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Kant; a collection of critical essays Robert Paul Wolff · 1967 · ★ 3.5 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares Essays, Philosophy with this book.

Enigmas en el Arte

Enigmas en el Arte Manuel Jesús Segado-Uceda · 2021 · 174p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Art, History with this book.

The Seven Lamps of Architecture John Ruskin · 1800 · ★ 3.8 · 206p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Beauty, life, memory, obedience, power, sacrifice, and truth – these are the seven lamps of architecture. In this illustrated edition, Ruskin explains that the value of architecture hinges on both “the image it bears of the natural creation” and “the impression it receives from human power.”First published in 1880, The Seven Lamps of Architecture remains a primary reference on design at the turn… Shares Art, Conduct of life, Essays, Philosophy

A Joy For Ever (And Its Price in the Market) John Ruskin · 1857 · 125p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Shares Decorative arts, Art, Philosophy with this book.

Emile or Education Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762 · ★ 2.8 · 410p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Rousseau wrote about the difficulty of being a good individual within an inherently corrupting collectivity: society. Emile deals specifically with education, and outlines a system which would allow for human goodness. He uses the fictional story of Emile and his tutor to outline his ideas. The book was banned and publicly burned on its publication, but became a European bestseller and provided a… Shares Education, Early works to 1800, Essays, Philosophy

Dumbing Us Down John Taylor Gatto · 1991 · ★ 4.5 · 104p · ≈ 3h · Moderate "New 10th anniverary edition."--Cover. Shares Education, Essays, Philosophy

Short studies on great subjects James Anthony Froude · 1867 · 398p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Shares Essays, English literature, Philosophy, History with this book.

The House of the Witch

The House of the Witch Clare Marchant · 2024 ‘Totally gripping and atmospheric. This hypnotic timeslip about witches is compulsive reading. Breathtaking and beautifully written… Will stay with the reader long after the last page.’ Bestselling author of The Witch’s Tree, Elena CollinsNow: When Adrianna arrives at the small, run-down cottage, near the sea in rural Norfolk, she can’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Here she can forget her… Shares English literature

The thread of gold Arthur Christopher Benson · 1905 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Essays with this book.

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot

The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot Marianne Cronin · 2021 · ★ 4.3 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate An extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of stories. Seventeen-year-old Lenni Pettersson lives on the Terminal Ward at the Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital. Though the teenager has been told she’s dying, she still has plenty of living to do. Joining the hospital’s arts and crafts class, she meets the magnificent Margot, an 83-year-old, purple-pajama-wearing, fruitcake-eating rebel, who… Shares English literature

The Pursuit of William Abbey

The Pursuit of William Abbey Claire North · 2019 · ★ 3.8 · 432p · ≈ 14h · Moderate A hauntingly powerful novel about how the choices we make can stay with us forever, by the award-winning author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and 84K."Gripping, bloody, and haunting." —Kirkus Reviews South Africa in the 1880s. A young and naive English doctor by the name of William Abbey witnesses the lynching of a local boy by the white colonists. As the child dies, his mother… Shares English literature

See Them Run

See Them Run Marion Todd · 2020 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate SHORTLISTED FOR THE BLOODY SCOTLAND SCOTTISH CRIME DEBUT OF THE YEAR 2020 In a famous Scottish town, someone is bent on murder but why? On the night of a wedding celebration, one guest meets a grisly end when he's killed in a hit-and-run. A card bearing the number '5' has been placed on the victim's chest. DI Clare Mackay, who recently moved from Glasgow to join the St Andrews force, leads the… Shares English literature

The Lady of the Rivers

The Lady of the Rivers Philippa Gregory · 2011 · ★ 4.0 The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of Jacquetta, daughter of the Count of Luxembourg, and kinswoman to half the royalty of Europe, who was married to the great Englishman John, Duke of Bedford, uncle to Henry VI. Widowed at the age of nineteen she took the extraordinary risk of marrying a gentleman of her house­hold for love, and then carved out a life for herself as Queen Margaret of Anjou's… Shares History

Yet again Sir Max Beerbohm · 1909 · 86p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Shares Essays with this book.

The Hunter

The Hunter Tana French · 2024 · ★ 4.5 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate It’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die. Cal Hooper took early retirement from Chicago PD and moved to rural Ireland looking for peace. He’s found it, more or less: he’s built a relationship with a local woman, Lena, and he’s gradually turning Trey Reddy… Shares English literature

The Last Mrs. Summers

The Last Mrs. Summers Rhys Bowen · 2020 · 389p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Lady Georgiana Rannoch is just back from her honeymoon with dashing Darcy O’Mara when a friend in need pulls her into a twisted Gothic tale of betrayal, deception and, most definitely, murder. . . .I am a bit at loose ends at the moment. My cook, Queenie, is making my new role as mistress of Eynsleigh something akin to constant torture as Darcy is off on another one of his top secret jaunts. And… Shares English literature

And Even Now Sir Max Beerbohm · 1920 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Essays with this book.

Hausblätter

Hausblätter F. W. Hackländer · 1855 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Shares Essays with this book.

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