The Empire and the Five Kings: America's Abdication and the Fate of the World
By: Bernard-Henri Lévy
3.42
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
One of the West’s leading intellectuals offers a provocative look at America’s withdrawal from worl…
Want to Read $ 13.49"And my dream is to recapture the art of loving and of being seduced; the habit of the stroll and of reading in cafes; the practice, endorsed by Dante and Baudelaire, of building, repairing, and living in cities; the exhilaration of a speech (at their purest depths, the languages of Europe have never been anything other than this) that no sooner encounters the desert than it discovers the delight of filling it with song; the taste for a beautiful "now" that, when it offers itself for the taking, is an almost perfect treasure, as the grasshopper might have replied to the ant in the fable; in sum, the art and the inclination that were the voice, the flavour, and the colour of Europe."-Bernard-Henri Lévy, The Empire and the Five Kings: America's Abdication and the Fate of the World
"And my dream is to recapture the art of loving and of being seduced; the habit of the stroll and of reading in cafes; the practice, endorsed by Dante and Baudelaire, of building, repairing, and living in cities; the exhilaration of a speech (at their purest depths, the languages of Europe have never been anything other than this) that no sooner encounters the desert than it discovers the delight of filling it with song; the taste for a beautiful "now" that, when it offers itself for the taking, is an almost perfect treasure, as the grasshopper might have replied to the ant in the fable; in sum, the art and the inclination that were the voice, the flavour, and the colour of Europe."-Bernard-Henri Lévy, The Empire and the Five Kings: America's Abdication and the Fate of the World
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By: Scott Brick , Kurt Vonnegut Jr. , Kevin T. Collins
3.87
Format: 144 pages, MP3 CD
Master storyteller and satirist Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most in-demand commencement speakers o… read more
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"Any brain worth a nickel knows books are good for us."-Scott Brick, If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young
"There is only one rule that I know, goddamn it, you've got to be kind."-Scott Brick, If This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice for the Young
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2. To Jerusalem and Back
By: Saul Bellow
4.53
Format: 194 pages, Paperback
In this "impassioned and thoughtful book" (The New York Times), Bellow records the opinions, passio… read more
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3. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
By: Barbara Ehrenreich
3.78
Format: 377 pages,
Reveals low-wage America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity--a land of Big Box… read more
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4. The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed
By: John Vaillant
4.38
Format: None pages, Paperback
When a shattered kayak and camping gear are found on an uninhabited island in the Pacific Northwest… read more
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By: Christopher Hitchens
3.75
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The first new book of essays by Christopher Hitchens since 2004, Arguablyoffers an indispensable ke… read more
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6. Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century
By: Mark Mazower
4.22
Format: 206 pages, Paperback
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7. Principles: Life and Work
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8. The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements
By: Eric Hoffer
3.27
Format: None pages, Paperback
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9. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
By: Walter Isaacson
4.33
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
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By: Siddharth Kara
4.37
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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"Now you understand how people like us work?"-Siddharth Kara, Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
"Nothing looks the same after a trip to the Congo. The world back home no longer makes sense. It is difficult to reconcile how it even inhabits the same planet. Neatly arranged mountains of vegetables…"-Siddharth Kara, Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
"Cobalt mining is the slave farm perfected. The cost of labor has been nullified through the degradation of Africans at the bottom of an economic chain that purports to exonerate all participants of a…"-Siddharth Kara, Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
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3.59
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
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4.44
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"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
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4.09
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3.05
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
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4.34
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4.17
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31. The Empire and the Five Kings: America's Abdication and the Fate of the World
By: Bernard-Henri Lévy
3.42
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
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"And my dream is to recapture the art of loving and of being seduced; the habit of the stroll and of reading in cafes; the practice, endorsed by Dante and Baudelaire, of building, repairing, and livin…"-Bernard-Henri Lévy, The Empire and the Five Kings: America's Abdication and the Fate of the World
