Category: Books

  • Arabelle, the Pirates’ Daughter

    Arabelle, the Pirates’ Daughter

    Actually, I found this book quite randomly among my other books — it was from my father’s bookshelf – I guess. He must have bought it at least 30 years ago, so I chose it as my reading for this week. And it turned out to be a very interesting book — even though I’m…

  • Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life

    Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life

    I’ve written a few posts about manifestation based on a book I recently read on the topic. The title itself is very appealing: “Manifest: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life” by Roxie Nafousi. It provides a practical guide to understanding and practicing manifestation through Roxie’s 7-Step Guide to Manifesting: What’s important is that these…

  • A Long Walk to Water – Goal 6: Clean Water & Sanitation

    A Long Walk to Water – Goal 6: Clean Water & Sanitation

    Tuesday morning, during my usual reading routine, I was reading The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared — hilarious and surprisingly heartwarming. That book led my thought to A Man Called Ove, and then one book led to another: The Sweet Orange Tree and A Long Walk to Water. I paused for…

  • When Breath Becomes Air

    When Breath Becomes Air

    When I read this Ryan’s Funeral card I found on social media, it reminded me of my favourite book, When Breath Becomes Air. When people face their mortality and take their final breaths, they often share the deepest lessons about life. These lessons are the most valuable gifts they leave behind. Life Lessons from RYAN…

  • Man’s Search for Meaning

    Man’s Search for Meaning

    My Vietnamese friend read Man’s Search for Meaning during the isolation months of Covid, alone in Germany — far from home and new to the country — and later recommended it to me. The book reminds me not to lose hope during this period, and learned my own lessons: About the book: I thought the…

  • The Art of Making Memories

    The Art of Making Memories

    Meik Wiking I want to start this article by sharing an email exchange I had with The Happiness Museum. I visited them more than a year ago after discovering the museum through the Happiness Research Institute—specifically from Meik Wiking, the author of The Art of Making Memories. After the visit, I purchased some books from…

  • Surrounded by Narcissists – Thomas Erikson

    Surrounded by Narcissists – Thomas Erikson

    I completed the book on July 5th, 2025, and made a note in my One Line a Day journal. Interestingly, exactly one year ago on the same date, I had also mentioned this book in the journal. It took me a year to finish it, and it has truly stayed by my side throughout. During…