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Communist revolutions transformed the status of women. In his attempt to modernise the Chinese economy, Mao Zedong recognised that women needed equality if he was to bring them into the workforce in sufficient numbers, while in Russia the
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“The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.”
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“Live to the point of tears.”
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“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”
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“Time has its revenges, but revenge seems so often sour. Wouldn’t we all do better not trying to understand, accepting the fact that no human being will ever understand another, not a wife with a husband, nor a parent a child? Perhaps that’s why men have invented God – a being capable of understanding. ”
― The Quiet American
― The Quiet American
“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
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Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
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Reading 1001
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Welcome to our group! We are a friendly group whose goal is to read through Boxall’s list of 1001 books. Many of us were together as a group over at S ...more
Jakarta Readers Book Club
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— last activity Sep 06, 2016 01:41AM
In love with books? Live in Indonesia (or Jakarta, in particular)? Join our book club! If you live outside Indonesia, feel free to join as well :) We ...more
Old Books, New Readers
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This is a group for people who want to read old books and classics and then discuss them as a group. The mods choose themes each voting period (usual ...more
#ClassicsCommunity 2021 Reading Challenge
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In 2021, I'm hosting a year-long readathon where I - and hopefully you! - will be reading as many classics as possible. The #ClassicsCommunity is an ...more
Goodreads Indonesia
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Goodreads Indonesia dibentuk tanggal 7 Juni 2007 oleh Femmy Syahrani dan ditujukan untuk para pembaca buku berbahasa Indonesia yang ingin mendiskusika ...more
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