Personal History


Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
America Is in the Heart: A Personal History
Uncanny Valley
Bad Feminist
I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History
Me Talk Pretty One Day
Bossypants
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels
Madness: A Bipolar Life
Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood
When We Were Arabs: A Jewish Family’s Forgotten History
Сміх у кінці тунелю. Нотатки українського анестезіолога
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellBrave New World by Aldous HuxleySiddhartha by Hermann HesseThe Stranger by Albert Camus
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136 books — 143 voters

Stored personal memories along with handed down collective memories of stories, legends, and history allows us to collate our interactions with a physical and social world and develop a personal code of survival. In essence, we all become self-styled sages, creating our own book of wisdom based upon our studied observations and practical knowledge gleaned from living and learning. What we quickly discover is that no textbook exist how to conduct our life, because the world has yet to produce a p ...more
Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

Telling our personal story constitutes an act of consciousness that defines the ethical lining of a person’s constitution. Recounting personal stories promotes personal growth, spurs the performance of selfless deeds, and in doing so enhances the ability of the equitable eye of humanity to scroll rearward and forward. Every person must become familiar with our communal history of struggle, loss, redemption, and meaningfully contemplate the meaning behind our personal existence in order to draft ...more
Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

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