Inche's bookshelf: all en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2020 02:54:00 -0700 60 Inche's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Sealed Nectar (Ar Raheeq Al Makhtoom)]]> 51038480 440 Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri Inche 4 4.55 1976 The Sealed Nectar (Ar Raheeq Al Makhtoom)
author: Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri
name: Inche
average rating: 4.55
book published: 1976
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Di Sebalik Ikhwanul Muslimin / Youseff Nada]]> 41280883 The authorized biography of Youssef Nada, known as the Muslim Brotherhood's international political foreign emissary, a man who knows most of the untold story of more than half a century of rage and revolution

Through war, global terrorism, and complex international crises, Youssef Nada was there, a true eyewitness to history, a participant and powerbroker in events which shaped it. This biography explains his hard, clear, lucid, vision; sharing his insight into the terror of Lockerbie in Scotland, the "rehearsals" for September 11 and the July 7 London bombers, the Iran-Contra affair, the Beirut kidnapping of Terry Waite, and many more deals and horrors that have affected entire nations. Never promising answers, Nada offers possible solutions through the ideas and philosophy he subscribes to as an ambassador of reason, a peacemaker, and as the de facto foreign minister of the Muslim Brotherhood, a group with a membership of more than 100 million worldwide, with many millions holding pivotal positions in the U.S., the U.K., and throughout continental Europe. His involvement in all aspects of the "Arab Spring" in Egypt is discussed. Youssef Nada was, until now, the hidden mystery at the heart of the Middle East; the part of the puzzle no one could place. After September 11, Nada, known throughout much of the world as a humanitarian, was branded a global terrorist and listed as such by the U.S. and the UN. Nada believes that, as he is a representative of the most influential of all Islamic organizations, all the international intelligence agencies moved against him. Now, he has decided to step completely out of the shadows and tell the story of his life.]]>
Douglas Thompson Inche 0 currently-reading 3.50 2012 Di Sebalik Ikhwanul Muslimin / Youseff Nada
author: Douglas Thompson
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Animal Farm 170448 Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.

A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned –a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.
When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.]]>
141 George Orwell 0451526341 Inche 0 4.07 1945 Animal Farm
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average rating: 4.07
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<![CDATA[The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life]]> 28257707 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062457738

In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.

For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let’s be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn’t sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is—a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let’s-all-feel-good mindset that has infected American society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.

Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited�"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek.

There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.]]>
212 Mark Manson Inche 4
Anyway, overall I think the book is a commendable reading for self-help/motivational dose that you need once in a while, especially if you need something that is unconventional and rather honest. It's funny, witty and a-matter-of-fact kind of book, rather than being too philosophical or deep in complex theories. ]]>
3.87 2016 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
author: Mark Manson
name: Inche
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2016
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There are a few ideas/arguments put forward by Mark that I really appreciate, that I thought were mindblowing. And there are also a few things that as a Muslim, I found very relatable such as the constant need to be reminded about death. For us, as ironic as it may sound, death is a part of life and they cannot be separated. Death is not the end of life, but rather, a starting point for another life. That's why you will meet a lot of calm and positive Muslims, because we have a higher purpose in life.

Anyway, overall I think the book is a commendable reading for self-help/motivational dose that you need once in a while, especially if you need something that is unconventional and rather honest. It's funny, witty and a-matter-of-fact kind of book, rather than being too philosophical or deep in complex theories.
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Saya Pun Melayu 6408089 311 Zaid Ibrahim 9675266031 Inche 3 3.57 2009 Saya Pun Melayu
author: Zaid Ibrahim
name: Inche
average rating: 3.57
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rating: 3
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Laskar Pelangi 1362193 534 Andrea Hirata 9793062797 Inche 0 to-read 4.23 2005 Laskar Pelangi
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average rating: 4.23
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The Time Traveler's Wife 18619684 537 Audrey Niffenegger 1939126010 Inche 3 4.07 2003 The Time Traveler's Wife
author: Audrey Niffenegger
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average rating: 4.07
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rating: 3
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The Devil and Miss Prym 4008
A novel of temptation by the internationally bestselling author Paulo Coelho, The Devil and Miss Prym is a thought-provoking parable of a community devoured by greed, cowardice, and fear—as it struggles with the choice between good and evil.]]>
205 Paulo Coelho 0060527994 Inche 3 3.65 2000 The Devil and Miss Prym
author: Paulo Coelho
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average rating: 3.65
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The Alchemist 18144590 The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations.

Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different—and far more satisfying—than he ever imagined. Santiago's journey teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, recognizing opportunity and learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, most importantly, following our dreams.]]>
182 Paulo Coelho 0062315005 Inche 3 4.01 1988 The Alchemist
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1984 40961427 Nineteen Eighty-Four is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmarish vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of the novel is Orwell's prescience of modern life—the ubiquity of television, the distortion of the language—and his ability to construct such a thorough version of hell. Required reading for students since it was published, it ranks among the most terrifying novels ever written.]]> 298 George Orwell Inche 0 to-read 4.24 1949 1984
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average rating: 4.24
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Sang Pemimpi 1407874
Tampak komikal pada awalnya, selayaknya kenakalan remaja biasa, tapi kemudian tanpa Anda sadari, kisah dan karakter-karakter dalam buku ini lambat laun menguasai Anda. Karena potret-potret kecil yang menawan akan menghentakkan Anda pada rasa humor yang halus namun memiliki efek filosofis yang meresonansi. Karena arti perjuangan hidup dalam kemiskinan yang membelit dan cita-cita yang gagah berani dalam kisah dua orang tokoh utama buku ini: Arai dan Ikal akan menuntun Anda dengan semacam keanggunan dan daya tarik agar Anda dapat melihat ke dalam diri sendiri dengan penuh pengharapan, agar Anda menolak semua keputusasaan dan ketakberdayaan Anda sendiri.

“Kita tak kan pernah mendahului nasib!� teriak Arai.
“Kita akan sekolah ke Prancis, menjelajahi Eropa sampai ke Afrika! Apa pun yang terjadi!�
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292 Andrea Hirata 9793062924 Inche 0 to-read 4.17 2006 Sang Pemimpi
author: Andrea Hirata
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average rating: 4.17
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Bumi 34516643
Aku sama seperti remaja yang lain, kecuali satu hal. Sesuatu yang aku simpan sendiri sejak kecil. Sesuatu yang menakjubkan.

Namaku, Raib. Dan aku boleh bertukar menjadi halimunan.]]>
394 Tere Liye 9670591724 Inche 0 currently-reading 3.88 2014 Bumi
author: Tere Liye
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average rating: 3.88
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The Art of Thinking Clearly 16248196
Have you ever:
� Invested time in something that, with hindsight, just wasn't worth it?
� Overpayed in an Ebay auction?
� Continued doing something you knew was bad for you?
� Sold stocks too late, or too early?
� Taken credit for success, but blamed failure on external circumstances?
� Backed the wrong horse?

These are examples of cognitive biases, simple errors we all make in our day-to-day thinking. But by knowing what they are and how to spot them, we can avoid them and make better choices-whether dealing with a personal problem or a business negotiation; trying to save money or make money; working out what we do or don't want in life: and how best to get it.

Simple, clear and always surprising, this indispensable book will change the way you think and transform your decision-making-work, at home, every day. It reveals, in 99 short chapters, the most common errors of judgment, and how to avoid them.]]>
384 Rolf Dobelli 0062219685 Inche 4 3.83 2011 The Art of Thinking Clearly
author: Rolf Dobelli
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average rating: 3.83
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<![CDATA[Whatcha Gonna Do with That Duck?: And Other Provocations, 2006-2012]]> 15843039 “We’re surrounded by people who are busy getting their ducks in a row, waiting for just the right moment. . . . Getting your ducks in a row is a fine thing to do. But deciding what you are going to do with that duck is a far more important issue.�
—From the blog post "Whatcha Gonna Do with That Duck?"
  Seth Godin is famous for bestselling books such as Purple Cow and cool entrepreneurial ventures such as Squidoo and the Domino Project. But to millions of loyal readers, he’s best known for the daily burst of insight he provides every morning, rain or shine, via Seth’s Blog. Since he started blogging in the early 1990s, he has written more than two million words and shaped the way we think about marketing, leadership, careers, inno­vation, creativity, and more. Much of his writing is inspirational and some is incendiary.   Collected here are six years of his best, most entertaining, and most poignant blog posts, plus a few bonus ebooks. From thoughts on how to treat your customers to telling stories and spreading ideas, Godin pushes us to think smarter, dream bigger, write better, and speak more honestly. Highlights include:
A marketing lesson from the Apocalypse
No, everything is not going to be okay
Organized bravery
Choose your customers, choose your future
Paying attention to the attention economy
Bandits and philanthropists
  Godin writes to get under our skin. He wants us to stand up and do something remarkable, outside the standards of the industrial system that raised us.   Made for dipping into again and again, Whatcha Gonna Do with That Duck? is a classic for fans both old and new.]]>
608 Seth Godin 1591846099 Inche 0 to-read 3.82 2012 Whatcha Gonna Do with That Duck?: And Other Provocations, 2006-2012
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Akhi 35104348
Alangkah indahnya berukhuwah atas dasar iman. Ketika bapanya islam, ibunya iman dan lahir dari rahim tarbiyah

Saling menguatkan.
Saling mengingatkan
Saling menenangkannya
Saling menasihati

Persis Musa & Harun (as)
Persis Muhammad saw & Abu Bakr ra

Ketika perasaan sedih menyelubungi seorang daripada mereka, maka seorang lagi menenangkan, "Jangan sedih, Allah bersama kita". Ketika salah seorang daripada mereka kerisauan akan eksistensi agama ini maka yang satu menenangkan,

"Sesungguhnya Allah telah mendengar doamu"

Subhanallah.
Selami kisah ukhuwah atas dasar iman dan ketakwaan yang menjadi tema novel sulung Inche gabbana #Akhi. yang telah diterbitkan oleh Muassis Publication.]]>
166 Inche gabbana 9671498809 Inche 0 3.87 2017 Akhi
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Aleppokalips 37904769
Hamzah merupakan seorang anak muda yang hidup dalam serba kemewahan. Di sebalik itu, dia tidak puas dan mencari-cari apa sebenarnya yang dapat mendefinisikan dirinya. Krisis yang dihadapi Hamzah dengan ayahnya - Dato' Sulaiman - menjadi pencetus untuk dia mengambil keputusan untuk ke Syria bagi menyertai ISIS. Apatah lagi setelah terpengaruh dengan propaganda dan dakyah mereka.

Di Syria, Hamzah dapat melihat sendiri wajah sebenar ISIS. Bersama-sama sahabat baiknya di sana, Salman, mereka akhirnya merancang untuk melepaskan diri dari cengkaman ISIS. Malangnya, rancangan mereka telah diketahui dan Hamzah diburu Khalid, seorang pemuda yang pernah menjadi inspirasi kepada Hamzah untuk ke Syria.

Adakah Hamzah bakal menemukan kebenaran yang dicarinya? Apakah pengakhiran untuk kisah yang penuh mendebarkan ini?

Hayati novel ALEPPOKALIPS ini untuk mengetahui kesudahannya.]]>
418 Inche gabbana 9671277993 Inche 0 4.56 Aleppokalips
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Akhawat Pakai Hoodies 34876021
Meskipun buku ini memfokuskan kepada perempuan, namun mesej dan pengajaran yang ingin disampaikan dalam buku ini relevan untuk sesiapa sahaja yang membacanya. Bersedialah untuk tertawa terkekek-kekek dengan lawak sempoi Inche Gabbana; pada masa yang sama menghabiskan sekotak tisu mengelap air mata.

Selain sesuai menjadi bahan bacaan anda tatkala di dalam tren atau sebelum tidur, ia juga sesuai dijadikan hadiah kepada guru kelas atau bakal mak mertua anda! Eh.]]>
320 Inche gabbana 9671277985 Inche 0 4.20 2017 Akhawat Pakai Hoodies
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average rating: 4.20
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When Breath Becomes Air 25899336
At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a naĂŻve medical student "possessed," as he wrote, "by the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life" into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality.

What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when the future, no longer a ladder toward your goals in life, flattens out into a perpetual present? What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away? These are some of the questions Kalanithi wrestles with in this profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir.

Paul Kalanithi died in March 2015, while working on this book, yet his words live on as a guide and a gift to us all. "I began to realize that coming face to face with my own mortality, in a sense, had changed nothing and everything," he wrote. "Seven words from Samuel Beckett began to repeat in my head: 'I can't go on. I'll go on.'" When Breath Becomes Air is an unforgettable, life-affirming reflection on the challenge of facing death and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a brilliant writer who became both.]]>
208 Paul Kalanithi 0812988418 Inche 4 4.41 2016 When Breath Becomes Air
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<![CDATA[Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything]]> 1202
These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much heralded scholar who studies the stuff and riddles of everyday life -- from cheating and crime to sports and child rearing -- and whose conclusions regularly turn the conventional wisdom on its head. He usually begins with a mountain of data and a simple, unasked question. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: freakonomics.

Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, Levitt and co-author Stephen J. Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives -- how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. In Freakonomics, they set out to explore the hidden side of ... well, everything. The inner workings of a crack gang. The truth about real-estate agents. The myths of campaign finance. The telltale marks of a cheating schoolteacher. The secrets of the Ku Klux Klan.

What unites all these stories is a belief that the modern world, despite a surfeit of obfuscation, complication, and downright deceit, is not impenetrable, is not unknowable, and -- if the right questions are asked -- is even more intriguing than we think. All it takes is a new way of looking. Steven Levitt, through devilishly clever and clear-eyed thinking, shows how to see through all the clutter.

Freakonomics establishes this unconventional premise: If morality represents how we would like the world to work, then economics represents how it actually does work. It is true that readers of this book will be armed with enough riddles and stories to last a thousand cocktail parties. But Freakonomics can provide more than that. It will literally redefine the way we view the modern world.
(front flap)]]>
268 Steven D. Levitt 0061234001 Inche 4
It also opened my eyes on behavioural economics and reignited my interest on the subject. ]]>
4.01 2005 Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
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As an economics graduate myself, I find this book as very successful in changing the perspective that economics is a boring/complicated subject. The authors managed to discuss even the most difficult economics theory in a way that any mom-and-pop can understand it.

It also opened my eyes on behavioural economics and reignited my interest on the subject.
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Vehaen: Satu Cerita 20381583
“Ukhuwah, kadang-kadang bagi motivasi untuk kita lakukan sesuatu yang dapat membawa kita ke syurga. Supaya kita dapat bertemu di sana.�

Imran, pelajar yang bermasalah dan dianggap ketua taiko di sekolahnya. Dia mula insaf dan berubah ke arah kebaikan setelah mengenali Rif’at.

“Peluang paling besar yang aku rasa Allah pernah bagi pada aku, adalah peluang untuk kenal seorang sahabat bernama Aamir Rif’at.�

Amrullah, pengalaman menjadikannya lebih matang. Ketabahannya melayan kerenah Imran lama-kelamaan membuatkan ukhuwah mereka semakin rapat.

“Kalau dulu aku doakan kau tak jejak syurga, sekarang Allah kasi peluang untuk kita atur langkah sama-sama ke syurga. Indah kan aturan Ilahi?�


Ikatan persahabatan yang dibina di Vehaen University sangat berharga bagi Rif’at, Imran dan Amrullah. Namun, ukhuwah mereka diuji dengan pelbagai dugaan, seorang demi seorang. Mampukah mereka bertahan dengan ujian-ujian ini?]]>
528 Ainul Farihah 9670508509 Inche 0 currently-reading 4.55 2013 Vehaen: Satu Cerita
author: Ainul Farihah
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average rating: 4.55
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Versus 7985791

“Please, Minn. Bukak tingkap bilik you.�
“HłÜłó?â€�
“I’m freezing right outside your window. On the roof.”Minn tegak dari baringnya, telefon bimbit masih di tangan.
You what?�"
No kidding. Please...� balas Ashraff Omar.
Mata Minn menala ke tingkap yang ditutupi langsir. Putus fius ke apa mamat ni.
"Enough of your tricks, AO.�
“Minn, I’m dead serious.�
Ashraff Omar berdiri di atas bumbung porch rumah Minn Edina.
“Minn, you nak bagi I masuk atau you nak tengok I jatuh?�



II


“Not a step away from that spot, AO.� Keras suara Minn Edina.
“Minn, you tahu I takkan sentuh you pasal I hormati you.�
“Back. Off.�
Ashraff Omar akur. Langkahnya ditarik kembali ke belakang.
“I tak memaksa. I cuma meminta. I like you. I really really like you. I want to give us a chance. Permintaan I bukan untuk you terima I yang sekarang, tapi I yang akan change for good, for you and for me. For us. Boleh you bagi I peluang tu?�
Hujan masih belum berhenti.]]>
432 Hlovate 9675118334 Inche 4
Saya sudah lama mendengar tentang karya Hlovate, tetapi tidak pernah berpeluang untuk membacanya sendiri. Akhirnya seseorang menghadiahkan saya dengan Versus dan saya tidak punya alasan lagi untuk tidak membacanya.

Sudah tentu saya mempunya high expectation dengan penulisan Hlovate kerana puji-muji yang melambung tinggi seringkali dilontarkan kepadanya. But I'm going to be honest with my review and hopefully, Hlovate's die-hard-fans won't turn into monsters. Haha.

I'm a perfectionist, jadi saya ada sedikit isu dengan susun atur (layout) buku ini. Dialog-dialognya kadangkala mengelirukan. Tidak tahu siapa yang sedang berkata-kata. Tidak dibezakan sedang bercakap dalam hati atau macam mana. Plot interchanging macam tu je. Memang kadang-kadang tu konpius! But as I went along, I can grip the writing style and lama-lama boleh biasakan lah.

Ada juga watak-watak yang saya rasakan tidak perlu (redundant) contohnya watak Zarul, sepupu AO. Begitu juga watak Johan.

That's about it, my criticisms. Now let's go to the puji-muji part. Haha.

Hlovate menulis buku ini dengan gaya yang sangat bersahaja, sehinggakan bukan sekali dua saya dapat merasakan saya berada bersama-sama dengan Minn dan AO. Dan penuh dengan lawak jenaka yang saya memang sangat boleh relate. Kadang-kadang tu macam kepala masuk air sebab tergelak sorang-sorang. Hehe.

Watak-watak utama (Minn dan AO) memang sangat hidup. Meskipun ada beberapa ketika saya merasakan watak mereka terlalu ideal, but most of the time, they are US. Entah kenapa, tetapi saya memang sangat boleh relate dengan watak AO (dan Minn to a certain extent) though I don't skate. Haha.

Kisah cinta mereka juga sangat suwit muwit sehingga kadang-kadang saya rasa, naik merah juga muka saya dibuatnya. Sometimes you just wish you are going through the same love story.

Satu benda yang saya sangat respek ialah bagaimana Hlovate berjaya membangunkan beberapa tema sekaligus, which is honestly, a difficult thing to do. Antara tema yang sangat hidup dan bersahaja ialah tema kekeluargaan, notably on Along-Angah-Che'E relationship (though less on Encik Musa and Puan Anisah's).

All in all, saya sangat enjoy baca buku ni. And highly recommended as well, for a dai'e myself, this book is full with dakwah messages, alhamdulillah.

I can only give 4 stars, as nothing is perfect. "You'll never reach perfection because there's always room for improvement. Yet, along the way to perfection, you'll learn to get better." - Sun. Hehe.]]>
4.54 2010 Versus
author: Hlovate
name: Inche
average rating: 4.54
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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Bismillah.

Saya sudah lama mendengar tentang karya Hlovate, tetapi tidak pernah berpeluang untuk membacanya sendiri. Akhirnya seseorang menghadiahkan saya dengan Versus dan saya tidak punya alasan lagi untuk tidak membacanya.

Sudah tentu saya mempunya high expectation dengan penulisan Hlovate kerana puji-muji yang melambung tinggi seringkali dilontarkan kepadanya. But I'm going to be honest with my review and hopefully, Hlovate's die-hard-fans won't turn into monsters. Haha.

I'm a perfectionist, jadi saya ada sedikit isu dengan susun atur (layout) buku ini. Dialog-dialognya kadangkala mengelirukan. Tidak tahu siapa yang sedang berkata-kata. Tidak dibezakan sedang bercakap dalam hati atau macam mana. Plot interchanging macam tu je. Memang kadang-kadang tu konpius! But as I went along, I can grip the writing style and lama-lama boleh biasakan lah.

Ada juga watak-watak yang saya rasakan tidak perlu (redundant) contohnya watak Zarul, sepupu AO. Begitu juga watak Johan.

That's about it, my criticisms. Now let's go to the puji-muji part. Haha.

Hlovate menulis buku ini dengan gaya yang sangat bersahaja, sehinggakan bukan sekali dua saya dapat merasakan saya berada bersama-sama dengan Minn dan AO. Dan penuh dengan lawak jenaka yang saya memang sangat boleh relate. Kadang-kadang tu macam kepala masuk air sebab tergelak sorang-sorang. Hehe.

Watak-watak utama (Minn dan AO) memang sangat hidup. Meskipun ada beberapa ketika saya merasakan watak mereka terlalu ideal, but most of the time, they are US. Entah kenapa, tetapi saya memang sangat boleh relate dengan watak AO (dan Minn to a certain extent) though I don't skate. Haha.

Kisah cinta mereka juga sangat suwit muwit sehingga kadang-kadang saya rasa, naik merah juga muka saya dibuatnya. Sometimes you just wish you are going through the same love story.

Satu benda yang saya sangat respek ialah bagaimana Hlovate berjaya membangunkan beberapa tema sekaligus, which is honestly, a difficult thing to do. Antara tema yang sangat hidup dan bersahaja ialah tema kekeluargaan, notably on Along-Angah-Che'E relationship (though less on Encik Musa and Puan Anisah's).

All in all, saya sangat enjoy baca buku ni. And highly recommended as well, for a dai'e myself, this book is full with dakwah messages, alhamdulillah.

I can only give 4 stars, as nothing is perfect. "You'll never reach perfection because there's always room for improvement. Yet, along the way to perfection, you'll learn to get better." - Sun. Hehe.
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The 4-Hour Workweek 368593
Join Tim Ferriss as he teaches you:
- How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want?
- How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs?
- How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economist?
- How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and freuent "mini-retirements"?
- What the crucial difference is between absolute and relative income?
- How to train your boss to value performance over presence, or kill your job (or company) if it's beyond repair?
- What automated cash-flow "muses" are and how to create one in 2 to 4 weeks?
- How to cultivate selective ignorance-and create time-with a low-information diet?
- What the management secrets of Remote Control CEOs are?
- How to get free housing worldwide and airfare at 50-80% off?
- How to fill the void and create a meaningful life after removing work and the office]]>
308 Timothy Ferriss 0307353133 Inche 0 to-read 3.93 2007 The 4-Hour Workweek
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<![CDATA[Josh Kaufman’s The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business Summary]]> 29904905

Getting an MBA is an expensive choice-one almost impossible to justify regardless of the state of the economy. Even the elite schools like Harvard and Wharton offer outdated, assembly-line programs that teach you more about PowerPoint presentations and unnecessary financial models than what it takes to run a real business. You can get better results (and save hundreds of thousands of dollars) by skipping business school altogether. True leaders aren't made by business schools - they make themselves, seeking out the knowledge, skills, and experience they need to succeed. Read this book and you will learn the principles it takes most business professionals a lifetime of trial and error to master.


This summary provides the essentials of entrepreneurship, marketing, sales, negotiation, operations, productivity, systems design, and much more, in one comprehensive volume. The Personal MBA distills the most valuable business lessons into simple, memorable mental models that can be applied to real-world challenges.


Available in a variety of formats, it is aimed for those who want to capture the gist of the book but don't have the current time to devour all 464 pages. You get the main summary along with all of the benefits and lessons the actual book has to offer. This summary is not intended to be used without reference to the original book.]]>
Ant Hive Media 1311784209 Inche 0 to-read 3.86 Josh Kaufman’s The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business Summary
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Cantik itu Luka 1353409
Lewat novel ini, Eka mengisahkan nasib anak-anak manusia dalam gelombang sejarah bangsa. Manusia-manusia yang telah menjadi korban kekuasaan dan â€kutukan karmaâ€�. Lebih dari itu, lewat tokoh-tokohnya, Eka juga mendedahkan absurditas kecantikan yang bertengger di wajah perempuan. Kisah seorang perempuan cantik keturunan Belanda bernama Dewi Ayu yang menjadi korban kekejaman perang dan perebutan kekuasaan.]]>
537 Eka Kurniawan Inche 3 4.25 2002 Cantik itu Luka
author: Eka Kurniawan
name: Inche
average rating: 4.25
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rating: 3
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Hafalan Solat Delisa 6062630
Namun Tuhan lebih tahu apa yang lebih baik untuk hamba-Nya. Tsunami datang melumatka senyuman pada wajah Delisa. Tsunami mengambil segala-galanya, keluarga juga kaki kecilnya. Yang tersisa, hanya dia dan ayahnya, dan dalam keadaan sebegitu apakah Delisa mampu tetap tersenyum seperti dahulu dan menyudahkan hafalannya?]]>
280 Tere Liye Inche 4 4.50 2005 Hafalan Solat Delisa
author: Tere Liye
name: Inche
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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Waduh waduh! Bener-bener menggugah jiwa gue!
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Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4) 17212231 â€Seek and ye shall find.â€�

With these words echoing in his head, eminent Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon awakes in a hospital bed with no recollection of where he is or how he got there. Nor can he explain the origin of the macabre object that is found hidden in his belongings.

A threat to his life will propel him and a young doctor, Sienna Brooks, into a breakneck chase across the city of Florence. Only Langdon’s knowledge of hidden passageways and ancient secrets that lie behind its historic facade can save them from the clutches of their unknown pursuers.

With only a few lines from Dante’s dark and epic masterpiece, The Inferno, to guide them, they must decipher a sequence of codes buried deep within some of the most celebrated artefacts of the Renaissance � sculptures, paintings, buildings � to find the answers to a puzzle which may, or may not, help them save the world from a terrifying threat�

Set against an extraordinary landscape inspired by one of history’s most ominous literary classics, Inferno is Dan Brown’s most compelling and thought-provoking novel yet, a breathless race-against-time thriller that will grab you from page one and not let you go until you close the book.]]>
463 Dan Brown 0385537859 Inche 4 3.88 2013 Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)
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Typical of Dan Brown's fast, thrilling and round-the-world-in-one-day adventure.
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Negeri Para Bedebah 15721334
Di negeri para bedebah, musang berbulu domba berkeliaran di halaman rumah.

Tetapi setidaknya, Kawan, di negeri para bedebah, petarung sejati tidak akan pernah berkhianat.]]>
440 Tere Liye 9792285520 Inche 5 Gantennnggg! Keren benerrr! 4.36 2012 Negeri Para Bedebah
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name: Inche
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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Gantennnggg! Keren benerrr!
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<![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)]]> 3 309 J.K. Rowling 0439554934 Inche 4 4.47 1997 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Inche
average rating: 4.47
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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Rindu 23288914
Apalah arti kehilangan, ketika kami sebenarnya menemukan banyak saat kehilangan, dan sebaliknya, kehilangan banyak pula saat menemukan?

Apalah arti cinta, ketika menangis terluka atas perasaan yg seharusnya indah? Bagaimana mungkin, kami terduduk patah hati atas sesuatu yg seharusnya suci dan tidak menuntut apa pun?

Wahai, bukankah banyak kerinduan saat kami hendak melupakan? Dan tidak terbilang keinginan melupakan saat kami dalam rindu? Hingga rindu dan melupakan jaraknya setipis benang saja�

Rindu- Tere Liye. Lima kisah dalam sebuah perjalanan panjang kerinduan.
Selamat membaca.]]>
544 Tere Liye 6028997900 Inche 0 to-read 4.28 2014 Rindu
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Hafalan Shalat Delisa 1376220
Namun Tuhan lebih tahu apa yang lebih baik untuk hamba-Nya. Tsunami datang melumatka senyuman pada wajah Delisa. Tsunami mengambil segala-galanya, keluarga juga kaki kecilnya. Yang tersisa, hanya dia dan ayahnya, dan dalam keadaan sebegitu apakah Delisa mampu tetap tersenyum seperti dahulu dan menyudahkan hafalannya?]]>
248 Tere Liye 9793210605 Inche 0 to-read 4.26 2005 Hafalan Shalat Delisa
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name: Inche
average rating: 4.26
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WTF? 23 Properties By 30 13648369
Faizul Ridzuan knows how to invest. And he makes it look easy. This regular employee turned RM2,000 in seed capital into a multi-million property portfolio in just five years, with 23 properties purchased to date. In this book, he tells you how he does this, with vivid details from his very own experience.]]>
157 Faizul Ridzuan 9675945109 Inche 4 4.21 2012 WTF? 23 Properties By 30
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name: Inche
average rating: 4.21
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rating: 4
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This book gave me rare insights on property investment. For awhile I thought I'd be a serious investor after reading this book!
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Api Tauhid 23494123
Dalam perjalanannya, Fahmi harus menghadapi situasi yang cukup pelik, dalam urusan rumah tangga. Fahmi pun galau. Semua persoalan yang dialaminya itu, tak pernah ia ungkapkan dengan teman-temannya.

Kegalauannya itu ia tumpahkan dengan cara beri’tikaf di Masjid Nabawi, Madinah, selama 40 hari untuk mengkhatamkan hafalan Al-Qur`an sebanyak 40 kali. Sayangnya, upayanya itu hanya mampu dijalani selama 12 hari. Memasuki hari-hari berikutnya, Fahmi pingsan. Ia tak sadarkan diri, hingga harus dibawa ke rumah sakit.

Sahabat-sahabatnya khawatir dengan kondisinya yang pemurung dan tidak seceria dulu. Hamza, temannya yang berasal dari Turki, mengajak Fahmi untuk berlibur ke Turki. Hamza berharap, Fahmi bisa melupakan masa-masa galaunya selama di Turki nanti.

Untuk itulah, Hamza mengajak Fahmi menelusuri jejak perjuangan Said Nursi, seorang ulama besar asal Desa Nurs. Ulama terkemuka ini, dikenal memiliki reputasi yang mengagumkan.

Syaikh Said Nursi, sudah mampu menghafal 80 kitab karya ulama klasik pada saat usianya baru menginjak 15 tahun. Tak hanya itu, Said Nursi hanya membutuhkan waktu dua hari untuk menghafal Al-Qur`an. Sungguh mengagumkan. Karena kemampuannya itu, sang guru, Muhammed Emin Efendi memberinya julukan â€Badiuzzamanâ€� (Keajaiban Zaman).

Keistimewaan Said Nursi, membuat iri teman-teman dan saudaranya. Ia pun dimusuhi. Namun, Said Nursi pantang menyerah. Semua diladeni dengan berani dan lapang dada. Tak cuma itu, rekan-rekan dan saudara-saudaranya yang iri dan cemburu akan kemampuannya, para ulama besar pun merasa terancam. Keberadaan Said Nursi membuat umat berpaling. Mereka mengidolakan Said Nursi.

Pemerintah Turki pun merasa khawatir. Sebab, Said Nursi selalu mampu menghadapi tantangan dari orang-orang yang memusuhinya. Ia selalu mengalahkan mereka dalam berdebat.

Tak kurang akal, pejabat pemerintah pun diam-diam berusaha menyingkirkannya. Baik dengan cara mengusirnya ke daerah terpencil, maupun memenjarakannya. Ia pun harus berhadapan dengan Sultan Hamid II hingga Mustafa Kemal Attaturk, pada masa awal Perang Dunia I.

Selama 25 tahun berada di penjara, Said Nursi bukannya bersedih, ia malah bangga. Karena disitulah, ia menemukan cahaya abadi ilahi. Ia menemukan Api Tauhid. Dan melalui pengajian-pengajian yang diajarkannya, baik di masjid maupun di penjara, murid-muridnya selalu menyebarluaskannya kepada khalayak. Baik dengan cara menulis ulang pesan-pesan Said Nursi, maupun memperbanyak risalah dakwahnya. Murid-muridnya berhasil merangkum pesan dakwah Said Nursi itu dengan judul Risalah Nur. Murid-muridnya tidak ingin, Api Tauhid yang dikobarkan Said Nursi berakhir.


Bagaimana dengan Fahmi? Perjalanan ke Turki membawa Fahmi berkenalan dengan gadis setempat, Emel, adik Hamza, dan Aysel, saudara sepupu Hamza. Kemampuan Fahmi dalam menyikapi segala sesuatu, membuat Aysel jatuh hati. Aysel menyatakan cintanya pada Fahmi.

Bagaimana dengan Emel? Lalu bagaimana kisah cinta Fahmi dengan Nuzula? Semuanya ada dalam buku Api Tauhid, karya Habiburrahman El-Shirazy, novelis nomor satu di Indonesia, ini.]]>
531 Habiburrahman El-Shirazy 6028997951 Inche 4 4.30 2014 Api Tauhid
author: Habiburrahman El-Shirazy
name: Inche
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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Menggugah jiwa! Sangat terkesan dengan perjalanan hidup Badiuzzaman Said Nursi. Sanat sesuai dibaca oleh anda yang meminati karya cinta yang tidak klise!
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<![CDATA[Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness]]> 6359469 Nudge is the book that changed the way we think about decision-making. Nudge is about choices—how we make them and how we can make better ones.

Every day we make decisions: about the things that we buy or the meals we eat; about the investments we make or our children's health and education; even the causes that we champion or the planet itself. Unfortunately, we often choose poorly. We are all susceptible to biases that can lead us to make bad decisions.

And, as Thaler and Sunstein show, no choice is ever presented to us in a neutral way. By knowing how people think, we can make it easier for them to choose what is best for them, their families and society. Using dozens of eye-opening examples and original research, the authors demonstrate how to nudge us in the right directions, without restricting our freedom of choice.]]>
306 Richard H. Thaler 0141040017 Inche 4 3.74 2008 Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness
author: Richard H. Thaler
name: Inche
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures]]> 6516450
In the past decade, Malcolm Gladwell has written three books that have radically changed how we understand our world and ourselves: The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers. Now, in What the Dog Saw, he brings together, for the first time, the best of his writing from The New Yorker over the same period.

Here you'll find the bittersweet tale of the inventor of the birth control pill, and the dazzling creations of pasta sauce pioneer Howard Moscowitz. Gladwell sits with Ron Popeil, the king of the American kitchen, as he sells rotisserie ovens, and divines the secrets of Cesar Millan, the "dog whisperer" who can calm savage animals with the touch of his hand. He explores intelligence tests and ethnic profiling and why it was that employers in Silicon Valley once tripped over themselves to hire the same college graduate.]]>
444 Malcolm Gladwell 0316078573 Inche 3 3.85 2009 What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
author: Malcolm Gladwell
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average rating: 3.85
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<![CDATA[The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable]]> 2962025 In Black Swan: The Impact of The Highly Improbable, the author projects randomness and uncertainty as a single idea. He puts forth a theory that promotes the idea and value of a society that stands robust in the face of negative events, and manipulates the positive ones to its advantage.According to Taleb, a Black Swan event is a rare event that has large magnitude and powerful consequences owing to its unpredictability. Such an event is initially a surprise to its observer, but is rationalized by him/her in retrospect. World War I, the rise of the Internet, and the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center are cited as examples of Black Swan events. Taleb introduces a fictional character called Yevgenia Nikolayevna Krasnova to elucidate his theory. Krasnova is a neuroscientist, who is interested in philosophy. She writes a book called A Story Of Recursion. A small publishing firm picks up the book and publishes it in its unedited form. In an unexpected turn of events, the book goes on to become an international bestseller, catapulting the author and the publishing firm to fame. This event is described as a Black Swan Event.The book is divided into four parts. Part 1 and the first section of Part 2 deal with psychology. The author then moves on to the subjects of science and business in the later part of Part 2 and the whole of Part 3. Part 4 provides strategies to enjoy life amidst all the uncertainties in the world. The book was first released in 2007 and went on to become extremely successful. It was listed by The Sunday Times as one of the 12 most influential books post World War II. It stayed on The New York Times bestseller list for 36 weeks. It was published in 32 languages, and sold almost 3 million copies as of February 2011.

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480 Nassim Nicholas Taleb 0141034599 Inche 3 3.83 2007 The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
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average rating: 3.83
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rating: 3
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<![CDATA[Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions]]> 3044156
Why does recalling the Ten Commandments reduce our tendency to lie, even when we couldn't possibly be caught?

Why do we splurge on a lavish meal but cut coupons to save twenty-five cents on a can of soup?

Why do we go back for second helpings at the unlimited buffet, even when our stomachs are already full?

And how did we ever start spending $4.15 on a cup of coffee when, just a few years ago, we used to pay less than a dollar?

When it comes to making decisions in our lives, we think we're in control. We think we're making smart, rational choices. But are we?

In a series of illuminating, often surprising experiments, MIT behavioral economist Dan Ariely refutes the common assumption that we behave in fundamentally rational ways. Blending everyday experience with groundbreaking research, Ariely explains how expectations, emotions, social norms, and other invisible, seemingly illogical forces skew our reasoning abilities.

Not only do we make astonishingly simple mistakes every day, but we make the same "types" of mistakes, Ariely discovers. We consistently overpay, underestimate, and procrastinate. We fail to understand the profound effects of our emotions on what we want, and we overvalue what we already own. Yet these misguided behaviors are neither random nor senseless. They're systematic and predictable--making us "predictably" irrational.

From drinking coffee to losing weight, from buying a car to choosing a romantic partner, Ariely explains how to break through these systematic patterns of thought to make better decisions. "Predictably Irrational" will change the way we interact with the world--one small decision at a time.]]>
280 Dan Ariely 0007256523 Inche 4 4.04 2008 Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
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name: Inche
average rating: 4.04
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rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Outliers: The Story of Success]]> 3228917 Learn what sets high achievers apart � from Bill Gates to the Beatles � in this #1 bestseller from "a singular talent" (New York Times Book Review).

In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"—the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different?

His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band.

Brilliant and entertaining, Outliers is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.]]>
309 Malcolm Gladwell 0316017922 Inche 4 4.19 2008 Outliers: The Story of Success
author: Malcolm Gladwell
name: Inche
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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Diagnosis 2 24576928
Ada tikanya bila kamu berjaya menyelamatkan nyawa dengan izinNya,bila pesakit mula membuka mata dan melakarkan senyuman manisnya, bila ahli keluarganya merangkul atau menjabat erat tangan kamu dengan mata berkaca, saat itu kamu tahu inilah kerjaya yang paling 'kaya' dan kamu rela bersengkang mata, mengerah tenaga hingga ke sisa-sisa akhir yang ada kerana kamu tahu 'rasa itu' rasa yang tak mampu dibeli biar dengan segunung harta materi di dunia. Ya, ini kerjaya kami selamanya.]]>
356 Anwar Fazal Inche 0 to-read 4.17 2015 Diagnosis 2
author: Anwar Fazal
name: Inche
average rating: 4.17
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<![CDATA[Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck]]> 1307394 Sumber: Laman web KKUM.]]> 188 Hamka 9679370259 Inche 4 4.29 1937 Tenggelamnya Kapal Van Der Wijck
author: Hamka
name: Inche
average rating: 4.29
book published: 1937
rating: 4
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<![CDATA[Bagaimana Anyss Naik Ke Langit]]> 22015664
"Mengapa orang kita rasa menolong Palestina lebih bersyurga kalau Penan di halaman sendiri diperlakukan sebagai mangsa?"

Tetapi yang lebih penting, manuskrip 'Bagaimana Anyss Naik Ke Langit' ini membuktikan fungsi 'sastera' dalam berpihak kepada masyarakat tertindas untuk melawan tirani. 'Sastera' tidak pernah dan tidak mungkin, berpaut dan bergayut di dagu pak menteri. Ini jelas melalui watak Ratu Sago;

"Dia dirogol berkali-kali. Setelah lembik, dia dimasukkan ke dalam sebuah prahu dan dihanyutkan di Sungai Melinau. Ketika itu berkalu, ada seekor belengang bertenggek di atas pohon jati memerhati. Ratu Sago tahu, ada roh orang mati datang melihat. Dan sejak itu Ratu berazam, untuk melaknat semua penjahat pembalak dan penguasa sepenuh hati. Dia mengidam untuk menjadi pennakoh. Dia akan memburu mereka.

Profesor Anyss masih ingat ayat akhir Ratu Sago dalam interbiu yang sulit dirakamnya itu; 'Pantat aku koyak. Pantat aku sakit.'

Memang kata-kata itu mengejutkannya. Tetapi perempuan Penan diperkosa. Dan seluruh negara tuli tidak mendengar. Tiada suara pembelaan. Seisi dunia tidak mendengar,"

ZUL FIKRI ZAMIR]]>
112 Faisal Tehrani 9670723019 Inche 0 to-read 3.77 2014 Bagaimana Anyss Naik Ke Langit
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name: Inche
average rating: 3.77
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1515 1760682 1515
Melanggar Melaka? Portugis menempah maut!
1515
tarikh keramat bagi bangsa Melayu, bukannya untuk benggali putih. Alfonso de Albuquerque, wizurai perkasa yang telah menumpahkan darah puluhan ribu manusia di Ormuz dan Goa, akhirnya bertemu ajal
di hujung pedang srikandi Melaka.

Nyemah, Tun Nyemah Mulya, perawan usia 15 panglima laksamana Melaka---luar biasa handal, licik, penuh makar, berbudi, tegar---memimpin armada Nusantara dengan kekuatan 100 bahtera perang berisi lebih 60,000 tentera, membelah laut segera dengan 2 misi: Pertama, mengotakan janji kepada Albuquerque mengebumikan jasadnya di Lisbon; dan kedua, menakluk Portugal.
1515
tarikh yang digelapkan oleh sejarawan Barat---tumbangnya kerajaan Portugal dan tegaklah kesultanan Melayu di Eropah, dekad demi dekad!

1515---kisah sejarawan mencari hakikat sejarah, menjejak keagungan bangsa yang dipadam secara terancang; mengungkap getir gemuruhnya medan tempur; melukis filsafat cinta aneh, bahagia cinta sehala; menjulang luhur pengorbanan perempuan srikandi, perempuan isteri.


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Pertama 1515 Faisal Tehrani
Kedua Rona Bosphorus Zaid Akhtar
Ketiga Merdekakan Cinta Ratna Sri Rahayu Mohd Yusop]]>
312 Faisal Tehrani 967611460X Inche 4 4.33 2003 1515
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1511H [KOMBAT] 2221542 1511H [KOMBAT]
Mendengung, menjunam, menyengat.
Lebah sempat menggodekkan ekor merenung sebelum terbang.
Tuan persiden rebah, kejang, terus koma.

Kombat 1511 H. Ini zaman depan, tahun 2087 Masihi
yang menuntut perang cara teknologi.

Bio-bots lipas dan belalang
melitup langit dalam awanan aneh
mengepak, menyerak gelombang.
Satelit kucar-kacir, komputer huru-hara, radar kacau-bilau.

Cyborg, cypher, sarcos, Ababil, Mikraj, hidrogen sianida,
mikrob pemakan logam, laser, segala macam lagi
yang dipacu teknologi, teknologi, teknologi.

Syarifah Nusaybah, dia hartawan global, strategis licik
yang jasadnya sentiasa diburu peluru,
yang tahu kejayaan harus dibina dengan teknologi,
bahkan sungguh-sungguh percaya kejayaan yang puncak
adalah dengan futuwwah.
Etika yang mencuci jiwa, memperteguh roh:
Bahawa manusia semata-mata hamba Tuhan.
Semata-mata...


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Pertama 1511H [KOMBAT] Faisal Tehrani
Kedua Mencari Locus Standi Nisah Haron
Ketiga Ombak Sfera Lotus Siti Jasmina Ibrahim]]>
423 Faisal Tehrani 9676115975 Inche 4 4.31 2004 1511H [KOMBAT]
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Digital Fortress 11125 This an alternate cover for 9780552151696

When the NSA's invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant and beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power. The NSA is being held hostage...not by guns or bombs, but by a code so ingeniously complex that if released it would cripple U.S. intelligence.

Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, Susan Fletcher battles to save the agency she believes in. Betrayed on all sides, she finds herself fighting not only for her country but for her life, and in the end, for the life of the man she loves.

From the underground hallways of power to the skyscrapers of Tokyo to the towering cathedrals of Spain, a desperate race unfolds. It is a battle for survival--a crucial bid to destroy a creation of inconceivable genius...an impregnable code-writing formula that threatens to obliterate the post-cold war balance of power. Forever.]]>
510 Dan Brown Inche 3 3.70 1998 Digital Fortress
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<![CDATA[The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)]]> 6411961
Washington DC: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned at the last minute to deliver an evening lecture in the Capitol Building. Within moments of his arrival, however, a disturbing object - gruesomely encoded with five symbols - is discovered at the epicentre of the Rotunda. It is, he recognises, an ancient invitation, meant to beckon its recipient towards a long-lost world of hidden esoteric wisdom.

When Langdon's revered mentor, Peter Solomon - philanthropist and prominent mason - is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes that his only hope of saving his friend's life is to accept this mysterious summons and follow wherever it leads him.

Langdon finds himself quickly swept behind the facade of America's most historic city into the unseen chambers, temples and tunnels which exist there. All that was familiar is transformed into a shadowy, clandestine world of an artfully concealed past in which Masonic secrets and never-before-seen revelations seem to be leading him to a single impossible and inconceivable truth.

A brilliantly composed tapestry of veiled histories, arcane icons and enigmatic codes, The Lost Symbol is an intelligent, lightning-paced thriller that offers surprises at every turn. For, as Robert Langdon will discover, there is nothing more extraordinary or shocking than the secret which hides in plain sight...]]>
509 Dan Brown 0385504225 Inche 3 3.75 2009 The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
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<![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)]]> 1 652 J.K. Rowling Inche 3 4.57 2005 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Inche
average rating: 4.57
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<![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)]]> 6 734 J.K. Rowling 0439139597 Inche 3 4.56 2000 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
author: J.K. Rowling
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average rating: 4.56
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<![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)]]> 15881
And strike it does. For in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girls� bathroom. But then the real trouble begins � someone is turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects� Harry Potter himself!]]>
352 J.K. Rowling Inche 4 4.42 1998 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
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<![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)]]> 2
Harry has had enough. He is beginning to think he must do something, anything, to change his situation, when the summer holidays come to an end in a very dramatic fashion. What Harry is about to discover in his new year at Hogwarts will turn his world upside down...]]>
912 J.K. Rowling Inche 3 4.50 2003 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
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<![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)]]> 5 435 J.K. Rowling 043965548X Inche 4 4.57 1999 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
author: J.K. Rowling
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The Collected Short Stories 78981
Millions of readers around the world have relished Jeffrey Archer's short stories. His first collection, A Quiver Full of Arrows, was acclaimed by The Times as 'stylish, witty and entertaining...Jeffrey Archer has a natural aptitude for short stories.' Publishers Weekly wrote: 'Somerset Maugham never penned anything so swift or urbanely witty as this.'

Of his second collection, A Twist in the Tale, the New York Times said: 'Jeffrey Archer plays a subtle cat-and-mouse game with the reader in twelve original stories that end, more often than not, with our collective whiskers twitching in surprise', and The Times concluded that it was 'certain to delight his many fans'.

His third, Twelve Red Herrings, was described by the Daily Express as 'outstanding...white-knuckle suspense and witty denouements', and by the Daily Mail as 'an exemplary collection of short stories'.

These thirty-six stories show Jeffrey Archer at the peak of his form. His mastery of characterisation and suspense, combined with a gift for the unexpected plot twist, demonstrate why he is Britain's bestselling author, and will provide a feast of entertainment for readers old and new.]]>
710 Jeffrey Archer 0006514057 Inche 4 3.93 1997 The Collected Short Stories
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Honor Among Thieves 79006 480 Jeffrey Archer 0312933533 Inche 4 3.87 1993 Honor Among Thieves
author: Jeffrey Archer
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Sons of Fortune 78985 It is often spur-of-the-moment decisions, sometimes made by others, that can change our whole lives.

Bestselling author Jeffrey Archer returns with a powerful tale of twins separated by fate and reunited by destiny.

In the late 1940's in Hartford, Connecticut a set of twins is parted at birth. Nat Cartwright goes home with his parents, a schoolteacher and an insurance salesman. But his twin brother is to begin his days as Fletcher Andrew Davenport, the only son of a multi-millionaire and his society wife.

During the years that follow, the two brothers grow up unaware of each other's existence. Nat leaves college at the University of Connecticut to serve in Vietnam. He returns a war hero, finishes school and becomes a successful banker. Fletcher, meanwhile, has graduated from Yale University and distinguishes himself as a criminal defense lawyer before he is elected to the Senate.

Even when Nat and Fletcher fall in love with the same girl they still don't meet. They continue on their separate paths until one has to defend the other for a murder he did not commit. But the final confrontation comes when Nat and Fletcher are selected to stand against each other for governor of the state.

In the tradition of Jeffrey Archer's most popular books, Sons of Fortune is as much a chronicle of a nation in transition as it is the story of two remarkable men and how, eventually, they come to discover the truth - and its extraordinary consequences...]]>
608 Jeffrey Archer 033041335X Inche 3 3.85 2003 Sons of Fortune
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<![CDATA[Shall We Tell the President? (Kane & Abel, #3)]]> 78989 228 Jeffrey Archer 0449208060 Inche 3 3.73 1977 Shall We Tell the President? (Kane & Abel, #3)
author: Jeffrey Archer
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average rating: 3.73
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A Matter of Honor 78970
Within days, Adam's lover is brutally murdered and he's running for his life through the great cities of Europe, pursued not only by the KGB, but by the CIA and his own countrymen as well. Their common intent is to kill him before the truth comes out. While powerful men in smoke-filled rooms plot ever more ingenious means of destroying him, Adam finds himself betrayed and abandoned even by those he holds most dear.

When at last he comes to understand what he is in possession of, he's even more determined to protect it, for it's more than a matter of life and death-it's a matter of honor.]]>
368 Jeffrey Archer 0312933541 Inche 3 3.93 1986 A Matter of Honor
author: Jeffrey Archer
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average rating: 3.93
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<![CDATA[The Prodigal Daughter (Kane & Abel, #2)]]> 78987 With a will of steel, Polish immigrant Florentyna Rosnovski is indeed Abel’s daughter. She shares with her father a love of America, his ideals, and his dream for the future. But she wants more: to be the first female president.
HIS FUTURE IS WEALTH.
Golden boy Richard Kane was born into a life of luxury. The scion of a banking magnate he is successful, handsome, and determined to carve his own path in the world―with the woman he loves.
BUT THEIR PAST HOLDS A SECRET�
With Florentyna’s ultimate goal only a heartbeat away, both are about to discover the shattering price of power as a titanic battle of betrayal and deception reaches out from the past―a blood feud between two generations that threatens to destroy everything Florentyna and Richard have fought to achieve.]]>
485 Jeffrey Archer 0312997140 Inche 4 3.95 1982 The Prodigal Daughter (Kane & Abel, #2)
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<![CDATA[Confessions of an Economic Hit Man]]> 2159
John Perkins should know—he was an economic hit man. His job was to convince countries that are strategically important to the U.S.—from Indonesia to Panama—to accept enormous loans for infrastructure development, and to make sure that the lucrative projects were contracted to U. S. corporations. Saddled with huge debts, these countries came under the control of the United States government, World Bank and other U.S.-dominated aid agencies that acted like loan sharks—dictating repayment terms and bullying foreign governments into submission.

This New York Times bestseller exposes international intrigue, corruption, and little-known government and corporate activities that have dire consequences for American democracy and the world. It is a compelling story that also offers hope and a vision for realizing the American dream of a just and compassionate world that will bring us greater security.]]>
303 John Perkins 0452287081 Inche 3 3.85 2004 Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
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Isis: The State of Terror 23261601 432 Jessica Stern 0062395564 Inche 0 to-read 3.75 2015 Isis: The State of Terror
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<![CDATA[Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking]]> 40102 The Tipping Point a classic, Blink changes the way you'll understand every decision you make. Never again will you think about thinking the same way.

Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant - in the blink of an eye - that actually aren't as simple as they seem. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept? Why do some people follow their instincts and win, while others end up stumbling into error? How do our brains really work - in the office, in the classroom, in the kitchen, and in the bedroom? And why are the best decisions often those that are impossible to explain to others?

In Blink we meet the psychologist who has learned to predict whether a marriage will last, based on a few minutes of observing a couple; the tennis coach who knows when a player will double-fault before the racket even makes contact with the ball; the antiquities experts who recognize a fake at a glance. Here, too, are great failures of "blink": the election of Warren Harding; "New Coke"; and the shooting of Amadou Diallo by police. Blink reveals that great decision makers aren't those who process the most information or spend the most time deliberating, but those who have perfected the art of "thin-slicing" - filtering the very few factors that matter from an overwhelming number of variables.]]>
296 Malcolm Gladwell 0316010669 Inche 4 3.97 2005 Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
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<![CDATA[David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants]]> 15751404 The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell has explored the ways we understand and change our world. Now he looks at the complex and surprising ways the weak can defeat the strong, the small can match up against the giant, and how our goals (often culturally determined) can make a huge difference in our ultimate sense of success. Drawing upon examples from the world of business, sports, culture, cutting-edge psychology, and an array of unforgettable characters around the world, David and Goliath is in many ways the most practical and provocative book Malcolm Gladwell has ever written.]]> 305 Malcolm Gladwell 0316204366 Inche 4 3.97 2013 David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
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<![CDATA[Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)]]> 960
A devastating new weapon of destruction.
When world-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a mysterious symbol -- seared into the chest of a murdered physicist -- he discovers evidence of the unimaginable: the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati...the most powerful underground organization ever to walk the earth. The Illuminati has now surfaced to carry out the final phase of its legendary vendetta against its most hated enemy -- the Catholic Church.

Langdon's worst fears are confirmed on the eve of the Vatican's holy conclave, when a messenger of the Illuminati announces they have hidden an unstoppable time bomb at the very heart of Vatican City. With the countdown under way, Langdon jets to Rome to join forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to assist the Vatican in a desperate bid for survival.
Embarking on a frantic hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome toward the long-forgotten Illuminati lair...a clandestine location that contains the only hope for Vatican salvation.

An explosive international thriller, Angels & Demons careens from enlightening epiphanies to dark truths as the battle between science and religion turns to war.]]>
736 Dan Brown 1416524797 Inche 5 3.95 2000 Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
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<![CDATA[The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)]]> 968 The da Vinci Code, The da Vinci Code, The da Vinci Code, and The da Vinci Code

While in Paris on business, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been murdered inside the museum. Near the body, police have found a baffling cipher. While working to solve the enigmatic riddle, Langdon is stunned to discover it leads to a trail of clues hidden in the works of Da Vinci -- clues visible for all to see -- yet ingeniously disguised by the painter.

Langdon joins forces with a gifted French cryptologist, Sophie Neveu, and learns the late curator was involved in the Priory of Sion -- an actual secret society whose members included Sir Isaac Newton, Botticelli, Victor Hugo, and Da Vinci, among others.

In a breathless race through Paris, London, and beyond, Langdon and Neveu match wits with a faceless powerbroker who seems to anticipate their every move. Unless Langdon and Neveu can decipher the labyrinthine puzzle in time, the Priory's ancient secret -- and an explosive historical truth -- will be lost forever.

The Da Vinci Code heralds the arrival of a new breed of lightning-paced, intelligent thriller utterly unpredictable right up to its stunning conclusion.]]>
489 Dan Brown Inche 5 3.92 2003 The da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
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Kane & Abel (Kane & Abel, #1) 78983 592 Jeffrey Archer 0312995059 Inche 5 4.31 1979 Kane & Abel (Kane & Abel, #1)
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<![CDATA[SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance]]> 6402364
Four years in the making, SuperFreakonomics asks not only the tough questions, but the unexpected ones: What's more dangerous, driving drunk or walking drunk? Why is chemotherapy prescribed so often if it's so ineffective? Can a sex change boost your salary?

SuperFreakonomics challenges the way we think all over again, exploring the hidden side of everything with such questions as:

How is a street prostitute like a department-store Santa?
Why are doctors so bad at washing their hands?
How much good do car seats do?
What's the best way to catch a terrorist?
Did TV cause a rise in crime?
What do hurricanes, heart attacks, and highway deaths have in common?
Are people hard-wired for altruism or selfishness?
Can eating kangaroo save the planet?
Which adds more value: a pimp or a Realtor?

Levitt and Dubner mix smart thinking and great storytelling like no one else, whether investigating a solution to global warming or explaining why the price of oral sex has fallen so drastically. By examining how people respond to incentives, they show the world for what it really is � good, bad, ugly, and, in the final analysis, super freaky.

Freakonomics has been imitated many times over � but only now, with SuperFreakonomics, has it met its match.]]>
270 Steven D. Levitt 0060889578 Inche 4 4.00 2009 SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
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Ayat-Ayat Cinta 969177
Kesabaran dan keimanan adalah kunci kehidupan. Fahri, Aisyah dan Maria membuktikannya dalam cerita yang halus dan mengalir.]]>
418 Habiburrahman El-Shirazy 9832672368 Inche 4 3.89 2004 Ayat-Ayat Cinta
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Dalam Dekapan Ukhuwah 8245199
Tak ayal, kita harus memulainya dari satu kata. Iman. Karena ada tertulis, yang mukmin lah yang bisa bersaudara dengan ukhuwah sejati. Iman itu pembenaran dalam hati, ikrar dengan lisan, dan amal dengan perbuatan. Kita faham bahwa yang di hati tersembunyi, lisan bisa berdusta, dan amal bisa dipura-pura. Maka Allah dan RasulNya telah meletakkan banyak ukuran iman dalam kualitas hubungan kita dengan sesama. Setidaknya, terjaganya mereka dari gangguan lisan dan tangan kita. Dan itulah batas terrendah dalam dekapan ukhuwah.

Dalam dekapan ukhuwah kita menghayati pesan Sang Nabi. “Jangan kalian saling membenci�, begitu beliau bersabda seperti dicatat Al Bukhari dalam Shahihnya, “Jangan kalian saling mendengki, dan jangan saling membelakangi karena permusuhan dalam hati.. Tetapi jadilah hamba-hamba Allah yang bersaudara..�

Dalam dekapan ukhuwah kita mendaki menuju puncak segala hubungan, yakni taqwa. Sebab, firmanNya tentang penciptaan insan yang berbangsa dan bersuku-suku untuk saling mengenal ditutup dengan penegasan bahwa kemuliaan terletak pada ketaqwaan. Dan ada tertulis, para kekasih di akhirat kelak akan menjadi seteru satu sama lain, kecuali mereka yang bertaqwa.

Dalam dekapan ukhuwah, kita mengambil cinta dari langit. Lalu menebarkannya di bumi. Sungguh di surga, menara-menara cahaya menjulang untuk hati yang saling mencinta. Mari membangunnya dari sini, dalam dekapan ukhuwah. Jadilah ia persaudaraan kita; sebening prasangka, sepeka nurani, sehangat semangat, senikmat berbagi, dan sekokoh janji.

Dalam dekapan ukhuwah, kita akan mengeja makna-makna itu, menjadikannya bekal untuk menjadi pribadi pencipta ukhuwah, pribadi perajut persaudaraan, pembawa kedamaian, dan beserta itu semua; pribadi penyampai kebenaran. Dalam dekapan ukhuwah, kita tinggalkan Narcissus yang dongeng menuju Muhammad yang mulia dan nyata. Namanya terpuji di langit dan bumi.]]>
472 Salim Akhukum Fillah 9791273669 Inche 5 4.38 2010 Dalam Dekapan Ukhuwah
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And the Mountains Echoed 16115612 404 Khaled Hosseini 159463176X Inche 4 4.06 2012 And the Mountains Echoed
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My Name Is Red 2517 My Name Is Red is a transporting tale set amid the splendor and religious intrigue of sixteenth-century Istanbul, from one of the most prominent contemporary Turkish writers.

The Sultan has commissioned a cadre of the most acclaimed artists in the land to create a great book celebrating the glories of his realm. Their task: to illuminate the work in the European style. But because figurative art can be deemed an affront to Islam, this commission is a dangerous proposition indeed. The ruling elite therefore mustn’t know the full scope or nature of the project, and panic erupts when one of the chosen miniaturists disappears. The only clue to the mystery–or crime? –lies in the half-finished illuminations themselves. Part fantasy and part philosophical puzzle, My Name is Red is a kaleidoscopic journey to the intersection of art, religion, love, sex and power.]]>
417 Orhan Pamuk Inche 4 3.87 1998 My Name Is Red
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A Thousand Splendid Suns 128029
With the passing of time comes Taliban rule over Afghanistan, the streets of Kabul loud with the sound of gunfire and bombs, life a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear, the women's endurance tested beyond their worst imaginings. Yet love can move people to act in unexpected ways, lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism. In the end it is love that triumphs over death and destruction.

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a portrait of a wounded country and a story of family and friendship, of an unforgiving time, an unlikely bond, and an indestructible love.]]>
372 Khaled Hosseini 1594489505 Inche 5 4.44 2007 A Thousand Splendid Suns
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average rating: 4.44
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The Kite Runner 77203 371 Khaled Hosseini 159463193X Inche 4 4.34 2003 The Kite Runner
author: Khaled Hosseini
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average rating: 4.34
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<![CDATA[Biar Tak Glamor Di Dunia, Asal Popular Di Langit Sana]]> 30183656
Senyum.]]>
314 Inche gabbana 9671277950 Inche 0 owned-books 4.48 2016 Biar Tak Glamor Di Dunia, Asal Popular Di Langit Sana
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average rating: 4.48
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<![CDATA[The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference]]> 2612 The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate. This widely acclaimed bestseller, in which Malcolm Gladwell explores and brilliantly illuminates the tipping point phenomenon, is already changing the way people throughout the world think about selling products and disseminating ideas.]]> 301 Malcolm Gladwell 0316346624 Inche 4 Mind-blowing! 4.01 2002 The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
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Ini Cerita (Pendek) Aku! 30131073 255 Rifdi Syukran 9671277969 Inche 0 owned-books 4.09 2016 Ini Cerita (Pendek) Aku!
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Err. Obviously kot?

Cerita-cerita pendek dengan pelbagai tema � kehidupan, agama, kekeluargaan, persahabatan dan sudah tentu chenta � ini ditulis bukan sekadar mahu menghiburkan, tetapi lebih daripada itu, menghidupkan.

Kerana itulah �#Chenta� dipilih sebagai tajuk buku ini. Kerana chentalah yang menghidupkan kita. Dan kita hidup kerana chenta-Nya.

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227 Inche gabbana 967127790X Inche 0 owned-books 4.19 2014 Ikhwah Pakai Jeans
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average rating: 4.19
book published: 2014
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