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I hate books. It takes time and energy to read a book and finish it. Why do I join booklikes and write a blog about book? Why do you think people exercise in the gym knowing it takes time and energy to get a great body?

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October
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The Blue Fairy Book
Andrew Lang
Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy
Douglas A. Anderson, Frank R. Stockton, Johann Ludwig Tieck, Richard Garnett, H. Rider Haggard, Andrew Lang, William Hope Hodgson, E.A. Wyke-Smith, David Lindsay, Clemence Housman, George MacDonald, Arthur Machen, A. Merritt, L. Frank Baum, Kenneth Morris, William Morri
April 2015
20
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Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us - Seth Godin The Economics Book - DK Publishing
November 2014
15
finished reading:
Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us - Seth Godin
Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us Seth Godin
November 2014
10
started reading:
Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us - Seth Godin
Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us Seth Godin
November 2014
8
finished reading:
The Economics Book - DK Publishing
The Economics Book DK Publishing
October 2014
31
text: Reading progress update: I've read 260 out of 352 pages.
A man who has my respect once said, "Humans always try to understand who they are and the context of where they are. History ...
The Economics Book - DK Publishing
September 2014
03
reviewed: Unleashing the Ideavirus: Stop Marketing AT People! Turn Your Ideas into Epidemics by Helping Your Customers Do the Marketing thing for You.
The few ideas used for example is good for inspirations.
Unleashing the Ideavirus: Stop Marketing AT People! Turn Your Ideas into Epidemics by Helping Your Customers Do the Marketing thing for You. - Seth Godin, Malcolm Gladwell
finished reading:
Unleashing the Ideavirus: Stop Marketing AT People! Turn Your Ideas into Epidemics by Helping Your Customers Do the Marketing thing for You. - Seth Godin, Malcolm Gladwell
Unleashing the Ideavirus: Stop Marketing AT People! Turn Your Ideas into Epidemics by Helping Your Customers Do the Marketing thing for You. Seth Godin, Malcolm Gladwell
August 2014
26
finished reading:
Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures): True Stories from a War Zone - Heidi Postlewait, Kenneth Cain, Andrew Thomson
Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures): True Stories from a War Zone Heidi Postlewait, Kenneth Cain, Andrew Thomson
August 2014
15
finished reading:
Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson
Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson
July 2014
21
reviewed: The Wood Beyond the World
The slow pace got me bored at time, but a good story nonetheless
The Wood Beyond the World - William Morris
finished reading:
The Wood Beyond the World - William Morris
The Wood Beyond the World William Morris
May 2014
24
reviewed: The Princess Bride
Wonderfully and Sentimentally entertaining. It revived a part of me that has been left in the dark corner of the shelf and st...
The Princess Bride - William Goldman
finished reading:
The Princess Bride - William Goldman
The Princess Bride William Goldman
April 2014
18
finished reading:
Destined to Reign: The Secret to Effortless Success, Wholeness and Victorious Living - Joseph Prince
Destined to Reign: The Secret to Effortless Success, Wholeness and Victorious Living Joseph Prince
April 2014
16
finished reading:
The Other Wind - Ursula K. Le Guin
The Other Wind Ursula K. Le Guin
April 2014
8
finished reading:
Tales from Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guin
Tales from Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin
March 2014
30
reviewed: Growing a Business
Love it. Love it. Love it.
Growing a Business - Paul Hawken
finished reading:
Growing a Business - Paul Hawken
Growing a Business Paul Hawken
March 2014
20
finished reading:
The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle, Peter S. Beagle
The Last Unicorn Peter S. Beagle, Peter S. Beagle
March 2014
10
reviewed: Walden
In a world of fast paced activities, Thoreau is a friend that won't mind to sit with you in your solitude. There is a time to...
Walden - Henry David Thoreau
finished reading:
Walden - Henry David Thoreau
Walden Henry David Thoreau
March 2014
05
reviewed: The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)
Be number ONE on that ONE thing you really care about.Be GREAT at ONE thing that you're most passionate about.That's pretty m...
The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) - Seth Godin
finished reading:
The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) - Seth Godin
The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick) Seth Godin
February 2014
22
reviewed: Brave New World
The idea behind the book is interesting, but the story, the setting and the author's voice is stupid and depressing.Sorry, bu...
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
finished reading:
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Brave New World Aldous Huxley
February 2014
20
finished reading:
The Prince - Niccolò Machiavelli
The Prince Niccolò Machiavelli
February 2014
15
finished reading:
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Vladimir Nabokov, Dan Chaon, Robert Louis Stevenson
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Vladimir Nabokov, Dan Chaon, Robert Louis Stevenson
February 2014
13
finished reading:
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories - Susanna Clarke, Charles Vess
The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories Susanna Clarke, Charles Vess
February 2014
7
finished reading:
The Likeability Factor: How to Boost Your L-Factor and Achieve Your Life's Dreams - Tim Sanders
The Likeability Factor: How to Boost Your L-Factor and Achieve Your Life's Dreams Tim Sanders
January 2014
30
finished reading:
Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends - Tim Sanders, Gene Stone
Love Is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends Tim Sanders, Gene Stone
January 2014
26
finished reading:
Wide Awake: The Future Is Waiting Within You - Erwin Raphael McManus
Wide Awake: The Future Is Waiting Within You Erwin Raphael McManus
January 2014
22
finished reading:
World History for Dummies - Peter Haugen
World History for Dummies Peter Haugen
January 2014
2
finished reading:
Tehanu - Ursula K. Le Guin
Tehanu Ursula K. Le Guin
December 2013
30
finished reading:
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon - Daniel C. Dennett
Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon Daniel C. Dennett
December 2013
24
finished reading:
His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
His Dark Materials Philip Pullman
November 2013
22
finished reading:
Arrow's Flight - Mercedes Lackey
Arrow's Flight Mercedes Lackey
November 2013
2
finished reading:
Jesus for the Non-Religious - John Shelby Spong
Jesus for the Non-Religious John Shelby Spong
October 2013
30
finished reading:
Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop Speaks to Believers In Exile - John Shelby Spong
Why Christianity Must Change or Die: A Bishop Speaks to Believers In Exile John Shelby Spong
October 2013
23
reviewed: Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder
I never want to do what the scientists do, but I do want to know what if feels like to be a scientist.And this book do just t...
Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder - Richard Dawkins
finished reading:
Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder - Richard Dawkins
Unweaving the Rainbow: Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder Richard Dawkins
October 2013
17
reviewed: David and Goliath: The Triumph of the Underdog
The book Outliers was the book that cemented my love for non-fiction books.I never knew back then that non-fictions could be ...
David and Goliath: The Triumph of the Underdog - Malcolm Gladwell
finished reading:
David and Goliath: The Triumph of the Underdog - Malcolm Gladwell
David and Goliath: The Triumph of the Underdog Malcolm Gladwell
October 2013
13
reviewed: The Sins of Scripture: Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love
Richard Dawkins said in his The God Delusion that religious readers who open his book will be atheists when they put it down....
The Sins of Scripture: Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love - John Shelby Spong
finished reading:
The Sins of Scripture: Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love - John Shelby Spong
The Sins of Scripture: Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love John Shelby Spong
October 2013
11
finished reading:
Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller--Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century - Napoleon Hill
Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller--Now Revised and Updated for the 21st Century Napoleon Hill
October 2013
05
reviewed: 80/20 Principle
I've always disliked books about business in general, partly because most of those books only talks about things that everyon...
80/20 Principle - Richard Koch
finished reading:
80/20 Principle - Richard Koch
80/20 Principle Richard Koch
October 2013
03
reviewed: All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories in a Low-Trust World
As a marketer, Godin is a Purple Cow.As a book writer, he is a mess."By telling you a story about how my books fit together, ...
All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories in a Low-Trust World - Seth Godin
finished reading:
All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories in a Low-Trust World - Seth Godin
All Marketers Are Liars: The Power of Telling Authentic Stories in a Low-Trust World Seth Godin
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The Blue Fairy Book - Andrew Lang
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Andrew Lang
Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy - Douglas A. Anderson, Frank R. Stockton, Johann Ludwig Tieck, Richard Garnett, H. Rider Haggard, Andrew Lang, William Hope Hodgson, E.A. Wyke-Smith, David Lindsay, Clemence Housman, George MacDonald, Arthur Machen, A. Merritt, L. Frank Baum, Kenneth Morris, William Morri
Tales Before Tolkien: The Roots of Modern Fantasy
Douglas A. Anderson, Frank R. Stockton, Johann Ludwig Tieck, Richard Garnett, H. Rider Haggard, Andrew Lang, William Hope Hodgson, E.A. Wyke-Smith, David Lindsay, Clemence Housman, George MacDonald, Arthur Machen, A. Merritt, L. Frank Baum, Kenneth Morris, William Morri

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