Orwell on Truth
By: George Orwell
4.16
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A selection of George Orwell's prescient, clear-eyed and stimulating writing on the subjects of tru…
Want to Read $ 12.99"It is usually known that newspapers do not say the truth, but it is also known that they cannot tell whoppers."-George Orwell, Orwell on Truth
"The obvious connection between personal unhappiness and the tendency to easily believe the incredible is the most interesting conclusion of this study."-George Orwell, Orwell on Truth
"An illusion can become a half-truth, a mask can alter the expression of a face. The familiar arguments to the effect that democracy is “just the same as"-George Orwell, Orwell on Truth
"Within certain limits, bad thought and bad morals can be good literature. If so great a man as Tolstoy could not demonstrate the contrary, I doubt whether anyone else can either."-George Orwell, Orwell on Truth
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1. Do the Work
By: Steven Pressfield
3.97
Format: 109 pages, Audio CD
Do the Work Our enemy is not lack of preparation; it's not the difficulty of the project, or the… read more
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"The enemy is Resistance."-Steven Pressfield, Do the Work
"Start before you're ready."-Steven Pressfield, Do the Work
"Stay stupid. Follow your unconventional, crazy heart."-Steven Pressfield, Do the Work
"The song we’re composing already exists in potential. Our work is to find it."-Steven Pressfield, Do the Work
2. The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human
By: Jonathan Gottschall
4.23
Format: 510 pages, Hardcover
Humans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. E… read more
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- philosophy
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3. The Black Obelisk
By: Erich Maria Remarque
3.89
Format: None pages, Paperback
From the author of the masterpiece All Quiet on the Western Front, The Black Obeliskis a classic no… read more
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- classics
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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- classics
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5. Nostalgia
By: Mircea Cărtărescu , Julian Semilian
3.69
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
Mircea Cartarescu, born in 1956, is one of Romania's leading novelists and poets. This translation … read more
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6. A Philosophy of Walking
By: John Howe , Clifford Harper , Frédéric Gros
3.74
Format: 228 pages, Hardcover
In A Philosophy of Walking, leading thinker Frédéric Gros charts the many different ways we get fro… read more
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- philosophy
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"Thus the man who walks all day has become certain by nightfall."-John Howe, A Philosophy of Walking
"Just as there are several solitudes, so there are several silences."-John Howe, A Philosophy of Walking
"Discipline is the impossible conquered by the obstinate repetition of the possible."-John Howe, A Philosophy of Walking
"You don't walk to kill time but to welcome it, to pick off its leaves and petals one by one, second by second."-John Howe, A Philosophy of Walking
7. A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca
By: Andrés Reséndez
3.68
Format: None pages,
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8. Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife
By: Sam Savage , None
4.22
Format: None pages, Paperback
Firmin is a rat born in a book (a shredded copy of Finneggans Wake), who finds the books he consume… read more
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9. Tiems, kurie neskaito
By: Benas Lastauskas
3.83
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Knygos veikėjai Ofisinis, Rūtelė, Edgaras, Tautvydas ir Arina gyvena tarp aukštų didmiesčio daugiab… read more
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10. The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
By: Will Storr
4.14
Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition
For centuries, philosophers and scholars have described human behaviour in terms of sex, power and … read more
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- nonfiction
"Whilst we play life as a game, our conscious experience of it takes the form of a story."-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
"We build an infinite variety of imaginary games. Groups of people gather together, agree what symbols they’re going to use to mean “status,"-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
"The story idealists sometimes tell of humanity says we're natural seekers of equality. This isn't true. Utopians talk of injustice whilst building new hierarchies and placing themselves at the top. W…"-Will Storr, The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It: On Social Position and How We Use it
11. Pranešėjas ir Prezidentas
By: Birutė Davidonytė
4.39
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
Artėjant 2019-ųjų prezidento rinkimams Valstybės saugumo departamento žvalgybos pareigūnas gauna ne… read more
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12. Kabinetas 339
By: Dovydas Pancerovas
4.46
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
2018-ųjų balandį naujienų portalo 15min tyrimų skyriaus žurnalistai gauna intriguojančią žinutę iš … read more
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13. Il fascismo eterno
By: Umberto Eco
4.33
Format: 51 pages, Kindle Edition
“Ritengo sia possibile indicare una lista di caratteristiche tipiche di quello che vorrei chiamare … read more
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"L’Ur-Fascismo si basa su un “populismo qualitativo"-Umberto Eco, Il fascismo eterno
"Libertà e liberazione sono un compito che non finisce mai."-Umberto Eco, Il fascismo eterno
"It would be so much easier for us, if there appeared on the world scene somebody saying "I want to reopen Auschwitz, I want the Black Shirts to parade again in the Italian squares". Life is not that …"-Umberto Eco, Il fascismo eterno
"Fu il fascismo italiano a convincere molti leader liberali europei che il nuovo regime stesse attuando interessanti riforme sociali in grado di fornire un’alternativa moderatamente rivoluzionaria all…"-Umberto Eco, Il fascismo eterno
14. Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
By: John Sellars
4.20
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
A deeply comforting and enlightening book on how Stoicism can inspire us to lead more thoughtful li… read more
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- classics
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"Queremos creer que la humanidad ha evolucionado —y, con suerte, mejorado— en los últimos dos mil años, pero Séneca nos demuestra que muchos de los asuntos con los que la gente se debate hoy en día no…"-John Sellars, Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
"Marco Aurelio podría muy bien haberse mostrado como un emperador romano en busca de una reputación como sabio filósofo estoico, pero lo que uno se encuentra en las Meditaciones no es más que un hombr…"-John Sellars, Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
"El proceso pasa por tres fases, señala Séneca: la primera, un primer impulso involuntario, es decir, una reacción fisiológica natural que escapa a nuestro control; la segunda, un juicio —que sí está …"-John Sellars, Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
"Crisipo comparaba el hecho de estar bajo los efectos de una emoción con correr demasiado deprisa. Una vez que se ha cogido cierta cantidad de impulso, no es fácil detenerse. El movimiento está fuera …"-John Sellars, Lessons in Stoicism: What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us About How to Live
15. Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto
By: Kōhei Saitō
3.91
Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition
"[A] well-reasoned and eye-opening treatise . . . [Kohei Saito makes] a provocative and visionary p… read more
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16. Television Was a Baby Crawling Toward That Death Chamber
By: Allen Ginsberg
2.84
Format: 55 pages, Paperback
BRAND NEW, Exactly same ISBN as listed, Please double check ISBN carefully before ordering. read more
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17. How to Win an Information War: The Propagandist Who Outwitted Hitler
By: Peter Pomerantsev
4.13
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From one of our leading experts on disinformation, this inventive biography of the rogue WWII propa… read more
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- history
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18. Orwell on Truth
By: George Orwell
4.16
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A selection of George Orwell's prescient, clear-eyed and stimulating writing on the subjects of tru… read more
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"It is usually known that newspapers do not say the truth, but it is also known that they cannot tell whoppers."-George Orwell, Orwell on Truth
"The obvious connection between personal unhappiness and the tendency to easily believe the incredible is the most interesting conclusion of this study."-George Orwell, Orwell on Truth
"An illusion can become a half-truth, a mask can alter the expression of a face. The familiar arguments to the effect that democracy is “just the same as"-George Orwell, Orwell on Truth
"Within certain limits, bad thought and bad morals can be good literature. If so great a man as Tolstoy could not demonstrate the contrary, I doubt whether anyone else can either."-George Orwell, Orwell on Truth
19. De saboteurs
By: Steven de Foer
4.16
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
De totale outsider Donald Trump heeft de Republikeinse partij gekaapt en naar zijn hand gezet. Zo v… read more
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20. Lonely Planet Japan (Travel Guide)
By: Lonely Planet
4.16
Format: 2385 pages, Kindle Edition
Lonely Planet’s Japan is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and s… read more
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21. On Freedom
By: Timothy Snyder
4.40
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A brilliant exploration of freedom—what it is, how it’s been misunderstood, and why it’s our only c… read more
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