The Families Who Made Rome: A History and a Guide
By: Anthony Majanlahti
3.88
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Both history and guide, this fascinating book tells the stories of the noble clans who built the pi…
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1. The Genius in the Design: Bernini, Borromini, and the Rivalry That Transformed Rome
By: Jake Morrissey
4.00
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The rivalry between the brilliant seventeenth-century Italian architects Gianlorenzo Bernini and Fr… read more
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2. Sostiene Pereira
By: Antonio Tabucchi
4.35
Format: None pages, Paperback
Lisboa, 1938. En una Europa recorrida por el fantasma de los totalitarismos, Pereira, un periodista… 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
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"... 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. 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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- nonfiction
- history
"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
5. The Radetzky March
By: Joseph Roth , Michael Hofmann
4.23
Format: 343 pages, Paperback
The Radetzky March charts the history of the Trotta family through three generations spanning the r… read more
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6. The Force of Destiny: A History of Italy Since 1796
By: Christopher Duggan
3.21
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
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7. The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found
By: Mary Beard
3.63
Format: 143 pages, Hardcover
Pompeii is the most famous archaeological site in the world, visited by more than two million peopl… read more
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8. Stone Mattress: Nine Tales
By: Margaret Atwood
2.35
Format: 62 pages, Hardcover
A collection of highly imaginative short pieces that speak to our times with deadly accuracy. Vinta… read more
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9. The Book of Sand and Shakespeare's Memory
By: Jorge Luis Borges , Norman Thomas di Giovanni
3.53
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
'One of the most remarkable artists of our age' - Mario Vargas Llosa. The Book of Sandwas the last … read more
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10. A History of Venice
By: John Julius Norwich
4.01
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
Traces the rise ot empire of this city from its 5th century beginnings all the way through until 17… read more
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11. Monterosso mon amour
By: Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
3.64
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
Wordt ontevredenheid tevredenheid als je je erbij neerlegt?’ Carmen, een kinderloze vrouw van iets … read more
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"Ze voelde zich oud want ze hield van lezen"-Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Monterosso mon amour
"Je moet het verhaal zorgvuldig opbouwen van inleiding naar climax en met tergende precisie chronologisch vooruit kruipen van aankomst naar conversatie, woord voor woord naverteld met aandachtig voor …"-Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer, Monterosso mon amour
12. Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
By: James Clavell
4.41
Format: 1152 pages, Paperback
After Englishman John Blackthorne is lost at sea, he awakens in a place few Europeans know of and e… read more
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"I can't use hope against swords."-James Clavell, Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
"What is pain to a man? A privilege!"-James Clavell, Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
"Tomorrow does not exist. There is only now ."-James Clavell, Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
"Horses are far worse than men for treachery..."-James Clavell, Shōgun (Asian Saga, #1)
13. Alkibiades
By: Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
4.35
Format: 960 pages, Hardcover
Deze monumentale, rijk gedocumenteerde, historische roman vertelt het waargebeurde verhaal van het … read more
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14. El silbido del arquero
By: Irene Vallejo
4.05
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Novela de aventuras, novela de guerra, de exilio y de amor, El silbido del arquero es un viaje a lo… read more
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"el amor no es más que otro nombre del impulso creativo."-Irene Vallejo, El silbido del arquero
"Aquellos a quienes hoy llamamos héroes un día fueron seres azotados por la desgracia."-Irene Vallejo, El silbido del arquero
"Llevo en las venas la llamada del viaje y de los países que sueño poder ver cuando sea mayor."-Irene Vallejo, El silbido del arquero
"Las palabras de los efímeros mortales son en el fondo conjuros para que se cumplan sus deseos."-Irene Vallejo, El silbido del arquero
15. The Philosopher, the Dog and the Wedding: The Story of the Infamous Female Philosopher Hipparchia
By: Barbara Stok
4.23
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
An exploration of Hipparchia, one of the first female philosophers It is the 4th century BC in Gree… read more
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16. The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
By: Pat Barker
3.83
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
A daring and timely feminist retelling of The Iliad from the perspective of the women of Troy who e… read more
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"Achilles' story never ends: wherever men fight and die, you'll find Achilles."-Pat Barker, The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
"Crows are ferociously intelligent birds. I used to watch them gather as the men set off for another day of war. Drums, pipes, trumpets, the rhythmical pounding of swords on shields—to the fighters, t…"-Pat Barker, The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
"It was one of those moments that I think everybody experiences - and they don't have to be dramatic - when things begin to change; and you know there's no point ruminating about it, because thinking …"-Pat Barker, The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2)
17. Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe
By: Judith Herrin
3.92
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
In 402 AD, after invading tribes broke through the Alpine frontiers of Italy and threatened the imp… read more
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18. The Families Who Made Rome: A History and a Guide
By: Anthony Majanlahti
3.88
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Both history and guide, this fascinating book tells the stories of the noble clans who built the pi… read more
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19. God op Aarde. Keizer Domitianus
By: Eric M. Moormann
3.80
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Vijftien jaar was Domitianus als keizer van Rome aan de macht (81-96). Na de onverwachte dood van z… read more
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