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The Fry Chronicles Stephen Fry · 2010 · ★ 3.7 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate The popular actor, comedian, and writer traces his unlikely Cambridge education, his relationships with such contemporaries as Hugh Laurie and Emma Thompson, and his hedonistic rise to stardom. Shares: Television personalities, Actors, Biography & Memoir

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When I loved myself enough Kim McMillen · 2001 · ★ 4.0 · 176p · ≈ 5h · Moderate This began as a self-published book by a college student who wanted others to read her mother's words on life, love and self-reliance. Shares: Quotations, Conduct of life

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Don Quijote de la Mancha Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra · 1600 · ★ 3.9 · 506p · ≈ 16h · Demanding Don Quijote de la Mancha es una novela escrita por el español Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Publicada su primera parte con el título de El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha a comienzos de 1605, es la obra más destacada de la literatura española y una de las principales de la literatura universal. En 1615 apareció su continuación con el título de Segunda parte del ingenioso caballero don… Shares: Quotations, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir

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Conversations with Brando Lawrence Grobel · 1991 · ★ 4.0 · 209p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Marlon Brando ha sido considerado como el mejor actor del siglo XX, el actor por antonomasia. Un ser excéntrico y extraño, pero, también, genial y extremadamente humano. En definitiva, la expresión máxima de lo que entendemos como un espíritu libre, constituido en auténtico mito del cine. Sin duda, una obra única y especial, por tratarse de un documento de primera mano en el que Marlon Brando se… Shares: Actors, Biography & Memoir

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Agudeza y arte de ingenio, en que se explican todos los modos y differencias de conceptos, con ejemplares escogidos de todo lo más bien dicho, assi facto, como hymano Baltasar Gracián y Morales · 1649 · ★ 4.0 · 197p · ≈ 6h · Demanding A collection of maxims on wordly behavior observed by a Jesuit scholar 300 years ago. Shares: Quotations, Conduct of life, Philosophy

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Bossypants Tina Fey · 2011 · ★ 4.0 · 277p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Tina Fey’s new book Bossypants is short, messy, and impossibly funny (an apt description of the comedian herself). From her humble roots growing up in Pennsylvania to her days doing amateur improv in Chicago to her early sketches on Saturday Night Live, Fey gives us a fascinating glimpse behind the curtain of modern comedy with equal doses of wit, candor, and self-deprecation. Some of the… Shares: Television personalities, Biography & Memoir

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Impressions of America during the years 1833, 1834, and 1835 Power, Tyrone · 1836 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Challenging With centuries of literature, it's inevitable that some will fall through the cracks. We hunt down public domain works and restore them so they're not lost to the world. Who are we? We're Cairn Press. Our background is in design, publishing, typography, and technology. These skills fuel our mission to create the highest quality Public Domain eBooks available online, at an affordable price. We… Shares: Actors, Biography & Memoir

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Staying On The Path Wayne W. Dyer · 1995 · ★ 4.3 · 152p · ≈ 5h · Moderate The wit and wisdom of Dr. Wayne Dyer is reflected in this extraordinary collection of inspirational quotes and observations. Whether you're already on "the path" or just doing your best to get there, this audio book will give you the impetus to keep moving forward. Sample quote: The measure of your life won't be in what you accumulate; it will be in what you gave. Shares: Quotations, Conduct of life

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Goethe's Werke Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1800 · ★ 4.1 · 14p · ≈ 28m · Challenging Diese Sammlung der Werke von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, bedeutender deutscher Dichter und Naturforscher, enthält u. a.:Die Leiden des jungen WertherWilhelm Meisters theatralische SendungUnterhaltungen deutscher AusgewandertenBassompierres Geschichte von der schönen KrämerinDer ProkuratorFerdinands Schuld und WandlungDas MärchenUnterhaltungen Deutscher AusgewandertenDie Sängerin AntonelliWilhelm… Shares: Quotations, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir

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Sämtliche Werke Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1800 · 30p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ist einer der größten Dramatiker und Dichter aller Zeiten. Jetzt genießen Sie die kompletten Werke von Goethe auf Ihrem E-Reader. Diese enorme Sammlung umfasst auch spezielle Bonustexte. (Version 1) die Dramen, jeweils mit einem Inhaltsverzeichnis kurze Einführungen in die Dramen und anderen Texte zahlreiche Bilder mit Bezug zu Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, seinem Leben… Shares: Quotations, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir

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Philosophy and living Olaf Stapledon · 1935 · ★ 3.4 This Excellent Collection brings together Stapledon's longer, major books and a fine selection of shorter pieces and Science-Fiction Books. This Books created and collected in Olaf Stapledon's Most important Works illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of the XX century - a man who elevated political writing to an art. William Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) is one of the… Shares: Philosophy

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Not quite what I was planning Rachel Fershleiser · 2008 · ★ 3.5 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Moderate A collection of six-word memoirs, contributed by both famous and obscure writers, records the human experience in works that are by turn whimsical, poignant, and bizarre, by such authors as Joyce Carol Oates and Joan Rivers. Shares: Quotations, Biography & Memoir

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Down Came the Rain Brooke Shields · 2005 · ★ 3.8 · 226p · ≈ 7h · Moderate When Brooke Shields welcomed her newborn daughter, Rowan Francis, into the world, a crippling depression followed. In DOWN CAME THE RAIN, Brooke writes about the tribulations, depression, and, ultimately, the triumphs that happened before and after the birth. With a knowledgeable voice and a self-deprecating sense of humor, Brooke discusses her battle with postpartum depression, a disorder that… Shares: Actors, Biography & Memoir

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Way to wealth Benjamin Franklin · 1758 · ★ 4.5 · 28p · ≈ 56m · Demanding This is an essay written by Benjamin Franklin in 1758. It is a collection of adages and advice presented in Poor Richard's Almanac during its first 25 years of publication, organized into a speech given by Father Abraham to a group of people. Many of the phrases Father Abraham quotes continue to be familiar today. The essay's advice is based on the themes of work ethic and frugality. This book is… Shares: Quotations, Conduct of life, Biography & Memoir

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Born a Crime Trevor Noah · 2016 · ★ 4.5 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother—his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would… Shares: Television personalities, Biography & Memoir

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Familiar quotations; a collection of passages, phrases, and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern literature John Bartlett · 1855 · 307p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Accurate • Modern • Reliable • Convenient ♦ THE FIRST AND ONLY HANDY POCKET EDITION OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS TREASURY OF QUOTATIONS "Everyone who puts words on paper for others to reod, everyone who ever speaks to an audience, even though it be an audience of three, needs 'Bartlett.'" THE SHORTER BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS is a compact new edition based on one of the most treasured books in… Shares: Quotations, Philosophy

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The Kid Stays in the Picture Robert Evans · 1995 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate An autobiographical account of the life and times of Robert Evans, Hollywood producer who worked on Love Story, Rosemary's Baby, The Godfather, Marathon Man, Chinatown The Cottonwood Club and many other films. Shares: Actors, Biography & Memoir

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American notes Charles Dickens · 1800 · 262p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Description of a trip by the famous British novelist Charles Dickens to the U.S. in the early 1840s, which included travel through the Great Lakes states. The first and last portions of the book are accounts of his travel in the east. There are also chapters on slavery and his voyage back to England. Chapter headings for the portion on western travel are: -From Pittsburg to Cincinnati in a… Shares: Quotations, Biography & Memoir

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