6 best-selling essays books like Thoughts by Edoardo Albinati, Giacomo Leopardi

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Thoughts

By: Edoardo Albinati , Giacomo Leopardi , None

3.99

Format: None pages, Paperback

Still unfinished at the time of his death, Thoughts,now in its first English translation, represent…

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1. Postmodernism or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism

By: Fredric Jameson , Stanley Fish , Stefano Velotti

4.00

Format: 438 pages, Paperback

Now in paperback, Fredric Jameson’s most wide-ranging work seeks to crystalize a definition of ”pos… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
"Insofar as the theorist wins, therefore, by constructing an increasingly closed and terrifying machine, to that very degree he loses, since the critical capacity of his work is thereby paralysed, and…"

-Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism

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2. The Society of the Spectacle

By: Donald Nicholson-Smith , Guy Debord

4.02

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative as Guy Debord's The … read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • essays
"Like lost children we live our unfinished adventures."

-Donald Nicholson-Smith, The Society of the Spectacle

"The more powerful the class, the more it claims not to exist."

-Donald Nicholson-Smith, The Society of the Spectacle

"La réalité du temps a été remplacée par la publicité du temps."

-Donald Nicholson-Smith, The Society of the Spectacle

"Spectacle is the sun that never sets over the empire of modern passivity"

-Donald Nicholson-Smith, The Society of the Spectacle

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3. Fragments

By: James Hillman , Heraclitus , Brooks Haxton

4.18

Format: 97 pages, Paperback

Fragments of wisdom from the ancient world In the sixth century b.c.—twenty-five hundred years b… read more

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  • poetry
  • classics
  • nonfiction
  • philosophy
"All is flux"

-James Hillman, Fragments

"Character is destiny"

-James Hillman, Fragments

"I went in search of myself."

-James Hillman, Fragments

"Man's character is his fate."

-James Hillman, Fragments

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4. Human, All Too Human

By: Friedrich Nietzsche , R.J. Hollingdale

3.77

Format: 52 pages, Paperback

This volume presents Nietzsche's remarkable collection of almost 1400 aphorisms in R. J. Hollingdal… read more

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  • philosophy
  • classics
  • nonfiction
  • essays
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5. Spinoza: Practical Philosophy

By: Gilles Deleuze , Robert Hurley

4.10

Format: 271 pages, Paperback

Spinoza's theoretical philosophy is one of the most radical attempts to construct a pure ontology, … read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
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6. Eppure cadiamo felici

By: Enrico Galiano

4.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Il suo nome esprime allegria, invece agli occhi degli altri Gioia non potrebbe essere piu diversa. … read more

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  • italian literature
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7. Il dialogo della salute e altri dialoghi

By: Sergio Campailla , Carlo Michelstaedter

4.16

Format: None pages, Paperback

Il dialogo della salute, scritto nella tradizione di Platone e di Leopardi, e il testo dove Michels… read more

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  • philosophy
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8. De Profundis and Other Writings

By: Oscar Wilde , Hesketh Pearson

4.37

Format: None pages,

This collection contains, too, many examples of that humorous and epigrammatic genius which capture… read more

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  • poetry
  • classics
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • essays
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9. La giornata d'uno scrutatore

By: Italo Calvino

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

<<I temi che tocco con La giornata d'uno scrutatore, quello dell'infelicita di natura, del dolore, … read more

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  • italy
  • classics
  • italian literature
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10. شهرزاد

By: توفيق الحكيم

3.98

Format: 350 pages,

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  • classics
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11. My Dilemma is You (My Dilemma is You, #1)

By: Cristina Chiperi

4.10

Format: 224 pages,

Christina Evans ha sedici anni, vive a Los Angeles e frequenta il terzo anno dell'high school. Tra … read more

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12. Six Characters in Search of an Author

By: Luigi Pirandello , Edward Storer

3.91

Format: 337 pages, Paperback

One of the major figures of modern theater, Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) wrote dramas and satires t… read more

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  • italy
  • classics
  • italian literature
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13. Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno

By: Italo Calvino

3.71

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Pubblicato nel 1947, Il sentiero dei nidi di ragno e il romanzo d'esordio di Italo Calvino. Protago… read more

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  • italy
  • classics
  • italian literature
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14. The Hunting Gun

By: Yasushi Inoue , Sadamichi Yokoö

4.25

Format: None pages, Paperback

Alternative cover edition . The Hunting Gun, set in the period immediately following WWII, follows… read more

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  • classics
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15. Thoughts

By: Edoardo Albinati , Giacomo Leopardi , None

3.99

Format: None pages, Paperback

Still unfinished at the time of his death, Thoughts,now in its first English translation, represent… read more

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  • italy
  • poetry
  • classics
  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • italian literature
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16. Canne al vento

By: Grazia Deledda , Angela Cerinotti

3.80

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Unica donna insignita dal Nobel nell'ambito della letteratura italiana e autrice di più di cinquant… read more

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  • italy
  • classics
  • italian literature
"...siamo proprio come le canne al vento, donna Ester mia. Ecco perché! Siamo canne, e la sorte è il vento."

-Grazia Deledda, Canne al vento

"Little by little they all gathered around him, entering through the cracks like moonbeams...[b]ut once the wind of misfortune blows, people disperse like little clouds around the moon when the wind b…"

-Grazia Deledda, Canne al vento

"The feast lasted nine days, the last three becoming a continuous circle dance accompanied by songs and music. Noemi always stayed on the belvedere among the banquet remains. ... No, she didn't dance,…"

-Grazia Deledda, Canne al vento

"Eccola dunque col pensiero laggiù. Le par d’essere ancora fanciulla, arrampicata sul belvedere del prete, in una sera di maggio. Una grande luna di rame sorge dal mare, e tutto il mondo pare d’oro e …"

-Grazia Deledda, Canne al vento

17. L'arte di essere fragili: Come Leopardi può salvarti la vita

By: Alessandro D'Avenia

3.79

Format: 704 pages,

"Esiste un metodo per la felicita duratura? Si puo imparare il faticoso mestiere di vivere giorno p… read more

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18. Thirst for Love

By: Yukio Mishima , Alfred H. Marks

4.57

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

In Thirst for Love, Japan's greatest modern writer created a portrait of sexual torment and corrosi… read more

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19. Caligula

By: Albert Camus , Pierre-Louis Rey

4.57

Format: 270 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Ange en quete d'absolu ? Monstre sanguinaire ? Avant la guerre, Albert Camus concoit Caligula, ains… read more

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20. Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis

By: Valerio Massimo Manfredi , Ugo Foscolo

3.41

Format: None pages, Paperback

Written as an epistolary monologue, Last Letters of Jacopo Ortisis a compelling portrayal of a trou… read more

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21. Aforismi

By: Oscar Wilde , Riccardo Reim , None

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

Nella vasta e varia produzione dell'autore irlandese piu amato - e insieme piu odiato - nell'Inghil… read more

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22. Journey to the End of the Night

By: Louis-Ferdinand Céline , Ralph Manheim , William T. Vollmann

4.19

Format: 453 pages, Paperback

Louis-Ferdinand Celine's revulsion and anger at what he considered the idiocy and hypocrisy of soci… read more

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  • philosophy
  • classics
"If you aren't rich you should always look useful."

-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night

"When you write, you should put your skin on the table."

-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night

"Sonuçta savaş dediğiniz şey, anlamadığınız ne varsa odur"

-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night

"Nearly all a poor bastard's desires are punishable by jail."

-Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Journey to the End of the Night

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23. Il cavaliere inesistente

By: Italo Calvino

3.83

Format: 126 pages, Paperback

Suor Teodora narra la storia di Agilulfo, cavaliere senza corpo, di cui vive solo l'armatura. Mentr… read more

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  • italy
  • classics
  • italian literature
"I ja także chcę tylko jednego: być kimś, kto wie, czego chce!"

-Italo Calvino, Il cavaliere inesistente

"[...] a życie to tylko tarzanie się między łóżkiem a trumną [...]"

-Italo Calvino, Il cavaliere inesistente

"Wojna to trochę rzeźnia, a trochę rutyna i nie ma co czepiać się zanadto szczegółów."

-Italo Calvino, Il cavaliere inesistente

"Jego [cesarza] zadanie to prowadzić tę wojnę, która w danej chwili się toczy, i co najwyżej pomyśleć jeszcze o następnej."

-Italo Calvino, Il cavaliere inesistente

24. Maxims

By: François de la Rochefoucauld , Leonard Tancock

3.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

The philosophy of La Rochefoucauld, which influenced French intellectuals as diverse as Voltaire an… read more

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25. La Locandiera

By: Carlo Goldoni , Guido Davico Bonino , None

3.95

Format: 473 pages, Paperback

Messa per la prima volta in scena sul palcoscenico del Teatro Sant'Angelo a Venezia nel 1753, La lo… read more

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26. Maxims and Reflections: Ricordi

By: None , None , None

4.33

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Translated by Mario Domandi, Introduction by Nicolai Rubinstein read more

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27. Novecento. Un monologo

By: Alessandro Baricco

3.37

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

Il Virginianera un piroscafo. Negli anni tra le due guerre faceva la spola tra Europa e America, co… read more

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28. Stai zitta e altre nove frasi che non vogliamo sentire più

By: Michela Murgia

4.25

Format: 128 pages, ebook

Di tutte le cose che le donne possono fare nel mondo, parlare è ancora considerata la più sovversiv… read more

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  • italy
  • nonfiction
  • essays
  • italian literature
"Volere è potere, dice il proverbio, ma alle donne si lascia credere che il loro potere sia invece quello di essere volute. È un inganno: desiderare ti rende soggetto attivo e ti educa a scegliere, in…"

-Michela Murgia, Stai zitta e altre nove frasi che non vogliamo sentire più

"Sapevano, come dobbiamo sapere noi, che il patriarcato è un sistema muscolare e rispetta solo ciò che teme. Per questo, per raggiungere quelli che oggi chiamiamo traguardi, migliaia di donne hanno pa…"

-Michela Murgia, Stai zitta e altre nove frasi che non vogliamo sentire più

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29. 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
  • nonfiction
  • essays
"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

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30. La favola di Amore e Psiche

By: Apuleius

3.88

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Comincia come ogni favola il racconto di Amore e Psiche, con un re e una regina e le loro tre figli… read more

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  • classics
  • italian literature
"Iam nil officiunt mihi nec ipsae nocturnae tenebrae: teneo te, meum lumen."

-Apuleius, La favola di Amore e Psiche

"I little esteeme to see your visage and figure, little doe I regard the night and darknesse thereof, for you are my only light."

-Apuleius, La favola di Amore e Psiche

"Night fell, and her husband came to bed, and as soon as they had finished kissing and embracing each other, he fell fast asleep. Psyche was not naturally either very strong or very brave, but the cru…"

-Apuleius, La favola di Amore e Psiche

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31. Felici contro il mondo

By: Enrico Galiano

4.34

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Gioia ha sempre pensato che ci fosse una parola per dare un senso a tutto. Dove quelle che conoscev… read more

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  • italian literature

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Transform Your Habits

Fragments

James Hillman , Heraclitus , Brooks Haxton

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Human, All Too Human

Friedrich Nietzsche , R.J. Hollingdale

3.77

Transform Your Habits

De Profundis and Other Writings

Oscar Wilde , Hesketh Pearson

4.37

Transform Your Habits

La giornata d'uno scrutatore

Italo Calvino

4.08

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Cuori di carta

Elisa Puricelli Guerra

3.77

Transform Your Habits

The Truth Untold: Are you scared of monsters? (Italian Edition)

Clarine Jay

4.40

Transform Your Habits

Due cuori in affitto

Felicia Kingsley

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Nel modo in cui cade la neve

Erin Doom

3.94

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