Invisible Countries: Journeys to the Edge of Nationhood
By: Joshua Keating
4.09
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
A thoughtful analysis of how our world’s borders came to be and why we may be emerging from a lengt…
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1. Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
By: Jon Lee Anderson
3.73
Format: None pages,
From the back of the book: "Acclaimed around the world and a national best-seller, this is the defi… read more
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2. Rainbows End
By: Vernor Vinge
3.83
Format: 28 pages, Paperback
Robert Gu is a recovering Alzheimer's patient. The world that he remembers was much as we know it t… read more
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3. The Feast of the Goat
By: Mario Vargas Llosa , Edith Grossman
4.33
Format: 475 pages, Paperback
Haunted all her life by feelings of terror and emptiness, forty-nine-year-old Urania Cabral returns… read more
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"باور نمی کردم که او به دوست قدیمی خودش نارو بزند. خب دیگر، سیاست یعنی همین، آدم روی جنازه دیگران جلو می رود."-Mario Vargas Llosa, The Feast of the Goat
"They had forgotten the abuses, the murders, the corruption, the spying, the isolation, the fear: horror had become myth. Everybody had jobs and there wasn't so much crime."-Mario Vargas Llosa, The Feast of the Goat
"миллионы людей, одурманенные пропагандой и отсутствием информации, отупевшие от догматизма и изоляции от внешнего мира, лишенные свободы и воли, а от страха—даже и любопытства, пришли к угодничеству …"-Mario Vargas Llosa, The Feast of the Goat
"Într-o clasificare după merite, pe primul loc se află militarii. Îşi fac datoria, se ţin foarte puţin de intrigi, nu pierd timpul. Apoi, tăranii. (…) Urmează funcţionarii, întreprinzătorii, comercian…"-Mario Vargas Llosa, The Feast of the Goat
4. Nightblind (Dark Iceland #2)
By: Ragnar Jónasson
4.18
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Siglufjordur: an idyllically quiet fishing village on the northernmost tip of Iceland, accessible o… read more
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5. Wind, Sand and Stars
By: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , Lewis Galantière
3.82
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
Recipient of the Grand Prix of the Academie Francaise, Wind, Sand and Stars captures the grandeur, … read more
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6. Black Garden: Armenia and Azerbaijan Through Peace and War
By: Thomas de Waal
4.20
Format: None pages, Paperback
"Choice" Outstanding Academic Title 2003 Black Garden is the definitive study of how Armenia and Az… read more
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7. The Unknown Soldier
By: Väinö Linna
3.83
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The Unknown Soldieris a story about the Continuation War between Finland and Soviet Union, told fro… read more
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8. KLF: Chaos Magic Music Money
By: J.M.R. Higgs , John Higgs
3.32
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
They were the best-selling singles band in the world. They had awards, credibility, commercial succ… read more
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9. Terrible Old Games You've Probably Never Heard Of
By: Stuart Ashen
3.99
Format: 380 pages, ebook
Terrible Old Games You've Probably Never Heard Ofis a full-colour illustrated compendium of the mos… read more
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- history
10. Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire
By: Peter H. Wilson
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The Holy Roman Empire lasted a thousand years, far longer than ancient Rome. Yet this formidable do… read more
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11. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
By: Wil Wheaton , David Kushner
3.99
Format: 11 pages, Paperback
Masters of Doomis the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack a… read more
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12. Broken April
By: Ismail Kadare
4.01
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
From the moment that Gjorg's brother is killed by a neighbour, his own life is forfeit: for the cod… read more
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13. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
By: David Brooks
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more
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- audiobook
"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
14. If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution
By: Vincent Bevins
4.28
Format: 337 pages, Hardcover
The story of the recent uprisings that sought to change the world - and what comes next From 20… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"In the history of revolutions, a couple of truisms had already emerged. One is that they are only successful when security forces defect or are defeated in violent conflict. Even if Moa Zedong was be…"-Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution
15. The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
By: Tim Marshall
4.20
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
In this revelatory new book, Marshall explores ten regions that are set to shape global politics in… read more
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- travel
- politics
- nonfiction
- geography
"Vietnam is an irritation for China. For centuries the two have squabbled over territory, and unfortunately for both this is the one area to the south which has a border an army can get across without…"-Tim Marshall, The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
16. Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849
By: Christopher Clark
4.18
Format: 1152 pages, Hardcover
An epic history of the 1848 revolutions that swept Europe and the charismatic figures who propelled… read more
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- history
- world history
- politics
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- audiobook
"In situations of polarization and heightened anxiety, people tend to regard their own fears as authentic and those of their opponents as manipulated."-Christopher Clark, Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849
17. The Mountains Sing
By: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
4.32
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
With the epic sweep of Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko or Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing and the lyrical beauty of Va… read more
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"As long as I have my voice, I am still alive."-Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, The Mountains Sing
"Whenever humans failed us, it was nature who could help save us."-Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, The Mountains Sing
"Being a mother is never easy... It’s about failing, learning, and then failing again."-Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, The Mountains Sing
"History will write itself in people's memories, and as long as those memories live on, we can have faith that we can do better."-Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, The Mountains Sing
18. The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
By: Javier Blas
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Meet the traders who supply the world with oil, metal and food - no matter how corrupt, war-torn or… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- political science
- audiobook
"Little noticed and little scrutinised, the commodity traders have become essential cogs in the modern economy. Without them, petrol stations would run out of fuel, factories would grind to a halt and…"-Javier Blas, The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
"Most of us take for granted the ease with which we can fill up our cars, buy a new smartphone or order a cup of Colombian coffee. But underpinning almost all of our consumption is a frenetic internat…"-Javier Blas, The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
19. Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
By: Kim Ghattas
4.40
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Black Wave is a paradigm-shifting recasting of the modern history of the Middle East, telling the l… read more
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- world history
- politics
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Beyond the headlines about war and death, the region is alive with music, art, books, theater, social entrepreneurship, advocacy, libraries, cafes, bookshops, poetry, and so much more, as old and you…"-Kim Ghattas, Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
"If Beirut was the supermarket of the left in the 1970s, where Marxists, communists, Egyptians, Iraqis, and all the Palestinian factions debated and theorized, published and drank in bars arguing over…"-Kim Ghattas, Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
"Every king had tried to put his imprint on the city and the mosque; some were worse than others. King Faisal had been a parsimonious man and the expansion works reflected as much—measured and reasona…"-Kim Ghattas, Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
"Although our countries have been changed by the hegemonizing influences of both Iran and Saudi Arabia, the headlines in the Western media have always reduced matters of extraordinary depth and comple…"-Kim Ghattas, Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
20. How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
By: Daniel Immerwahr
4.46
Format: 513 pages, Hardcover
A pathbreaking history of the United States' overseas possessions and the true meaning of its empir… read more
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- audiobook
"At various times, inhabitants of the U.S. Empire have been shot, shelled, starved, interned, dispossessed, tortured, and experimented on. What they haven't been, by and large, is seen."-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
"Hoover’s greatest challenge was one of the least visible: the humble screw thread. Screws, nuts, and bolts are universal fasteners. They function in industrial societies, as one writer put it, like s…"-Daniel Immerwahr, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
21. The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
By: Catherine Nixey
4.06
Format: 363 pages, Kindle Edition
The Darkening Age is the largely unknown story of how a militant religion deliberately attacked and… read more
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- history
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- world history
"Un mártir podía empezar el día de su muerte como una de las personas de más baja categoría en el imperio y acabar como una de las más eminentes en el cielo."-Catherine Nixey, The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
"El cristianismo contó a las generaciones posteriores que su victoria sobre el viejo mundo fue celebrada por todas, y las siguientes generaciones lo creyeron."-Catherine Nixey, The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
"For every classical work that sat comfortably with Christian minds and morals, there was another that grated unbearably on them. ‘Carmen 16’ by the poet Catullus was a particular thorn. This poem ope…"-Catherine Nixey, The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
"The very memory that there was any opposition at all to Christianity faded. The idea that philosophers might have fought fiercely, with all they had, against Christianity was – is – passed over. The …"-Catherine Nixey, The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World
22. AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
By: Kai-Fu Lee
4.10
Format: 255 pages, Hardcover
Dr. Kai-Fu Lee—one of the world’s most respected experts on AI and China—reveals that China has sud… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"When I launched my AI career in 1983, I did so by waxing philosophic in my application to the Ph.D. program at Carnegie Mellon. I described AI as “the quantification of the human thinking process, th…"-Kai-Fu Lee, AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order
23. The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How It Transformed Civilization
By: Vince Beiser
4.05
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world--sand--and the crucial r… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
24. Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World’s First Empire
By: Eckart Frahm
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires At its … read more
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- history
- world history
- audiobook
25. Moneyland: Why Thieves and Crooks Now Rule the World and How To Take It Back
By: Oliver Bullough
4.20
Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition
From ruined towns on the edge of Siberia, to Bond-villain lairs in Knightsbridge and Manhattan, som… read more
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- history
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- audiobook
26. From Manchester with Love
By: Paul Morley
4.09
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
Critically-acclaimed and bestselling author Paul Morley’s long-awaited biography of Factory Records… read more
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27. Stalin: Passage to Revolution
By: Ronald Grigor Suny
4.18
Format: 856 pages, Hardcover
A spellbinding new biography of Stalin in his formative years This is the definitive biography o… read more
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- history
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28. The White Mosque
By: Sofia Samatar
3.72
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A historical tapestry of border-crossing travelers, of students, wanderers, martyrs and invaders, … read more
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29. Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities
By: Alain Bertaud
4.38
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
An argument that operational urban planning can be improved by the application of the tools of urba… read more
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"Beaune plays the role of Wall Street for Burgundy wine."-Alain Bertaud, Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities
"If we look at the way an industrial producer creates new products, we see a long list of trials and errors and eventually improvement in quality at a lower cost. Urban policies and strategies, by con…"-Alain Bertaud, Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities
"For electric vehicles, the power plant generators alimenting the electrical grind will then produce the GHGs, not the car engine itself. Concerns for GHG emissions would then shift to the source of e…"-Alain Bertaud, Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities
"I want to make it clear that I am not implying here that all housing issues can be solved through market solutions. Many cases of homelessness, for instance, particularly in affluent cities, stem fro…"-Alain Bertaud, Order without Design: How Markets Shape Cities
30. Invisible Countries: Journeys to the Edge of Nationhood
By: Joshua Keating
4.09
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
A thoughtful analysis of how our world’s borders came to be and why we may be emerging from a lengt… read more
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