Man Makes Himself
By: Vere Gordon Childe
4.04
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
Man Makes Himself is the classic introduction to the history of early man. Starting more than 340,0…
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1. Chronicle of a Death Foretold
By: Gabriel García Márquez , Gregory Rabassa
3.97
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
A man returns to the town where a baffling murder took place twenty-seven years earlier, determined… read more
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- classics
"الشرف هو الحب" , هكذا كنت أسمع أمي تقول"-Gabriel García Márquez, Chronicle of a Death Foretold
"Ningún lugar de la vida es más triste que una cama vacía"-Gabriel García Márquez, Chronicle of a Death Foretold
"...ningún lugar de la vida es más triste que una cama vacía."-Gabriel García Márquez, Chronicle of a Death Foretold
"He always considered death an unavoidable professional hazard."-Gabriel García Márquez, Chronicle of a Death Foretold
2. İnsan Olmak
By: Engin Geçtan
4.41
Format: 184 pages, Paperback
İlk kez yayımlandığı 1983'ten günümüze defalarca baskı yapmış ve okurla kurduğu yapıcı ilişkiyi kan… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
3. Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
By: Hannah Arendt
4.20
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
Originally appearing as a series of articles in The New Yorker, Hannah Arendt’s authoritative and s… read more
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- classics
- history
- historical
- philosophy
- nonfiction
"Evil in the Third Reich had lost the quality by which most people recognize it—the quality of temptation."-Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
"During the war, the lie most effective with the whole of the German people was the slogan of “the battle of destiny for the German people"-Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
"In the Third Reich evil lost its distinctive characteristic by which most people had until then recognized it. The Nazis redefined it as a civil norm."-Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
"It is quite gratifying to feel guilty if you haven't done anything wrong: how noble! Whereas it is rather hard and certainly depressing to admit guilt and to repent."-Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
4. The Book of Disquiet
By: Fernando Pessoa , Richard Zenith
4.41
Format: 544 pages, Paperback
Fernando Pessoa was many writers in one. He attributed his prolific writings to a wide range of alt… read more
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- philosophy
- classics
"My past is everything I failed to be."-Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."-Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
"Ah, it's my longing for whom I might have been that distracts and torments me!"-Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
"There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful."-Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
5. Poetics
By: Aristotle , Malcolm Heath
3.59
Format: None pages, Paperback
'The plot is the source and the soul of tragedy' In his near-contemporary account of Greek tragedy,… read more
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- philosophy
- classics
- nonfiction
6. The Persian Expedition
By: Xenophon , Rex Warner , None , George Cawkwell
4.18
Format: None pages,
In The Persian Expedition, Xenophon, a young Athenian noble who sought his destiny abroad, provides… read more
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- classics
- history
7. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
By: Haruki Murakami , Philip Gabriel
4.33
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit.… read more
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- nonfiction
8. The Age of Revolution: 1789-1848
By: Eric J. Hobsbawm
3.77
Format: 67 pages, Paperback
This magisterial volume follows the death of ancient traditions, the triumph of new classes, and th… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
9. Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
By: Michael Parenti
4.41
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
Blackshirts & Reds explores some of the big issues of our time: fascism, capitalism, communism, rev… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- philosophy
- history
"Ecology's implications for capitalism are too horrendous for the capitalist to contemplate."-Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
"Decentralized parochial autonomy is the graveyard of insurgency-which may be one reason why there has never been a successful anarcho-syndicalist revolution."-Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
"A joke circulating in Russia in 1992 went like this: Q. What did capitalism accomplish in one year that communism could not do in seventy years? A. Make communism look good."-Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
"...the [pure socialist] critics [of communist countries] seem unable to apply their own leadership genius to producing a successful revolutionary movement in their own country."-Michael Parenti, Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
10. Amerika
By: Franz Kafka
3.67
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
Kafka's first and funniest novel, Amerika tells the story of the young immigrant Karl Rossmann who,… read more
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- classics
11. The Holy Sinner
By: Thomas Mann
3.57
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
THE BOOK: An epic arch sinfulness, The Holy Sinner is one of Thomas Mann's great works. From the in… read more
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- classics
12. The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
4.25
Format: 387 pages, Paperback
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestio… read more
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- philosophy
- classics
"... “Dangerous!"-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
"Freedom is never very safe."-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
"Who do you think is lying to us?"-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
"Where does your soul go when you die in Hell?"-Ursula K. Le Guin, The Dispossessed: An Ambiguous Utopia
13. The Savage Detectives
By: Roberto Bolaño , Natasha Wimmer
4.48
Format: 334 pages,
New Year's Eve, 1975: Arturo Belano and Ulises Lima, founders of the visceral realist movement in p… read more
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14. Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
By: Marcel Proust , Simon Vance , Lydia Davis
4.15
Format: 710 pages, Mass Market Paperback
«Et tout d'un coup le souvenir m'est apparu. Ce goût, c'était celui du petit morceau de madeleine q… read more
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"Longtemps, je me suis couché de bonne heure."-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
"the comfort of reclusion, the poetry of hibernation"-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
"Now are the woods all black, But still the sky is blue."-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
"Fall in love with a dog's bum, And thou'll think it pretty as a plum."-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
15. For Whom the Bell Tolls
By: Ernest Hemingway
3.76
Format: 180 pages, Paperback
Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found In 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Sp… read more
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16. The Call of the Wild
By: Jack London
3.91
Format: 172 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is regarded as Jack London's masterpiece. Based on Lo… read more
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- classics
"The dominant primordial beast was strong in Buck"-Jack London, The Call of the Wild
"…and from that moment Buck hated him with a bitter and deathless hatred."-Jack London, The Call of the Wild
"There is a patience of the wild – dogged, tireless, persistent as life itself."-Jack London, The Call of the Wild
"A man with a club [bat] is a law-maker, a man to be obeyed, but not necessarily conciliated."-Jack London, The Call of the Wild
17. Herland
By: Charlotte Perkins Gilman , Ann J. Lane
3.68
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
An all-female society is discovered somewhere in the distant reaches of the earth by three male exp… read more
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18. Aura
By: Carlos Fuentes
3.82
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
Felipe Montero is employed in the house of an aged widow to edit her deceased husband's memoirs. Th… read more
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- classics
"Hay que morir antes de renacer."-Carlos Fuentes, Aura
"También el demonio fue un ángel, antes…"-Carlos Fuentes, Aura
"Hay un momento en el que ya no es posible distinguir el paso de los años."-Carlos Fuentes, Aura
"La soledad es necesaria para alcanzar la santidad. Se han olvidado de que en la soledad la tentación es más grande."-Carlos Fuentes, Aura
19. Less Than Zero
By: Bret Easton Ellis
3.27
Format: None pages, Paperback
Set in Los Angeles in the early 1980's, this coolly mesmerizing novel is a raw, powerful portrait o… read more
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20. Bir Gün Tek Başına
By: Vedat Türkali
4.05
Format: None pages,
27 Mayis 1960 darbesi oncesini konu alan donemin Turkiye'sinin, Beyazit Meydani'ndan catisanlarin h… read more
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21. Shah of Shahs
By: Ryszard Kapuściński , None , None
3.90
Format: None pages, Paperback
In Shah of ShahsKapuscinski brings a mythographer's perspective and a novelist's virtuosity to bear… read more
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22. The Island of Dr. Moreau
By: H.G. Wells
4.67
Format: 46 pages, Paperback
Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettab… read more
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23. Saatleri Ayarlama Enstitüsü
By: Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
4.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
Siirlerinde sembolist bir dil kullanan Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar romanlarinda gercekci ve sosyal sorunla… read more
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24. Before Adam
By: Jack London
5.00
Format: 30 pages, Paperback
Written in 1906, "Before Adam" is a bit of a departure from London's other novels. Still an adventu… read more
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25. Hayat
By: Engin Geçtan , Müge Gürsoy Sökmen
4.47
Format: None pages, Paperback
Hayat, psikiyatrist Engin Gectan'in, uzun yillardir surdurdugu klinik deneyimin ardindan psikiyatri… read more
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26. Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World
By: Yuval Noah Harari
4.24
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From world-renowned historian and philosopher Yuval Noah Harari, the New York Times bestselling aut… read more
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- history
- historical
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- science
27. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
By: Steve Brusatte
4.20
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
The dinosaurs. Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth’s most fearsome creatures vanished. Today the… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
"There is a dinosaur outside my window. I'm watching it as I write this."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"The Great Hall of Dinosaurs at Yale's Peabody Museum may not bill itself as a place of spiritual pilgrimage, but that's sure what it feels like to me."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"...let's not forget about those birds--they are dinosaurs, they survived, they are still with us. The dinosaur empire may be over, but the dinosaurs remain."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"...another trove of spectacular fossils, found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia...provide unprecedented insight into the lifestyles of dinosaurs and early birds."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
28. Blindness
By: José Saramago
4.17
Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition
From Nobel Prize–winning author José Saramago, a magnificent, mesmerizing parable of loss A city… read more
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- classics
"الناس يتعودون إي شيء ."-José Saramago, Blindness
"هناك أوقات لايفيد معها الكلام ."-José Saramago, Blindness
"* البطون الفارغة تستيقظ باكراً ."-José Saramago, Blindness
"* الأحقاد القديمة لاتزول بسهولة ."-José Saramago, Blindness
29. La società senza dolore: Perché abbiamo bandito la sofferenza dalle nostre vite
By: Byung-Chul Han
3.90
Format: 96 pages, ebook
Il mondo contemporaneo è terrorizzato dalla sofferenza. La paura del dolore è così pervasiva e diff… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- anthropology
30. Man Makes Himself
By: Vere Gordon Childe
4.04
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
Man Makes Himself is the classic introduction to the history of early man. Starting more than 340,0… read more
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- anthropology
