No bully can define who you are. With no arms, no legs and no defence, Nick Vujicic has been a bully's target and knows what it feels like to be picked on and pushed around: it makes your stomach hurt, gives you nightmares and feels like there is no hope in sight. Nick has experienced bullying of all kinds for being 'different'. But he's learned that he doesn't have to play the bully's ga…
A phenomenal #1 bestseller that has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for nearly three years, this memoir traces Maya Angelou's childhood in a small, rural community during the 1930s. Filled with images and recollections that point to the dignity and courage of black men and women, Angelou paints a sometimes disquieting, but always affecting picture of the people—and the times—…
Madiha Riaz rated it really liked it Recommends it for: All the friends Shelves: biographies I read some of the reviews of this book and found out how some people are criticizing about the 'writing', 'grammar' or 'repetitiveness. This book is an account of a child's memories of how she was abused, humiliated and rejected. This is a powerful book. The very beauty of biographies is that th…
This book tells the story of a young man who failed his PSLE examinations, but through sheer determination, perseverance and hard work is now a graduate teacher at a primary school in Singapore. Attending a full-time vocational course (Maintenance Fitting) in the day and part-time night classes, he scored his first success — a GCE N Level certificate in 1989. While in National Service, he …
Puji syukur ke hadirat Allah SWT. Minggu kemarin Ghina dengan mama papanya (mbak Yeti dan Mas Budi) dan juga Zahra si bontot, berkunjung ke rumah bunda. Dengan wajah ceria Ghina menyampaikan buku yang akhirnya terbit berjudul Ghina. Tentu saja sesuai dengan nama gadis kecil yang menulisnya. Buku berjudul Ghina betul-betul merupakan Kisah Nyata perjuangan seorang anak penderita Crouzon Syndrome…
The definitive story of Amazon.com, one of the most successful companies in the world, and of its driven, brilliant founder, Jeff Bezos. Amazon.com started off delivering books through the mail. But its visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn't content with being a bookseller. He wanted Amazon to become the everything store, offering limitless selection and seductive convenience at disruptively …