The Immeasurable World: Journeys in Desert Places
By: William Atkins
3.60
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In the classic literary tradition of Bruce Chatwin and Geoff Dyer, a rich and exquisitely written a…
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1. The Refugees
By: Viet Thanh Nguyen
3.87
Format: 209 pages, Hardcover
From a young Vietnamese refugee who suffers profound culture shock when he comes to live with two g… read more
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"Her routine was as predictable as the rotation of the earth."-Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Refugees
"But what does one say to a ghost, except to ask why he was here? I was afraid of the answer, so instead I said, 'What took you so long?"-Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Refugees
"I had seen Star Wars a dozen times on video tape, and if anyone was so deprived as to have not watched it even once, then the country in which he lived surely needed a revolution."-Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Refugees
"Aren't you afraid of ghosts?" I asked. Over the line, in the silence, the static hissed. "You aren't afraid of the things you believe in," he said. This, too, I wrote in his memoir, even though I had…"-Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Refugees
2. In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
By: Hampton Sides
4.27
Format: 454 pages, Hardcover
On July 8, 1879, Captain George Washington De Long and his team of thirty-two men set sail from San… read more
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"We live in weary suspense," DeLong wrote. "Wintering in the pack may be a thrilling thing to read about alongside a warm fire, but the actual thing is sufficient to make any man prematurely old."-Hampton Sides, In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
"When De Long arrived in California with Emma that May, he went straight down to the yard and feasted his eyes upon his new ship. He was smitten by the transformation that had taken place during his a…"-Hampton Sides, In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
3. A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
By: David Foster Wallace
4.15
Format: 353 pages, Paperback
In this exuberantly praised book — a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television… read more
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"What I know about auto racing could be inscribed with a dry Magic Marker on the lip of a Coke bottle."-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
"If Realism called it like it saw it, Metafiction simply called it as it saw itself seeing itself see it."-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
"Quentin Tarantino is interested in watching somebody's ear getting cut off; David Lynch is interested in the ear."-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
"American human beings are a slippery and protean bunch in real life, hard as hell to get any kind of universal handle on."-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments
4. Sixty Degrees North: Around the World in Search of Home
By: Malachy Tallack
3.63
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
The sixtieth parallel marks a borderland between the northern and southern worlds. Wrapping itself … read more
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5. Un roman russe
By: Emmanuel Carrère
3.67
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
La folie et l'horreur ont obsédé ma vie. Les livres que j'ai écrits ne parlent de rien d'autre. Apr… read more
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6. L'altra figlia
By: Annie Ernaux , Lorenzo Flabbi
3.95
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
In un’assolata domenica d’estate una bambina ascolta per caso una conversazione della madre, e la s… read more
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7. The Wild Places
By: Robert Macfarlane
3.73
Format: None pages,
"An eloquent (and compulsively readable) reminder that, though we're laying waste the world, nature… read more
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8. A Time of Gifts
By: Patrick Leigh Fermor , Jan Morris
4.00
Format: 212 pages, Paperback
In 1933, at the age of 18, Patrick Leigh Fermor set out on an extraordinary journey by foot - from … read more
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9. The Book of Sand and Shakespeare's Memory
By: Jorge Luis Borges , Norman Thomas di Giovanni
3.53
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
'One of the most remarkable artists of our age' - Mario Vargas Llosa. The Book of Sandwas the last … read more
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10. The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas
By: Paul Theroux
3.48
Format: None pages, Paperback
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12. L’ultima cosa bella sulla faccia della terra
By: Michael Bible
3.60
Format: 135 pages, ebook
Mentre tutti sono raccolti in preghiera, dall’ultima fila Iggy avanza verso il centro della chiesa.… read more
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"Quegli anni sono così malinconici e bizzarri. Per effetto del vento sembrava che le azalee levitassero a una spanna da terra. I cani dei vicini, Sale e Pepe, abbaiavano come due innamorati durante un…"-Michael Bible, L’ultima cosa bella sulla faccia della terra
13. Abel. Un western metafisico
By: Alessandro Baricco
3.47
Format: 160 pages, ebook
Dopo La sposa giovane, Alessandro Baricco torna al romanzo con una storia spirituale, sapienziale, … read more
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"Di tutta la vita che si è vissuta e si vivrà - a saper aspettare, e prima che tutto si dissolva - si incontra il racconto, in attimi speciali, sulla propria strada"-Alessandro Baricco, Abel. Un western metafisico
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14. What Happens at Night
By: Peter Cameron
3.47
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An unnamed American couple travels to a strange, snowy European city to adopt a baby. It’s a diffic… read more
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15. La piedra de la locura
By: Benjamín Labatut
3.48
Format: 71 pages, Paperback
Una fascinante reflexión sobre el caos y la locura a partir de teorías científicas, expresiones lit… read more
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16. The Maniac
By: Benjamín Labatut
4.34
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From one of contemporary literature’s most exciting new voices, a haunting story centered on the Hu… read more
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17. Liliana's Invincible Summer: A Sister's Search for Justice
By: Cristina Rivera Garza
4.35
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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18. Count Luna
By: Alexander Lernet-Holenia
3.51
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
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19. Cauterio
By: Lucía Lijtmaer
3.64
Format: 222 pages, Paperback
Una novela redonda sobre la huida del dolor como forma de supervivencia y la rebelión ante los role… read more
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20. Høyt: En reise i Himalaya
By: Erika Fatland
4.34
Format: 634 pages, Hardcover
Bestselgende forfatter Erika Fatland med ny, storslått reiseskildring: fra Himalaya. Erika Fatl… read more
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21. The Immeasurable World: Journeys in Desert Places
By: William Atkins
3.60
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In the classic literary tradition of Bruce Chatwin and Geoff Dyer, a rich and exquisitely written a… read more
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