Portraits: John Berger on Artists
By: John Berger , Tom Overton
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
One of the world's most celebrated art writers, John Berger takes us through centuries of art in th…
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1. Actual Air
By: David Berman
4.38
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
David Berman reinvents the overlooked and seemingly ordinary details of everyday life--from the sui… read more
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"He stood and watched the night push itself into the bar and the light push it back out."-David Berman, Actual Air
"As a way of getting in touch with my origins every night I set the alarm clock for the time I was born so that waking up becomes a historical reenactment..."-David Berman, Actual Air
2. The Wretched of the Earth
By: Jean-Paul Sartre , Richard Philcox , Frantz Fanon , Homi K. Bhabha
4.32
Format: 251 pages, Paperback
A distinguished psychiatrist from Martinique who took part in the Algerian Nationalist Movement, Fr… read more
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- theory
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- history
"إن لجوءك إلى لُغة تكنيكيَّة معناه أنّك قرَّرتَ أن تَعُدَّ الجماهير جاهلة"-Jean-Paul Sartre, The Wretched of the Earth
"Everything can be explained to the people, on the single condition that you want them to understand."-Jean-Paul Sartre, The Wretched of the Earth
"The business of obscuring language is a mask behind which stands the much greater business of plunder."-Jean-Paul Sartre, The Wretched of the Earth
"إن المناضل ليدرك في كثير من الأحيان أن عمله لا أن يقاتل القوى العدوة فحسب، بل كذلك حبات اليأس المتبلورة في جسم المستعمَر."-Jean-Paul Sartre, The Wretched of the Earth
3. Sleepless Nights
By: Geoffrey O'Brien , Elizabeth Hardwick
3.74
Format: 410 pages,
In Sleepless Nights a woman looks back on her life--the parade of people, the shifting background o… read more
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4. The Bacchae
By: Euripides , Kenneth McLeish , None
3.92
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Euripides' classic drama about the often mortifying consequences of the unbridled--and frequently h… read more
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"Cleverness is not wisdom."-Euripides, The Bacchae
"He who believes needs no explanation."-Euripides, The Bacchae
"Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish."-Euripides, The Bacchae
"Prepare yourselves for the roaring voice of the God of Joy!"-Euripides, The Bacchae
5. Erotism: Death and Sensuality
By: Georges Bataille , Mary Dalwood
4.16
Format: 84 pages, Paperback
Taboo and sacrifice, transgression and language, death and sensuality--Georges Bataille pursues the… read more
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- theory
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- essays
6. A Lover's Discourse: Fragments
By: Roland Barthes , Richard Howard , Wayne Koestenbaum
4.33
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
A Lover's Discourse, at its 1978 publication, was revolutionary: Roland Barthes made unprecedented … read more
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- theory
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- essays
7. The Parable Of The Blind
By: Gert Hofmann , Christopher Middleton
4.00
Format: 158 pages, Paperback
Inspired by Parabel der Blinden (1568), a painting by Netherlandish artist Pieter Bruegel, the nove… read more
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- art
8. Portraits: John Berger on Artists
By: John Berger , Tom Overton
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
One of the world's most celebrated art writers, John Berger takes us through centuries of art in th… read more
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- art
- art history
- history
- theory
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- essays
9. Nutuk
By: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk , Zeynep Korkmaz
3.90
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Ataturk`un kendi kaleminden cikan bu eser, yine Ataturk tarafindan Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi`nin 15-2… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
10. Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
By: Eduardo Galeano , Cedric Belfrage
4.31
Format: 317 pages, Paperback
Since its U.S. debut almost fifty years ago, this brilliant text has set a new standard for histori… read more
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- theory
- nonfiction
- history
"Bolivians die with rotted lungs so that the world may consume cheap tin."-Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
"Whatever Latin America sells—raw materials or manufactures—its chief export product is really cheap labor."-Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
"Cuando el Estado se hace dueño de la principal riqueza de un país, corresponde preguntarse quién es el dueño del Estado."-Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
"Cuanto más codiciado por el mercado mundial, mayor es la desgracia que un producto trae consigo al pueblo latinoamericano que, con su sacrificio, lo crea."-Eduardo Galeano, Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
11. The Unknown Masterpiece
By: Arthur C. Danto , Honoré de Balzac , Richard Howard
3.64
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
One of Honore de Balzac's most celebrated tales, "The Unknown Masterpiece" is the story of a painte… read more
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- art
12. The Tin Drum
By: Günter Grass
3.75
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
On his third birthday Oskar decides to stop growing. Haunted by the deaths of his parents and wield… read more
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13. The Magus
By: John Fowles
4.37
Format: None pages, Paperback
This daring literary thriller, rich with eroticism and suspense, is one of John Fowles's best-loved… read more
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14. Sketches from a Hunter's Album
By: Ivan Turgenev , Richard Freeborn
3.50
Format: 200 pages, Paperback
Turgenev's first major prose work is a series of twenty-five Sketches: the observations and anecdot… read more
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15. Love's Work: A Reckoning with Life
By: Gillian Rose
4.16
Format: 293 pages, Paperback
A devastating confrontation with mortality leads Gillian Rose, one of England's most distinguished … read more
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17. Ficciones
By: Jorge Luis Borges , Anthony Bonner , Anthony Kerrigan
3.53
Format: 320 pages,
The seventeen pieces in Ficcionesdemonstrate the whirlwind of Borges's genius and mirror the precis… read more
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18. Against Interpretation and Other Essays
By: Susan Sontag
3.28
Format: 5 pages, Paperback
First published in 1966, this celebrated book--Sontag's first collection of essays--quickly became … read more
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19. Ten Myths about Israel
By: Ilan Pappé
4.03
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
What are the myths--and reality--behind the state of Israel? Ilan Pappe is one of the most outspoke… read more
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20. The Case for Sanctions Against Israel
By: Audrea Lim , Nada Elia
3.84
Format: 95 pages, Paperback
In July 2011, Israel passed legislation outlawing the public support of boycott activities against … read more
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21. L'analphabète: récit autobiographique
By: Ágota Kristóf
4.11
Format: 57 pages, Paperback
Onze chapitres pour onze moments de sa vie, de la petite enfance en Hongrie à l'apprentissage du fr… read more
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- nonfiction
"You become a writer by writing with patience and obstinacy, without ever losing faith in what you write."-Ágota Kristóf, L'analphabète: récit autobiographique
"في الغالب أكتفي بالكتابة في ذهني . ذلك اسهل . داخل الراس تجري الامور كلها بيسر . لكن ما ان نشرع في الكتابة حتى تتغير الأفكار .تتشوه.تصير خاطئة"-Ágota Kristóf, L'analphabète: récit autobiographique
22. Missing Out: In Praise of the Unlived Life
By: Adam Phillips
4.04
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A transformative book about the lives we wish we had and what they can teach us about who we are. A… read more
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23. The Magic Mountain
By: Thomas Mann , John E. Woods
4.13
Format: 706 pages, Paperback
In this dizzyingly rich novel of ideas, Mann uses a sanatorium in the Swiss Alps, a community devot… read more
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- philosophy
"Laughter is a sunbeam of the soul."-Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain
"A harmful truth is better than a useful lie."-Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain
"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."-Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain
"It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death."-Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain
24. El viento que arrasa
By: Selva Almada
4.10
Format: None pages, Paperback
Un reverendo y su hija de viaje por el Chaco, en un clima de conflictos y tormentas, entreveros y c… read more
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25. Los armarios vacíos
By: Annie Ernaux
3.94
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Es la historia de una ruptura social, de una hija atrapada entre dos mundos: el de sus padres, prol… read more
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"Farklılıkların paradan kaynaklanabileceği hiç aklıma gelmezdi, insanların doğuştan temiz ya da pasaklı, zevk sahibi ya da sallapati olduğunu sanırdım. Ayyaşlık, konserve et, kenefin yanındaki çiviye …"-Annie Ernaux, Los armarios vacíos
26. Da igual: Los veinticinco cuentos despiadados de Agota Kristof
By: Ágota Kristóf
3.65
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
Una mujer le explica al doctor que su marido se ha partido el cráneo con un hacha al caerse de la c… read more
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"È lì, accanto al letto , sul tappeto. Ha una scure piantata nella testa. Vuole visitarlo? Sì, lo visiti pure. Un incidente davvero stupido, non trova? È caduto dal letto nel sonno, ed è caduto su que…"-Ágota Kristóf, Da igual: Los veinticinco cuentos despiadados de Agota Kristof
"– Allora a domani, Lucien, – dice. E prima di riattaccare aggiunge: – Trovo tutto ciò appassionante. Appassionante! C’è gente che usa certe parole con grande facilità. Io non potrei mai parlare così.…"-Ágota Kristóf, Da igual: Los veinticinco cuentos despiadados de Agota Kristof
"Chiudete bene la porta. Io arrivo senza rumore, con le mani guantate di nero. Non sono il tipo brutale. E neppure vorace e stupido. Sulle mie tempie e sui polsi potreste ammirare il disegno delicato …"-Ágota Kristóf, Da igual: Los veinticinco cuentos despiadados de Agota Kristof
"A quei tempi consumavo un'enorme quantità di gesso, per via di una carenza di calcio. La cosa mi causava un po' di febbre, ma non ne ho mai approfittato per trascurare la scuola, poiché – come dico s…"-Ágota Kristóf, Da igual: Los veinticinco cuentos despiadados de Agota Kristof
27. Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl
By: Jonathan C. Slaght
4.18
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A field scientist and conservationist tracks the elusive Blakiston's Fish Owl in the forbidding rea… read more
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- nonfiction
28. Washington Bullets
By: Vijay Prashad
4.40
Format: 162 pages, Paperback
Washington Bullets is written in the best traditions of Marxist journalism and history-writing. It … read more
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- theory
- nonfiction
- history
29. The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World
By: Antony Loewenstein
4.44
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Bestselling journalist Antony Loewenstein uncovers the widespread commercialisation and brutal depl… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
30. It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
By: Anne de Marcken
3.82
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Co-winner of the 2022 Novel Prize, this incredible life-after-death novel asks us to consider how m… read more
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"Fasting makes sense of the hunger. The constant internal grasping. The only sensible answer to this is to always withdraw the thing after which I grasp. To subvert. To thwart. To deny. It closes the …"-Anne de Marcken, It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
31. Ordinary Notes
By: Christina Sharpe
4.55
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
A singular achievement, Ordinary Notes explores profound questions about loss and the shapes of Bla… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- essays
