Popular Culture in Ancient Rome
By: Jerry Toner
3.68
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
The mass of the Roman people constituted well over 90% of the population. Much ancient history, how…
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1. Wait Until Spring, Bandini (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #1)
By: John Fante
4.10
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
"Mean, moody, disturbing and intensely atmospheric.” —The Times John Fante's first published nov… read more
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"A fellow can't be so bad if he loves a girl as good as you."-John Fante, Wait Until Spring, Bandini (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #1)
"Speak to me, Rosa. Look this way just once, over here Rosa, where I am watching."-John Fante, Wait Until Spring, Bandini (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #1)
"Arturo Bandini was pretty sure that he wouldn't go to hell when he died. The way to hell was the committing of mortal sin. He had committed many, he believed, but the confessional had saved him. He a…"-John Fante, Wait Until Spring, Bandini (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #1)
" Breakfast was ready. He could hear his father asking for coffee. Why did his father have to yell all the time? Couldn't he talk in a low voice? Everybody in the neighborhood knew everything that …"-John Fante, Wait Until Spring, Bandini (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #1)
2. The Reader
By: Bernhard Schlink , Carol Brown Janeway
3.78
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon the reader, this mesmerizing nov… read more
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- classics
"There's no need to talk about it, because the truth of what one says lies in what one does."-Bernhard Schlink, The Reader
"I asked her about life, and it was as if she rummaged around in a dusty chest to get me the answers."-Bernhard Schlink, The Reader
"But the finger I pointed at her turned back to me. I had loved her. Not only had I loved her, I had chosen her."-Bernhard Schlink, The Reader
"The Odyssey is the story of motion both purposeful and purposeless, successful and futile. What else is the history of law?"-Bernhard Schlink, The Reader
3. L'Avversario
By: Emmanuel Carrère , Eliana Vicari Fabris
3.99
Format: 169 pages, Paperback
«Il 9 gennaio 1993 Jean-Claude Romand ha ucciso la moglie, i figli e i genitori, poi ha tentato di … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Il est notoire que les hommes les plus remarquables sont aussi les plus modestes, les moins soucieux de l'opinion qu'on a d'eux."-Emmanuel Carrère, L'Avversario
"Je n'ai jamais été aussi libre, jamais la vie n'a été aussi belle. Je suis un assassin, j'ai l'image la plus basse qui puisse exister dans la société, mais c'est plus facile à supporter que les vingt…"-Emmanuel Carrère, L'Avversario
4. Invisible Romans
By: Robert Knapp
3.64
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
What survives from the Roman Empire is largely the words and lives of the rich and emperors, philo… read more
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- classics
- history
- classical studies
- ancient history
- ancient
- nonfiction
5. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
By: Mary Beard
3.59
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
New York TimesBestseller * National Book Critics Circle Finalist * Wall Street JournalBest Books of… read more
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- ancient history
- nonfiction
- classics
- history
6. Cabo Trafalgar
By: Arturo Pérez-Reverte
3.72
Format: None pages, Paperback
El 21 de octubre de 1805, la flota hispano-francesa y la britanica se enfrentaron en una de las bat… read more
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7. Botchan
By: Natsume Sōseki , Joel Cohn
3.64
Format: 171 pages, Paperback
Like The Catcher in the Rye or The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Botchan, a hilarious tale about … read more
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- classics
"الواقع أن البشر هم أقل ما يمكن الاعتماد عليه في هذا العالم."-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan
"Age should never meddle with such a matter. Mind your own business."-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan
"Really, there’s nothing in the world as undependable as human beings."-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan
"Ketika manusia bebas memutuskan untuk menghormatimu, hadiah yang kaumiliki lebih mahal nilainya daripada apapun."-Natsume Sōseki, Botchan
8. Doctor Sleep
By: Stephen King
3.91
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Stephen King returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever, The Sh… read more
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9. Innocent Erendira and Other Stories
By: Gabriel García Márquez , Gregory Rabassa
4.26
Format: None pages, Paperback
"The stories are rich and startling in their matter and confident in their manner....They are--the … read more
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10. How Obelix Fell into the Magic Potion When He Was a Little Boy
By: René Goscinny , Albert Uderzo
3.87
Format: None pages, Paperback
Every one of the Asterix stories refers to a decisive moment in Obelix's life: when he, as a six-ye… read more
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11. Confessions
By: Kanae Minato , Stephen Snyder
3.51
Format: None pages, Paperback
Her pupils killed her daughter. Now, she will have her revenge. After an engagement that ended in t… read more
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12. Laughter in Ancient Rome: On Joking, Tickling, and Cracking Up
By: Mary Beard
3.37
Format: 297 pages, Hardcover
What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chu… read more
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13. Three Trapped Tigers
By: Guillermo Cabrera Infante , Suzanne Jill Levine , Donald Gardner
3.83
Format: 35 pages, Paperback
Cabrera Infante's masterpiece, Three Trapped Tigers is one of the most playful books to reach the U… read more
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14. Los renglones torcidos de Dios
By: Torcuato Luca de Tena
4.10
Format: None pages,
Torcuato Luca de Tena, periodista y escritor de gran prestigio, se ha convertido en uno de los auto… read more
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15. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
4.21
Format: 539 pages, Hardcover
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes are overshadowed by the event with which they close - the meeting of… read more
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16. Lessons
By: Ian McEwan
4.00
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has closed, … read more
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"Books are difficult to tidy. Hard to chuck out. They resist."-Ian McEwan, Lessons
"Only the backward look, the well-researched history could tell peaks and troughs from portals."-Ian McEwan, Lessons
"What must it be, to burst out of deep infant sleep into the shocking singular fact of existence."-Ian McEwan, Lessons
"The years slid over old deaths like a heavy lid. Nearly everything that happens to you in life you forget. Should have kept a journal."-Ian McEwan, Lessons
17. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
By: Mary Beard
4.11
Format: 493 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more
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- history
- ancient history
- ancient
- nonfiction
18. Popular Culture in Ancient Rome
By: Jerry Toner
3.68
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
The mass of the Roman people constituted well over 90% of the population. Much ancient history, how… read more
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- classical studies
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- ancient
- nonfiction
19. La riada (Blackwater, #1)
By: Michael McDowell
3.74
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
Descubre el primer volumen de la saga Blackwater. Una saga matriarcal. Mujeres poderosas que luc… read more
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20. The Aeneid
By: Virgil
3.87
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
The founding epic of Rome, rendered in a fluid, metrical translation that sings Virgil’s stately ve… read more
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- ancient
- classics
"Death's brother, sleep."-Virgil, The Aeneid
"No help or hope of help existed."-Virgil, The Aeneid
"Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit."-Virgil, The Aeneid
"Non ignora mali, miseris succurrere disco."-Virgil, The Aeneid
