The diary of a young girl

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1. ianaiSep 2023
   Be sure to read at least the end of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diary_of_a_Young_Girl (forget how much we covered in school, probably just excerpts).
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2. BrajeshwarDec 2022
   Here is another good thread from a few days ago https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33849267

   Here is the list of some of the good books I read this year https://brajeshwar.com/2022/books/

   Starting this year, instead of writing the list at the year-end, I have decided that I will just write as I read along. Besides the 5 odd I listed from a comment on this thread, here are others I have listed from other threads on Hackernews and Twitter. The URL is a pattern anyway, so it will be https://brajeshwar.com/2023/books/

   - How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur, https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-to-Be-Perfect/Mic...

   - [How to Stop Worrying and Start Living](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Stop_Worrying_and_Start...) is from the popular author [Dale Carnegie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Carnegie) of the [How to Win Friends and Influence People](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Win_Friends_and_Influen...) fame.

   - A young girl's diary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diary_of_a_Young_Girl)

   - Greenlights by [Matthew McConaughey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_McConaughey)

   - How Asia Works: Success and Failure In the World's Most Dynamic Region

   - How the World Really Works: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future by Vaclav Smil

   - How To Talk: Siblings Without Rivalry by [Adele Faber](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adele_Faber)

   - Impact Mapping: Making a big impact with software products and projects

   - Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price

   - Product-Led Growth: How to Build a Product That Sells Itself

   - Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety, Panic, and Worry

   - The Courage To Be Disliked: How to free yourself, change your life and achieve real happiness

   - [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_th...) by [Douglas Adams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Adams)

   - [Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming](https://www.amazon.com/Windfall-Booming-Business-Global-Warm...) by [McKenzie Funk](https://www.mckenziefunk.com)

   - The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read: (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did) by Philippa Perry

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3. gus_massaJul 2026
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diary_of_a_Young_Girl#Auth...

   It looks like "edited by the father". When I read "ghostwriter" I imagine that someone else wrote "most" of the test.

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4. JKCalhounAug 2024
   I read "The Diary of a Young Girl" but not as entertainment.

   To be sure we should be aware of the real horrors in the world — we should not be naive about these things as they will likely happen again and we might more quickly recognize them as they approach.

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5. BrajeshwarDec 2023
   Most of the books I read are influenced by similar threads on HN. This year has not been good overall and it impacted my reading. I need to finish writing the post https://brajeshwar.com/2023/books/

   “How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question” by Michael Schur is a fun book that opens with a good question, “Should I punch my friend in the face for no reason?”

   I have been meaning to and this year I finally read The Diary of a Young Girl.

   For 2024, here are some of the ones from my list (sorry for the formatting, copied Markdown from my notes);

   - [Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_War:_The_Fight_for_the_Wo...) by [Chris Miller](https://www.christophermiller.net)

   - [First Principles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Principles_(book)) by [Thomas E. Ricks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_E._Ricks_(journalist))

   - [Greenlights](https://greenlights.com) by [Matthew McConaughey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_McConaughey)

   - How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region by Joe Studwell

   - [Poor Economics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Economics): A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by [Abhijit V. Banerjee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abhijit_Banerjee), and [Esther Duflo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Duflo)

   - Raising An Emotionally Intelligent Child The Heart of Parenting by [John Gottman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gottman), and Joan DeClaire

   - [The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read](https://www.amazon.com/Book-Wish-Your-Parents-Read/dp/198487...): (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did) by [Philippa Perry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippa_Perry)

   - [The End Of The World Is Just The Beginning: Mapping The Collapse Of Globalization](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_End_of_the_World_is_just_t...) by [Peter Zeihan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Zeihan)

   - [The Tatas: How a Family Built a Business and a Nation](https://www.amazon.com/Tatas-Family-Built-Business-Nation/dp...) by [Girish Kuber](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/गिरीश_कुबेर), and English translation by Vikrant Pande.

   - [Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming](https://www.amazon.com/Windfall-Booming-Business-Global-Warm...) by [McKenzie Funk](https://www.mckenziefunk.com)

   - [Dieter Rams: The Complete Works](https://www.amazon.com/Dieter-Rams-Complete-Klaus-Klemp/dp/1...) by [Klaus Klemp](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Klemp)

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6. hnbadAug 2022
   You already know the answer, but it's well-established consensus among historians that the Anne Frank diary is authentic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diary_of_a_Young_Girl#Auth...

   The conspiracy theory that it is fabricated is mostly pushed by fringe "historical revisionists" engaging in Holocaust denial. There are some Christian fundamentalists in the US who also peddle this narrative because the original unedited diary contains segments describing Anne Frank (a girl) feeling physical and romantic attraction towards other girls -- despite the glaring issue with this narrative being that her estate initially removed these sections from the published versions because they were uncomfortable with them.

   You don't need to play these games here. Pretending you're "just asking questions" to hide your political alignment is not working as well as you think and not nearly as clever as it makes you feel.

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