On Mental Illness What can calm, reassure and console
By: The School of Life
4.04
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
We accept without shame that most organs in our bodies might at some point develop problems – and c…
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1. The Railway Children
By: E. Nesbit
4.02
Format: 188 pages, Paperback
In this much-loved children's classic first published in 1906, the comfortable lives of three well-… read more
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"Girls are just as clever as boys, and don’t you forget it!"-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children
"I'd like to marry a lady who had trances, and only woke up once or twice a year"-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children
"It's an odd thing- the softer and more easily hurt a woman is the better she can screw herself up to do what has to be done."-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children
"Don't you think it's rather nice to think that we're in a book that God's writing? If I were writing a book, I might make mistakes. But God knows how to make the story end just right--in the way that…"-E. Nesbit, The Railway Children
2. How to Be Everything
By: Emilie Wapnick
3.85
Format: 240 pages, ebook
What do you want to be when you grow up? It's a familiar question we're all asked as kids. While se… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
"You don't have to choose one thing."-Emilie Wapnick, How to Be Everything
"Being effective matters more than being the best."-Emilie Wapnick, How to Be Everything
"There is no single way to be a multipotentialite."-Emilie Wapnick, How to Be Everything
"The best you can do is listen to your heart and be brave."-Emilie Wapnick, How to Be Everything
3. Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda
By: Noam Chomsky
4.57
Format: None pages, Paperback
Noam Chomsky's backpocket classic on wartime propaganda and opinion control begins by asserting two… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- psychology
4. Child of All Nations (Buru Quartet, #2)
By: Pramoedya Ananta Toer , Max Lane
4.42
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
In Child of All Nations, the reader is immediately swept up by a story that is profoundly feminist,… read more
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"Kau tak kenal bangsamu sendiri."-Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Child of All Nations (Buru Quartet, #2)
"Kehidupan lebih nyata daripada pendapat siapapun tentang kenyataan."-Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Child of All Nations (Buru Quartet, #2)
"Kehidupan lebih nyata daripada pendapat siapa pun tentang kenyataan."-Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Child of All Nations (Buru Quartet, #2)
"Tak ada satu hal pun tanpa bayang-bayang, kecuali terang itu sendiri."-Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Child of All Nations (Buru Quartet, #2)
5. Botchan
By: Natsume Sōseki , Joel Cohn
3.64
Format: 171 pages, Paperback
Like The Catcher in the Rye or The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Botchan, a hilarious tale about … read more
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"الواقع أن البشر هم أقل ما يمكن الاعتماد عليه في هذا العالم."-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan
"Age should never meddle with such a matter. Mind your own business."-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan
"Really, there’s nothing in the world as undependable as human beings."-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan
"Ketika manusia bebas memutuskan untuk menghormatimu, hadiah yang kaumiliki lebih mahal nilainya daripada apapun."-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan
6. The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: Guidance on the Path to Mindfulness from a Spiritual Leader
By: Chi-Young Kim , Haemin Sunim , Youngcheol Lee
4.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A multimillion-copy bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about the importance of slowing down in ou… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- psychology
7. Manusia Indonesia
By: Mochtar Lubis
3.69
Format: 98 pages, Paperback
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- nonfiction
8. The First Man
By: Albert Camus , David Hapgood
3.97
Format: 359 pages, Hardcover
The unfinished manuscript of The First Man was discovered in the wreckage of a car accident in whic… read more
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- philosophy
"Je réclame l'indépendance dans l'interdépendance."-Albert Camus, The First Man
"Ceux qui [suscitent] l'amour,même déchus, sont les rois et les justificateurs du monde."-Albert Camus, The First Man
"Remembrance of things past is just for the rich. For the poor it only marks the faint traces on the path to death."-Albert Camus, The First Man
"Il faudrait vivre en spectateur de sa propre vie. Pour y ajouter le rêve qui l'achèverait. Mais on vit, et les autres rêvent votre vie."-Albert Camus, The First Man
9. Semua Untuk Hindia
By: Iksaka Banu
4.40
Format: None pages, Paperback
Tiga belas cerita pendek merentang dari masa prakedatangan Cornelis de Houtman hingga awal Indonesi… read more
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10. The Suicide Shop
By: Jean Teulé , Sue Dyson
3.72
Format: 640 pages, Paperback
Has your life been a failure? Let's make your death a success With the twenty-first century just a … read more
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11. No One Writes Back
By: Jung Yewon , None
3.53
Format: None pages, Paperback
Communication--or the lack thereof--is the subject of this sly update of the picaresque. read more
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12. Tempat Paling Liar Di Muka Bumi
By: Theoresia Rumthe , Weslly Johannes
3.92
Format: 104 pages, Paperback
Sekali lagi kita menemukan asin laut, putih pasir, bunga karang, dan keindahan-keindahan lain yang … read more
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"Aku ingin menjadi tenang dan mencintaimu tanpa banyak kekhawatiran."-Theoresia Rumthe, Tempat Paling Liar Di Muka Bumi
13. 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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14. Fragments of Horror
By: Junji Ito
4.28
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
A new collection of delightfully macabre tales from a master of horror manga. An old wooden mansion… read more
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15. Perempuan yang Menangis kepada Bulan Hitam
By: Dian Purnomo
4.60
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
Magi Diela diculik dan dijinakkan seperti binatang. Sirna sudah impiannya membangun Sumba. Kini dia… read more
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16. Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
By: Julie Smith
3.88
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online sensation Dr Julie Smith provides… read more
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- health
- psychology
- mental health
- philosophy
- nonfiction
"When we focus on trying to fix the problem, it is easy to underestimate the power of simply being there."-Julie Smith, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
"In acceptance, the new reality is still not OK. It is still not as we want it to be. But we begin to take on the new reality, listen to our needs, open up to new experiences and make connections."-Julie Smith, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
17. Conversations on Love
By: Natasha Lunn
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A celebration of love in all its forms, featuring conversations with: Philippa Perry on falling in … read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
"And I grew to understand that the grief I felt equalled the love. - Greg Wise"-Natasha Lunn, Conversations on Love
"The things I flew past in the race to get what I didn't have were actually the gifts all along."-Natasha Lunn, Conversations on Love
"I'm here for the good and the bad and everything in between". True friends see through any level of performance or denial or avoidance."-Natasha Lunn, Conversations on Love
"It's important when you've good news to tell the right people. People who understand the dream or have a dream of their own. Otherwise, you end up feeling deflated."-Natasha Lunn, Conversations on Love
18. The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
By: Gabor Maté
4.32
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
By the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the c… read more
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- mental health
- nonfiction
- psychology
- health
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19. The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read [and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did]
By: Philippa Perry
4.11
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
This book is about how we have relationships with our children, what gets in the way of a good conn… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- mental health
20. How Do You Live?
By: Genzaburo Yoshino
4.01
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Anime master Hayao Miyazaki’s favorite childhood book, in English for the first time. First pub… read more
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- philosophy
"you can't become a great man without having great thoughts."-Genzaburo Yoshino, How Do You Live?
"We must not forget to make a habit of modesty and restraint in our lives."-Genzaburo Yoshino, How Do You Live?
"You take many things from the world, but I wonder what you will give back in return?"-Genzaburo Yoshino, How Do You Live?
"There is nothing more beautiful than people nurturing goodwill toward their fellow beings."-Genzaburo Yoshino, How Do You Live?
21. Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
By: Lisa Feldman Barrett
4.05
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
From the author of How Emotions Are Made , a captivating collection of short essays about your bra… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
- health
"The triune brain idea is one of the most successful and widespread errors in all of science."-Lisa Feldman Barrett, Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
"Sometimes we're responsible for things not because they're our fault, but because we're the only ones who can change them."-Lisa Feldman Barrett, Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
"The best thing for your nervous system is another human. The worst thing for your nervous system is also another human. This situation leads us to a fundamental dilemma of the human condition."-Lisa Feldman Barrett, Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
22. Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
By: Katherine May
3.62
Format: 212 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Wintering, an invitation to rediscover the feelings o… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- psychology
- mental health
"Sometimes we are visited by destruction. Other times, it seems, the world flexes its claws and lets us feel its hot breath, just to remind us how small we are, how helpless."-Katherine May, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
"I have started to look up the meaning of place names recently. It is perhaps an interest that awakens in you ass you age, this enthusiasm for peering back through time to find lost meaning."-Katherine May, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
"Sacred places are no longer given to us, and they are rarely shared between whole communities. They are now containers for our own knowing, our own meanings. They don't translate across minds. It fal…"-Katherine May, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
"You do not need to walk in the wilderness to make contact with the wild. If you know your stories--if you understand the mythologies of your land--then you can leap from a sunlit stroll with your dog…"-Katherine May, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age
23. Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
By: John M. Gottman
4.23
Format: 231 pages, Hardcover
Strengthen and deepen your love with a fun, ingenious program of eight life-changing conversations—… read more
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- nonfiction
- psychology
24. The School of Life: An Emotional Education
By: Alain de Botton
4.25
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
Discover everything you were never taught at school about how to lead a better life... Introduce… read more
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- health
- psychology
- mental health
- philosophy
- nonfiction
25. Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations
By: Mira Jacob
4.46
Format: 349 pages, Hardcover
Mira Jacob's touching, often humorous, and utterly unique graphic memoir takes readers on her journ… read more
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- nonfiction
"The trouble began when my 6-year-old son, Z, became obsessed with Michael Jackson."-Mira Jacob, Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations
"There's a particular kind of close you get when you find someone you can trust in a space you don't."-Mira Jacob, Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations
"Sometimes, you don’t know how confused you are about something important until you try explaining it to someone else."-Mira Jacob, Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations
"We took bets on what would bring him down, which is what you do when you're trying to break your own heart before your country does it for you."-Mira Jacob, Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations
26. Stone Fruit
By: Lee Lai
4.06
Format: 231 pages, Hardcover
Bron and Ray are a queer couple who enjoy their role as the fun weirdo aunties to Ray’s niece, six-… read more
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- mental health
27. A Perfect Day to Be Alone
By: Nanae Aoyama
3.12
Format: 160 pages, ebook
It was raining when I arrived at the house. The walls of my room were lined with cat photos, set in… read more
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"I feel like maybe I should use up all my sadness now while I'm young. So, I don't end up all miserable when I'm old."-Nanae Aoyama, A Perfect Day to Be Alone
"Is that how it feels to you? Oh, you bet. Pain, suffering - that stuff's always scary, no matter how long you've been around."-Nanae Aoyama, A Perfect Day to Be Alone
28. People From My Neighbourhood
By: Hiromi Kawakami
3.53
Format: 121 pages, Paperback
From the author of the internationally bestselling Strange Weather in Tokyo, a collection of interl… read more
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"Even the smallest hole is enough to send a balloon spiraling to the ground. The falsification of memory is like that. All it takes is one individual who remembers the truth, said Romi, for the whole …"-Hiromi Kawakami, People From My Neighbourhood
29. The Forest Brims Over
By: Maru Ayase
3.47
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
A woman turns herself into a forest after long being co-opted to serve as the subject of her husban… read more
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30. I Wish I Knew This Earlier: Lessons on Love
By: Toni Tone
3.99
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
**A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** We’ve all been on promising dates that left us feeling worse in the l… read more
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- psychology
31. On Mental Illness What can calm, reassure and console
By: The School of Life
4.04
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
We accept without shame that most organs in our bodies might at some point develop problems – and c… read more
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- health
- psychology
- mental health
- philosophy
- nonfiction
