Afterthoughts on Material Civilization and Capitalism (English and French Edition)
By: Fernand Braudel
3.60
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
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1. The Opposing Shore
By: Julien Gracq
4.01
Format: 292 pages, Paperback
The great maritime state of Orsenna has long been lulled by settled peace and prosperity. It is thr… read more
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"[Original text in French] Giovanni n'avait pas menti. Sagra était une merveille baroque, une collision improbable et inquiétante de la nature et de l'art. [My translation to English] Giovanni hadn't …"-Julien Gracq, The Opposing Shore
2. World-Systems Analysis: An Introduction
By: Immanuel Wallerstein
3.91
Format: 110 pages, Paperback
In World-Systems Analysis , Immanuel Wallerstein provides a concise and accessible introduction to … read more
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"The capitalist world-economy needs the states, needs the interstate system, and needs the periodic appearance of hegemonic powers. But the priority of capitalists is never the maintenance, much less …"-Immanuel Wallerstein, World-Systems Analysis: An Introduction
3. Typhoon
By: Joseph Conrad
3.64
Format: 142 pages, Paperback
Captain MacWhirr cannot fathom anything outside the facts of his own life. His first mate, Mr. Juke… read more
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"Fu qualcosa di formidabile e di subitaneo, come l'improvviso rompersi di un vaso colmo d'ira."-Joseph Conrad, Typhoon
"The only secret of her life was her abject terror of the time when her husband would come home to stay for good."-Joseph Conrad, Typhoon
"He was a corpulent man, with a gift for sly chaffing, which to the end of his life he exercised in his intercourse with his son, a little pityingly, as if upon a half-witted person."-Joseph Conrad, Typhoon
"Tale è la potenza disgregatrice di un uragano: essa isola l’individuo dai suoi simili. Un terremoto, una frana, una valanga soverchiano l’uomo incidentalmente, per così dire senza passione. La furia …"-Joseph Conrad, Typhoon
4. Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
3.88
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
If humans are benevolent by nature, how do societies become corrupt? And how do governments founded… read more
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5. The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller
By: Carlo Ginzburg , John Tedeschi , Anne Tedeschi
3.57
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
The Cheese and the Worms is a study of the popular culture in the sixteenth century as seen through… read more
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6. The Prince
By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez
3.84
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more
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"Is it better to be loved or feared?"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
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7. The Unknown Masterpiece
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3.64
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
One of Honore de Balzac's most celebrated tales, "The Unknown Masterpiece" is the story of a painte… read more
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8. Sick Societies
By: Robert B. Edgerton
4.40
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Edgerton challenges the notion that primitive societies were happy and healthy before they were cor… read more
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9. Life and Fate
By: Vasily Grossman , Robert Chandler
4.09
Format: 156 pages,
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10. The Historian's Craft: Reflections on the Nature and Uses of History and the Techniques and Methods of Those Who Write It.
By: Marc Bloch , Joseph R. Strayer , None
4.10
Format: 9 pages, Paperback
In this classic work, distinguished French economic historian, Marc Bloch, discusses the techniques… read more
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11. The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre
By: Richard Howard , Tzvetan Todorov , Robert Scholes
3.61
Format: 8 pages, Paperback
In The Fantastic, Tzvetan Todorov seeks to examine both generic theory and a particular genre, movi… read more
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12. Jauno žmogaus memuarai: Keturiolikos laiškų romanas
By: Ričardas Gavelis
3.31
Format: None pages, Paperback
Dar iki garsiojo 1989 metais periodikoje spausdintas Ricardo Gavelio romanas ,,Jauno zmogaus memua… read more
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13. Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Search, Part 1 (The Search, #1)
By: Gene Luen Yang , Gurihiru , Dave Marshall , Michael Dante DiMartino , Bryan Konietzko
3.44
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
For years, fans of Avatar: The Last Airbenderand The Legend of Korrahave burned with one question--… read more
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14. Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
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3.77
Format: None pages, Paperback
What makes people love and die for nations, as well as hate and kill in their name? While many stud… read more
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15. The Gift: The Form and Reason for Exchange in Archaic Societies
By: Marcel Mauss
4.04
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16. Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart
By: Chrétien de Troyes , Burton Raffel , None
3.85
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
In this outstanding new translation of Lancelot, Burton Raffel brings to English language readers t… read more
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17. Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind
By: Andy Dunn
4.37
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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18. Koko n'aime pas le capitalisme et autres histoires
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4.51
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
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19. Afterthoughts on Material Civilization and Capitalism (English and French Edition)
By: Fernand Braudel
3.60
Format: 136 pages, Paperback
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20. Les traites négrières: Essai d'histoire globale
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4.03
Format: 736 pages, Pocket Book
Etude de l'histoire globale des traites négrières pendant plus d'un millénaire. Analyse de l'origin… read more
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