Tin's bookshelf: all en-US Thu, 13 Jul 2023 04:25:49 -0700 60 Tin's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Ilium (Ilium, #1) 3973 731 Dan Simmons 0380817926 Tin 4 4.02 2003 Ilium (Ilium, #1)
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]]> War and Peace 656
War and Peace broadly focuses on Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the most well-known characters in literature: Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count who is fighting for his inheritance and yearning for spiritual fulfillment; Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, who leaves his family behind to fight in the war against Napoleon; and Natasha Rostov, the beautiful young daughter of a nobleman who intrigues both men.

As Napoleon’s army invades, Tolstoy brilliantly follows characters from diverse backgrounds—peasants and nobility, civilians and soldiers—as they struggle with the problems unique to their era, their history, and their culture. And as the novel progresses, these characters transcend their specificity, becoming some of the most moving—and human—figures in world literature.


Tolstoy gave his personal approval to this translation, published here in a new single volume edition, which includes an introduction by Henry Gifford, and Tolstoy's important essay `Some Words about War and Peace'.]]> 1392 Leo Tolstoy 0192833987 Tin 1 4.14 1869 War and Peace
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]]> <![CDATA[The Atlantis Gene (The Origin Mystery, #1)]]> 25843420 The greatest mystery of all time...
the history of human origins...
will be revealed.

In Antarctica, researchers discover a mysterious structure, buried in ice.

In a lab in Jakarta, an autism researcher identifies a revolutionary treatment that could change everything.

But these two incredible discoveries aren't what they seem. They will set off a race to unravel the deepest secrets of human existence--and an event that could change humanity forever.]]> 464 A.G. Riddle Tin 5 3.76 2013 The Atlantis Gene (The Origin Mystery, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)]]> 23168817 512 Liu Cixin Tin 4 4.39 2008 The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)]]> 20518872 472 Liu Cixin Tin 5 4.08 2006 The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)]]> 8855321
Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew stumble upon a derelict ship, the Scopuli, they find themselves in possession of a secret they never wanted. A secret that someone is willing to kill for—and kill on a scale unfathomable to Jim and his crew. War is brewing in the system unless he can find out who left the ship and why.

Detective Miller is looking for a girl. One girl in a system of billions, but her parents have money and money talks. When the trail leads him to the Scopuli and rebel sympathizer Holden, he realizes that this girl may be the key to everything.

Holden and Miller must thread the needle between the Earth government, the Outer Planet revolutionaries, and secretive corporations—and the odds are against them. But out in the Belt, the rules are different, and one small ship can change the fate of the universe.]]> 592 James S.A. Corey 1841499889 Tin 5 4.30 2011 Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)]]> 11
Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide ("A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have") and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox--the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years.

Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? Why do we spend so much time between wearing digital watches? For all the answers stick your thumb to the stars. And don't forget to bring a towel!]]> 216 Douglas Adams Tin 2 4.21 1979 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5)]]> 29582
But is it the right choice for the destiny of mankind? While Trevize feels it is, that is not enough. He must know.

Trevize believes the answer lies at the site of humanity's roots: fabled Earth . . . if it still exists. For no one is sure where the planet of Gaia's first settlers is to be found in the immense wilderness of the Galaxy. Nor can anyone explain why no record of Earth has been preserved, no mention of it made anywhere in Gaia's vast world-memory. It is an enigma Trevize is determined to resolve, and a quest he is determined to undertake, at any cost.

[ Original description here:
Горстка смельчаков пытается найти прародину человечества - Землю, чтобы получить разгадку тайн истории Галактики.
= A handful of brave souls trying to find humanity's ancestral home—the Earth, to get answers to the mysteries of the history of the Galaxy.]]]> 499 Isaac Asimov 0553587579 Tin 3 4.06 1986 Foundation and Earth (Foundation, #5)
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]]> <![CDATA[Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)]]> 76683
Meanwhile someone—or something—outside of both Foundations seems to be orchestrating events to suit its own ominous purpose. Soon representatives of both the First and Second Foundations will find themselves racing toward a mysterious world called Gaia and a final shocking destiny at the very end of the universe!]]> 450 Isaac Asimov 0553293389 Tin 3 4.16 1982 Foundation's Edge (Foundation, #4)
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]]> <![CDATA[Second Foundation (Foundation, #3)]]> 29580 256 Isaac Asimov 0553803735 Tin 5 4.27 1953 Second Foundation (Foundation, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)]]> 29581 256 Isaac Asimov 0553803727 Tin 5 4.23 1952 Foundation and Empire (Foundation, #2)
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]]> Foundation (Foundation, #1) 29579 The first novel in Isaac Asimov's classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation series

For twelve thousand years the Galactic Empire has ruled supreme. Now it is dying. But only Hari Seldon, creator of the revolutionary science of psychohistory, can see into the future--to a dark age of ignorance, barbarism, and warfare that will last thirty thousand years. To preserve knowledge and save humankind, Seldon gathers the best minds in the Empire--both scientists and scholars--and brings them to a bleak planet at the edge of the galaxy to serve as a beacon of hope for future generations. He calls his sanctuary the Foundation.]]> 244 Isaac Asimov 0553803719 Tin 5 4.18 1951 Foundation (Foundation, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Mémoires du chevalier de Saint-George]]> 78940988 0 Claude Ribbe 2753805644 Tin 1 1.00 Mémoires du chevalier de Saint-George
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]]> Une saison en Irak 61373302 0 Claude Ribbe 235076009X Tin 1 1.50 Une saison en Irak
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]]> Les Nègres de la République 2626114
Personne ne semblait jusqu'ici douter que les «noirs» de France constituent un groupe homogène. Nul ne s'interrogeait jamais sur la pertinence et la légitimité d'une vision raciale du monde et de l'histoire.

Mais, au fait, qu'est-ce que le racisme ? Qu'est-ce qu'un «noir» ? Qui sont les Antillais et Africains de France ? Au-delà des apparences, ont-ils quelque chose en commun ? Et si la prétendue «question noire» n'était qu'une poussée de racisme ordinaire qui se serait emparée de l'establishment ? Et si la négritude n'était que de la littérature ? Et si certains politiques jouaient avec le feu ?

De sa plume allègre et iconoclaste, Claude Ribbe fait l'historique d'un tabou, pose enfin les questions philosophiques qu'on n'osait soulever depuis Sartre et rappelle l'urgence de se conformer aux fondamentaux de la République, sans distinction de couleur.

Claude Ribbe est normalien, agrégé de philosophie, écrivain, philosophe et historien. Membre de la Commission nationale consultative des droits de l'Homme (CNCDH), président du Collectif DOM, il est l'auteur du best-seller Le Crime de Napoléon.]]> 171 Claude Ribbe 2753802181 Tin 1 1.50 2007 Les Nègres de la République
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]]> &Dz;é徱پDz 118565258 0 Claude Ribbe 2840575744 Tin 1 3.00 L'Expédition
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]]> <![CDATA[Le crime de Napoléon (DOCUMENTS) (French Edition)]]> 25872591 192 Claude Ribbe 2749129958 Tin 1 2.33 2013 Le crime de Napoléon (DOCUMENTS) (French Edition)
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]]> <![CDATA[Une autre histoire (DOCUMENTS) (French Edition)]]> 32177375 240 Claude Ribbe 2749150809 Tin 1 3.00 Une autre histoire (DOCUMENTS) (French Edition)
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]]> Eugène Bullard 18483473
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La vie romanesque d'Eugène Bullard (1894-1961), aviateur afro-américain, jazzman, activiste et francophile, était bien assez romanesque pour inspirer un roman. Né dans la Géorgie ségrégationniste de la fin du XIXe siècle, le jeune Bullard, traumatisé par une tentative de lynchage visant son père, s'enfuit en clandestin sur un steamer en partance vers une Europe qu'il idéalise.

Pour survivre, il deviendra cible vivante dans une foire, artiste de music-hall, boxeur, avant de découvrir le Paris de la Belle époque au moment même où l'Europe s'embrase. C'est la guerre.

D'abord engagé dans la légion et frère d'armes du peintre Kisling, Bullard, blessé à Verdun, rejoint l'aviation française et devient le premier pilote militaire " noir " de l'histoire, avant de participer à la naissance du jazz dans le Montmartre de l'entre-deux guerres qui va servir de cadre, sur fond de Charleston, à une trépidante histoire d'amour.]]> 240 Claude Ribbe 2749124492 Tin 1 3.33 2012 Eugène Bullard
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]]> Le chevalier de Saint George 2626116
Claude Ribbe, romancier, historien, philosophe, a notamment publié une biographie du père d'Alexandre Dumas, contemporain et ami de Saint-George. Il a été récemment désigné par le Haut Comité des commémorations nationales pour rédiger la notice du bicentenaire d'Haïti, auquel il est associé, en 2004.]]> 228 Claude Ribbe 2262020027 Tin 1 3.00 2012 Le chevalier de Saint George
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]]> <![CDATA[Alexandre Dumas: Le Dragon de la Reine]]> 538986 246 Claude Ribbe 2268044068 Tin 1 3.20 2002 Alexandre Dumas: Le Dragon de la Reine
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]]> <![CDATA[Le général Dumas: Né esclave, rival de Bonaparte et père d’Alexandre Dumas]]> 59536523 240 Claude Ribbe Tin 1 3.14 2008 Le général Dumas: Né esclave, rival de Bonaparte et père d’Alexandre Dumas
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]]> <![CDATA[Napoleon's Crimes: A Blueprint for Hitler]]> 1617775 Claude Ribbe 1851685332 Tin 1 3.57 2008 Napoleon's Crimes: A Blueprint for Hitler
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]]> Napoleon the Great 30375037 From Andrew Roberts, author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Storm of War, this is the definitive modern biography of Napoleon

It has become all too common for Napoleon Bonaparte's biographers to approach him as a figure to be reviled, bent on world domination, practically a proto-Hitler. Here, after years of study extending even to visits paid to St Helena and 53 of Napoleon's 56 battlefields, Andrew Roberts has created a true portrait of the mind, the life, and the military and above all political genius of a fundamentally constructive ruler. This is the Napoleon, Roberts reminds us, whose peacetime activity produced countless indispensable civic innovations - and whose Napoleonic Code provided the blueprint for civil law systems still in use around the world today.

It is one of the greatest lives in world history, which here has found its ideal biographer. The sheer enjoyment which this book will give anyone who loves history is enormous.

]]> 884 Andrew Roberts Tin 0 to-read 4.49 2014 Napoleon the Great
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]]> <![CDATA[Napoleon on Napoleon: An Autobiography of the Emperor]]> 3059227 288 Napoléon Bonaparte 0304344559 Tin 0 to-read 3.89 1823 Napoleon on Napoleon: An Autobiography of the Emperor
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