Autobiography
The Unknown: Kimi Raikkonen
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star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Reading length: medium(321 pages)
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Amazon pricing: $20
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Author: Kari Hotakainen
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One sentence: An icon in Formula 1 who though media shy, has a lot to give
In this superb and authorised portrait of Räikkönen, Kari Hotakainen gets to reveal the side of the man that few beyond his close family and friends have ever seen. Enigmatic and private, Ferrari’s former world champion driver rarely opens up to outsiders, but he granted Hotakainen exclusive access to his world and to his way of thinking. It ensures that this will be a book that will delight all fans of motorsport, who have long revered the Finn.
The Complete Story of Sadako sasaki
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star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Reading length: short(148 pages)
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Amazon pricing: $9
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Author: Sue Dicicco
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One sentence: Inspirational in its own way
Sadako Sasaki, a young girl of twelve, develops leukemia caused by exposure to the atom bomb dropped on her city of Hiroshima, Japan at the end of WWII. While in the hospital, Sadako learns to fold origami cranes and believes that folding the cranes might lead to the granting of a wish. A loving and compassionate child, Sadako's life inspires her classmates to create a memorial in her honor, to remember all the children impacted by war.
Memoirs of a Geisha
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star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Reading length: medium(434pages)
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Amazon pricing: $10
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Author: Arthur Golden
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Primary countries in the book: Japan
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One sentence: Must read for those interested in Japanese culture
"I don't know when we'll see each other again or what the world will be like when we do. We may both have seen many horrible things. But I will think of you every time I need to be reminded that there is beauty and goodness in the world.”
“Adversity is like a strong wind. I don't mean just that it holds us back from places we might otherwise go. It also tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn, so that afterward we see ourselves as we really are, and not merely as we might like to be.”
Tim-The official autobiography of Avicii
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star rating: ⭐⭐⭐
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Reading length: medium(320 pages)
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Amazon pricing: $15
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Author: Mans Moesson
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One sentence: A little glimpse into an idol who passed to soon
"One day you'll live this world behind, so live a life you will remember."
"I could be the one to make you feel that way, i could be the one that set you free."
"I've seen trouble more than any man should bear, but I've seen enough joy, I've had more than my share. And im still not done, im only half way there. There is a million miles from where I'm from, but there is still another million miles to come
