The Unconscious Civilization
By: John Ralston Saul
4.43
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this intellectual tour de force, Saul argues that the West now toils unconsciously in the grip o…
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1. The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
By: Barbara W. Tuchman
4.13
Format: 588 pages, Paperback
During the fateful quarter century leading up to World War I, the climax of a century of rapid, unp… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
"Even his own speeches bored him."-Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
"Duty was not untinged by ambition."-Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
"Society's revenge matched its fright."-Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
"I command, or I keep quiet." Napoleon"-Barbara W. Tuchman, The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
2. Robinson Crusoe
By: Virginia Woolf , Daniel Defoe , Gerald McCann
3.68
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Daniel Defoe relates the tale of an English sailor marooned on a desert island for nearly three dec… read more
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"For sudden Joys, like Griefs, confound at first. "-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe
"On a horse? I was married on a horse? Gillian looked like she could kill the groom"-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe
"All evils are to be considered with the good that is in them, and with what worse attends them."-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe
"for me to think of such a voyage was the most preposterous thing that ever man in such circumstances could be guilty of."-Virginia Woolf, Robinson Crusoe
3. The Chrysalids
By: John Wyndham
3.93
Format: 200 pages, Mass Market Paperback
A world paralysed by genetic mutation John Wyndham takes the reader into the anguished heart of … read more
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"We've got to believe that God is sane, Davie boy. We'd be lost indeed if we didn't do that."-John Wyndham, The Chrysalids
"Knowing makes all the difference... It's the difference between just trying to keep alive, and having something to live for"-John Wyndham, The Chrysalids
"The living form defies evolution at its peril; if it does not adapt, it will be broken. The idea of completed man is the supreme vanity: the finished image is a sacrilegious myth."-John Wyndham, The Chrysalids
"... the more complex they made their world, the less capable they were of dealing with it. They had no means of consensus. They learnt to co-operate constructively in small units; but only destructiv…"-John Wyndham, The Chrysalids
4. In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays
By: Bertrand Russell
4.01
Format: 175 pages, Paperback
First published in 1984. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. read more
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- philosophy
- politics
- nonfiction
- sociology
5. We
By: Yevgeny Zamyatin , Clarence Brown
3.89
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
The exhilarating dystopian novel that inspired George Orwell's 1984 and foreshadowed the worst exce… read more
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"Her smile was a bite, and I was its target."-Yevgeny Zamyatin, We
"There is no final one; revolutions are infinite."-Yevgeny Zamyatin, We
"knowledge, absolutely sure of its infallibility, is faith"-Yevgeny Zamyatin, We
"You're in a bad way! Apparently, you have developed a soul."-Yevgeny Zamyatin, We
6. The Unconscious Civilization
By: John Ralston Saul
4.43
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this intellectual tour de force, Saul argues that the West now toils unconsciously in the grip o… read more
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- history
- canada
- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- society
- sociology
7. The Trial and Death of Socrates
By: Plato , G.M.A. Grube , John M. Cooper
3.63
Format: 224 pages,
The third edition of The Trial and Death of Socratespresents G. M. A. Grube's distinguished transla… read more
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- philosophy
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
8. Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures
By: Mark Fisher
3.72
Format: None pages, Paperback
This collection of writings by Mark Fisher, author of the acclaimed Capitalist Realism, argues that… read more
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- nonfiction
9. The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956: An Experiment in Literary Investigation, Books I-II
By: None , Leon Trotsky , Thomas P. Whitney , Georgi Plekhanov
4.60
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
It is a question if any work of literature in our era other than The Divine Comedyis commensurate w… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
10. Listen, Little Man!
By: Ralph Manheim , William Steig , Wilhelm Reich
3.85
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Listen, Little Man! is a great physician's quiet talk to each one of us, the average human being, t… read more
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11. The Book of Laughter and Forgetting
By: Milan Kundera , Aaron Asher
3.55
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Rich in its stories, characters, and imaginative range, The Book of Laughter and Forgettingis the n… read more
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12. Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly
By: John Kay
3.80
Format: 25 pages,
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13. Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
By: Mark Fisher
4.00
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
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14. On Liberty
By: John Stuart Mill
3.97
Format: 187 pages, Paperback
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780140432077 Published in 1859, John Stuart Mill's On Liberty p… read more
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- philosophy
- politics
- history
- nonfiction
"خير لى أن أكون سقراطا ساخرا , من أن أبقى خنزيرا راضيا"-John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
"Both teachers and learners go to sleep at their post as soon as there is no enemy in the field."-John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
"An objection which applies to all conduct can be no valid objection to any conduct in particular."-John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
"Despotism is a legitimate mode of government in dealing with barbarians, provided the end be their improvement."-John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
15. The Day of the Triffids
By: John Wyndham
4.01
Format: None pages, Paperback
In 1951 John Wyndham published his novel The Day of the Triffidsto moderate acclaim. Fifty-two year… read more
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16. The Malaise Of Modernity
By: Charles Margrave Taylor
2.88
Format: None pages, Paperback
In Malaise of Modernity, Charles Taylor focuses on the key modern concept of self-fulfillment, ofte… read more
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17. As I Lay Dying
By: William Faulkner
3.72
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
As I Lay Dying is Faulkner’s harrowing account of the Bundren family’s odyssey across the Mississip… read more
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"vomiting the crying"-William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
"But peace is my heart: I know it is."-William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
"it's better to build a tight chicken coop than a shoddy courthouse."-William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
"sometimes i lose faith in human nature for a time; i am assailed by doubt."-William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying
18. Enemy of God (The Warlord Chronicles, #2)
By: Bernard Cornwell
4.41
Format: 397 pages, Paperback
The balance of King Arthur's unified kingdom is threatened by Merlin's quest for the last of Britai… read more
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"If you understand everything, then there is no room for magic."-Bernard Cornwell, Enemy of God (The Warlord Chronicles, #2)
"Lord Derfel, you do insult a man so very easily. What was it to be? My head in a pit dunged by slaves? What a paltry imagination you do have. Mine, I fear, sometimes seems excessive, even to me."-Bernard Cornwell, Enemy of God (The Warlord Chronicles, #2)
"Mas quando você tem ordem, você não precisa dos Deuses. Quando tudo está bem ordenado e disciplinado, nada é inesperado. Se você entende tudo, não resta espaço para a magia. Só quando está perdido, a…"-Bernard Cornwell, Enemy of God (The Warlord Chronicles, #2)
"But when you have order, you don't need Gods. When everything is well ordered and disciplined then nothing is unexpected. If you understand everything,' I said carefully, 'then there's no room left f…"-Bernard Cornwell, Enemy of God (The Warlord Chronicles, #2)
19. The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
By: Bernard Cornwell
4.26
Format: 431 pages, Paperback
Uther, the High King, has died, leaving the infant Mordred as his only heir. His uncle, the loyal a… read more
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"I do understand that you can look into someone’s eyes,"-Bernard Cornwell, The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
"Mais tarde, muito mais tarde, aprendi que a alegria e o medo são exatamente a mesma coisa."-Bernard Cornwell, The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
"Dizem que este Deus (deus cristão) é do perdão. Melhor ofender um desses do que qualquer outro."-Bernard Cornwell, The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
"I don't believe he was as bad as you make him sound. Igraine protested. No, I think he was worse."-Bernard Cornwell, The Winter King (The Warlord Chronicles, #1)
20. Animal Liberation
By: Peter Singer
3.80
Format: 220 pages,
The Book That Started A Revolution Since its original publication in 1975, this groundbreaking work… read more
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21. Mythologies
By: Roland Barthes , Annette Lavers
4.17
Format: None pages, Paperback
"No denunciation without its proper instrument of close analysis," Roland Barthes wrote in his pref… read more
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22. High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America
By: Jessica B. Harris
4.15
Format: None pages,
Acclaimed cookbook author Jessica B. Harris has spent much of her life researching the food and foo… read more
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23. Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism
By: Vladimir Lenin
4.23
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
'Globalisation' is the buzzword of the 1990s. VI Lenin's Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitali… read more
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- history
- politics
- philosophy
- nonfiction
- sociology
"Crises of every kind — economic crises more frequently, but not only these — in their turn increase very considerably the tendency towards concentration and monopoly."-Vladimir Lenin, Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism
"At the basis of these swindles and manipulations lies socialised production; but the immense progress of humanity, which achieved this socialisation, goes to benefit the speculators."-Vladimir Lenin, Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism
"But suppose, for the sake of argument, free competition, without any sort of monopoly, would develop capitalism trade more rapidly. Is it not a fact that the more rapidly trade and capitalism develop…"-Vladimir Lenin, Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism
"As long as capitalism remains what it is, surplus capital will never be utilised for the purpose of raising the standard of living of the masses in a given country, for this would mean a decline in p…"-Vladimir Lenin, Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism
24. Waterland
By: Graham Swift
3.87
Format: 272 pages, Unknown Binding
Set in the bleak Fen Country of East Anglia, and spanning some 240 years in the lives of its haunte… read more
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25. Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)
By: Terry Goodkind
4.12
Format: 836 pages, Mass Market Paperback
In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in … read more
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"Bags!"-Terry Goodkind, Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)
"I am who I am; no more, no less."-Terry Goodkind, Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)
"I wish people had half the honor of dragons."-Terry Goodkind, Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)
"We all can be no more, or less, than who we are."-Terry Goodkind, Wizard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1)
26. The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America
By: Thomas King
4.65
Format: None pages, ebook
WINNER of the 2014 RBC Taylor Prize The Inconvenient Indianis at once a "history" and the complete … read more
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27. The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative
By: Thomas King
4.06
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"Stories are wondrous things. And they are dangerous." In The Truth About Stories, Native novelist … read more
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28. Empire of the Sun (Empire of the Sun, #1)
By: J.G. Ballard
3.82
Format: 148 pages, Paperback
The classic, award-winning novel, made famous by Steven Spielberg's film, tells of a young boy's st… read more
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29. The Passenger (The Passenger #1)
By: Cormac McCarthy
3.58
Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition
1980, PASS CHRISTIAN, MISSISSIPPI: It is three in the morning when Bobby Western zips the jacket of… read more
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"All of history [is] a rehearsal for its own extinction."-Cormac McCarthy, The Passenger (The Passenger #1)
"...do you think if you died drunk you’d sober up before you met Jesus?"-Cormac McCarthy, The Passenger (The Passenger #1)
"The evil has no alternate plan. It is simply incapable of assuming failure"-Cormac McCarthy, The Passenger (The Passenger #1)
"She asked the girl what she wanted to be when she grew up and she said dead."-Cormac McCarthy, The Passenger (The Passenger #1)
30. Females
By: Andrea Long Chu
3.59
Format: 106 pages, Paperback
Everyone is female "When I say that everyone is female, I mean very simply that everyone wants to b… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
"Femaleness is a universal sex defined by self-negation, against which all politics, even feminist politics, rebels. Put more simply: Everyone is female, and everyone hates it."-Andrea Long Chu, Females
"Gender is not just the misogynistic expectations a female internalizes but also the process of internalizing itself, the self's gentle suicide in the name of someone else's desires, someone else's na…"-Andrea Long Chu, Females
31. Ayoade On Top
By: Richard Ayoade
3.84
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
At last, the definitive book about perhaps the best cabin crew dramedy ever filmed: View From the T… read more
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"We can't live in dreams any more that we can live in the clouds or under socialism."-Richard Ayoade, Ayoade On Top
"Because to be moved by something made by someone who has done something bad would mean that a bad person possesses the capacity to connect to us; that they haven't, somehow, forfeited their humanity."-Richard Ayoade, Ayoade On Top
"When I buy Finnegans Wake by James Joyce, the acquisitive part of me is buying it for the deluded part of me that thinks I’ll read it one day, while the archivist part of me keeps it on a shelf with …"-Richard Ayoade, Ayoade On Top
"This shadowy, depersonalised, frankly militaristic ‘they’ (why should I call the pilot ‘captain’ – I didn’t join his army) is what makes commercial air travel so Orwellian. Say you want to take a nap…"-Richard Ayoade, Ayoade On Top
