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  1. De zwevende wereld: De verbonden levens van Franz von Siebold en Kusumoto Oine
    De zwevende wereld: De verbonden levens van Franz von Siebold en Kusumoto OineAnnejet van der Zijl
    4.3
  2. Babangida: Tussen zon en schaduw: Het aangrijpende verhaal van Tijani Babangida
    Babangida: Tussen zon en schaduw: Het aangrijpende verhaal van Tijani BabangidaRoberto Pennino, Tijani Babangida
    3.5
  3. Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
    Born A Crime: Stories from a South African ChildhoodTrevor Noah
    4.7
  4. Bres: Van hooligan tot knuffelbeer
    Bres: Van hooligan tot knuffelbeerJan Dijkgraaf
    3.9
  5. Elon Musk
    Elon MuskWalter Isaacson
    4
  6. 'Vertel dit toch aan niemand': Leven aan het hof
    'Vertel dit toch aan niemand': Leven aan het hofDorine Hermans, Daniela Hooghiemstra
    3.5
  7. The Time of My Life
    The Time of My LifePatrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi Swayze
    4.4
  8. It's Only a Game
    It's Only a GameDavid Fisher, Terry Bradshaw
    4.5
  9. Het verstoorde leven
    Het verstoorde levenEtty Hillesum
    4.5
  10. AUF DER SUCHE NACH DER FANTASTISCHEN SPRACHE: Dem Linguisten und SF-Autor Werner Zillig zum 75. Geburtstag
    AUF DER SUCHE NACH DER FANTASTISCHEN SPRACHE: Dem Linguisten und SF-Autor Werner Zillig zum 75. Geburtstag
  11. Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in Transition
    Super Late Bloomer: My Early Days in TransitionJulia Kaye
    4.1
  12. Saigon Warrior: From the Saigon Good Life to the Long Binh Jail: A Cynic's Tale
    Saigon Warrior: From the Saigon Good Life to the Long Binh Jail: A Cynic's TaleAl McDonald
  13. Born to Live on the Edge: Experiences from living on a farm to flying combat sorties in Vietnam to retirement
    Born to Live on the Edge: Experiences from living on a farm to flying combat sorties in Vietnam to retirementFredrick Pumroy
  14. The Waondering King 2: The Journey through Rumination
    The Waondering King 2: The Journey through RuminationR. K. Swan
    2
  15. Power: Music, Death, Life
    Power: Music, Death, LifePernilla Karlsson, Erik Grönwall
    5
  16. The Waondering King
    The Waondering KingR. K. Swan
    2
  17. The Waondering King 3: A Letter for my Dawgs
    The Waondering King 3: A Letter for my DawgsR. K. Swan
    1
  18. Bird Cloud: A Memoir
    Bird Cloud: A MemoirAnnie Proulx
    3.8
  19. Жизнь Пушкина, рассказанная им самим и его современниками
    Жизнь Пушкина, рассказанная им самим и его современникамиКоллектив авторов
  20. A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London, and New York
    A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London, and New YorkAnjelica Huston
    4.4
  21. Shalom Mamele: Königskinder sterben nicht. Sie gehen nach Hause
    Shalom Mamele: Königskinder sterben nicht. Sie gehen nach HauseChristine Wirth
  22. We Are Their Heaven: Why the Dead Never Leave Us
    We Are Their Heaven: Why the Dead Never Leave UsAllison DuBois
    4.7
  23. ’Membering
    ’MemberingAustin Clarke
    4
  24. La ciudad de la euforia
    La ciudad de la euforiaRodrigo Terrasa
    5
  25. A Different Kind of Power: Read by the author, Jacinda Ardern
    A Different Kind of Power: Read by the author, Jacinda ArdernJacinda Ardern
    4.6

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  1. Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew - Insights from colleagues and friends
    Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew - Insights from colleagues and friendsVarious authors
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    The Best I CouldSubhas Anandan
    4.7
  3. Homeless
    HomelessLiyana Dhamirah
    4.2
  4. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
    Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NikePhil Knight
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  5. Tall Order: The Goh Chok Tong Story Volume 1
    Tall Order: The Goh Chok Tong Story Volume 1Peh Shing Huei
    4.5
  6. Scarlet Harlot
    Scarlet HarlotGerrie Lim, Ashley Chan
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  7. Steve Jobs
    Steve JobsWalter Isaacson
    4.5
  8. This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
    This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior DoctorAdam Kay
    4.4
  9. Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly
    Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live FearlesslyEvy Poumpouras
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  10. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
    Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic FutureAshlee Vance
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  11. I'm Glad My Mom Died
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  12. The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor
    The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz SurvivorEddie Jaku
    4.8
  13. Permanent Record: A Memoir of a Reluctant Whistleblower
    Permanent Record: A Memoir of a Reluctant WhistleblowerEdward Snowden
    4.5
  14. Diary of a Hotel 81 Voyeur
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  15. Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family
    Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a FamilyMitch Albom
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  16. Crying in H Mart: The No. 1 New York Times bestselling memoir from indie rockstar Japanese Breakfast
    Crying in H Mart: The No. 1 New York Times bestselling memoir from indie rockstar Japanese BreakfastMichelle Zauner
    4.3
  17. Steve Jobs
    Steve JobsWalter Isaacson
    4.2
  18. Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas: Festive hospital diaries from the author of multi-million-copy hit This is Going to Hurt
    Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas: Festive hospital diaries from the author of multi-million-copy hit This is Going to HurtAdam Kay
    4.3
  19. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
    What I Talk About When I Talk About RunningHaruki Murakami
    4.3
  20. Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
    Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous ManMary L. Trump
    4.1
  21. Joe Biden: The Life, the Presidency, and What Matters Now
    Joe Biden: The Life, the Presidency, and What Matters NowEvan Osnos
    3.8
  22. Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
    Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous ManMary L. Trump
    4.1
  23. One More Chance: The story of Benny Se Teo from heroin addict to restaurant boss
    One More Chance: The story of Benny Se Teo from heroin addict to restaurant bossColin Cheong
    4.3
  24. Rage
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    4.3
  25. Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption and Vengeance in Today's China
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    FamesickLena Dunham
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    Up Close with Lee Kuan Yew - Insights from colleagues and friendsVarious authors
    4.5
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    4.6
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    Red NoticeBill Browder
    4.7
  5. Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly
    Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live FearlesslyEvy Poumpouras
    4.4
  6. An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist
    An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a ScientistRichard Dawkins
    4.2
  7. Just Ignore Him: A BBC Two Between the Covers book club pick
    Just Ignore Him: A BBC Two Between the Covers book club pickAlan Davies
    4.8
  8. With a Name Like Chief: Reflections on Recovery and Identity Through the Seven Sacred Teachings
    With a Name Like Chief: Reflections on Recovery and Identity Through the Seven Sacred TeachingsKevin Chief
  9. Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family
    Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal FamilyOmid Scobie, Carolyn Durand
    3.2
  10. Man's Search for Meaning
    Man's Search for MeaningViktor E. Frankl
    4.5
  11. القيصر: التاريخ السري لفلاديمير بوتين
    القيصر: التاريخ السري لفلاديمير بوتينطاهر المعتز بالله
    4.5
  12. My Time to Stand: A Memoir
    My Time to Stand: A MemoirMichele Matrisciani, Melissa Moore, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard
    3.8
  13. A Prison Diary Volume I: Hell
    A Prison Diary Volume I: HellJeffrey Archer
    4
  14. Steve Jobs
    Steve JobsWalter Isaacson
    4.5
  15. Living the Asian Century: An Undiplomatic Memoir
    Living the Asian Century: An Undiplomatic MemoirKIshore Mahbubani
    4.3
  16. Wij waren, ik ben.: Weg uit Ruinerwold
    Wij waren, ik ben.: Weg uit RuinerwoldIsrael van Dorsten
    4.6
  17. Veer Savarkar
    Veer SavarkarAbhijeet Mukesh
    3.9
  18. De zwevende wereld: De verbonden levens van Franz von Siebold en Kusumoto Oine
    De zwevende wereld: De verbonden levens van Franz von Siebold en Kusumoto OineAnnejet van der Zijl
    4.3
  19. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
    Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NikePhil Knight
    4.6
  20. The Hour of the Wolf
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  21. 1. L'amicizia geniale
    1. L'amicizia genialeCarolina Capria, Silvia Grasso
    4.7
  22. Binnen: Winnen. Verliezen. Opnieuw beginnen.
    Binnen: Winnen. Verliezen. Opnieuw beginnen.Boris Becker
    4.2
  23. On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite’s Most Iconic Climb
    On the Nose: A Lifelong Obsession with Yosemite’s Most Iconic ClimbHans Florine
    4.4

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  1. 101 Amazing FactsJack Goldstein
  2. TED BooksAlan Lightman
  3. Ancient Wisdom for Modern ReadersJohn Cassian
  4. 尤今励志小品选编尤今
  5. First LadiesSally Lee
  6. Picador CollectionHanya Yanagihara
  7. A Bestselling Comedian MemoirTiffany Haddish
  8. World ClassicsAristotle
  9. who?Hyungmo Ahn
  10. AramJeyamohan
  11. A Bestselling Celebrity MemoirPatrick Swayze
  12. An Entertaining Celebrity MemoirJackie Chan
  13. C. S. Lewis Signature ClassicC. S. Lewis
  14. Women Writers of the WorldNella Larsen
  15. Books That Changed the WorldChristopher Hitchens
  16. Smart SummariesWorth Books
  17. Everyday Chanakya - Chanakya An Inspiring PersonalityRadhakrishnan Pillai
  18. The Confessions SeriesMichael Alexander
  19. The Pan Real Lives SeriesStephanie Calman
  20. The Prison DiariesJeffrey Archer
  21. St. Martin's True Crime ClassicsClifford Linedecker
  22. Karen PirieVal McDermid
  23. Svenska Ljud ClassicaFrances Hodgson Burnett
  24. Timeless ClassicsGeorge Eliot
  25. Culture Smart!Victor King
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