buku ini, yang selalu mampu membawa makna ilahiah dalam mewarnai hari-hari kita. Buku favorit saya! :)
NB: sudah puluhan, atau mungkin ratusan kali saya membacanya & tidak pernah bosan.
]]> <![CDATA[The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business]]> 12609433 375 Charles Duhigg 1400069289 Eka 5 non-fiction 4.13 2012

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business

author: Charles Duhigg
name: Eka
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at: 2017/12/23
date added: 2018/03/01
shelves: non-fiction
review:

]]> Re-Awaken the Giant Within 22267078 It was a movement of transformation �� of taking immediate massive action toward your goals: of mastering your health, emotions and finances and of creating and growing the ultimate relationship. More than 20 years ago, readers of Awaken the Giant Within woke up and decided to never settle for anything less than an extraordinary life. Today Awaken the Giant Within is a landmark bestseller that continues to create breakthroughs around the world.

To celebrate over two decades of radical transformation, we've compiled the best insights from Awaken the Giant Within��including how to crush your obstacles, how to use your personal values to achieve what you desire most, and how to use pain and pleasure to shape your destiny��into this special gift edition, Re-Awaken the Giant Within.]]> 100 Anthony Robbins Eka 0 to-read, non-fiction 4.02 2013

author: Anthony Robbins
name: Eka
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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date added: 2018/03/01
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]]> <![CDATA[The Rosie Effect (Don Tillman, #2)]]> 25504355
The Wife Project is complete, and Don and Rosie are happily married and living in New York. But they��re about to face a new challenge.

Rosie is pregnant.

Don sets about learning the protocols of becoming a father, but his unusual research style gets him into trouble with the law. Fortunately his best friend Gene is on hand to offer advice: he��s left Claudia and moved in with Don and Rosie.

As Don tries to schedule time for pregnancy research, getting Gene and Claudia back together, servicing the industrial refrigeration unit that occupies half his apartment, helping Dave the Baseball Fan save his business and staying on the right side of Lydia the social worker, he almost misses the biggest problem of all: he might lose Rosie when she needs him most.

Get ready to fall in love all over again.]]> 10 Graeme Simsion 1486275273 Eka 3 audiobook 3.37 2014 The Rosie Effect (Don Tillman, #2)

author: Graeme Simsion
name: Eka
average rating: 3.37
book published: 2014
rating: 3
read at: 2018/02/28
date added: 2018/03/01
shelves: audiobook
review:
Honestly, I enjoyed The Rosie Project more than this one. Don Tillman is still overanalysing things, this time in response to Rosie's conception. On the other hand, I like the change of 'scenery' (setting) as the story takes place in the US. I listened to the audiobook but I think the experience would have been different if I had read the physical book. In some parts, I felt like attending a lecture when Don Tillman talked about science and academic stuff.
]]> Truly Madly Guilty 34819556
What if they hadn��t gone? That��s the question Clementine can��t stop asking herself. It was just a backyard barbeque. They didn��t know their hosts that well. They were friends of friends. They could so easily have said no.

But she and her husband Sam said yes, and now they can never change what they did and didn��t do that beautiful winter��s day.

Six responsible adults. Three cute kids. One yapping dog. It��s a normal weekend in the suburbs. What could possibly go wrong?]]> Liane Moriarty 1489358749 Eka 4 audiobook 3.52 2016 Truly Madly Guilty

author: Liane Moriarty
name: Eka
average rating: 3.52
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2018/02/05
date added: 2018/03/01
shelves: audiobook
review:

]]> <![CDATA[A Brief History of Seven Killings]]> 34752850 Marlon James 2080031570 Eka 0 to-read, man-booker 4.45 2014

author: Marlon James
name: Eka
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/10/21
shelves: to-read, man-booker
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]]> The Sellout 22237161
Born in the "agrarian ghetto" of Dickens�Don the southern outskirts of Los Angeles�Dthe narrator of The Sellout resigns himself to the fate of lower-middle-class Californians: "I'd die in the same bedroom I'd grown up in, looking up at the cracks in the stucco ceiling that've been there since '68 quake." Raised by a single father, a controversial sociologist, he spent his childhood as the subject in racially charged psychological studies. He is led to believe that his father's pioneering work will result in a memoir that will solve his family's financial woes. But when his father is killed in a police shoot-out, he realizes there never was a memoir. All that's left is the bill for a drive-thru funeral.

Fueled by this deceit and the general disrepair of his hometown, the narrator sets out to right another wrong: Dickens has literally been removed from the map to save California from further embarrassment. Enlisting the help of the town's most famous resident�Dthe last surviving Little Rascal, Hominy Jenkins�Dhe initiates the most outrageous action conceivable: reinstating slavery and segregating the local high school, which lands him in the Supreme Court.]]> 289 Paul Beatty 0374260508 Eka 0 to-read, man-booker 3.75 2015 The Sellout

author: Paul Beatty
name: Eka
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/10/21
shelves: to-read, man-booker
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life]]> 184825 The Right to Write, Julia Cameron's most revolutionary book, the author of the bestselling self-help guide The Artist's Way, asserts that conventional writing wisdom would have you believe in a false doctrine that stifles creativity. With the techniques and anecdotes in The Right to Write, readers learn to make writing a natural, intensely personal part of life. Cameron's instruction and examples include the details of the writing processes she uses to create her own bestselling books. She makes writing a playful and realistic as well as a reflective event. Anyone jumping into the writing life for the first time and those already living it will discover the art of writing is never the same after reading The Right to Write.]]> 237 Julia Cameron Eka 0 to-read, unlocking-creativity 4.06 1998 The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life

The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation Into the Writing Life

author: Julia Cameron
name: Eka
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1998
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/10/21
shelves: to-read, unlocking-creativity
review:

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