Hokusai: 1760-1849
By: Rhiannon Paget
4.05
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
Meet the artist whose majestic breaking wave sent ripples across the world. Hokusai (1760–1849) is …
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1. Hiroshige: 1797 - 1858
By: Hiroshige Utagawa , Adele Schlombs
4.16
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Master of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the last gr… read more
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"The woodblock art of pre-modern Japan -- above all Hiroshige's landscape prints -- revolutionized European painting and made a major contribution in the last two decades of the 19th century to the de…"-Hiroshige Utagawa, Hiroshige: 1797 - 1858
2. Gustav Klimt: 1862-1918
By: Gilles Néret
4.18
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Cult of pleasure: Feminine sensuality by the Vienna Secession's greatest proponentGustav Klimt's or… read more
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"Some elements appear in this picture which would be decisive in Klimt's subsequent work: for instance, the use of gold and the transformation of anatomy into ornamentation, of ornamentation into anat…"-Gilles Néret, Gustav Klimt: 1862-1918
"This intensely lyrical vision of the pregant woman in [i]Hope I[i] is set in an ambiguous context peopled with masks, death's heads and allegorical monsters such as Sin, Disease, Poverty and Death, a…"-Gilles Néret, Gustav Klimt: 1862-1918
"Eros and Thanatos were always the source of his inspiration, even though, from this time on, they usually appear in the guise of two simple and fundamental themes: flowers and women. These themes off…"-Gilles Néret, Gustav Klimt: 1862-1918
3. Kallocain
By: Karin Boye , Gustaf Lannestock , Richard B. Vowles
3.72
Format: 193 pages, Paperback
This is a novel of the future, profoundly sinister in its vision of a drab terror. Ironic and detac… read more
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"Ur tankar och känslor föds ord och handlingar. Hur skulle tankar och känslor då kunna vara den enskildes ensak? (...) Hittills har det bara inte varit möjligt att kontrollera dem - men nu är alltså m…"-Karin Boye, Kallocain
"На стіні висіли чутливе «поліційне вухо» й «поліційне око», таке саме зірке в темряві, як і при світлі. Ніхто не заперечить того, що ці органи дуже потрібні. Якби не вони, скільки помешкань могло б с…"-Karin Boye, Kallocain
"Попри те, цього вечора не годилося поводитися понуро й сумувати. На урочистостях, присвячених примноженню добра й достатку Держави, має панувати піднесений настрій. Мабуть, моя доля пішла б іншим шля…"-Karin Boye, Kallocain
"Збуджена, приязно налаштована юрба озвалася на мої слова бурею оплесків і схвальних вигуків. Але я бачив, що не всі аплодували. Коли плеще в долоні тисяча, а двоє сидять склавши руки, то ці двоє пере…"-Karin Boye, Kallocain
4. In Praise of Shadows
By: Edward G. Seidensticker , Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Thomas J. Harper , Charles Moore , None
4.75
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and e… read more
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5. Heartsnatcher
By: Raymond Queneau , Boris Vian , John Sturrock , Stanley Chapman
3.64
Format: None pages, Paperback
Set in a bizarre and slightly sinister town where the elderly are auctioned off at an Old Folks Fai… read more
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6. Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison
By: Michel Foucault , Alan Sheridan , None , None , None
3.35
Format: 520 pages, Paperback
Librarian note: an alternate cover for this edition can be found . In this brilliant work, the mos… read more
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7. Philosophy in the Islamic World: A Very Short Introduction
By: Peter Adamson , Peter S. Adamson
3.97
Format: 112 pages,
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8. The Tale of Genji
By: Royall Tyler , Murasaki Shikibu
3.90
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
See an alternate cover edition . Written in the eleventh century, this portrait of courtly life in… read more
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9. The Temple of the Golden Pavilion
By: Yukio Mishima , Ivan Morris
4.48
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
In The Temple of the Golden Pavilion, celebrated Japanese novelist Yukio Mishima creates a haunting… read more
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10. The Atheist’s Mass
By: Honoré de Balzac
4.19
Format: 144 pages,
THIS 26 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Country Doctor; Quest of the Absolute and Other N… read more
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11. Dream Story
By: Frederic Raphael , Arthur Schnitzler , J.M.Q. Davies
3.76
Format: 117 pages, Paperback
Like his Viennese contemporary Sigmund Freud, the doctor and dramatist Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931… read more
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"El imperativo urgente del momento era huir, al menos por un tiempo, al sueño y al olvido."-Frederic Raphael, Dream Story
"متأكدة بقدر حدسي أن حقيقة ليلة، بل حتى حقيقة حياة إنسان بأكملها، لا تعني في الوقت ذاته حقيقته الداخلية."-Frederic Raphael, Dream Story
"بدا له أنه لو وقف وحده سافِر الوجه بين كل هؤلاء المقنَّعين، فسيكون الأمر أسوأ آلاف المرات من أن يقف فجأة عاريًا بين اللابسين"-Frederic Raphael, Dream Story
"Am I sure? Only as sure as I am that the reality of one night, let alone that of a whole lifetime, can ever be the whole truth."-Frederic Raphael, Dream Story
12. La Conquête de Plassans
By: Émile Zola
3.62
Format: 120 pages, Mass Market Paperback
<> La conquete de Plassans qui donne son titre au quatrieme roman des Rougon-Macquart est l'ambitio… read more
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13. The Sound of Waves
By: Yukio Mishima , Meredith Weatherby
4.57
Format: 270 pages,
Set in a remote fishing village in Japan, The Sound of Wavesis a timeless story of first love. It t… read more
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14. Mucha
By: None
4.22
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All about the Belle Epoque: Delicate illustration that defined an era With his instantly recognizab… read more
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15. The Book of Yokai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore
By: Michael Dylan Foster , None
4.39
Format: None pages, Paperback
Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and … read more
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16. Kokoro
By: Natsume Sōseki , Edwin McClellan
3.77
Format: None pages,
Hailed by The New Yorker as "rich in understanding and insight,"Kokoro -- "the heart of things"-- i… read more
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17. Twenty Years After (The D'Artagnan Romances, #2)
By: Alexandre Dumas , David Coward , Auguste Maquet
4.34
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
'At this game, whoever does not kill is killed.' Twenty Years After(1845), the sequel to The Three … read more
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18. Critique of Judgment
By: Immanuel Kant , Werner S. Pluhar
4.79
Format: None pages, Paperback
In THE CRITIQUE OF JUDGMENT (1790), Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) seeks to establish the a priori princ… read more
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19. Shame
By: Annie Ernaux
3.67
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
"My father tried to kill my mother one Sunday in June, in the early afternoon." Thus begins Shame, … read more
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"People are forever remembering."-Annie Ernaux, Shame
"We have no true memory of ourselves."-Annie Ernaux, Shame
"Le pire dans la honte, c'est qu'on croit être seul à la ressentir"-Annie Ernaux, Shame
"anyone who doesn't speak "the way we do" is, to some extent, labeled a foreigner."-Annie Ernaux, Shame
20. The Last Children of Tokyo
By: Yōko Tawada
3.43
Format: 138 pages, Paperback
Yoshiro thinks he might never die. A hundred years old and counting, he is one of Japan's many 'old… read more
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"Unable to turn back the clock, they let themselves be turned."-Yōko Tawada, The Last Children of Tokyo
"She's always hated good-byes and as she got older she hated them even more."-Yōko Tawada, The Last Children of Tokyo
"With children like this having children of their own, it was no wonder the world was full of children."-Yōko Tawada, The Last Children of Tokyo
"งานหลักของพวกสมาชิกสภาคือ การปรับเปลี่ยกฎหมาย กฎหมายนั้นเปลี่ยนตลอดเวลา จึงแน่นอนว่าถูกปรับเปลี่ยน . แต่ใครเปลี่ยนเพื่ออะไร เปลี่ยนอย่างไรนั้น ไม่มีการสื่อให้รู้เลย ประชาชนใช้ชีวิตจัดระเบียบตัวเองในสภาพมองไม่เห็นกฎหมาย …"-Yōko Tawada, The Last Children of Tokyo
21. The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #3)
By: Amanda Lovelace
3.68
Format: 210 pages, ebook
Goodreads Choice Award-winning poet and USA TODAY bestselling author Amanda Lovelace presents the m… read more
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"at this point, staying with you is nothing more than muscle memory."-Amanda Lovelace, The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #3)
"When our villains win, do not fret, just rewrite the story. - mother knows best II"-Amanda Lovelace, The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #3)
"becoming your own savior sometimes means knowing when you need to ask for help. - therapy session no. 1"-Amanda Lovelace, The Mermaid's Voice Returns in This One (Women Are Some Kind of Magic, #3)
22. The Pole
By: J.M. Coetzee
3.69
Format: 166 pages, Hardcover
A psychologically probing, compulsively readable novel about dogged love and the unpredictability o… read more
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23. M: Il figlio del secolo
By: Antonio Scurati
4.16
Format: 841 pages, Paperback
Lui è come una bestia: sente il tempo che viene. Lo fiuta. E quel che fiuta è un'Italia sfinita, st… read more
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"A história da tragédia humana é um editor voraz."-Antonio Scurati, M: Il figlio del secolo
24. Spy×Family 12
By: Tatsuya Endo
4.40
Format: 202 pages, Paperback
バスジャック事件の波乱も過ぎ去り、平穏な生活を取り戻したフォージャー家。だが、“普通の夫婦”は相手に不満があるものとヨルが思い込み…!? さらに東国の諜報員がWISEの機密情報を持ち出して──…!! read more
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25. 100 Queer Poems
By: Mary Jean Chan
3.82
Format: 175 pages, Hardcover
Andrew McMillan and Mary Jean Chan's luminous anthology, 100 Queer Poems, is a celebration of thril… read more
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26. SPY×FAMILY 13
By: Tatsuya Endo
4.42
Format: 194 pages, Paperback
東国の諜報員と戦い、追い詰められた黄昏…!! 危機的状況を夜帷は覆すことができるのか、機密情報奪還作戦と夫婦の危機の行方は…!? 一方、ナカヨシ作戦遂行中（？）のアーニャは、ダミアンからお礼のお菓子… read more
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27. Basquiat
By: Eleanor Nairne
4.58
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
The legend of Jean-Michel Basquiat is as strong as ever. Synonymous with 1980s New York, the artist… read more
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28. Vienna 1900
By: Daniela Gregori
3.80
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
To Every Age Its Art When traditional craft met blossoming modernism Discover turn-of-the-century V… read more
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29. Rousseau
By: Cornelia Stabenow
4.12
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
The art of Henri A fascinating mixture of primitive idyll and flight from civilization Henri Rousse… read more
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30. Hokusai: 1760-1849
By: Rhiannon Paget
4.05
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
Meet the artist whose majestic breaking wave sent ripples across the world. Hokusai (1760–1849) is … read more
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31. Mary Cassatt: Painter of Modern Women (World of Art)
By: Mary Cassatt
3.96
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
This groundbreaking new study redefines Mary Cassatt's status in the Parisian avant-garde and in Am… read more
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