The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games
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The Male Gazed
Featuring deep dives into thirst traps, drag queens, Antonio Banderas, and telenovelas—all in the service of helping us reframe how we talk about (desiring) men—this insightful memoir-in-essays is as …
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Pedro Páramo
A classic of Mexican modern literature about a haunted village.
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As one enters Juan Rulfo's legendary novel, one follows a dusty road to a town of death. Time shifts from one consciousness to another in… -
The Oresteia: Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides
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In the Oresteia—the only trilogy in Greek drama which survives from antiquity—Aeschylus took as his subject the bloody c… -
Shadow State: Murder, Mayhem, and Russia's Attack on the West
A thrilling account of how Russia is waging a hidden war against America and the West, using espionage, corruption, fake news, and KGB-style murderMarch 2018. Two Russian assassins arrive in a provinc…
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How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future
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'Another masterpiece from one of my favorite authors . . . If you want a brief but thorough education in numeric thinking about many of the fundamental forces that sha… -
The Night House
From the internationally best-selling author, a twisted, multi-layered spin on the classic horror novel
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Beautiful Ruins
"The best novel of the year." — Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air
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A #1 New York Times bestseller, this “absolute masterpiece” (Richard Russo) is the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the It… -
Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs, #1)
The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel set during the Hundred Years' War.
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The Jungle Book (Jungle Book, #1)
'There is no harm in a man's cub.'
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Best known for the 'Mowgli' stories, Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book expertly interweaves myth, morals, adventure and powerful story-telling. Set in Central India, … -
Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City
An endlessly entertaining portrait of the city of Amsterdam and the ideas that make it unique, by the author of the acclaimed Island at the Center of the World
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The narrative drive of Stowe's classic novel is often overlooked in the heat of the controversies surrounding its anti-slavery sentiments. In fact, it is a compelling adventure story with richly drawn…
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The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World
Remarkably little is known about the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. So little, in fact, that scientists and philosophers have, for centuries, been obsessed with what has become known as the “eel que…
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The Bright Sword
A gifted young knight named Collum arrives at Camelot to compete for a spot on the Round Table, only to find he’s too late. The king died two weeks ago at the Battle of Camlann, leaving no heir, and o…
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Persian Fire: The First World Empire and the Battle for the West
In the fifth century BC, a global superpower was determined to bring truth and order to what it regarded as two terrorist states. The superpower was Persia, incomparably rich in ambition, gold and men…
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Roman Stories
Rome—metropolis and monument, suspended between past and future, multi-faceted and metaphysical—is the protagonist, not the setting, of these nine the first short story collection by the Pulitzer Priz…
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