Black: The History of a Color
By: Michel Pastoureau
4.09
Format: 211 pages, Hardcover
Black - favorite color of priests and penitents, artists and ascetics, fashion designers and fascis…
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1. Colazione da Tiffany
By: Truman Capote , Bruno Tasso
3.72
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Holly Golightly, la protagonista di questo estroso romanzo breve, è una cover-girl di New York, att… read more
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2. The Toilers of the Sea
By: Victor Hugo , Graham Robb , James Hogarth
3.14
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A new translation by Scot James Hogarth for the first unabridged English edition of the novel, whic… read more
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- france
3. Venus in Furs
By: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch , Joachim Neugroschel , Larry Wolff
3.59
Format: 370 pages, Paperback
'Venus in Furs' describes the obsessions of Severin von Kusiemski, a European nobleman who desires … read more
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4. The Unknown Masterpiece
By: Arthur C. Danto , Honoré de Balzac , Richard Howard
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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- art
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5. The Mabinogion
By: Unknown , Jeffrey Gantz
3.75
Format: None pages, Paperback
On the bank of the river he saw a tall tree: from roots to crown one half was aflame and the other … read more
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6. Uncle Silas
By: J. Sheridan Le Fanu , Victor Sage
4.26
Format: 91 pages, Paperback
One of the most significant and intriguing Gothic novels of the Victorian period and is enjoyed tod… read more
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7. Chagrin d'école
By: Daniel Pennac
5.00
Format: 36 pages, Paperback
<> Dans la lignee de Comme un roman, Chagrin d'ecole est donc un livre qui concerne l'ecole. Non pa… read more
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8. The Royal Succession (The Accursed Kings, #4)
By: Maurice Druon
4.03
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Louis X is dead, poisoned, murdered, by the hand of Mahaut d''Artois. Her plan is simple - to clear… read more
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9. The Key
By: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
4.25
Format: 194 pages, Paperback
'This year I intend to begin writing freely about a topic which, in the past, I have hesitated to m… read more
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10. The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
By: Dan Jones
4.08
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A major new history of the knights Templar--holy warriors, bankers, priests, heretics--by the bests… read more
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11. Vernon Subutex, 2 (Vernon Subutex, #2)
By: Virginie Despentes
3.10
Format: None pages,
QUI EST VERNON SUBUTEX ? Une legende urbaine. Un ange dechu. Un disparu qui ne cesse de ressurgir. … read more
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12. Zen in the Art of Archery
By: R.F.C. Hull , None , Eugen Herrigel , Φοίβος Ι. Πιομπίνος
3.76
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
The path to achieving Zen (a balance between the body and the mind) is brilliantly explained by Pro… read more
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13. La Zone du Dehors
By: Alain Damasio
3.97
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
2084. Orwell est loin desormais. Le totalitarisme a pris les traits de la social-democratie. Le cit… read more
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14. Vernon Subutex 3 (Vernon Subutex, #3)
By: Virginie Despentes
3.75
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Vous l'attendez depuis deux ans, le voici ! Vernon Subutex 3, le retour de Vernon, suite et fin de … read more
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15. La Leçon du mal
By: Yusuke Kishi
3.59
Format: 534 pages, Paperback
De l'avis de tous, Seiji Hasumi est le professeur le plus charmant, le plus séduisant, le plus char… read more
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16. Watch Us Dance (In the Country of Others, #2)
By: Leïla Slimani
4.07
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The rebellions within an interracial family play out against the countercultural rebellions of the … read more
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17. Réinventer l'amour: Comment le patriarcat sabote les relations hétérosexuelles
By: Mona Chollet
4.05
Format: 276 pages, Paperback
Nombre de femmes et d'hommes qui cherchent l'épanouissement amoureux ensemble se retrouvent très dé… read more
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18. The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
By: Guy de Maupassant
3.89
Format: 159 pages, Paperback
Before succumbing to the insanity that ravaged his later life, Guy de Maupassant established a repu… read more
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- france
"A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption."-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
"Es evidente que la soledad resulta peligrosa para las mentes que piensan demasiado."-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
"I said, 'If other beings besides us exist on Earth, why didn't we meet them a long time ago?"-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
"Whence come those mysterious influences which change our happiness into discouragement, and our self-confidence into diffidence?"-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)
19. The Penguin Book of Dragons (Penguin Classics)
By: Scott G. Bruce
3.57
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Two thousand years of legend and lore about the menace and majesty of dragons, which have breathed … read more
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20. How to Slay a Dragon: A Fantasy Hero's Guide to the Real Middle Ages
By: Cait Stevenson
3.40
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Grab your magical sword and take the place of your favorite fantasy character with this fun and his… read more
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"Not being eaten is an unqualified good."-Cait Stevenson, How to Slay a Dragon: A Fantasy Hero's Guide to the Real Middle Ages
"For all the splendor of their monuments, the builders have vanished."-Cait Stevenson, How to Slay a Dragon: A Fantasy Hero's Guide to the Real Middle Ages
"And yet, even the people who built the greatest marvels in the world could vanish without a trace. Those who dared to create monuments meant to last forever had still crumbled to dust. And in their s…"-Cait Stevenson, How to Slay a Dragon: A Fantasy Hero's Guide to the Real Middle Ages
21. Black: The History of a Color
By: Michel Pastoureau
4.09
Format: 211 pages, Hardcover
Black - favorite color of priests and penitents, artists and ascetics, fashion designers and fascis… read more
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