England's Glorious Revolution 1688-1689: A Brief History with Documents (Bedford Series in History and Culture)
By: Steven C.A. Pincus
3.73
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Known as the first revolution, England's Glorious Revolution 1688-1689 focuses on the placing of Wi…
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By: None , Edward W. Said
4.12
Format: 424 pages, Paperback
More than three decades after its first publication, Edward Said's groundbreaking critique of the W… read more
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"Toda época y toda sociedad recrea sus «otros»."-None, Orientalism
"الإستشرق في جوهره مذهب سياسي فُرِضَ فَرْضاً على الشرق لأن الشرق كان أضعف من الغرب، وإنه تجاهل اختلاف الشرق الراجع إلى ضعفه."-None, Orientalism
"It seems a common human failing to prefer the schematic authority of a text to the disorientations of direct encounters with the human."-None, Orientalism
"إن مناقشات الشرق كانت تتسم بالغياب الكامل للشرق، لكن المرء يحس بأن المستشرق ومايقوله حاضران، ومع ذلك فيجب ألا ننسى أن الذي يمكِّن المستشرق من الحضور هو الغياب الفعلي للشرق."-None, Orientalism
2. A Midsummer Night’s Dream
By: William Shakespeare , Barbara A. Mowat , Paul Werstine , Catherine Belsey
3.95
Format: 298 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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"My soul is in the sky."-William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
"Farewell, sweet playfellow."-William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
"Lord, what fools these mortals be!"-William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
"Methought I was enamour'd of an ass."-William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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4. The Prince
By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez
3.84
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more
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"Is it better to be loved or feared?"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
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By: Charles Darwin
4.04
Format: 202 pages, paper
Applying his controversial theory of evolution to the origins of the human species, Charles Darwin'… read more
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6. Britons: Forging the Nation 1707-1837
By: Linda Colley
3.97
Format: 172 pages, Paperback
In this prize-winning book, Linda Colley interweaves political, military, and social history to rec… read more
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7. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
By: Dr. Seuss
3.82
Format: 262 pages, Hardcover
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8. The Epic of Gilgamesh
By: Anonymous , N.K. Sandars
3.74
Format: 72 pages, Paperback
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"As for man, his days are numbered, whatever he might do, it is but wind."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
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"Gilgamesh was called a god and a man; Enkidu was an animal and a man. It is the story of their becoming human together."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"When all the illusions of personal immortality are stripped away, there is only the act to maintain the freedom to act."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
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4.15
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"…and from that moment Buck hated him with a bitter and deathless hatred."-Jack London, The Call of the Wild
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3.99
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"Philosophy can make people sick."-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics
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4.00
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4.48
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3.55
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
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15. England's Glorious Revolution 1688-1689: A Brief History with Documents (Bedford Series in History and Culture)
By: Steven C.A. Pincus
3.73
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
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