A Short History of Africa: From the Origins of the Human Race to the Arab Spring
By: Gordon Kerr
3.32
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A comprehensive introduction to the sprawling history of this enormous continent, from the dawn of …
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1. Death with Interruptions
By: Margaret Jull Costa , José Saramago
4.00
Format: 238 pages, Hardcover
Nobel Prize-winner Jose Saramago's brilliant new novel poses the question what happens when the gri… read more
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"Al día siguiente no murió nadie."-Margaret Jull Costa, Death with Interruptions
"Eu sunt moartea,restul nu e nimic."-Margaret Jull Costa, Death with Interruptions
"La muerte está enfadada. Es el momento de sacarle la lengua."-Margaret Jull Costa, Death with Interruptions
"Sin muerte no hay resurrección, y sin resurrección no hay iglesia"-Margaret Jull Costa, Death with Interruptions
2. Kim
By: Rudyard Kipling , None
2.86
Format: 358 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Kim is set in an imperialistic world; a world strikingly masculine, dominated by travel, trade and … read more
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3. 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
- 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
4. An Iranian Metamorphosis
By: Mana Neyestani , Ghazal Mosadeq
3.93
Format: 233 pages, Paperback
Can a cartoon cause riots? It seems unbelievable but for Mana Neyestani it's true. One of his carto… read more
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- nonfiction
5. If Beale Street Could Talk
By: James Baldwin
3.38
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this honest and stunning novel, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the fa… read more
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6. The Brothers Karamazov
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , Richard Pevear , Larissa Volokhonsky
4.37
Format: 796 pages, Paperback
The Brothers Karamazov is a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and an exploration of erotic rivalry… read more
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"How good life is when one does something good and just!"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"Forgive me... for my love - for ruining you with my love."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
7. Utopia
By: Paul Turner , Thomas More
3.55
Format: 113 pages, Paperback
In his most famous and controversial book, Utopia, Thomas More imagines a perfect island nation whe… read more
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"The change of the word does not alter the matter"-Paul Turner, Utopia
"Isn't this conception of absolute justice absolutely unjust?"-Paul Turner, Utopia
"Dünyada kaygısız, rahat yürekle, sevinçle yaşamaktan daha büyük zenginlik olabilir mi?"-Paul Turner, Utopia
"Anyone who campaigns for public office becomes disqualified for holding any office at all."-Paul Turner, Utopia
8. Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
By: Michael J. Sandel
4.31
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
"For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport," The Nation's reviewer of Justice remarked. … read more
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"(...) greed that preys on human misery (...)"-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
"A philosophy untouched by the shadows on the wall can only yield a sterile utopia."-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
"Outrage is the special kind of anger you feel when you believe that people are getting things they don't deserve. Outrage of this kind is anger at injustice."-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
"Here then is the link between freedom as autonomy and Kant's idea of morality. To act freely is not to choose the best means to a given end; it is to choose the end itself, for its own sake - a choic…"-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
9. A Gorda
By: Isabela Figueiredo
3.80
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Maria Luísa, a heroína deste romance, é uma bela rapariga, inteligente, boa aluna, voluntariosa e c… read more
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"Sonhei matá-lo, mas, em nome da sua paz, e do que para mim estava perdido, abdiquei do projeto. Não matamos. Aceitamos a derrota. Parece um filme reles, mas o amor é um filme de péssima qualidade."-Isabela Figueiredo, A Gorda
"...afundo-me na terra de carne, sangue e fogo, até o cérebro sentir, ao fundo, cada vez mais perto, ao seu redor, uma emanação de dor opiácea, que se mostra e esconde, como o lume num isqueiro gasto …"-Isabela Figueiredo, A Gorda
10. Life is Elsewhere
By: Milan Kundera , Aaron Asher
3.28
Format: 5 pages, Paperback
The author initially intended to call this novel The Lyrical Age. The lyrical age, according to Kun… read more
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11. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
By: Michelle Alexander
3.77
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"As the United States celebrates the nation's 'triumph over race' with the election of Barack Obama… read more
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12. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
By: Walter Isaacson
4.33
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
Benjamin Franklin is the Founding Father who winks at us. An ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose … read more
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13. Frida Kahlo: Una biografía
By: María Hesse
4.28
Format: 315 pages, Hardcover
"Pies para que os quiero, si tengo alas para volar" Frida Kahlo fue algo mas que dolor y angustia. … read more
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14. Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
By: Tim Marshall
4.20
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In the bestselling tradition of Why Nations Fail and The Revenge of Geography, an award-winning jou… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"All great nations spend peacetime preparing for the day war breaks out."-Tim Marshall, Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
"India and Pakistan can agree on one thing: neither wants the other one around."-Tim Marshall, Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
"What is now the EU was set up so that France and Germany could hug each other so tightly in a loving embrace that neither would be able to get an arm free with which to punch the other."-Tim Marshall, Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
"THE MIDDLE OF WHAT? EAST OF WHERE? THE REGION’S VERY name is based on a European view of the world, and it is a European view of the region that shaped it. The Europeans used ink to draw lines on map…"-Tim Marshall, Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics
15. The Waiting
By: Keum Suk Gendry-Kim
4.43
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
The story begins with a mother's confession... sisters permanently separated by a border during the… read more
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16. A Chateau Under Siege
By: Martin Walker
4.09
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
France's favourite country cop, Bruno, faces a dangerous threat to the town he polices and the peop… read more
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17. The Body: A Guide for Occupants
By: Bill Bryson
4.32
Format: 450 pages, Hardcover
In the bestselling, prize-winning A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson achieved the se… read more
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- nonfiction
18. El infinito en un junco: La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo
By: Irene Vallejo
4.26
Format: 452 pages, Paperback
Este es un libro sobre la historia de los libros. Un recorrido por la vida de ese fascinante artefa… read more
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- nonfiction
"Los libros nos convierten en herederos de todos los relatos: los mejores, los peores, los ambiguos, los problemáticos, los de doble filo. Disponer de todos ellos es bueno para pensar, y permite elegi…"-Irene Vallejo, El infinito en un junco: La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo
"Ler é um ritual que implica gestos, posições, objetos, espaços, materiais, movimentos, modulações de luz. Para imaginarmos como liam os nossos antepassados, precisamos de conhecer, em cada época, ess…"-Irene Vallejo, El infinito en un junco: La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo
"desde os primeiros séculos da escrita até à idade Média, a norma era ler em voz alta, para si próprio ou para os outros, e os escritores pronunciavam as frases à medida que as escreviam ouvindo assim…"-Irene Vallejo, El infinito en un junco: La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo
19. Balada para Sophie
By: Filipe Melo
4.68
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A vida de Julien Dubois, pianista de sucesso, confunde-se com a história da Europa do século XX. De… read more
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20. The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway, #13)
By: Elly Griffiths
4.27
Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition
Dr Ruth Galloway returns to the moody and beautiful landscape of North Norfolk to confront another … read more
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21. El placer
By: María Hesse
4.09
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Conocedora como pocos del universo de la mujer, María Hesse nos invita con su delicada sensibilidad… read more
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22. Zelensky
By: Serhii Rudenko
3.21
Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition
Three years after the political novice Volodymyr Zelensky was elected to Ukraine’s highest office, … read more
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- nonfiction
23. A History of Art in 21 Cats
By: Nia Gould
4.11
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
Art history gets a fun feline makeover with 21 purr-fectly cultured cats in the styles of ancient a… read more
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- nonfiction
24. Primo Levi
By: Matteo Mastragostino
4.17
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Autunno. A pochi mesi dalla morte, Primo Levi incontra gli alunni della scuola elementare Rignon di… read more
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- nonfiction
25. Phenotypes
By: Paulo Scott
3.81
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
Federico and Lorenço are brothers. Their father is black, a famed forensic pathologist for the poli… read more
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26. Como se Transforma Ar em Pão? Estas e outras questões a que só a química sabe responder
By: Nuno Maulide
3.85
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
A Química não tem boa fama. Ouvimos falar de acidentes em fábricas químicas que provocam contaminaç… read more
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27. Putin, em busca da eternidade
By: José Milhazes
3.69
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
«Os russos e a opinião pública internacional receberam a notícia da demissão de Ieltsin e da nomeaç… read more
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28. La huella de Lorca
By: Carlos Hernández
3.83
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
A través de historias reales y testimonios sobre el genial poeta granadino, en esta novela gráfica … read more
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29. The Crisis with Russia
By: Joseph S. Nye
4.00
Format: 152 pages, Paperback
The Aspen Strategy Group's Policy Books is an annual series of pieces written by contemporary thoug… read more
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30. A Short History of Africa: From the Origins of the Human Race to the Arab Spring
By: Gordon Kerr
3.32
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A comprehensive introduction to the sprawling history of this enormous continent, from the dawn of … read more
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- nonfiction
- africa
31. A Grave in the Woods (Bruno, Chief of Police #17)
By: Martin Walker
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
Another entertaining and enlightening entry in the Bruno, Chief of Police series, featuring an arch… read more
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