8 best-selling philosophy books like El valor de elegir by Fernando Savater

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El valor de elegir

By: Fernando Savater

3.71

Format: 193 pages, Paperback

Preguntarse por la libertad es hacerlo a la razón y al corazón de nuestra vida. Reconocer el valor …

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1. Sputnik Sweetheart

By: Haruki Murakami , Philip Gabriel

3.83

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

alternate cover can be found here Sumire is in love with a woman seventeen years her senior. But… read more

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"I feel like I've swallowed a cloudy sky"

-Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart

"Ice is cold; roses are red. I’m in love."

-Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart

"It was far too hot to think about complicated matters."

-Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart

"A percepção não passa da soma dos nossos mal-entendidos."

-Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart

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2. Just Shut Up and Do It: 7 Steps to Conquer Your Goals

By: Brian Tracy

4.03

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Amazon's #1 Self-Help New York Times bestselling author Brian Tracy, author of Eat That Frog . You… read more

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  • nonfiction
"The worst of all self limiting beliefs is the fear of failure. This is the fear of loss, poverty, mistakes, or not achieving a goal that you have set for yourself. People who are preoccupied with the…"

-Brian Tracy, Just Shut Up and Do It: 7 Steps to Conquer Your Goals

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3. Twelfth Night

By: William Shakespeare , Folger Shakespeare Library

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Named for the twelfth night after Christmas, the end of the Christmas season, Twelfth Night plays w… read more

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"a raven's heart within a dove."

-William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

"I pity you That's a degree to love"

-William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

"Better a witty fool, than a foolish wit."

-William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

"Many a good hanging prevents a bad marriage."

-William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

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4. The Possibility of an Island

By: Michel Houellebecq

3.80

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A worldwide phenomenon and the most important French novelist since Albert Camus, Michel Houellebec… read more

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  • philosophy
"La solitude à deux est l'enfer consenti."

-Michel Houellebecq, The Possibility of an Island

"Si la sincérité, en elle-même, n'est rien, elle est la condition de tout."

-Michel Houellebecq, The Possibility of an Island

"Et l'amour, où tout est facile, Où tout est donné dans l'instant; Il existe au milieu du temps La possibilité d'une île."

-Michel Houellebecq, The Possibility of an Island

"The dream of all men is to meet little sluts who are innocent but ready for all forms of depravity—which is what, more or less, all teenage girls are."

-Michel Houellebecq, The Possibility of an Island

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5. The Discovery of Heaven

By: Harry Mulisch , Paul Vincent

4.01

Format: 175 pages, Paperback

The Discovery of Heavenbegins with the meeting of Onno and Max, two complicated individuals whom fa… read more

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  • philosophy
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6. The Prince

By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez

3.84

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
"Is it better to be loved or feared?"

-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"

-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."

-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

"It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather."

-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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7. The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive

By: Daniel J. Siegel , Tina Payne Bryson

4.44

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Your toddler throws a tantrum in the middle of a store. Your preschooler refuses to get dressed. Yo… read more

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  • nonfiction
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8. Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

By: Eduardo Galeano , Cedric Belfrage

4.31

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

Since its U.S. debut almost fifty years ago, this brilliant text has set a new standard for histori… read more

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  • spanish literature
  • nonfiction
"Bolivians die with rotted lungs so that the world may consume cheap tin."

-Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

"Whatever Latin America sells—raw materials or manufactures—its chief export product is really cheap labor."

-Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

"Cuando el Estado se hace dueño de la principal riqueza de un país, corresponde preguntarse quién es el dueño del Estado."

-Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

"Cuanto más codiciado por el mercado mundial, mayor es la desgracia que un producto trae consigo al pueblo latinoamericano que, con su sacrificio, lo crea."

-Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

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9. The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness

By: Epictetus , Sharon Lebell

3.37

Format: None pages,

Epictetus was born into slavery about 55 C.E. in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Sold a… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
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10. 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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11. Narcissus and Goldmund

By: Hermann Hesse , Ursule Molinaro

4.05

Format: 336 pages,

Narcissus and Goldmundtells the story of two medieval men whose characters are diametrically opposi… read more

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12. De avonden

By: Gerard Reve

3.98

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

De avonden is een van de belangrijkste boeken uit de Nederlandse literatuur; het is klassiek geword… read more

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13. The Architecture of Happiness

By: Alain de Botton

3.57

Format: None pages,

One of the great but often unmentioned causes of both happiness and misery is the quality of our en… read more

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14. Persona normal

By: Benito Taibo

4.39

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Una grandiosa e increíble aventura para ser todo... excepto normal. Tenía un par de padres di… read more

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  • spanish literature
"—Te amo, Viernes. —Y yo a ti, jefe — contesté."

-Benito Taibo, Persona normal

"Uno no es de donde es, sino de done quiere ser."

-Benito Taibo, Persona normal

"Nunca pierdas el tiempo por aquello que no tiene solución. Nunca pierdas el sueño por aquello que tiene solución"

-Benito Taibo, Persona normal

" "Entendí todo de golpe. Cayeron sobre mi cabeza siglos de comprensión humana. El precio a pagar es sencillamente, ser uno mismo." "

-Benito Taibo, Persona normal

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15. Hunger

By: Knut Hamsun , George Egerton

4.05

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

One of the most important and controversial writers of the 20th century, Knut Hamsun made literary … read more

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  • philosophy
"Yoksul aydın, zengin aydından çok daha kuvvetli görür.(s.128)"

-Knut Hamsun, Hunger

"It was not my intention to collapse; no, I would die standing."

-Knut Hamsun, Hunger

"God be praised, I had raised myself in my own estimation again!"

-Knut Hamsun, Hunger

"Truth is neither ojectivity nor the balanced view; truth is a selfless subjectivity."

-Knut Hamsun, Hunger

16. The Labyrinth of Solitude and Other Writings

By: Octavio Paz , Lysander Kemp , Yara Milos

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Octavio Paz has long been acknowledged as Mexico's foremost writer and critic. In this internationa… read more

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17. Platform

By: Michel Houellebecq

3.80

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

In his new work, Michel Houellebecq combines erotic provocation with a terrifying vision of a world… read more

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"Tout peut arriver dans la vie, et surtout rien."

-Michel Houellebecq, Platform

"Anything can happen in life, especially nothing."

-Michel Houellebecq, Platform

"L'absence d'envie de vivre, hélas, ne suffit pas pour avoir envie de mourir."

-Michel Houellebecq, Platform

"Als ik de liefde niet heb begrepen, wat heb ik er dan aan om de rest te begrijpen?"

-Michel Houellebecq, Platform

18. El licenciado Vidriera

By: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

4.10

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

El licenciado vidriera retoma el celebre relato de Cervantes en que se parodia con cierto aire de t… read more

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19. Il fu Mattia Pascal

By: Luigi Pirandello

4.01

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Pubblicato nel 1904, Il fu Mattia Pascal, il più famoso dei romanzi di Pirandello, riveste un'impor… read more

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"Ma i libri [...] pesano tanto: eppure, chi se ne ciba e se li mette in corpo, vive tra le nuvole."

-Luigi Pirandello, Il fu Mattia Pascal

"Si reconocemos que equivocarse es propio del hombre, ¿no es una crueldad sobrehumana la justicia?"

-Luigi Pirandello, Il fu Mattia Pascal

"come se parimenti dalle proprie sofferenze vi fosse abilitato. E se gli altri non gli fanno il bene quasi per dovere, egli li accusa, e di tutto il male ch’egli fa quasi per diritto, facilmente si sc…"

-Luigi Pirandello, Il fu Mattia Pascal

"E dimentichiamo spesso e volentieri di essere atomi infinitesimali per rispettarci e ammirarci a vicenda, e siamo capaci di azzuffarci per un pezzettino di terra o di dolerci di certe cose, che, ove …"

-Luigi Pirandello, Il fu Mattia Pascal

20. El valor de educar

By: Fernando Savater

3.85

Format: None pages,

Cada vez que se mencionan las grandes inquietudes de nuestro tiempo -el racismo, la intolerancia, l… read more

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21. Soumission

By: Michel Houellebecq

3.65

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Dans une France assez proche de la nôtre, un homme s’engage dans la carrière universitaire. Peu mot… read more

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"It’s submission,"

-Michel Houellebecq, Soumission

"There is no Israel for me."

-Michel Houellebecq, Soumission

"Intimacy isn’t something men talk about."

-Michel Houellebecq, Soumission

"I was about as political as a bath towel."

-Michel Houellebecq, Soumission

22. The Consolations of Philosophy

By: Alain de Botton

3.64

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Alain de Botton's The Consolations of Philosophytakes the discipline of logic and the mind back to … read more

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23. The Fall

By: Albert Camus , Justin O'Brien

4.01

Format: 0 pages, Paperback

Elegantly styled, Camus' profoundly disturbing novel of a Parisian lawyer's confessions is a searin… read more

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24. Blindness

By: José Saramago

4.17

Format: 349 pages, Kindle Edition

From Nobel Prize–winning author José Saramago, a magnificent, mesmerizing parable of loss A city… read more

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"الناس يتعودون إي شيء ."

-José Saramago, Blindness

"هناك أوقات لايفيد معها الكلام ."

-José Saramago, Blindness

"* البطون الفارغة تستيقظ باكراً ."

-José Saramago, Blindness

"* الأحقاد القديمة لاتزول بسهولة ."

-José Saramago, Blindness

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25. Peace of Mind: De Tranquillitate Animi

By: Seneca

4.11

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor the body.” - Seneca. Peace of Mind (De Tranquillitate … read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
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26. Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words for Influence and Impact

By: Phil M. Jones

3.74

Format: 148 pages, Paperback

Often the decision between a customer choosing you over someone like you is your ability to know ex… read more

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  • nonfiction
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27. Vida contemplativa: Elogio de la inactividad

By: Byung-Chul Han

3.72

Format: 110 pages, Kindle Edition

Estamos perdiendo nuestra capacidad de no hacer nada. Nuestra existencia está completamente absorbi… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
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28. Encuentra tu persona vitamina

By: Marian Rojas Estapé

4.08

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

¿Por qué hay personas que nos hacen sufrir tanto y otras que nos generan confianza y cuya sola pres… read more

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  • spanish literature
  • nonfiction
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29. En agosto nos vemos

By: Gabriel García Márquez

3.63

Format: 142 pages, Hardcover

Un maravilloso regalo inesperado para los innumerables lectores de García Márquez   Cada mes de a… read more

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  • spanish literature
"Do you know how old I am?"

-Gabriel García Márquez, En agosto nos vemos

"The sea was an oasis of gold under the afternoon sun."

-Gabriel García Márquez, En agosto nos vemos

"It was always a joyful love where even madness was admissible."

-Gabriel García Márquez, En agosto nos vemos

"They both lay listening intently to the sounds of their souls."

-Gabriel García Márquez, En agosto nos vemos

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30. El enemigo conoce el sistema

By: Marta Peirano

4.15

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

La red no es libre, ni abierta ni democrática. Es un conjunto de servidores, conmutadores, satélite… read more

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  • spanish literature
  • nonfiction
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31. El valor de elegir

By: Fernando Savater

3.71

Format: 193 pages, Paperback

Preguntarse por la libertad es hacerlo a la razón y al corazón de nuestra vida. Reconocer el valor … read more

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  • spanish literature
  • philosophy
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Brian Tracy

4.03

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3.84

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The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind, Survive Everyday Parenting Struggles, and Help Your Family Thrive

Daniel J. Siegel , Tina Payne Bryson

4.44

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Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

Eduardo Galeano , Cedric Belfrage

4.31

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El coronel no tiene quien le escriba

Gabriel García Márquez

3.79

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Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Gabriel García Márquez , Gregory Rabassa

3.97

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La tregua

Mario Benedetti

4.18

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Gabriel García Márquez , Edith Grossman

3.94

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