The History of Charles XII King of Sweden
By: Voltaire
3.92
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge …
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1. Interesting Times (Discworld, #17; Rincewind, #5)
By: Terry Pratchett
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Format: 368 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Mighty battles! Revolution! Death! War! (and his sons Terror and Panic, and daughter Clancy) The… read more
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"Er wollte sagen: Wie könnt ihr so nett und gleichzeitig so dumm sein?"-Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times (Discworld, #17; Rincewind, #5)
"So funktioniert die Geschichte leider nicht. Erst das Blut, dann der Verstand."-Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times (Discworld, #17; Rincewind, #5)
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"Der Mann schien für seine Freunde mindestens ebenso gefährlich zu sein wie für seine Feinde."-Terry Pratchett, Interesting Times (Discworld, #17; Rincewind, #5)
2. Napoleon: A Life
By: Andrew Roberts
4.23
Format: 976 pages, Paperback
The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of… read more
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"I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon"-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"I have beaten the Russian and Austrian army commanded by the two emperors. I am a little tired."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"His constant references to the ancient world have the effect of giving ordinary soldiers a sense of their lives."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
3. Heart-Shaped Box
By: Joe Hill
3.84
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
An aging death-metal rock god, Judas Coyne, is a collector of the macabre: a cookbook for cannibals… read more
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"The dead pull the living down."-Joe Hill, Heart-Shaped Box
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"Horror was rooted in sympathy . . . in understanding what it would be like to suffer the worst."-Joe Hill, Heart-Shaped Box
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
5. I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
By: Harlan Ellison , Theodore Sturgeon
3.90
Format: 134 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published in 1967 and re-issued in 1983, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream contains seven sto… read more
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"I have no mouth. And I must scream..."-Harlan Ellison, I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream
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6. The Children of Húrin
By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Christopher Tolkien , Alan Lee
3.33
Format: 170 pages, Hardcover
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7. Julius Caesar
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3.70
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
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"Et tu, Brute?"-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
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"Death, a necessary end, will come when it will come"-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
8. The Brothers Karamazov
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4.37
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"How good life is when one does something good and just!"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
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"Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
9. The Iron King (The Accursed Kings, #1)
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3.68
Format: None pages, Paperback
'This is the original game of thrones' George R.R. Martin From the publishers that brought you A Ga… read more
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10. The Revenge Of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate
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3.86
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
In this provocative, startling book, Robert D. Kaplan, the bestselling author of Monsoonand Balkan … read more
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11. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
By: Erik Larson
3.86
Format: 250 pages, Hardcover
The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America's first ambassador to Hit… read more
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12. Conspirata (Cicero, #2)
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4.33
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
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13. Eric (Discworld, #9; Rincewind, #4)
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3.78
Format: 197 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Eric is the Discworld's only demonology hacker. Pity he's not very good at it. All he wants is h… read more
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"Where the hell did demons live, anyway?"-Terry Pratchett, Eric (Discworld, #9; Rincewind, #4)
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"Multiple exclamation marks,' he went on, shaking his head, 'are a sure sign of a diseased mind."-Terry Pratchett, Eric (Discworld, #9; Rincewind, #4)
14. The Survivors
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3.67
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
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15. Löpa varg
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Format: 180 pages, Hardcover
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16. Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
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4.35
Format: 414 pages, Hardcover
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"His reward is the eternal fame that is both priceless and worthless"-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
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"Forget him. What is treasure? Or Briseis, or honor, or anything? Next to the life of the one I loved best and dearest? My beloved, my only Patroclus."-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
"Zelfs de onsterfelijke goden waren niet bij machte zich te verhouden tot, mee te leven met, nakomelingen te verwekken bij en het lot te bepalen van zo'n aanzwellende schare eerzuchtige, vernuftige en…"-Stephen Fry, Troy (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #3)
17. The Habsburgs: To Rule the World
By: Martyn Rady
3.85
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The definitive history of the dynasty that dominated Europe for centuries In The Habsburgs, Mart… read more
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18. The Story of China: The Epic History of a World Power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China Dream
By: Michael Wood
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19. Hur jag lärde mig förstå världen
By: Hans Rosling
4.35
Format: 332 pages, Hardcover
Eis as memórias, comoventes e divertidas, de Hans Rosling, génio sueco da estatística, extraordinár… read more
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"Det är aldrig för sent att ge upp, så det kan vi lika gärna göra någon annan gång."-Hans Rosling, Hur jag lärde mig förstå världen
20. The History of Charles XII King of Sweden
By: Voltaire
3.92
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge … read more
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21. The Shadow Emperor: A Biography of Napoleon III
By: Alan Schom
3.65
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
A breakout biography of Louis-Napoleon III, whose controversial achievements have polarized histori… read more
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