The World Crisis: 1916–1918 (Winston S. Churchill World Crisis Collection)
By: Winston S. Churchill
4.41
Format: 695 pages, Kindle Edition
A volume in Churchill’s history of the First World War that is “essential reading, as fresh and com…
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1. Fevre Dream
By: George R.R. Martin
3.89
Format: 334 pages, Paperback
When struggling riverboat captain Abner Marsh receives an offer of partnership from a wealthy arist… read more
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"Sometimes I think … the humanity of him is all hollow, a mask … he is only an old animal, so ancient it has lost even the taste for food, but it hunts on nonetheless, because that is all it remembers…"-George R.R. Martin, Fevre Dream
"Some mate," Karl Framm said with contempt. "Hell, that little stern-wheeler we're chasin' don't draw nothin'. After a good rain, she could steam halfway across the city of N'Orleans without ever noti…"-George R.R. Martin, Fevre Dream
"You know I never held much with slavery, even if I never done much against it neither. I would of, but those damned abolitionists were such Bible-thumpers. Only I been thinkin', and it seems to me ma…"-George R.R. Martin, Fevre Dream
"ABNER Marsh had a mind that was not unlike his body. It was big all around, ample in size and capacity, and he crammed all sorts of things into it. It was strong as well; when Abner Marsh took someth…"-George R.R. Martin, Fevre Dream
2. Collected Ghost Stories
By: M.R. James
4.14
Format: 568 pages, Hardcover
M. R. James is widely regarded as the father of the modern ghost story, and his tales have influenc… read more
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"The door was opening again. The seer does not like to dwell upon what he saw entering the room: he says it might be described as a frog - the size of a man - but it had scanty white hair about its he…"-M.R. James, Collected Ghost Stories
"Those that spend the greater part of their time in reading or writing books are, of course, apt to take rather particular notice of accumulations of books when they come across them. They will not pa…"-M.R. James, Collected Ghost Stories
"But it was in the life-saving competition that Stanley Judkins's conduct was most blameable and had the most far-reaching effects. The practice, as you know, was to throw a selected lower boy, of sui…"-M.R. James, Collected Ghost Stories
3. The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien (Maigret #4)
By: Georges Simenon , Linda Coverdale
3.83
Format: 138 pages, Paperback
A new translation of a haunting tale about the lengths to which people will go to escape from guil… read more
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"Oh, by the way, while I was having a glass of your delicious gueuze beer, I spotted a crook…"-Georges Simenon, The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien (Maigret #4)
4. The Carter of 'La Providence' (Maigret, #2)
By: Georges Simenon , David Coward
3.65
Format: 154 pages, Paperback
What was the woman doing here? Why was her body found in a stable, wearing pearl earrings, a stylis… read more
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5. Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)
By: Georges Simenon , David Bellos
3.47
Format: 162 pages, Paperback
The first novel in the famous Inspector Maigret series. What Maigret sought, and what he waited … read more
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"Sono cose di cui non ci si vanta, cose che a parlarne farebbero sorridere e che pure richiedono una certa dose di eroismo."-Georges Simenon, Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)
"Arrivava solido come il granito, e da quel momento pareva che tutto dovesse spezzarsi contro di lui, sia che avanzasse, sia che restasse piantato sulle gambe leggermente divaricate."-Georges Simenon, Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)
6. The Beasts of Tarzan (Tarzan, #3)
By: Edgar Rice Burroughs
3.78
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Not long after Tarzan claims his hereditary title of Lord Greystoke and marries Jane, their infant … read more
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7. The Final Diagnosis
By: Arthur Hailey
4.09
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
A look at the workings of a modern day hospital through the lens of the pathologists department. read more
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8. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
By: Mary Beard
3.59
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
New York TimesBestseller * National Book Critics Circle Finalist * Wall Street JournalBest Books of… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
9. A Man's Head (Maigret #5)
By: Georges Simenon
3.77
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
A rich American widow and her maid have been stabbed to death in a brutal attack. All the evidence … read more
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10. The Late Monsieur Gallet (Maigret, #3)
By: Georges Simenon , Anthea Bell
3.32
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A devastating tale of misfortune, betrayal, and the weakness of family ties, newly translated for t… read more
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11. Of Human Bondage
By: W. Somerset Maugham , Maeve Binchy , Benjamin DeMott
3.99
Format: 380 pages, Paperback
The first and most autobiographical of Maugham's masterpieces. It is the story of Philip Carey, an … read more
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12. Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
By: Marcel Proust , Simon Vance , Lydia Davis
4.15
Format: 710 pages, Mass Market Paperback
«Et tout d'un coup le souvenir m'est apparu. Ce goût, c'était celui du petit morceau de madeleine q… read more
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"Longtemps, je me suis couché de bonne heure."-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
"the comfort of reclusion, the poetry of hibernation"-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
"Now are the woods all black, But still the sky is blue."-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
"Fall in love with a dog's bum, And thou'll think it pretty as a plum."-Marcel Proust, Du côté de chez Swann (À la recherche du temps perdu, #1)
13. Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
By: Edgar Rice Burroughs
3.90
Format: 323 pages, Paperback
1888 W Africa. Newlyweds Lord and Lady Greystoke are marooned by mutineers. He builds a snug cabin … read more
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"Teach me to speak the language of men."-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
"I got this story from someone who had no business in the telling of it."-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
"Even brave men, and D'Arnot was a brave man, are sometimes frightened by solitude."-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
"P43- that the huge, fierce brute loved this child of another race is beyond question."-Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes (Tarzan, #1)
14. The Shepherd's Crown (Discworld, #41; Tiffany Aching, #5)
By: Terry Pratchett
4.25
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
A shivering of worlds. Deep in the Chalk, something is stirring. The owls and the foxes can sense i… read more
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15. A Clergyman's Daughter
By: George Orwell
4.24
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Intimidated by her father, the rector of Knype Hill, Dorothy performs her submissive roles of dutif… read more
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16. The War That Ended Peace: The Road To 1914
By: Margaret MacMillan
4.45
Format: 864 pages, Hardcover
The First World War followed a period of sustained peace in Europe during which people talked with … read more
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17. The Ship Beneath the Ice: The Discovery of Shackleton's Endurance
By: Mensun Bound
4.12
Format: 409 pages, Kindle Edition
"As thrilling as any tale from the heroic age of exploration. ... Bound's account is a triumph. The… read more
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- history
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18. Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents
By: Rod Dreher
4.36
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Benedict Option draws on the wisdom of Christian survi… read more
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19. Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
By: Ian W. Toll
4.76
Format: 944 pages, Hardcover
Twilight of the Gods is a riveting account of the harrowing last year of World War II in the Pacifi… read more
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- history
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"TURKEY TROTS TO WATER GG FROM CINCPAC ACTION COM THIRD FLEET INFO COMINCH CTF SEVENTY-SEVEN X WHERE IS RPT WHERE IS TASK FORCE THIRTY FOUR RR THE WORLD WONDERS"-Ian W. Toll, Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945
20. Hitler and His Admirals: A History of the German Navy in World War Two (World War Two at Sea)
By: Anthony Martienssen
4.29
Format: 343 pages, Kindle Edition
From pre-war preparations to the Battle of the Atlantic, all the way through to the eventual defeat… read more
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21. The World Crisis: 1916–1918 (Winston S. Churchill World Crisis Collection)
By: Winston S. Churchill
4.41
Format: 695 pages, Kindle Edition
A volume in Churchill’s history of the First World War that is “essential reading, as fresh and com… read more
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