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Judgment Day: Science of Discworld IV
The wizards of Unseen University are again called upon to defend their creation, Roundworld, this time in a courtroom--where its very existence hangs in the balance. The Omnians …
The Ugly Renaissance: Sex, Greed, Violence and Depravity in an Age of Beauty
The Ugly Renaissance is a delightfully debauched tour of the sordid, gritty reality behind some of the most celebrated artworks and cultural innovations of all time. Tourists today …
The Old Regime and the French Revolution
The most important contribution to our understanding of the French Revolution was written almost one hundred years ago by Alexis de Tocqueville.
Empire Signs
With this book, Barthes offers a broad-ranging meditation on the culture, society, art, literature, language, and iconography--in short, both the sign-oriented realities and …
Palace Walk
Palace Walk is the first novel in Nobel Prize-winner Naguib Mahfouz s magnificent Cairo Trilogy, an epic family saga of colonial Egypt that is considered his masterwork. The novels …
Palace of Desire
Palace of Desire is the second novel in Nobel Prize-winner Naguib Mahfouz's magnificent Cairo Trilogy, an epic family saga of colonial Egypt that is considered his masterwork. The …
The Crusader
An intricately woven tapestry of adventure, romance, courage, and evil, set in 1275, follows Brother Lucas, who is put in charge of driving the demons out of aristocrat Francisco …
The Annotated Persuasion
The Immortal Game: A History of Chess
A fresh, engaging look at how 32 carved pieces on a Chess board forever changed our understanding of war, art, science, and the human brain.Chess is the most enduring and universal …
In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
A thrillingly panoramic and incredibly timely account of the rise of Islam, from the acclaimed author of Rubicon and Persian Fire. The evolution of the Arab empire is one of the …
Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime
A military strategist presents an account of leadership in wartime that places particular emphasis on the tension between civil and military leadership, citing the examples of such …
A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Nonfiction
A collection of essays and other non fiction from Terry Pratchett, spanning the whole of his writing career from his early years to the present day. Terry Pratchett has earned a …