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Μάργκινους Μόριους
by Στέλιος Χαλκίτης
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.57

Απρόσμενο δώρο η επαφή μου με τέτοιο κείμενο!Πρόκειται για ένα λογοτεχνικό βιβλίο "διαμάντι", που σε καλεί ξανά και ξανά να τυλιχτείς στις σελίδες του, γιατί κάθε φορά βαθαίνεις όλο και πιο πολύ...Ο συγγραφέας, γοητευτικός αφηγητής, προικισμένος μυθοπλάστης, ηθογράφος, ψυχογράφος, ψυχαναλυτής και κοινωνικός αναλυτής σε παίρνει μαζί του σ' ένα ταξίδι πρωτόγνωρο, συναρπαστικό, συνταρακτικό και μυστηριώδες...Μιλάει για τα παράξενα και την αδικία του κόσμου, για το σκληρό αγώνα της επιβίωσης, για την υποθήκη της ζωής, για το "ζωντανό πανεπιστήμιο των ανθρωπίνων αξιών" και "τα νοικιασμένα αισθήματα των ανθρώπων". Συναντάς στις σελίδες του τα σπουδαία παιδιά τού σήμερα, που αναγκάζονται να χαράξουν μόνα τους μονοπάτια, αφού οι μεγάλοι χρεοκοπήσαμε στις λεωφόρους της ευμάρειας και χάσαμε το δρόμο, μιλάει για τον αληθινό προορισμό του ανθρώπου και άλλα πολλά...Θέτει με μυθιστορηματική γραφή "βαθιά" νοήματα της ζωής, ωθώντας σε να ξεφύγεις από τις δεσμεύσεις και να αυτοπροσδιοριστείς, να αναζητήσεις τον εσώτατο εαυτό σου και εκεί να προσπαθήσεις να λύσεις τα προβλήματα της ζωής.Γραφή βαθύτατα πολιτική και έντονα ανθρωπιστική, με μια ματιά διεισδυτική και οξύτατη αντίληψη, σε προτρέπει να φέρεις στο φως τις κινητήριες δυνάμεις της ψυχής, σε μια αναδόμηση της προσωπικότητας και ανακοινωνικοποίηση της ζωής.Εξαιρετικό δείγμα συνειδησιακής γραφής, σου δημιουργεί την αίσθηση της βιωμένης εμπειρίας και σε καθιστά κοινωνό των εσωτερικών σκέψεων και συναισθημάτων των ηρώων, καθώς και μιας πρωτόγνωρης γνώσης. Η πετυχημένη αναλογία δράσεων και δραστηριοτήτων και ο πλούσιος αφηγηματικός χρόνος οδηγούν σε μια πλοκή μοναδική που κρατά αμείωτο το ενδιαφέρον.Λόγος πολυδιάστατα περιγραφικός, αποτυπώνει συνολικά την ατμόσφαιρα σε κάθε της λεπτομέρεια. Μια ατμόσφαιρα μυστηριώδης, που εντείνεται από τη σκηνοθεσία, την εικονοπλασία και τη συνύπαρξη δυνατών αντιθέσεων.Γλώσσα ώριμη, πλούσια, κομψή, ποιητική και τρυφερή αλλά και τόσο δυνατή ώστε να μπορεί να στήσει ακέραιο μπροστά στα μάτια σου τον κόσμο που περιγράφει, εκφραστική του βάθους, με συνδυασμούς λέξεων που εκπλήσσουν και αιφνιδιάζουν και σε κρατάει δέσμιο ως το τέλος... (Στέλλα Ν.Κυριακάκη-Χατζηγεωργίου, από την παρουσίαση στο οπισθόφυλλο του βιβλίου)
Leaving Las Vegas
by John  O'Brien
Genres: Fiction, Romance, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Contemporary, Classics
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.00

Leaving Las Vegas, the first novel by John O’Brien, is a disturbing and emotionally wrenching story of a woman who embraces life and a man who rejects it. Sera, a prostitute, and Ben, an alcoholic, stumble together and discover in each other a respite from their unforgiving lives. A testimony to the raw talent of its young author, Leaving Las Vegas is a compelling story of unconditional love between two disenfranchised and lost souls—an overlooked American classic.
Batman: Hush
by Jeph Loeb
Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Batman, Dc Comics, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.28

The complete critically acclaimed and best-selling tale is now available in one sensational volume.BATMAN: HUSH is a thrilling mystery of action, intrigue, and deception penned by Jeph Loeb (BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN) and illustrated by comics superstar Jim Lee (ALL STAR BATMAN & ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER) in which Batman sets out to discover the identity of a mysterious mastermind using the Joker, Riddler, Ra's al Ghul and the Dark Knight's other enemies - and allies - as pawns in a plan to wreak havoc.This volume collects Batman #609-619 as well as the 6-page segment from Wizard #0 and a 2-page origin story that originally appeared at dccomics.com.
Puslu Kıtalar Atlası
by İhsan Oktay Anar
Genres: Turkish Literature, Fiction, Turkish, Roman, Novels, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.51

Yeniçeriler kapıyı zorlarken Uzun İhsan Efendi hâlâ malûm konuyu düşünüyor, fakat işin içinden bir türlü çıkamıyordu…“Rendekâr doğru mu söylüyor? Düşünüyorum, öyleyse varım. Oldukça makûl. Fakat bundan tam tersi bir sonuç, varolmadığım, bir düş olduğum sonucu da çıkar: Düşünen bir adamı düşünüyorum. Düşündüğümü bildiğim için, ben varım. Düşündüğünü bildiğim için, düşlediğim bu adamın da varolduğunu biliyorum. Böylece o da benim kadar gerçek oluyor. Bundan sonrası çok daha hüzünlü bir sonuca varıyor. Düşündüğünü düşündüğüm bu adamın beni düşlediğini düşlüyorum. Öylese gerçek olan biri beni düşlüyor. O gerçek, ben ise bir düş oluyorum.”Kapı kırıldığında Uzun İhsan Efendi kitabı kapadı. Az sonra başına geleceklere aldırmadan kafasından şunları geçirdi:“Dünya bir düştür. Evet, dünya... Ah! Evet, dünya bir masaldır.”
La leyenda del Rey Errante
by Laura Gallego García
Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult, Adventure, Historical, Middle Grade
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.00

Cuenta la historia de Walid, un príncipe árabe que desea ser un gran poeta. Para ello, pide permiso a su padre para asistir al prestigioso certamen poético de Ukaz. Pero el rey le pone como condición que primero ha de demostrar que es el mejor poeta de su reino. Walid organiza su propio certamen de poesía pero, durante tres años consecutivos, le vence Hammad, un humilde tejedor de alfombras, pobre y analfabeto. Envidioso, Walid lo nombra historiador real y le impone una serie de tareas imposibles, como ordenar el enorme y caótico archivo de palacio o tejer una alfombra que contenga toda la historia de la humanidad. Pero…¿qué ocurriría si Hammad lograse tejer esa alfombra? La leyenda del Rey Errante es una historia de aventuras, en cuyas páginas encontramos reyes, bandidos, mercaderes, ladrones, tejedores de alfombras, príncipes, asesinos, poetas, beduinos y algún que otro djinn o genio del desierto. Pero, sobre todo, es la historia de alguien que cometió un error y hará todo lo posible por repararlo.
The Warded Man (The Demon Cycle, #1)
by Peter V. Brett
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Magic, Demons, Adventure
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.25

As darkness falls after sunset, the corelings rise—demons who possess supernatural powers and burn with a consuming hatred of humanity. For hundreds of years the demons have terrorized the night, slowly culling the human herd that shelters behind magical wards—symbols of power whose origins are lost in myth and whose protection is terrifyingly fragile. It was not always this way. Once, men and women battled the corelings on equal terms, but those days are gone. Night by night the demons grow stronger, while human numbers dwindle under their relentless assault. Now, with hope for the future fading, three young survivors of vicious demon attacks will dare the impossible, stepping beyond the crumbling safety of the wards to risk everything in a desperate quest to regain the secrets of the past. Together, they will stand against the night.
Raising Steam (Discworld, #40)
by Terry Pratchett
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Humor, Comedy, Audiobook, Science Fiction Fantasy, Steampunk
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.00

Change is in the air for Moist von Lipwig, swindler, con-man, and (naturally) head of the Royal Bank and Post Office.A steaming, clanging new invention – a steam locomotive named Iron Girder, to be precise – is drawing astonished crowds. Suddenly it’s a matter of national importance that the trains run on time.Moist does not enjoy hard work. His input at the bank and post office consists mainly of words, which are not that heavy. Or greasy. And it certainly doesn’t involve rickety bridges, runaway cheeses or a fat controller with knuckledusters.What Moist does enjoy is being alive, which may not be a perk of running the new railway. Because, of course, some people have OBJECTIONS, and they’ll go to extremes to stop locomotion in its tracks.
In Desert and Wilderness
by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Genres: Classics, Polish Literature, School, Fiction, Adventure, Childrens, Young Adult
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.40

In the tradition of Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island comes a Sienkiewicz novel for readers of all ages! This thrilling adventure saga and coming-of-age tale sets two young children, Stas Tarkowski, fourteen, and Nelly Rawlison, eight, within the reaches of Africa's desert storms, the ravages of hunger, and threatening jungles filled with vicious animals and warring tribes. Everything for the pair seemed comfortable and safe in Egypt. But when the children are separated from their fathers during a vacation along the Nile, they become pawns in a treacherous plot and are abducted by the vengeful followers of the Mahdi. Joined in their trek by two African children, Kali and Mea, and together with the aid of a faithful dog, Saba, and a mighty elephant, King, the unlikely troop makes its way through deep Africa while facing perilous situations that would render helpless even grown men and women. Throughout this enthralling novel, author Sienkiewicz paints the vivid scenery of what was then known as "the dark continent," a land filled with unknown peoples, primordial landscapes, tall and deep jungles, uncharted rivers and mountains. Political instability, then as now, could make entire regions impassable. In the 1880s one such crisis, a rebellion led by "the Mahdi," threatened to turn a large part of the continent into a hell of destruction and carnage. It is in such a background that Henryk Sienkiewicz, the master storyteller and winner of the 1905 Nobel Prize for literature, placed two European children - the heroes of this engaging tale. For Henryk Sienkiewicz, In Desert and Wilderness represented a final triumph; this was the last novel he would complete. Sienkiewicz, who had visited Africa in 1891, successfully recreates in the book the beauty he encountered amid the continent's entrancing landscape. Written over eighty years ago for a younger audience, but appealing to all ages, In Desert and Wilderness remains a literary treasure in Poland. Now the fine Max
Blue Labyrinth (Pendergast, #14)
by Douglas Preston
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Fiction, Suspense, Mystery Thriller, Crime, Audiobook
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.12

Special Agent Pendergast-one of the most original, compelling characters in all of contemporary fiction-returns in Preston and Child's new exhilarating novel Blue Labyrinth.A long-buried family secret has come back to haunt Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast...It begins with murder. One of Pendergast's most implacable, most feared enemies is found on his doorstep, dead. Pendergast has no idea who is responsible for the killing, or why the body was brought to his home. The mystery has all the hallmarks of the perfect crime, save for an enigmatic clue: a piece of turquoise lodged in the stomach of the deceased.The gem leads Pendergast to an abandoned mine on the shore of California's Salton Sea, which in turn propels him on a journey of discovery deep into his own family's sinister past. But Pendergast learns there is more at work than a ghastly episode of family history: he is being stalked by a subtle killer bent on vengeance over an ancient transgression. And he soon becomes caught in a wickedly clever plot, which leaves him stricken in mind and body, and propels him toward a reckoning beyond anything he could ever have imagined...
A Darkness At Sethanon (The Riftwar Saga, #4)
by Raymond E. Feist
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Magic, Adventure
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.19

A Darkness at Sethanon is the stunning climax to Raymond E. Feist's brilliant epic fantasy trilogy, the Riftwar Saga. Here be dragons and sorcery, swordplay, quests, pursuits, intrigues, stratagems, journeys to the darkest realms of the dead and titanic battles between the forces of good and darkest evil. Here is the final dramatic confrontation between Arutha and Murmandamus - and the perilous quest of Pug the magician and Tomas the warrior for Macros the Black. A Darkness at Sethanon is heroic fantasy of the highest excitement and on the grandest scale, a magnificent conclusion to one of the great fantasy sagas of our time.
Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
by Kim Malone Scott
Genres: Business, Leadership, Nonfiction, Management, Self Help, Personal Development, Audiobook
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.09

Now a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller"I raced through Radical Candor --It’s thrilling to learn a framework that shows how to be both a better boss and a better colleague. Radical Candor is packed with illuminating truths, insightful advice, and practical suggestions, all illustrated with engaging (and often funny) stories from Kim Scott’s own experiences at places like Apple, Google, and various start-ups. Indispensable." ― Gretchen Rubin author of New York Times bestseller The Happiness Project"Reading Radical Candor will help you build, lead, and inspire teams to do the best work of their lives. Kim Scott's insights--based on her experience, keen observational intelligence and analysis--will help you be a better leader and create a more effective organization." ― Sheryl Sandberg author of the New York Times bestseller Lean In"Kim Scott has a well-earned reputation as a kick-ass boss and a voice that CEOs take seriously. In this remarkable book, she draws on her extensive experience to provide clear and honest guidance on the fundamentals of leading others: how to give (and receive) feedback, how to make smart decisions, how to keep moving forward, and much more. If you manage people--whether it be 1 person or a 1,000--you need Radical Candor . Now." ― Daniel Pink author of New York Times bestseller DriveFrom the time we learn to speak, we’re told that if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all. When you become a manager, it’s your job to say it--and your obligation.Author Kim Scott was an executive at Google and then at Apple, where she worked with a team to develop a class on how to be a good boss. She has earned growing fame in recent years with her vital new approach to effective management, Radical Candor.Radical Candor is a simple idea: to be a good boss, you have to Care Personally at the same time that you Challenge Directly. When you challenge without caring it’s obnoxious aggression; when you care without challenging it’s ruinous empathy. When you do neither it’s manipulative insincerity.This simple framework can help you build better relationships at work, and fulfill your three key responsibilities as a leader: creating a culture of feedback (praise and criticism), building a cohesive team, and achieving results you’re all proud of.Radical Candor offers a guide to those bewildered or exhausted by management, written for bosses and those who manage bosses. Taken from years of the author’s experience, and distilled clearly giving actionable lessons to the reader; it shows managers how to be successful while retaining their humanity, finding meaning in their job, and creating an environment where people both love their work and their colleagues.
No Exit and Three Other Plays
by Jean-Paul Sartre
Genres: Plays, Philosophy, Fiction, Drama, Classics, France, Theatre
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.08

In these four plays, Jean-Paul Sartre, the great existentialist novelist and philosopher, displays his mastery of drama. NO EXIT is an unforgettable portrayal of hell. THE FLIES is a modern reworking of the Electra-Orestes story. DIRTY HANDS is about a young intellectual torn between theory and praxis. THE RESPECTFUL PROSTITUTE is an attack on American racism.
Unnatural Causes (Adam Dalgliesh, #3)
by P.D. James
Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Crime, British Literature, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Audiobook
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.90

An Adam Dalgleish MysterySuperintendent Adam Dalgliesh had been looking forward to a quiet holiday at his aunt's cottage on Monksmere Head, one of the furthest-flung spots on the remote Suffolk coast. With nothing to do other than enjoy long wind-swept walks, tea in front of the crackling wood fire and hot buttered toast, Dalgliesh was relishing the thought of a well-earned break.However, all hope of peace is soon shattered by murder. The mutilated body of a local crime writer, Maurice Seaton, floats ashore in a drifting dinghy to drag Adam Dalgliesh into a new and macabre investigation.
The Goblin Twins
by Kit Barrie
Genres: Fantasy, M M Romance, LGBT
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.12

What do you do when you have nothing to give and everything to lose?Twin goblin princes Shi’chen and A’bbni Er-Ha’sen did not ever plan to take the Emperor’s throne. Older twin Shi’chen is a military prodigy, and younger twin A’bbni is studying to be a physician. But when their father attempts and fails to overthrow their cousin, the murderous crown prince, the brothers are accused of taking part in a rebellion they know nothing about.Forced to flee for their lives, the twins find that not everything is what it seems in the goblin empire of Hanenea’a. With the help of only a half-elf sailor and a handful of nobles, the brothers must confront the Emperor and his supporters, risking everyone they love for one chance to save it all.The Goblin Twins is a debut m/m non-magic fantasy novel with romance from Kit Barrie.This is the first book of The Goblin Twins duology, and the first of a collection of stories set in the lands of Hanenea’a and Kendarin. It has all the angst but does have a Happy For Now ending with no cliff-hanger. It does not contain twincest.Please mind the author’s note on the first page, as this book contains sensitive material and is also not intended for children. Reader discretion is advised.
The Kingmaker's Daughter (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #4)
by Philippa Gregory
Genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, Fiction, Romance, British Literature, Adult, Audiobook
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.99

In this New York Times bestseller that inspired the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen , Philippa Gregory tells the tale of Anne Neville, a beautiful young woman who must navigate the treachery of the English court as her father, known as the Kingmaker, uses her and her sister as pawns in his political game.The Kingmaker’s Daughter —Philippa Gregory’s first sister story since The Other Boleyn Girl —is the gripping tale of the daughters of the man known as the Kingmaker, Richard Neville, Earl of the most powerful magnate in fifteenth-century England. Without a son and heir, he uses his daughters, Anne and Isabel, as pawns in his political games, and they grow up to be influential players in their own right.At the court of Edward IV and his beautiful queen, Elizabeth Woodville, Anne grows from a delightful child to become ever more fearful and desperate when her father makes war on his former friends. Married at age fourteen, she is soon left widowed and fatherless, her mother in sanctuary and her sister married to the enemy. Anne manages her own escape by marrying Richard, Duke of Gloucester, but her choice will set her on a collision course with the overwhelming power of the royal family.
La educación de Henry Adams
by Henry Adams
Genres: Biography, History, Nonfiction, Classics, Memoir, Autobiography, American History
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.64

La educación de Henry Adams (1907), recientemente elegida por el consejo de la prestigiosa Modern Library como «la mejor obra de no ficción en lengua inglesa del siglo XX», es la atípica y personalísima autobiografía de un hombre que perteneció a una de las más ilustres familias del patriciado político norteamericano. Biznieto del segundo presidente de la Unión, nieto del sexto, hijo de un congresista y diplomático, Henry Adams nació bostoniano y abolicionista; fue testigo de excepción de acontecimientos decisivos como la Guerra de Secesión, el asesinato de Lincoln o la expansión del ferrocarril; conoció una larga serie de presidentes, de Zachary Taylor a Theodore Roosevelt; y vio, en fin, cómo Estados Unidos dejaba de ser un remoto vástago del puritanismo del siglo XVII y de la Revolución del XVIII para convertirse en una gran potencia mundial del siglo XX. Además de un original estudio sobre la evolución histórica de la sociedad, basado en los principios de la dinámica –masa y energía, fuerza e inercia, atracción y repulsión–, este libro es, ante todo, una búsqueda de la verdad y de un sistema de conocimiento, «el relato de una educación». De hecho, «a la persona o personas que figuran en él se les asignan valores sólo como educadores o educados». Pero, si la reflexión histórica parece concluir en el reconocimiento de una «perpetua victoria de los principios de la libertad y su conversión perpetua en principios del poder», el relato de formación se desarrolla en un mundo sin maestros, casi siempre «necio e ignorante», y que anima tan sólo a «la Persecución de la Ignorancia en Silencio». De una «inmitigable negrura», como dijo Henry James, incisiva cuando no corrosiva, brillante, sutil y radical en pensamiento y estilo. La educación de Henry Adams no es sólo un testimonio privilegiado sino una pieza clave de la literatura moderna.
Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art
by Gene Wilder
Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, Memoir, Autobiography, Humor, Film, Biography Memoir
Average rating on Goodreads: 3.87

Gene Wilder is one of the great comic actors who defined the 1970s and 1980s in movies. From his early work with Woody Allen to the rich group of movies he made with Mel Brooks to his partnership on screen with Richard Pryor, Wilders performances are still discussed and celebrated today. Kiss Me Like A Stranger is an intimate glimpse of the man behind the image on the screen. In this book, Wilder talks about everything from his experiences in psychoanalysis to why he got into acting to how a midwestern childhood with a sick mother changed him. He writes about the creative process on stage and on screen, and divulges moments from life on the sets of the some of the most iconic movies of our time. He also opens up about his love affairs and marriages, including his marriage to comedian Gilda Radner. But the core of Kiss Me Like A Stranger is an actors search for truth and a realization of why the choices he madesome of them so serendipitous they were practically accidentalchanged the course of his life.
A Woman's Place
by Lynn Austin
Genres: Historical Fiction, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Christian, Historical, Romance, World War II
Average rating on Goodreads: 4.26

They watched their sons, their brothers, and their husbands enlist to fight a growing menace across the seas. And when their nation asked, they answered the call as well.... Virginia longs to find a purpose beyond others' expectations. Helen is driven by a loneliness money can't fulfill. Rosa is desperate to flee her in-laws' rules. Jean hopes to prove herself in a man's world. Under the storm clouds of destruction that threaten America during the early 1940s, this unlikely gathering of women will experience life in sometimes startling new ways as their beliefs are challenged and they struggle toward a new understanding of what love and sacrifice truly mean.