My Bookself

I love reading. Unlike picture or design books, a world filled only with text allows for greater imagination. Reading opens up endless possibilities and inspires me in many ways. Through the stories and knowledge found in books, I gain new perspectives and creative ideas. Each book is a journey that sparks my imagination and fuels my passion for design and creativity.

Novels

Alanika’s 小説 book montage

Sh*t My Dad Says
Shanghai Girls
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
Memoirs of a Geisha
Girl in Translation
Sophie’s World
変な家
株式会社タイムカプセル社 十年前からやってきた使者
変な絵
ふしぎ駄菓子屋 銭天堂
コンビニ人間 [Konbini ningen]
52ヘルツのクジラたち
medium 霊媒探偵城塚翡翠
賢者の書
運転者 未来を変える過去からの使者
幸せジャンクション ──キャンピングカーが運んだ小さな奇跡
変な家2 〜11の間取り図〜
傲慢と善良


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Inspirations

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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
NOT A BOOK: Summary: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey: An Approach To Solving Personal and Professional Problems
Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life
1%の努力
時間と空間を操る「量子力学的」習慣術
ザ・シークレット [The Secret]
The Power
The Magic (the Secret)
最新理論を人生に活かす「量子力学的」実践術


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Social Science

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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Why the West Rules—for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future
When A Billion Chinese Jump: How China Will Save Mankind -- Or Destroy It
Out of Mao's Shadow: The Struggle for the Soul of a New China
Poorly Made in China: An Insider's Account of the Tactics Behind China's Production Game
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
The Rational Animal: How Evolution Made Us Smarter Than We Think
Think Like a Freak
Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
Outliers: The Story of Success


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History

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Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62
Red Capitalism: The Fragile Financial Foundation of China's Extraordinary Rise
Tiger Head, Snake Tails: China Today, How It Got There and Why It Has to Change
The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention
Last Ape Standing: The Seven-Million-Year Story of How and Why We Survived
Masters of the Planet: The Search for Our Human Origins
Lone Survivors: How We Came to Be the Only Humans on Earth
The Bosnia List: A Memoir of War, Exile, and Return
A Pocket History of Human Evolution: How We Became Sapiens
Why Are We Here?: The Story of the Origin, Evolution, and Future of Life on Our Planet
遊廓と日本人


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Journalism

Alanika’s journalism book montage

Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China
Steve Jobs
China: Fragile Superpower
Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West


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