Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization
By: Nicholson Baker
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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1. Democracy: The God That Failed
By: Hans-Hermann Hoppe
4.17
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
The core of this book is a systematic treatment of the historic transformation of the West from mon… read more
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"By compelling private land owners to subsidize ("protect") "endangered species" residing on their land through environmental legislation, there will be more and better-off animals, and fewer and wors…"-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy: The God That Failed
"if the power of government rests on the widespread acceptance of false indeed absurd and foolish ideas, then the only genuine protection is the systematic attack of these ideas and the propagation an…"-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy: The God That Failed
"Private property is as incompatible with democracy as it is with any other form of political rule. Rather than democracy, justice as well as economic efficiency require a pure and unrestricted privat…"-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy: The God That Failed
"More importantly, it must be made clear again that the idea of democracy is immoral as well as uneconomical. As for the moral status of majority rule, it must be pointed out that it allows for A and …"-Hans-Hermann Hoppe, Democracy: The God That Failed
2. Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings
By: André Maurois , Jorge Luis Borges , James E. Irby , Donald A. Yates
3.63
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Although his work has been restricted to the short story, the essay, and poetry, Jorge Luis Borges … read more
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3. A Star Called Henry
By: Roddy Doyle
4.11
Format: 96 pages,
Born at the beginning of the twentieth century, Henry Smart lives through the evolution of modern I… read more
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- war
4. The Closing of the American Mind
By: Allan Bloom
3.93
Format: 233 pages,
The Closing of the American Mind,a publishing phenomenon in hardcover, is now a paperback literary … read more
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5. The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom
By: James Burnham
4.31
Format: 305 pages, Paperback
This classic work of political theory and practice offers an account of the modern Machiavellians, … read more
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"There is no one force, no group, and no class that is the preserver of liberty. Liberty is preserved by those who are against the existing chief power. Oppositions which do not express genuine social…"-James Burnham, The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom
"Independence, the first condition of liberty, can be secured in the last analysis only by the armed strength of the citizenry itself, never by mercenaries or allies or money; consequently arms are th…"-James Burnham, The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom
"Formally, a new election for an office many be held every year or two. But, in practice, the moere fact that an invidual has held the office in the past is thought by him and by the members to give h…"-James Burnham, The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom
6. Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization
By: Nicholson Baker
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
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- world war ii
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- holocaust
7. The Ancient City: A Study of the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Greece and Rome
By: Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges , Willard Small
4.48
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
With this influential study, French historian Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges initiated a new approa… read more
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8. A Fan's Notes
By: Frederick Exley
3.13
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
This fictional memoir, the first of an autobiographical trilogy, traces a self professed failure's … read more
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9. The Charterhouse of Parma
By: Robert Andrew Parker , Richard Howard , Stendhal , Arthur Schurig
3.79
Format: 532 pages, Paperback
Richard Howard's exuberant and definitive rendition of Stendhal's stirring tale has brought about t… read more
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"Mutluluğu uzaklarda aramaya kalkmanın ne anlamı var, işte burada, elimin altında!"-Robert Andrew Parker, The Charterhouse of Parma
"Hay que confesar que había días en que la condesa no dirigía la palabra a nadie; era vista paseando bajo los altos castaños, hundida en sombríos ensueños; era demasiado inteligente para no sentir a v…"-Robert Andrew Parker, The Charterhouse of Parma
"Men siden året 1635, da Milano-provinsen ble underlagt spanjolene, disse tause, mistenksomme, hovmodige herrer som alltid fryktet opprør, hadde livsgleden vært borte. Folk tok etter herskernes livsfo…"-Robert Andrew Parker, The Charterhouse of Parma
"El lejano sonido de la campana de un pueblecito escondido bajo los árboles conmueve nuestra imaginación. Estos sones que las aguas transportan dulcificándolos adquieren un tinte de dulce melancolía y…"-Robert Andrew Parker, The Charterhouse of Parma
10. A Renegade History of the United States
By: None
3.59
Format: 83 pages, Hardcover
In this groundbreaking book, noted historian Thaddeus Russell tells a new and surprising story abou… read more
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11. The Origins of Totalitarianism
By: Hannah Arendt
3.37
Format: 245 pages, Paperback
Hannah Arendt's definitive work on totalitarianism and an essential component of any study of twent… read more
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12. The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion
By: Mircea Eliade , Willard R. Trask
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
In the classic text The Sacred and the Profane, famed historian of religion Mircea Eliade observes … read more
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13. Black Rednecks and White Liberals
By: Thomas Sowell
4.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
This book presents the kind of eye-opening insights into the history and culture of race for which … read more
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14. The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
By: Iain McGilchrist
4.35
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
In a book of unprecedented scope, Iain McGilchrist presents a fascinating exploration of the differ… read more
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- history
"We don't need a lot more quick fixes. We need a change in the paradigm."-Iain McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
"[C]hildren with right-brain deficit disorder ignore task obstacles, accept impossible challenges, make grossly inadequate efforts, and are stunned by the poor outcomes. These children act fearless be…"-Iain McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
"The left hemisphere prefers the impersonal to the personal, and that tendency would be in any case be instantiated in the fabric of a technologically driven and bureaucratically administered society.…"-Iain McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
"Believing is not to be reduced to thinking that such-and-such might be the case. It is not a weaker form of thinking, laced with doubt. Sometimes we speak like this: ‘I believe that the train leaves …"-Iain McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
15. Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il
By: Michael Malice
3.20
Format: None pages, Hardcover
No country is as misunderstood as North Korea, and no modern tyrant has remained more mysterious th… read more
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16. Tavistock Institute: Social Engineering the Masses
By: Daniel Estulin
3.56
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
The real story behind the Tavistock Institute and its network, from a popular conspiracy expert The… read more
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17. Young Adolf
By: Beryl Bainbridge
3.84
Format: None pages, Paperback
Young Adolf was published in 1978 and was Beryl Bainbridge's first and only historical novel until … read more
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18. Faces and Masks (Memory of Fire, #2)
By: Eduardo Galeano , Cedric Belfrage
3.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
A unique and epic history, Eduardo Galeano's Memory of Firetrilogy is an outstanding Latin American… read more
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19. The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality
By: Dalai Lama XIV
4.07
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Galileo, Copernicus, Newton, Niels Bohr, Einstein. Their insights shook our perception of who we ar… read more
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20. The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam
By: Douglas Murray
4.19
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
The Strange Death of Europeis a highly personal account of a continent and culture caught in the ac… read more
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21. On Power
By: Bertrand de Jouvenel
3.88
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
Documenting the process by which government and controlling majorities have grown increasingly powe… read more
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22. Modern Man in Search of a Soul
By: C.G. Jung
4.20
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
A provocative and enlightening look at spiritual unease and its contribution to the void in modern … read more
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"Is that which science calls the “psyche"-C.G. Jung, Modern Man in Search of a Soul
"Art has a way of anticipating future changes in man’s fundamental outlook."-C.G. Jung, Modern Man in Search of a Soul
"We cannot change anything unless we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate; it oppresses."-C.G. Jung, Modern Man in Search of a Soul
"Much of the evil in this world is due to the fact that man, in general, is hopelessly unconscious."-C.G. Jung, Modern Man in Search of a Soul
23. Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II
By: Evan Thomas
4.41
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A riveting, immersive account of the agonizing decision to use nuclear weapons against Japan--a cru… read more
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- world war ii
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24. The Novelist
By: Jordan Castro
3.41
Format: 196 pages, Hardcover
Brisk and shockingly witty, exuberantly scatological as well as deeply wise, The Novelist is a deli… read more
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25. Bronze Age Mindset
By: Bronze Age Pervert
3.84
Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition
Some say that this book, found in a safebox in the port area of Kowloon, was dictated, because Bron… read more
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"You idolize peasants. You look up to island savages living “at one with Nature,"-Bronze Age Pervert, Bronze Age Mindset
"Well as rare as beautiful bodies are, the mind in the same condition is even more rare. Let us strive, in our decrepit, cancerous and fetid world, for what is concrete and what we can try to attain. …"-Bronze Age Pervert, Bronze Age Mindset
"Animals walk around in a state of permanent religious intoxication. This is the natural condition of the mind and intellect, the moment-to-moment perception, of man as well. I heard some computer foo…"-Bronze Age Pervert, Bronze Age Mindset
26. The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics
By: Michael Malice
4.26
Format: 307 pages, Hardcover
The definitive firsthand account of the movement that permanently broke the American political cons… read more
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27. The White Pill: A Tale of Good and Evil
By: Michael Malice
4.49
Format: 371 pages, Kindle Edition
The Russian Revolution was as red as blood. The Bolsheviks promised that they were building a new s… read more
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28. Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs
By: Camilla Townsend
4.10
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In November 1519, Hernando Cortés walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingd… read more
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"Letters and diaries sometimes bring us close to grand moments or touching scenes in the history of Euro-Americans, but harkening back to the thoughts and feelings of the less powerful, we meet only s…"-Camilla Townsend, Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs
29. 1917: Lenin, Wilson, and the Birth of the New World Disorder
By: Arthur Herman
4.06
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
In 1917, Arthur Herman examines one crucial year and the two figures at its center who would set th… read more
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30. Mine Were of Trouble
By: Peter Kemp
4.33
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Spain, 1936. Escalating violence between left- and right-wing political factions boils over. Milita… read more
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31. Stalking the Atomic City: Life Among the Decadent and the Depraved of Chornobyl
By: Markiyan Kamysh
3.29
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Trainspotting meets A Field Guide to Getting Lost in this rare portrait of the dystopian reality th… read more
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- history
