7 Top biography books like Ludwig II : Der unzeitgemäße König by Oliver Hilmes

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Ludwig II : Der unzeitgemäße König

By: Oliver Hilmes

4.17

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Machtmensch und Märchenkönig König Ludwig II. von Bayern (1845–1886) war und ist ein Mythos. Sei…

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1. The Prisoner of Heaven (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #3)

By: Carlos Ruiz Zafón

4.13

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

Barcelona, 1957. It is Christmas, and Daniel Sempere and his wife Bea have much to celebrate. They … read more

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"Why is it that all wars are won by bankers?"

-Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Prisoner of Heaven (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #3)

"ا من أحد يطرح اسئلة عن الشيء الذي يفضل تجاهله."

-Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Prisoner of Heaven (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #3)

"Everything can be forgiven, save telling the truth"

-Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Prisoner of Heaven (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #3)

"One mustn't dream of one's future; one must earn it."

-Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Prisoner of Heaven (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #3)

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2. Shakespeare: The World as Stage

By: Bill Bryson

3.81

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

At first glance, Bill Bryson seems an odd choice to write this addition to the Eminent Lives series… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"Even Scientific American entered the fray with an article proposing that the person portrayed in the famous Martin Droeshout engraving might actually be--I weep to say it--Elizabeth I."

-Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage

"So it needs to be said that nearly all of the anti-Shakespeare sentiment—actually all of it, every bit—involves manipulative scholarship or sweeping misstatements of fact. Shakespeare “never owned a …"

-Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage

"(...)we all recognize a likeness of Shakespeare the instant we see one, and yet we don’t really know what he looked like. It is like this with nearly every aspect of his life and character: He is at …"

-Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage

"A third...candidate for Shakespearean authorship was Christopher Marlowe. He was the right age (just two months older than Shakespeare), had the requisite talent, and would certainly have had ample l…"

-Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage

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3. Arthur & George

By: Julian Barnes

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

As boys, George, the son of a Midlands vicar, and Arthur, living in shabby genteel Edinburgh, find … read more

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4. Buddenbrooks: The Decline of a Family

By: Thomas Mann , John E. Woods , T.J. Reed

3.69

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Buddenbrooks, first published in Germany in 1901, when Mann was only twenty-six, has become a class… read more

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5. Marina

By: Carlos Ruiz Zafón

3.80

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

Quince anos mas tarde, la memoria de aquel dia ha vuelto a mi. He visto a aquel muchacho vagando en… read more

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6. The Neverending Story

By: Michael Ende , Roswitha Quadflieg , Ralph Manheim

3.33

Format: 170 pages, Hardcover

This epic work of the imagination has captured the hearts of millions of readers worldwide since it… read more

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7. La Tresse

By: Laetitia Colombani

4.36

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Smita, Julia, Sarah. Trois femmes, trois vies, trois continents. Trois chemins que rien ne destine … read more

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8. Fabian. Die Geschichte eines Moralisten

By: Erich Kästner

3.43

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

Erich Kastner kennen viele nur als Autor von Kinder- und Jugendbuchern. Dass er auch zeitkritische … read more

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9. The Turn of the Screw

By: Henry James

3.39

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

The Turn of the Screw is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James that first appeared in serial format… read more

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"When I'm bad I am bad !"

-Henry James, The Turn of the Screw

"He fairly glittered in the gloom."

-Henry James, The Turn of the Screw

"I was ready to know the very worst that was to be known."

-Henry James, The Turn of the Screw

"There was something between them." "There was everything."

-Henry James, The Turn of the Screw

10. Berlin Alexanderplatz

By: Alfred Döblin

4.10

Format: None pages,

Biberkopf hat geschworen, er will anstandig sein, und ihr habt gesehen, wie er wochenlang anstandig… read more

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11. Was man von hier aus sehen kann

By: Mariana Leky

4.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Von der unbedingten Anwesenheitspflicht im eigenen Leben Selma, eine alte Westerwalderin, kann den … read more

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12. The Angel's Game (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #2)

By: Carlos Ruiz Zafón , Lucia Graves

0.00

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Windcomes a riveting new masterpi… read more

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13. Grand Hotel

By: Vicki Baum

3.75

Format: 352 pages,

A beautiful ballerina, to whom love is no less an art than dancing... A lovely and ingenuous peasan… read more

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14. To Paradise

By: Hanya Yanagihara

3.75

Format: 720 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the classic A Little Life, a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and … read more

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"Does this look like a dystopia to you?"

-Hanya Yanagihara, To Paradise

"It was very cold that afternoon, whipping wind, and the city seemed to mirror my mood, which was gray and bleak."

-Hanya Yanagihara, To Paradise

"Only people who have a plausible hope of being immortalized in history are so about how they might get immortalized," she said. "The rest of us are too busy trying to get through the day."

-Hanya Yanagihara, To Paradise

"Only people who have a plausible hope of being immortalized in history are so obsessed about how they might get immortalized," she said. "The rest of us are too busy trying to get through the day."

-Hanya Yanagihara, To Paradise

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15. Immune: a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive

By: Philipp Dettmer

4.59

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeously illustrated deep dive into the immune system that will forever change how you think ab… read more

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  • biography
  • nonfiction
"Life hates nothing as much as wasting resources."

-Philipp Dettmer, Immune: a Journey into the Mysterious System that Keeps You Alive

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16. Und alle so still

By: Mareike Fallwickl

4.29

Format: 356 pages, Kindle Edition

Was wäre, wenn alle Frauen sich verweigern und in einen Care-Streik treten würden? Ein großer femin… read more

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17. ‎22 Bahnen

By: Caroline Wahl

4.36

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Tildas Tage sind strikt durchgetaktet: studieren, an der Supermarktkasse sitzen, sich um ihre klein… read more

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18. Die Wut, die bleibt

By: Mareike Fallwickl

4.30

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Aufwühlend, wütend, hellsichtig: Mareike Fallwickls neuer Roman. Helene, Mutter von drei Kindern… read more

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19. The Salt Path

By: Raynor Winn

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill, their home and… read more

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  • biography
  • nonfiction
"It’s six hundred and thirty miles and we’ll have to camp all the way."

-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path

"Give time for what you know you must do and you will have what you desire the most."

-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path

"Refugees from western civilisation, cut adrift from life in a boat that rarely finds a harbour."

-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path

"We had lost everything except our children and each other, but we had the wet grass and the rhythm of the sea on the rocks."

-Raynor Winn, The Salt Path

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20. Diary of a Void

By: Emi Yagi

3.51

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

A prizewinning, thrillingly subversive debut novel about a woman in Japan who avoids harassment at … read more

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"Having a baby isn't easy. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. It's been two thousand years, and it's the same old story, right?"

-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void

"I'm always so alone. I guess I should be used to it by now. That's the way it is from the moment we come into this world, but I'm still not used to it - how alone we all are."

-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void

"Maybe that's making a family is all about: creating an environment in which people make space for one another - maybe without even trying, just naturally, to make sure that nobody's forgotten."

-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void

"Until they arrived, while everyone else was transitioning to winter, putting on coats and sweaters, I was going to stick with my summer dress and my usual work blazer. Dressed in the dazzling flowers…"

-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void

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21. Zauber der Stille

By: Florian Illies

4.11

Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition

Mit Florian Illies kann man Vergangenheit plötzlich als Gegenwart erleben. In »Zauber der Stille« b… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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22. Lichtspiel

By: Daniel Kehlmann

4.28

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

Einer der Größten des Kinos, vielleicht der größte Regisseur seiner Epoche: Zur Machtergreifung dre… read more

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23. Wir werden jung sein

By: Maxim Leo

3.87

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Ihr Leben gerät aus den Fugen, als die Teilnehmer einer Medikamentenstudie an der Berliner Charité … read more

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24. Dunkelgrün fast schwarz

By: Mareike Fallwickl

4.13

Format: 475 pages, Hardcover

Raffael, der Selbstbewusste mit dem entwaffnenden Lächeln, und Moritz, der Bumerang in Raffaels Han… read more

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25. Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)

By: Lauren Graham

3.94

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

In this collection of personal essays, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood reveals sto… read more

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  • biography
  • nonfiction
"Because who wants to Fast Forward anyway? You might miss some of the good parts."

-Lauren Graham, Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)

"In my experience, there’s no secret to accomplishing almost any goal worth pursuing."

-Lauren Graham, Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)

"As a working actor, you’re always being asked when it was that you finally knew you’d “made it."

-Lauren Graham, Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)

"At some point, you have to let it go. Otherwise, it's not a book for sale, it's a pile of papers on your desk."

-Lauren Graham, Talking as Fast as I Can: From Gilmore Girls to Gilmore Girls (and Everything in Between)

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26. Du darfst nicht alles glauben, was du denkst

By: Kurt Krömer

4.18

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

»Ich war dreißig Jahre depressiv. Ich muss damit leben. Und ich habe keinen Bock, das zu verheimlic… read more

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  • biography
  • nonfiction
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27. Archipel

By: Inger-Maria Mahlke

2.99

Format: 423 pages, Hardcover

"Es ist der 9. Juli 2015, vierzehn Uhr und zwei, drei kleinliche Minuten. In La Laguna, der alten H… read more

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28. Ludwig II : Der unzeitgemäße König

By: Oliver Hilmes

4.17

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Machtmensch und Märchenkönig König Ludwig II. von Bayern (1845–1886) war und ist ein Mythos. Sei… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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29. 60 Tage liegen: Meine Reise zum Mars

By: Dennis Freischlad

3.50

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Ein Lockdown der außerirdischen Art: Wie fühlt es sich an, 60 Tage am Stück zu liegen? Wie, schwere… read more

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  • nonfiction
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30. It's now

By: Janina Kugel

3.99

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Janina Kugel war im Vorstand der Siemens AG zuständig für rund 380.000 Mitarbeiter. Mit frischen un… read more

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  • nonfiction

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Shakespeare: The World as Stage

Bill Bryson

3.81

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Philipp Dettmer

4.59

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Raynor Winn

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Zauber der Stille

Florian Illies

4.11

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Trust

Hernan Diaz

3.83

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Small Things Like These

Claire Keegan

4.18

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Paul Lynch

4.10

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