Beginning with My Streets: Essays and Recollections
By: Czesław Miłosz
4.15
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Polish Wilno―now Vilnius, in Lithuania―was the city of Czeslaw Milosz's youth and adolescence. In t…
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1. Desert Flower
By: Waris Dirie , Cathleen Miller
4.22
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Waris Dirie ran away from her oppressive life in the African desert when she was barely in her teen… read more
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"Women’s loyalty has to be earned with trust and affection, rather than barbaric rituals. The time has come to leave the old ways of suffering behind"-Waris Dirie, Desert Flower
"These tribal wars, like the practice of circumcision, are brought about by the ego, selfishness, and aggression of men. I hate to say that, but it’s true. Both acts stem from their obsession with the…"-Waris Dirie, Desert Flower
2. Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family
By: Thomas Mann , John E. Woods , T.J. Reed
3.69
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Buddenbrooks, first published in Germany in 1901, when Mann was only twenty-six, has become a class… read more
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3. The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
By: Sylvia Plath , Karen V. Kukil
3.31
Format: 267 pages, Paperback
First U.S. Publication A major literary event--the complete, uncensored journals of Sylvia Plath, p… read more
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4. Austerlitz
By: Anthea Bell , W.G. Sebald
4.67
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
In 1939, five-year-old Jacques Austerlitz is sent to England on a Kindertransport and placed with f… read more
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5. Growth of the Soil
By: Knut Hamsun
4.11
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A grand, sweeping saga of sacrifice and struggle, this epic tale recaptures the world of Norwegian … read more
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6. Silva Rerum IV
By: Kristina Sabaliauskaitė
2.50
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
,,Silva rerum IV" tesia Norvaisu gimines istorija ir uzbaigia didziaja Vilniaus saga. Tai pasakojim… read more
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7. The Jungle
By: Upton Sinclair , Earl Lee , None , Kathleen De Grave
3.95
Format: 161 pages, Paperback
Upton Sinclair's dramatic and deeply moving story exposed the brutal conditions in the Chicago stoc… read more
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8. Less Than One: Selected Essays
By: Joseph Brodsky
3.98
Format: 350 pages, Paperback
This collection of essays thrusts Brodsky--heretofore known more for his poetry and translations--i… read more
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9. Narcissus and Goldmund
By: Hermann Hesse , Ursule Molinaro
4.05
Format: 336 pages,
Narcissus and Goldmundtells the story of two medieval men whose characters are diametrically opposi… read more
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10. H is for Hawk
By: Helen Macdonald
3.65
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Obsession, madness, memory, myth, and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writ… read more
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11. The World of Yesterday
By: Stefan Zweig , Harry Zohn
3.72
Format: 640 pages, Paperback
Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) was a poet, novelist, and dramatist, but it was his biographies that expre… read more
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12. The Portrait of a Lady
By: Henry James , Patricia Crick
3.79
Format: 797 pages, Paperback
When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy Aunt Touche… read more
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13. Mr Palomar
By: Italo Calvino
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
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14. Der Trafikant
By: Robert Seethaler
4.34
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Osterreich 1937: Der 17-jahrige Franz Huchel verlasst sein Heimatdorf, um in Wien als Lehrling in e… read more
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15. Karo nuotaka: iš nemylimos dukros – į Švedijos karalienę
By: Ilona Skujaitė
4.07
Format: 286 pages, Hardcover
Jauniausios Žygimanto Augusto sesers Kotrynos Jogailaitės gyvenimo ir meilės istorija. Tikra istor… read more
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16. Moneta & labirintas
By: Mantas Adomėnas
3.95
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
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17. Žuvis vandenyje
By: Eugenijus Laurinaitis
3.41
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Knyga apie sklandų bendravimą Nuo pat gimimo iki paskutinio atodūsio esame tarp žmonių, visą lai… read more
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18. Mėlynas kraujas
By: Eimantas Gudas
4.36
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Radvilos. Priartėję prie karalių Chodkevičiai. Metę pirštinę Radviloms Sapiegos. Nuo raštininkų i… read more
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19. Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
By: Salman Rushdie
4.10
Format: 209 pages, Hardcover
From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply pers… read more
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20. The Years
By: Annie Ernaux
4.17
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
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"Sauver quelque chose du temps où l'on ne sera plus jamais."-Annie Ernaux, The Years
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"The profusion of things concealed the scarcity of ideas and the erosion of beliefs."-Annie Ernaux, The Years
"Je ne suis nulle part dans le temps. Il est l'ange qui fait revivre le passé, rend éternel."-Annie Ernaux, The Years
21. Grybo sapnas
By: Gabija Grušaitė
4.10
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
„Grybo sapnas“ – tai romanas apie žmones, pasiklydusius savo vidiniuose labirintuose. Visuomenės ak… read more
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22. The Twilight World
By: Werner Herzog
3.87
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
The great filmmaker Werner Herzog, in his first novel, tells the incredible story of Hiroo Onoda, a… read more
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23. Upe
By: Laura Vinogradova
4.27
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
Rute negaidot manto no tēva lauku māju pie upes. Tēvu Jūli viņa nekad nav pazinusi, taču pārlieku l… read more
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24. Fado: trumpa neįvykusi Lietuvos istorija
By: Norbertas Černiauskas
3.71
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
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25. Achtsam morden durch bewusste Ernährung (Achtsam Morden #5)
By: Karsten Dusse
3.60
Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition
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26. Poltava
By: Robertas Petrauskas
4.74
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
Istorinė knyga, nukelianti į pačią XVIII a. pradžią. Jos kulminacija – 1709 m. įvykęs Poltavos mūši… read more
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27. Beginning with My Streets: Essays and Recollections
By: Czesław Miłosz
4.15
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Polish Wilno―now Vilnius, in Lithuania―was the city of Czeslaw Milosz's youth and adolescence. In t… read more
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28. The Craft: How the Freemasons Made the Modern World
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3.78
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
Insiders call it the Craft. Discover the fascinating true story of one of the most influential and … read more
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29. Bâlciul deşertăciunilor, vol.1
By: William Makepeace Thackeray
3.86
Format: 443 pages, Hardcover
Terminând studiile pe care le-au urmat în Academia doamnei Pinkerton din Chiswick, Amelia Sedley, f… read more
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30. Leonidas Donskis: Man skauda. Vėlyvoji publicistika
By: Birutė Garbaravičienė
4.57
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
"Man skauda dėl kitų, vadinasi, esu." – Leonidas Donskis Knyga „Leonidas Donskis: Man skauda“ ra… read more
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31. Mažasis o: seksualumo kultūra sovietų Lietuvoje
By: Valdemaras Klumbys
4.03
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Turbūt pirmoji mokslinė knyga Lietuvoje, paženklinta S raide. Istorikai Valdemaras Klumbys ir To… read more
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