Around the World in 80 Books
By: David Damrosch
3.63
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A transporting and illuminating voyage around the globe, through classic and modern literary works …
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1. East, West
By: Salman Rushdie
3.56
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
In these nine stories, Salman Rushdie looks at what happens when East meets West, at the forces tha… read more
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"Did you know, ji,’ Zulu offered, ‘that the map of Tolkien’s Middle earth fits quite well over central England and Wales? Maybe all fairylands are right here, in our midst."-Salman Rushdie, East, West
"At sixteen, you still think you can escape from your father. You aren't listening to his voice speaking through your mouth, you don't see how your gestures already mirror his; you don't see him in th…"-Salman Rushdie, East, West
"Ci offendiamo facilmente, mortalmente. Siamo arrivati a pensare che offendersi sia uno dei diritti fondamentali. Pochissime cose apprezziamo più della nostra indignazione, che ci dà, a parer nostro, …"-Salman Rushdie, East, West
"We, the public, are easily, lethally offended. We have come to think of taking offence as a fundamental right. We value very little more highly than our rage, which gives us, in our opinion, the mora…"-Salman Rushdie, East, West
2. Song of the Sparrow
By: Lisa Ann Sandell
3.99
Format: 11 pages, Hardcover
The year is 490 AD. Fiery 16-year-old Elaine of Ascolat, the daughter of one of King Arthur's suppo… read more
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3. The Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America
By: Frances FitzGerald
3.78
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"A page turner...We have long needed a fair-minded overview of this vitally important religious sen… read more
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4. The Mandala of Sherlock Holmes: The Adventures of the Great Detective in India and Tibet
By: Jamyang Norbu
3.95
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
In 1891, the British public was horrified to learn that Sherlock Holmes had perished in a deadly st… read more
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5. Celestial Bodies
By: Jokha Alharthi
3.41
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
In the village of al-Awafi in Oman, we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries after a heartbre… read more
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"Laughter looks so disgusting sometimes."-Jokha Alharthi, Celestial Bodies
"Como nos sentimos livres, quando já não nos limitamos a ser uma extensão ou uma personificação da fantasia de outra pessoa, mesmo que essa pessoa seja o nosso pai."-Jokha Alharthi, Celestial Bodies
"I could not believe how much pain was crackling through the air, generated simply by Mayya's being there. Haloes of light embraced that presence. If I were to just put my hand out, I felt, I could to…"-Jokha Alharthi, Celestial Bodies
"Não tinhas a mínima noção do que é o amor, Mayya? Não sentiste nada do que eu passei enquanto andava à volta da tua casa como um peregrino em volta da Caaba, uma, duas, sete vezes? Como pôde a casa t…"-Jokha Alharthi, Celestial Bodies
6. The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary
By: Sarah Ogilvie
3.88
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A history and celebration of the many far-flung volunteers who helped define the English language, … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- writing
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"Murray took Dictionary work with him to the hospital when Ada was giving birth. If you look at page 2, column 1 of the first volume of the printed Dictionary, twenty-third line from the bottom, you w…"-Sarah Ogilvie, The Dictionary People: The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary
7. The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories: From Hans Christian Andersen to Angela Carter
By: Jessica Harrison
3.42
Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition
The perfect gift this Christmas season: a generous selection of some of the greatest festive storie… read more
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- classics
8. The Royal Art of Poison: Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul
By: Eleanor Herman
3.98
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The story of poison is the story of power. For centuries, royal families have feared the gut-roilin… read more
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9. Cascade Failure (Ambit's Run, #1)
By: L.M. Sagas
3.92
Format: 407 pages, Paperback
L. M. Sagas' debut, Cascade Failure, is a highly commercial, sci-fi adventure blending J. S. Dewes'… read more
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10. Wandering through Life: A Memoir
By: Donna Leon
3.91
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Theinternationally bestselling author of the Guido Brunetti mysteries tells herown adventurous life… read more
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11. Portable Magic: A History of Books and Their Readers
By: Emma Smith
3.80
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Most of what we say about books is really about the words inside the rosy nostalgic glow for child… read more
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12. Canción
By: Eduardo Halfon
3.69
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Una fría mañana de enero de 1967, en plena guerra civil de Guatemala, un comerciante judío y libané… read more
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13. The Christmas Egg (Inspector Brett Nightingale, #3)
By: Mary Kelly
3.05
Format: 219 pages, Paperback
In a gloomy flat off Islington High Street, Chief Inspector Brett Nightingale and Sergeant Beddoes … read more
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- classics
14. Invisible Doctrine: The Secret History of Neoliberalism
By: George Monbiot
4.44
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A sharp, fiercely argued takedown of neoliberalism that not only defines this slippery concept but … read more
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- history
15. Mina's Matchbox
By: Yōko Ogawa
3.85
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning, psychologically astute author of The Memory Police, here is a hypnotic, int… read more
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"Quant à l'endroit où se trouvait mon père, le jour de ses funérailles, ma mère me l'avait indiqué. C'est un peu loin, mais un jour ou l'autre nous irons le rejoindre, il n'y a pas à craindre de s'éga…"-Yōko Ogawa, Mina's Matchbox
16. Around the World in 80 Plants
By: Jonathan Drori
4.43
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
Often beautiful, sometimes deadly, but constantly ingenious, plants are the sources of life and del… read more
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17. Around the World in 80 Books
By: David Damrosch
3.63
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A transporting and illuminating voyage around the globe, through classic and modern literary works … read more
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- literary criticism
18. Great Short Books: A Year of Reading―Briefly
By: Kenneth C. Davis
3.84
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
This entertaining guide to some of the best short novels of all time, from a bestselling historian,… read more
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19. The Book Collectors: A Band of Syrian Rebels and the Stories That Carried Them Through a War
By: Delphine Minoui
4.12
Format: 197 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning journalist Delphine Minoui recounts the true story of a band of young rebels in a bes… read more
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20. Oh, What a Lovely Century: One man's marvellous adventures in love, war and high society
By: Roderic Fenwick Owen
3.80
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
'I would be most unhappy to think that any part of this memoir should be cut on grounds of 'decency… read more
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21. Republic of Detours: How the New Deal Paid Broke Writers to Rediscover America
By: Scott Borchert
3.73
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice | Winner of the New Deal Book Award An immersive acco… read more
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