Desolate Angel: Jack Kerouac, The Beat Generation, And America
By: Dennis McNally
4.07
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
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1. Beyond Good and Evil
By: Friedrich Nietzsche , Michael Tanner , R.J. Hollingdale
4.02
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil is translated from the German by R.J. Hollingdale with a… read more
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- nonfiction
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"The noble soul reveres itself"-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
"...all that is rare is for the rare."-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
"One is punished most for one’s virtues."-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
"In music the passions enjoy themselves."-Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
2. Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
By: Steve Martin
3.88
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
In the midseventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concer… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
"I did stand-up comedy for eighteen years."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"...teaching is, after all, a form of show business."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"How many people have never raised their hand before?"-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
3. The Gay Science
By: Friedrich Nietzsche , Walter Kaufmann
4.11
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Nietzsche called The Gay Science "the most personal of all my books." It was here that he first pro… read more
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- nonfiction
4. Deadeye Dick
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
4.38
Format: 613 pages, Paperback
Deadeye Dickis Kurt Vonnegut's funny, chillingly satirical look at the death of innocence. Amid a t… read more
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5. Slaughterhouse-Five
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
2.60
Format: None pages,
Kurt Vonnegut's absurdist classic Slaughterhouse-Fiveintroduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who beco… read more
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6. My Ántonia
By: Willa Cather
4.07
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
Through Jim Burden's endearing, smitten voice, we revisit the remarkable vicissitudes of immigrant … read more
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7. Something Like an Autobiography
By: Akira Kurosawa , Audie Bock
2.62
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
"A first rate book and a joy to read...It's doubtful that a complete understanding of the director'… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
8. V for Vendetta
By: Alan Moore , David Lloyd
3.50
Format: 92 pages, Hardcover
"Remember, remember the fifth of November..." A frightening and powerful tale of the loss of freedo… read more
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9. Bird by Bird
By: Anne Lamott
4.24
Format: 238 pages, Paperback
A newer edition of this title can be found here. "Thirty years ago my older brother, who was ten… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- reference
"Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird."-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
"A writer paradoxically seeks the truth and tells lies every step of the way."-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
"If your wife locks you out of the house, you don't have a problem with your door."-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
"You don't always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too."-Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
10. The Golem and the Jinni (The Golem and the Jinni, #1)
By: Helene Wecker
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In The Golem and the Jinni, a chance meeting between mythical beings takes readers on a dazzling jo… read more
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11. Desolation Angels
By: Jack Kerouac , Joyce Johnson
3.93
Format: 409 pages, Paperback
The classic autobiographical novel by Jack Kerouac featuring "one of the most true, comic, and griz… read more
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"So shut up, live, travel, adventure, bless and don't be sorry"-Jack Kerouac, Desolation Angels
"Meanwhile the sunsets are mad orange fools raging in the gloom...."-Jack Kerouac, Desolation Angels
"Every night I still ask the Lord, "Why?" and havent heard a decent answer yet"-Jack Kerouac, Desolation Angels
"Tutte le notti continuo a chiedere al Signore, "Perché?" E ancora non ho avuto una risposta decente."-Jack Kerouac, Desolation Angels
12. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
By: Michael Pollan
3.66
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described… read more
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13. 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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14. The Lords and the New Creatures
By: Jim Morrison
5.00
Format: 172 pages,
Originally self-published as two separate volumes in 1969 (The Lords/Notes on Vision,which Morrison… read more
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15. The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons
By: Terry Jones , Michael Palin , John Cleese , Terry Gilliam , Graham Chapman , Eric Idle
4.33
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
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16. 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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17. Dubliners
By: James Joyce , Jeri Johnson
3.44
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
This work of art reflects life in Ireland at the turn of the last century, and by rejecting euphemi… read more
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18. Cities of the Plain (The Border Trilogy, #3)
By: Cormac McCarthy
4.13
Format: 293 pages, Paperback
The concluding volume of the Border trilogy. In this magnificent new novel, the National Book Award… read more
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"When the Papayuna is pining you need to call home."-Cormac McCarthy, Cities of the Plain (The Border Trilogy, #3)
"She looks like her face caught fire and they beat it out with a rake"-Cormac McCarthy, Cities of the Plain (The Border Trilogy, #3)
"Maybe it's like Mac says. Ever man winds up with the horse that suits him."-Cormac McCarthy, Cities of the Plain (The Border Trilogy, #3)
"Each man is the bard of his own existence. This is how he is joined to the world."-Cormac McCarthy, Cities of the Plain (The Border Trilogy, #3)
19. Hocus Pocus
By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
4.26
Format: None pages, Paperback
From the author of Timequake, this "irresistible" novel (Cleveland Plain Dealer) tells the story of… read more
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20. Making It So
By: Patrick Stewart
4.33
Format: 469 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From h… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
21. The War on the West
By: Douglas Murray
4.28
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
An Instant New York Times Bestseller! China has concentration camps now. Why do Westerners claim… read more
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- history
"To delegitimize the West, it appears to be necessary first to demonize the people who still make up the racial majority in the West. It is necessary to demonize white people."-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Race is now an issue in all Western countries in a way it has not been for decades. In the place of color blindness, we have been pushed into racial ultra-awareness. A deeply warped picture has now b…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Like all societies in history, all Western nations have racism in their histories. But that is not the only history of our countries. Racism is not the sole lens through which our societies can be un…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
"Historical criticism and rethinking are never a bad idea. However, the hunt for visible, tangible problems shouldn't become a hunt for invisible, intangible problems. Especially not if they are carri…"-Douglas Murray, The War on the West
22. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
By: David Graeber
4.20
Format: 692 pages, Hardcover
A dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions abo… read more
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- history
"Humans - from this other perspective, which is just as extreme in its own way - are at best an arbitrary constellation of cultural elements, perhaps assembled according to some prevailing spirit, cod…"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
"One might ask, how could that most basic element of all human freedoms, the freedom to make promises and commitments and thus build relationships, be turned into its very opposite: into peonage, serf…"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
"There is an obvious objection to evolutionary models which assume that our strongest social ties are based on close biological kinship: many humans just don’t like their families very much. And this …"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
"In the Middle Ages, most people in other parts of the world who actually knew anything about northern Europe at all considered it an obscure and uninviting backwater full of religious fanatics who, a…"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
23. Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
By: Warren Zanes
4.42
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The fascinating story behind the making of Bruce Springsteen’s most surprising album, Nebraska, rev… read more
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- history
- biography
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"Nineteen eighty-two is as good a year as any to mark the threshold of a future we're still negotiating. It's been called the information age, the digital age, the new media age. It was the beginning …"-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
"Nebraska made it almost impossible for critics to miss Springsteen's willingness to take a chance in the name of his art. If Springsteen was driven simply by fame and mainstream success, there would …"-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
"Guitar Town was out, and it was doing okay," [Steve] Earle recalled. "But the label didn't want it to happen. Jimmy [Bowen] certainly didn't. He didn't like the record. He didn't like me. But it was …"-Warren Zanes, Deliver Me from Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
24. The Creative Act: A Way of Being
By: Rick Rubin
4.04
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their… read more
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"Find the sustainable rituals that best support your work."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"When it comes to the creative process, patience is accepting that the majority of the work we do is out of our control."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
"Turning something from an idea into a reality can make it seem smaller. It changes from unearthly to earthly. The imagination has no limits. The physical world does. The work exists in both."-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being
25. Survivor
By: Chuck Palahniuk
3.93
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
From the author of the underground sensation Fight Club comes this wickedly incisive second novel, … read more
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"Suicide is very contagious."-Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor
"this is the upside of already being eternally damned"-Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor
"Honest is how I want to look. The truth doesn't glitter and shine."-Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor
"Nothing shows you the straight line from here to death like a list."-Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor
26. Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: The Epic Story of the Making of The Godfather
By: Mark Seal
4.36
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
This “wickedly pacey page-turner” (Total Film) unfurls the behind-the-scenes story of the making of… read more
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- biography
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27. How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back
By: Jeff Tweedy
4.22
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
There are few creative acts more mysterious and magical than writing a song. But what if the goal w… read more
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- biography
"To all of the songs like windows, open just enough for us to make our escape, and to all of the songs like windows, closed and clear enough in a dim light to see our own reflection and be reminded of…"-Jeff Tweedy, How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back
"When I'm on stage, my experience often goes something like this: Blankness . . . bliss . . . blankness . . . twinkle of awareness that rocking has been achieved . . . bliss . . . Voice of Observing E…"-Jeff Tweedy, How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back
28. The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World
By: Jonathan Freedland
4.37
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
In a book that is part thrilling adventure, part exploration of some of the darkest secrets of the … read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
29. An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination
By: Sheera Frenkel
3.97
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Award-winning New York Times reporters Sheera Frenkel and Cecilia Kang unveil the tech story of our… read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
30. Death in Her Hands
By: Ottessa Moshfegh
3.24
Format: 259 pages, Hardcover
A novel of haunting metaphysical suspense about an elderly widow whose life is upturned when she fi… read more
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"When you die, leave not a trace. Sweep up any evidence of your existence."-Ottessa Moshfegh, Death in Her Hands
"How did people go on with their lives as though death weren't all around them?"-Ottessa Moshfegh, Death in Her Hands
"Suspicion invites danger, doesn't it? Keep the imagination soft and happy, and only good things will come."-Ottessa Moshfegh, Death in Her Hands
"But people lied all the time. It was a part of what kept us whole as individuals. A little lying never hurt anybody. It kept the bounds of what one person was distinct from what another person was."-Ottessa Moshfegh, Death in Her Hands
31. Desolate Angel: Jack Kerouac, The Beat Generation, And America
By: Dennis McNally
4.07
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
"A blockbuster of a biography . . . absolutely magnificent."-- San Francisco Chronicle Jack Ker… read more
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- biography
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