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The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers. With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies. I read it and reread it, and wept and laughed and trembled with horror which at all times assails me yet. With its strange, imaginative blend of horror, science fiction, romance and lyrical prose, Robert W. Chambers The King in Yellow is a classic masterpiece of weird fiction. This series of vaguely connected…
“Do you want to meet the love of your life? Look in the mirror.” - Bryon Katie. Kata-kata Bryon Katie itu selalu terngiang di telinga saya sejak pertama kali membacanya. Entah, saya tidak ingat pasti di mana membacanya. Mungkin di sebuah artikel motivasi yang saya baca saat sedang jatuh-jatuhnya. Ya, saya menemukan kata-kata itu ketika saya selalu berpikir bahwa tidak ada yang peduli kep…
Hadiah bisa berupa banyak hal dan pengalaman yang menciptakan kegembiraan, senyuman, mampu membawamu keluar dari kebiasaan yang membosankan, atau mungkin sesuatu yang mengingatkan kamu pada masa kecil. Hal yang menarik dari usaha menghadiahi dirimu sendiri (self-reward) ialah agar kamu dan pikiranmu dapat merasakannya. Namun, kapan harus menghadiahi diri sendiri? Bagaimana mungkin kamu me…
Anxiety Sucks: Sebuah Buku Untuk Membantumu Menghadapi Gangguan Kecemasan merupakan salah satu buku pengembangan diri karya Isnanahhh. Perasaan kecemasan sering dialami oleh hampir semua manusia. Kecemasan pada dasarnya bukan merupakan gangguan. Kecemasan ini merupakan sinyal yang menyadarkan. Ia memperingatkan adanya bahaya yang mengancam, sehingga dalam banyak hal ia justru mampu meningkatkan…
When archaeologist Tess Dickenson arrives in Java, she is confronted with seemingly impossible memories, overpowering fears and intense feelings for two very different men, one the local head of the office financing her project, the other an irrepressible anthropologist.
At thirty-three, Andrea Tang is living the dream: She has a successful career as a lawyer, a posh condo, and a clutch of fun-loving friends who are always in the know about Singapore’s hottest clubs. All she has to do is make law partner, and her life will be perfect. And if she’s about to become the lone unmarried member of her generation in the Tang clan–a disappointment her meddling Ch…
He lived in the dark ages of the future. In a loveless world, he dared to fall in love. In an age that had lost all trace of science and civilization, he had the courage to seek and find knowledge. But these were not the crimes for which he would be hunted. He was marked for death because he had committed the unpardonable sin: standing out from the mindless human herd. Ayn Rand’s classic tale…