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June 14
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Stay Alive, My Son (Paperback)
by Pin Yathay, John Man
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Anu said:
"It was interesting reading this book immediately after 'First They Killed My Father'. Both stories are about the Cambodian holocaust (1975 - 1979), but one is from the perspective of a five year old child, and the other of an adult who is a husband a...more
It was interesting reading this book immediately after 'First They Killed My Father'. Both stories are about the Cambodian holocaust (1975 - 1979), but one is from the perspective of a five year old child, and the other of an adult who is a husband and father of three. Both had the same goal: to survive. But their approaches were so drastically different. ...less
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March 10
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Anu
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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Paperback)
by Eckhart Tolle
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Anu said:
"I've suddenly realized Oprah is amazing. I think she might possibly have the power to single-handedly cause a small (or not-so-small) revolution. And I bet Malcolm Gladwell would agree. She has gathered 750,000 students from 139 countries around the ...more
I've suddenly realized Oprah is amazing. I think she might possibly have the power to single-handedly cause a small (or not-so-small) revolution. And I bet Malcolm Gladwell would agree. She has gathered 750,000 students from 139 countries around the world to meet in a virtual classroom at 8 pm CST every Monday evening for a class with Tolle, on his book 'A New Earth'. It's an unprecedented event. If you know what this book is about, you'll see why this is 'no small thing'. ...less
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Anu
marked as to-read:
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Paperback)
by Eckhart Tolle
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Anu
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First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (P.S.)
by Loung Ung
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read in February, 2008
Anu said:
"2/6/08
Great book. This is the first book I've read by Loung Ung and so far I'm not a big fan of her writing style (it seems predictable and borrowed). But.. the book is excellent, mostly because it is a five-year-old's perspective on living and dyi...more
2/6/08
Great book. This is the first book I've read by Loung Ung and so far I'm not a big fan of her writing style (it seems predictable and borrowed). But.. the book is excellent, mostly because it is a five-year-old's perspective on living and dying during Pol Pot's cleansing project in Cambodia. It's an interesting perspective because it is based on a mix of innocence, confusion, blind trust, fear, an innate need for self-preservation and the amazing ability that children have to sense and understand the world around them. It's probably one of the most difficult books I have ever read - I had to put it down several times because it was just too painful to read at times. As good as this book is, it is just as emotionally exhausting. I heard about the book while traveling through Vietnam recently, and ended up picking it up just outside of Angkor Thom in Cambodia a few weeks ago. In the book the author talks about some of her good memories from some of the places I visited, in particular Angkor Thom, so that was neat.
3/10/08
Just read this book again...even better the second time around.
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February 06
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Anu
marked as to-read:
Vishnu's Crowded Temple: India Since the Great Rebellion (Hardcover)
by Maria Misra
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Anu
marked as to-read:
We Are Like That Only
by Rama Bijapurkar
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Anu
marked as to-read:
Bound Together: How Traders, Preachers, Adventurers, and Warriors Shaped Globalization (Hardcover)
by Nayan Chanda
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Anu
marked as to-read:
The Dhandho Investor: The Low- Risk Value Method to High Returns (Hardcover)
by Mohnish Pabrai
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Anu
marked as to-read:
The Geometry of God
by Uzma Aslam Khan
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