Glory and the Lightning
By: Taylor Caldwell
4.21
Format: None pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller: A breathtaking saga of ancient Greece and one of history’s most influent…
Want to Read $ 11.99"Then, my sweet, you are still an innocent, and I am amazed. Lies are far more potent than the truth, and far ore dangerous. They have caused the death of more good men than any deadly truth has done. For human nature is inherently evil and it prefers lies, and delights in the suffering of the just which it has inflicted."-Taylor Caldwell, Glory and the Lightning
"When the Romans looked a little baffled, he said, "Let us suppose that certain crimes in the Constitution you are now planning carry the capital penalty. And let us then suppose that future generations of politicians shall say, 'That is not exactly what our fathers intended in that particular table of law.' or, 'They really intended such and such.' Who can then refute the politicians? Who among you would be alive to insist that indeed the old meaning was intended? In hsort, different ages would have different interpretations for their own purposes."-Taylor Caldwell, Glory and the Lightning
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1. The Robe
By: Lloyd C. Douglas
4.23
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
A Roman soldier, Marcellus, wins Christ's robe as a gambling prize. He then sets forth on a quest t… read more
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"Lumea nu merită sacrificiul de a trăi pentru ea, cu atât mai puțin de a muri."-Lloyd C. Douglas, The Robe
"So much the better. The higher the price you have to pay, the more you will cherish it."-Lloyd C. Douglas, The Robe
"Cauza necazurilor noastre nu se află în jilțul guvernului, ci în imediata apropiere, în trib, în familie, în noi înșine."-Lloyd C. Douglas, The Robe
"E greu să-ți imaginezi lumea fără un creator, dar prefer să nu-mi închipui că faptele oamenilor sunt inspirate de ființe supranaturale. Îmi place mai mult să cred că oamenii și-au inventat brutalitat…"-Lloyd C. Douglas, The Robe
2. The Queen of the South
By: Arturo Pérez-Reverte , Andrew Hurley
3.95
Format: 528 pages, Paperback
Guero Davila is a pilot engaged in drug-smuggling for the local cartels. Teresa Mendoza is his girl… read more
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"What about the future?" "We'll talk about the future when it gets here."-Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Queen of the South
"No fear is unbearable, she concluded, unless you've got time on your hands and a healthy imagination."-Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Queen of the South
"The sea was cruel and selfish as human beings, and in its monstrous simplicity had no notion of complexities like pity, wounding, or remorse... You could see yourself in it... while the wind, the lig…"-Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Queen of the South
3. The Just City (Thessaly, #1)
By: Jo Walton
3.00
Format: 12 pages, Hardcover
"Here in the Just City you will become your best selves. You will learn and grow and strive to be e… read more
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4. Oil and Marble: A Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo
By: Stephanie Storey
4.37
Format: None pages,
From 1501--1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. L… read more
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5. Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1)
By: Mary Renault
3.88
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
Alexander the Great died at the age of thirty-three, leaving behind an empire that stretched from G… read more
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6. Redemption Ark
By: Alastair Reynolds
3.90
Format: 205 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Late in the twenty-sixth century, the human race has advanced enough to accidentally trigger the In… read more
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7. False Scent (Roderick Alleyn, #21)
By: Ngaio Marsh
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
In a poisonous cloud of spray, the curtain falls on a drama queen. Little did beloved British actre… read more
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8. سینوهه
By: Mika Waltari , ذبیحالله منصوری
2.50
Format: 52 pages, Hardcover
First published in the United States in 1949 and widely condemned as obscene, The Egyptianoutsold e… read more
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9. The Rainbow
By: D.H. Lawrence , Daphne Merkin
4.42
Format: None pages, Paperback
A controversial classic from D.H. Lawrence, the author of Lady Chatterley's Lover. Lush with religi… read more
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10. The Dark Monk (The Hangman's Daughter, #2)
By: Oliver Pötzsch , Lee Chadeayne
4.16
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
1660: Winter has settled thick over a sleepy village in the Bavarian Alps, ensuring every farmer an… read more
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11. The Ex
By: Alafair Burke
4.09
Format: 315 pages, Hardcover
In this breakout standalone novel of suspense in the vein of Gone Girland TheGirl on a Train, a wom… read more
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12. Passenger to Frankfurt
By: Agatha Christie
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
When a bored diplomat is approached in a bleak airport by a woman whose life is in danger, his inte… read more
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13. Forest of the Pygmies (Eagle and Jaguar, #3)
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4.13
Format: None pages, Paperback
Alexander Cold and Nadia Santos reunite for their final adventure in Isabel Allende's celebrated tr… read more
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14. My Invented Country : A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile
By: Isabel Allende
4.13
Format: None pages,
Isabel Allende's first memory of Chile is of a house she never knew. The "large old house" on the C… read more
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15. The Winds of War (The Henry Family, #1)
By: Herman Wouk
3.92
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Like no other masterpiece of historical fiction, Herman Wouk's sweeping epic of World War II is the… read more
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16. La ciudad y los perros
By: Mario Vargas Llosa
4.07
Format: 112 pages, Mass Market Paperback
En 1962, La ciudad y los perros recibia el Premio Biblioteca Breve. Asi comenzaba la andadura liter… read more
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17. Dead Astronauts (Borne, #2)
By: Jeff VanderMeer
3.36
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
Under the watchful eye of The Company, three characters — Grayson, Moss and Chen — shapeshifters, a… read more
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"What is too much to bear? Not being alive is too much to bear."-Jeff VanderMeer, Dead Astronauts (Borne, #2)
"But, in the end, joy cannot fend off evil. Joy can only remind you why you fight."-Jeff VanderMeer, Dead Astronauts (Borne, #2)
"But, in the end, joy cannot fend off evil. Joy can only remind you why you fight."-Jeff VanderMeer, Dead Astronauts (Borne, #2)
"Also, Moss liked to rescue whatever animal or plant needed it. She believed they had earned it."-Jeff VanderMeer, Dead Astronauts (Borne, #2)
18. El infinito en un junco: La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo
By: Irene Vallejo
4.26
Format: 452 pages, Paperback
Este es un libro sobre la historia de los libros. Un recorrido por la vida de ese fascinante artefa… read more
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"Los libros nos convierten en herederos de todos los relatos: los mejores, los peores, los ambiguos, los problemáticos, los de doble filo. Disponer de todos ellos es bueno para pensar, y permite elegi…"-Irene Vallejo, El infinito en un junco: La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo
"Ler é um ritual que implica gestos, posições, objetos, espaços, materiais, movimentos, modulações de luz. Para imaginarmos como liam os nossos antepassados, precisamos de conhecer, em cada época, ess…"-Irene Vallejo, El infinito en un junco: La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo
"desde os primeiros séculos da escrita até à idade Média, a norma era ler em voz alta, para si próprio ou para os outros, e os escritores pronunciavam as frases à medida que as escreviam ouvindo assim…"-Irene Vallejo, El infinito en un junco: La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo
19. The Ark Files (Eden Black Archaeological Thrillers #1)
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4.11
Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition
Imagine a secret manuscript that could change the world, and you’re the only person who knows where… read more
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20. The Magdalene Deception (The Magdalene Chronicles #1)
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Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
A forbidden secret . . . The Church's fate in the balance . . . Will a pair of amateur sleuths expo… read more
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21. Protector (Athenian #2)
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4.40
Format: 412 pages, Kindle Edition
TWO LEGENDARY BATTLES. ONE FEARLESS WARRIOR . . . ________ Themistocles stands as the battle-s… read more
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22. The House of Closed Doors (The House of Closed Doors, #1)
By: Jane Steen
4.07
Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition
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"Even a lie told for a good purpose has a way of perpetuating itself, doesn't it? Look at all the trouble I caused by refusing to tell the truth about Sarah's father." - Nell"-Jane Steen, The House of Closed Doors (The House of Closed Doors, #1)
23. La cabeza de mi padre
By: Alma Delia Murillo
4.26
Format: 207 pages, Paperback
Escribo para soltar el peso de cuarenta años rumiando el mito de mi padre, las infinitas versiones … read more
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"Las abuelas son la literatura del mundo."-Alma Delia Murillo, La cabeza de mi padre
"Todo lo que ocurre, ocurre para ser contado."-Alma Delia Murillo, La cabeza de mi padre
"No hay peor ciego que el que está cegado por su pasión."-Alma Delia Murillo, La cabeza de mi padre
"...la comodidad es una enfermedad degenerativa y mortal."-Alma Delia Murillo, La cabeza de mi padre
24. An Elephant in My Kitchen
By: Françoise Malby-Anthony
4.39
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A blonde, chic Parisienne, Francoise never expected to find herself living on a South African game … read more
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25. Journeyman (Matt Miller in the Colonies #1)
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4.37
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Scientist, Matt Miller is ripped from his own century and wakes up in colonial America with nothing… read more
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26. Prophet (Matt Miller in the Colonies, #2)
By: Mark J. Rose
4.44
Format: 338 pages, Paperback
American scientist, Matt Miller has been torn from his own century and dumped into Colonial Virgini… read more
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27. Virginian (Matt Miller in the Colonies, #3)
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4.31
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
Twenty-first-century scientist Matt Miller has achieved success beyond his wildest dreams in the Am… read more
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28. Queens of Themiscyra (The Grecian Women)
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3.94
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They are the women of war. In ancient Themiscyra, Hippolyte rules as Queen of the Amazons. Feare… read more
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29. The Queen of Paris: A Novel of Coco Chanel
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4.03
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
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30. Catalina
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3.65
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A year in the life of the unforgettable Catalina Ituralde, a wickedly wry and heartbreakingly vulne… read more
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31. Glory and the Lightning
By: Taylor Caldwell
4.21
Format: None pages, Hardcover
New York Times Bestseller: A breathtaking saga of ancient Greece and one of history’s most influent… read more
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"Then, my sweet, you are still an innocent, and I am amazed. Lies are far more potent than the truth, and far ore dangerous. They have caused the death of more good men than any deadly truth has done.…"-Taylor Caldwell, Glory and the Lightning
"When the Romans looked a little baffled, he said, "Let us suppose that certain crimes in the Constitution you are now planning carry the capital penalty. And let us then suppose that future generatio…"-Taylor Caldwell, Glory and the Lightning
