5 Top nonfiction books like Iran in World History (New Oxford World History) by Richard C. Foltz

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Iran in World History (New Oxford World History)

By: Richard C. Foltz

3.71

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Home of one of the world's most ancient and enduring civilizations, Iran has been at the nexus of w…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Iran in World History (New Oxford World History) by Richard C. Foltz , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. Schoolgirl

By: Osamu Dazai , Allison Markin Powell , Adam L. Kern , None

4.02

Format: 103 pages, Paperback

Osamu Dazai's 1939 novella depicts a day in the life of a Tokyo schoolgirl. Propelling Dazai into t… read more

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"I yearned for everything long gone."

-Osamu Dazai, Schoolgirl

"Sometimes happiness arrives one night too late."

-Osamu Dazai, Schoolgirl

"Mornings are grey. Always the same. Absolutely empty."

-Osamu Dazai, Schoolgirl

"Good night. I'm Cinderella without her prince. Do you know where to find me in Tokyo? You won't see me again."

-Osamu Dazai, Schoolgirl

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2. Flushed: How the Plumber Saved Civilization

By: W. Hodding Carter IV

3.60

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

"The unsung hero of human history was, of course, the Brain of Drains, the Hub of Tubs, the Power o… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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3. To the Lighthouse

By: Virginia Woolf

3.80

Format: 209 pages, Paperback

The serene and maternal Mrs. Ramsay, the tragic yet absurd Mr. Ramsay, and their children and assor… read more

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"I have had my vision."

-Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse

"[...] there was only the sound of the sea."

-Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse

"Well, we must wait for the future to show."

-Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse

"The very stone one kicks with one's boot will outlast Shakespeare."

-Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse

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4. The Twin

By: Gerbrand Bakker

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When Henk's twin brother dies in a car accident, Helmer is obliged to return to the small family fa… read more

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5. Les jeux sont faits

By: Jean-Paul Sartre

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

- Il m'a empoisonnee ? - Eh oui, madame. - Mais pourquoi ? pourquoi ? - Vous le geniez, repond la v… read more

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6. 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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  • history
  • nonfiction
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7. The Castle

By: Franz Kafka , Mark Harman , Regaip Minareci , None

3.90

Format: 49 pages, Paperback

Translated and with a preface by Mark Harman Left unfinished by Kafka in 1922 and not published unt… read more

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8. Trilogia della città di K.

By: Ágota Kristóf , Armando Marchi , Giovanni Bogliolo , Virginia Ripa di Meana

3.35

Format: 520 pages, Paperback

<>. Rosetta Loy Il grande quaderno La prova La terza menzogna read more

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9. Death in Venice

By: Thomas Mann , Michael Cunningham , Michael Henry Heim

3.74

Format: 142 pages, Paperback

The world-famous masterpiece by Nobel laureate Thomas Mann -- here in a new translation by Michael … read more

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"Nothing gladdens a writer more than a thought that can become pure feeling and a feeling that can become pure thought."

-Thomas Mann, Death in Venice

"Forbearance in the face of fate, beauty constant under torture, are not merely passive. They are a positive achievement, an explicit triumph."

-Thomas Mann, Death in Venice

"Denn der Mensch liebt und ehrt den Menschen , solange er ihn nicht zu beurteilen vermag, und die Sehnsucht ist ein Erzeunis mangelhafter Erkenntnis."

-Thomas Mann, Death in Venice

"Solitude produces originality, bold and astonishing beauty, poetry. But solitude also produces perverseness, the disproportianate, the absurd and the forbidden."

-Thomas Mann, Death in Venice

10. Suskunlar

By: İhsan Oktay Anar

3.65

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

Eflatun rengi hayaller kuran bir "suskun"un sozleridir, bu roman. Isittigini goren, gordugunu dinle… read more

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11. Empire of the Mind: A History of Iran

By: Michael Axworthy

3.72

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An overview of the ancient nation, from the days of the prophet Zoroaster to those of the Islamic R… read more

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12. The Gambler

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , Constance Garnett , Gary Saul Morson

3.91

Format: 188 pages, Paperback

In this dark and compelling short novel, Dostoevsky tells the story of Alexey Ivanovitch, a young t… read more

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"Quien teme al lobo no se mete en el bosque."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Gambler

"يجب ان يظل المال دون الأستقراطي، حتى لكأن الأستقراطي لا يكاد يحفل به أو يقلق له"

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Gambler

"En toda situación es posible comportarse con dignidad. Si hay lucha, que sea noble y no humillante."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Gambler

"I believe he was feeling a bit nervous. Possibly it was my costume that took him aback. I was dressed quite well, even elegantly, and looked as if I belonged to the best society."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Gambler

13. Oyunlarla Yaşayanlar

By: Oğuz Atay

4.14

Format: 560 pages, Paperback

Tanzimat'tan bu yana surekli degisen politik ve toplumsal degerler karsisinda tutunmaya calisan Tur… read more

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14. The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches

By: Matsuo Bashō , None

4.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

In later life Basho turned to Zen Buddhism, and the travel sketched in this volume relfect his atte… read more

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15. 1890'larda İstanbul

By: F. Marion Crawford , Şeniz Türkömer , None , None

3.76

Format: 85 pages, Paperback

Istanbul 19. yuzyilin ortalarindan itibaren pek cok Batili entelektuelin kendini adeta ugramak zoru… read more

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16. The Right to Be Lazy

By: Paul Lafargue , None

4.28

Format: None pages,

Paul Lafargue's masterpiece, The Right To Be Lazy, at once funny and serious, witty and profound, e… read more

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17. Simple Passion

By: Annie Ernaux

3.93

Format: 67 pages, Paperback

In her spare, stark style, Annie Ernaux documents the desires and indignities of a human heart ensn… read more

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"I experienced pleasure like a future pain."

-Annie Ernaux, Simple Passion

"I do not wish to explain my passion—that would imply that it was a mistake or some disorder I need to justify—I just want to describe it."

-Annie Ernaux, Simple Passion

"A partir du mois de septembre l'année dernière, je n'ai plus rien fait d'autre qu'attendre un homme : qu'il me téléphone et qu'il vienne chez moi."

-Annie Ernaux, Simple Passion

"Yet it is that surreal, almost non-existent last visit that gives my passion its true meaning, which is precisely to be meaningless, and to have been for two years the most violent and unaccountable …"

-Annie Ernaux, Simple Passion

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18. Şeytanın Çırağı

By: Shirō Hamao

3.81

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

“Sayın Savcı Tsuchida, bir katil zanlısı olarak burada tutuluyorum. Fakat belki de aslında katil be… read more

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19. Independence

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

India, 1947. In a rural village in Bengal live three sisters, daughters of a well-respected doctor.… read more

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"The year is 1947. It is the best of times, it is the worst of times."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Independence

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20. Tredje, og siste, roman om Bjørn Hansen

By: Dag Solstad

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Bjørn Hansen, 77 år, en olding nærmest, bor alene i en ettroms leilighet på Grønland. Nyheter inter… read more

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21. Pandora's Box

By: Osamu Dazai

3.63

Format: 126 pages, Kindle Edition

The war is over. Japan is defeated. Together with his country, a young man must rebuild his life. H… read more

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"This cry was old until yesterday. Today, however, this is the newest free thought. The reason of then years ago differs from the reason of today. That is not mysticism after all. It is the innate lov…"

-Osamu Dazai, Pandora's Box

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22. Küçük Yuvarlak Taşlar

By: Melisa Kesmez

4.34

Format: 84 pages, Paperback

“Toprak ayağımızın altında yumuşacık, kırmızı. Bacaklarımızı ısıran dikenlere aldırmıyoruz. Çalılar… read more

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23. Second Place

By: Rachel Cusk

3.68

Format: 186 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the Outline trilogy, a fable of human destiny and decline, enacted in a closed s… read more

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"Some people write simply because they don’t know how to live in the moment and have to reconstruct it and live in it afterwards."

-Rachel Cusk, Second Place

"Muutoksen ja toiston kaava on niin tiukasti yhteydessä tietynlaiseen harmoniaan elämässä, ja vapauden harjoittaminen on alisteista sille aivan kuin opinkappaleelle. Muutoksia täytyy annostella kohtuu…"

-Rachel Cusk, Second Place

"Joskus minun vain täytyy saada puhua jotta tuntisin itseni todelliseksi, ja toivoisin että sinäkin puhuisit minulle." Hän makasi vaiti pimeässä ja tuijotti kattoon. Sitten hän sanoi: "Minusta tuntuu …"

-Rachel Cusk, Second Place

"It struck me how the human capacity for receptivity is a kind of birthright, an asset given to us in the moment of our creation by which we are intended to regulate the currency of our souls. Unless …"

-Rachel Cusk, Second Place

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24. Bu Hikâye Senden Uzun Osman

By: Aylin Balboa

4.18

Format: 129 pages, Paperback

“Öyle işte. Hâlâ biraz soğuk geliyor ama battıkça alışıyorum. Kendimi boşa aldım bayırdan aşağı ko… read more

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25. Tek Yalnız Ben Değilim

By: Jean-Louis Fournier

4.02

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

Tek Yalnız Ben Değilim Jean-Louis Fournier’nin en melankolik, en hüzünlü ve belki de en vurucu anla… read more

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  • nonfiction
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26. Nohut Oda

By: Melisa Kesmez

4.28

Format: 125 pages, Paperback

Mekânın hunharca talan edildiği, bir yere ait olmanın zorlaştığı, hususi ya da kolektif belleğimizi… read more

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"Pencerenin çerçevelediği balkonun sarı ışığında oturmuş, eşyanın tabiatı marifetiyle aynı fotoğraf karesine girmekle yükümlü ama gerçekte birbirlerinden kilometrelerce uzak annemle babama baktım. Ben…"

-Melisa Kesmez, Nohut Oda

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27. Tiamat

By: İhsan Oktay Anar

3.64

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

“Başlangıçta her şey soğuk, boş ve anlamsızdı. Kutsal Rüzgâr sular üzerinde okşar gibi anaforlarla … read more

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28. Aşkın Halleri

By: Alper Hasanoğlu

4.04

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Bir ask nasil gelisir, nasil normal hayat icine adapte olur, bir askin gidisati hangi bireysel ve i… read more

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29. Ezbere Yaşayanlar: Vazgeçemediğimiz Alışkanlıklarımızın Kökenleri

By: Emrah Safa Gürkan

4.20

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

"Özgünlük" ve "yeni"nin sürekli övüldüğü bir çağda, detaylarda ne kadar ayrışsak da temelde birbiri… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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30. Iran in World History (New Oxford World History)

By: Richard C. Foltz

3.71

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Home of one of the world's most ancient and enduring civilizations, Iran has been at the nexus of w… read more

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  • history
  • iran
  • nonfiction
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31. Gönül Gibi

By: Suat Derviş

3.49

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

İthaki Yayınları, Suat Derviş'in tüm yapıtlarını yayımlamaya devam ediyor. Ocak 2016'nın kitabı Gön… read more

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23 must-read fiction books like Şeytanın Çırağı by Shirō Hamao

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Blue Bamboo: Japanese Tales of Fantasy

Osamu Dazai , Ralph F. McCarthy

3.74

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Osamu Dazai , Allison Markin Powell , Adam L. Kern , None

4.02

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Natsume Sōseki , Norma Moore Field , 吴树文

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