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Category: Non-Fiction
Non-fiction book recommendations and reviews covering biography, history, business, self-help, memoirs, health and more.
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The World According to China
BooksAvenue reviews The World According to China by Elizabeth C. Economy, with its main themes and guidance on who may find the book useful.
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks — Rebecca Skloot
Rebecca Skloot traces the life behind HeLa cells, the family’s experience and questions of consent. A short reading guide to this powerful nonfiction book.
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Educated: A Memoir – Tara Westover
Set in the mountains of Idaho in a family of survivalists, the Westover family was prepared for doomsday which they strongly believe….
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Building Your Real Estate Riches – Ku Swee yong
Authored by Mr Ku the property expert, this book presents an essential guide for readers to amplify their investment gains. In a textbook style justified by facts and data, Mr…
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If I Could Tell You Just One Thing… Encounters with Remarkable People and Their Most Valuable Advice- Richard Reed
Read BooksAvenue’s review of Richard Reed’s If I Could Tell You Just One Thing, a collection of advice from people across different fields.
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Trump: The Art of the Deal – by Donald J. Trump, Tony Schwartz
BooksAvenue’s short review of Trump: The Art of the Deal, exploring its account of negotiation and deal-making and who may find it useful.
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Ready Player One: A Novel
Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One follows Wade Watts into a virtual-world treasure hunt. A quick guide for readers who enjoy gaming, puzzles and 1980s pop culture.
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz – Heather Morris
Based on a true story, a powerful evocation of everyday horrors of life as a concentration camp prisoner. In the worst circumstances, there is no excuse for
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When Breath Becomes Air
A doleful recount of Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon’s last surviving years.
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Chan Heart, Chan Mind
Master Guojun narrates his life with his ordination master, Master Songnian to Chan Master Sheng Yen, documenting…
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Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
An extremely depressing and devasting book that compiles 500 eyewitnesses, including firefighters, rescuers, cleanup crews
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Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World
The definitive inside account of the “extraordinary” (Financial Times) 1MDB scandal, “a true life thriller” (Ben Mezrich) about a “modern Gatsby” who managed to swindle
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The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Read BooksAvenue’s short review of John Perkins’s The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, with its themes and a guide to likely readers.
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Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy
Sheryl opens up describing the grief and isolation in the wake of her husband’s sudden death. No proper farew
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Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is Shaping our Future
SpaceX, Tesla, SolarCity, Paypal, and the recent The Boring Company are founded by South African Elon Musk. He is an entrepreneur and innovator who seeks …
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Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
Ikigai a Japanese word describing the art of doing something, where work becomes not work anymore but a way of life. It is the sweet intersection…..
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The Politics Book – DK Publishing
An excellent summary of political ideas that have evolved over aeons ago. It beautifully ….
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Fridays with Philip
Originally published: Aug 2008 Original Title: Fridays with Philip Author: Philip Lee Page count: 196 pages (Paperback) Publisher: Epigram Books Subjects: Political Science, History, Weekly column Language: English ISBN-10: 981-08-1128-4 ISBN-13:…
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The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew
A factual and concise book documenting Singapore’s history from Lee Kuan Yew’s perspective, illustrating his
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SINGAPORE CHRONICLES: GOVERNANCE
This is a 50 volume series documenting the challenges that Singapore faced after Independence, shaped by its leaders’ long-term vision. The main key aspects of Singapore’s governance
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Sex at Dawn
Humans evolved but primal instincts remain. Men and women are wired to seek different objectives. Sex is
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SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
Originally published: April 6, 2010 Author: David Remnick Page count: 672 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Nominations: Goodreads Choice Awards Best History & Biography Review: The Bridge refers…
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The Art of Happiness – Dalai Lama XIV, Howard C. Cutler
Nearly every time you see him, he’s laughing, or at least smiling. And he makes everyone else around him feel like smiling. He’s the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal…
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Outliers: The Story of Success – Malcolm Gladwell
The most successful may not always be the smartest or hardest working. A myriad of factors such as culture, family, generatio……