Dying for Ideas: The Dangerous Lives of the Philosophers
By: Costică Brădățan
4.07
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
What do Socrates, Hypatia, Giordano Bruno, Thomas More, and Jan Patocka have in common? First, they…
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1. The Ego and the Id
By: Sigmund Freud
3.82
Format: 87 pages, Paperback
The Ego and the Id ranks high among the works of Freud's later years. The heart of his concern is t… read more
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"Ben her şeyden önce bedenseldir, sadece yüzeyden oluşan bir varlık değil aynı zamanda bir yüzeyin yansımasıdır."-Sigmund Freud, The Ego and the Id
"The ego is first and foremost a bodily ego; it is not merely a surface entity, but is itself the projection of a surface."-Sigmund Freud, The Ego and the Id
"Ben ile O arasındaki ayrım da çok katı olarak ele alınmamalı; unutmayalım ki Ben, O’nun özel bir biçimde ayrımlaşmış bir kısmıdır."-Sigmund Freud, The Ego and the Id
"Das Ich sei zuallererst ein körperliches und werde durchzogen von Triebkräften, die entlang von körperlichen Vorgängen ihre Organisation erfahren."-Sigmund Freud, The Ego and the Id
2. The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau (Georges Gorski #1)
By: Graeme Macrae Burnet
3.80
Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition
Manfred Baumann is a loner. Socially awkward and perpetually ill at ease, he spends his evenings qu… read more
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3. Jesus' Son
By: Denis Johnson
4.26
Format: 999 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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4. The Problems of Philosophy
By: Bertrand Russell
4.50
Format: 87 pages,
A lively and still one of the best introductions to philosophy, this book pays off both a closer re… read more
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5. Bartleby the Scrivener
By: Herman Melville
3.93
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
Academics hail it as the beginning of modernism, but to readers around the world—even those daunted… read more
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"I would prefer not to."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
"To a sensitive being, pity is not seldom pain."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
"Bartleby in a singularly mild, firm voice, replied, “I would prefer not to."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
"At present I would prefer not to be a little reasonable,' was his mildly cadaverous reply."-Herman Melville, Bartleby the Scrivener
6. Whatever
By: Michel Houellebecq , Paul Hammond
3.57
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Just thirty, with a well-paid job, depression and no love life, the narrator and anti-hero par exce… read more
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"En su lugar, una víbora ya se habría suicidado."-Michel Houellebecq, Whatever
"Me considero un tipo normal. Bueno, puede que no exactamente, pero ¿Quién lo es exactamente? Digamos que soy normal al 80%."-Michel Houellebecq, Whatever
"Il me dit: « Vous avez dû avoir peur. » Je réponds oui pour ne pas faire d'histoires, mais en fait je n'ai pas eu peur du tout, j'ai juste eu l'impression que j'allais crever dans les prochaines minu…"-Michel Houellebecq, Whatever
"Een vrouw die in de handen van de psychoanalytici is gevallen wordt totaal en voorgoed onbruikbaar. Dat fenomeen moet niet als een neveneffect van de psychoanalyse worden beschouwd maar wel degelijk …"-Michel Houellebecq, Whatever
7. Embers
By: Sándor Márai , Carol Brown Janeway
3.87
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
Originally published in 1942 and now rediscovered to international acclaim, this taut and exquisite… read more
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8. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
3.67
Format: 363 pages, Paperback
Fooled by Randomness is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an in… read more
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9. La utilidad de lo inútil: Manifiesto
By: Nuccio Ordine , None , None
4.44
Format: 212 pages, Paperback
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10. The Republic
By: Plato , Desmond Lee
3.96
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
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"Appearance tyrannizes over truth."-Plato, The Republic
"The comprehensive mind is always dialectical."-Plato, The Republic
"Those who don't know must learn from those who do."-Plato, The Republic
"Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance"-Plato, The Republic
11. Twilight of the Idols
By: Friedrich Nietzsche , Tracy B. Strong , Richard Polt
3.45
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Twilight of the Idols. Nietzsche's own unabashed appraisal of the last work intended to serve as a … read more
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12. Greek Lessons
By: Han Kang
3.47
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
A powerful novel about the saving grace of language and human connection, from the author of the In… read more
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"If snow is the silence that falls from the sky, perhaps rain is an endless sentence."-Han Kang, Greek Lessons
"Si tomamos como cierta la premisa que dice que, cuando perdemos algo, ganamos otra cosa, ¿Qué es lo que he ganado yo al perderte a ti?."-Han Kang, Greek Lessons
"Before she lost words - when she was still able to se them to write - she sometimes wished that her own expressions would more closely resemble inarticulacy: a moan or low cry."-Han Kang, Greek Lessons
"To her, there was no touch as instantaneous and intuitive as the gaze. It was close to being the only way of touching without touch. Language, by comparison, is an infinitely more physical way to tou…"-Han Kang, Greek Lessons
13. Confessions of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #2)
By: Shaun Bythell
4.01
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
"Do you have a list of your books, or do I just have to stare at them?" Shaun Bythell is the own… read more
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"Money can't buy happiness, BUT it can buy books (which is basically the same thing)."-Shaun Bythell, Confessions of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #2)
"There's a difference between a book being too expensive and a customer being too cheap."-Shaun Bythell, Confessions of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #2)
"On the news this morning was a story about four men who have been abducted from a bookshop in Hong Kong for disseminating literature critical of the Chinese regime. Bookselling can be a perilous busi…"-Shaun Bythell, Confessions of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #2)
"Коли я виставляв ціни на видання, до мене підійшов старший чоловік і попросив: - Не допоможете мені знайти книжки із самодопомоги? Певний, що він не помітив у цій фразі суперечності, я спитав, яка са…"-Shaun Bythell, Confessions of a Bookseller (Diary of a Bookseller, #2)
14. El arte de pensar (Ensayo)
By: José Carlos Ruiz
4.11
Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition
Hay muchos libros de autoayuda en el mercado. Unos sostienen que podemos conseguir cualquier meta q… read more
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15. Mañana y tarde
By: Jon Fosse
3.88
Format: 102 pages, Paperback
Un niño que se llamará Johannes llega al mundo. Fallece un anciano llamado Johannes. Entre estos do… read more
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"Ahora tú también estás muerto, Johannes, dice Peter Te moriste esta mañana, dice Y como yo era tu mejor amigo, me enviaron a recogerte, dice Pero ¿por qué hemos pescado cangrejos? dice Johannes Tenía…"-Jon Fosse, Mañana y tarde
"Vart ska vi fara? säger Johannes Nej nu frågar du som om du fortfarande var vid liv, säger Peter Inte till någon plats? säger Johannes Nej dit vi nu ska, det är inte någon plats, och därför har den h…"-Jon Fosse, Mañana y tarde
16. The Maniac
By: Benjamín Labatut
4.34
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From one of contemporary literature’s most exciting new voices, a haunting story centered on the Hu… read more
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"[...] si nuestra especie iba a sobrevivir el siglo XX, necesitábamos llenar el enorme vacío dejado por la huida de los dioses, y la única candidata viable para realizar esa extraña y esotérica transf…"-Benjamín Labatut, The Maniac
17. La plus secrète mémoire des hommes
By: Mohamed Mbougar Sarr
4.18
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
Un magistral roman d'apprentissage, une saisissante enquête sur les traces d'un mystérieux auteur m… read more
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"Nunca intentes decir de qué habla un gran libro. O si lo haces, la única respuesta posible es: de nada."-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes
"He alcanzado el estado terminal de la inmigración: simplemente ya no creo en la posibilidad del regreso."-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes
"Estuvo tanto tiempo en el exilio - medio siglo! - que nos decíamos que debía de haberse dejado una parte de sí mismo por el camino"-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes
"Nos apetece hablar de todo, menos del exilio. De todas formas, no hay nada que decir sobre el exilio. No conozco un tema más molesto en este mundo."-Mohamed Mbougar Sarr, La plus secrète mémoire des hommes
18. Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life
By: Nir Eyal
3.75
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
You sit down at your desk to work on an important project, but a notification on your phone interru… read more
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19. Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food
By: Chris van Tulleken
4.43
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A manifesto to change how you eat and how you think about the human body. It’s not you, it’s the… read more
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20. Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
By: Andrea Wulf
4.18
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
From the best-selling author of The Invention of Nature comes an exhilarating story about a remarka… read more
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21. Le Mage du Kremlin
By: Giuliano da Empoli
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
On l’appelait le « mage du Kremlin ». L’énigmatique Vadim Baranov fut metteur en scène puis product… read more
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22. Las gratitudes
By: Delphine de Vigan
4.30
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
«Hoy ha muerto una anciana a la que yo quería. A menudo pensaba: "Le debo tanto." O: "Sin ella, pro… read more
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"A veces conviene aceptar el vacío que deja la pérdida. Renunciar a la distracción. Aceptar que ya no hay nada que decir. Permanecer sentado, a su vera. Cogiéndola de la mano."-Delphine de Vigan, Las gratitudes
"Tras sus miradas borrosas, sus gestos inseguros, sus cuerpos encorvados o doblados por la mitad, busco al muchacho o a la muchacha que fueron como quien pretende descubrir el esbozo original de un di…"-Delphine de Vigan, Las gratitudes
23. The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
By: Robert Waldinger
4.16
Format: 352 pages, ebook
What makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? A good life? In their book, the directors of the Ha… read more
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24. Grădina de sticlă
By: Tatiana Țîbuleac
4.19
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Tatiana Țîbuleac revine, în forță, într-un alt context și la un alt nivel, la tema maternă, a copil… read more
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"Nu-mi fac iluzii cu Tamara mea. Nici-u-na. La bătrânețe, voi rămâne singură ca o lepră și toate fricile mele - pe care acum le țin în cătușe, sub ghilotinele cu lamele ridicate - se vor năpusti asupr…"-Tatiana Țîbuleac, Grădina de sticlă
"Nu-mi fac iluzii cu Tamara mea. Nici-u-na. La bătrânețe, voi rămâne singură ca o lepră și toate fricile mele - pe care acum le țin în cătușe, în menghine, sub ghilotinele cu lamele ridicate - se vor …"-Tatiana Țîbuleac, Grădina de sticlă
25. Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History
By: Lewis Dartnell
4.17
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our speci… read more
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"We are as utterly reliant on fire today as were our Paleolithic ancestors who huddled around a campfire; we've just hidden it behind the scenes of the modern world."-Lewis Dartnell, Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History
"...the iron in your blood not only links you to the ancient stars that created it in their nuclear forge but also to the magnetic shield around our world that protects life on Earth."-Lewis Dartnell, Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History
"The carbon dioxide released by the combustion of fossil fuels has been rapidly increasing its level in the atmosphere, which is now 45 per cent higher that prior to the Industrial Revolution."-Lewis Dartnell, Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History
"Since the early seventeenth century we’ve been fervently digging up this buried ancient carbon that cook tens of millions of years for the Earth to slowly stockpile, and we burned a great deal of it …"-Lewis Dartnell, Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History
26. Alimentatia Bogata In Fibre
By: Will Bulsiewicz
4.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
Programul pentru sanatatea digestiva care te va ajuta sa slabesti, sa-ti recapeti sanatatea si sa-t… read more
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27. Thinking Better: The Art of the Shortcut in Math and Life
By: Marcus du Sautoy
3.64
Format: None pages, Audiobook
One of the world's great mathematicians shows why math is the ultimate timesaver—and how everyone c… read more
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28. Los peligros de la moralidad: Por qué la moral es una amenaza para las sociedades del siglo XXI (Deusto) (Spanish Edition)
By: Pablo Malo
4.27
Format: 570 pages, Kindle Edition
Una nueva epidemia ha llegado a nuestras la hipermoralización. Ha traído consigo linchamientos pú… read more
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29. El tiempo perdido
By: Clara Ramas
4.23
Format: 189 pages, Kindle Edition
Otra manera de pensar «el tiempo perdido», contra los nuevos melancólicos que piensan que pueden re… read more
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30. Dying for Ideas: The Dangerous Lives of the Philosophers
By: Costică Brădățan
4.07
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
What do Socrates, Hypatia, Giordano Bruno, Thomas More, and Jan Patocka have in common? First, they… read more
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