The Bookshop of the World: Making and Trading Books in the Dutch Golden Age
By: Andrew Pettegree
4.03
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
The untold story of how the Dutch conquered the European book market and became the world's greates…
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1. Ashenden
By: W. Somerset Maugham , None
3.87
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
A celebrated writer by the time the war broke out in 1914, Maugham had the perfect cover for living… read more
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"-Hay cierta elegancia en malgastar el tiempo -repuso Ashenden-. Cualquier cretino es capaz de despilfarrar dinero, pero cuando uno gasta su propio tiempo tiene el placer de tirar una cosa que no tien…"-W. Somerset Maugham, Ashenden
"Los hechos son narradores pobres. Empienzan la historia por azar, generalmente mucho antes del principio, divagan inconsecuentes y decaen, dejando posibles finales colgados y sin conclusión. Trabajan…"-W. Somerset Maugham, Ashenden
"R. terminó su relato y miró a Ashenden, dejando escapar un relámpago por la ranura de sus ojos medio cerrados. -Es novelesco, ¿no le parece? -preguntó. -¿Y me dice usted que eso ha ocurrido hace poco…"-W. Somerset Maugham, Ashenden
"I gather from what you have not said that he is an unmitigated scoundrel." R. smiled with his pale blue eyes. "I don't know that I'd go quite so far as that. He hasn't had the value of a public-schoo…"-W. Somerset Maugham, Ashenden
2. Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century
By: Geoffrey Parker
3.80
Format: 152 pages, Hardcover
Revolutions, droughts, famines, invasions, wars, regicides - the calamities of the mid-seventeenth … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- 17th century
3. Gösta Berling's Saga
By: Selma Lagerlöf , Pauline Klaiber-Gottschau , Lillie Tudeer
5.00
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
The first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for literature, Lagerlof assured her place in Swedish le… read more
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4. Touch: The Science of Hand, Heart, and Mind
By: David J. Linden
3.81
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author examines how our sense of touch and emotion are interconnecte… read more
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5. Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason
By: Russell Shorto
5.00
Format: 172 pages,
On a brutal winter's day in 1650 in Stockholm, Frenchman Rene Descartes, the most influential & con… read more
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6. I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf
By: Grant Snider
3.74
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
A look at the culture and fanaticism of book lovers, from the beloved New York Times illustrator … read more
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- nonfiction
- books about books
"A book closed is just a block of paper."-Grant Snider, I Will Judge You by Your Bookshelf
7. Paul: A Biography
By: N.T. Wright
4.34
Format: 480 pages, ebook
In this definitive biography, renowned Bible scholar, Anglican bishop, and bestselling author N. T.… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
8. Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)
By: Everina Maxwell
4.13
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Ocean's Echo is a stand-alone space adventure about a bond that will change the fate of worlds, set… read more
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"Society isn't something you can just snap your fingers and change."-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)
"This is nothing. One more incredibly dumb problem to baffle my therapist with."-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)
"It's not fair. It's not equal. You have to let things go, over and over and over again. But it's mine, and it's important, and I'm doing what I can."-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)
"I used to be unusable because I was a mess," Tennal said. "Now I've spent time as a ranker and time as an officer, and you know what? Now I'm unusable by choice."-Everina Maxwell, Ocean's Echo (Winter's Orbit, #2)
9. Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849
By: Christopher Clark
4.18
Format: 1152 pages, Hardcover
An epic history of the 1848 revolutions that swept Europe and the charismatic figures who propelled… read more
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- history
- european history
"In situations of polarization and heightened anxiety, people tend to regard their own fears as authentic and those of their opponents as manipulated."-Christopher Clark, Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849
10. Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution
By: Cat Bohannon
4.32
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
THE REAL ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES: a myth-busting, eye-opening landmark account of how humans evolved,… read more
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- history
11. De kapperszoon
By: Gerbrand Bakker
3.54
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Multi–award winning Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker’s phenomenal new novel about grief and the unavoid… read more
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12. The Sinister Booksellers of Bath (Left-Handed Booksellers of London, #2)
By: Garth Nix
4.04
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Return to the enchanting world of The Left-Handed Booksellers of London in this sequel by Garth Nix… read more
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- books about books
13. God: An Anatomy
By: Francesca Stavrakopoulou
4.25
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
An astonishing and revelatory history that re-presents God as he was originally envisioned by ancie… read more
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- history
"How could I not be distracted? Here was a deity just like those I’d visited in museums as a child—a god of ancient myths, fantastic stories and long-lost rituals; a god from the distant past, from a …"-Francesca Stavrakopoulou, God: An Anatomy
14. The Pole
By: J.M. Coetzee
3.69
Format: 166 pages, Hardcover
A psychologically probing, compulsively readable novel about dogged love and the unpredictability o… read more
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15. The Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe
By: Martyn Rady
4.13
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
An essential new history of Central Europe, the contested lands so often at the heart of world hist… read more
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- european history
16. The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness 1680-1790
By: Ritchie Robertson
4.27
Format: 985 pages, Hardcover
This magisterial history—sure to become the definitive work on the subject—recasts the Enlightenmen… read more
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- history
- european history
"When different religion managed to coexist peacefully for a long period, the visibility of other religion tended to weaken one's conviction of the unique excellence of one's own."-Ritchie Robertson, The Enlightenment: The Pursuit of Happiness 1680-1790
17. The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper
By: Roland Allen
4.50
Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition
A NEW STATESMAN 'BEST BOOK OF 2023'A SPECTATOR 'BOOK OF THE YEAR' 2023A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 20… read more
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18. The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era
By: Gary Gerstle
4.19
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The most sweeping account of how neoliberalism came to dominate American politics for nearly a half… read more
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19. Culture: The surprising connections and influences between civilisations.
By: Martin Puchner
4.12
Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition
'A writer of genius' - William DalrympleCan anyone really own a culture? This magnificent account a… read more
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20. The Bookshop of the World: Making and Trading Books in the Dutch Golden Age
By: Andrew Pettegree
4.03
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
The untold story of how the Dutch conquered the European book market and became the world's greates… read more
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21. The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore
By: Evan Friss
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
An affectionate and engaging history of the American bookstore and its central place in American cu… read more
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