A Short History of Islamic Thought
By: Fitzroy Morrissey
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
For general readers, a compact and illuminating introduction to Islam, from its beginnings almost 1…
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1. Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past
By: Firas Alkhateeb
4.09
Format: 116 pages, Paperback
Islam has been one of the most powerful religious, social and political forces in history. Over the… read more
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2. The Undercover Economist
By: Tim Harford
3.87
Format: 260 pages,
An economist's version of The Way Things Work, this engaging volume is part field guide to economic… read more
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3. Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS
By: Joby Warrick
3.64
Format: None pages, ebook
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Joby Warrick reveals how the strain of militant Islam now raising i… read more
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4. Islam: A Short History
By: Karen Armstrong
4.00
Format: 371 pages, Paperback
No religion in the modern world is as feared and misunderstood as Islam. It haunts the popular imag… read more
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5. The Guide
By: R.K. Narayan , None , Michael Gorra
4.21
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
R.K. Narayan(1906-2001) is unusual among Indian authors writing in English in that he has stayed co… read more
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6. Ni d'Ève ni d'Adam
By: Amélie Nothomb
3.91
Format: 241 pages, Paperback
Amelie est une jeune professeur de langues qui vit a Tokyo. Quand elle succombe a l'attention d'un … read more
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7. Cosmos
By: Carl Sagan
4.39
Format: 384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The story of fifteen billion years of cosmic evolution transforming matter and life into consciousn… read more
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"We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
"Civilization is a product of the cerebral cortex."-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
"Observation: I can't see a thing. Conclusion: Dinosaurs."-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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8. Oppression and Liberty
By: Simone Weil
4.33
Format: None pages,
The remarkable French thinker Simone Weil is one of the leading intellectual and spiritual figures … read more
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9. The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
By: Peter Frankopan
3.77
Format: None pages,
From the rise and fall of empires in China, Persia, and Rome itself to the spread of Buddhism and a… read more
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10. 50 Psychology Classics: Who We Are, How We Think, What We Do: Insight and Inspiration from 50 Key Books
By: Tom Butler-Bowdon
5.00
Format: 30 pages, Paperback
With 50 Psychology Classics: Who We Are, How We Think, What We Do-Insight and Inspiration, Tom Butl… read more
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11. Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources
By: Martin Lings
3.72
Format: 294 pages, Paperback
Martin Lings' biography of Muhammad is an internationally acclaimed, comprehensive, and authoritati… read more
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12. Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union
By: Vladislav M. Zubok
4.26
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union—showing how Gorbachev’s misguided reforms led to … read more
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13. Septology
By: Jon Fosse
4.52
Format: 825 pages, Paperback
The celebrated Norwegian novelist’s magnum opus, shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, pu… read more
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"and what the picture is in reality is this spirit, that’s what a picture really is, neither matter nor soul but both parts at the same time and together they make up what I think of as spirit, and ma…"-Jon Fosse, Septology
14. Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir
By: Werner Herzog
4.25
Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition
Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of … read more
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15. Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
By: Yanis Varoufakis
4.01
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The #1 bestselling economist shows how capitalism has been replaced by a more exploitative system, … read more
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"Il profitto è vulnerabile alla competizione di mercato, mentre la rendita non lo è."-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
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"Oltre ad avvertirci che ogni nuova epoca forgiata da qualche tecnologia rivoluzionaria produce una generazione che “mai passerà un giorno immune da fatica e dolore, struggendosi anche di notte"-Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism
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16. Tremor
By: Teju Cole
3.69
Format: 229 pages, Hardcover
A powerful, intimate novel that masterfully explores what constitutes a meaningful life in a violen… read more
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"I had not noticed before how every stretch of this route contains personal memories, how the city is like one of those movies shot in a single take from the window of a moving car."-Teju Cole, Tremor
17. In Plain Sight: A fascinating investigation into UFOs and alien encounters from an award-winning journalist, fully updated and revised new edition for 2023
By: Ross Coulthart
4.33
Format: 471 pages, Kindle Edition
An award-winning journalist investigates a story largely ignored by mainstream media but right ther… read more
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18. If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity
By: Justin Gregg
3.88
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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19. Kingdoms of Faith: A New History of Islamic Spain
By: Brian Catlos
4.00
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
A magisterial, myth-dispelling history of Islamic Spain spanning the millennium between the foundin… read more
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20. Latitude: The astonishing journey to discover the shape of the earth
By: Nicholas Crane
3.59
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
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21. A Short History of Islamic Thought
By: Fitzroy Morrissey
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
For general readers, a compact and illuminating introduction to Islam, from its beginnings almost 1… read more
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