The Second World War: A Short History
By: R.A.C. Parker
3.75
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
The Second World War is a compact but comprehensive and absorbing history of the war. It examines t…
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1. War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust
By: Doris L. Bergen
3.94
Format: None pages, Paperback
In examining one of the defining events of the 20th century, Doris Bergen situates the Holocaust in… read more
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- world war ii
- nonfiction
- history
- war
2. Survival in Auschwitz
By: Primo Levi , Philip Roth , Stuart J. Woolf
4.33
Format: 187 pages, Paperback
The true and harrowing account of Primo Levi’s experience at the German concentration camp of Ausch… read more
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- history
- historical
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
"... infin che un giorno senso non avrà più dire : domani" (...jusqu'à ce qu'un jour dire "demain" n'ait plus de sens)"-Primo Levi, Survival in Auschwitz
"…in this place everything is forbidden, not for hidden reasons, but because the camp has been created for that purpose."-Primo Levi, Survival in Auschwitz
"...for a country is considered the more civilized the more the wisdom and efficiency of its laws hinder a weak man from becoming too weak or a powerful one too powerful."-Primo Levi, Survival in Auschwitz
"Qualcuno, molto tempo fa, ha scritto che anche i libri, come gli esseri umani, hanno un loro destino, imprevedibile, diverso da quello che per loro si desiderava e si attendeva."-Primo Levi, Survival in Auschwitz
3. The Indigo Girl
By: Natasha Boyd
3.94
Format: None pages, Hardcover
An incredible story of dangerous and hidden friendships, ambition, betrayal, and sacrifice. The yea… read more
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- historical
4. Good Wives: Image and Reality in the Lives of Women in Northern New England, 1650-1750
By: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich , None
3.50
Format: 218 pages, Paperback
This enthralling work of scholarship strips away those abstractions to reveal the hidden -- and not… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
5. The Battle of Midway
By: Craig L. Symonds
3.50
Format: 218 pages, Hardcover
There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so d… read more
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- history
- military fiction
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
6. David Copperfield
By: Charles Dickens , Jeremy Tambling
4.03
Format: 882 pages, Paperback
David Copperfield is the story of a young man's adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impov… read more
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- historical
"Trifles make the sum of life. "-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
"the sight of me is good for sore eyes"-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
"Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him."-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
"My advice is, never do to-morrow what you can do to-day"-Charles Dickens, David Copperfield
7. The Wonder
By: Emma Donoghue
3.64
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
The Irish Midlands, 1859. An English nurse, Lib Wright, is summoned to a tiny village to observe wh… read more
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- historical
"Kartais mokytojai išmoko daugiau, negu patys supranta."-Emma Donoghue, The Wonder
"But was Anna nearer to starved or nearer to well? How to quantify the quality of being alive?"-Emma Donoghue, The Wonder
"And why must it always be presumed that a woman's views are based on personal considerations?"-Emma Donoghue, The Wonder
"Your body - every body is a marvel. A wonder of creation. [...] The day your first opened your eyes, Anna, God asked just one thing: that you live."-Emma Donoghue, The Wonder
8. A Short History of Nearly Everything
By: Bill Bryson
3.42
Format: None pages,
In Bryson's biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand--and, if possible, ans… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
9. Une vie
By: Guy de Maupassant
3.86
Format: 299 pages, Paperback
Jeanne, ayant fini ses malles, s'approcha de la fenêtre, mais la pluie ne cessait pas. L'averse, t… read more
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"After all, life is never so jolly or so miserable as people seem to think."-Guy de Maupassant, Une vie
"One sometimes weeps over one's illusions with as much bitterness as over a death."-Guy de Maupassant, Une vie
"Then she added, no doubt in answer to her own thoughts: 'You see, life is never as good or as bad as one thinks.' "-Guy de Maupassant, Une vie
"Human nature itself seemed to her obscene, when she thought of all the filthy secrets of sensuality, the degrading caresses, all the mysterious connexions that cannot be broken off, at which she gues…"-Guy de Maupassant, Une vie
10. A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
By: Larry Alexander , Adam Makos
4.36
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
Four days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germ… read more
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- history
- historical
- military fiction
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
"You fight by rules to keep your humanity"-Larry Alexander, A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
11. Cell
By: Stephen King
3.96
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Witness Stephen King's triumphant, blood-spattered return to the genre that made him famous. Cell, … read more
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12. Histories and Fallacies: Problems Faced in the Writing of History
By: Carl R. Trueman
4.00
Format: 191 pages, Paperback
How do we know the stories told by historians are true? To what extent can we rely on their interpr… read more
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13. Fighting the Great War: A Global History
By: Michael S. Neiberg
4.12
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
Despair at Gallipoli. Victory at Vimy Ridge. A European generation lost, an American spirit found. … read more
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14. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
By: Charles C. Mann
4.23
Format: 11 pages, Paperback
A groundbreaking study that radically alters our understanding of the Americas before the arrival o… read more
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15. Tender Is the Night
By: F. Scott Fitzgerald
3.78
Format: 430 pages, Paperback
Set on the French Riviera in the late 1920s, Tender Is the Night is the tragic romance of the young… read more
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"My God,' he gasped, 'you're fun to kiss."-F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender Is the Night
"The price for his intactness was incompleteness."-F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender Is the Night
"But I suppose you must touch life in order to spring from it."-F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender Is the Night
"New friends can often have a better time together than old friends."-F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender Is the Night
16. The Portrait of a Lady
By: Henry James , Patricia Crick
3.79
Format: 797 pages, Paperback
When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy Aunt Touche… read more
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- historical
"She has only one fault; too many ideas."-Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady
"If one is strong, one loves the more strongly."-Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady
"It's not my fate to give up--I know it can't be."-Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady
"The finer natures were those that shone at the larger times."-Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady
17. A Grief Observed
By: C.S. Lewis
4.22
Format: 76 pages, Paperback
Written with love, humility, and faith, this brief but poignant volume was first published in 1961 … read more
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- nonfiction
"Time itself is one more name for death."-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
"The death of a beloved is an amputation."-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
"I need Christ, not something that resembles Him."-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
"No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear."-C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
18. Notes on Grief
By: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4.22
Format: 86 pages, Hardcover
Notes on Grief is an exquisite work of meditation, remembrance, and hope, written in the wake of Ch… read more
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- nonfiction
"I liked to call him 'a gentle man and a gentleman'."-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Notes on Grief
"I am afraid of tomorrow, and all the tomorrows after..."-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Notes on Grief
"It was not supposed to happen like this, not like a malicious surprise.."-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Notes on Grief
"Je vais parfaitement bien. Et c'était vrai. Jusqu'à ce que cela cesse de l'être."-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Notes on Grief
19. The Perfect Nanny
By: Leïla Slimani
3.40
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780143132172. When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer… read more
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"The baby is dead."-Leïla Slimani, The Perfect Nanny
"Nous devons prouver que, vous aussi, vous êtes une victime."-Leïla Slimani, The Perfect Nanny
"Several times during the night, she opened her eyes, unsure if an hour had passed or a month."-Leïla Slimani, The Perfect Nanny
"Yeah. Maybe. But honestly, I don’t understand.’ ‘You shouldn’t try to understand everything. Children are just like adults. There’s nothing to understand."-Leïla Slimani, The Perfect Nanny
20. The Second World War: A Short History
By: R.A.C. Parker
3.75
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
The Second World War is a compact but comprehensive and absorbing history of the war. It examines t… read more
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- historical
- military fiction
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- nonfiction
21. Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
By: Gail Carson Levine
4.01
Format: None pages, Paperback
This beloved Newbery Honor-winning story about a feisty heroine is sure to enchant readers new and … read more
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"Love shouldn't be dictated"-Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
"If I couldn't sleep, I could read."-Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
"I want to be with you forever and beyond..."-Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
"Amor (qué placer escribir esta palabra), amor, amor..."-Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
