Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem
By: Carol Delaney
4.18
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary new examination of Christopher Columbus that shows him to have been a man of deep …
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1. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
By: Harriet Beecher Stowe
3.91
Format: 438 pages, Paperback
The narrative drive of Stowe's classic novel is often overlooked in the heat of the controversies s… read more
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- historical
"Liberty! -- Electric word!"-Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin
"Some jokes are less agreeable than others"-Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin
"Still waters run deepest, they used to tell me."-Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin
"What man has nerve to do, man has not nerve to hear."-Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin
2. The Commonitory of St. Vincent of Lerins (1846)
By: Vincent of Lérins , W.B. Flower
4.50
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due … read more
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"It has been an established custom in the Church that the more devout a person is, the more prompt he is to oppose innovations"-Vincent of Lérins, The Commonitory of St. Vincent of Lerins (1846)
"For that holy and prudent man knew that to admit the notion of piety is nothing other than that everything is received by faith from the fathers and consigned by the same faith to the sons and [piety…"-Vincent of Lérins, The Commonitory of St. Vincent of Lerins (1846)
3. Jerusalem: The Biography
By: Simon Sebag Montefiore
4.07
Format: 752 pages, Hardcover
The epic history of three thousand years of faith, fanaticism, bloodshed, and coexistence, from Kin… read more
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- islam
- biography
- history
- world history
- historical
- religion
- nonfiction
"Necessity is very often the mother of romance."-Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography
"Names were changed, traditions muddled, but all that matters in Jerusalem is what is believed to be true."-Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography
"In 312, Manichaeanism and Mithraism were no less popular than Christianity. Constantine could just as easily have chosen one of these - and Europe might today be Mithraistic or Manichaean."-Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography
"What the fanatical Jewish conservatives regarded as heathen pollution, cosmopolitans saw as civilization. This was the start of a new pattern in Jerusalem: the more sacred she became, the more divide…"-Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography
4. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
By: Benjamin Franklin , None
3.86
Format: 143 pages, Paperback
Written initially to guide his son, Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is a lively, spellbinding acc… read more
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- american history
- biography
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
"Never confuse Motion with Action."-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
"it is hard for an empty sack to stand upright"-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
"When the well is dry we know the value of water"-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
"...there will be sleeping enough in the grave...."-Benjamin Franklin, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
5. Stranger in a Strange Land
By: Robert A. Heinlein
3.92
Format: 525 pages, Paperback
NAME: Valentine Michael Smith ANCESTRY: Human ORIGIN: Mars Valentine Michael Smith is a human … read more
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- religion
"Secrecy begets tyranny."-Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
"Faith strikes me as intellectual laziness."-Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
"He's an honest politician--he stays bought."-Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
"Churches thrive on martyrdom and persecution."-Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
6. The Myth of Sisyphus
By: Albert Camus , Justin O'Brien , James Wood , Justin Obrien
4.18
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselv… read more
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- nonfiction
"A fate is not a punishment."-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"there are truths but no truth"-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"To will is to stir up paradoxes"-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
"Le suicide est une solution à l'absurde."-Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
7. That Hideous Strength (Space Trilogy, #3)
By: C.S. Lewis
3.81
Format: 4 pages, Paperback
Written during the dark hours immediately before and during the Second World War, C. S. Lewis's Spa… read more
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- christian
8. The Divine Comedy
By: Dante Alighieri , Eugenio Montale , Allen Mandelbaum
4.29
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The Divine Comedy, translated by Allen Mandelbaum, begins in a shadowed forest on Good Friday in th… read more
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- religion
9. The Count of Monte Cristo
By: Alexandre Dumas , Robin Buss
4.30
Format: 1276 pages, Paperback
Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress o… read more
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- historical
"I am a Count, Not a Saint."-Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
"He who has a partner has a master."-Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
"Woman is sacred; the woman one loves is holy."-Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
"On what slender threads do life and fortune hang… !"-Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo
10. Julius Caesar
By: William Shakespeare , Roma Gill
3.70
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
The Oxford School Shakespeare has become the preferred introduction to the literary legacy of the g… read more
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"Et tu, Brute?"-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
"Beware the ides of March."-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!"-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
"Death, a necessary end, will come when it will come"-William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
11. Les Misérables
By: Victor Hugo , Lee Fahnestock , Norman MacAfee
4.20
Format: 1463 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped … read more
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- historical
"Be happy without picking flaws."-Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
"Those who do not weep, do not see."-Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
"Sleep comes more easily than it returns."-Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
"Not being heard is no reason for silence."-Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
12. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
By: Alexander McCall Smith
5.00
Format: None pages,
Precious Ramotswe has only just set up shop as Botswana's No.1 (and only) lady detective when she i… read more
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13. Angels and Saints: A Biblical Guide to Friendship with God's Holy Ones
By: Scott Hahn
3.99
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Angels and saints. Catholics tend to think of them as differentfrom the rest of us. They're cast in… read more
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- christian
- nonfiction
- religion
14. Cur Deus Homo
By: Anselm of Canterbury
4.75
Format: 2112 pages, Paperback
A thought provoking book on the deepest questions which have plagued mankind for time and eternity.… read more
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15. As I Lay Dying
By: William Faulkner
3.72
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
As I Lay Dying is Faulkner’s harrowing account of the Bundren family’s odyssey across the Mississip… read more
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"vomiting the crying"-William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
"But peace is my heart: I know it is."-William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
"it's better to build a tight chicken coop than a shoddy courthouse."-William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
"sometimes i lose faith in human nature for a time; i am assailed by doubt."-William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
16. Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
By: Pope Benedict XVI , Pope John Paul II , Catholic Church , United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
4.50
Format: 846 pages, Paperback
Over 3 million copies sold! Essential reading for Catholics of all walks of life. Here it is - th… read more
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- nonfiction
- religion
" Man and woman were made “for each other"-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
"The Liturgy itself is prayer; the confession of faith finds its proper place in the celebration of worship."-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
"The Catholic wisdom of the people... provides reasons for joy and humor even in the midst of a very hard life."-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
"When I am completely united to you, there will be no more sorrow or trials; entirely full of you, my life will be complete"-Pope Benedict XVI, Catechism of the Catholic Church: Complete and Updated
17. The Red Badge of Courage
By: Stephen Crane
3.68
Format: 330 pages, Paperback
During an unnamed battle, 18-year-old private Henry Fleming survives what he considers to be a lost… read more
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18. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
By: Walter Isaacson
4.33
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
Benjamin Franklin is the Founding Father who winks at us. An ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose … read more
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19. All the Pretty Horses (The Border Trilogy, #1)
By: Cormac McCarthy
4.00
Format: 592 pages,
All the Pretty Horsestells of young John Grady Cole, the last of a long line of Texas ranchers. Acr… read more
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20. Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs
By: Buddy Levy
4.29
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
In an astonishing work of scholarship that reads like an adventure thriller, historian Buddy Levy r… read more
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21. Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
By: Cormac McCarthy
4.16
Format: 351 pages, Paperback
Blood Meridian is an epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expa… read more
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- historical
"See the child."-Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
"If war is not holy man is nothing but antic clay."-Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
"Here beyond men's judgments all covenants were brittle."-Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
"There is no such joy in the tavern as upon the road thereto."-Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West
22. Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
By: C.S. Lewis
4.00
Format: 314 pages, Paperback
The second book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which also includes Out of the Silent Pla… read more
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- christian
"Say a child’s prayer if you can’t say a man’s."-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
"It is not for nothing that you are named Ransom,"-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
"The joy came from finding at last what hatred was made for."-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
"About this time tomorrow, you will have done the impossible."-C.S. Lewis, Perelandra (The Space Trilogy, #2)
23. The Guns of August
By: Barbara W. Tuchman
4.18
Format: 658 pages, Kindle Edition
The Proud Tower, the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Guns of August, and The Zimmerman Telegram comprise… read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- world history
"Nothing so comforts the military mind as the maxim of a great but dead general."-Barbara W. Tuchman, The Guns of August
"Now according to German logic, a declaration of war was found to be unnecessary because of imaginary bombings"-Barbara W. Tuchman, The Guns of August
"Human beings, like plans, prove fallible in the presence of those ingredients that are missing in maneuvers - danger, death, and live ammunition."-Barbara W. Tuchman, The Guns of August
"To think meant to give room for freedom of initiative, for the imponderable to win over the material, for will to demonstrate its power over circumstance."-Barbara W. Tuchman, The Guns of August
24. Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters
By: Steven E. Koonin
4.27
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
“Surging sea levels are inundating the coasts.” “Hurricanes and tornadoes are becoming fiercer a… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
25. The Truth and Beauty: How the Lives and Works of England's Greatest Poets Point the Way to a Deeper Understanding of the Words of Jesus
By: Andrew Klavan
4.30
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Follow Andrew Klavan to a deeper, richer understanding of the words of Jesus. Andrew Klavan believe… read more
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- nonfiction
- christian
- history
- religion
26. The Hitler Conspiracies: The Third Reich and the Paranoid Imagination
By: Richard J. Evans
3.87
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The renowned historian of the Third Reich takes on the conspiracy theories surrounding Adolf Hitler… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- history
27. Rebel in the Ranks: Martin Luther, the Reformation, and the Conflicts That Continue to Shape Our World
By: Brad S. Gregory
3.84
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
When Martin Luther published his 95 Theses in October 1517, he had no intention of starting a revol… read more
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- christian
- biography
- history
- religion
- nonfiction
28. Not Stolen: The Truth About European Colonialism in the New World
By: Jeff Fynn-Paul
4.09
Format: 397 pages, Paperback
A renowned historian debunks current distortion and myths about European colonialism in the New Wor… read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
29. How (Not) to Read the Bible: Making Sense of the Anti-Women, Anti-Science, Pro-Violence, Pro-Slavery and Other Crazy-Sounding Parts of Scripture
By: Dan Kimball
4.20
Format: None pages, Audio CD
When Dan Kimball first sat down to meet with a student who was disillusioned by Christianity, he wa… read more
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- christian
- nonfiction
- religion
30. Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them)
By: Jack Posobiec
4.18
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
If you don’t understand communist revolutions, you aren’t ready for what’s coming. The old rules … read more
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- american history
- history
- nonfiction
"freedom cannot exist in the sociopolitical sense without shared culture and shared value systems that agree on what freedom is and from what (or Whom) it derives"-Jack Posobiec, Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them)
"Consider Elon Musk, the sole protector of anything like freedom of speech on the internet, who has been subjected to cruel and unusual lawfare by unhuman bureaucrats and activists."-Jack Posobiec, Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them)
31. Columbus and the Quest for Jerusalem
By: Carol Delaney
4.18
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary new examination of Christopher Columbus that shows him to have been a man of deep … read more
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- islam
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