L'uomo romano
By: Andrea Giardina
3.45
Format: 418 pages, Paperback
Il politico e il cittadino, il soldato, il sacerdote, il giurista, il contadino, lo schiavo, il lib…
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1. Lalka
By: Bolesław Prus
3.82
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
Lalka ukazała się pierwotnie w odcinkach na łamach warszawskiego "Kuriera Codziennego", stanowiąc d… read more
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"Toteż mając lat osiemnaście, panna Izabela tyranizowała mężczyzn chłodem."-Bolesław Prus, Lalka
"Przez rok cierpiałem na jakąś chorobę mózgową, a zdawało mi się, że jestem zakochany."-Bolesław Prus, Lalka
"Bo widzisz, najgorszą samotnością nie jest ta, która otacza człowieka, ale ta pustka w nim samym."-Bolesław Prus, Lalka
"Bywają wielkie zbrodnie na świecie, ale chyba największą jest zabić miłość. Tyle lat upłynęło, prawie pół wieku ; wszystko przeszło: majątek, tytuły, młodość, szczęście... Sam tylko żal nie przeszedł…"-Bolesław Prus, Lalka
2. The Canterville Ghost
By: Oscar Wilde , Inga Moore
3.88
Format: 126 pages, Hardcover
This is Oscar Wilde's tale of the American family moved into a British mansion, Canterville Chase, … read more
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"Love is stronger than death is"-Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost
"Oh, I hate the cheap severity of abstract ethics!"-Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost
"You can have your secret as long as I have your heart[.]"-Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost
"To his alert mind and ears, every experience was education."-Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost
3. Solaris
By: Stanisław Lem
3.99
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
A classic work of science fiction by renowned Polish novelist and satirist Stanislaw Lem. When K… read more
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"Is a mountain only a huge stone? Is a planet an enormous mountain?"-Stanisław Lem, Solaris
"If man had more of a sense of humour, things might have turned out differently."-Stanisław Lem, Solaris
"But what am I going to see? I don't know. In a certain sense, it depends on you."-Stanisław Lem, Solaris
"I was still a prisoner in my nightmares, and every morning the play began again."-Stanisław Lem, Solaris
4. Lysistrata
By: Aristophanes , Sarah Ruden
3.87
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
Aristophanes' comic masterpiece of war and sex remains one of the greatest plays ever written. Led … read more
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"Sənət çörək arxasınca qaçarsa, alçalar"-Aristophanes, Lysistrata
"Lysistrata: To seize the treasury; no more money, no more war."-Aristophanes, Lysistrata
"Queste donne micidiali, non si può vivere nè con loro nè senza di loro."-Aristophanes, Lysistrata
"Chorus of old men: How true the saying: 'Tis impossible to live with the baggages, impossible to live without 'em."-Aristophanes, Lysistrata
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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- history
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6. The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
By: Robert Fagles , Aeschylus , William Bedell Stanford
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Alternate covers of this ISBN here, here, here, here. Most recent cover is here. In the Oresteia… read more
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"I cannot not grieve."-Robert Fagles, The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
"Learning comes through pain."-Robert Fagles, The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
"Do I not live? Badly, I know, but I live."-Robert Fagles, The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
"Nothing forces us to know What we do not want to know Except pain"-Robert Fagles, The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
7. Julius Caesar
By: William Shakespeare , Roma Gill
3.70
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
The Oxford School Shakespeare has become the preferred introduction to the literary legacy of the g… read more
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"Et tu, Brute?"-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
"Beware the ides of March."-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!"-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
"Death, a necessary end, will come when it will come"-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
8. Spoon River Anthology
By: Edgar Lee Masters
4.05
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
This is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful sca… read more
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"Act well your part, there all the honor lies."-Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology
"Remember the acorn; It does not devour other acorns."-Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology
"the much-sought prize of eternal youth Is just arrested growth."-Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology
"The tongue may be an unruly member-- But silence poisons the soul."-Edgar Lee Masters, Spoon River Anthology
9. Qualcuno con cui correre
By: David Grossman , Alessandra Shomroni
3.98
Format: None pages, Paperback
Assaf e un sedicenne timido e impacciato cui viene affidato un compito singolare: ritrovare il prop… read more
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10. Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #24)
By: Agatha Christie
5.00
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Amyas Crale, un peintre celebre, a ete assassine, et sa femme, condamnee pour ce meurtre. Seize ans… read more
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11. Accabadora
By: Michela Murgia
4.07
Format: 166 pages, Hardcover
La Sardegna degli anni Cinquanta è un mondo antico sull’orlo del precipizio. Maria ha sei anni ed è… read more
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"Quan es té prou temps, fins i tot la ràbia s'organitza."-Michela Murgia, Accabadora
"En la hora de la debilidad algunos prefieren hacerse creyentes que fuertes"-Michela Murgia, Accabadora
"-¿Quieres juzgar el cómo sin entender el porqué? Siempre tienes prisa por dictar sentencias, Maria. (Bonaria Urria)"-Michela Murgia, Accabadora
"Come gli occhi della civetta, ci sono pensieri che non sopportano la luce piena. Non possono nascere che di notte, dove la loro funzione è la stessa della luna, necessaria a smuovere maree di senso i…"-Michela Murgia, Accabadora
12. Invisible Cities
By: Italo Calvino , William Weaver
4.11
Format: 15 pages, Paperback
"Kublai Khan does not necessarily believe everything Marco Polo says when he describes the cities v… read more
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13. The Monkey's Wrench
By: Primo Levi , William Weaver , Ruth Tenzer Feldman , Ruth Feldman
3.86
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Tino Faussone, torinese, fa di mestiere il montatore: «È sui trentacinque anni, alto, secco, quasi … read more
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"Se si escludono istanti prodigiosi e singoli che il destino ci può donare, l’amare il proprio lavoro (che purtroppo è privilegio di pochi) costituisce la miglior approssimazione concreta alla felicit…"-Primo Levi, The Monkey's Wrench
14. Atonement
By: Ian McEwan
4.06
Format: 663 pages,
Ian McEwan's symphonic novel of love and war, childhood and class, guilt and forgiveness provides a… read more
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15. La luna e i falò
By: Cesare Pavese , Gian Luigi Beccaria
4.06
Format: 205 pages, Paperback
Pubblicato nell'aprile del 1950 e considerato dalla critica il libro piu bello di Pavese, "La luna … read more
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16. La bella estate
By: Cesare Pavese
4.06
Format: 205 pages, Paperback
"A quei tempi era sempre festa. Bastava uscire di casa e attraversare la strada, per diventare come… read more
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17. Clouds
By: Aristophanes , None
3.37
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
This new paperback edition of Aristophanes' popular play includes the complete Greek text and exten… read more
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18. L'uomo greco
By: Jean-Pierre Vernant , Maria Baiocchi , A. Bruno , Giuseppe Cambiano
3.95
Format: None pages, Paperback
A cura di uno dei suoi piu grandi studiosi, una nuova immagine del mondo greco che qui cessa di ess… read more
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19. The Burnout Society
By: Byung-Chul Han
5.00
Format: 172 pages,
Our competitive, service-oriented societies are taking a toll on the late-modern individual. Rather… read more
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20. The Short Stories
By: Ernest Hemingway
3.25
Format: 198 pages, Paperback
At the age of twenty-two, Ernest Hemingway wrote his first short story, "Up in Michigan." Seventeen… read more
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21. The Symposium
By: Plato , Christopher Gill
4.09
Format: 90 pages, Paperback
A fascinating discussion on sex, gender, and human instincts, as relevant today as ever. In the … read more
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"The truth about eros is terrifying."-Plato, The Symposium
"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet"-Plato, The Symposium
"Ali,srecnice moj,mozda sam ja nista,a ti to ne primecujes."-Plato, The Symposium
"καὶ οὗτος ἄρα καὶ ἄλλος πᾶς ὁ ἐπιθυμῶν τοῦ μὴ ἐτοίμου ἐπιθυμεῖ"-Plato, The Symposium
22. Come d'aria
By: Ada D'Adamo
4.05
Format: 145 pages, Kindle Edition
Daria è la figlia, il cui destino è segnato sin dalla nascita da una mancata diagnosi. Ada è la mad… read more
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23. The Iliad
By: Homer
3.91
Format: 848 pages, Hardcover
One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkes… read more
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"I say no wealth is worth my life."-Homer, The Iliad
"These were the colloquies in heaven."-Homer, The Iliad
"The sort of words a man says is the sort he hears in return."-Homer, The Iliad
"Antilochus! You're the most appalling driver in the world! Go to hell!"-Homer, The Iliad
24. La favola di Amore e Psiche
By: Apuleius
3.88
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Comincia come ogni favola il racconto di Amore e Psiche, con un re e una regina e le loro tre figli… read more
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"Iam nil officiunt mihi nec ipsae nocturnae tenebrae: teneo te, meum lumen."-Apuleius, La favola di Amore e Psiche
"I little esteeme to see your visage and figure, little doe I regard the night and darknesse thereof, for you are my only light."-Apuleius, La favola di Amore e Psiche
"Night fell, and her husband came to bed, and as soon as they had finished kissing and embracing each other, he fell fast asleep. Psyche was not naturally either very strong or very brave, but the cru…"-Apuleius, La favola di Amore e Psiche
25. The Years
By: Annie Ernaux
4.17
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Considered by many to be the iconic French memoirist’s defining work and a breakout bestseller when… read more
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"Sauver quelque chose du temps où l'on ne sera plus jamais."-Annie Ernaux, The Years
"La profusion des choses cachait la rareté des idées et l'usure des croyances."-Annie Ernaux, The Years
"The profusion of things concealed the scarcity of ideas and the erosion of beliefs."-Annie Ernaux, The Years
"Je ne suis nulle part dans le temps. Il est l'ange qui fait revivre le passé, rend éternel."-Annie Ernaux, The Years
26. Age of Vice
By: Deepti Kapoor
3.61
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
This is the age of vice, where money, pleasure, and power are everything, and the family ties that … read more
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"You are who you are, the past is gone. It’s the present you must master now."-Deepti Kapoor, Age of Vice
27. Bandito
By: Selma Lagerlöf
3.88
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
Quando Sven Elversson torna a casa in Svezia, dopo anni di aristocratica educazione inglese e una s… read more
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28. L'uomo romano
By: Andrea Giardina
3.45
Format: 418 pages, Paperback
Il politico e il cittadino, il soldato, il sacerdote, il giurista, il contadino, lo schiavo, il lib… read more
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