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A Gentleman in Moscow
A Gentleman in Moscow immerses us in another elegantly drawn era with the story of Count Alexander Rostov. When, in 1922, he is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the count is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in…
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Notes on a Nervous Planet
Rates of stress and anxiety are rising. A fast, nervous planet is creating fast and nervous lives. We are more connected, yet feel more alone. And we are encouraged to worry about everything from world politics to our body mass index. - How can we stay sane on a planet that makes us mad? - How do we stay human in a technological world? - How do we feel happy when we are encouraged to be an…
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RIch People Problems
When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedside—but he's not alone. The entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe to stake claim to their matriarch's massive fortune. With each family member vying to inherit Tyersall Park—a trophy estate on sixty-four prime acres in the heart of Singapore—Nicholas' childhoo…
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China Rich Girlfriend
On the eve of her wedding to Nicholas Young, heir to one of the greatest fortunes in Asia, Rachel should be over the moon. She has a flawless Asscher-cut diamond from JAR, a wedding dress she loves more than anything found in the salons of Paris, and a fiance willing to sacrifice his entire inheritance in order to marry her. But Rachel still mourns the fact that her birthfather, a man she never…
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Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians is the outrageously funny debut novel about three super-rich, pedigreed Chinese families and the gossip, backbiting, and scheming that occurs when the heir to one of the most massive fortunes in Asia brings home his ABC (American-born Chinese) girlfriend to the wedding of the season. When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young,…
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Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight A…
Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat is a highly entertaining and illuminating journey through the full spectrum of human–animal relations, based on Dr. Herzog’s groundbreaking research on animal rights activists, cockfighters, professional dog-show handlers, veterinary students, and biomedical researchers. Blending anthropology, behavioral economics, evolutionary psychology, and philoso…
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Life of PI
Life of Pi is a fantasy adventure novel by Yann Martel published in 2001. The protagonist, Piscine Molitor "Pi" Patel, a Tamil boy from Pondicherry, explores issues of spirituality and practicality from an early age. He survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a boat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker.
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The Time Keeper
The inventor of the world's first clock is punished for trying to measure God's greatest gift. He is banished to a cave for centuries and forced to listen to the voices of all who come after him seeking more days, more years. Eventually, with his soul nearly broken, Father Time is granted his freedom, along with a magical hourglass and a mission: a chance to redeem himself by teaching two earth…
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Ambigu
Kamu memosisikanku di tempat yang sulit dimengerti, bukan sebagai teman ataupun lebih dari itu. Kamu memosisikanku pada batasan yang ambigu. Entahlah, aku pun tidak tahu seperti apa arti hadirku di hidupmu. Sedikit pun tidak terbaca olehku seperti apa isi hati dan pikiranmu. Bukannya aku tidak berusaha untuk mengerti, tetapi ketidakjelasan sikapmu yang pada akhirnya selalu kuhadapi. Tidak s…
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Ku Ajak Kau Ke HUtan dan Tersesat Berdua
Aku sangat suka membayangkan menjadi matamu. Mengetahui apa yang ingin dan tak ingin kau lihat. Belajar bagaimana caramu memandang sesuatu. Mengetahui warna apa saja yang kau suka. Sesekali merasakan bagaimana caramu bersedih. Bagaimana caramu agar tetap terlihat kuat. Aku ingin mengetahui bagaimana rasanya menjadi matamu. Lalu mengerti apa yang kau rasakan saat menatap matamu. Menjadi ma…
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