robin rated Being Mortal: 5 stars
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End is a 2014 non-fiction book by American surgeon Atul Gawande. The …
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robin rated Heart of Darkness: 4 stars
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad. It tells the story of Charles Marlow, a …
robin rated The Beautiful Struggle: 5 stars
The Beautiful Struggle by Ta-Nehisi Coates
An exceptional father-son story about the reality that tests us, the myths that sustain us, and the love that saves …
robin rated The Namesake: 5 stars
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Namesake (2003) is the debut novel by American author Jhumpa Lahiri. It was originally published in The New Yorker …
robin rated Between the World and Me: 5 stars
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns …
robin rated 1984: Nouvelle traduction: 5 stars
1984: Nouvelle traduction by George Orwell
Année 1984 en Océanie. 1984 ? C'est en tout cas ce qu'il semble à Winston, qui ne saurait toutefois en …
Linchpin by Seth Godin
The bestselling author of Tribes and The Dip returns with his most powerful book yet Who is Seth Godin?"It's easy …
robin rated The Stranger: 4 stars
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Thirty years after its original publication, The Stranger remains among the most influential books of our time. A terrifying picture …
robin rated The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini: 5 stars
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini by Khaled Hosseini
1970s Afghanistan: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-fighting tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help …
robin rated LIFE OF PI: 4 stars
LIFE OF PI by Yann Martel
After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, one solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific. The only …
robin rated The tipping point: 4 stars
robin rated Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking: 4 stars
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
Intuition is not some magical property that arises unbidden from the depths of our mind. It is a product of …
robin rated Freakonomics: 5 stars
Freakonomics
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What …