A ditadura escancarada
By: Elio Gaspari
4.37
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Escancarada, a ditadura firmou-se. A tortura foi o seu instrumento extremo de coerção e extermínio,…
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1. Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy, #3)
By: Ken Follett , John Lee
4.19
Format: 37 pages, Audible Audio
Edge of Eternity is the sweeping, passionate conclusion to Ken Follett’s extraordinary historical e… read more
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- politics
"Since Lenin died, every Soviet leader had been a liar. They had all glossed over what was wrong and declined to acknowledge reality. The most striking characteristic of Soviet leadership for the last…"-Ken Follett, Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy, #3)
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. ‘I have a dream that one day,…"-Ken Follett, Edge of Eternity (The Century Trilogy, #3)
2. La tregua
By: Mario Benedetti
4.18
Format: 215 pages, Paperback
De las varias y buenas novelas de Mario Benedetti, LA TREGUA es la que ha alcanzado mayor favor del… read more
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"Me aburrí de mí mismo, de mi propia paciencia."-Mario Benedetti, La tregua
"أنا وحدي مثل بطل ولكن دون أي مبرر للاحساس بالشجاعة"-Mario Benedetti, La tregua
"أشعر أحيانا بالتعاسة لمجرد أني لا أعرف ما هو الشيء الذي أحن إليه."-Mario Benedetti, La tregua
"¿Por qué las palmas de mi mano tienen una memoria más fiel que mi memoria?"-Mario Benedetti, La tregua
3. Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
By: Hannah Arendt
4.20
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
Originally appearing as a series of articles in The New Yorker, Hannah Arendt’s authoritative and s… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
"Evil in the Third Reich had lost the quality by which most people recognize it—the quality of temptation."-Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
"During the war, the lie most effective with the whole of the German people was the slogan of “the battle of destiny for the German people"-Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
"In the Third Reich evil lost its distinctive characteristic by which most people had until then recognized it. The Nazis redefined it as a civil norm."-Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
"It is quite gratifying to feel guilty if you haven't done anything wrong: how noble! Whereas it is rather hard and certainly depressing to admit guilt and to repent."-Hannah Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
4. The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
By: Isaac Asimov
4.13
Format: 211 pages, Paperback
Andrew was one of Earth's first house robot domestic servants—smoothly designed and functional. But… read more
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"It has been said in this courtroom that only a human being can be free. It seems to me that only someone who wishes for freedom can be free. I wish for freedom."-Isaac Asimov, The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
"It was odd how that last deed caught the imagination of the world. All that Andrew had done before had not swayed them. But he had finally accepted even death to be human, and the sacrifice was too g…"-Isaac Asimov, The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
"And he paused, aware at last of the gathering weight of the silence. Fourteen images stared at him, without any of them offering a word in response. Bakst said sharply, "You have talked of freedom. Y…"-Isaac Asimov, The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
5. Pedagogy of the Oppressed
By: Paulo Freire , Donaldo Macedo , Myra Bergman Ramos , None
4.30
Format: 183 pages, Paperback
First published in Portuguese in 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed was translated and published in En… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
"Critical consciousness, they say, is anarchic."-Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
"Without a sense of identity, there can be no real struggle."-Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
"People educate each other through the mediation of the world."-Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
"Word is not the privilege of some few persons but the right of everyone"-Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
6. The Wretched of the Earth
By: Jean-Paul Sartre , Richard Philcox , Frantz Fanon , Homi K. Bhabha
4.32
Format: 251 pages, Paperback
A distinguished psychiatrist from Martinique who took part in the Algerian Nationalist Movement, Fr… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
"إن لجوءك إلى لُغة تكنيكيَّة معناه أنّك قرَّرتَ أن تَعُدَّ الجماهير جاهلة"-Jean-Paul Sartre, The Wretched of the Earth
"Everything can be explained to the people, on the single condition that you want them to understand."-Jean-Paul Sartre, The Wretched of the Earth
"The business of obscuring language is a mask behind which stands the much greater business of plunder."-Jean-Paul Sartre, The Wretched of the Earth
"إن المناضل ليدرك في كثير من الأحيان أن عمله لا أن يقاتل القوى العدوة فحسب، بل كذلك حبات اليأس المتبلورة في جسم المستعمَر."-Jean-Paul Sartre, The Wretched of the Earth
7. A Casa dos Budas Ditosos
By: João Ubaldo Ribeiro
3.57
Format: 24 pages, Paperback
Ao receber, segundo afirma, um pacote com a transcricao datilografada de varias fitas, gravadas por… read more
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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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- politics
- history
- 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
9. Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2)
By: Ken Follett
3.70
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Winter of the World picks up right where the first book left off, as its five interrelated families… read more
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10. 2666
By: Roberto Bolaño
4.21
Format: 1128 pages, Paperback
A cuatro profesores de literatura, Pelletier, Morini, Espinoza y Norton, los une su fascinación por… read more
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"Nothing is ever behind us."-Roberto Bolaño, 2666
"Reading is never a waste of time."-Roberto Bolaño, 2666
"Every hundred feet the world changes"-Roberto Bolaño, 2666
"The sky, at sunset, looked like a carnivorous flower."-Roberto Bolaño, 2666
11. Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
By: Michael J. Sandel
4.31
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
"For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport," The Nation's reviewer of Justice remarked. … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"(...) greed that preys on human misery (...)"-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
"A philosophy untouched by the shadows on the wall can only yield a sterile utopia."-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
"Outrage is the special kind of anger you feel when you believe that people are getting things they don't deserve. Outrage of this kind is anger at injustice."-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
"Here then is the link between freedom as autonomy and Kant's idea of morality. To act freely is not to choose the best means to a given end; it is to choose the end itself, for its own sake - a choic…"-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
12. Equador
By: Miguel Sousa Tavares
3.86
Format: 536 pages, Paperback
It is 1905 and Luis Bernardo Valenca, a thirty-seven-year-old bachelor and owner of a small shippin… read more
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13. Água Viva
By: Clarice Lispector , Benjamin Moser , Stefan Tobler
4.29
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
Lispector at her most philosophically radical. A meditation on the nature of life and time, Água Vi… read more
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"I always give names to things"-Clarice Lispector, Água Viva
"I'm not a synonym—I'm a proper noun."-Clarice Lispector, Água Viva
"Suddenly I was crying. It was already love."-Clarice Lispector, Água Viva
"To write you I first cover myself with perfume."-Clarice Lispector, Água Viva
14. Quincas Borba
By: Machado de Assis , Gregory Rabassa , None , None
4.07
Format: None pages, Paperback
When the mad philosopher Quincas Borba dies, he leaves to his friend Rubiao the entirety of his wea… read more
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15. One Hundred Years of Solitude
By: Gabriel García Márquez , Gregory Rabassa
4.12
Format: 417 pages, Mass Market Paperback
The brilliant, bestselling, landmark novel that tells the story of the Buendia family, and chronicl… read more
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"Cease, cows, life is short."-Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
"There is always something left to love."-Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
"Children inherit their parents' madness."-Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
"بدأ يدرك كم يحب فى الواقع الأشخاص الذين كرههم أكثر من سواهم ."-Gabriel García Márquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude
16. O Povo Brasileiro: A Formação e o Sentido do Brasil
By: Darcy Ribeiro
3.67
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
Por que o Brasil ainda nao deu certo? Quando chegou ao exilio no Uruguai, em abril de 1964, Darcy R… read more
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17. The Oedipus Cycle: Oedipus Rex/Oedipus at Colonus/Antigone (The Theban Plays, #1–3)
By: Sophocles , Robert Fitzgerald , Dudley Fitts , None
5.00
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
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18. Bad Girls
By: Camila Sosa Villada
4.43
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Gritty and unflinching, yet also tender, fantastical, and funny, a trans woman’s coming-of-age tale… read more
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"Nosotras habíamos nacido ya expulsadas del armario,esclavas de nuestra apariencia."-Camila Sosa Villada, Bad Girls
"Cuando una puerta se cierra, se abre una ventana, pero hay que ser muy ágil para entrar o salir por la ventana"-Camila Sosa Villada, Bad Girls
"La infancia y las travestis son incompatibles. La imagen de una travesti con un niño en brazos es pecado para esa gentuza."-Camila Sosa Villada, Bad Girls
"A las travestis no nos nombra nadie, salvo nosotras. El resto de la gente ignora nuestros nombres, usa el miso para todas: putos."-Camila Sosa Villada, Bad Girls
19. Torto Arado
By: Itamar Vieira Junior
4.49
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
Vencedor dos prémios LeYa (2018) e Jabuti, finalista do Oceanos (2020). Um livro comovente que traz… read more
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"Olha, dona"-Itamar Vieira Junior, Torto Arado
"Durante algum tempo, pensei que pudesse haver uma ruptura entre nossas famílias, mas o perdão aflorava da bênção que poderia ser o retorno de alguém de qual somos parte."-Itamar Vieira Junior, Torto Arado
"Você incutiu naquelas vidas um respeito grande por suas próprias histórias. Mas agora nem você conseguia mais se iluminar com a esperança de que a mudança fosse possível, muito menos acreditava que a…"-Itamar Vieira Junior, Torto Arado
20. Childhood / Youth / Dependency (The Copenhagen Trilogy, #1-3)
By: Tove Ditlevsen
4.37
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
Called a masterpiece by The New York Times, the acclaimed trilogy from Tove Ditlevsen, a pioneer in… read more
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"Every person has their own truth just as every child has their own childhood."-Tove Ditlevsen, Childhood / Youth / Dependency (The Copenhagen Trilogy, #1-3)
"My classmates find me unceasingly, overwhelmingly comical, and I've gotten used to the clown role and even find a sad comfort in it, because together with my confirmed stupidity, it protects me again…"-Tove Ditlevsen, Childhood / Youth / Dependency (The Copenhagen Trilogy, #1-3)
21. Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.21
Format: 420 pages, Paperback
Una suggestiva indagine dei meccanismi profondi che regolano la nostra esistenza, le decisioni che … read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
"Reasoning can take you wherever you want to go."-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
"Intuitions come first, strategic reasoning second."-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
"Anyone who values truth should stop worshipping reason."-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
"Science is a smorgasbord, and google will guide you to the study that's right for you."-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
22. How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
By: Steven Levitsky
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Donald Trump's presidency has raised a question that many of us never thought we'd be asking: Is ou… read more
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- politics
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"Authoritarian politicians cast their rivals as criminal, subversive, unpatriotic, or a threat to national security or the existing way of life."-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
"The drift into authoritarianism doesn’t always set off alarm bells. Citizens are often slow to realize that their democracy is being dismantled even as it happens before their eyes."-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
"Institutions become political weapons, wielded forcefully by those who control them against those who do not. This is how elected autocrats subvert democracy—packing and “weaponizing"-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
"But when faced with a would-be authoritarian, establishment politicians must unambiguously reject him or her and do everything possible to defend democratic institutions—even if that means temporaril…"-Steven Levitsky, How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future
23. Ideias Para Adiar o Fim do Mundo
By: Ailton Krenak
4.25
Format: 71 pages, Kindle Edition
Uma parábola sobre os tempos atuais, por um de nossos maiores pensadores indígenas. Ailton Krena… read more
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- brazil
- nonfiction
"Eu não percebo onde tem alguma coisa que não seja natureza. Tudo é natureza. O cosmos é natureza. Tudo em que eu consigo pensar é natureza."-Ailton Krenak, Ideias Para Adiar o Fim do Mundo
"Os únicos núcleos que ainda consideram que precisam ficar agarrados nessa terra são aqueles que ficaram meio esquecidos pelas bordas do planeta, nas margens dos rios, nas beiras dos oceanos, na Áfric…"-Ailton Krenak, Ideias Para Adiar o Fim do Mundo
24. Não Verás País Nenhum
By: Ignácio de Loyola Brandão
4.10
Format: 379 pages, Paperback
Durante muitas décadas a poesia A Pátria, de Olavo Bilac, foi lida, decorada e recitada pelas crian… read more
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"Por um instante, um desses raros momentos, se fez um silêncio completo sobre a cidade. Nada mais que segundos. Que parecem, todavia, uma eternidade, de tal modo nos habituamos ao ensurdecedor."-Ignácio de Loyola Brandão, Não Verás País Nenhum
"Afinal, recebi compulsória em meu primeiro emprego, o de professor. O normal era que os indicadores dos serviços de informação me excluíssem como indesejável. No entanto, recebi nota plena e me deixa…"-Ignácio de Loyola Brandão, Não Verás País Nenhum
25. Um Defeito de Cor
By: Ana Maria Gonçalves
4.75
Format: 952 pages, Paperback
Fascinante história de uma africana idosa, cega e à beira da morte, que viaja da África para o Bras… read more
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26. O Corpo Encantado das Ruas
By: Luiz Antonio Simas
4.48
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
As ruas, como vistas por Luiz Antonio Simas, incorporam o movimento. São terreiro de encontros impr… read more
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- history
- brazil
- nonfiction
"As ruas também podem brincar com os céus. Digo isso porque, entre os saberes universais dos humanos – falo daqueles que não têm fronteiras –, está o de empinar papagaios; a arte de domar os ventos e …"-Luiz Antonio Simas, O Corpo Encantado das Ruas
27. A República das Milícias: Dos Esquadrões da Morte à Era Bolsonaro
By: Bruno Paes Manso
4.45
Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition
O que fazia o policial Fabrício Queiroz antes de se tornar conhecido em todo o país como aliado de … read more
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- nonfiction
"Bolsonaro venceu a eleição de 2018 porque parte dos brasileiros foi seduzida pela ideia da violência redentora. Diante da crise econômica e da descrença na política, os eleitores escolheram um justic…"-Bruno Paes Manso, A República das Milícias: Dos Esquadrões da Morte à Era Bolsonaro
"Os paramilitares se dirão defensores da ordem e da tradição, contra a imprevisibilidade proporcionada pela venda de drogas. Já os traficantes se dirão contrários à cobrança de taxas a moradores e com…"-Bruno Paes Manso, A República das Milícias: Dos Esquadrões da Morte à Era Bolsonaro
"O desvio de armas e munições da própria polícia para os criminosos que eles combatem pode parecer, à primeira vista, incongruente ou suicida. No entanto, era esse mercado que azeitava a engrenagem da…"-Bruno Paes Manso, A República das Milícias: Dos Esquadrões da Morte à Era Bolsonaro
28. Getúlio 1945-1954: Da Volta Pela Consagração Popular ao Suicídio
By: Lira Neto
4.58
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
Neste terceiro volume da serie GETÚLIO, Lira Neto visita o período entre a deposição do presidente … read more
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- politics
- brazil
- history
29. A Guerra: A Ascensão do PCC e o Mundo do Crime no Brasil
By: Bruno Paes Manso
4.15
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
Uma reportagem de alta temperatura, que comprova a falência da segurança pública no Brasil. Os auto… read more
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30. A fé o fuzil: Crime e religião no Brasil do século XXI (Portuguese Edition)
By: Bruno Paes Manso
4.19
Format: 342 pages, Kindle Edition
Depois de esmiuçar o mundo do crime no Rio de Janeiro em A república das milícias, Bruno Paes Manso… read more
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31. A ditadura escancarada
By: Elio Gaspari
4.37
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Escancarada, a ditadura firmou-se. A tortura foi o seu instrumento extremo de coerção e extermínio,… read more
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