📚 Book of the Day (#nonfiction #philosophy #politics)
📜ON LIBERTY📜
by John Stuart Mill
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➡️ John Stuart Mill's On Liberty presented one of the most eloquent defenses of individual freedom. ---------------------------------------------------------
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John Stuart Mill was an English philosopher, political economist, feminist, and civil servant. He contributed widely to social theory, political theory and political economy as well as noted contributions to human rights, political freedom, and politics & government. John Stuart Mill expresses his view on freedom by illustrating how an individual's drive to better their station, and for self-improvement, is the sole source of true freedom. In his work, On Liberty, John Stuart Mill recognizes the difference between liberty as the freedom to act and liberty as the absence of coercion.
📜ON LIBERTY📜
by John Stuart Mill
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➡️ John Stuart Mill's On Liberty presented one of the most eloquent defenses of individual freedom. ---------------------------------------------------------
📗About:
John Stuart Mill was an English philosopher, political economist, feminist, and civil servant. He contributed widely to social theory, political theory and political economy as well as noted contributions to human rights, political freedom, and politics & government. John Stuart Mill expresses his view on freedom by illustrating how an individual's drive to better their station, and for self-improvement, is the sole source of true freedom. In his work, On Liberty, John Stuart Mill recognizes the difference between liberty as the freedom to act and liberty as the absence of coercion.
📚Books about history and struggles of marginalized communities📚
🔻"The Color Purple" by Alice Walker
🔻"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
🔻"The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros
🔻"Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
🔻"Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi
🔻"Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson
🔻"The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" by Michelle Alexander
🔻"No-No Boy" by John Okada
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🔻"The Color Purple" by Alice Walker
🔻"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
🔻"The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros
🔻"Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
🔻"Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi
🔻"Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson
🔻"The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" by Michelle Alexander
🔻"No-No Boy" by John Okada
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📜 We wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
And mouth with myriad subtleties.
➡️ We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,—
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile,
And mouth with myriad subtleties.
➡️ We Wear the Mask by Paul Laurence Dunbar
📚 Book of the Day (#nonfiction #memoir)
📜GOODBYE TO ALL THAT📜
by Robert Graves
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➡️ An autobiographical work that describes firsthand the great tectonic shifts in English society following the First World War. ---------------------------------------------------------
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In 1929 Robert Graves went to live abroad permanently, vowing 'never to make England my home again'. This is his superb account of his life up until that 'bitter leave-taking': from his childhood and desperately unhappy school days at Charterhouse, to his time serving as a young officer in the First World War that was to haunt him throughout his life. It also contains memorable encounters with fellow writers and poets. Goodbye to All That, with its vivid, harrowing descriptions of the Western Front, is a classic war document, and also has immense value as one of the most candid self-portraits of an artist ever written.
📜GOODBYE TO ALL THAT📜
by Robert Graves
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➡️ An autobiographical work that describes firsthand the great tectonic shifts in English society following the First World War. ---------------------------------------------------------
📗About:
In 1929 Robert Graves went to live abroad permanently, vowing 'never to make England my home again'. This is his superb account of his life up until that 'bitter leave-taking': from his childhood and desperately unhappy school days at Charterhouse, to his time serving as a young officer in the First World War that was to haunt him throughout his life. It also contains memorable encounters with fellow writers and poets. Goodbye to All That, with its vivid, harrowing descriptions of the Western Front, is a classic war document, and also has immense value as one of the most candid self-portraits of an artist ever written.
📚 Books about GERMANY BETWEEN THE WARS 📚
🔻"All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque
🔻"Berlin Alexanderplatz" by Alfred Döblin
🔻"The Artificial Silk Girl" by Irmgard Keun
🔻"Goodbye to Berlin" by Christopher Isherwood
🔻"Mr Norris Changes Trains" by Christopher Isherwood
🔻"The Seventh Cross" by Anna Seghers
🔻"The Buddenbrooks" by Thomas Mann
🔻"Every Man Dies Alone" by Hans Fallada
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🔻"All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque
🔻"Berlin Alexanderplatz" by Alfred Döblin
🔻"The Artificial Silk Girl" by Irmgard Keun
🔻"Goodbye to Berlin" by Christopher Isherwood
🔻"Mr Norris Changes Trains" by Christopher Isherwood
🔻"The Seventh Cross" by Anna Seghers
🔻"The Buddenbrooks" by Thomas Mann
🔻"Every Man Dies Alone" by Hans Fallada
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📜Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.
➡️Winston S. Churchill
➡️Winston S. Churchill
📚 Book of the Day (#fiction #classics)
📜AMERICA📜
by Franz Kafka
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➡️ From the author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial and one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, his first—and funniest—novel.
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Amerika tells the story of the young Karl Rossmann who, after an incident involving a housemaid, is banished by his parents to America. Expected to redeem himself in this magical land of opportunity, young Karl is swept up instead in a whirlwind of dizzying reversals, strange escapades, and picaresque adventures.
📜AMERICA📜
by Franz Kafka
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➡️ From the author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial and one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, his first—and funniest—novel.
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Amerika tells the story of the young Karl Rossmann who, after an incident involving a housemaid, is banished by his parents to America. Expected to redeem himself in this magical land of opportunity, young Karl is swept up instead in a whirlwind of dizzying reversals, strange escapades, and picaresque adventures.
📚Books about the BYZANTINE EMPIRE 📚
🔷"Count Belisarius" by Robert Graves
🔷"The Secret History" by Procopius
🔷"The Emperor" by Ryszard Kapuściński
🔷"Byzantium" by Stephen R. Lawhead
🔷"The Mosaic of Shadows" by Tom Harper
🔷"The Varangian" by Bruce Macbain
🔷"Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore" by Stella Duffy
🔷"The Charioteer of Delphi" by Caroline Lawrence
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🔷"Count Belisarius" by Robert Graves
🔷"The Secret History" by Procopius
🔷"The Emperor" by Ryszard Kapuściński
🔷"Byzantium" by Stephen R. Lawhead
🔷"The Mosaic of Shadows" by Tom Harper
🔷"The Varangian" by Bruce Macbain
🔷"Theodora: Actress, Empress, Whore" by Stella Duffy
🔷"The Charioteer of Delphi" by Caroline Lawrence
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📜 It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important.
➡️ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
➡️ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
📚 Book of the Day (#fiction #crime)
📜THE RIVER WE REMEMBER📜
by William Kent Krueger
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➡️ From the New York Times bestselling author of This Tender Land.
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In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by the murder of its most powerful citizen, pouring fresh fuel on old grievances in this dazzling standalone novel.
📜THE RIVER WE REMEMBER📜
by William Kent Krueger
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➡️ From the New York Times bestselling author of This Tender Land.
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In 1958, a small Minnesota town is rocked by the murder of its most powerful citizen, pouring fresh fuel on old grievances in this dazzling standalone novel.
📜According to Guardian, which is the best book ever written?
Anonymous Quiz
36%
Anna Karenina Leo Tolstoy
15%
Madame Bovary Gustave Flaubert
28%
Don Quixote Miguel De Cervantes
21%
Emma Jane Austen
📚 Book of the Day (#fiction #contemporary #comedy)
📜DON'T FORGET TO WRITE📜
by Sara Goodman
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➡️ In 1960, a young woman discovers a freedom she never knew existed in this exhilarating, funny, and emotional novel by the bestselling author of She’s Up to No Good.
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When Marilyn Kleinman is caught making out with the rabbi’s son in front of the whole congregation, her parents ship her off to her great-aunt Ada for the summer. If anyone can save their daughter’s reputation, it’s Philadelphia’s strict premier matchmaker. Either that or Marilyn can kiss college goodbye.
To Marilyn’s surprise, Ada’s not the humorless septuagenarian her mother described. Not with that platinum-blonde hair, Hermès scarf, and Cadillac convertible. She’s sharp, straight-talking, takes her job very seriously, and abides by her own rules…mostly. As the summer unfolds, Ada and Marilyn head for the Jersey shore, where Marilyn helps Ada scope out eligible matches—for anyone but Marilyn, that is.
Because if there’s one thing Marilyn’s learned from Ada, it’s that she doesn’t have to settle. With the school year quickly approaching and her father threatening to disinherit her, Marilyn must make her choice for her future: return to the comfortable life she knows or embrace a risky, unknown path on her own.
📜DON'T FORGET TO WRITE📜
by Sara Goodman
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➡️ In 1960, a young woman discovers a freedom she never knew existed in this exhilarating, funny, and emotional novel by the bestselling author of She’s Up to No Good.
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When Marilyn Kleinman is caught making out with the rabbi’s son in front of the whole congregation, her parents ship her off to her great-aunt Ada for the summer. If anyone can save their daughter’s reputation, it’s Philadelphia’s strict premier matchmaker. Either that or Marilyn can kiss college goodbye.
To Marilyn’s surprise, Ada’s not the humorless septuagenarian her mother described. Not with that platinum-blonde hair, Hermès scarf, and Cadillac convertible. She’s sharp, straight-talking, takes her job very seriously, and abides by her own rules…mostly. As the summer unfolds, Ada and Marilyn head for the Jersey shore, where Marilyn helps Ada scope out eligible matches—for anyone but Marilyn, that is.
Because if there’s one thing Marilyn’s learned from Ada, it’s that she doesn’t have to settle. With the school year quickly approaching and her father threatening to disinherit her, Marilyn must make her choice for her future: return to the comfortable life she knows or embrace a risky, unknown path on her own.
📚 Book of the Day (#fiction #fantasy #dystopia)
📜THE MAZE RUNNER📜
by James Dashner
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➡️ If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human.
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When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone.
Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade.
Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive.
Everything is going to change.
Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying.
Remember. Survive. Run.
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📜THE MAZE RUNNER📜
by James Dashner
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➡️ If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human.
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When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone.
Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade.
Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive.
Everything is going to change.
Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying.
Remember. Survive. Run.
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📚 Book of the Day (#fiction #fantasy)
📜ASSISTANT TO THE VILLAIN📜
by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
❗4.7/5⭐️ on Amazon
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➡️ Once Upon a Time meets The Office in Hannah Maehrer’s laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an Evil Villain…and their unexpected romance.
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With ailing family to support, Evie Sage's employment status isn't just important, it's vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn’s most infamous Villain results in a job offer―naturally, she says yes. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don’t find evil so attractive, Evie.
But just when she’s getting used to severed heads suspended from the ceiling and the odd squish of an errant eyeball beneath her heel, Evie suspects this dungeon has a huge rat…and not just the literal kind. Because something rotten is growing in the kingdom of Rennedawn, and someone wants to take the Villain―and his entire nefarious empire―out.
Now Evie must not only resist drooling over her boss but also figure out exactly who is sabotaging his work…and ensure he makes them pay.
After all, a good job is hard to find.
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📜ASSISTANT TO THE VILLAIN📜
by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
❗4.7/5
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➡️ Once Upon a Time meets The Office in Hannah Maehrer’s laugh-out-loud viral TikTok series turned novel, about the sunshine assistant to an Evil Villain…and their unexpected romance.
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📗About:
With ailing family to support, Evie Sage's employment status isn't just important, it's vital. So when a mishap with Rennedawn’s most infamous Villain results in a job offer―naturally, she says yes. No job is perfect, of course, but even less so when you develop a teeny crush on your terrifying, temperamental, and undeniably hot boss. Don’t find evil so attractive, Evie.
But just when she’s getting used to severed heads suspended from the ceiling and the odd squish of an errant eyeball beneath her heel, Evie suspects this dungeon has a huge rat…and not just the literal kind. Because something rotten is growing in the kingdom of Rennedawn, and someone wants to take the Villain―and his entire nefarious empire―out.
Now Evie must not only resist drooling over her boss but also figure out exactly who is sabotaging his work…and ensure he makes them pay.
After all, a good job is hard to find.
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📚 Book of the Day (#fiction #classics)
📜THE OUTSIDERS📜
by S. E. Hinton
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➡️ Over 50 years of an iconic classic! This international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie is a heroic story of friendship and belonging.
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No one ever said life was easy. But Ponyboy is pretty sure that he's got things figured out. He knows that he can count on his brothers, Darry and Sodapop. And he knows that he can count on his friends—true friends who would do anything for him, like Johnny and Two-Bit. But not on much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of rich kids whose idea of a good time is beating up on “greasers” like Ponyboy. At least he knows what to expect—until the night someone takes things too far.
📜THE OUTSIDERS📜
by S. E. Hinton
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➡️ Over 50 years of an iconic classic! This international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie is a heroic story of friendship and belonging.
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No one ever said life was easy. But Ponyboy is pretty sure that he's got things figured out. He knows that he can count on his brothers, Darry and Sodapop. And he knows that he can count on his friends—true friends who would do anything for him, like Johnny and Two-Bit. But not on much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of rich kids whose idea of a good time is beating up on “greasers” like Ponyboy. At least he knows what to expect—until the night someone takes things too far.
📚 Book of the Day (#fiction #crime)
📜A SIEGE OR BITTERNS📜
by Steve Burrows
❗2015 Arthur Ellis Award ― Winner, Best First Novel
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➡️ Newly appointed police inspector Domenic Jejeune doesn’t mind ruffling a few feathers to flush out suspects in the brutal murder of a renowned ecological activist.
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Inspector Domenic Jejeune’s success has made him a poster boy for the U.K. police service. The problem is Jejeune doesn’t really want to be a detective at all; he much prefers watching birds.
Recently reassigned to the small Norfolk town of Saltmarsh, located in the heart of Britain’s premier birding country, Jejeune’s two worlds collide when he investigates the grisly murder of a prominent ecological activist. His ambitious police superintendent foresees a blaze of welcome publicity, but she begins to have her doubts when Jejeune’s most promising theory involves a feud over birdwatching lists. A second murder only complicates matters.
To unravel this mystery, Jejeune must deal with unwelcome public acclaim, the mistrust of colleagues, and his own insecurities. In the case of the Saltmarsh birder murders, the victims may not be the only casualties.
📜A SIEGE OR BITTERNS📜
by Steve Burrows
❗2015 Arthur Ellis Award ― Winner, Best First Novel
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➡️ Newly appointed police inspector Domenic Jejeune doesn’t mind ruffling a few feathers to flush out suspects in the brutal murder of a renowned ecological activist.
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📗About:
Inspector Domenic Jejeune’s success has made him a poster boy for the U.K. police service. The problem is Jejeune doesn’t really want to be a detective at all; he much prefers watching birds.
Recently reassigned to the small Norfolk town of Saltmarsh, located in the heart of Britain’s premier birding country, Jejeune’s two worlds collide when he investigates the grisly murder of a prominent ecological activist. His ambitious police superintendent foresees a blaze of welcome publicity, but she begins to have her doubts when Jejeune’s most promising theory involves a feud over birdwatching lists. A second murder only complicates matters.
To unravel this mystery, Jejeune must deal with unwelcome public acclaim, the mistrust of colleagues, and his own insecurities. In the case of the Saltmarsh birder murders, the victims may not be the only casualties.
📜 Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.
➡️ Will Durant, The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
➡️ Will Durant, The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers