The Library of Humanity: The Most Influential Books of all Time
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The Histories
David Grene, one of the best known translators of the Greek classics, splendidly captures the peculiar quality of Herodotus, the father of history.
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Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, professor, and historian offers an expert guide to understanding the appeal of the strongman as a leader and an explanation for why authoritarianism is back with a m…
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Civil Disobedience
Resistance to Civil Government, called Civil Disobedience for short, is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published in 1849. In it, Thoreau argues that individu…
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Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future
From Yale professor and bestselling author of How Fascism Works, a searing confrontation with the authoritarian right’s efforts to annihilate public education, silence teachers, and use taxpayer money…
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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
Charles Darwin, whose 1859 masterpiece "On the Origin of Species" shook society to its core, would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow at the controversy over evolution still raging 150 years la…
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Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!
Surely You Can't Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980's comedy classic Airplane! by the legendary writers and directors of the hit film.
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The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, inspiring true stories as told to the greatest storyteller of our time, James Patterson.
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The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness
Epictetus was born into slavery about 55 C.E. in the eastern outreaches of the Roman Empire. Sold as a child and crippled from the beatings of his master, Epictetus was eventually freed, rising from h…
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Prometheus Bound
For readers accustomed to the relatively undramatic standard translations of Prometheus Bound , this version by James Scully, a poet and winner of the Lamont Poetry Prize, and C. John Herington, one o…
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Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
From the author of How Emotions Are Made , a captivating collection of short essays about your brain, in the tradition of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry and Seven Brief Lessons on Physics . …
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The Good Rat
Of course Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin recognized Burton Kaplan right away as the Mafia witness of the ages. Breslin comes from the same Queens streets as mob bosses John Gotti and Vito Genoves…
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Aesop’s Fables
The fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since they were first written down nearly two millennia ago. Aesop was reputedly a tongue-tied slave who m…
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The Greatest Story Ever Told—So Far: Why Are We Here?
Internationally renowned, award-winning theoretical physicist, New York Times bestselling author of A Universe from Nothing, and passionate advocate for reason, Lawrence Krauss tells the dramatic stor…
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The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
In his acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, American paleontologist Steve Brusatte enchanted readers with his definitive history of the dinosaurs. Now, picking up the narrative in …
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Gods of the Bible: A New Interpretation of the Bible Reveals the Oldest Secret in History
We have been taught that “God” possesses specific spiritual characteristics, including, omnipotence, omniscience, eternity, compassion, love and so forth.
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Eleven Numbers
An American mathematician’s assignment in Russia spirals into a high-stakes maze of shifting loyalties and intrigue in a propulsive short thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child.
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