Erik's bookshelf: all en-US Sat, 10 May 2025 16:25:39 -0700 60 Erik's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life]]> 28257707 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062457738

In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.

For decades, we¡¯ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let¡¯s be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn¡¯t sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is¡ªa dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let¡¯s-all-feel-good mindset that has infected American society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.

Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited¡ª"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek.

There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.]]> 212 Mark Manson Erik 0 to-read 3.87 2016 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
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]]> La casa de Bernarda Alba 22995 El autor granadino contin¨²a en el camino de la experimentaci¨®n con temas, personajes y g¨¦neros de la tradici¨®n teatral, a los que presenta desde inusitadas perspectivas y filtra por el tamiz de unas modernas t¨¦cnicas expresivas deudoras de las m¨¢s renovadoras vanguardias del momento, junto con una profundizaci¨®n en las posibilidades connotativas de los s¨ªmbolos.]]> 96 Federico Garc¨ªa Lorca 1585101435 Erik 0 currently-reading 3.87 1930 La casa de Bernarda Alba
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]]> <![CDATA[Mord ist aller Laster Ende: K¨¹sten-Krimi (Oda Wagner, Christine Cordes, #2)]]> 7438525 256 Christiane Franke 3897057085 Erik 0 currently-reading 3.40 2010 Mord ist aller Laster Ende: K¨¹sten-Krimi (Oda Wagner, Christine Cordes, #2)
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]]> Die Hunde des Krieges 6016852 639 Frederick Forsyth 3492020704 Erik 4 3.79 1974 Die Hunde des Krieges
author: Frederick Forsyth
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rating: 4
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]]> Der Trafikant 16122118
Als sich Franz kurz darauf Hals ¨¹ber Kopf in die Variet¨¦t?nzerin Anezka verliebt und in eine tiefe Verunsicherung st¨¹rzt, sucht er bei Professor Freud Rat. Dabei stellt sich jedoch schnell heraus, dass dem weltbekannten Psychoanalytiker das weibliche Geschlecht ein mindestens ebenso gro?es R?tsel ist wie Franz. Ohnm?chtig f¨¹hlen sich beide auch angesichts der sich dramatisch zuspitzenden politisch-gesellschaftlichen Verh?ltnisse. Und schon bald werden sie und Anezka j?h vom Strudel der Ereignisse auseinandergerissen.]]> 256 Robert Seethaler 303695645X Erik 0 to-read 3.73 2012 Der Trafikant
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]]> <![CDATA[Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)]]> 61350389 Imagine you find yourself losing bits of time. Almost like a dream you only slightly remember. Envision yourself committing treason in that altered state.Having been drugged, hypnotized, and conditioned, Paul Remmich believes the Tariq'Allah organization is a force for good in the world. Delighted with his performance when stealing documents from the US, the underground Tariq'Allah once again deploy him on a new mission. The scheme is to abduct another man to increase their profits.Major Eric Miller is the target. He extends his military intelligence role and also accepts a position in the CIC, the counterintelligence corps.A temporary transfer to Cuba is both a training exercise and a hunt for AWOL soldiers. When Miller catches a glimpse of Remmich meeting with Iraqi cohorts in Havana, his suspicions are raised.The former soldier¡¯s longtime friend, Major Eric Miller, becomes suspicious when Remmich gets caught up in lies. Unbeknownst to Miller, he is the target to recruit. Although Remmich uses the same scheme used to overpower his friend¡¯s resistance, the outcome of Miller's abduction is unexpected and revealing.The Russians don¡¯t want to be left out of anything Tariq'Allah gets. They must verify Remmich¡¯s fulfillment of tasks.Can Miller escape their clutches, or is he destined to become another brainwashed mole for the Iraqi underground?Remmich and Miller are playing dangerous games. One of them must be stopped before they both are killed."He reached under his V-neck sweater to his shirt pocket and pulled out the pillbox. Two Rohypnol tablets dropped into the beer. He closed the box and looked around the bar to see if anyone was watching him"]]> 260 Karl Braungart Erik 0 to-read 4.31 Counter Identity (Remmich/Miller, #2)
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]]> Subterranean 98807
Over the rocks...Across the yawning caverns...beyond the black river...You are not alone. Into the darkness where breathtaking wonders await you-and terrors beyond imagining...Revelations that could change the world-things that should never be disturbed...At the bottom of the earth is the beginning. Keep moving toward a miracle that cannot be, toward a mystery older than time.]]> 410 James Rollins 0380792648 Erik 0 currently-reading 4.03 1999 Subterranean
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]]> False Memory 182425
No fan of Dean Koonts or of classical psychological suspense will want to miss this extraordinary novel of the human mind's capacity to torment - and destroy - itself.]]> 751 Dean Koontz 0553580221 Erik 0 to-read 3.90 1999 False Memory
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]]> Der Nachbar 1608364 416 Minette Walters 3442457157 Erik 0 to-read 3.53 2001 Der Nachbar
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]]> Der dritte Zwilling 967733 542 Ken Follett 3404129423 Erik 0 to-read 3.81 1996 Der dritte Zwilling
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]]> Selected Tales 71014 In 'The Fall of the House of Usher' and 'The Black Cat' he wrote the first and best tales of terror; with 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' and his fictional detective M. Dupin he invented the detective story; and tales such as 'MS. Found in a Bottle' and 'Von Kempelen and His Discovery' pioneered modern science-fiction.
As readers will discover, Poe possessed an unrivalled capacity to create atmosphere and suspense, and to probe the dark depths of the human psyche. All the stories in this volume push back the boundaries, making the improbable possible, the familiar terrifying and strange.]]> 406 Edgar Allan Poe 0140621164 Erik 0 to-read 4.20 Selected Tales
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]]> The People Next Door 58468791 Lana and Roman Wade have fled the city for a little corner of paradise, exchanging their flat with its unhappy memories for a small honey-coloured house among the rolling green hills of Oxfordshire. Their new home, set in a residential Close known as The Gardens, is their dream and their new neighbours are charming.
So why is Lana feeling so uneasy?

Lana and Roman may seem like an attractive, popular couple. But they are also a couple with a secret; a secret buried in the life they have left behind, a secret they have shared with no-one.

But their new neighbours - these charming, affluent men and women in the Gardens - have secrets of their own.
Terrible secrets; unimaginable secrets that include the apparently happy family who lived - and tragically died - in Lana and Roman's new home.

As Lana struggles to adjust to her new life in Paradise, she becomes convinced that her new neighbours are hiding something from her, something connected with the deaths of the family who lived in her house before she did, something that could put her own life in danger...

The People Next Door is a psychological thriller full of twists and turns, a murder mystery wrapped in a love story, and a love story wrapped in a murder mystery. It is about the secrets we all keep - and what we will do for love.
]]> 400 Tony Parsons 152912476X Erik 3 3.20 The People Next Door
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]]> 20th Century Boys 1 1308213 210 Naoki Urasawa 3899211529 Erik 0 to-read 4.41 2000 20th Century Boys 1
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]]> Berserk, Vol. 1 (Berserk, #1) 248871
Created by Kentaro Miura, Berserk is manga mayhem to the extreme¡ªviolent, horrifying, and mercilessly funny¡ªand the wellspring for the internationally popular anime series. Not for the squeamish or the easily offended, Berserk asks for no quarter¡ªand offers none!]]> 224 Kentaro Miura 1593070209 Erik 0 to-read 4.49 1990 Berserk, Vol. 1 (Berserk, #1)
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]]> The Inspector General 142262 The Inspector General skewers the stupidity, greed, and venality of Russian provincial officials. When it is announced that the Inspector General is coming to visit incognito, Anton, the chief of police, hastens to clean up the town before his arrival. Local officials scurry to hide evidence of bribe-taking and other misdeeds, setting the stage for the arrival from St. Petersburg of Ivan, a penurious gambler and rake who is promptly taken by the townspeople to be the dreaded Inspector General. Ivan, and his servant, Osip, soon take advantage of the situation with hilarious results. First performed in 1836, the play transcends regional and national boundaries to offer a biting, highly entertaining glimpse of universal human foibles and failings.
]]> 80 Nikolai Gogol 0486285006 Erik 0 to-read 4.03 1835 The Inspector General
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]]> <![CDATA[Diary of a Madman and Other Stories]]> 28382 This collection offers an excellent introduction to the author's works. Opening a door to his bizarre world of broad comedy, fantasy, and social commentary, the title story portrays a petty official's mental disintegration as he struggles for the attention of the woman he loves. Set during the repressive rule of Nicholas I, it satirizes the bureaucratic excesses of the era. Additional tales include "The Nevski Prospect," a portrayal of the feverish pace of St. Petersburg street life, and "The Portrait," a gripping depiction of a soul's perdition.]]> 84 Nikolai Gogol 0486452352 Erik 0 to-read 4.15 1835 Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
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]]> Dead Souls 28381 Dead Souls, Russia's first major novel, is one of the most unusual works of nineteenth-century fiction and a devastating satire on social hypocrisy.

In his introduction to this new translation, Robert A. Maguire discusses Gogol's life and literary career, his depiction of Russian society, and the language and narrative techniques employed in Dead Souls. This edition also includes a chronology, further reading, appendices, a glossary, map and notes.]]> 464 Nikolai Gogol 0140448071 Erik 0 to-read 3.99 1842 Dead Souls
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]]> The Overcoat 537094 57 Nikolai Gogol 1419176528 Erik 0 to-read 4.17 1842 The Overcoat
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]]> Kafka am Strand 836232 637 Haruki Murakami 3442733235 Erik 0 to-read 4.07 2002 Kafka am Strand
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]]> Traumnovelle 772548
Schnitzler beschreibt in dieser Novelle die scheinbar harmonische Ehe des Arztes Fridolin und seiner Frau Albertine. Unter der Oberfl?che werden beide von ungestillten erotischen Begierden und Tr?umen heimgesucht, die sich durch wechselseitige Entfremdung zu einer Ehekrise auswachsen.

Das Geheimnisvolle dieser Novelle r¨¹hrt von der Entdeckungsreise ins Selbst her, die Fridolin unternimmt, einen Abstieg in die Tiefen seiner eigenen Psyche, und den Ver?nderungen in den Beziehungen zwischen Menschen. Sie verk?rpert eine F¨¹lle von psychologischer Metaphorik und Symbolismus ¨C vermittelt aber den Protagonisten in der abschlie?enden Aussprache die Erkenntnis der Gef?hrdung ihrer Beziehung durch das Unbewusste und ihre Bew?ltigung.]]> 88 Arthur Schnitzler 359629410X Erik 0 to-read 3.68 1926 Traumnovelle
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]]> Factotum 497199
Charles Bukowski's posthumous legend continues to grow. Factotum is a masterfully vivid evocation of slow-paced, low-life urbanity and alcoholism, and an excellent introduction to the fictional world of Charles Bukowski.]]> 205 Charles Bukowski 0876852630 Erik 0 to-read 3.95 1975 Factotum
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]]> Meistererz?hlungen. 2198689
"In Cechov begegnete mir ein Geist, der mir au?erordentlich zusagte. Er war ein geformter Charakter; keine wilde Kraft wie Dostojewskij, die den Leser verbl¨¹fft, inspiriert, erschreckt und verwirrt, sondern ein Autor, mit dem man rasch vertraut wurde. Ich hatte den Eindruck, da? er besser als irgendein anderer das Geheimnis Ru?land aufdeckte. Er besa? gro?e Reichweite und eine unmittelbare Lebenskenntnis. Bei Cechov denkt man nicht daran, da? man Erz?hlungen liest. Es f?llt nichts geschickt Konstruiertes darin auf, und man w?re versucht zu glauben, da? jedermann sie schreiben k?nnte, wenn nicht die Tatsache best¨¹nde, da? es keinem gelingt. Der Autor geht von einem starken Gef¨¹hl aus und vermag es so in Worte zu fassen, da? es auf den Leser ¨¹bergreift. Man wird sein Mitarbeiter. Der abgedroschene Ausdruck "ein St¨¹ck Leben" l??t sich auf Cechovs Geschichten nicht anwenden; denn ein St¨¹ck ist ein abgetrennter Teil, und gerade diesen Eindruck gewinnt man beim Lesen nicht; jede seiner Erz?hlungen ist eine Szene, von der man wei?, da? sie weitergeht, obwohl man nur einen Ausschnitt davon sieht."
W. Somerset Maugham]]> 270 Anton Chekhov 3257217021 Erik 0 to-read 4.09 1966 Meistererz?hlungen.
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]]> Ein Held unserer Zeit 3737358

In der ersten Novelle entf¨¹hrt der verliebte Held die Tochter eines Tscherkessen-F¨¹rsten und gewinnt mit der Zeit ihre Zuneigung. Die ihn bald an?dende und von ihm vernachl?ssigte Bela f?llt in die H?nde eines Banditen und kommt ums Leben. In Taman st?rt Petschorin zuf?llig die Gesch?fte einer Gruppe von Schmugglern und bezahlt dies fast mit seinem Leben. Den gr?ssten Teil des Romans nimmt die Geschichte von Prinzessin Meri ein: In einem kaukasischen Kurort machen Petschorin und sein Freund, der Junker, einer jungen Prinzessin den Hof. W?hrend Petschorin nur mit den Gef¨¹hlen der Prinzessin spielt, verliebt sie sich leidenschaftlich in ihn und weist den Junker ab. Der Ausgestochene sinnt auf Rache und provoziert Petschorin; es kommt zum Duell, in dessen Verlauf der Junker von Petschorin get?tet wird. In Der Fatalist schiesst sich ein serbischer Offizier wegen einer Wette mit Petschorin mit einer (versagenden) Pistole in den Kopf, um zu zeigen, dass es ein vorherbestimmtes Schicksal gibt und dass seine Zeit noch nicht gekommen ist; keine Stunde sp?ter wird der Offizier durch Zufall von einem betrunkenen Soldaten niederges?belt.]]> 208 Mikhail Lermontov 3150009685 Erik 0 to-read 4.14 1839 Ein Held unserer Zeit
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]]> Ways of Going Home 15793552 Ways of Going Home begins with an earthquake, seen through the eyes of an unnamed nine-year-old boy. He lives in an undistinguished middle-class housing development in Maipu, a town in the suburbs of Santiago, Chile. When the neighbors camp out overnight, the protagonist gets his first glimpse of Claudia, an older girl who asks him to spy on her uncle Raul.

In the second section, the protagonist is the writer of the novel begun in the first section. His father is a man of few words who claims to be apolitical but who quietly sympathized¡ªto what degree, the author isn¡¯t sure¡ªwith the Pinochet regime. His reflections on the progress of the novel and on his own life¡ªwhich is strikingly similar to the life of his novel¡¯s protagonist¡ªexpose the raw suture of fiction and reality.

Ways of Going Home switches between author and character, past and present, reflecting with melancholy and rage on the history of a nation and on a generation born too late¡ªthe generation who, as the author-narrator puts it, learned to read and write while their parents became accomplices or victims. It is the most personal novel to date from Alejandro Zambra, the most important Chilean author since Roberto Bola?o.]]> 160 Alejandro Zambra 0374286647 Erik 0 to-read 3.86 2011 Ways of Going Home
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]]> Marathon Man 21796 236 William Goldman 0330247042 Erik 0 to-read 4.12 1974 Marathon Man
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]]> The Odessa File 149572 Odessa, a real-life fugitive known at the "Butcher of Riga", a young German journalist turned obsessed avenger...and ultimately, of a brilliant, ruthless plot to reestablish the worldwide power of SS mass murders and to carry out Hitler's chilling "Final Solution."]]> 334 Frederick Forsyth 0553271989 Erik 0 to-read 4.14 1972 The Odessa File
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]]> <![CDATA[Endgame 1944: How Stalin Won the War]]> 197812363
The year 1944 was the turning point of World War Two, and nowhere was this more evident than on the Eastern Front. For three years, following the onslaught of the German Army during Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, the Red Army had retreated and then eventually held, fighting to a stalemate while the Germans occupied and ravaged large parts of the Soviet Union and its republics. Finally, following the breaking of the German siege of Leningrad in January 1944, Stalin and his generals were able to consider striking back. In June, they launched Operation Bagration , during which more than two million Red Army soldiers began an offensive, pushing west. The results were almost immediate and devastating. Within three weeks, Army Group Centre, the core of the German Army, had lost 28 of its 32 divisions. The ending had begun.

Drawing on new sources-some previously untranslated-including accounts from ordinary soldiers and witnesses, Jonathan Dimbleby chronicles this decisive year in what was arguably the most crucial front in the war against Nazi Germany, a front extending 1200 miles. He covers the military, political, and diplomatic aspects in his trademark accessible and evocative style, illuminating the major conflicts as well as the roles played by deception, Partisan fighting, and the war within a war in Ukraine.

Endgame 1944 reveals how the Soviet victories enabled Stalin to dictate the terms of the post-war settlement, laying the foundations for the Cold War.]]> 640 Jonathan Dimbleby 0197765319 Erik 0 to-read 4.43 2024 Endgame 1944: How Stalin Won the War
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]]> The Eagle's Covenant 24893504 276 Michael Parker Erik 0 to-read 4.34 2007 The Eagle's Covenant
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]]> Woodcutters 92576
"Mr. Bernhard's portrait of a society in dissolution has a Scandinavian darkness reminiscent of Ibsen and Strindberg, but it is filtered through with a minimalist prose. . . . Woodcutters offers an unusually strange, intense, engrossing literary experience."¡ªMark Anderson, New York Times Book Review

"Musical, dramatic and set in Vienna, Woodcutters. . . .resembles a Strauss operetta with a libretto by Beckett."¡ªJoseph Costes, Chicago Tribune

"Thomas Bernhard, the great pessimist-rhapsodist of German literature . . . never compromises, never makes peace with life. . . . Only in the pure, fierce isolation of his art can he get justice."¡ªMichael Feingold, Village Voice

"In typical Bernhardian fashion the narrator is moved by hatred and affection for a society that he believes destroys the very artistic genius it purports to glorify. A superb translation."¡ªLibrary Journal]]> 188 Thomas Bernhard 0226043967 Erik 0 to-read 4.23 1984 Woodcutters
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]]> <![CDATA[Sansibar oder der letzte Grund]]> 1319826 159 Alfred Andersch 3257200552 Erik 3 3.50 1957 Sansibar oder der letzte Grund
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]]> The Catcher in the Rye 5107 It's Christmas time and Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from yet another school...

Fleeing the crooks at Pencey Prep, he pinballs around New York City seeking solace in fleeting encounters¡ªshooting the bull with strangers in dive hotels, wandering alone round Central Park, getting beaten up by pimps and cut down by erstwhile girlfriends. The city is beautiful and terrible, in all its neon loneliness and seedy glamour, its mingled sense of possibility and emptiness. Holden passes through it like a ghost, thinking always of his kid sister Phoebe, the only person who really understands him, and his determination to escape the phonies and find a life of true meaning.

The Catcher in the Rye is an all-time classic in coming-of-age literature- an elegy to teenage alienation, capturing the deeply human need for connection and the bewildering sense of loss as we leave childhood behind.

J.D. Salinger's (1919¨C2010) classic novel of teenage angst and rebellion was first published in 1951. The novel was included on Time's 2005 list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923. It was named by Modern Library and its readers as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. It has been frequently challenged in the court for its liberal use of profanity and portrayal of sexuality and in the 1950's and 60's it was the novel that every teenage boy wants to read.]]> 277 J.D. Salinger 0316769177 Erik 0 to-read 3.81 1951 The Catcher in the Rye
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]]> Animal Farm 170448 Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.

A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned ¨Ca razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.
When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell¡¯s masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.]]> 141 George Orwell 0451526341 Erik 0 to-read 4.07 1945 Animal Farm
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]]> Ficciones 426504 Ficciones demonstrate the whirlwind of Borges's genius and mirror the precision and potency of his intellect and inventiveness, his piercing irony, his skepticism, and his obsession with fantasy. Borges sends us on a journey into a compelling, bizarre, and profoundly resonant realm; we enter the fearful sphere of Pascal's abyss, the surreal and literal labyrinth of books, and the iconography of eternal return. To enter the worlds in Ficciones is to enter the mind of Jorge Luis Borges, wherein lies Heaven, Hell, and everything else in between.

Part One: The Garden of Forking Paths
Prologue
Tl?n, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius (1940)
The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim (1936, not included in the 1941 edition)
Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote (1939)
The Circular Ruins (1940)
The Lottery in Babylon (1941)
An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain (1941)
The Library of Babel (1941)
The Garden of Forking Paths (1941)
Part Two: Artifices
Prologue
Funes the Memorious (1942)
The Form of the Sword (1942)
Theme of the Traitor and the Hero (1944)
Death and the Compass (1942)
The Secret Miracle (1943)
Three Versions of Judas (1944)
The End (1953, 2nd edition only)
The Sect of the Phoenix (1952, 2nd edition only)
The South (1953, 2nd edition only)]]> 174 Jorge Luis Borges 0802130305 Erik 0 to-read 4.46 1944 Ficciones
author: Jorge Luis Borges
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]]> The Loser 92570
One of Bernhard's most acclaimed novels, The Loser centers on a fictional relationship between piano virtuoso Glenn Gould and two of his fellow students who feel compelled to renounce their musical ambitions in the face of Gould's incomparable genius. One commits suicide, while the other¡ªthe obsessive, witty, and self-mocking narrator¡ªhas retreated into obscurity. Written as a monologue in one remarkable unbroken paragraph, The Loser is a brilliant meditation on success, failure, genius, and fame.]]> 208 Thomas Bernhard 1400077540 Erik 0 to-read 4.10 1983 The Loser
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name: Erik
average rating: 4.10
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]]> El pistolero del r¨ªo 121920683 0 Jos¨¦ Mallorqu¨ª 8424203089 Erik 3 3.00 El pistolero del r¨ªo
author: Jos¨¦ Mallorqu¨ª
name: Erik
average rating: 3.00
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]]> Spinner 32981720 328 Benedict Wells 3257243847 Erik 0 to-read 3.83 2009 Spinner
author: Benedict Wells
name: Erik
average rating: 3.83
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]]> El cuarto de atr¨¢s 420260 182 Carmen Mart¨ªn Gaite 8423311015 Erik 2 3.52 El cuarto de atr¨¢s
author: Carmen Mart¨ªn Gaite
name: Erik
average rating: 3.52
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]]> <![CDATA[Self Help: This Is Your Chance to Change Your Life]]> 210595437 #1 New York Times best-selling author Gabrielle Bernstein charts a path to healing that can literally change your life¡ªa simple, powerful method informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy.

Are you ready to unlock the greatest resource of your life? Gabby Bernstein has written the ultimate self-help guide, offering a revolutionary practice to radically shift your core beliefs and connect you to an infallible inner guidance system: the energy of Self within you.

In this groundbreaking book, Gabby demystifies the power of Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy, taking its life-changing teachings out of the therapist¡¯s office and into your everyday life. You¡¯ll discover how extreme patterns like addiction, rage, pleasing, or constant self-judgment often develop as ways to suppress old feelings of inadequacy, shame, or fear. Once you bring these patterns into the light and care for them, healing happens swiftly.

True to her gift, Gabby has translated the principles of IFS into a relatable, step-by-step practice. Sharing her signature wisdom, her calm presence, and her own lived experience, she guides you through a simple 4-step process to help you compassionately care for yourself, resolve inner conflicts, and transform your self perception. As you learn to approach your own behaviors, thoughts, and beliefs with curiosity, love, and understanding, you¡¯ll start to see yourself through the lens of self-compassion, clearing space for miraculous shifts.

In Self Help, you¡¯ll discover:

? Gabby¡¯s 4-step ¡°Check In¡± process to transform the patterns that have held you back
? Relatable, practical tools that fit into your actual life¨Cinstead of hours of contemplation
? Lasting relief from the negative stories you¡¯ve been playing on repeat
? A practice you can apply anywhere, anytime, to connect with Self energy for instant relief

Self Help is the culmination of Gabby Bernstein¡¯s extensive experience as a motivational speaker, spiritual leader, and best-selling author. Her unique approach, rooted in love, compassion, and authenticity, has resonated with millions of readers worldwide. In these pages, Gabby empowers you to become your own inner healer. This is your chance to change your life.]]> 240 Gabrielle Bernstein 1401976662 Erik 0 to-read 3.89 2024 Self Help: This Is Your Chance to Change Your Life
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]]> Black Fire 89073278
For fans of Robert Ludlum and Lee Child, BLACK FIRE is a ¡°tour de force of explosive action¡± that takes the reader on an epic, breathtaking adventure from the exotic Indian Ocean island of Mauritius to the remote interior of South Africa and across Europe into the towering mountains of Central Asia, and introduces a riveting new hero to cheer along with Reacher and Bourne ¡ª Tommy Black.]]> 517 William Kely McClung Erik 0 to-read 4.29 2023 Black Fire
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name: Erik
average rating: 4.29
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]]> HUNTER¡ÁHUNTER 39 221079352 Yoshihiro Togashi Erik 0 to-read 4.38 HUNTER¡ÁHUNTER 39
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]]> <![CDATA[Hunter x Hunter 38: ½Y³É [Hunter x Hunter 38: Kessei]]]> 216760767 208 Yoshihiro Togashi 4088842790 Erik 0 to-read 4.39 2024 Hunter x Hunter 38: ½Y³É [Hunter x Hunter 38: Kessei]
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]]> HUNTER¡ÁHUNTER 37 42140168 208 Yoshihiro Togashi 4088833651 Erik 0 to-read 4.20 2022 HUNTER¡ÁHUNTER 37
author: Yoshihiro Togashi
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]]> <![CDATA[HUNTER¡ÁHUNTER 36 (Hunter x Hunter, #36)]]> 38261963 208 Yoshihiro Togashi 4088816404 Erik 0 to-read 4.27 2018 HUNTER¡ÁHUNTER 36 (Hunter x Hunter, #36)
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]]> <![CDATA[HUNTER¡ÁHUNTER 35 (Hunter x Hunter, #35)]]> 37752263 208 Yoshihiro Togashi 408881455X Erik 0 to-read 4.26 2018 HUNTER¡ÁHUNTER 35 (Hunter x Hunter, #35)
author: Yoshihiro Togashi
name: Erik
average rating: 4.26
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]]> ¥Ï¥ó¥¿©`£ø¥Ï¥ó¥¿©`34 35122986 208 Yoshihiro Togashi 4088812484 Erik 0 to-read 4.53 2017 ¥Ï¥ó¥¿©`£ø¥Ï¥ó¥¿©`34
author: Yoshihiro Togashi
name: Erik
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]]> <![CDATA[Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 33 (Hunter x Hunter, #33)]]> 23174005 Hunters.

THREATS
The journey to the Dark Continent begins! Chairman Netero¡¯s son Beyond has a dream to explore the dangerous land of the Dark Continent. Many have made trips there and almost everyone has disappeared or died! But he¡¯s not alone in his desire to explore this strange land¡ªthe Hunter Association has their own plan. And where are Gon and his friends in all this mess?]]> 208 Yoshihiro Togashi 1421592649 Erik 0 to-read 4.31 2016 Hunter x Hunter, Vol. 33 (Hunter x Hunter, #33)
author: Yoshihiro Togashi
name: Erik
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2016
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens (Harry Potter, #2)]]> 165225 Alternate Cover Edition of ISBN 9783551551689

Endlich wieder Schule!! Einen solchen Seufzer kann nur der aussto?en, dessen Ferien scheu?lich und die Erinnerungen an das vergangene Schuljahr wunderbar waren: Harry Potter.
Doch wie im Vorjahr stehen nicht nur Zaubertrankunterricht und Verwandlung auf dem Programm. Ein grauenhaftes Etwas treibt sein Unwesen in den Gem?uern der Schule - ein Ungeheuer, f¨¹r das niemand, nicht einmal der m?chtigste Zauberer, eine Erkl?rung findet. Wird Harry mit Hilfe seiner Freunde Ron und Hermine das R?tsel l?sen und Hogwarts aus der Umklammerung durch die dunklen M?chte befreien k?nnen?]]> 352 J.K. Rowling Erik 4 4.53 1998 Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens (Harry Potter, #2)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Erik
average rating: 4.53
book published: 1998
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter und die Heiligt¨¹mer des Todes (Harry Potter, #7)]]> 1213811
Mit Ron und Hermine an seiner Seite und einem magischen Zelt im Gep?ck begibt sich Harry auf eine gef?hrliche Reise, quer durch das ganze Land. Als die drei dabei auf die r?tselhaften Heiligt¨¹mer des Todes sto?en, muss Harry sich entscheiden. Soll er dieser Spur folgen?

Doch er ahnt schon jetzt: Welche Wahl er auch trifft - am Ende des Weges wird der Dunkle Lord auf ihn warten...]]> 767 J.K. Rowling 3551577773 Erik 4 4.73 2007 Harry Potter und die Heiligt¨¹mer des Todes (Harry Potter, #7)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Erik
average rating: 4.73
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter Und der Halbblutprinz]]> 139123822 0 J.K. Rowling Erik 5 4.63 Harry Potter Und der Halbblutprinz
author: J.K. Rowling
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]]> <![CDATA[The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable]]> 242472
A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan; so was 9/11. For Nassim Nicholas Taleb, black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives.

Why do we not acknowledge the phenomenon of black swans until after they occur? Part of the answer, according to Taleb, is that humans are hardwired to learn specifics when they should be focused on generalities. We concentrate on things we already know and time and time again fail to take into consideration what we don¡¯t know. We are, therefore, unable to truly estimate opportunities, too vulnerable to the impulse to simplify, narrate, and categorize, and not open enough to rewarding those who can imagine the ¡°impossible.¡±

For years, Taleb has studied how we fool ourselves into thinking we know more than we actually do. We restrict our thinking to the irrelevant and inconsequential, while large events continue to surprise us and shape our world. In this revelatory book, Taleb will change the way you look at the world, and this second edition features a new philosophical and empirical essay, ¡°On Robustness and Fragility,¡± which offers tools to navigate and exploit a Black Swan world.

Taleb is a vastly entertaining writer, with wit, irreverence, and unusual stories to tell. He has a polymathic command of subjects ranging from cognitive science to business to probability theory. Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications, The Black Swan is a landmark book¡ªitself a black swan.]]> 480 Nassim Nicholas Taleb 1400063515 Erik 0 to-read 3.96 2007 The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
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]]> Die ?konomie von Gut und B?se 13518322 448 Tom¨¢? Sedl¨¢?ek 3446428232 Erik 0 to-read 3.84 2009 Die ?konomie von Gut und B?se
author: Tom¨¢? Sedl¨¢?ek
name: Erik
average rating: 3.84
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]]> <![CDATA[Die 4-Stunden-Woche: Mehr Zeit, mehr Geld, mehr Leben]]> 3732845 0 Timothy Ferriss 3430200512 Erik 3 3.51 2007 Die 4-Stunden-Woche: Mehr Zeit, mehr Geld, mehr Leben
author: Timothy Ferriss
name: Erik
average rating: 3.51
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Old Man Who Read Love Stories]]> 762211 144 Luis Sep¨²lveda 0156002728 Erik 0 to-read 4.03 1988 The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
author: Luis Sep¨²lveda
name: Erik
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1988
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]]> <![CDATA[Cinco cerditos (Hercule Poirot, #25)]]> 531862 296 Agatha Christie 8478713433 Erik 0 to-read 3.95 1942 Cinco cerditos (Hercule Poirot, #25)
author: Agatha Christie
name: Erik
average rating: 3.95
book published: 1942
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]]> <![CDATA[Los Ultimos Romanticos - Primary Source Edition (Spanish Edition)]]> 121931692 326 P¨ªo Baroja 129347262X Erik 0 to-read 3.00 1906 Los Ultimos Romanticos - Primary Source Edition (Spanish Edition)
author: P¨ªo Baroja
name: Erik
average rating: 3.00
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]]> Oi Que Pronunciaba MI Nombre 101316289
Here amid the grandeur of British Columbia stands the village of Kingcome, a place of salmon runs and ancient totems - a village so steeped in time that, according to Kwakiutl legend, it was founded by two brothers left on earth after the great flood. Yet in this Eden of such natural beauty and richness, the old culture of totems and potlaches is under attack - slowly being replaced by a new culture of prefab houses and alcoholism. Into this world, where an entire generation of young people has become disenchanted and alienated from their heritage, Craven introduces Mark Brian, a young vicar sent to the small isolated parish by his church.

This is Mark's journey of discovery - a journey that will teach him about life, death, and the transforming power of love. It is a journey that will resonate in the mind of readers long after the book is done.
]]> Margaret Craven 8473860209 Erik 0 to-read 0.0 1967 Oi Que Pronunciaba MI Nombre
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]]> <![CDATA[Los Vencidos: Los Indios Del Peru Frente A La Conquista Espa?ola (1530-1570)]]> 5644868 Spanish, French (translation) 408 Nathan Wachtel 8420621579 Erik 0 to-read 4.40 1971 Los Vencidos: Los Indios Del Peru Frente A La Conquista Espa?ola (1530-1570)
author: Nathan Wachtel
name: Erik
average rating: 4.40
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]]> Crime and Punishment 7144 671 Fyodor Dostoevsky Erik 0 to-read 4.26 1866 Crime and Punishment
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name: Erik
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1866
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]]> Cien a?os de soledad 370523 "Muchos a?os despu¨¦s, frente al pelot¨®n de fusilamiento, el coronel Aureliano Buend¨ªa hab¨ªa de recordar aquella tarde remota en que su padre lo llev¨® a conocer el hielo". Con estas palabras empieza una novela ya legendaria en los anales de la literatura universal, una de las aventuras literarias m¨¢s fascinantes de nuestro siglo. Millones de ejemplares de Cien a?os de Soledad le¨ªdos en todas las lenguas y el premio Nobel de Literatura coronando una obra que se hab¨ªa abierto paso "boca a boca".

La Real Academia Espa?ola y la Asociaci¨®n de Academias de la Lengua Espa?ola presentan Cien a?os de soledad, una edici¨®n popular conmemorativa cuyo texto ha revisado el propio Gabriel Garc¨ªa M¨¢rquez. A pesar del esmero con que el propio escritor corrigi¨® las pruebas de la primera edici¨®n (Sudamericana, 1967), se deslizaron en ella indeseadas erratas y expresiones dudosas que editores sucesivos han tratado de resolver con mejor o peor fortuna. Un estudio comparativo detallado de cada caso ha permitido ahora presentar una propuesta razonada al propio autor, que ha querido revisar las pruebas de imprenta completas, enriqueciendo as¨ª esta edici¨®n con su trabajo de depuraci¨®n y fijaci¨®n del texto.

]]> 609 Gabriel Garc¨ªa M¨¢rquez 8420471836 Erik 0 to-read 4.43 1967 Cien a?os de soledad
author: Gabriel Garc¨ªa M¨¢rquez
name: Erik
average rating: 4.43
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]]> Un taxi malva 59942908 272 Michel D¨¦on 8473862635 Erik 0 to-read 2.50 1973 Un taxi malva
author: Michel D¨¦on
name: Erik
average rating: 2.50
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]]> Las tragedias grotescas 12039907 La actitud ambiciosa de Clementina desestabilizar¨¢ el matrimonio, pues los ideales vitales de ambos son casi antag¨®nicos. Desesperado por salvar la situaci¨®n, don Fausto, convencido republicano, acabar¨¢ aceptando una distinci¨®n otorgada por la reina Isabel II, lo que forzar¨¢ la p¨¦rdida de estima por parte de sus camaradas repbulicanos de Par¨ªs.
Mientras tanto, el clima pol¨ªtico de la capital termina por estallar. El a?o en el que transcurre la novela es el 1871, el de la Comuna de Par¨ªs.]]> 162 P¨ªo Baroja 8423904717 Erik 0 to-read 3.90 1907 Las tragedias grotescas
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name: Erik
average rating: 3.90
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]]> La terrible noche del zoo 25835974 ]]> 125 Jean Ray 8433400363 Erik 0 to-read 3.25 1937 La terrible noche del zoo
author: Jean Ray
name: Erik
average rating: 3.25
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]]> <![CDATA[El Contrabandista de Pajaros (Premio de novela ciudad de Maribella 1972)]]> 15479217 260 Antonio Burgos 847175049X Erik 0 to-read 4.14 El Contrabandista de Pajaros (Premio de novela ciudad de Maribella 1972)
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]]> El atracador de mujeres 16233954
He preys on women, waiting in the darkness¡­then comes from behind, attacks them, and snatches their purses. He tells them not to scream and as they¡¯re on the ground, reeling with pain and fear, he bows and nonchalantly says, ¡°Clifford thanks you, madam.¡± But when he puts one victim in the hospital and the next in the morgue, the detectives of the 87th Precinct are not amused and will stop at nothing to bring him to justice.

Dashing young patrolman Bert Kling is always there to help a friend. And when a friend¡¯s sister-in-law is the mugger¡¯s murder victim, Bert¡¯s personal reasons to find the maniacal killer soon become a burning obsession¡­and it could easily get him killed.]]> 224 Ed McBain 8490063745 Erik 0 to-read 3.52 1956 El atracador de mujeres
author: Ed McBain
name: Erik
average rating: 3.52
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]]> 1984 61439040
Alternate cover edition can be found here.]]> 368 George Orwell 0452284236 Erik 0 to-read 4.21 1949 1984
author: George Orwell
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]]> Der Idiot 836168 912 Fyodor Dostoevsky 3596135109 Erik 0 to-read 4.09 1869 Der Idiot
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name: Erik
average rating: 4.09
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]]> <![CDATA[Absolution (Southern Reach, #4)]]> 210367505 TOP SECRET: A clear and present threat exists. Open-ended. Existential. Confirmation via uncanny op. Nature of same: Unknown. Initiating entity: Unknown. Priority: High.

Ten years after the publication of Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance ¨C award winners and international bestsellers all, the first the basis for a now-classic film ¨C Jeff VanderMeer brings us back for a surprise fourth and final foray into Area X.

Absolution opens decades before Area X forms, with a science expedition whose mysterious end suggests terrifying consequences for the future ¨C and marks the Forgotten Coast as a high-priority area of interest for Central, the shadowy government agency responsible for monitoring extraordinary threats.

Many years later, the Forgotten Coast files wind up in the hands of a washed-up Central operative known as Old Jim. He starts pulling a thread that reveals a long and troubling record of government agents meddling with forces they clearly cannot comprehend. Soon, Old Jim is back out in the field, grappling with personal demons and now partnered with an unproven young agent, the two of them tasked with solving what may be an unsolvable mystery. With every turn, the stakes get higher: Central agents are being liquidated by an unknown rogue entity and Old Jim¡¯s life is on the line.

Old Jim¡¯s investigation culminates in the first Central expedition into what has now been labeled Area X. A border has come down, and a full team ¨C well trained but eccentric ¨C has been assembled to find Area X¡¯s ¡°off switch¡± somewhere in the volatile, dangerous terrain that has mysteriously defied all attempts to be explored, mapped, or controlled. A landscape that, one way or another, seems to consume all who enter it.

Sweeping in scope and rich with ideas, iconic characters, and unpredictable adventure, Absolution converges the past, present, and future in terrifying, ecstatic, and mind-bending ways. It is the final word on one of the most provocative and popular speculative fiction series of our time.]]> 441 Jeff VanderMeer 0374616590 Erik 0 to-read 3.60 2024 Absolution (Southern Reach, #4)
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]]> The Ministry of Time 199798179 A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to change it all: Welcome to The Ministry of Time, the exhilarating debut novel by Kaliane Bradley.

In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she¡¯ll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering ¡°expats¡± from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible¡ªfor the body, but also for the fabric of space-time.

She is tasked with working as a ¡°bridge¡±: living with, assisting, and monitoring the expat known as ¡°1847¡± or Commander Graham Gore. As far as history is concerned, Commander Gore died on Sir John Franklin¡¯s doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic, so he¡¯s a little disoriented to be living with an unmarried woman who regularly shows her calves, surrounded by outlandish concepts such as ¡°washing machines,¡± ¡°Spotify,¡± and ¡°the collapse of the British Empire.¡± But with an appetite for discovery, a seven-a-day cigarette habit, and the support of a charming and chaotic cast of fellow expats, he soon adjusts.

Over the next year, what the bridge initially thought would be, at best, a horrifically uncomfortable roommate dynamic, evolves into something much deeper. By the time the true shape of the Ministry¡¯s project comes to light, the bridge has fallen haphazardly, fervently in love, with consequences she never could have imagined. Forced to confront the choices that brought them together, the bridge must finally reckon with how¡ªand whether she believes¡ªwhat she does next can change the future.

An exquisitely original and feverishly fun fusion of genres and ideas, The Ministry of Time asks: What does it mean to defy history, when history is living in your house? Kaliane Bradley¡¯s answer is a blazing, unforgettable testament to what we owe each other in a changing world.]]> 339 Kaliane Bradley 1668045141 Erik 0 to-read 3.54 2024 The Ministry of Time
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]]> <![CDATA[Der letzte Kampf (Die Chroniken von Narnia, #7)]]> 1707877 160 C.S. Lewis 3870678283 Erik 2 3.61 1956 Der letzte Kampf (Die Chroniken von Narnia, #7)
author: C.S. Lewis
name: Erik
average rating: 3.61
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rating: 2
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]]> Tschick 9397145 Mutter in der Entzugsklinik, Vater mit Assistentin auf Gesch?ftsreise: Maik Klingenberg wird die gro?en Ferien allein am Pool der elterlichen Villa verbringen. Doch dann kreuzt Tschick auf. Tschick, eigentlich Andrej Tschichatschow, kommt aus einem der Asi-Hochh?user in Hellersdorf, hat es von der F?rderschule irgendwie bis aufs Gymnasium geschafft und wirkt doch nicht gerade wie das Musterbeispiel der Integration. Au?erdem hat er einen geklauten Wagen zur Hand. Und damit beginnt eine unvergessliche Reise ohne Karte und Kompass durch die sommergl¨¹hende deutsche Provinz.]]> 254 Wolfgang Herrndorf 3871347108 Erik 3 3.53 2010 Tschick
author: Wolfgang Herrndorf
name: Erik
average rating: 3.53
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]]> Die Physiker 452220 Dies ist eine alternative Coverausgabe f¨¹r ISBN 9783257230475

M?bius, ein umworbener weil genialer Physiker, will eine gef?hrliche Verstrickung von Wissenschaft und Politik verhindern und t?uscht darum vor, geisteskrank zu sein, damit er in einer Klinik verschwinden und die gew¨¹nschte Kooperation (oder Kollaboration) mit der Macht boykottieren kann. Aber der gesch¨¹tzte Raum ist nicht dicht: Zwei Grossm?chte haben Agenten in die Klinik eingeschleust, auch diese t?uschen Krankheiten vor. Der Fluchtort ist zur Falle geworden.]]> 95 Friedrich D¨¹rrenmatt Erik 3 3.89 1962 Die Physiker
author: Friedrich D¨¹rrenmatt
name: Erik
average rating: 3.89
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rating: 3
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]]> Krabat 472626 296 Otfried Preu?ler 3522144104 Erik 5 3.89 1971 Krabat
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]]> Un pacto con el Diablo 25819923
From one of the world's most popular authors comes a classic thriller involving an elusive, brilliant terrorist-turned-hero.
Ten years after the hijacking of a seagoing barge carrying one hundred million pounds in gold bullion, the President of the United States receives information about its whereabouts and its cargo--riches that are to be used to finance an Irish civil war. The task to stop the players and their deadly game falls to Sean Dillon, once-feared IRA enforcer, now working for British Intelligence.]]> 250 Jack Higgins 8408040588 Erik 4 3.53 1996 Un pacto con el Diablo
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]]> Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo 1337448 367 Christiane V. Felscherinow 3453162897 Erik 4 4.36 1978 Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo
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average rating: 4.36
book published: 1978
rating: 4
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]]> Sommerhaus, sp?ter 1931534 Novel in German. 187 Judith Hermann 3596147700 Erik 3 3.64 1998 Sommerhaus, sp?ter
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average rating: 3.64
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]]> The Boys from Brazil 99894
Why has Mengele marked a number of harmless aging men for murder? What is the hidden link that binds them? What interest can they possibly hold for their killers: six former SS men dispatched from South America by the most wanted Nazi still alive, the notorious "Angel of Death"? One man alone must answer these questions and stop the killings ¡ª Lieberman, himself aging and thought by some to be losing his grip on reality.]]> 213 Ira Levin 0394402677 Erik 4 4.07 1976 The Boys from Brazil
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average rating: 4.07
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]]> The Alchemist 18144590 The Alchemist has become a modern classic, selling millions of copies around the world and transforming the lives of countless readers across generations.

Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different¡ªand far more satisfying¡ªthan he ever imagined. Santiago's journey teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, recognizing opportunity and learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, most importantly, following our dreams.]]> 182 Paulo Coelho 0062315005 Erik 4 4.01 1988 The Alchemist
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average rating: 4.01
book published: 1988
rating: 4
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]]> El ¨¢rbol de la ciencia 276859 255 P¨ªo Baroja 8420658804 Erik 2 3.66 1911 El ¨¢rbol de la ciencia
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average rating: 3.66
book published: 1911
rating: 2
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