8 Best nonfiction books like Za oponou války by Jakub Szántó

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Za oponou války

By: Jakub Szántó

4.29

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Za oponou války je prvotina z pera válečného reportéra a zpravodaje České televize na Blízkém výcho…

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1. Histoire de la violence

By: Édouard Louis

3.77

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

J’ai rencontré Reda un soir de Noël. Je rentrais chez moi après un repas avec des amis, vers quatre… read more

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"I’m sorry, monsieur, but now this is a criminal proceeding. It’s out of your hands."

-Édouard Louis, Histoire de la violence

"I’ve been trying to construct a memory that would let me undo the past, that would amplify it and destroy it, so that the more I remember and the more I lose myself in the images that remain, the les…"

-Édouard Louis, Histoire de la violence

"I know from experience that the isolation of those who try to forget the past is as terrible as the isolation of those for whom the past is an obsession; I’ve learned that the question is never wheth…"

-Édouard Louis, Histoire de la violence

"I was sure that if I kept acting like a trauma victim, that’s what I’d become the effects would be even worse and would last longer. Meanwhile my body knew exactly what was going on. I told Clara: th…"

-Édouard Louis, Histoire de la violence

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2. Slepá mapa

By: Alena Mornštajnová

3.75

Format: 132 pages, Hardcover

Anna, Alzbeta, Anezka. Tri zeny, tri generace, jedna rodina a mnoho zivotnich zvratu, traumat a taj… read more

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  • war
  • czech literature
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3. The World According to Garp

By: John Irving

4.10

Format: 610 pages, Hardcover

This is the life and times of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields—a feminist leader ahead o… read more

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"...energy begets energy."

-John Irving, The World According to Garp

"Bonkie bit Garp!" Garp bit Bonkie"

-John Irving, The World According to Garp

"In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases"

-John Irving, The World According to Garp

"...the demands of writing and of real life are not always similar."

-John Irving, The World According to Garp

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4. Pierre and Luce

By: Romain Rolland , Andrew Moore , None

3.59

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

Paris, 1918: Amidst the cries of fanatic patriots bent on war, a tender relationship slowly develop… read more

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  • war

5. Nebe pod Berlínem

By: Jaroslav Rudiš

3.40

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Kniha pro zive i mrtve - rockove pribehy z berlinskeho metra. Tricetilety ucitel uprchne z Prahy do… read more

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6. One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway

By: Åsne Seierstad , Sarah Death

4.17

Format: None pages,

A harrowing and thorough account of the massacre that upended Norway, and the trial that helped put… read more

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7. Grandhotel

By: Jaroslav Rudiš

4.08

Format: 176 pages,

Hlavni postavou "romanu nad mraky" je tricetilety samotar Fleischman. V zivote se mu nedari. Nikdy … read more

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8. Burmese Days

By: George Orwell

3.97

Format: 68 pages, Hardcover

Set in the days of the Empire, with the British ruling in Burma, this book describes corruption and… read more

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9. The End of Eddy

By: Édouard Louis , None

3.82

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The most talked-about European novel since My Struggle--a sexually frank, brutally honest coming-of… read more

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10. War with the Newts

By: Karel Čapek , Ewald Osers

4.17

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

Man discovers a species of giant, intelligent newts and learns to exploit them so successfully that… read more

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  • war
  • czech literature
"V holandských koloniích žádní čerti nejsou; jsou-li nějací, tedy ve francouzských. kapitán J. van Toch"

-Karel Čapek, War with the Newts

"Without a sense of art, it is impossible ever to think of something new. We need to be poets if we are to keep the world moving."

-Karel Čapek, War with the Newts

"His life was now the life of a collector, and that gave it meaning. Evening after evening he would count and arrange his cuttings under the indulgent eyes of Mrs. Povondra who knew that every man is …"

-Karel Čapek, War with the Newts

"They all had a thousand good economic and political reasons why they couldn’t stop. I’m not a politician or a businessman; how am I supposed to persuade them about these things. What are we supposed …"

-Karel Čapek, War with the Newts

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11. Bel-Ami

By: Guy de Maupassant , Douglas Parmée

3.85

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Guy de Maupassant's scandalous tale of an opportunistic young man corrupted by the allure of power,… read more

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"In fact living is dying."

-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami

"Vivre enfin, c'est mourir!"

-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami

"The only certainty is death."

-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami

"I drink to the victory of the mind over the millions."

-Guy de Maupassant, Bel-Ami

12. Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6; Witches #2)

By: Terry Pratchett

3.33

Format: 75 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Kingdoms wobble, crowns topple and knives flash on the magical Discworld as the statutory three wit… read more

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13. Le Club des incorrigibles optimistes

By: Jean-Michel Guenassia

3.92

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Michel Marini avait douze ans en 1959, a l'epoque du rock'n'roll et de la guerre d'Algerie. Il etai… read more

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14. Qui a tué mon père

By: Édouard Louis

4.16

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

« Est-ce qu’il est normal d’avoir honte d’aimer ? » Édouard Louis a publié deux livres, En finir… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
"September 2017 Emmanuel Macron condemns the “laziness"

-Édouard Louis, Qui a tué mon père

"You were as much a victim of the violence you inflicted as of the violence you endured."

-Édouard Louis, Qui a tué mon père

"What we call history is nothing but the story of the same emotions, the same joys, reproduced across bodies and time"

-Édouard Louis, Qui a tué mon père

"Where is history? The history they taught at school was not your own. We were learning world history, and you were left out."

-Édouard Louis, Qui a tué mon père

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15. Changer : méthode

By: Édouard Louis

4.31

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

« Une question s’est imposée au centre de ma vie, elle a concentré toutes mes réflexions, occupé to… read more

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  • audiobook
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16. Alte Sorten

By: Ewald Arenz

4.20

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

Sally und Liss: zwei Frauen, wie sie unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Sally, kurz vor dem Abit… read more

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17. Marek Dvořák: Mezi nebem a pacientem

By: Martin Moravec

4.78

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Při jeho práci jde o vteřiny. Během nich se musí rozhodnout, vytěsnit emoce a často si i sáhnout na… read more

Similar categories in Martin Moravec's Marek Dvořák: Mezi nebem a pacientem book and Jakub Szántó's Za oponou války

  • nonfiction
  • czech literature
  • audiobook
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18. How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future

By: Steven Levitsky

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Donald Trump's presidency has raised a question that many of us never thought we'd be asking: Is ou… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Authoritarian politicians cast their rivals as criminal, subversive, unpatriotic, or a threat to national security or the existing way of life."

-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future

"The drift into authoritarianism doesn’t always set off alarm bells. Citizens are often slow to realize that their democracy is being dismantled even as it happens before their eyes."

-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future

"Institutions become political weapons, wielded forcefully by those who control them against those who do not. This is how elected autocrats subvert democracy—packing and “weaponizing"

-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future

"But when faced with a would-be authoritarian, establishment politicians must unambiguously reject him or her and do everything possible to defend democratic institutions—even if that means temporaril…"

-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future

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19. Tiché roky

By: Alena Mornštajnová

4.36

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Román od autorky bestselleru Hana. Kolik toho víme o svých nejbližších? Bohdana je uzavřená dív… read more

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  • czech literature
  • audiobook
"Poslije zločina treba slijediti kazna, a onda možda dođe opraštanje."

-Alena Mornštajnová, Tiché roky

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20. The Last Goddess

By: Kateřina Tučková

4.02

Format: 421 pages, Kindle Edition

A woman delves into science and superstition, fear and persecution, and the hope and courage of bel… read more

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  • czech literature
  • audiobook
"Human faith in whatever, provided it is strong and unshakeable faith, is tremendously powerful."

-Kateřina Tučková, The Last Goddess

"Víš jak se jim uleví, když hned na prahu věří, že mám zvláštní moc? A čemu se vzájemně vyhneme s těmi, co by se přede mnou hlídali říct na plnou hubu, co mají za potíž? Říká se, že víra uzdravuje. A …"

-Kateřina Tučková, The Last Goddess

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21. Konec punku v Helsinkách

By: Jaroslav Rudiš

4.06

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Román o poslední punkové generaci a o tom, co z ní po dvaceti letech zbylo. Ole toho od života u… read more

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  • czech literature
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22. Svědectví o životě v KLDR

By: Nina Špitálníková

4.78

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Dění v Severní Koreji bedlivě sledují média a politici po celém světě, přesto se k nám z této země … read more

Similar categories in Nina Špitálníková's Svědectví o životě v KLDR book and Jakub Szántó's Za oponou války

  • history
  • politics
  • czech literature
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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23. Novinářem v Číně: Co jsem to proboha udělal

By: Tomáš Etzler

4.55

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Tváří v tvář současné Číně. Vzpomínky, dojmy a osobní prožitky zkušeného novináře. Když Tomáš Et… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • czech literature
  • audiobook
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24. Rozpojené státy - Amerika nejen televizní kamerou

By: Martin Řezníček

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Mnozí si myslí, že Ameriku znají, málokdo ale tuší, že ji za svůj život plně nepozná ani leckterý A… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • czech literature
  • nonfiction
  • journalism
  • audiobook
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25. Eva

By: Verena Keßler

4.28

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Verena Keßlers Roman über das Kinderkriegen und die Klimakatastrophe ist ein nuanciertes, warmherzi… read more

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26. Vraní oko

By: Michaela Klevisová

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Osmý případ Josefa Bergmana Dvojnásobná držitelka ceny za nejlepší českou detektivku Michaela Kl… read more

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  • czech literature
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27. Soukromá tajemství

By: Alena Mornštajnová

3.46

Format: 136 pages, Hardcover

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28. Továrna na lži: výroba klimatických dezinformací

By: Vojtěch Pecka

4.45

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Naprostá většina klimatologických výzkumů už dlouho ukazuje, že dochází ke klimatickým změnám vedou… read more

Similar categories in Vojtěch Pecka's Továrna na lži: výroba klimatických dezinformací book and Jakub Szántó's Za oponou války

  • nonfiction
Cover of Za oponou války by Jakub Szántó

29. Za oponou války

By: Jakub Szántó

4.29

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

Za oponou války je prvotina z pera válečného reportéra a zpravodaje České televize na Blízkém výcho… read more

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  • history
  • memoir
  • politics
  • war
  • czech literature
  • nonfiction
  • journalism
  • audiobook
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30. Duše národa

By: Marek Prchal

2.82

Format: 422 pages, None

Nejznámější český marketér. Tvůrce bezprecedentních kampaní. Expert na průzkum trhu, jemuž lidé řek… read more

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31. Drak na polní cestě

By: Jiří Hájíček

3.96

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Drama ze současného venkova, který čelí tlakům velkého byznysu Kristýna, učitelka hudby, se po … read more

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Transform Your Habits

Changer : méthode

Édouard Louis

4.31

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Marek Dvořák: Mezi nebem a pacientem

Martin Moravec

4.78

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Steven Levitsky

4.15

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4.36

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3.87

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Tim Marshall

4.20

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Severka

Nina Špitálníková

4.44

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4.23

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