The Sistine Chapel: History of a Masterpiece
By: Antonio Forcellino
4.04
Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition
The Sistine Chapel is one of the world's most magnificent buildings, and the frescos that decorate …
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1. Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture
By: Johan Huizinga
3.80
Format: None pages,
Discusses the cultural phenomenon of the human play instincts and play acting in modern western soc… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
2. Inchiesta su Gesù: Chi era l'uomo che ha cambiato il mondo
By: Corrado Augias , Mauro Pesce
3.73
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Chi era davvero, nella sua fisicita di carne, sangue, muscoli, l'uomo che circa duemila anni fa per… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
3. The Samurai
By: Shūsaku Endō , Van C. Gessel
3.50
Format: 560 pages, Paperback
One of the late Shusaku Endo's finest works, The Samuraitells of the journey of some of the first J… read more
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4. The Last Day of a Condemned Man
By: Victor Hugo , Libby Purves , Geoff Woollen
3.98
Format: 109 pages, Paperback
Deeply shocking in its time, The Last Day of a Condemned Man is a profound and moving tale and a vi… read more
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"إن الموت يجعلني إنساناً شريراً !!"-Victor Hugo, The Last Day of a Condemned Man
"كنت قادراً على التفكير في كل ما يسرني ، لأني كنتُ حراً"-Victor Hugo, The Last Day of a Condemned Man
"¡Cuantós han muerto habiendo hecho planes para una larga vida!"-Victor Hugo, The Last Day of a Condemned Man
"ماذا عراني فصرت بهذه الدرجة من التخاذل والإنهيار؟ إن باب القبر لا يُفتح من الداخل!!"-Victor Hugo, The Last Day of a Condemned Man
5. The Consolation of Philosophy
By: Boethius , None
4.27
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
6. The Walk
By: Robert Walser , Susan Bernofsky
4.20
Format: None pages, Paperback
Walser's alternate, preferred version of his most famous tale. A pseudo-biographical "stroll" throu… read more
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7. Eros the Bittersweet
By: Anne Carson
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
A book about love as seen by the ancients, Erosis Anne Carson's exploration of the concept of "eros… read more
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- nonfiction
8. Spoon River Anthology
By: Edgar Lee Masters
4.05
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful sca… read more
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"Act well your part, there all the honor lies."-Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology
"Remember the acorn; It does not devour other acorns."-Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology
"the much-sought prize of eternal youth Is just arrested growth."-Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology
"The tongue may be an unruly member-- But silence poisons the soul."-Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology
9. The Eternal Husband
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
4.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Eternal Husband (Russian: Vechnyi muzh, Vechny muzh) is a novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoy… read more
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10. The Betrothed
By: Alessandro Manzoni , Bruce Penman
3.85
Format: 720 pages, Paperback
Gyldendal-klassiker. Med utgivelsen av Alessandro Manzonis Dei trulovade i Gyldendals nye klassiker… read more
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"Costui, [...] un giorno osò rivolgerle il discorso. La sventurata rispose."-Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed
"One the advantages about this life is that you can hate someone without knowing him"-Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed
"He who utters falsehoods to the [lawyer] is a fool who will tell the truth to the judge."-Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed
"Non si può spiegare quanto sia grande l'autorità d'un dotto di professione, allorché vuol dimostrare agli altri le cose di cui sono già persuasi."-Alessandro Manzoni, The Betrothed
11. Dream Story
By: Frederic Raphael , Arthur Schnitzler , J.M.Q. Davies
3.76
Format: 117 pages, Paperback
Like his Viennese contemporary Sigmund Freud, the doctor and dramatist Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931… read more
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"El imperativo urgente del momento era huir, al menos por un tiempo, al sueño y al olvido."-Frederic Raphael, Dream Story
"متأكدة بقدر حدسي أن حقيقة ليلة، بل حتى حقيقة حياة إنسان بأكملها، لا تعني في الوقت ذاته حقيقته الداخلية."-Frederic Raphael, Dream Story
"بدا له أنه لو وقف وحده سافِر الوجه بين كل هؤلاء المقنَّعين، فسيكون الأمر أسوأ آلاف المرات من أن يقف فجأة عاريًا بين اللابسين"-Frederic Raphael, Dream Story
"Am I sure? Only as sure as I am that the reality of one night, let alone that of a whole lifetime, can ever be the whole truth."-Frederic Raphael, Dream Story
12. Ubik
By: Philip K. Dick , Manuel Espín , None
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Glen Runciter está muerto. ¿O lo están todos los demás? Lo que es seguro es que alguien ha muerto e… read more
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"Hey,"-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
"One of these days,"-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
"Ubik ... Safe when taken as directed."-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
"My father told me what it used to feel like, waiting in the dentist's office. Every time the nurse opened the door you thought, It's happening. The thing I've been afraid of all my life."-Philip K. Dick, Ubik
13. Accabadora
By: Michela Murgia
4.07
Format: 166 pages, Hardcover
La Sardegna degli anni Cinquanta è un mondo antico sull’orlo del precipizio. Maria ha sei anni ed è… read more
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"Quan es té prou temps, fins i tot la ràbia s'organitza."-Michela Murgia, Accabadora
"En la hora de la debilidad algunos prefieren hacerse creyentes que fuertes"-Michela Murgia, Accabadora
"-¿Quieres juzgar el cómo sin entender el porqué? Siempre tienes prisa por dictar sentencias, Maria. (Bonaria Urria)"-Michela Murgia, Accabadora
"Come gli occhi della civetta, ci sono pensieri che non sopportano la luce piena. Non possono nascere che di notte, dove la loro funzione è la stessa della luna, necessaria a smuovere maree di senso i…"-Michela Murgia, Accabadora
14. The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican
By: Benjamin Blech , Roy Doliner
4.67
Format: 88 pages, Hardcover
Five hundred years ago Michelangelo began work on a painting that became one of the most famous pie… read more
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- art
- history
- nonfiction
15. 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
16. Amsterdam
By: Ian McEwan
4.06
Format: 663 pages, Paperback
On a chilly February day, two old friends meet in the throng outside a London crematorium to pay th… read more
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17. Art and Beauty in the Middle Ages
By: Umberto Eco , Hugh Bredin
3.73
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
In this authoritative, lively book, the celebrated Italian novelist and philosopher Umberto Eco pre… read more
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18. The Minds of Billy Milligan
By: Daniel Keyes
4.28
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
Billy Milligan can be anyone he wants to be . . . except himself. Out of control of his actions… read more
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"Rasa benci tidak mungkin sepenuhnya dibersihkan. Itulah hal yang harus kita terima, agar tetap punya sifat kuat dan agresif."-Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan
"By shutting out the real world we can live peacefully in ours. We know that a world without pain is a world without feeling… But a world without feeling is a world without pain."-Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan
"Chiudendo la porta sul mondo reale, potremo vivere in pace nel nostro. Sappiamo che un mondo senza dolore è un mondo senza sentimento... ma un mondo senza sentimento è un mondo senza dolore."-Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan
"Что важнее, расширять кругозор или демонстрировать чувства? Может, даже сам вопрос неверный, потому что у тебя чувств нет. Вероятно, если подавить их и жить исключительно логикой, можно стать выдающи…"-Daniel Keyes, The Minds of Billy Milligan
19. Black Dogs
By: Ian McEwan
4.75
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
Set in late 1980s Europe at the time of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Black Dogsis the intimate stor… read more
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20. Enduring Love
By: Ian McEwan
3.64
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
Joe planned a postcard-perfect afternoon in the English countryside to celebrate his lover's return… read more
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"... her conviction that love that did not find its expression in a letter was not perfect."-Ian McEwan, Enduring Love
"I've never outgrown that feeling of mild pride, of acceptance, when children take your hand."-Ian McEwan, Enduring Love
"When it's gone, you'll know what a gift love was. You'll suffer like this. So go back and fight to keep it."-Ian McEwan, Enduring Love
"I'm holding back, delaying the information. I'm lingering in the prior moment because it was a time when other outcomes were still possible."-Ian McEwan, Enduring Love
21. The Stars, Like Dust (Galactic Empire, #1)
By: Isaac Asimov
4.33
Format: 300 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Biron Farrell was young and naive, but he was growing up fast. A radiation bomb planted in his dorm… read more
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22. Metamorphoses
By: Ovid , David Raeburn , Denis Feeney
3.99
Format: 240 pages,
Metamorphoses (from Greek meta meta and morphe morphe, meaning "changes of shape"), is a Latin narr… read more
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23. Cinema Speculation
By: Quentin Tarantino
4.06
Format: 391 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once… read more
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- art
- history
- nonfiction
"Elvis movies weren't real movies, they were "Elvis Presley movies"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Who wants to spend three months making a fucked-up version of their movie?"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"I don't know how he died, where he died, or where he's buried. But I do know I should've thanked him."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Then the movie started playing like a real movie. But frankly, a more real movie than we were used to."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
24. Ferrovie del Messico
By: Gian Marco Griffi
4.10
Format: 824 pages, Paperback
Se cercate dell'avventura, in questo romanzo ne troverete a bizzeffe. Se cercate della letteratura,… read more
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25. The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man
By: David von Drehle
4.00
Format: 194 pages, Hardcover
One of our nation’s most prominent writers finds the truth about how to live a long and happy life … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
26. Victory City
By: Salman Rushdie
3.80
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Hidden in a clay pot. Sealed with wax. Buried at the heart of a ruined palace amidst the ashes of o… read more
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"History is a consequence not only of people's actions, but also of their forgetfulness."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
"History is the consequence not only of people’s actions, but also of their forgetfulness."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
"fHistory is the consequence not only of people's actions, but also of their forgetfulness."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
"In death do triumph and failure humbly meet. We learn far less from victory than from defeat."-Salman Rushdie, Victory City
27. Cromorama: Come il colore ha cambiato il nostro sguardo
By: Riccardo Falcinelli
4.47
Format: 472 pages, Paperback
Perché le matite gialle vendono di più delle altre? Perché Flaubert veste di blu Emma Bovary? Perch… read more
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- art
- nonfiction
"Il colore è spesso un'idea o un'aspettativa. Ovvero certe tinte diventano tutt'uno con gli oggetti che le indossano al punto che è difficile pensarli altrimenti."-Riccardo Falcinelli, Cromorama: Come il colore ha cambiato il nostro sguardo
"Il pensiero critico può iniziare da fatti piccolissimi. Anche dal colore. Magari insegnando ai bambini che il verde si può fare mischiando il blu con il giallo. Si può. Funziona. È una delle grandi c…"-Riccardo Falcinelli, Cromorama: Come il colore ha cambiato il nostro sguardo
"Là fuori in sostanza esiste l'energia elettromagnetica e la fisica può studiarla, esistono precise lunghezze d'onda e la fisica può misurarle, ma non c'è il colore, che esiste solo quando un vivente …"-Riccardo Falcinelli, Cromorama: Come il colore ha cambiato il nostro sguardo
"Quasi sempre tendiamo a guardare il Rinascimento dal punto di vista degli artisti, eppure, se ci sforziamo di pensarci committenti, ci accorgiamo che il rapporto tra i Medici e Botticelli è molto sim…"-Riccardo Falcinelli, Cromorama: Come il colore ha cambiato il nostro sguardo
28. Nella stanza dell'imperatore
By: Sonia Aggio
3.59
Format: 300 pages, ebook
Libro finalista del Premio Comisso 2024 under 35 – Rotary Club Treviso Libro incluso tra i dodic… read more
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29. All Things Move: Learning to Look in the Sistine Chapel
By: Jeannie Marshall
4.14
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A deeply personal search for meaning in Michelangelo’s frescoes―and an impassioned defence of the r… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
30. The Sistine Chapel: History of a Masterpiece
By: Antonio Forcellino
4.04
Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition
The Sistine Chapel is one of the world's most magnificent buildings, and the frescos that decorate … read more
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- history
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31. Paolo. L’uomo che inventò il cristianesimo
By: Corrado Augias
3.08
Format: 146 pages, Kindle Edition
Personaggio cruciale e misterioso al contempo, uomo di intelligenza, forza e volontà fuori dal comu… read more
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