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The Courage to be Disliked (Introduction)

Posted on January 1, 2022January 1, 2022 by Irene Cynthia

Judul: The Courage to Be Disliked.
Pengarang: Ichiro Kishimi, Fumitake Koga.
Jumlah halaman: 289.

Buku ini ceritanya saya dapatkan sebagai hadiah Tantangan Ngeblog di Mamah Gajah Ngeblog beberapa bulan yang lalu. Waduh, rasanya senang banget dapat buku fisik! Sudah dua kali sebelumnya menang tantangan ini, tetapi hadiahnya selalu dikirimkan ke rumah Mama di Indonesia.

Buku ini adalah karangan Ichiro Kishimi dan Fumitake Koga. Dari namanya saja sudah ketahuan ya kalau penulisnya orang Jepang, dan bukan orang Indonesia hehe. Tadinya Teh May yang jadi sponsor hadiah menawarkan buku dengan judul lain dari pengarang yang sama: The Courage to Be Happy. Tapi setelah membaca sekian banyak review, tampaknya buku The Courage to Be Disliked ini mendapatkan lebih banyak respons positif dibanding The Courage to be Happy.

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Biography, Christianity, Introductions, My Thoughts

For The Love of Children (Introduction)

Posted on August 12, 2021January 1, 2022 by Irene Cynthia

This is the first of Dwight L. Moody’s books I’ve ever read. I have several books written by him, lying for years in my Kindle library. When I finally decided to read again, I chose this book because the title and the book cover somehow told me this would be an easy read.

While I had never read any of his books before, but I’ve heard D. L. Moody’s great name and his work in evangelism back to the time I was a child. That’s why I’ve chosen his book to be one of the first books I picked up.

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