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…
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,…
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…
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.
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…
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…
Distilasi Alkena adalah sebuah proses memisahkan dua hati yang pada dasarnya tak bisa dipisahkan karena suatu ikatan perasaan. Walaupun dalam perjalanannya, hati akan tumbuh untuk bisa merelakan. Karena cepat atau lambat, entah maut atau orang lain yang menyebabkan hubungan selanggeng apa pun akan dapat dipisahkan. Maka, yang terbaik adalah mencintai dalam keikhlasan. Sebab, ribuan pelukan a…
The Time Traveler’s Wife depicts the effects of time travel on Henry and Clare’s marriage and their passionate love for each other as the story unfolds from both points of view. Clare and Henry attempt to live normal lives, pursuing familiar goals—steady jobs, good friends, children of their own. All of this is threatened by something they can neither prevent nor control, making their sto…
In these funny and insightful essays, Roxane Gay takes us through the journey of her evolution as a woman of color while also taking readers on a ride through culture of the last few years and commenting on the state of feminism today. The portrait that emerges is not only one of an incredibly insightful woman continually growing to understand herself and our society, but also one of our culture.