The Smell of War: Lessons from the Battlefield
By: Roland Bartetzko
4.33
Format: 132 pages, Kindle Edition
Roland Bartetzko is a former soldier with the German Army, the Kosovo Liberation Army, and Croatian…
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1. The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
By: Philip Roth
3.91
Format: 361 pages, Paperback
It is 1998, the year in which America is whipped into a frenzy of prurience by the impeachment of a… read more
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"Niente dura, e nondimeno niente passa. E niente passa proprio perché niente dura."-Philip Roth, The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
"Tanta istruzione, e non serve a nulla. Nulla può isolare dal più infimo livello del pensiero."-Philip Roth, The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
"موته كان خلاصها.الموت تدخل ليبسط كل شيء.كل شك،كل ريبة،كل الهواجس أزيحت جانبا على يد ذلك المستخف الأعظم بهم جميعا،الذي هو الموت."-Philip Roth, The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
"Because that is when you love somebody - when you see them being game in the face of the worst. Not courageous. Not heroic. Just game."-Philip Roth, The Human Stain (The American Trilogy, #3)
2. The Last Duel: A True Story of Crime, Scandal, and Trial by Combat in Medieval France
By: Eric Jager
3.97
Format: 242 pages, Hardcover
The gripping true story of the “duel to end all duels” in medieval France as a resolute knight defe… read more
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3. The Bohr Maker (The Nanotech Succession, #1)
By: Linda Nagata
3.91
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
Nikko is the first true "post human"-a man genetically engineered to survive in the airless void of… read more
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"We think we can plan our lives," he muttered. "We think we can model reality. But chaos is an intrusive, inconsiderate bitch."-Linda Nagata, The Bohr Maker (The Nanotech Succession, #1)
"Gaia spoke in a complex language of predator and prey, of growth and dormancy, of birth and migration, of seasonal change, of storms, of currents, and finally, of cruelty and death and necessity."-Linda Nagata, The Bohr Maker (The Nanotech Succession, #1)
4. Storm of Steel
By: Michael Hofmann , Ernst Jünger
3.50
Format: 250 pages, Paperback
A memoir of astonishing power, savagery, and ashen lyricism, 'Storm of Steel' illuminates not only … read more
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5. The War in the West: Volume 1: The Rise of Germany, 1939-1941
By: James Holland
2.57
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
Much of what we think we know about World War II is steeped in myth rather than fact. For seven dec… read more
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6. The Fall of Hyperion (Hyperion Cantos, #2)
By: Dan Simmons
3.77
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
In the stunning continuation of the epic adventure begun in Hyperion, Simmons returns us to a far f… read more
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7. Aliss at the Fire
By: Jon Fosse , Damion Searls
3.99
Format: 380 pages, Paperback
In her old house by the fjord, Signe lies on a bench and sees a vision of herself as she was more t… read more
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8. Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany
By: Shaun Whiteside , Norman Ohler
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this highly original book, a bestseller in Germany, Norman Ohler investigates the murky, chaotic… read more
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9. Cosmos
By: Carl Sagan
4.39
Format: 384 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The story of fifteen billion years of cosmic evolution transforming matter and life into consciousn… read more
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"We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
"Civilization is a product of the cerebral cortex."-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
"Observation: I can't see a thing. Conclusion: Dinosaurs."-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
"We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands."-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
10. An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth
By: Chris Hadfield
4.50
Format: 142 pages, Hardcover
Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours … read more
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11. For Whom the Bell Tolls
By: Ernest Hemingway
3.76
Format: 180 pages, Paperback
Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found In 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Sp… read more
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12. The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories
By: Susanna Clarke , Charles Vess
1.80
Format: 76 pages,
Following the enormous success of 2004 bestseller and critics' favorite "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norr… read more
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13. The Valley of Fear
By: Arthur Conan Doyle , David Timson
3.60
Format: 208 pages, Audio CD
The Sherlock Holmes series read in unabridged form by David Timson is widely regarded as one of the… read more
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14. The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
By: Dan Jones
4.08
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A major new history of the knights Templar--holy warriors, bankers, priests, heretics--by the bests… read more
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15. The Warlock of Firetop Mountain (Fighting Fantasy: Reissues 1, #1)
By: Ian Livingstone , Russ Nicholson , Steve Jackson
3.29
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
FIGHTING FANTASY is the brilliant series of adventure gamebooks in which YOU are the hero! Decide w… read more
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16. Letters from a Stoic
By: Seneca , Robin Campbell
4.75
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
The power and wealth which Seneca the Younger (c.4 B.C. - A.D. 65) acquired as Nero's minister were… read more
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17. Steel Boat Iron Hearts: A U-boat Crewman's Life Aboard U-505
By: None , None
4.20
Format: 251 pages,
Hans Goebeler is known as the man who "pulled the plug" on U-505 in 1944 to keep his beloved U-boat… read more
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18. Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3)
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4.19
Format: 563 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The multiple-award-winning SF master returns to the universe that is his greatest success--the worl… read more
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"The shortest route to courage is absolute ignorance."-Dan Simmons, Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3)
"I loved you backward and forward in time. I loved you beyond boundaries of time and space."-Dan Simmons, Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3)
"The support and covering craft in orbit were also decimated, sir.’ ‘Decimated?’ The pain is making de Soya angry. ‘That means one in ten, Captain. Are ten percent of ship’s personnel on the casualty …"-Dan Simmons, Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3)
"And then Robinson Crusoe stripped naked, swam out to his ship, filled his pockets with biscuits, and swam back to shore...." "What?" I said, hefting my pack and frowning at the child. "Nothing," she …"-Dan Simmons, Endymion (Hyperion Cantos, #3)
19. Damascus Station (Damascus Station #1)
By: David McCloskey
4.21
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad.… read more
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20. Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3)
By: Alastair Reynolds
4.36
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
From the king of modern space opera comes a new adventure in the Prefect Dreyfus series— Machine Ve… read more
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"A small request like that, who am I to turn it down? There is something you can do for me in return, though, especially now that you’re practically on our doorstep."-Alastair Reynolds, Machine Vendetta (Prefect Dreyfus Emergency, #3)
21. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
By: Morgan Housel
4.19
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more
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22. Shards of Earth (The Final Architecture, #1)
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4.19
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The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us an extraordinary space oper… read more
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23. The Unicorn Project
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4.08
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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24. The Ministry for the Future
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3.88
Format: 563 pages, Hardcover
Established in 2025, the purpose of the new organization was simple: To advocate for the world's fu… read more
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"What's the monetary value of human civilization? Trying to answer that question proves you are a moral and practical idiot."-Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future
"Of course there is always resistance, always a drag on movement toward better things. The dead hand of the past clutches us by way of living people who are too frightened to accept change."-Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future
"It was so hard to imagine that a mind could be gone. All those thoughts that you never tell anyone, all those dreams, all that entire pocket universe: gone. A character unlike any other character, a …"-Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future
"Ideology, n. An imaginary relationship to a real situation. In common usage, what the other person has, especially when systematically distorting the facts. But it seems to us that an ideology is a n…"-Kim Stanley Robinson, The Ministry for the Future
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4.06
Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition
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"Who could justify trading a lifetime of stress and backbreaking labor for better blinds? Is a nicer-looking window treatment really worth so much of your life?"-Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
"Digital minimalism definitively does not reject the innovations of the internet age, but instead rejects the way so many people currently engage with these tools."-Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
"The thought process that went into building these applications, Facebook being the first of them, . . . was all about: “How do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?"-Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
"For many people, their compulsive phone use papers over a void created by a lack of a well-developed leisure life. Reducing the easy distraction without also filling the void can make life unpleasant…"-Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
26. Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within
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4.44
Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition
This is not a self-help book. It's a wake-up call! Can't Hurt Me, David Goggins' smash hit memoi… read more
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"Whatever it takes for you to believe that you're better than good enough to achieve your dreams is what you must do. And remember, your greatness is not tied to any outcome. It is found in the valian…"-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within
"We all owe it ourselves to stand for something. Principles give us a foundation — solid ground we can trust and build on as we continue to redefine what's possible in our own lives. Sure, some will b…"-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within
"Back in SEAL training, I loved when people froze up and quit. I felt it elevated me in some way, but that was ego-driven immaturity and poor leadership. These days, I consider my business to make eve…"-David Goggins, Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within
27. Mayday: Eisenhower, Khrushchev, and the U-2 Affair
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4.21
Format: 721 pages, Kindle Edition
The “definitive” book on the U-2 episode and its disastrous impact on the future of the Cold War (K… read more
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3.96
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29. Walkaway
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3.75
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
An epic tale of revolution, love, post-scarcity, and the end of death. Hubert Vernon Rudolph Cla… read more
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"YA doesn't get librarians fired!"-Cory Doctorow, Walkaway
"Death is cured! USA! USA! USA!" “This is Canada."-Cory Doctorow, Walkaway
"We can live like it's the first days of a better world, not the like it's the first pages of an Ayn Rand novel. Have this place, but you can't have us. We withdraw our company."-Cory Doctorow, Walkaway
"She was in the zone, a human copressor for a complex system that used machines as a nervous system to wire together the intelligence of a global crowd of people she loved with all her heart."-Cory Doctorow, Walkaway
30. No Place To Lay My Head: A Memoir of the Eastern Front in World War Two (Remarkable Survivors from World War Two)
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4.22
Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition
The eye-opening account of the forgotten and tumultuous Eastern Front in World War Two.Perfect for … read more
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31. The Smell of War: Lessons from the Battlefield
By: Roland Bartetzko
4.33
Format: 132 pages, Kindle Edition
Roland Bartetzko is a former soldier with the German Army, the Kosovo Liberation Army, and Croatian… read more
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