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Three Poems: Host and Guest / Aluda Ketelauri / The Snake-Eater by Vazha-Pshavela
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVazha Pshavela (1861-1915) is considered one of the great poets in the fifteen-centuried Georgian literature. The three poems represented in the book are the most distinguished works of the poet... -
![Hellados by Nodar Dumbadze]()
Hellados by Nodar Dumbadze
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHellados von Nodar Dumbadze erzählt über die Geschichte von zwei Teenagern aus Abchasien – Djemal und Ianguli. Als Djemal von Tiflis nach Suchumi zur Verwandtschaft umzieht, wird er mit dem Häuptling des Stadtviertels, dem griechischen Jungen Ianguli, konfrontiert. Ihre Beziehung, die am Anfang voll von Brüskierungen war, entwickelt sich langsam zur starken Freundschaft... -
![Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera: A Reader's Guide by Thomas Fahy]()
Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Love in the Time of Cholera: A Reader's Guide by Thomas Fahy
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels. The aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years from The Remains of the Day to White Teeth... -
![თეთრი ბაირაღები by Nodar Dumbadze]()
თეთრი ბაირაღები by Nodar Dumbadze
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsსტუდენტ ზაზა ნაკაშიძეს, ჩხუბში მონაწილეობისთვის დააპატიმრებენ, უდანაშაულობის დამტკიცების იმედი არა აქვს. ციხის საკანში სხვადასხვა ეროვნებისა და მრწამსის დამნაშავეები შეყრილან. დროს განვლილ ცხოვრებაზე და დანაშაულის ჩადენის მიზეზებზე კამათში კლავენ. ქურდის, მკვლელის, სახელმწიფო ქონების გამფლანგველის, ყველაზე საშიში ბოროტმოქმედის სულშიც კი შეიძლება სათუთი გრძნობები იმალებოდეს... -
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![Sharpe's Company by Bernard Cornwell]()
Sharpe's Company by Bernard Cornwell
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsTo stem the Napoleonic tide, Sharpe must capture a fortress—where his wife and infant daughter are trapped—while protecting himself from a fellow officer determined to destroy him... -
![Highways to a War by Christopher J. Koch]()
Highways to a War by Christopher J. Koch
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn a riveting new novel of wartime Cambodia and Vietnam--part thriller, part mystery, part heroic epic--the author of The Year of Living Dangerously offers the story of a likeable, brave, but ultimately mysterious war photographer who has disappeared into the jungles of Cambodia... -
![Lost Lady of Laramie by Robert Vaughan]()
Lost Lady of Laramie by Robert Vaughan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA wife abandoned to the savage Sioux...a bold young beauty fights against two worlds of powerful men in search of love and fulfillment... -
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Company K by William March
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStemming directly from the author's experiences with the US Marines in France during World War I, this book consists of 113 sketches, or chapters, tracing the fictional Company K's war exploits and providing an emotional history of the men of the company that extends beyond the boundaries of the war itself... -
![Sharpe's Revenge by Bernard Cornwell]()
Sharpe's Revenge by Bernard Cornwell
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIt is 1814. After a long and exhausting series of battles the British and Spanish armies are pushing into south-western France from Spain. Rumours abound that Napoleon has surrendered, been murdered, or fled. But before the French are finally defeated, and Sharpe can lay down his sword, one of the bloodiest confl icts of the war must be fought: the battle for the city of Toulouse... -
![The Collected Poems by Sergei Yesenin]()
The Collected Poems by Sergei Yesenin
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"Preserving in English the immortal spirit and rhyme of the great Russian genius."Biographical notes on Esenin and Isadora Duncan precede each vol. and some chapters.Includes several color reproductions of landscape paintings by Isaac Levitan mounted on pages with captions, and other photos, including a portrait photo of Esenin and his wife Isadora Duncan, American dancer (v. 2, p. [7])... -
![Starring Miss Marple: A Murder is Announced / The Body in the Library / Murder With Mirrors by Agatha Christie]()
Starring Miss Marple: A Murder is Announced / The Body in the Library / Murder With Mirrors by Agatha Christie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA collection of three Miss Marple novels by the inimitable Agatha Christie. It contains the following stories:1. "The Body in the Library,"2. "A Murder is Announced," and3. "Murder With Mirrors" (full title: "They Do It with Mirrors").Librarian's note: this entry is for the collection< "Starring Miss Marple... -
![The Complete Poems of Heinrich Heine by Heinrich Heine]()
The Complete Poems of Heinrich Heine by Heinrich Heine
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible... -
![Selected Poems by Paul Verlaine]()
Selected Poems by Paul Verlaine
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPoems selected from Verlaine's first six books of verse are presented in the original French as well as in English... -
![García Márquez: Crónica de una muerte anunciada by Stephen M. Hart]()
García Márquez: Crónica de una muerte anunciada by Stephen M. Hart
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEsta Novela se basa en un hecho histórico acontecido en la tierra natal del autor. Sin embargo, en García Márquez la dialéctica entre realidad y mito es tan fecunda que eleva el hecho a categoría de metáfora universal sobre la condición humana... -
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![Better Times Than These by Winston Groom]()
Better Times Than These by Winston Groom
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn extraordinary first novel, hailed as one of the great, authentic novels of the Vietnam War, from the bestselling author of Forrest Gump. 1966: Billy Kahn finds himself Executive Officer of Bravo Company, responsible for leading over 100 young men into combat--and drawn into an impassable moral quagmire that could mean his downfall . . . or his redemption... -
![Through Russian Snows: A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow by G.A. Henty]()
Through Russian Snows: A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow by G.A. Henty
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHenty gives us two brothers as heroes, Frank and Julian Wyatt from Weymouth. Julian, through some fault of his own, is carried to France by smugglers and ends up in a French prison. Given the opportunity to fight for France in Germany, Julian agrees and is off to the invasion of Russia...Categorized as:
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![The Triumph Of Death by Gabriele d'Annunzio]()
The Triumph Of Death by Gabriele d'Annunzio
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process... -
![O Bobo by Alexandre Herculano]()
O Bobo by Alexandre Herculano
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“O Bobo” is a historical novel by Alexandre Herculano, first published in 1843. The story takes place in the year 1128, days before the battle of S. Mamede. The novels shows the contemporary plots and strategies used by both armies, as well as the reason for the hatred that D. Afonso Henriques has for Count Peres de Trava, his mother's lover...Categorized as:
classics military historical-fiction fiction romantic-love war historical violent-conflict -
![The Civil War, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox by Shelby Foote]()
The Civil War, Vol. 3: Red River to Appomattox by Shelby Foote
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA narrative history of the American Civil War, which covers not only the battles and the troop movements but also the social background that brought on the war and led, in the end, to the South's defeat...Categorized as:
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![Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America by Cody Keenan]()
Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America by Cody Keenan
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “At a time when the meaning of America is up for grabs, Cody Keenan’s new book chronicles ten days that tested us and ultimately showed us at our best. It’s a captivating story about what’s worth fighting for, an antidote to cynicism that will make you believe again... -
![How to Listen to and Understand Great Music by Robert Greenberg]()
How to Listen to and Understand Great Music by Robert Greenberg
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGreat music is a language unto its own, a means of communication of unmatched beauty and genius. And it has an undeniable power to move us in ways that enrich our lives - provided it is understood... -
![The Last Lion 2: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-40 by William Manchester]()
The Last Lion 2: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-40 by William Manchester
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe second volume of William Manchester's masterful account of Winston Churchill's life. Alone is the second volume of William Manchester's brilliant three-volume biography of Winston Churchill. In this volume, we witness the war within, before the colossal war to come... -
![The Second World War by Winston S. Churchill, John Keegan]()
The Second World War by Winston S. Churchill, John Keegan
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe definitive, Nobel Prize–winning history of World War II, universally acknowledged as a magnificent historical reconstruction and an enduring work of literature From Britain's darkest and finest hour to the great alliance and ultimate victory, the Second World War remains the most pivotal event of the twentieth century... -
![Brave Men by Ernie Pyle]()
Brave Men by Ernie Pyle
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEurope was in the throes of World War II, and when America joined the fighting, Ernie Pyle went along. Long before television beamed daily images of combat into our living rooms, Pyle’s on-the-spot reporting gave the American public a firsthand view of what war was like for the boys on the front... -
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![Those We Throw Away Are Diamonds: A Refugee's Search for Home by Mondiant Dogon, Jenna Krajeski]()
Those We Throw Away Are Diamonds: A Refugee's Search for Home by Mondiant Dogon, Jenna Krajeski
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • Named a Best Nonfiction Book of 2021 by Kirkus • A New York Times Book Review Paperback Row Selection • Shortlisted for the Moore Prize for Human Rights WritingA stunning and heartbreaking lens on the global refugee crisis, from a man who faced the very worst of humanity and survived to advocate for displaced people around the worldOne day when... -
![“Finest Hour” by Winston S. Churchill]()
“Finest Hour” by Winston S. Churchill
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis eBook reproduces British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s historic speech “Finest Hour,” delivered on June 18, 1940. The speech was dedicated to the heroism of Royal Air Force pilots defending England from the Luftwaffe during the critical Battle of Britain (July 10, 1940 to October 31, 1940)... -
![The Nazis Knew My Name: A Remarkable Story of Survival and Courage in Auschwitz-Birkenau by Magda Hellinger, Maya Lee]()
The Nazis Knew My Name: A Remarkable Story of Survival and Courage in Auschwitz-Birkenau by Magda Hellinger, Maya Lee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe “thought-provoking…must-read” (Ariana Neumann, author of When Time Stopped) memoir by a Holocaust survivor who saved an untold number of lives at Auschwitz through everyday acts of courage and kindness—in the vein of A Bookshop in Berlin and The Nazi Officer’s Wife... -
![D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches by Stephen E. Ambrose]()
D-Day, June 6, 1944: The Battle for the Normandy Beaches by Stephen E. Ambrose
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt is the young men born into the false prosperity of the 1920s and brought up in the bitter realities of the Depression of the 1930s that this book is about. The literature they read as youngsters was anti-war and cynical, portraying patriots as suckers, slackers and heroes. None of them wanted to be part of another war. They wanted to be throwing baseballs, not handgrenades; shooting... -
![The Gathering Storm by Winston S. Churchill]()
The Gathering Storm by Winston S. Churchill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWinston Churchill was not only a statesman and leader of historic proportions, he also possessed substantial literary talents. These two factors combine to make The Gathering Storm a unique work. The first volume of Churchill's memoirs, this selection is broken into two parts... -
![Moscow 1812: Napoleon's Fatal March by Adam Zamoyski]()
Moscow 1812: Napoleon's Fatal March by Adam Zamoyski
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNapoleon dominated nearly all of Europe by 1810, largely succeeding in his aim to reign over the civilized world. But Britain eluded him. To conquer the island nation, he needed Russia's Tsar Alexander's help. The Tsar refused, and Napoleon vowed to teach him a lesson by intimidation and force...
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