13 best-selling nonfiction books like #Contaminati by Giulio Xhaët

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#Contaminati

By: Giulio Xhaët

4.05

Format: 177 pages, Paperback

Muoversi tra discipline, saperi e culture diverse: una capacità che sta acquisendo sempre più impor…

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1. 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

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2. L'Arminuta

By: Donatella Di Pietrantonio

4.09

Format: 163 pages, Hardcover

Ci sono romanzi che toccano corde così profonde, originarie, che sembrano chiamarci per nome. È que… read more

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"You talk shit because all you’re good for is buying your children day-old bread from the baker"

-Donatella Di Pietrantonio, L'Arminuta

"Nel tempo ho perso anche quell'idea confusa di normalita' e oggi davvero ignoro che luogo sia una madre. Mi manca come puo' mancare la salute, un riparo, una certezza. E' un vuoto persistente, che co…"

-Donatella Di Pietrantonio, L'Arminuta

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3. The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)

By: Arthur Conan Doyle , Anne Perry , Sidney Paget , Maria Buitoni Duca

4.13

Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In this, one of the most famous of Doyle's mysteries, the tale of an ancient curse and a savage gho… read more

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"The devil’s agents may be of flesh and blood, may they not?"

-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)

"Watson: "You may be right." Holmes: "The probability lies in that direction."

-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)

"It is not my intention to be fulsome, but I confess that I covet your skull."

-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)

"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."

-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)

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4. Diary of a Madman and Other Stories

By: Nikolai Gogol

4.35

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

Hailed by Nabokov as "the greatest artist that Russia has yet produced," Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) … read more

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5. The Killer Inside Me

By: Jim Thompson

3.60

Format: 404 pages, Paperback

Everyone in the small town of Central City, Texas loves Lou Ford. A deputy sheriff, Lou's known to … read more

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6. Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

By: Cass R. Sunstein , Richard H. Thaler

3.84

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

From the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics, Richard H. Thaler, and Cass R. Sunstein: a r… read more

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"Just as no building lacks an architecture, so no choice lacks a context."

-Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

"As good architects know, seemingly arbitrary decisions, such as where to locate the bathrooms, will have subtle influences on how the people who use the building interact. Every trip to the bathroom …"

-Cass R. Sunstein, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness

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7. The Invisible Man

By: H.G. Wells , Дмитро Паламарчук

3.64

Format: 192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

This masterpiece of science fiction is the fascinating story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a … read more

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"But giving drugs to a cat is no joke, Kemp!"

-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man

"I never blame anyone," said Kemp. "It's quite out of fashion."

-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man

"Very well," said the Voice, in a tone of relief. "Then I'm going to throw flints at you till you think differently."

-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man

"And there it was, on a shabby bed in a tawdry, ill-lighted bedroom, surrounded by a crowd of ignorant and excited people, broken and wounded, betrayed and unpitied, that Griffin, the first of all men…"

-H.G. Wells, The Invisible Man

8. Embers

By: Sándor Márai , Carol Brown Janeway

3.87

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

Originally published in 1942 and now rediscovered to international acclaim, this taut and exquisite… read more

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9. Nudi e crudi

By: Giulia Arborio Mella , Alan Bennett , Claudia Valeria Letizia

4.57

Format: 102 pages, Paperback

Trovare la casa svaligiata dai ladri e senza dubbio un evento sinistro. Ma se spariscono anche la m… read more

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10. The Running Man

By: Stephen King , Richard Bachman

3.90

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

In the year 2025, the best men don't run for president, they run for their lives... Ben Richard… read more

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"Outside, daylight was bleeding slowly toward dusk."

-Stephen King, The Running Man

"Say your name over two hundred times and discover you are no one."

-Stephen King, The Running Man

"The woman had looked into the abyss and then walked out across it."

-Stephen King, The Running Man

"...sie würden Christus persönlich überfallen, um ein Pfund Salami zu ergattern."

-Stephen King, The Running Man

11. So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

By: Cal Newport

3.36

Format: 96 pages, ebook

In this eye-opening account, Cal Newport debunks the long-held belief that "follow your passion" is… read more

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12. Notes from Underground

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , Norman Dietz , Richard Pevear , Larissa Volokhonsky , Boris de Schlœzer , Emanuela Guercetti , None , Donald Fanger , None , None , None

4.17

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

Dostoevsky’s most revolutionary novel, Notes from Underground marks the dividing line between ninet… read more

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"l'homme de la nature et de la verite"

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground

"I'll go this minute!' Of course, I remained."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground

"إذ ما العذاب والألم ... سوى المحرك الوحيد للوعي."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground

"To love is to suffer and there can be no love otherwise."

-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes from Underground

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13. Happening

By: Annie Ernaux

4.32

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

In 1963, Annie Ernaux, 23 and unattached, realizes she is pregnant. Shame arises in her like a plag… read more

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"There is no such thing as a lesser truth."

-Annie Ernaux, Happening

"I was intoxicated, wrapped up in wordless intelligence."

-Annie Ernaux, Happening

"People judged according to the law, they didn't judge the law."

-Annie Ernaux, Happening

"love children are the most beautiful of all.' What a terrible statement."

-Annie Ernaux, Happening

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14. Tokyo Express

By: Seichō Matsumoto

3.68

Format: 175 pages, Paperback

In una cala rocciosa della baia di Hakata, i corpi di un uomo e di una donna vengono rinvenuti all’… read more

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15. I miei stupidi intenti

By: Bernardo Zannoni

3.78

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

Questa è la lunga vita di una faina, raccontata di suo pugno. Fra gli alberi dei boschi, le colline… read more

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16. I baffi

By: Emmanuel Carrère

3.73

Format: 149 pages, Paperback

È quasi un capriccio, uno scherzo, quello di tagliarsi i baffi, da parte del protagonista di questo… read more

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17. Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution

By: Carlo Rovelli

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A startling new look at quantum theory, from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physi… read more

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"But structures are processes are not there so that organisms can survive and reproduce. It is the other way round: organisms survive and reproduce because these structures have happened to gradually …"

-Carlo Rovelli, Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution

"Credo che uno dei grandi errori che fanno gli esseri umani quando tentano di capire qualcosa sia volere certezze. La ricerca della conoscenza non si nutre di certezze: si nutre di una radicale assenz…"

-Carlo Rovelli, Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution

"In qualunque angolo dell'universo troviamo vertiginosi pozzi di strati di realtà. In questi strati siamo riusciti a riconoscere regolarità, sulle quali abbiamo raccolto informazione rilevante per noi…"

-Carlo Rovelli, Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution

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18. What Happens at Night

By: Peter Cameron

3.47

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An unnamed American couple travels to a strange, snowy European city to adopt a baby. It’s a diffic… read more

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19. California. La fine del sogno

By: Francesco Costa

4.13

Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition

Quando noi italiani pensiamo alla nazione che vorremmo diventare, cosa ci viene in mente? Probab… read more

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20. La felicità del lupo

By: Paolo Cognetti

3.68

Format: 152 pages, Hardcover

Arrivato alla fine di una lunga relazione, Fausto cerca rifugio tra i sentieri dove camminava da ba… read more

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21. Il volto del male: Storie di efferati assassini

By: Stefano Nazzi

3.92

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

«Perché l'ha fatto?» Ce lo chiediamo spesso davanti a delitti particolarmente feroci, specie quando… read more

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22. Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain

By: Lisa Feldman Barrett

4.05

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the author of How Emotions Are Made ,  a captivating collection of short essays about your bra… read more

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"The triune brain idea is one of the most successful and widespread errors in all of science."

-Lisa Feldman Barrett, Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain

"Sometimes we're responsible for things not because they're our fault, but because we're the only ones who can change them."

-Lisa Feldman Barrett, Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain

"The best thing for your nervous system is another human. The worst thing for your nervous system is also another human. This situation leads us to a fundamental dilemma of the human condition."

-Lisa Feldman Barrett, Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain

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23. Ma chi me lo fa fare? Come il lavoro ci ha illuso: la fine dell'incantesimo

By: Maura Gancitano

4.13

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

È PROPRIO VERO CHE SE AMIAMO IL NOSTRO LAVORO NON LAVOREREMO MAI UN GIORNO NELLA NOSTRA VITA O SIAM… read more

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24. Chiedi bene e ti sarà dato. Le domande che ti cambiano lo sguardo, la mente, la vita

By: Paolo Borzacchiello

3.80

Format: 162 pages, Hardcover

La vita, a volte, cambia anche solo cambiando le domande che poniamo a noi stessi. Passare da: "Per… read more

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25. Forse sei già felice e non lo sai

By: Paolo Borzacchiello

3.56

Format: 178 pages, Hardcover

Non è possibile essere sempre felici e avere una vita in cui non succedono mai cose brutte. Gli imp… read more

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26. La parola magica: Il primo libro che ti cambia mentre lo leggi con il potere dell'intelligenza linguistica

By: Paolo Borzacchiello

3.84

Format: 266 pages, Kindle Edition

Esiste un modo per riprogrammare in maniera automatica e inconscia il nostro cervello e liberarne i… read more

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Cover of Questa è l'America: Storie per capire il presente degli Stati Uniti e il nostro futuro by Francesco Costa

27. Questa è l'America: Storie per capire il presente degli Stati Uniti e il nostro futuro

By: Francesco Costa

4.21

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

Ci sono pochi posti nel mondo dove il divario tra quello che crediamo di sapere e quello che sappia… read more

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Cover of La mossa del matto. L'Iliade di Bobby Fischer by Alessandro Barbaglia

28. La mossa del matto. L'Iliade di Bobby Fischer

By: Alessandro Barbaglia

4.14

Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition

"Cosa succede a chi rifiuta il mondo per giocare solo a scacchi se poi gli scacchi lo fanno diventa… read more

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29. Dietro le quinte della storia. La vita quotidiana attraverso il tempo

By: Piero Angela

4.07

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

La Storia è come un film: un emozionante succedersi di fotogrammi. Nel raccontarla, però, c'è spess… read more

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30. Il Super Senso

By: Paolo Borzacchiello

4.10

Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition

Quello che hai tra le mani è uno strumento potentissimo. Un romanzo, forse. Uno speciale corso di c… read more

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31. #Contaminati

By: Giulio Xhaët

4.05

Format: 177 pages, Paperback

Muoversi tra discipline, saperi e culture diverse: una capacità che sta acquisendo sempre più impor… read more

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5 must-read nonfiction books like La mossa del matto. L'Iliade di Bobby Fischer by Alessandro Barbaglia

Transform Your Habits

Limonov

Emmanuel Carrère

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Triste tigre

Neige Sinno

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Frontiera: perché sarà un nuovo secolo americano

Francesco Costa

3.79

Transform Your Habits

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Paolo Milone

3.99

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