Leviathan: The Rise of Britain as a World Power
By: David Scott
4.06
Format: 562 pages, Kindle Edition
For viewers of BBC One’s ‘Britain and the Sea’, ‘Leviathan’ is a must-read; overturning long-held b…
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1. Madame Bovary
By: Gustave Flaubert , Margaret Mauldon , Malcolm Bowie , Mark Overstall
3.70
Format: 329 pages, Paperback
Madame Bovary is the debut novel of French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The characte… read more
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"Every notary carries about inside him the debris of a poet."-Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
"Speech is a rolling-mill that always thins out the sentiment."-Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
"How oft the warmth of the sun above Makes a pretty young girl dream of love."-Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
"For him the universe did not extend beyond the circumference of her petticoat."-Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary
2. Address Unknown
By: Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
3.84
Format: 179 pages, Paperback
A rediscovered classic, originally published in 1938 and now an international bestseller.When it fi… read more
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3. The City & the City
By: China Miéville
3.90
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to … read more
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"shit, shit, shit."-China Miéville, The City & the City
"Same weather over here as back home," I said."-China Miéville, The City & the City
"Is it more childish and foolish to insist that there is a conspiracy or that there is not?"-China Miéville, The City & the City
"What had touched me sent me not into mindless silence but into a dream arena, where I was quarry."-China Miéville, The City & the City
4. HHhH
By: Laurent Binet
4.58
Format: 226 pages, Paperback
Deux parachutistes tchecoslovaques envoyes par Londres sont charges d'assassiner Reinhard Heydrich,… read more
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5. The War of the Worlds
By: H.G. Wells , Arthur C. Clarke
3.83
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
When an army of invading Martians lands in England, panic and terror seize the population. As the a… read more
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"We will peck them to death tomorrow, my dear."-H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds
"The chances of anything man-like on Mars are a million to one"-H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds
"Suddenly, like a thing falling upon me from without, came fear."-H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds
"That's what we are now—just ants. Only——" "Yes," I said. "We're eatable ants."-H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds
6. Persuasion
By: Jane Austen , James Kinsley , Deidre Shauna Lynch
4.15
Format: 249 pages, Paperback
Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel. She began it soon after she had finished Emma, co… read more
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- british literature
"Time will explain."-Jane Austen, Persuasion
"Give him a book, and he will read all day long."-Jane Austen, Persuasion
"No one can withstand the charm of such a mystery."-Jane Austen, Persuasion
"He had an affectionate heart. He must love somebody."-Jane Austen, Persuasion
7. A Room with a View
By: E.M. Forster
5.00
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
'"But you do," he went on, not waiting for contradiction. "You love the boy body and soul, plainly,… read more
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8. Why the West Rules—for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future
By: Ian Morris
3.84
Format: 95 pages, ebook
A New York TimesNotable Book for 2011 Sometime around 1750, English entrepreneurs unleashed the ast… read more
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9. Great Expectations
By: Charles Dickens
3.79
Format: 544 pages, Paperback
Great Expectations charts the progress of Pip from childhood through often painful experiences to a… read more
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- british literature
"We need never be ashamed of our tears."-Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
"You are in every line I have ever read."-Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
"It is the most miserable thing to feel ashamed of home."-Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
"Take the pencil and write under my name, 'I forgive her."-Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
10. Keep the Aspidistra Flying
By: George Orwell
4.00
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
London, 1936. Gordon Comstock has declared war on the money god; and Gordon is losing the war. Near… read more
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11. The Razor's Edge
By: W. Somerset Maugham
4.43
Format: 269 pages, Paperback
Intimate acquaintances but less than friends, they meet and part in postwar London and Paris: Ellio… read more
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12. Howards End
By: E.M. Forster
3.96
Format: 318 pages, Paperback
A már életében klasszikusnak számító angol írónak ez volt a negyedik, a kritikusok szerint a legjob… read more
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"So never give in,"-E.M. Forster, Howards End
"Tulips were a tray of jewels."-E.M. Forster, Howards End
"Love and Truth, their warfare seems eternal."-E.M. Forster, Howards End
"Death destroys a man: the idea of Death saves him."-E.M. Forster, Howards End
13. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
By: Rory Stewart
4.36
Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- british literature
"Proper searching could stop drugs being carried through the gates. In the US and Sweden, where there was proper searching, I had discovered, the drug rates were far lower. But when I shared these sug…"-Rory Stewart, Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
14. Minor Detail
By: Adania Shibli
4.20
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Minor Detail begins during the summer of 1949, one year after the war that the Palestinians mourn a… read more
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"Man, not the tank, shall prevail."-Adania Shibli, Minor Detail
"Não há como descartar a probabilidade de uma conexão entre os dois fatos, ou alguma ligação oculta entre eles, por analogia às relações que os seres humanos encontram entre as plantas, por exemplo, q…"-Adania Shibli, Minor Detail
"Desde que tive ciência da minha incapacidade consumada de me mover de acordo com os limites, resolvi, finalmente, permanecer dentro dos limites da minha casa, tanto quanto possível. Agora, uma vez qu…"-Adania Shibli, Minor Detail
"Toch zijn er mensen die in die logica − dus dat je je concentreert op de meest futiele details zoals stof op een bureau of vliegenpoepjes op een schilderij − de enige manier zien om de waarheid te do…"-Adania Shibli, Minor Detail
15. What We Owe the Future
By: William MacAskill
3.84
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
An Oxford philosopher makes the case for "longtermism"—that positively influencing the long-term fu… read more
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- nonfiction
16. Termush
By: Sven Holm
3.31
Format: 119 pages, Paperback
Introduced by Jeff VanderMeer, welcome to a luxury hotel at the end of the world in this post-apoca… read more
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"An inspired lie could be preferred to a malignant truth."-Sven Holm, Termush
"I must ask myself whether I am not colouring what I see with my own views."-Sven Holm, Termush
"- I do have some faith in democracy, but I don't think that this vote can be regarded as a matter of course as democratic. The voters knew too little about the alternatives. - They are always Ill-inf…"-Sven Holm, Termush
17. Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia
By: Christina Thompson
4.24
Format: 365 pages, Hardcover
A blend of Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs, and Steel and Simon Winchester’s Pacific, a thrilling intel… read more
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"Vision is not so much about just looking but knowing what to look for. It's experience."-Christina Thompson, Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia
18. Why We Get the Wrong Politicians
By: Isabel Hardman
3.98
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
A newer edition of this book can be found here. Politicians are consistently voted the least trust… read more
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19. The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam
By: Peter Oborne
4.17
Format: 528 pages, ebook
As the Cold War faded into history, it appeared to have been replaced by a new conflict - between I… read more
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20. Follow The Money: How much does Britain cost?
By: Paul Johnson
4.29
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
What is the truth about Britain's finances? Paul Johnson and the enormously respected Institute … read more
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21. The Fall of Boris Johnson: The Full Story
By: Sebastian Payne
3.72
Format: 282 pages, ebook
Boris Johnson was touted as the saviour of the country and the Conservative Party, obtaining a huge… read more
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22. Leviathan: The Rise of Britain as a World Power
By: David Scott
4.06
Format: 562 pages, Kindle Edition
For viewers of BBC One’s ‘Britain and the Sea’, ‘Leviathan’ is a must-read; overturning long-held b… read more
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