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Category: History
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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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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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Gang Leader For A Day – Sudhir Venkatesh
Sudhir Venkatesh who authored this book gave first hand insights of how the gangs operate in Chicago’s South Side. It all began with a research project to understand urban poverty…