A Social History of Knowledge, Volume 1: From Gutenberg to Diderot
By: Peter Burke
3.91
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
In this book Peter Burke adopts a socio-cultural approach to examine the changes in the organizatio…
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1. Solaris
By: Stanisław Lem
3.99
Format: 204 pages, Paperback
A classic work of science fiction by renowned Polish novelist and satirist Stanislaw Lem. When K… read more
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- philosophy
"Is a mountain only a huge stone? Is a planet an enormous mountain?"-Stanisław Lem, Solaris
"If man had more of a sense of humour, things might have turned out differently."-Stanisław Lem, Solaris
"I was still a prisoner in my nightmares, and every morning the play began again."-Stanisław Lem, Solaris
"But what am I going to see? I don't know. In a certain sense, it depends on you."-Stanisław Lem, Solaris
2. Colazione da Tiffany
By: Truman Capote , Bruno Tasso
3.72
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Holly Golightly, la protagonista di questo estroso romanzo breve, è una cover-girl di New York, att… read more
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3. The Book of Disquiet
By: Fernando Pessoa , Richard Zenith
4.41
Format: 544 pages, Paperback
Fernando Pessoa was many writers in one. He attributed his prolific writings to a wide range of alt… read more
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- philosophy
"My past is everything I failed to be."-Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."-Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
"Ah, it's my longing for whom I might have been that distracts and torments me!"-Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
"There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful."-Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
4. The Human Condition
By: Hannah Arendt , Margaret Canovan
3.31
Format: None pages, Paperback
A work of striking originality bursting with unexpected insights, The Human Conditionis a in many r… read more
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- history
- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- sociology
5. The Cheese and the Worms: The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller
By: Carlo Ginzburg , John Tedeschi , Anne Tedeschi
3.57
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
The Cheese and the Worms is a study of the popular culture in the sixteenth century as seen through… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
6. Faust: First Part
By: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , Peter Salm
4.21
Format: None pages, Paperback
Goethe's masterpiece and perhaps the greatest work in German literature, Faust has made the legenda… read more
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7. The Art of Loving
By: Erich Fromm , Rainer Funk , Peter D. Kramer
3.45
Format: 94 pages, Paperback
The fiftieth Anniversary Edition of the groundbreaking international bestseller that has shown mill… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- sociology
8. Invisible Cities
By: Italo Calvino , William Weaver
4.11
Format: 15 pages, Paperback
"Kublai Khan does not necessarily believe everything Marco Polo says when he describes the cities v… read more
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9. What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
By: Raymond Carver
3.87
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Alternate-cover edition can be found In his second collection, Carver establishes his reputation … read more
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10. Narcissus and Goldmund
By: Hermann Hesse , Ursule Molinaro
4.05
Format: 336 pages,
Narcissus and Goldmundtells the story of two medieval men whose characters are diametrically opposi… read more
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11. The Great Cat Massacre: And Other Episodes in French Cultural History
By: Robert Darnton
3.43
Format: None pages, Paperback
When the apprentices of a Paris printing shop in the 1730's held a series of mock trials and then h… read more
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12. A History of Reading
By: Alberto Manguel
4.01
Format: 217 pages, Paperback
At one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a book--that string of confused, alien … read more
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13. The Tartar Steppe
By: Dino Buzzati , Stuart Hood
3.80
Format: 25 pages,
Often likened to Kafka's The Castle, The Tartar Steppe is both a scathing critique of military life… read more
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14. Nations and Nationalism since 1780: Programme, Myth, Reality
By: Eric J. Hobsbawm
3.95
Format: 145 pages, Paperback
Recent events in Eastern Europe and the Soviet republics have reinforced the central importance of … read more
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15. The Epic of Gilgamesh
By: Anonymous , N.K. Sandars
3.74
Format: 72 pages, Paperback
Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilg… read more
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"As for man, his days are numbered, whatever he might do, it is but wind."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"Now let the gate of sorrow be closed behind me, and let it be sealed with tar and pitch."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"Gilgamesh was called a god and a man; Enkidu was an animal and a man. It is the story of their becoming human together."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"When all the illusions of personal immortality are stripped away, there is only the act to maintain the freedom to act."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
16. Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
By: Michael J. Sandel
4.31
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
"For Michael Sandel, justice is not a spectator sport," The Nation's reviewer of Justice remarked. … read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- history
- sociology
"(...) greed that preys on human misery (...)"-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
"A philosophy untouched by the shadows on the wall can only yield a sterile utopia."-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
"Outrage is the special kind of anger you feel when you believe that people are getting things they don't deserve. Outrage of this kind is anger at injustice."-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
"Here then is the link between freedom as autonomy and Kant's idea of morality. To act freely is not to choose the best means to a given end; it is to choose the end itself, for its own sake - a choic…"-Michael J. Sandel, Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
17. The Ladies' Paradise (Les Rougon-Macquart, #11)
By: Émile Zola , Brian Nelson
3.03
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
The Ladies Paradise (Au Bonheur des Dames) recounts the rise of the modern department store in late… read more
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18. The Burnout Society
By: Byung-Chul Han
5.00
Format: 172 pages,
Our competitive, service-oriented societies are taking a toll on the late-modern individual. Rather… read more
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19. The Red and the Black
By: Stendhal , None
3.86
Format: 577 pages, Paperback
Handsome, ambitious Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble provincial origins. Soon re… read more
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"A good book is an event in my life."-Stendhal, The Red and the Black
"Toute vraie passion ne songe qu'a elle."-Stendhal, The Red and the Black
"It seems that my destiny is to die dreaming."-Stendhal, The Red and the Black
"A novel is a mirror walking along a main road."-Stendhal, The Red and the Black
20. Kürk Mantolu Madonna
By: Sabahattin Ali
5.00
Format: 298 pages, Paperback
"Her gun, daima ogleden sonra oraya gidiyor, koridorlardaki resimlere bakiyormus gibi agir agir, fa… read more
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21. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
By: Morgan Housel
4.19
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- history
22. When We Cease to Understand the World
By: Benjamín Labatut
4.14
Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition
One of The New York Times Book Review ’s 10 Best Books of 2021 Shortlisted for the 2021 Internat… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- history
- science
"Como la luna en el budismo, una partícula no existe; el acto de medición la vuelve un objeto real"-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World
"Reality, they said to those present, does not exist as something separate from the act of observation."-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World
"Una de las cosas que siempre me han sorprendido de Chile es la aversión que sentimos por la cordillera. No habitamos las montañas."-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World
"Solo una visione di insieme, come quella di un santo, di un pazzo o di un mistico, ci permetterà di decifrare la forma in cui è organizzato l’universo."-Benjamín Labatut, When We Cease to Understand the World
23. Yoga
By: Emmanuel Carrère
3.87
Format: 380 pages, Paperback
C'est l'histoire d'un livre sur le yoga et la dépression. La méditation et le terrorisme. L'aspirat… read more
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- nonfiction
24. The Agony of Eros
By: Byung-Chul Han
3.93
Format: 76 pages, Kindle Edition
An argument that love requires the courage to accept self-negation for the sake of discovering the … read more
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- philosophy
- politics
- nonfiction
- sociology
"Philosophy is the translation of the Eros into Logos"-Byung-Chul Han, The Agony of Eros
"Such crises make it plain that capitalism - counter to widespread belief - is not a religion. Every religion operates with both debt (guilt) and relief (pardon). But capitalism only works with debt a…"-Byung-Chul Han, The Agony of Eros
25. The Perfect Nanny
By: Leïla Slimani
3.40
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
This is an alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780143132172. When Myriam, a French-Moroccan lawyer… read more
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"The baby is dead."-Leïla Slimani, The Perfect Nanny
"Nous devons prouver que, vous aussi, vous êtes une victime."-Leïla Slimani, The Perfect Nanny
"Several times during the night, she opened her eyes, unsure if an hour had passed or a month."-Leïla Slimani, The Perfect Nanny
"Yeah. Maybe. But honestly, I don’t understand.’ ‘You shouldn’t try to understand everything. Children are just like adults. There’s nothing to understand."-Leïla Slimani, The Perfect Nanny
26. U severní zdi
By: Petra Klabouchová
4.72
Format: 343 pages, Hardcover
Přišel čas platit účty za padesátá léta. Tajemný Muž s dírou v srdci si nese životem nezhojené … read more
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- history
27. Těla
By: Klára Vlasáková
3.92
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Matky a dcery. Jejich těla, jejich pouto, jejich rozepře, jejich strachy. Ovdovělá šedesátnice Mari… read more
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28. Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence
By: Kristen R. Ghodsee
4.01
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A spirited, deeply researched exploration of why capitalism is bad for women and how, when done rig… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
- sociology
"If done properly, socialism leads to economic independence, better labor conditions, better work/family balance, and, yes, even better sex."-Kristen R. Ghodsee, Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence
"The state of being female is complicated by other categories such as class, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, religious belief, and so on."-Kristen R. Ghodsee, Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence
"You are not a commodity. Your depression and anxiety are not just chemical imbalances in your brain but reasonable responses to a system that thrives on your dehumanization."-Kristen R. Ghodsee, Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism: And Other Arguments for Economic Independence
29. Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom
By: Sylvia Plath
3.98
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at… read more
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"«Pero ¿qué es el noveno reino?», le pregunta a una mujer de ojos azules y piel arrugada. «Es el reino de la negación, de la voluntad congelada -responde-. No hay retorno posible.»"-Sylvia Plath, Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom
30. Co vás v dějáku nenaučili
By: Markéta Lukášková
4.19
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Moderní české dějiny tak, jak je neznáte. Podle podcastu Příběh, který se opravdu stal. Pamatuje… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
31. A Social History of Knowledge, Volume 1: From Gutenberg to Diderot
By: Peter Burke
3.91
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
In this book Peter Burke adopts a socio-cultural approach to examine the changes in the organizatio… read more
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- world history
- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- cultural studies
- history of science
- education
- sociology
- science
