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Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Stoner: 5.0 stars
Stoner by John Williams (New York Review Books classics)
William Stoner is born at the end of the nineteenth century into a dirt-poor Missouri farming family. Sent to the …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated 1177 B.C.: 4.0 stars
1177 B.C. by Eric H. Cline (Turning Points in Ancient History ; 6)
In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh’s army and navy managed to …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The Serpent of Venice: 4.0 stars
The Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore (Fool #2)
Venice, a long time ago. Three prominent Venetians await their most loathsome and foul dinner guest, the erstwhile envoy of …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Song of the Vikings: 4.0 stars
Song of the Vikings by Nancy Marie Brown
"Much like Greek and Roman mythology, Norse myths are read, reread, and treasured. Famous storytellers such as JRR Tolkien and …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The History of Ancient Egypt: 4.0 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The rise and fall of great powers: 5.0 stars
The rise and fall of great powers by Tom Rachman
Tooly Zylberberg, owner of a bookshop in the Welsh countryside, spends most of her life reading. Yet there's one tale …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The Anatomy of Fascism: 5.0 stars
The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert O. Paxton
An analysis of fascism seeks to clarify its ideological foundations, the leaders and historical situations that have enabled its prosperity, …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Kaddish for an Unborn Child: 4.0 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Fiasco: 4.0 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated The Norway way: 3.0 stars
The Norway way by Jenny K. Blake
Australske Jenny K. Blake har gjennom flere år studert Norges merkverdige innbyggere. Denne boken er en samling av hennes beste …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Origins of Great Ancient Civilizations: 4.0 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Fatelessness: 5.0 stars
Imre Kertész: Fatelessness (2007, Vintage)
Fatelessness by Imre Kertész
At the age of 14 Georg Koves is plucked from his home in a Jewish section of Budapest and without …
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated Great Ancient Civilizations of Asia Minor: 4.0 stars
Eivind (like the Terrible) rated On the Nature of Things: 5.0 stars
On the Nature of Things by Titus Lucretius Carus
This is regarded as a seminal text of Epicurean science and philosophy. Epicurians discarded both the idea of immortality and …