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In praise of idleness, and other essays

In Praise of Idleness
ByBertrand Russell

    1935 • 23 Readers • 174 pages • 4.3

    Girl with Curious Hair

    Girl with Curious Hair
    ByDavid Foster Wallace

      1989 • 27 Readers • 373 pages • 3.4

      When You Are Engulfed in Flames

      When You Are Engulfed in Flames
      ByDavid Sedaris

        2008 • 205 Readers • 323 pages • 4

        The cider house rules

        The Cider House Rules
        ByJohn Irving

          1985 • 143 Readers • 578 pages • 4.1

          Urville

          Urville
          ByGilles Tréhin

            2004 • 1 Reader • 188 pages

            Brave New World Revisited

            Brave New World Revisited
            ByAldous Huxley

              1958 • 27 Readers • 176 pages • 4.1

              The Botany of Desire

              The Botany of Desire
              ByMichael Pollan

                2001 • 119 Readers • 304 pages • 4

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                Фейсбук - милиардери по неволя

                Фейсбук - милиардери по неволя

                  A People's History of the United States

                  A People's History of the United States
                  ByHoward Zinn,Kathy Emery,+1 more

                    1980 • 377 Readers • 642 pages • 4.3

                    The History of Western Philosophy

                    #1-3 of 1 in A History of Western Philosophy

                    A History of Western Philosophy
                    ByBertrand Russell

                      1945 • 142 Readers • 895 pages • 4.2

                      The Impressionist

                      The Impressionist
                      ByHari Kunzru

                        2002 • 13 Readers • 465 pages • 4

                        Self-Reliance and Other Essays

                        Self-Reliance and Other Essays
                        ByRalph Waldo Emerson

                          1844 • 70 Readers • 117 pages • 3.9

                          One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

                          One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
                          ByKen Kesey

                            1962 • 760 Readers • 336 pages • 4.1

                            Damned

                            #1 of 2 in Damned

                            Damned
                            ByChuck Palahniuk

                              2011 • 3 Readers • 248 pages • 4

                              Infinite Jest

                              Infinite Jest
                              ByDavid Foster Wallace

                                1996 • 689 Readers • 1,079 pages • 4.2

                                The Perennial Philosophy

                                The Perennial Philosophy
                                ByAldous Huxley

                                  1945 • 29 Readers • 343 pages

                                  Maps and Legends

                                  Maps and Legends
                                  ByMichael Chabon

                                    2008 • 13 Readers • 260 pages • 4

                                    The Alchemist

                                    The Alchemist
                                    ByPaulo Coelho

                                      1988 • 1,805 Readers • 181 pages • 3.5

                                      Zen in the Art of Archery

                                      Zen in the Art of Archery
                                      ByEugen Herrigel,R.F.C. Hull(Translator)

                                        1948 • 35 Readers • 81 pages • 3.8

                                        Naked

                                        Naked
                                        ByDavid Sedaris

                                          1997 • 190 Readers • 3 pages • 4.2

                                          Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction

                                          Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour: An Introduction
                                          ByJ. D. Salinger

                                            1955 • 46 Readers • 224 pages • 3.9

                                            The Picture of Dorian Grey

                                            The Picture of Dorian Grey
                                            ByOscar Wilde

                                              1890 • 369 Readers • 186 pages • 4.1

                                              Das Kainsmal

                                              Rant
                                              ByChuck Palahniuk,Werner Schmitz(Translator)

                                                2007 • 96 Readers • 350 pages • 3.7

                                                Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream

                                                Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
                                                ByHunter S. Thompson

                                                  1971 • 423 Readers • 206 pages • 4

                                                  One Hundred Years of Solitude

                                                  One Hundred Years of Solitude
                                                  ByGabriel Garcia Marquez

                                                    2014 • 18 Readers • 433 pages

                                                    Culinary Intelligence: The Art of Eating Healthy

                                                    Culinary Intelligence: The Art of Eating Healthy
                                                    ByPeter Kaminsky

                                                      2012 • 1 Reader • 274 pages

                                                      You're a Horrible Person, But I Like You: The Believer Book of Advice

                                                      Believer Books of Advice

                                                      You're a Horrible Person, But I Like You: The Believer Book of Advice
                                                      ByEric Spitznagel(Editor),David Cross(Introduction)

                                                        2010 • 6 Readers • 224 pages • 4

                                                        Into the Wild

                                                        Into the Wild
                                                        ByJon Krakauer,Christopher Johnson McCandless

                                                          571 Readers • 3.9

                                                          Meditations

                                                          The Essential Marcus Aurelius
                                                          ByMarcus Aurelius,Martin Hammond(Translator)

                                                            -180 • 784 Readers • 254 pages • 4.2

                                                            Summerland

                                                            Summerland
                                                            ByMichael Chabon

                                                              2002 • 24 Readers • 500 pages • 3.7

                                                              A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories

                                                              A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories
                                                              ByFlannery O'Connor

                                                                1949 • 100 Readers • 252 pages • 4.3

                                                                Utopia

                                                                Utopia
                                                                ByThomas More

                                                                  2004 • 129 Readers • 3.2

                                                                  The Metamorphosis

                                                                  The Metamorphosis
                                                                  ByFranz Kafka,David Wyllie(Translator)

                                                                    1915 • 249 Readers • 106 pages • 3.9

                                                                    Walden

                                                                    Walden
                                                                    ByHenry David Thoreau

                                                                      1849 • 429 Readers • 538 pages • 3.7

                                                                      How should a person be?

                                                                      How should a person be?
                                                                      BySheila Heti

                                                                        2012 • 53 Readers • 290 pages • 3.2

                                                                        Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

                                                                        Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
                                                                        ByJonathan Safran Foer

                                                                          2005 • 373 Readers • 326 pages • 4

                                                                          Bunch of Amateurs: A Search for the American Character

                                                                          Bunch of Amateurs: A Search for the American Character
                                                                          ByJack Hitt

                                                                            2012 • 1 Reader • 290 pages

                                                                            The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories

                                                                            The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories
                                                                            ByTobias Wolff

                                                                              1994 • 580 pages

                                                                              The Best American Sports Writing of the Century

                                                                              The Best American Sports Writing of the Century
                                                                              ByDavid Halberstam(Editor),Glenn Stout(Series Editor)

                                                                                1994 • 1 Reader • 762 pages

                                                                                The invention of brownstone Brooklyn : gentrification and the search for authenticity in postwar New York

                                                                                The invention of brownstone Brooklyn : gentrification and the search for authenticity in postwar New York
                                                                                BySuleiman Osman

                                                                                  2011 • 4 Readers • 360 pages • 3.5

                                                                                  The Gospel of Inclusion: Reaching Beyond Religious Fundamentalism to the True Love of God and Self

                                                                                  The Gospel of Inclusion: Reaching Beyond Religious Fundamentalism to the True Love of God and Self
                                                                                  ByCarlton D. Pearson

                                                                                    2007 • 1 Reader • 23 pages

                                                                                    The Yiddish Policemen's Union

                                                                                    The Yiddish Policemen's Union
                                                                                    ByMichael Chabon

                                                                                      2007 • 200 Readers • 414 pages • 3.6

                                                                                      US Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76

                                                                                      US Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76
                                                                                      ByU.S. Department of Defense

                                                                                        1970 • 4 Readers • 285 pages • 4

                                                                                        What Is the What

                                                                                        What Is the What
                                                                                        ByDave Eggers

                                                                                          2006 • 86 Readers • 475 pages • 4.2

                                                                                          Tess of the D'Urbervilles

                                                                                          Tess of the D'Urbervilles
                                                                                          ByThomas Hardy

                                                                                            1891 • 325 Readers • 360 pages • 3.7

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                                                                                            The Gay Talese Reader

                                                                                            The Gay Talese Reader: Portraits and Encounters
                                                                                            ByGay Talese

                                                                                              2003 • 1 Reader

                                                                                              The Children of Men

                                                                                              The Children of Men
                                                                                              ByP.D. James

                                                                                                1992 • 143 Readers • 3.3

                                                                                                The Diving Bell And The Butterfly

                                                                                                The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
                                                                                                ByJean-Dominique Bauby,Jeremy Leggatt(Translator)

                                                                                                  1997 • 96 Readers • 139 pages • 3.8

                                                                                                  Animal Farm / 1984

                                                                                                  Animal Farm / 1984
                                                                                                  ByGeorge Orwell

                                                                                                    1945 • 200 Readers • 385 pages • 4.3

                                                                                                    The Corrections

                                                                                                    The Corrections
                                                                                                    ByJonathan Franzen

                                                                                                      2001 • 249 Readers • 662 pages • 3.9

                                                                                                      Franny and Zooey

                                                                                                      Franny and Zooey
                                                                                                      ByJ. D. Salinger

                                                                                                        1957 • 289 Readers • 208 pages • 3.8

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                                                                                                        The Elements of Style

                                                                                                        The Elements of Style
                                                                                                        ByWilliam Strunk Jr., E.B. White

                                                                                                          1 Reader

                                                                                                          The Aeneid

                                                                                                          The Aeneid
                                                                                                          ByVirgil,Robert Fitzgerald(Translator)

                                                                                                            1990 • 170 Readers • 442 pages • 3.7

                                                                                                            Beowulf

                                                                                                            Beowulf
                                                                                                            BySeamus Heaney

                                                                                                              345 Readers • 2h 47m • 3.5

                                                                                                              The Plague

                                                                                                              The Plague
                                                                                                              ByAlbert Camus,Robin Buss(Translator)

                                                                                                                1942 • 540 Readers • 304 pages • 4

                                                                                                                Machine of Death

                                                                                                                #1 of 2 in Machine of Death

                                                                                                                Machine of Death
                                                                                                                ByJeff Stautz,James Foreman

                                                                                                                  2010 • 63 Readers • 452 pages • 3.9

                                                                                                                  Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son

                                                                                                                  Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son
                                                                                                                  ByMichael Chabon

                                                                                                                    2009 • 1 Reader • 341 pages • 3

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                                                                                                                    The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

                                                                                                                    The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

                                                                                                                      Icarus at the Edge of Time

                                                                                                                      Icarus at the Edge of Time
                                                                                                                      ByBrian Greene

                                                                                                                        2008 • 2 Readers • 33 pages

                                                                                                                        The American Presidency

                                                                                                                        The American Presidency
                                                                                                                        ByAlan Brinkley(Editor),Davis Dyer(Editor)

                                                                                                                          2004 • 1 Reader • 572 pages • 4

                                                                                                                          The Art of Fielding

                                                                                                                          The Art of Fielding
                                                                                                                          ByChad Harbach

                                                                                                                            2011 • 141 Readers • 528 pages • 4

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                                                                                                                            Southern Food

                                                                                                                            Southern Food: At Home, on the Road, in History
                                                                                                                            ByJohn Egerton

                                                                                                                              1987 • 1 Reader

                                                                                                                              Nine Stories

                                                                                                                              Nine Stories
                                                                                                                              ByJ. D. Salinger

                                                                                                                                143 Readers • 4

                                                                                                                                Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain

                                                                                                                                Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
                                                                                                                                ByOliver Sacks

                                                                                                                                  2007 • 116 Readers • 400 pages • 3.8

                                                                                                                                  Whiter Shades of Pale: The Stuff White People Like, Coast to Coast, from Seattle's Sweaters to Maine's Microbrews

                                                                                                                                  Whiter Shades of Pale: The Stuff White People Like, Coast to Coast, from Seattle's Sweaters to Maine's Microbrews
                                                                                                                                  ByChristian Lander

                                                                                                                                    2010 • 2 Readers

                                                                                                                                    Everything Is Illuminated

                                                                                                                                    Everything Is Illuminated
                                                                                                                                    ByJonathan Safran Foer

                                                                                                                                      2002 • 237 Readers • 398 pages • 3.9