Attila the Hun: Arch-Enemy of Rome
By: Ian Hughes
3.91
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Attila the Hun is a household name. Rising to the Hunnic kingship around 434, he dominated European…
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1. The Histories
By: Herodotus , Aubrey de Sélincourt , John M. Marincola
4.01
Format: 716 pages, Paperback
David Grene, one of the best known translators of the Greek classics, splendidly captures the pecul… read more
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- ancient history
- history
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"Hippocleides doesn't care."-Herodotus, The Histories
"So much, then, for the fish."-Herodotus, The Histories
"La muerte es para el hombre el más deseado refugio."-Herodotus, The Histories
"Muchos hombres opulentos son desdichados, y muchos que tienen hacienda moderada son dichosos."-Herodotus, The Histories
2. 1776
By: David McCullough
4.09
Format: 386 pages, Paperback
In this masterful book, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene"-David McCullough, 1776
"Indeed, bribery, favoritism, and corruption in a great variety of forms were rampant not only in politics, but in all levels of society."-David McCullough, 1776
"It was a day and age that saw no reason why one could not learn whatever was required - learn vitally anything - by the close study of books."-David McCullough, 1776
"as the Sword was the last resort for the preservation of our liberties, so it ought to be the first thing laid aside when those liberties are firmly established"-David McCullough, 1776
3. Mendel el de los libros
By: Stefan Zweig , Berta Vias Mahou
4.00
Format: 57 pages, Paperback
Escrito en 1929, Mendel el de los libros narra la trágica historia de un excéntrico librero de viej… read more
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"لا ننتج الكتب إلا لكي نبقى على صلة بالبشر فيما وراء الموت فنزود بذلك عن أنفسنا ضد العدو الألد للحياة ، ضد الزمن الذي يمضي ، ضد النسيان"-Stefan Zweig, Mendel el de los libros
"Los libros sólo se escriben para, por encima del propio aliento, unir a los seres humanos, y así defendernos frente al inexorable reverso de toda existencia: la fugacidad y el olvido"-Stefan Zweig, Mendel el de los libros
"...avrei dovuto sapere che i libri si fanno solo per legarsi agli uomini al di là del nostro breve respiro e difendersi così dall'inesorabile avversario di ogni vita: la caducità e l'oblio."-Stefan Zweig, Mendel el de los libros
4. Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754 - 1766
By: Fred Anderson
4.19
Format: 912 pages, Paperback
In this vivid and compelling narrative, the Seven Years' War–long seen as a mere backdrop to the Am… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
5. Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of US Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan
By: Doug Stanton
3.84
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
The inspiration for the major motion picture 12 Strong from Jerry Bruckheimer, starring Chris Hemsw… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
6. The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Dupin Tales (C. Auguste Dupin, #1-3)
By: Edgar Allan Poe , Matthew Pearl
3.93
Format: None pages, Paperback
Edited and with an Introduction by Matthew Pearl Includes "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Mys… read more
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7. The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
By: Susan Wise Bauer
3.42
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting his… read more
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- ancient history
- history
- nonfiction
8. Augustus
By: John Williams
3.11
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
A brilliant and beautifully written novel in the tradition of Robert Graves' I, Claudius, Augustusi… read more
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9. Julian
By: Gore Vidal
3.97
Format: 68 pages, Paperback
The remarkable bestseller about the fourth-century Roman emperor who famously tried to halt the spr… read more
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10. A Hero of Our Time
By: Mikhail Lermontov , Paul Foote
3.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
In its adventurous happenings, its abductions, duels, and sexual intrigues, A Hero of Our Timelooks… read more
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11. Ancient Rome: From Romulus to Justinian
By: Thomas R. Martin
3.87
Format: 400 pages, ebook
With commanding skill, Thomas R. Martin tells the remarkable and dramatic story of how a tiny, poor… read more
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12. Billy Budd and Other Stories
By: Herman Melville , Frederick Busch
3.74
Format: 646 pages, Paperback
Tales of compelling power by one of America's greatest writers Stung by the critical reception and … read more
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13. Paradise Lost
By: John Milton , John Leonard
3.84
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the… read more
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"What hath night to do with sleep?"-John Milton, Paradise Lost
"Solitude sometimes is best society."-John Milton, Paradise Lost
"Awake, arise or be for ever fall’n."-John Milton, Paradise Lost
"Wild above rule or art, enormous bliss."-John Milton, Paradise Lost
14. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
By: Rachel Maddow
4.45
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful … read more
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- nonfiction
"One big appeal of fascism, if nothing else, was its unapologetic embrace of cruelty. Cruelty towards others, coupled with hypersensitivity towards any slight to oneself."-Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
15. Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
By: David Graeber
4.03
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling writer David Graeber, a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfi… read more
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"Economies around the world have, increasingly, become vast engines for producing nonsense."-David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
"Bullshit jobs regularly induce feelings of hopelessness, depression, and self-loathing. They are forms of spiritual violence directed at the essence of what it means to be a human being."-David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
"What we are witnessing is the rise of those forms of popular culture that office workers can produce and consume during the scattered, furtive shards of time they have at their disposal in workplaces…"-David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
"A fact-finding commission is a way of telling the public that the government is doing something it is not. But a large corporations will behave exactly the same way, if, say, there are revealed to be…"-David Graeber, Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
16. What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #2)
By: Randall Munroe
4.37
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of What If? and How To provides his best answers yet to th… read more
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17. The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
By: Steve Brusatte
4.38
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
In his acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, American paleontologist Steve Brusa… read more
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18. Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
By: Johann Hari
4.24
Format: 357 pages, Hardcover
Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing t… read more
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"We live in a culture that is constantly amping us up with stress and stimulation."-Johann Hari, Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
"We are now exposed to ten times the amount of artificial light that people were exposed to just fifty years ago."-Johann Hari, Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
"If you see the world through fragments, your empathy often doesn’t kick in, in the way that it does when you engage with something in a sustained, focused way."-Johann Hari, Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
"In situations of low stress and safety, mind-wandering will be a gift, a pleasure, a creative force. In situations of high stress or danger, mind-wandering will be a torment."-Johann Hari, Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
19. Nasıl Ölünür
By: Émile Zola
3.77
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
Ölüm gerçek, ölüm döşeği tabu, cenaze ortak, yas bireysel… Peki ölüm herkesi eşitler mi? Romanla… read more
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20. On Grand Strategy
By: John Lewis Gaddis
3.75
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A master class in strategic thinking, distilled from the legendary program the author has co-taught… read more
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21. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
By: Walter Isaacson
4.29
Format: 536 pages, Hardcover
When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she came home one day to find that her dad had left a pape… read more
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"The beauty of nature and the joy that comes from unstructured human engagement is a powerful combination."-Walter Isaacson, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
"Does empathy depend on believing that but for the grace of God, or the randomness of the natural lottery, we could have been born with a different set of endowments?"-Walter Isaacson, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
"She felt at home in the lab. It was a quiet temple for individual persistence and contemplation. She could be creative and independent as she pursued a path toward her own discoveries."-Walter Isaacson, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
22. Suyu Arayan Adam
By: Şevket Süreyya Aydemir
4.40
Format: 408 pages, Paperback
Bu kitap, ilkokul öğretmeni olarak yetişmek üzereyken, Birinci Dünya Harbinde savaşa katılan ve son… read more
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23. Atatürk'ün Düşünce Yapısını Etkileyen Olaylar, Düşünürler, Kitaplar
By: Şerafettin Turan
4.05
Format: 74 pages, Paperback
Şerafettin Turan’ın bu çalışması Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’ün düşünce yapısını etkileyen olaylar, düşün… read more
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24. Büyük Taarruz - Dağlarda Tek Tek Ateşler Yanıyordu
By: Selim Erdoğan
4.67
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
"Dr. Selim Erdoğan, 'Büyük Taarruz' kitabında 'Sakarya'dan sonra Milli Mücadele'nin tarihi üzerine … read more
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25. Büyük İskender
By: Jona Lendering
4.08
Format: 456 pages, Paperback
UÇSUZ BUCAKSIZ BİR İMPARATORLUĞUN FİLOZOF HÜKÜMDARI: BÜYÜK İSKENDER… "Büyük İskender, antik dünya… read more
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26. Talât Paşa
By: Hüseyin Cahit Yalçın
4.17
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
Elinizdeki kitap hem biyografi, hem hatırât, hem de yâdigâr türünde bir eser. Hüseyin Cahit bu küçü… read more
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27. Attila the Hun: Arch-Enemy of Rome
By: Ian Hughes
3.91
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Attila the Hun is a household name. Rising to the Hunnic kingship around 434, he dominated European… read more
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28. Mercenaries in the Classical World: To the Death of Alexander
By: Stephen English
3.42
Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition
Mercenaries were a significant factor in many of the wars of the Classical world, being employed in… read more
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