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[emlinden]

Mar 2024 Book Recommendation: An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

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This month's book recommendation post is now live over on emlinden.com! Today, we're taking a look at an Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir 🔥

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[emlinden]

Jan 2024 Book Recommendation: Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson

Hello, and welcome to our first ever book recommendations article! From here on out, one of these will be posted on the blog every month, ea

The first book recommendation post on my blog is up! Today, we're looking at Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson 🙌

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[nvidyayuniarti]

There must be some days in which you probably think that you've been too wrapped up in the siren song of your own life. Like your days were full, yet you remained unsatisfied. That happens to me sometimes (well often recently hha), and I just realize now that it's ok sometimes to say that I'm not ok. (Well, I usually don't and have too much hesitation for asking help, even for just being listened). Given a fact from my nearest circle, that many are trapped in the same problem as well. I gotta say that this isn't individual problem, this is more societal. I don't have solution, and someone just reminds me about this book. Once more, I read it, and turn out being alarmed with these most highlighted points - have u found someone to share your heart with? - are u giving to your community? - are you trying to be as human as u can be? - dying is only 1 thing to be scared, living unhappily is something else. - why did we, bother with all the distractions we did? - the way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others - we think we don't deserve love, we think if we let in we'll become too soft, a wise man said, love is the only rational act. - how useful it would be to put a daily limit on self-pity - once you learn how to die, you learn how to live - love each other or perish - don't cling to things, because everything is impermanent. But detachment doesn't mean you don't let the experience penetrate u. - fate succumbs many a species: one alone jeopardises itself - people don't know what they want in a partner. they don't know who they are themselves-so how can they know who they're looking for - make peace, you need to make peace with yourself and everyone around u. #mitchalbom #tuesdaywithmorrie #nvybooks #readingrecommendation #reading #books

[nvidyayuniarti]

So, it's been a quite struggle to finish this book amid my daily hustle and bustle lately, to be frank. Like my eyes immediately shutting down only before finishing a chapter. Not because the book itself I believe, as actually this book is quite interesting, it's kinda required reading for the amateur economist, I'm not even amateur, I'm an ignorant maybe hha, seeking a nuanced understanding of what makes some countries grow and some to stagnate. It's fascinating to follow Ruchir Sharma's thought about economic growth, how population does really matter in certain point, how businesses grow and fall in that and that political reform, crisis, and resentment, and how some forces in post-crisis age has turned the world upside down, replacing fast growth with slow growth and political calm with revolt. Though, in the first part, I was quite surprised reading his statement saying, "in general, however, if a country focuses on growth, development will follow"...which is for meee I barely say "yes, I agree", and then he said as well about how education won't give contribution for short or medium term of development goal, which I can't deny, yes it won't, but still I don't think education can be less important than occasional and probably unsustained economic growth. So ya, maybe it's just because I'm not an economist. Hhe. Well, at the end I can understand why some parts are surprisingly extreme for me, as this book mention that all being said is merely about capturing an idea to forecast economic trends not too far into the future, like it's only for 5 to 10 years forecasting, as this world is always impermanent, the election cycle, too, runs for around five years on average, and it can usher in reform-minded leaders with the potential to shake up stagnant economies. As a result, any forecast that looks beyond the next cycle or two, like recent talk of the coming Asian or African century, is less nonsense My most favourite part in this book is a chapter about geographic sweet spot with an intriguing story about Dubai and its economic boost #books #bookreview #theriseandfallofnations #ruchirsharma #reading #readinglist #readingrecommendation

[mjmallonauthor]

My 4 star review of Porter Girl by Lucy Brazier is on my blog. https://kyrosmagica.wordpress.com My recommendation: Treat yourself to copy of this amusing novel set in 'Old College' based on Lucy's experience as the first porter girl at one of the prestigious colleges of Cambridge, written by a fresh new writing talent - Lucy Brazier. #lucybrazier #portergirl #Cambridge #Cambridgeuniversity #reading #readingrecommendation #humour