Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan
By: Toru Dutt
3.75
Format: 148 pages, Paperback
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Want to Read $ 1.99"And far and near kokilas hail the day"-Toru Dutt, Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan
"And far and near kokilas hail the day"-Toru Dutt, Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan
"And far and near kokilas hail the day"-Toru Dutt, Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan
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1. The Art of War
By: Sun Tzu , Thomas Cleary
3.95
Format: 170 pages, Paperback
Twenty-Five Hundred years ago, Sun Tzu wrote this classic book of military strategy based on Chines… read more
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"Never venture, never win!"-Sun Tzu, The Art of War
"Danger has a bracing effect."-Sun Tzu, The Art of War
"The wise warrior avoids the battle."-Sun Tzu, The Art of War
"If his forces are united, separate them."-Sun Tzu, The Art of War
2. Beyond Good and Evil
By: Friedrich Nietzsche , Michael Tanner , R.J. Hollingdale
4.02
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil is translated from the German by R.J. Hollingdale with a… read more
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- religion
"The noble soul reveres itself"-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
"...all that is rare is for the rare."-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
"One is punished most for one’s virtues."-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
"In music the passions enjoy themselves."-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
3. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
By: Benjamin Franklin , None
3.86
Format: 143 pages, Paperback
Written initially to guide his son, Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is a lively, spellbinding acc… read more
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- classics
"Never confuse Motion with Action."-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
"it is hard for an empty sack to stand upright"-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
"When the well is dry we know the value of water"-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
"...there will be sleeping enough in the grave...."-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
4. Mahabharata
By: C. Rajagopalachari , Vyasa
4.31
Format: 483 pages, Paperback
Originally published in the year 1951, the huge popularity of the book has resulted in the book bei… read more
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- poetry
- classics
- religion
- mythology
"Pleasure from the senses seems like nectar at first, but it is bitter as poison in the end."-C. Rajagopalachari, Mahabharata
"What is the greatest wonder in the world? That, every single day, people die, Yet the living think they are immortal."-C. Rajagopalachari, Mahabharata
"Like numerous river-currents that rush towards the one ocean, those heroes of the world of men enter your flaming mouths; like moths that fly ever faster to destroy themselves in a blazing flame, the…"-C. Rajagopalachari, Mahabharata
"An action carried out through human effort may be well planned, well performed and properly accomplished, and yet be thwarted by fate. But likewise a fated action, something not carried out by humans…"-C. Rajagopalachari, Mahabharata
5. In Praise of Shadows
By: Edward G. Seidensticker , Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Thomas J. Harper , Charles Moore , None
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and e… read more
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6. Men Without Women
By: Haruki Murakami , None
3.75
Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition
A dazzling new collection of short stories—the first major new work of fiction from the beloved, in… read more
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"Tobacco’s a killer,"-Haruki Murakami, Men Without Women
"I need to learn not just to forget but to forgive."-Haruki Murakami, Men Without Women
"Crying for someone else is nothing to apologize about,"-Haruki Murakami, Men Without Women
"That's what we all do : endlessly take the long way around."-Haruki Murakami, Men Without Women
7. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
By: Steele Savage , Edith Hamilton
4.20
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
The world-renowned classic that has enthralled and delighted millions of readers with its timeless … read more
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- religion
- mythology
8. A Moveable Feast
By: Ernest Hemingway
5.00
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Begun in the autumn of 1957 and published posthumously in 1964, Ernest Hemingway's A Moveable Feast… read more
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9. Foundation and Empire (Foundation #2)
By: Isaac Asimov
3.82
Format: 340 pages, Hardcover
Led by its founding father, the great psychohistorian Hari Seldon, and taking advantage of its supe… read more
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10. The Pit and the Pendulum
By: Edgar Allan Poe
4.15
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Get set for true terror in one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous short stories. We enter the mind… read more
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- poetry
- classics
"How at least shall we distinguish its shadows from those of the tomb?"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum
"In the deepest slumber-no! In delirium-no! In a swoon-no! In death-no! even in the grave all is not lost."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum
"In death - no! even in the grave all is not lost. Else there is no immortality for man. Arousing from the most profound slumbers, we break the gossamer web of some dream. Yet in a second afterward, (…"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum
"He who has never swooned, is not he who finds strange palaces and wildly familiar faces in coals that glow; is not he who beholds floating in mid-air the sad visions that the many may not view; is no…"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum
11. The Invisible Man
By: H.G. Wells , Дмитро Паламарчук
3.64
Format: 192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
This masterpiece of science fiction is the fascinating story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a … read more
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"But giving drugs to a cat is no joke, Kemp!"-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man
"I never blame anyone," said Kemp. "It's quite out of fashion."-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man
"Very well," said the Voice, in a tone of relief. "Then I'm going to throw flints at you till you think differently."-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man
"And there it was, on a shabby bed in a tawdry, ill-lighted bedroom, surrounded by a crowd of ignorant and excited people, broken and wounded, betrayed and unpitied, that Griffin, the first of all men…"-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man
12. The God of Small Things
By: Arundhati Roy
3.96
Format: 321 pages, Paperback
The year is 1969. In the state of Kerala, on the southernmost tip of India, a skyblue Plymouth with… read more
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"If you're happy in a dream, does that count?"-Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
"His gratitude widened his smile and bent his back."-Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
"Thirty-one. Not old. Not young. But a viable die-able age."-Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
"That's what careless words do. They make people love you a little less."-Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
13. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
By: Washington Irving
3.44
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Headless horsemen were staples of Northern European storytelling, featuring in German, Irish (e.g. … read more
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14. A Doll's House
By: Henrik Ibsen , Michael Meyer
3.76
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
A Doll's House (1879), is a masterpiece of theatrical craft which, for the first time portrayed the… read more
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"Laughter's all the damned thing's fit for."-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
"I must make up my mind which is right – society or I."-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
"لن تفقدوني طويلاً، فالراحلون سرعان ما ينطوون في زوايا النسيان."-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
"أنا ارى الناس صنفين .. صنف تعشقه المرأة، وصنف تحب أن تتجاذب معه أطراف الحديث."-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House
15. The Metamorphosis
By: Franz Kafka , Stanley Corngold
3.88
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 0553213695 / 9780553213690 "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning fr… read more
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"Oh, God"-Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
"I only fear danger where I want to fear it."-Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
"What's happened to me,' he thought. It was no dream."-Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
"It was half past six and the hands were quietly moving forwards."-Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis
16. 84, Charing Cross Road
By: Helene Hanff
3.57
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
This charming classic love story, first published in 1970, brings together twenty years of correspo… read more
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17. Much Ado About Nothing
By: William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine , Gail Kern Paster , None
3.92
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
The action is set in Sicily, where Don Pedro, Prince of Aragon, has recently defeated his half-brot… read more
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18. The White Tiger
By: Aravind Adiga
3.88
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philosopher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Balram tells us t… read more
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19. Moby-Dick or, The Whale
By: Herman Melville , Tom Quirk , Andrew Delbanco
3.55
Format: 720 pages, Paperback
"It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships' cables and hawsers. A Polar … read more
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"Call me Ishmael."-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale
"Ignorance is the parent of fear"-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale
"Ignorance is the parent of fear."-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale
"Speak, thou vast and venerable head,"-Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale
20. The Picture of Dorian Gray
By: Oscar Wilde
4.13
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Oscar Wilde’s only novel is the dreamlike story of a young man who sells his soul for eternal youth… read more
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"To define is to limit."-Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
"All art is quite useless."-Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
"What fire does not destroy, it hardens"-Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
"The basis of optimism is sheer terror."-Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
21. Passing
By: Nella Larsen
3.93
Format: 141 pages, Paperback
Nella Larsen's fascinating exploration of race and identity--the inspiration for the upcoming Netfl… read more
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"Well, what of it? If sex isn’t a joke, what is it"-Nella Larsen, Passing
"I think that being a mother is the cruellest thing in the world."-Nella Larsen, Passing
"Everything can't be explained by some general biological phrase."-Nella Larsen, Passing
"It hurt. It hurt like hell. But it didn’t matter, if no one knew."-Nella Larsen, Passing
22. Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
By: Stephen Fry
4.26
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Mythos is a modern collection of Greek myths, stylishly retold by legendary writer, actor, and come… read more
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- mythology
"Green fingers are better than gold."-Stephen Fry, Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
"Goodness me. You don’t ask for the moon, do you?"-Stephen Fry, Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
"Gaia visited her daughter Mnemosyne, who was busy being unpronounceable."-Stephen Fry, Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
"For the world seems never to offer anything worthwhile without also providing a dreadful opposite."-Stephen Fry, Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #1)
23. Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan
By: Toru Dutt
3.75
Format: 148 pages, Paperback
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extreme… read more
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"And far and near kokilas hail the day"-Toru Dutt, Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan
