In Search of Romania
By: Dennis Deletant
3.91
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
Paints a portrait of Romania under Communist dictatorship, from political twists and turns to daily…
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1. Dacopatia şi alte rătăciri româneşti
By: Dan Alexe
3.88
Format: 356 pages, Paperback
„«În vremurile noastre de presupus acces la totalitatea informaţiei, orice mitologie este o rătăcir… read more
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- romania
- history
2. Doctor Zhivago
By: Boris Pasternak , John Bayley , Manya Harari , Max Hayward
4.01
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
This epic tale about the effects of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath on a bourgeois family … read more
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"Only the superfluous is sordid"-Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago
"Only the familiar transformed by genius is truly great."-Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago
"The last moments slipped by, one by one, irretrievable."-Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago
"And the strong are dominated by the weak and the ignoble."-Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago
3. 20 de ani in Siberia
By: Anița Nandriș-Cudla
4.53
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
...20 de ani in Siberia - o asez printre cele mai fantastice carti care s-au scris in tara noastra.… read more
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- romania
- history
4. The Balkans: A Short History
By: Mark Mazower
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Throughout history, the Balkans have been a crossroads, a zone of endless military, cultural, and e… read more
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- politics
- history
5. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
By: Daron Acemoğlu , James A. Robinson
4.08
Format: 529 pages, Hardcover
Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the expert… read more
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- politics
- history
"Central planning was just not good at replacing what the great eighteenth-century economist Adam Smith called the “invisible hand"-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
"As mudanças graduais também impediram aventuras em territórios inexplorados. O derrube violento do sistema significa que é necessário construir algo inteiramente novo, em vez daquilo que foi eliminad…"-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
"Sem o petróleo, os países do Médio Oriente são também todos pobres. (…) Foi a expansão e consolidação do Império Otomano, e é devido ao legado institucional desse império que o Médio Oriente continua…"-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
"A América do Norte tornou-se mais próspera precisamente porque adotou com entusiasmo as tecnologias e os progressos da Revolução Industrial. (…) A desigualdade no mundo atual é, em grande medida, uma…"-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
6. Zorba the Greek
By: None , None , Nikos Kazantzakis
4.04
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
The classic novel, international sensation, and inspiration for the film starring Anthony Quinn exp… read more
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"فالروح نفسها تبدو وكأنها بحر وغيمة وعطر"-None, Zorba the Greek
"كم هو حزين ان تسير بمفردك على ساحل البحر"-None, Zorba the Greek
"إنّني أعتقد - ليسامحني الله - أنّني سعيد."-None, Zorba the Greek
"You can knock on a deaf man's door forever."-None, Zorba the Greek
7. The World of Yesterday
By: Stefan Zweig , Harry Zohn
3.72
Format: 640 pages, Paperback
Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) was a poet, novelist, and dramatist, but it was his biographies that expre… read more
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8. Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History
By: Robert D. Kaplan
4.33
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
From the assassination that triggered World War I to the ethnic warfare in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croa… read more
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9. Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death
By: Irvin D. Yalom
3.69
Format: 121 pages, Hardcover
Written in Irv Yalom's inimitable story-telling style, Staring at the Sunis a profoundly encouragin… read more
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10. The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
By: Ben Macintyre
4.51
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the hea… read more
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- politics
- history
11. Zuleiha deschide ochii
By: Guzel Yakhina
4.39
Format: 424 pages, Paperback
Marea revelație a literaturii ruse din 2015, romanul Zuleiha deschide ochii, salutat cu entuziasm l… read more
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"„Inima e sălașul sentimentelor, nu al rațiuni"-Guzel Yakhina, Zuleiha deschide ochii
"Inima e sălașul sentimentelor, nu al rațiunii."-Guzel Yakhina, Zuleiha deschide ochii
"Мысли – не речка, плотиной не перегородишь; пусть текут."-Guzel Yakhina, Zuleiha deschide ochii
"Метлой по спине – это не больно. Почти как веником. Зулейха лежит смирно, как и велел муж, только вздрагивает и царапает ногтями лэукэ при каждом ударе, – поэтому бьет он недолго. Быстро остывает. Вс…"-Guzel Yakhina, Zuleiha deschide ochii
12. Time Shelter
By: Georgi Gospodinov
3.75
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov has enthralled readers around the world with his l… read more
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"Има ли миналото срок на годност?"-Georgi Gospodinov, Time Shelter
"Time feeds on us. We are food for time."-Georgi Gospodinov, Time Shelter
"Ако не сме в нечия памет, има ли ни изобщо?"-Georgi Gospodinov, Time Shelter
"There is no time machine except the human being."-Georgi Gospodinov, Time Shelter
13. Simon
By: Narine Abgaryan
4.50
Format: 313 pages, Paperback
Un secol de istorie armeană, văzut prin prisma femeilor dintr-un orășel de munte, se desfășoară în … read more
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"Širdis gyva tol, kol nepraanda gebėjimo verkti."-Narine Abgaryan, Simon
"Sėkmei reikia tik dviejų dalykų: atkaklumo ir meilės darbui, kurį dirbi."-Narine Abgaryan, Simon
"{...} tuturor, absolut tuturor ne e dat să plătim un preț pe măsura faptelor noastre."-Narine Abgaryan, Simon
"Եվ մի տեսակ շատ ինքնահավան է, ասես ջրափոսի միջի բենզինի հետք լինի՝ գեղեցիկ և անիմաստ։"-Narine Abgaryan, Simon
14. Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land
By: Jacob Mikanowski
4.09
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Eastern Europe is disappearing. Not off the map of course, but as an idea. Today it calls to min… read more
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- romania
- politics
- history
15. Le Mage du Kremlin
By: Giuliano da Empoli
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
On l’appelait le « mage du Kremlin ». L’énigmatique Vadim Baranov fut metteur en scène puis product… read more
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- politics
16. A Dictator Calls
By: Ismail Kadare
3.14
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Using a sophisticated and literary version of the ever-popular game of telephone to examine the rel… read more
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"And a cursory glance at Karl Marx shows that a man who had dedicated his life to the violent overthrow of the world order never devoted half a page in any of his dozens of books to the trauma and rem…"-Ismail Kadare, A Dictator Calls
17. Fenomenul Pitești
By: Virgil Ierunca
4.33
Format: None pages, None
Ceea ce s-a petrecut la inchisoarea din Pitesti intre 1949 si 1952 merita un loc aparte in inspaima… read more
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18. Atenție cu intenție
By: Dragoș Pătraru
4.76
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
O carte despre prezent care te provoacă să te gândești la viitor Democrație și dezbinare, ecolog… read more
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19. Retragerea. Povestea unui dezastru, octombrie-decembrie 1916
By: Stefan Zeletin
4.26
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
„Memoriile lui Ştefan Zeletin sunt un rechizitoriu dur la adresa pregătirii precare a armatei în to… read more
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- history
20. Children of the Night: The Strange and Epic Story of Modern Romania
By: Paul Kenyon
4.43
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
The only country in Eastern Europe to speak a Latin language, Romania has always felt itself differ… read more
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21. Cerul ca oțelul
By: Cosmin Leucuța
4.14
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
Roman nominalizat la Premiul Naţional de Proză „Ziarul de Iaşi” 2023 și la Premiul FILIT 2023. O… read more
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"Lipsa lor mă face să mă gândesc la prezența mea. Cum mi-am dat seama că sunt? Am simțit că mă aflu în spatele unor ochi. Că mă găsesc sub vârfurile unor degete. Deasupra unor tălpi. În jurul unei ini…"-Cosmin Leucuța, Cerul ca oțelul
22. Revoluția Greacă de la 1821 pe teritoriul Moldovei și Țării Românești
By: Tudor Dinu
4.38
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
În manualele noastre de istorie, Eteria și Revoluția Greacă începută în Principate apar doar ca o s… read more
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- history
23. Privește ultima dată lumea asta plină de minciuni (Numele altora, #3)
By: Cosmin Leucuța
4.49
Format: 168 pages, Paperback
Spațiul în care se mișcă personajele lui Cosmin Leucuța e populat în permanență de evenimente și si… read more
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24. Multă forță și un dram de gingășie
By: Andrei Dósa
3.82
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
„Unică în acest roman este vocea naratorului său, un amestec de Holden Caulfield și Karl Ove, maghi… read more
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25. Active Measures: The Secret History of Disinformation and Political Warfare
By: Thomas Rid
4.15
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
This revelatory and dramatic history of disinformation traces the rise of secret organized deceptio… read more
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- history
26. Nadia și Securitatea
By: Stejarel Olaru
4.09
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
În 1976, la Jocurile Olimpice de la Montreal, Nadia a devenit simbolul perfecțiunii în gimnastică. … read more
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27. Garoafe la bordel
By: Radu Paraschivescu
3.85
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
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28. Fontana di Trevi
By: Gabriela Adameșteanu
3.89
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
„Fontana di Trevi reconfirmă că Gabriela Adameşteanu este unul dintre marii scriitori ai României d… read more
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29. In Search of Romania
By: Dennis Deletant
3.91
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
Paints a portrait of Romania under Communist dictatorship, from political twists and turns to daily… read more
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30. Matei Brunul
By: Lucian Dan Teodorovici
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. The year is 1959, one of the darkest per… read more
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31. Istoria mămăligii. Povestea globală a unui preparat național
By: Alex Drace-Francis
4.13
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
Traducere de Anca Bărbulescu Alex Drace-Francis ne oferă o analiză a cultivării, consumului și c… read more
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- history
