The Properties of Perpetual Light
By: Julian Aguon
4.66
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
The Properties of Perpetual Light is an homage to the work of the activist-writer, which author Jul…
Want to Read"You will be prodded, pushed. Tested. You will be bumped up against the Great Wall of Uncertainty again and again-the question on the tongue of the universe always the same-who are you?"-Julian Aguon, The Properties of Perpetual Light
"You will be prodded, pushed. Tested. You will be bumped up against the Great Wall of Uncertainty again and again-the question on the tongue of the universe always the same-who are you?"-Julian Aguon, The Properties of Perpetual Light
"Adulthood is when we discover who we are. It's when we figure out some really important stuff-like what our strengths and weaknesses are, what our unique individual gifts are. Also, what shortcomings we must mitigate. It's when go through that very important process of introspection, soul-searching, self-discovery. If we do not go though this process, we inevitably become unhappy people who wake up in the morning, empty, afraid, and unfulfilled."-Julian Aguon, The Properties of Perpetual Light
"Adulthood is when we discover who we are. It's when we figure out some really important stuff-like what our strengths and weaknesses are, what our unique individual gifts are. Also, what shortcomings we must mitigate. It's when go through that very important process of introspection, soul-searching, self-discovery. If we do not go though this process, we inevitably become unhappy people who wake up in the morning, empty, afraid, and unfulfilled."-Julian Aguon, The Properties of Perpetual Light
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1. A Tale for the Time Being
By: Ruth Ozeki
4.06
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
In Tokyo, sixteen-year-old Nao has decided there's only one escape from her aching loneliness and h… read more
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"Maketa,"-Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being
"Live. For Now. For the time being."-Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being
"True freedom comes from being unknown."-Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being
"Forget the clock. It has no power over time."-Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being
2. Annie John
By: Jamaica Kincaid
3.71
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Annie John is a haunting and provocative story of a young girl growing up on the island of Antigua.… read more
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"Like father like son, like mother like daughter!"-Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John
"I began to feel alternately too big and too small. First, I grew so big that I took up the whole street; then I grew so small that nobody could see me — not even if I cried out."-Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John
"I went back to my cabin and lay down on my berth. Everything trembled as if it had a spring at its very center. I could hear the small waves lap-lapping around the ship. They made an unexpected sound…"-Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John
"She smelled sometimes of lemons, sometimes of sage, sometimes of roses, sometimes of bay leaf. At times I would no longer hear what it was she was saying; I just liked to look at her mouth as it open…"-Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John
3. The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
By: Elyn R. Saks
4.31
Format: 340 pages, Hardcover
Elyn Saks is a success by any measure: she's an endowed professor at the prestigious University of … read more
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"in my experience, the words “now just calm down"-Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
"some truths that were too difficult and frightening to know."-Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
"The humanity we all share is more important than the mental illnesses we may not"-Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
"I needed to put two critical ideas together: that I could both be mentally ill and lead a rich and satisfying life."-Elyn R. Saks, The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness
4. Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity
By: Andrew Solomon
4.25
Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
Far from the Tree is a masterpiece that will rattle our prejudices, question our policies, and insp… read more
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5. Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths
By: Shigeru Mizuki
4.25
Format: 355 pages, Paperback
A landmark publishing event of one of Japan's most famous cartoonists Shigeru Mizuki is the preemin… read more
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6. The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir
By: Kao Kalia Yang
3.84
Format: 352 pages,
In search of a place to call home, thousands of Hmong families made the journey from the war-torn j… read more
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7. Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2)
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4.02
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This Nebula Award-winning sequel to Parable of the Sower continues the story of Lauren Olamina in s… read more
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8. From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai'i
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3.44
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9. The Nicomachean Ethics
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3.99
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‘One swallow does not make a summer; neither does one day. Similarly neither can one day, or a brie… read more
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"Philosophy can make people sick."-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics
"A man without regrets cannot be cured."-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics
"Freedom is obedience to self-formulated rules."-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics
"The beginning seems to be more than half of the whole."-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics
10. Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too: A Book
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4.00
Format: 212 pages, ebook
The illustrated story of a lonely alien sent to observe Earth, where he meets all sorts of creature… read more
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11. Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 1 - The Birth of Humankind
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4.38
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
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12. A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy
By: Nathan Thrall
4.35
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
WINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION Named a Best Book of the Year by The N… read more
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13. Displacement
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4.29
Format: 283 pages, Paperback
A teenager is pulled back in time to witness her grandmother's experiences in World War II-era Japa… read more
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"A memory is too powerful a weapon."-Kiku Hughes, Displacement
"But when a community comes together to demand more, when we do not let trauma stay obscured but bring it up to the surface and remember it together, we can make sure it is not repeated."-Kiku Hughes, Displacement
14. Lies and Sorcery
By: Elsa Morante
4.16
Format: 800 pages, Paperback
Elsa Morante is one of the great writers of the twentieth century—Natalia Ginzburg said she was the… read more
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15. All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
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4.45
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are har… read more
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16. A Minor Chorus
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4.08
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18. Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir
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4.21
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"My mother and I speak different languages. Her native language is Japanese. My native language is English. This might seem like a mundane fact about us. It's not. It dictates everything. Because even…"-Elizabeth Miki Brina, Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir
"My mother and I speak different languages. Her native language is Japanese. My native language is English. This might seem like a mundane fact about us. It’s not. It dictates everything. Because even…"-Elizabeth Miki Brina, Speak, Okinawa: A Memoir
19. The Properties of Perpetual Light
By: Julian Aguon
4.66
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
The Properties of Perpetual Light is an homage to the work of the activist-writer, which author Jul… read more
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- poetry
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"You will be prodded, pushed. Tested. You will be bumped up against the Great Wall of Uncertainty again and again-the question on the tongue of the universe always the same-who are you?"-Julian Aguon, The Properties of Perpetual Light
"Adulthood is when we discover who we are. It's when we figure out some really important stuff-like what our strengths and weaknesses are, what our unique individual gifts are. Also, what shortcomings…"-Julian Aguon, The Properties of Perpetual Light
"What I want to tell you today is this: Get quiet. In each of you, there is a whisper that speaks of a special, unduplicated gift that you alone passes and are meant to bring forth into the world Atte…"-Julian Aguon, The Properties of Perpetual Light
20. The Palace of Eros
By: Caro De Robertis
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Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Young, headstrong Psyche has captured the eyes of every suitor in town and far beyond with her temp… read more
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21. The Message
By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
4.58
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set off to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell’s cla… read more
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"My sense is that if I spend more time talking to you than I spend complaining about you, then something wonderful often happens and the enlightenment is mutual. So I don't really worry about the youn…"-Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Message
