Glamour Boy: The Life and Times of Philip Sassoon
By: Damian Collins
3.91
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The story of a fascinating man who connected the great politicians, artists and thinkers at the hei…
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1. Blood River: A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart
By: Tim Butcher
3.98
Format: 363 pages, Paperback
A compulsively readable account of a journey to the Congo — a country virtually inaccessible to the… read more
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"In six harrowing weeks of travel I felt I had touched the heart of Africa and found it broken."-Tim Butcher, Blood River: A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart
"Almost astride the Equator, night fell like a portcullis. The sun dropped below the horizon and suddenly all was dark."-Tim Butcher, Blood River: A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart
"the normal laws of development are inverted here in the Congo. The forest, not the town, offers the safest sanctuary and it is grandfathers who have been more exposed to modernity than their grandchi…"-Tim Butcher, Blood River: A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart
"My journey through the Congo had its ow unique category. It did not quite do it justice to call it adventure travel, and it certainly wasn't pleasure travel. My Congo journey deserved its own categor…"-Tim Butcher, Blood River: A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart
2. South of the Border, West of the Sun
By: Haruki Murakami , Philip Gabriel
3.86
Format: 190 pages, Paperback
Alternate cover edition here. Growing up in the suburbs of post-war Japan, it seemed to Hajime t… read more
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"Is that what you see in my eyes, that you know nothing about me?"-Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
"But you know Hajime, some feelings cause us pain because they remain."-Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
"Loving her, and being loved, was the only way I could hold myself together."-Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
"What we needed were not words and promises but the steady accumulation of small realities."-Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
3. Dance Dance Dance
By: Haruki Murakami
4.05
Format: 393 pages, Paperback
Alternate cover edition here. High-class call girls billed to Mastercard. A psychic 13-year-old … read more
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"I often dream about the Dolphin Hotel."-Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance
"What we seek is some kind of compensation for what we put up with."-Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance
"I'm your phantom dance partner. I'm your shadow. I'm not anything more."-Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance
"We keep moving. And as we do, the things around us, well, they disappear."-Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance
4. Under the Tuscan Sun
By: Frances Mayes
3.63
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
An enchanting and lyrical look at the life, the traditions, and the cuisine of Tuscany, in the spir… read more
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5. What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
By: Haruki Murakami , Philip Gabriel
4.33
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit.… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
6. Running in the Family
By: Michael Ondaatje
3.82
Format: None pages, Paperback
In the late 1970s Ondaatje returned to his native island of Sri Lanka. As he records his journey th… read more
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7. Killing Commendatore
By: Haruki Murakami
3.91
Format: 681 pages, Hardcover
The epic new novel from the internationally acclaimed and best-selling author of 1Q84 In Killing… read more
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"The morning is not my time. Darkness is my friend. A vacuum is my breath. I must be saying goodbye soon."-Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore
"It seems to me that reality itself has a screw loose somewhere. That's why I try to keep at least myself in line as much as possible."-Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore
"But the forecasters and media types were clever - they never used vague words like "maybe." No, they stuck with convenient terms for which no one could be held accountable, like "probability of preci…"-Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore
"There is a point is everybody's life where they need a major transformation. And when that time comes you have to grab it by the tail. Grab it hard, and never let go. There are some people who are ab…"-Haruki Murakami, Killing Commendatore
8. Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power
By: Bradley Hope
4.26
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning Wall Street Journal reporters comes a revelatory look at the inner workings of t… read more
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- biography
9. His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine
By: S.C. Gwynne
4.02
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon come… read more
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- british literature
10. Glamour Boy: The Life and Times of Philip Sassoon
By: Damian Collins
3.91
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
The story of a fascinating man who connected the great politicians, artists and thinkers at the hei… read more
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- biography
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