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,…
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1. Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War
By: Max Hastings
4.06
Format: 628 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed military historian, a new history of the outbreak of World War I: the dramatic s… read more
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- nonfiction
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"Haw! Haw! Inconceivable stupidity is just what you're going to get! (Brigadier-General Henry Wilson, on being challenged in 1910 about the likelihood of a European war)"-Max Hastings, Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War
"Bethmann-Hollweg era davvero irremovibile non tanto sulle sue richieste territoriali – cercò, a un certo punto, di dissuadere il Kaiser dall’insistere sull’annessione del Belgio – quanto sull’intenzi…"-Max Hastings, Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War
2. Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears
By: Pema Chödrön
3.86
Format: 445 pages, Hardcover
In this book Pema Chodron shows us how to break free of destructive patterns in our lives and exper… read more
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- nonfiction
3. How To Be a Heroine
By: Samantha Ellis
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
While debating literature's greatest heroines with her best friend, thirtysomething playwright Sama… read more
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- nonfiction
- books about books
4. Unruly Places: Lost Spaces, Secret Cities, and Other Inscrutable Geographies
By: Alastair Bonnett
4.23
Format: 343 pages, Hardcover
A tour of the world's hidden geographies--from disappearing islands to forbidden deserts--and a stu… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
5. Why Read Moby-Dick?
By: Nathaniel Philbrick
3.75
Format: 131 pages, Hardcover
Moby-Dick is perhaps the greatest of the Great American Novels, yet its length and esoteric subject… read more
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- classics
- history
- literature
- nonfiction
- books about books
- literary criticism
"As Starbuck discovers, simply being a good guy with a positive worldview is not enough to stop a force of nature like Ahab, who feeds on the fears and hatreds in us all."-Nathaniel Philbrick, Why Read Moby-Dick?
"This is where Melville is perhaps the most profound in his portrait of Ahab as the demagogue and dictator. In the end, even the fiercest of tyrants is done in, not by his own sad, used-up self, but b…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Why Read Moby-Dick?
"To be in the presence of a great leader is to know a blighted soul who has managed to make the darkness work for him. Ishmael says it best: "For all men tragically great are made so through a certain…"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Why Read Moby-Dick?
"To write timelessly about the here and now, a writer must approach the present indirectly. The story has to be about more than it at first seems. Shakespeare used the historical sources of his plays …"-Nathaniel Philbrick, Why Read Moby-Dick?
6. The World Between Two Covers: Reading the Globe
By: Ann Morgan
4.24
Format: 212 pages, Hardcover
A beguiling exploration of the joys of reading across boundaries, inspired by the author's year-lon… read more
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- nonfiction
- writing
- books about books
7. At Large and at Small: Familiar Essays
By: Anne Fadiman
4.41
Format: None pages,
In At Large and At Small, Anne Fadiman returns to one of her favorite genres, the familiar essay--a… read more
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8. Agostino
By: Alberto Moravia
3.82
Format: 4 pages, Paperback
Agostino, un adolescent de treize ans, passe de merveilleuses vacances sur une plage avec sa mere a… read more
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9. Pale Horse, Pale Rider
By: Katherine Anne Porter
3.96
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
First published in 1939, these three short novels secured the author's reputation as a master of sh… read more
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10. The Madman's Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History
By: Edward Brooke-Hitching
4.25
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
This fascinating and bizarre collection compiles the most unusual, obscure books from the far reach… read more
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- literature
- nonfiction
- writing
- reference
- books about books
11. But Have You Read the Book?: 52 Literary Gems That Inspired Our Favorite Films
By: Kristen Lopez
3.36
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
For film buffs and literature lovers alike, Turner Classic Movies presents an essential guide to 52… read more
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- history
- literature
- nonfiction
- reference
- books about books
12. Talking to Strangers: A Memoir of My Escape from a Cult
By: Marianne Boucher
3.26
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
For fans of Wild Wild Country, Scientology and the Aftermath and Uncover: Escaping NXIVM, a spellbi… read more
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- nonfiction
13. The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning
By: A.J. Jacobs
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically attempts to follow the origi… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
14. In Praise of Good Bookstores
By: Jeff Deutsch
3.42
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
From a devoted reader and lifelong bookseller, an eloquent and charming reflection on the singular … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- books about books
15. This Is Why You Dream: What Your Sleeping Brain Reveals About Your Waking Life
By: Rahul Jandial
3.82
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating dive into the purpose and potential of dreams Dreaming is one of the most deeply mis… read more
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- nonfiction
16. 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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- classics
- history
- literature
- short stories
- nonfiction
- criticism
- writing
- reference
- books about books
- literary criticism
17. For the Love of Books: Stories of Literary Lives, Banned Books, Author Feuds, Extraordinary Characters, and More
By: Graham Tarrant
3.56
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Which famous author died of caffeine poisoning? Why was Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland banned in … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- writing
- reference
- books about books
- literary criticism
18. The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
By: Evan Friss
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cu… read more
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- history
- writing
- books about books
19. The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982
By: Chris Nashawaty
4.24
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From legendary entertainment journalist and author of Caddyshack comes a rollicking history of 1980… read more
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- history
20. Obitchuary: The Big Hot Book of Death
By: Spencer Henry
3.74
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Based on the popular podcast, The Big Hot Book of Death is a smart, funny look at the American cul… read more
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- history
21. Drawn Testimony: My Four Decades as a Courtroom Sketch Artist
By: Jane Rosenberg
4.27
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A penetrating, compulsively readable memoir about the four-decade career of America's top courtroom… read more
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- history
