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<h3>Books I've read in 2024 A.D.</h3>
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<th>Author</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>First published in the year</th>
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<td>Sam McBratney. Illustrated by Anita Jeram.</td>
<td>"Guess how much I love you".</td>
<td>1994</td>
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2024-04-04 16:55:41 +00:00
<td>Kuik Shiao-Yin</td>
<td>"The power of a people".</td>
<td>2019</td>
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2024-04-13 16:13:22 +00:00
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<td>Jackie Pullinger. Translated by Felix Wong </td>
<td>"Chasing the dragon".</td>
<td>1996</td>
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2024-05-01 02:11:59 +00:00
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<td>Mitch Albom.</td>
<td>"The magic strings of Frankie Presto".</td>
<td>2015</td>
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2024-02-14 20:25:36 +00:00
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<td>Marcus Aurelius. Translated by C. Scot Hicks and David V. Hicks.</td>
<td>"Meditations".</td>
<td>180</td>
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2024-08-02 06:44:34 +00:00
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<td>Haemin Sunim. Translated by Deborah Smith.</td>
<td>"Love for imperfect things: How to accept
yourself in a world striving for perfection".</td>
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<td>2016</td>
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2024-08-18 22:30:48 +00:00
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<td>Edward Fitzgerald.</td>
<td>"Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám".</td>
<td>1859</td>
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<td>The fourteenth Dalai Lama, and Howard Cutler.
Translated by Thupten Jinpa.</td>
<td>"The art of happiness at work".</td>
<td>2003</td>
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<td>F. Scott Fitzgerald.</td>
<td>"The diamond as big as the Ritz".</td>
<td>1922</td>
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<h3>Books I've read in 2023 A.D.</h3>
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<th>Author</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>First published in the year</th>
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<td>Brontë, Whitman, et al. Edited by John Boyes.</td>
<td>"Poems that will save your life".</td>
<td></td>
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2023-04-26 13:27:49 +00:00
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<td>Isaac Asimov.</td>
<td>"I, Robot"</td>
<td>1950</td>
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<td>Edited by Carol Ann Duffy.</td>
<td>"Empty nest: Poems for families".</td>
<td>2021</td>
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2023-05-24 08:59:07 +00:00
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<td>Josh Larsen.</td>
<td>"Movies are prayers: How films
voice our deepest longings"</td>
<td>2017</td>
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2023-05-28 09:29:29 +00:00
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<td>Kahlil Gibran.</td>
<td>"The Prophet"</td>
<td>1926</td>
2023-06-05 05:25:56 +00:00
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<td>Edited by Neil Douglas-Klotz.</td>
<td>"Kahlil Gibran's little book of wisdom"</td>
<td></td>
2023-06-05 12:50:27 +00:00
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<td>Alva Huang.</td>
<td><a href="https://homeless.sg/getupandgo/">
"Get up and go: A Christian
testimony of Mr. Wong Hui Chew"
</a></td>
<td>2021</td>
2023-06-27 09:21:11 +00:00
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<td>Mark Twain. Edited by M. Thomas Inge.</td>
<td>"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court"</td>
<td>1889</td>
2023-07-09 01:55:02 +00:00
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<td>Jai Pausch.</td>
<td>"Dream new dreams: Reimagining my life
after loss"</td>
<td>2012</td>
2023-05-28 09:29:29 +00:00
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2023-08-04 13:43:51 +00:00
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<td>Lewis Hyde.</td>
<td>"The gift: How the creative
spirit transforms the world"</td>
<td>1983</td>
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2023-08-21 11:53:18 +00:00
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<td>Pope Francis. Translated by
Oonagh Stransky.</td>
<td>"The name of God is mercy:
A conversation with Andrea Tornielli"</td>
<td>2016</td>
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<td>Michelle Min Sterling.</td>
<td>"Camp Zero"</td>
<td>2023</td>
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<td><a href="https://lifewithoutlimbs.org/">
Nick Vujicic</a>.</td>
<td>"Life without limits: How
to live a ridiculously good life".</td>
<td>2010</td>
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<td>Alvin Pang</td>
<td>"What gives us our names"</td>
<td>2011</td>
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<td>James Joyce.</td>
<td>"Dubliners"</td>
<td>1914</td>
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2023-12-12 09:28:20 +00:00
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<td>Edited by Priya Hemenway</td>
<td>"Ninety-nine names of love:
Expressions of the heart"</td>
<td>2003</td>
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2023-08-04 13:43:51 +00:00
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<h3>Books I've read in 2022 A.D.
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<th>Author</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>First published in the year</th>
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<td>Loung Ung</td>
<td>"Lucky child: a daughter of Cambodia reunites
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with the sister she left behind"</td>
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<td>2005</td>
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<td>Cryan, Shatil, and Piero.</td>
<td>"Capitalism: A graphic guide"</td>
<td>2013</td>
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<td>Arakawa Hiromu. Translated by Amanda Haley.</td>
<td>"Silver Spoon". Volumes 1 to 15.</td>
<td>2011</td>
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2022-05-13 07:35:56 +00:00
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<td>Tyus D. Williams. Illustrated by
Chaaya Prabhat.</td>
<td>"A day in the life of big cats:
What do lions, tigers and panthers get
up to all day?"
</td>
<td>2022
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<td>Harriet Beecher Stowe.
</td>
<td>"Uncle Tom's Cabin".
</td>
<td>1852
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<td>L. Frank Baum.
</td>
<td>"The wonderful wizard of Oz".
</td>
<td>1900
</td>
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2022-05-30 03:21:11 +00:00
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<td>Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Edited
by Göran Grip.
</td>
<td>“The tunnel and the light: Essential insights on living and dying”.
</td>
<td>1999
</td>
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2022-06-05 03:00:26 +00:00
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<td>Joseph Thambiah.</td>
<td>"Providence in adversity: World War 2
and the Anglican Church in Singapore".</td>
<td>2022</td>
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<td>Rebecca Otowa</td>
<td>"The Mad Kyoto Shoe Swapper,
and other short stories".</td>
<td>2020</td>
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<td>Roald Dahl. Illustrated by Quentin Blake.</td>
<td>"Charlie and the chocolate factory"</td>
<td>1964</td>
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2022-06-29 06:27:21 +00:00
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<td>Karen Armstrong.</td>
<td>"Muhammad: Prophet for our time".</td>
<td>2006</td>
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<td>Ray Bradbury.</td>
<td>"Fahrenheit 451".</td>
<td>1953</td>
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2022-07-05 05:17:33 +00:00
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<td>Alfian Bin Sa'at</td>
<td>"A history of amnesia: poems".</td>
<td>2001</td>
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<td>William Shakespeare. Edited by
Anne Barton.</td>
<td>"The Tempest".</td>
<td>1623</td>
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2022-08-26 08:34:43 +00:00
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<td>Antonio Iturbe. Translated by
Lilit Zekulin Thwaites.</td>
<td>"The librarian of Auschwitz".</td>
<td>2012</td>
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2022-09-05 19:15:01 +00:00
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<td>Loung Ung.</td>
<td>“Lulu in the sky: A daughter of Cambodia finds love, healing, and double happiness”.
</td>
<td>2012</td>
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<td>Viktor E. Frankl. Translated by Ilse Lasch
and Helen Pisano.
</td>
<td>"Man's search for meaning".
</td>
<td>1946
</td>
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2022-10-04 08:44:09 +00:00
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<td>Tuomas Kyrö. Translated by David McDuff.
</td>
<td>"The beggar & the hare".
</td>
<td>2011
</td>
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2022-10-25 11:52:41 +00:00
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<td>Charles Dickens. With Notes by Michael Slater.</td>
<td>"A Christmas Carol and other
Christmas writings"</td>
<td>1843</td>
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2022-11-01 12:46:33 +00:00
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<td>Jean Rhys.</td>
<td>"Quartet".</td>
<td>1928</td>
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2022-11-27 12:38:24 +00:00
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<td>Sarah de Carvalho.</td>
<td>"The street children of Brazil".</td>
<td>1996</td>
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<td>Maya Angelou.</td>
<td>"I know why the caged bird sings".</td>
<td>1969</td>
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<td>Mitch Albom.</td>
<td>"The five people you meet in heaven".</td>
<td>2003</td>
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</table>
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<h3>Books I've read in 2021 A.D.
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<th>Author</th>
<th>Title</th>
<th>First published in the year</th>
</tr>
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<td>Sir Arthur Conan Doyle</td>
<td>"The hound of the Baskervilles"</td>
<td></td>
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<td>John Bunyan.
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Edited by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut.</td>
<td>"The pilgrim's progress"</td>
<td>1684</td>
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<td>Derek Sivers</td>
<td><a href="https://sive.rs/m">
"Your music and people:
Creative and considerate fame".</a></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td>Crispin Rodrigues</td>
<td>"The Nomad Principle"</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td>Eric Linklater</td>
<td>"Poet's pub"</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td>Yossi Ghinsberg</td>
<td>"Jungle: A harrowing true story
of survival in the Amazon"</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td>Franz Kafka. Translated by Ian Johnston.</td>
<td>"The metamorphosis"</td>
<td>1915</td>
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<td>Donatella Di Cesare. Translated by David
Broder.</td>
<td>"Immunodemocracy: Capitalist asphyxia"</td>
<td>2020</td>
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<td>Rania Abouzeid</td>
<td>"No turning back: Life,
loss, and hope in wartime Syria"</td>
<td>2019</td>
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<td>E.B. White. Illustrated by
Garth Williams.</td>
<td>"Charlotte's web"</td>
<td>1952</td>
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2021-08-10 08:28:32 +00:00
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<td>H.G. Wells</td>
<td>"The war of the worlds"</td>
<td>1898</td>
</tr>
2021-08-19 08:16:37 +00:00
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<td>Leiji Matsumoto. Translated by
Zack Davisson.</td>
<td>"Captain Harlock: The classic collection 1"</td>
<td>1977</td>
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<td>Tony Husband</td>
<td>"Take care, son: The story
of my dad and his dementia"</td>
<td>2014</td>
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<td>Kurt Vonnegut</td>
<td>"Slaughterhouse-five"</td>
<td>1969</td>
</tr>
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<td>Mark Andrew Poe. Illustrated by Christina Weidman.</td>
<td>"The amazing adventures of Harry
Moon: Showdown on Nightingale Lane"</td>
<td>2017</td>
</tr>
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<td>Minfong Ho. Illustrated by Kwoncjan Ho.</td>
<td>"Sing to the dawn"</td>
<td>1975</td>
</tr>
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<td>Naoki Urasawa. Translated by
John Werry.</td>
<td>"Mujirushi: The sign of dreams"</td>
<td>2018</td>
</tr>
2021-09-07 09:56:29 +00:00
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<td>Heather Morris</td>
<td>"The tattooist of Auschwitz"</td>
<td>2018</td>
</tr>
2021-09-10 09:21:38 +00:00
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<td>Philip Van Doren Stern</td>
<td>"The greatest gift: A Christmas tale"</td>
<td>1943</td>
</tr>
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<td>Jennani Durai</td>
<td>"Regrettable things that
happened yesterday: Stories"</td>
<td>2017</td>
</tr>
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<td>Jerome K. Jerome</td>
<td>"Three men in a boat"</td>
<td>1889</td>
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<div><small>
I note a few books I disliked, over
<a href="books_disliked.html">there
</a>. Yes, I did not enjoy them.
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