New Testament History and Literature (The Open Yale Courses Series)
By: Dale B. Martin
4.34
Format: 447 pages, Paperback
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1. Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)
By: Georges Simenon , David Bellos
3.47
Format: 162 pages, Paperback
The first novel in the famous Inspector Maigret series. What Maigret sought, and what he waited … read more
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"Sono cose di cui non ci si vanta, cose che a parlarne farebbero sorridere e che pure richiedono una certa dose di eroismo."-Georges Simenon, Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)
"Arrivava solido come il granito, e da quel momento pareva che tutto dovesse spezzarsi contro di lui, sia che avanzasse, sia che restasse piantato sulle gambe leggermente divaricate."-Georges Simenon, Pietr the Latvian (Maigret, #1)
2. The Days of Abandonment
By: Elena Ferrante , Ann Goldstein
3.87
Format: 188 pages, Paperback
A national bestseller for almost an entire year, The Days of Abandonment shocked and captivated its… read more
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"I'm dead, but I'm fine."-Elena Ferrante, The Days of Abandonment
"The hardest things to talk about are the ones we ourselves can't understand."-Elena Ferrante, The Days of Abandonment
"We don't know anything about people, even those with whom we share everything."-Elena Ferrante, The Days of Abandonment
"Success depends on the capacity to manipulate the obvious with calculated precision."-Elena Ferrante, The Days of Abandonment
3. Lincoln in the Bardo
By: George Saunders
4.17
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In his long-awaited first novel, American master George Saunders delivers his most original, transc… read more
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4. A People's History of the United States
By: Howard Zinn
3.00
Format: None pages,
Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the Unit… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
5. The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
By: None , Edward E. Ericson Jr. , Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
4.32
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
Drawing on his own incarceration and exile, as well as on evidence from more than 200 fellow prison… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"To taste the sea, all one needs is one gulp."-None, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
"One man who stopped lying could bring down a tyranny."-None, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
"Oh, how hard it is to part with power! This one has to understand."-None, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
"Unlimited power in the hands of limited people always leads to cruelty."-None, The Gulag Archipelago 1918–1956 (Abridged)
6. The Blue Umbrella
By: Ruskin Bond
3.79
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
'The umbrella was like a flower, a great blue flower that had sprung up on the dry brown hillside.'… read more
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7. The God Delusion
By: Richard Dawkins
3.90
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
A preeminent scientist - and the world's most prominent atheist - asserts the irrationality of beli… read more
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"Pantheism is sexed-up atheism. Deism is watered-down theism."-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"نؤمن بنظريةالتطور لان الادلة تدعمها وسنرفضها بين ليلة وضحاها عندما تظهر ادلة تنفيها"-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"لا تلقن اطفالك بل علمهم طريقة التفكير المستقلة وكيفية التاكد من الادلة وكيف يمكنهم مخالفتك فى الرأي"-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"As J. B. S. Haldane said when asked what evidence might contradict evolution, 'Fossil rabbits in the Precambrian."-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
8. The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot: A New Look at Betrayer and Betrayed
By: Bart D. Ehrman
3.93
Format: 316 pages,
The recent National Geographic special on the Gospel of Judas was a major media event, introducing … read more
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- christianity
- nonfiction
- religion
- history
9. The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
By: Carl Sagan , Ann Druyan
4.29
Format: 459 pages, Paperback
How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t un… read more
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"Gullibility kills."-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
"Occasionally, I get a letter from someone who is in “contact"-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
"Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality."-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
"Not explaining science seems to me perverse. When you're in love, you want to tell the world."-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
10. The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
By: Brian Greene
4.09
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away the layers of mystery surroun… read more
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- nonfiction
"...things are the way they are in our universe because if they weren't, we wouldn't be here to notice."-Brian Greene, The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
"...quantum mechanics—the physics of our world—requires that you hold such pedestrian complaints in abeyance."-Brian Greene, The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
"…The wonders of life and the universe are mere reflections of microscopic particles engaged in a pointless dance fully choreographed by the laws of physics."-Brian Greene, The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
"La cosmología tiene la capacidad de llamar nuestra atención a un nivel profundo y visceral, porque comprender cómo comenzó todo es, al menos para algunos, el punto en el que podemos encontrarnos más …"-Brian Greene, The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
11. എന്റെ കഥ | Ente Katha
By: Kamala Suraiyya Das , Madhavikutty
5.00
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Kamala Suraiya, better known as Kamala Das, is a well-known female Indian writer writing in English… read more
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12. Conclave
By: Robert Harris
4.00
Format: None pages,
The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals… read more
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13. The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings
By: Bart D. Ehrman
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
This new edition of Bart Ehrman's highly successful introduction approaches the New Testament from … read more
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15. Jesus Before the Gospels: How the Earliest Christians Remembered, Changed, and Invented Their Stories of the Savior
By: Bart D. Ehrman
3.88
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
The bestselling author of Misquoting Jesus, one of the most renowned and controversial Bible schola… read more
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16. How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
By: David Brooks
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper c… read more
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"Being open-hearted is a prerequisite for being a full, kind, and wise human being."-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
"A person who is looking for beauty is likely to find wonders, while a person looking for threats will find danger. A person who beams warmth brings out the glowing sides of the people she meets, whil…"-David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
17. Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages
By: Dan Jones
4.41
Format: 636 pages, Hardcover
An epic reappraisal of the medieval world--and the rich and complicated legacy left to us by the ri… read more
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- religion
- history
18. Cinema Speculation
By: Quentin Tarantino
4.06
Format: 391 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited first work of nonfiction from the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Once… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Elvis movies weren't real movies, they were "Elvis Presley movies"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Who wants to spend three months making a fucked-up version of their movie?"-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"I don't know how he died, where he died, or where he's buried. But I do know I should've thanked him."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
"Then the movie started playing like a real movie. But frankly, a more real movie than we were used to."-Quentin Tarantino, Cinema Speculation
19. A Line to Kill (Hawthorne & Horowitz #3)
By: Anthony Horowitz
3.93
Format: 375 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of the brilliantly inventive The Word Is Murder and The Sente… read more
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20. Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
By: Jonathan Kennedy
3.94
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An account of how the major transformations in history—from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth o… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Pathogens thrive on inequality and injustice."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"Across the whole of the Americas, the introduction of infectious diseases from Europe resulted in a 90 percent fall in the population, from about 60.5 million in 1500 to 6 million a century later."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"There is one universally incorrect choice: do nothing. This didn't work when humans thought that plagues were a punishment sent by angry gods. Nor does a laissez-faire approach help stop disease when…"-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
21. The Bookshop
By: Penelope Fitzgerald
3.28
Format: 163 pages, Kindle Edition
In 1959 Florence Green, a kindhearted widow with a small inheritance, risks everything to open a bo… read more
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"Morality is seldom a safe guide for human conduct."-Penelope Fitzgerald, The Bookshop
"El corage y la perseverancia son inútiles si no se ponen a prueba"-Penelope Fitzgerald, The Bookshop
"Hojear libros es parte de la tradición de una librería —le dijo Florence—. Debes dejar que se queden y toquen los libros."-Penelope Fitzgerald, The Bookshop
"Hojear libros es parte de la tradición de una libreria -le dijo Florence-. Debes dejar que se queden y toquen los libros."-Penelope Fitzgerald, The Bookshop
22. The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
A timely investigation into the campus assault on free speech and what it means for students, educa… read more
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"Virtues become vices when they are carried to an extreme."-Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
"Avoiding triggers is a symptom of PTSD, not a treatment for it."-Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
"Practice the virtue of "intellectual humility." Intellectual humility is the recognition that our reasoning is so flawed, so prone to bias, that we can rarely be certain that we are right."-Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
"The college admissions process nowadays makes it harder for high school students to enjoy school and pursue intrinsic fulfillment. The process "warps the values of students drawn into a competitive f…"-Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
23. A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
By: George Saunders
4.54
Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition
For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to … read more
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- nonfiction
"Then do that again, over and over, until I'm pleased."-George Saunders, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
"What transforms an anecdote into a story is escalation. Or, we might say: when escalation is suddenly felt to be occurring, it is a sign that our anecdote is transforming into a story."-George Saunders, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
"There’s a vast underground network for goodness at work in this world—a web of people who’ve put reading at the center of their lives because they know from experience that reading makes them more ex…"-George Saunders, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
"We tend, in discussion, to reduce stories to plot (what happens). We feel, correctly, that something of their meaning resides there. But stories also mean through their internal dynamics—the manner i…"-George Saunders, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
24. The Water Dancer
By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
4.06
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here and here. Young Hiram Walker was bo… read more
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"...it was never the costume that made the Quality, but how the lady wore it."-Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Water Dancer
"It's like summer wear the world out, and by October everyone is just ready for a nap"-Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Water Dancer
"The tree of our family was parted - branches here, roots there - parted for their lumber."-Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Water Dancer
"And by then, I well knew what would be done upon that land, how the sin of theft would be multiplied by the sin of bondage."-Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Water Dancer
25. The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
By: Bart D. Ehrman
3.94
Format: None pages, Audio CD
The “marvelous” (Reza Aslan, bestselling author of Zealot), New York Times bestselling story of how… read more
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- christianity
- nonfiction
- religion
- history
"Today we are familiar with the funereal abbreviation “RIP"-Bart D. Ehrman, The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
"Because of the open nature of polytheism, there was virtually no such thing as “conversion."-Bart D. Ehrman, The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
"atheism was an exceedingly rare phenomenon in antiquity: very few people believed there were literally no gods. The word “atheism"-Bart D. Ehrman, The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
"Ancient people, whether pagans, Jews, or Christians, did not neatly differentiate between the religious and the political. They would have had a hard time understanding the difference."-Bart D. Ehrman, The Triumph of Christianity: How a Forbidden Religion Swept the World
26. Horseman: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow
By: Christina Henry
3.72
Format: 302 pages, Paperback
Everyone in Sleepy Hollow knows about the Horseman, but no one really believes in him. Not even Ben… read more
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27. The Science of Storytelling
By: Will Storr
4.06
Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition
Stories mould who we are, from our character to our cultural identity. They drive us to act out our… read more
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"The gift of story is wisdom"-Will Storr, The Science of Storytelling
"If tribal thinking is original sin, then story is prayer. At its best, it reminds us that, beneath our many differences, we remain beasts of one species."-Will Storr, The Science of Storytelling
"Locked inside the black vault of our skulls, stuck forever in the solitude of our own hallucinated universe, story is a portal, a hallucination within the hallucination, the closest we'll ever really…"-Will Storr, The Science of Storytelling
"Stories work on multiple evolved systems in the brain and a skilled storyteller activates these networks like the conductor of an orchestra, a little trill of moral outrage here, a fanfare of status …"-Will Storr, The Science of Storytelling
28. End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration
By: Peter Turchin
4.04
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
“Peter Turchin brings science to history. Some like it and some prefer their history plain. But eve… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
29. RSS: The Long and the Short of It
By: Devanura Mahadeva
3.94
Format: 91 pages, Paperback
THE RUNAWAY BESTSELLER FROM ONE OF KANNADA LITERATURE’S TALLEST FIGURES What is the Rashtriya Sw… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
30. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
By: Yuval Noah Harari
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discove… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
31. New Testament History and Literature (The Open Yale Courses Series)
By: Dale B. Martin
4.34
Format: 447 pages, Paperback
In this engaging introduction to the New Testament, Professor Dale B. Martin presents a historical … read more
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