The Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem: From African Slave to Power-Broker
By: Jane Hathaway
4.03
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
Eunuchs were a common feature of pre- and early modern societies that are now poorly understood. He…
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1. Heart of a Dog
By: Mikhail Bulgakov , Mirra Ginsburg , Michail Bulgakov
4.10
Format: 123 pages, Paperback
This satirical novel tells the story of the surgical transformation of a dog into a man, and is an … read more
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"A dog's spirit dies hard."-Mikhail Bulgakov, Heart of a Dog
"One can find time for everything if one is never in a hurry."-Mikhail Bulgakov, Heart of a Dog
"Why bother to learn to read when you can smell meat a mile away?"-Mikhail Bulgakov, Heart of a Dog
"İki ayağını bir pabuca sokmayan herkes, her şey için zaman bulabilir."-Mikhail Bulgakov, Heart of a Dog
2. Empress of the East: How a European Slave Girl Became Queen of the Ottoman Empire
By: None
4.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The extraordinary story of the Russian slave girl Roxelana, who rose from the role of concubine to … read more
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3. God's Unruly Friends: Dervish Groups in the Islamic Middle Period 1200-1550
By: Ahmet T. Karamustafa
4.18
Format: None pages, Paperback
Wandering dervishes formed a prominent feature of most Muslim communities well into the modern peri… read more
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4. The Name of the Rose
By: Umberto Eco , Seán Barrett , William Weaver
4.14
Format: 552 pages, Paperback
The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother Willi… read more
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"الكتب ليست مجعولة كي نؤمن بما تقوله ولكن لكي نتحرّى فيها."-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
"Nothing gives a fearful man more courage than another's fear."-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
"The people of God cannot be changed until the outcasts are restored to its body."-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
"How peaceful life would be without Love, Adso. How Safe. How Tranquil. And how Dull."-Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
5. Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations
By: Thomas L. Friedman
3.87
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A field guide to the twenty-first century, written by one of its most celebrated observers In his m… read more
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6. Erzurum Yolculuğu
By: Alexander Pushkin , Ataol Behramoğlu
4.01
Format: 217 pages, Paperback
Erzurum Yolculugu, Puskin'in cok yonlu zekasinin, kulturunun isiltilariyla parlayan bir yapittir. K… read more
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7. Ayaşlı ile Kiracıları
By: Memduh Şevket Esendal
4.48
Format: None pages, Paperback
Memduh Sevket Esendal'in Butun Eserleri dizisinin ilk kitabi olan 'Ayasli ile Kiracilari', yazarin … read more
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8. Şair ve Patron: Patrimonyal Devlet ve Sanat Üzerine Sosyolojik Bir İnceleme
By: Halil İnalcık
4.67
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
Yazar, Osmanli Divan Sairlerini ve Siirini sosyolojik bir yaklasimla ele almakta, ana kaynaklari ku… read more
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9. The Lexus and the Olive Tree
By: Thomas L. Friedman
3.97
Format: None pages,
In The Lexus and the Olive Tree, Thomas L. Friedman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign affairs col… read more
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10. The Divan
By: Hafez
3.57
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
The Persian poet Hafez (1320-1389) is best known as a Sufi mystic who incorporated elements of Sufi… read more
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11. Diplomacy
By: Henry Kissinger
4.07
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
A brilliant, sweeping history of diplomacy that includes personal stories from the noted former Sec… read more
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12. Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
By: Johann Hari
4.24
Format: 357 pages, Hardcover
Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing t… read more
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"We live in a culture that is constantly amping us up with stress and stimulation."-Johann Hari, Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
"We are now exposed to ten times the amount of artificial light that people were exposed to just fifty years ago."-Johann Hari, Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
"If you see the world through fragments, your empathy often doesn’t kick in, in the way that it does when you engage with something in a sustained, focused way."-Johann Hari, Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
"In situations of low stress and safety, mind-wandering will be a gift, a pleasure, a creative force. In situations of high stress or danger, mind-wandering will be a torment."-Johann Hari, Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
13. Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
By: Olga Tokarczuk
3.95
Format: 12 pages, Audible Audio
In a remote Polish village, Janina devotes the dark winter days to studying astrology, translating … read more
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"To wielka tajemnica, że każde wyzwanie uruchamia w nas prawdziwie żywotne siły"-Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
"A man's free to do what he wants with his life, until he falls foul of the banks."-Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
"There are some things we may not understand, but we can sense them perfectly well."-Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
"The best conversations are with yourself. At least there's no risk of a misunderstanding."-Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
14. Meyhanede Hanımlar
By: Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar
3.73
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar Meyhanede Hanımlar’da Cumhuriyet sayesinde kadınların kazandığı özgürlüğün s… read more
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15. 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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"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)
16. Ben Koşarım Aşağlara, Koşarım - Tomris Uyar'la Turgut Uyar Üzerine Söyleşi
By: Erhan Altan
4.18
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
“Tomris Uyar açıklığı ve daha da önemlisi kararlılığıyla Turgut Uyar’ın hayatına ve şiirine dair da… read more
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17. The Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem: From African Slave to Power-Broker
By: Jane Hathaway
4.03
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
Eunuchs were a common feature of pre- and early modern societies that are now poorly understood. He… read more
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18. Doğu'da Kahve ve Kahvehaneler
By: Hélène Desmet-Grégoire
4.11
Format: 258 pages, Paperback
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