Among the Living and the Dead: A Tale of Exile and Homecoming on the War Roads of Europe
By: Inara Verzemnieks
4.27
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Inara Verzemnieks was raised by her Latvian grandparents in Washington State, among expatriates who…
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1. Mātes piens
By: Nora Ikstena
4.28
Format: 175 pages, Hardcover
Noras Ikstenas romāns “Mātes piens” aptver laika posmu no Otrā pasaules kara beigām un vēsta par tr… read more
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- historical
- russia
"„Taip jau yra – ne visi gimsta, bet visi miršta."-Nora Ikstena, Mātes piens
"Viņš apēda savu bērnu un pēc tam nomira ilgās pēc brīvības, es atbildēju. Drosmīgs kāmis, teica māte."-Nora Ikstena, Mātes piens
"Mi madre era una presencia a la que estábamos siempre sujetos, dependientes de ella, a la que había que adaptarse. Vivíamos sometidos al capricho de sus ángeles y demonios."-Nora Ikstena, Mātes piens
"Es ienīdu Bembiju. Es vēlējos, lai viņš būtu miris. Kā viņam trūka būrī? Ēdiens, silta miga, sieva un bērni. Viņš to visu nopostīja tikai tādēļ, lai tiktu izskrieties pa istabu? Lai nokļūtu kanalizāc…"-Nora Ikstena, Mātes piens
2. Straumēni
By: Edvarts Virza
3.65
Format: 148 pages, Hardcover
E. Virzas pazīstamās poēmas prozā 2. izdevums. Autors tai devis apakšvirsrakstu “Vecā Zemgales māj… read more
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"Atmiņa arī nav vairāk nekas cits kā pagājušās dzīves atspīdums mūsu prātā. Tāpēc iešana pa atmiņu pēdām ir iešana pa miroņu valstību."-Edvarts Virza, Straumēni
3. Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
By: Anne Tyler
3.81
Format: 303 pages, Paperback
Through every family run memories which bind it together - despite everything. The Tulls of Baltimo… read more
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"I'm falling into disrepair"-Anne Tyler, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
"Ah, God, it's barbaric, however you look at it,' he told Ruth. 'What, cremation?' she asked. 'Death."-Anne Tyler, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
"There ought to be a while separate language, she thought, for words that are truer than other words - for perfect, absolute truth. It was the purest fact of her life: she did not understand him, and …"-Anne Tyler, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
"انت تصدقنى، أليس كذلك؟ فأنا لست عمياء. اعرف متى اكون غير معقولة. احيانا اقف خارج نفسى وأراقب كل شىء، منفصلة تماما. اقول لنفسى "توقفى الان" ، لكن الامر يبدو كما لو كنت... اتيه عجبا بنفسى، على ان اهاجم…"-Anne Tyler, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
4. The Known World
By: Edward P. Jones
4.33
Format: 308 pages, Paperback
One of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, The Known Worldis a daring and ambitious work by… read more
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- historical
5. Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
By: John Elder Robison
4.23
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Ever since he was small, John Robison had longed to connect with other people, but by the time he w… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
6. Quartet in Autumn
By: Barbara Pym
3.90
Format: 186 pages, Paperback
This is the story of four people in late middle-age - Edwin, Norman, Letty and Marcia - whose chief… read more
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7. The Bridge of San Luis Rey
By: Thornton Wilder
5.00
Format: 36 pages,
Featuring a beautiful new cover and author biography, this novel, which brought Wilder his first Pu… read more
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8. Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds
By: Carmine Gallo
3.76
Format: 180 pages, Hardcover
Ideas are the currency of the twenty-first century. In order to succeed, you need to be able to sel… read more
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10. Kun kyyhkyset katosivat
By: Sofi Oksanen
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Kirja kertoo ihmisten valinnoista, uskollisuudesta ja uskottomuudesta, sopeutumisesta tai sopeutuma… read more
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11. Night Watch
By: Jayne Anne Phillips
3.79
Format: 276 pages, Hardcover
In 1874, in the wake of the War, erasure, trauma, and namelessness haunt civilians and veterans, re… read more
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- historical
- war
12. Eastbound
By: Maylis de Kerangal
3.97
Format: 140 pages, Paperback
From Wellcome Prize winner Maylis de Kerangal comes a fast-paced story of two fugitives set on the … read more
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- russia
13. Brotherless Night
By: V.V. Ganeshananthan
4.46
Format: 348 pages, Hardcover
In this searing novel, a courageous young woman tries to protect her dream of becoming a doctor as … read more
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- historical
- war
14. I Will Greet the Sun Again
By: Khashayar J. Khabushani
3.91
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A searing, heartbreaking debut about the powerful bonds that make and break an Iranian-American fam… read more
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15. Pearl
By: Siân Hughes
3.91
Format: 220 pages, Paperback
A haunting debut novel inspired by the medieval poem of the same name Marianne is eight years ol… read more
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16. A Golden Age (Bangla Desh, #1)
By: Tahmima Anam
3.80
Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition
Set against the backdrop of the Bangladesh War of Independence, A Golden Age is a story of passion … read more
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- historical
- war
"How very close it is to illness. The loose, restless limbs. The feverish cheeks. The burning salt of the heart. The prickle of sweat. Love. "-Tahmima Anam, A Golden Age (Bangla Desh, #1)
"There was only one thing to do, she decided: make pickles. The mangoes on the tree were just about ready: grassy-green and tongue-smackingly sour. She asked the boys to pick them from the tree. When …"-Tahmima Anam, A Golden Age (Bangla Desh, #1)
17. The Curse of the Flores Women
By: Angélica Lopes
4.01
Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition
In this haunting novel about the enduring bonds of womanhood, a young girl weaves together the trut… read more
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- historical
18. Grey Bees
By: Andrey Kurkov
4.07
Format: 349 pages, Paperback
49-year-old safety inspector-turned-beekeeper Sergey Sergeich, wants little more than to help his b… read more
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- russia
- war
19. Dust Child
By: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the internationally bestselling author of The Mountains Sing, a suspenseful and moving saga ab… read more
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- historical
- war
"Persistence turns a bar of iron into a needle."-Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, Dust Child
"With the fire of war burning, it needed more men as firewood."-Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, Dust Child
"Everyone came from dust and would one day return to dust. Life is transitory, after all."-Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, Dust Child
"For him, poetry was the language of the soul. Writers could hide their feelings behind fiction, but had to bare their soul to poetry."-Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, Dust Child
20. Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
By: Suleika Jaouad
4.43
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A searing, deeply moving memoir of illness and recovery that traces one young woman’s journey from … read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"To learn to swim in the ocean of not-knowing- this is my constant work."-Suleika Jaouad, Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
"It's a funny thing, coming home. Everything smells the same, looks the same, feels the same, but you are different; the contrast between who you were when you left and who you are now is heightened a…"-Suleika Jaouad, Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
"If you need to reach me, or send me anything I'll hopefully have access to email, but who knows how alert I'll be...Please don't ask too many questions about what the logistics look like, or where an…"-Suleika Jaouad, Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted
21. Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey
By: James Rebanks
4.43
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
As a boy, James Rebanks's grandfather taught him to work the land the old way. Their family farm in… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
"There were profoundly important questions about the potential effects of each new technology that it was nobody's job to ask or answer. There was no mechanism for farmers or ecologists to judge wheth…"-James Rebanks, Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey
"There is something about planting trees that feels good. If you have done it well, it will outlast you and leave the world a little richer and more beautiful because of your efforts. Planting a tree …"-James Rebanks, Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey
"Agricultural education is still overwhelmingly about change and innovation, and "disruption," not what is sustainable and what will work in the long run. From the modernizing perspective, the student…"-James Rebanks, Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey
22. Around the World in 80 Trains: A 45,000-Mile Adventure
By: Monisha Rajesh
3.79
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
When Monisha Rajesh announced plans to circumnavigate the globe in eighty train journeys, she was m… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
23. My Friend Anne Frank: The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apart and Reunited Against All Odds
By: Hannah Pick-Goslar
4.66
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Both heartbreaking and life-affirming" (Edith Eger, auth… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- historical
- war
- world war ii
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
24. A Dutiful Boy
By: Mohsin Zaidi
4.57
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
A coming of age memoir about growing up queer in a strict Muslim household. Like Educated with a mo… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
25. Why Didn't You Tell Me?
By: Carmen Rita Wong
3.76
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
An immigrant mother’s long-held secrets upend her daughter’s understanding of her family, her ident… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
26. There Are Rivers in the Sky
By: Elif Shafak
4.58
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
From the Booker Prize finalist author of The Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new tale about … read more
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- historical
"Books, like paper lanterns, provide us with a light amidst the fog."-Elif Shafak, There Are Rivers in the Sky
27. Touch
By: Olaf Olafsson
3.99
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A mesmerizing, panoramic story of one man's search to find a lover who suddenly disappeared decades… read more
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"He used to say that breakfast resembles the first line of a haiku, it shows the way. Lunch is the second line and carries the momentum. The third line, then, is dinner, as it brings everything to a c…"-Olaf Olafsson, Touch
28. The Far Field
By: Madhuri Vijay
3.88
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Gorgeously tactile and sweeping in historical and socio-political scope, Pushcart Prize-winner Madh… read more
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"I suspect the truth was that, like so many who cloak themselves in mistrust and call it independence, I was merely a coward."-Madhuri Vijay, The Far Field
"...cynical and hardened as I believed myself to be at twenty-four, I had never that pity might, in fact, be just another facet of love."-Madhuri Vijay, The Far Field
"I had yet to understand just how many shapes a person’s desire could take, and how few of them, in the end, took the shape of the body."-Madhuri Vijay, The Far Field
"This country, already ancient when I was born in 1982, has changed every instant I’ve been alive. Titanic events have ripped it apart year after year, each time rearranging it along slightly differen…"-Madhuri Vijay, The Far Field
29. Hum
By: Helen Phillips
3.58
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the National Book Award–longlisted author of The Need comes an extraordinary novel about a wif… read more
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30. Among the Living and the Dead: A Tale of Exile and Homecoming on the War Roads of Europe
By: Inara Verzemnieks
4.27
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Inara Verzemnieks was raised by her Latvian grandparents in Washington State, among expatriates who… read more
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- survival
- russia
- biography
- memoir
- history
- historical
- war
- world war ii
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
31. The Last Book Smuggler
By: Birute Putrius
4.22
Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition
In 1902 Lithuania, a group of rebels armed with books triumphs against the mighty Russian Empire. … read more
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