10 must-read history books like Buried Histories: The Anticommunist Massacres of 1965–1966 in Indonesia (Critical Human Rights) by John Roosa

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Buried Histories: The Anticommunist Massacres of 1965–1966 in Indonesia (Critical Human Rights)

By: John Roosa

4.85

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

In 1965–66, army-organized massacres claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of supporters of th…

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1. Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 1 (Naoki Urasawa's Monster: Kanzenban, #1)

By: Naoki Urasawa , Marc Bernabé

3.94

Format: None pages, Paperback

La obra maestra de Naoki Urasawa (20th Century Boys) regresa al mercado espanol con la edicion defi… read more

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2. Das Kapital

By: Karl Marx , Friedrich Engels , Serge L. Levitsky

4.22

Format: None pages, Paperback

Das Kapital, Karl Marx's seminal work, is the book that above all others formed the twentieth centu… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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3. The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

By: Luis Sepúlveda

4.04

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

In a remote river town deep in the Ecuadoran jungle, Antonio Jose Bolivar seeks refuge in amorous n… read more

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4. Plata quemada

By: Ricardo Piglia

3.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

Esta novela cuenta un caso real. En el Buenos Aires de 1965, una banda asalta un banco. Varios poli… read more

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5. The Bus Driver Who Wanted to be God & Other Stories

By: Etgar Keret , None

3.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

Israel's hippest bestselling young writer today, Etgar Keret is part court jester, part literary cr… read more

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6. Jalan Tak Ada Ujung

By: Mochtar Lubis

3.69

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

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7. The Course of Love

By: Alain de Botton

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"An engrossing tale that provides plenty of food for thought" (People, Best New Books pick), this p… read more

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8. Gadis Kretek

By: Ratih Kumala

4.14

Format: 284 pages, Paperback

Pak Raja sekarat. Dalam menanti ajal, ia memanggil satu nama perempuan yang bukan istrinya; Jeng Ya… read more

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9. The Army and Politics in Indonesia

By: None

4.13

Format: None pages, Paperback

"A comprehensive description of the Indonesian Army's history of political involvement. Crouch's in… read more

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10. Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Volume 2 (Naoki Urasawa's Monster: Kanzenban, #2)

By: Naoki Urasawa

1.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Tenma, que cayo en la trampa preparada por Johan, es ahora un supuesto asesino en serie buscado por… read more

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11. Notes from Underground

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , Norman Dietz , Richard Pevear , Larissa Volokhonsky , Boris de Schlœzer , Emanuela Guercetti , None , Donald Fanger , None , None , None

4.17

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

Dostoevsky’s most revolutionary novel, Notes from Underground marks the dividing line between ninet… read more

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"l'homme de la nature et de la verite"

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground

"I'll go this minute!' Of course, I remained."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground

"إذ ما العذاب والألم ... سوى المحرك الوحيد للوعي."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground

"To love is to suffer and there can be no love otherwise."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground

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12. The Door-to-Door Bookstore

By: Carsten Henn

4.14

Format: 239 pages, Hardcover

The charming international bestseller about an elderly bookseller who delivers his recommendations … read more

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"If you can tell when a book is good, why don’t you write one yourself?"

-Carsten Henn, The Door-to-Door Bookstore

"You need to read more. It makes the brain flexible, so that anything can fit into it."

-Carsten Henn, The Door-to-Door Bookstore

"She didn't need to believe in God; it was entirely sufficient that God believed in her."

-Carsten Henn, The Door-to-Door Bookstore

"It has been said that books find their own readers—but sometimes they need someone to show them the way."

-Carsten Henn, The Door-to-Door Bookstore

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13. Malam Seribu Jahanam

By: Intan Paramaditha

4.51

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

Ini dongeng tiga dara. Bukankah selalu saja tentang mereka, sebab siapa yang tak kenal cerita rumah… read more

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14. The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World

By: Vincent Bevins

4.61

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The hidden story of the wanton slaughter -- in Indonesia, Latin America, and around the world -- ba… read more

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  • asia
  • history
  • nonfiction
"locals came to him, time and time again, and asked, with genuine mystification: 'We just don't understand America. You were once a colony. You know what colonialism is. You fought and bled and died f…"

-Vincent Bevins, The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World

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15. Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

By: Hwang Bo-Reum

4.02

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Yeongju is burned out. With her high-­flying career, demanding marriage, and busy life in Seoul, sh… read more

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"Why? Because we only get one shot in life, and we're living it now."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day'."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

"A life surrounded by good people is a successful life. It might not be a success as defined by society, but thanks to the people around you, each day is a successful day."

-Hwang Bo-Reum, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

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16. The Army and the Indonesian Genocide: Mechanics of Mass Murder (Rethinking Southeast Asia)

By: Jess Melvin

4.56

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

For the past half century, the Indonesian military has depicted the 1965-66 killings, which resulte… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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17. Sentimentalisme Calon Mayat

By: Sony Karsono

4.23

Format: 154 pages, Paperback

'Sentimentalisme Calon Mayat' berisi 8 cerita pendek yang ditulis Sony Karsono pada 1995-2002 denga… read more

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18. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017

By: Rashid Khalidi

4.50

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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19. 1970: Sebuah Novel

By: Henrique Schneider

3.98

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Peraih Prêmio Paraná de Literatura 21 Juni 1970. Final Piala Dunia 1970. Brasil lawan Italia. Se… read more

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20. The Killing Season: A History of the Indonesian Massacres, 1965-66 (Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity)

By: Geoffrey B. Robinson

4.42

Format: 456 pages, Hardcover

The Killing Season explores one of the largest and swiftest, yet least examined, instances of mass … read more

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  • asia
  • history
  • nonfiction
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21. Buried Histories: The Anticommunist Massacres of 1965–1966 in Indonesia (Critical Human Rights)

By: John Roosa

4.85

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

In 1965–66, army-organized massacres claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of supporters of th… read more

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  • asia
  • history
  • nonfiction

22. Onak & Tari Di Bukit Duri

By: Magdalena Sitorus

4.15

Format: 225 pages, Paperback

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  • history
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23. Economists with Guns: Authoritarian Development and U.S.-Indonesian Relations, 1960-1968

By: Bradley R. Simpson

3.99

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

Offering the first comprehensive history of U.S relations with Indonesia during the 1960s, Economis… read more

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  • asia
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of We Have Tired of Violence: A True Story of Murder, Memory, and the Fight for Justice in Indonesia by Matt Easton

24. We Have Tired of Violence: A True Story of Murder, Memory, and the Fight for Justice in Indonesia

By: Matt Easton

4.35

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A chilling work of true crime about the midair murder of a human rights activist, set against a riv… read more

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  • asia
  • history
  • nonfiction
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25. Anjing Mengeong, Kucing Menggonggong

By: Eka Kurniawan

3.84

Format: 148 pages, Hardcover

“Berbuatlah sedikit dosa, Jamal,” kata Sato Reang kepada satu kawan sekelasnya. Jamal anak yang sal… read more

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26. Paya Nie

By: Ida Fitri

4.23

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

Aceh semasa perlawanan Gerakan Aceh Merdeka. Empat orang perempuan sedang turun ke rawa bernama Pay… read more

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27. Suharto's Cold War: Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and the World (Oxford Studies in International History)

By: Mattias Fibiger

4.00

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

After the murder of senior generals in the Indonesian army by elements of the country's communist p… read more

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  • history
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28. Hunchback

By: Saou Ichikawa

3.70

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

‘Without mud, the lotus could not survive.’ Born with a congenital muscle disorder, Shaka Isawa … read more

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"Dingin ataupun bukan, komunikator yang kuatlah yang akan menemukan makna suatu percakapan."

-Saou Ichikawa, Hunchback

"Aku benci buku kertas! Aku benci kejantanan budaya membaca yang menuntut seseorang memenuhi lima syarat kesehatan: mata yang bisa melihat, tangan yang dapat memegang, jari yang mahir membalik halaman…"

-Saou Ichikawa, Hunchback

"Aku pernah menulis di forum bahwa dunia penerbitan menganut Machismo Orang Normal—memprioritaskan orang-orang sehat. Bukankah dunia olahraga—yang dibenci bagai hewan berbisa oleh orang-orang budaya y…"

-Saou Ichikawa, Hunchback

"Aku benci museum, perpustakaan, dan bangunan bersejarah yang dilestarikan. Aku gusar kepada benda-benda tua yang selalu ada di sana dalam bentuk yang sempurna. Aku dongkol kepada benda-benda berharga…"

-Saou Ichikawa, Hunchback

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29. Kesusastraan, Kehancuran

By: Martin Suryajaya

4.08

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

Kesusastraan, Kehancuran memproyeksikan sastra dalam simulasi kehancurannya. Buku ini berangkat dar… read more

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30. Parasit dan Cerita-Cerita Lain dari Kampung Bantaran Kenangan

By: Aris Rahman P. Putra

3.50

Format: 89 pages, Paperback

Parasit dan Cerita-Cerita Lain dari Kampung Bantaran Kenangan berisi kisah-kisah dari orang-orang y… read more

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31. Kutil:Revolusi di Republik Lenggaong

By: Yono Daryono

3.40

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

1945: Begitu kemerdekaan Indonesia diproklamirkan, revolusi rakyat pecah di Brebes, Tegal, dan Pema… read more

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Das Kapital

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4.61

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4.56

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3.87

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