Crises of Democracy
By: Adam Przeworski
3.92
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
Is democracy in crisis? The current threats to democracy are not just political: they are deeply…
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1. La tregua
By: Mario Benedetti
4.18
Format: 215 pages, Paperback
De las varias y buenas novelas de Mario Benedetti, LA TREGUA es la que ha alcanzado mayor favor del… read more
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"Me aburrí de mí mismo, de mi propia paciencia."-Mario Benedetti, La tregua
"أنا وحدي مثل بطل ولكن دون أي مبرر للاحساس بالشجاعة"-Mario Benedetti, La tregua
"أشعر أحيانا بالتعاسة لمجرد أني لا أعرف ما هو الشيء الذي أحن إليه."-Mario Benedetti, La tregua
"¿Por qué las palmas de mi mano tienen una memoria más fiel que mi memoria?"-Mario Benedetti, La tregua
2. The Wretched of the Earth
By: Jean-Paul Sartre , Richard Philcox , Frantz Fanon , Homi K. Bhabha
4.32
Format: 251 pages, Paperback
A distinguished psychiatrist from Martinique who took part in the Algerian Nationalist Movement, Fr… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
"إن لجوءك إلى لُغة تكنيكيَّة معناه أنّك قرَّرتَ أن تَعُدَّ الجماهير جاهلة"-Jean-Paul Sartre, The Wretched of the Earth
"Everything can be explained to the people, on the single condition that you want them to understand."-Jean-Paul Sartre, The Wretched of the Earth
"The business of obscuring language is a mask behind which stands the much greater business of plunder."-Jean-Paul Sartre, The Wretched of the Earth
"إن المناضل ليدرك في كثير من الأحيان أن عمله لا أن يقاتل القوى العدوة فحسب، بل كذلك حبات اليأس المتبلورة في جسم المستعمَر."-Jean-Paul Sartre, The Wretched of the Earth
3. Identity
By: Milan Kundera , Linda Asher
3.60
Format: 246 pages, Paperback
There are situations in which we fail for a moment to recognize the person we are with, in which th… read more
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4. Das Kapital
By: Karl Marx , Friedrich Engels , Serge L. Levitsky
4.22
Format: None pages, Paperback
Das Kapital, Karl Marx's seminal work, is the book that above all others formed the twentieth centu… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
5. Child of God
By: Cormac McCarthy
3.84
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
In this taut, chilling novel, Lester Ballard--a violent, dispossessed man falsely accused of rape--… read more
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6. Embroideries
By: Marjane Satrapi , Anjali Singh
3.95
Format: 161 pages, Paperback
From the best-selling author of Persepoliscomes this gloriously entertaining and enlightening look … read more
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- nonfiction
7. Against Democracy
By: Jason Brennan
4.37
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Most people believe democracy is a uniquely just form of government. They believe people have the r… read more
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- politics
- social science
- nonfiction
- political science
8. 2666
By: Roberto Bolaño
4.21
Format: 1128 pages, Paperback
A cuatro profesores de literatura, Pelletier, Morini, Espinoza y Norton, los une su fascinación por… read more
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"Nothing is ever behind us."-Roberto Bolaño, 2666
"Reading is never a waste of time."-Roberto Bolaño, 2666
"Every hundred feet the world changes"-Roberto Bolaño, 2666
"The sky, at sunset, looked like a carnivorous flower."-Roberto Bolaño, 2666
9. Seeing
By: Margaret Jull Costa , José Saramago
2.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
On election day in the capital, it is raining so hard that no one has bothered to come out to vote.… read more
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10. A Cup of Rage
By: Raduan Nassar , Stefan Tobler
2.69
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
'Yes, bastard, you're the one I love' A pair of lovers - a young female journalist and an older man… read more
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11. Fierce Attachments: A Memoir
By: Jonathan Lethem , Vivian Gornick
3.61
Format: 231 pages, Paperback
In this deeply etched and haunting memoir, Vivian Gornick tells the story of her lifelong battle wi… read more
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12. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
By: Timothy Snyder
4.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
An historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authorita… read more
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13. The Idea of Justice
By: Amartya Sen
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Social justice: an ideal, forever beyond our grasp; or one of many practical possibilities? More th… read more
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14. The Solitaire Mystery: A Novel About Family and Destiny
By: Jostein Gaarder , None
2.00
Format: None pages,
Hans Thomas and his father set out on a car trip through Europe, from Norway to Greece--the birthpl… read more
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15. Portnoy's Complaint
By: Philip Roth , Luca Marinelli
3.07
Format: None pages, Paperback
The famous confession of Alexander Portnoy, who is thrust through life by his unappeasable sexualit… read more
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16. How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them
By: Barbara F. Walter
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Civil wars are the biggest danger to world peace today - this book shows us why they happen, and ho… read more
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- politics
- social science
- nonfiction
- political science
"For a society to fracture along identity lines, you need mouthpieces - people who are willing to make discriminatory appeals and pursue discriminatory policies in the name of a particular group. They…"-Barbara F. Walter, How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them
17. Toda la verdad de mis mentiras
By: Elísabet Benavent
4.02
Format: 542 pages, Paperback
¿Puede mantenerse una amistad a pesar de las mentiras? Una despedida de soltera en autocaravana.… read more
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"Yo si creo que el amor existe y que es para siempre, porque si queremos mucho a alguien, por más que se acabe , siempre seguiremos queriéndolo un poco. Por lo que fuimos. El amor existe y es bonito, …"-Elísabet Benavent, Toda la verdad de mis mentiras
"La poesía no es de nadie. Está ahí y tú pillas un frase y construyes un poema, pero no tiene por qué ser nada tuyo. Puede que lo fuera en un momento o puede que lo escribas porque dentro de unos mese…"-Elísabet Benavent, Toda la verdad de mis mentiras
18. Nosotros dos en la tormenta
By: Eduardo Sacheri
4.25
Format: 476 pages, Paperback
—Ese es tu problema. No se puede dudar en el medio de una guerra popular, Cabezón. —A vencer o … read more
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19. The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?
By: Michael J. Sandel
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
These are dangerous times for democracy. We live in an age of winners and losers, where the odds ar… read more
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- social science
- nonfiction
"A wealthy CEO could justify his or her advantages to a lower paid worker on a factory floor as: "I am not worthier then you nor morally deserving of the privileged position I hold. My generous compen…"-Michael J. Sandel, The Tyranny of Merit: What's Become of the Common Good?
20. How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
By: Steven Levitsky
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Donald Trump's presidency has raised a question that many of us never thought we'd be asking: Is ou… read more
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- social science
- nonfiction
- political science
"Authoritarian politicians cast their rivals as criminal, subversive, unpatriotic, or a threat to national security or the existing way of life."-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
"The drift into authoritarianism doesn’t always set off alarm bells. Citizens are often slow to realize that their democracy is being dismantled even as it happens before their eyes."-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
"Institutions become political weapons, wielded forcefully by those who control them against those who do not. This is how elected autocrats subvert democracy—packing and “weaponizing"-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
"But when faced with a would-be authoritarian, establishment politicians must unambiguously reject him or her and do everything possible to defend democratic institutions—even if that means temporaril…"-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
21. Infocracia: La digitalización y la crisis de la democracia
By: Byung-Chul Han
4.11
Format: 67 pages, Kindle Edition
Die Digitalisierung schreitet unaufhaltsam voran. Wir sind benommen vom Kommunikations- und Informa… read more
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22. The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
By: Carlo M. Cipolla
3.86
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
"A masterly book" --Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan"A classic" --Simon Kuper, Finan… read more
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"A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person."-Carlo M. Cipolla, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
"احتمالية أن يكون شخص ما غبيا، مستقلة عن أي سمة أخرى يتصف بها هذا الشخص"-Carlo M. Cipolla, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
"The Second law of human stupidity: The probability that a certain person be stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person"-Carlo M. Cipolla, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
"If you lose we will be equals and stay friends forever, and if you win you'll take my precious blue flower as a prize and we stay friends forever. How lucky you are!"-Carlo M. Cipolla, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
23. Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI
By: Ethan Mollick
4.13
Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition
**A New York Times Bestseller**'Co-Intelligence is the very best book I know about the ins, outs, a… read more
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24. Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World
By: Nick Bostrom
3.90
Format: 536 pages, Hardcover
A greyhound catching the mechanical lure—what would he actually do with it? Has he given this any t… read more
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25. The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
By: Yascha Mounk
4.06
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
"We can no longer assume that liberal democracy is the wave of the future... This splendid book is … read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- political science
"In this book, a liberal is somebody who is committed to basic values like freedom of speech, the separation of powers, or the protection of individual rights."-Yascha Mounk, The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
"In each of these places, they took strikingly similar steps to consolidate their power: they ratcheted up tensions with perceived enemies at home and abroad; packed courts and electoral commissions w…"-Yascha Mounk, The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
"Populists are highly skilled at weaponizing these forms of resentment: their rhetoric simultaneously aims to turn the growing anger at affluent people against the ruling elite and to turn the growing…"-Yascha Mounk, The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
"Unnoticed by most political scientists, a form of undemocratic liberalism has taken root in North America and Western Europe. In this form of government, procedural niceties are carefully followed (m…"-Yascha Mounk, The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
26. Polyarchy: Participation and Opposition
By: Robert A. Dahl
3.92
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
"A tightly woven explanation of the conditions under which cultures that do not tolerate political … read more
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27. Crises of Democracy
By: Adam Przeworski
3.92
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
Is democracy in crisis? The current threats to democracy are not just political: they are deeply… read more
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28. Autocracy, Inc.
By: Anne Applebaum
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more
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"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
29. Operação impeachment: Dilma Rousseff e o Brasil da Lava Jato (Portuguese Edition)
By: Fernando Limongi
3.98
Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition
No centro do argumento deste livro está a ideia de que presidentes não são criaturas frágeis, expos… read more
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30. Limites da democracia: De junho de 2013 ao governo Bolsonaro
By: Marcos Nobre
4.19
Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition
As manifestações de Junho de 2013 inauguraram uma sequência de eventos que destroçou os pactos inst… read more
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31. Me the People: How Populism Transforms Democracy
By: Nadia Urbinati
3.69
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
ما الذي يميّز الشعبوية عن السياسات الديموقراطية الاعتيادية؟ ولماذا ينبغي أن نشعر بالقلق إزاء صعودها؟… read more
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