Books written by male authors (3518)


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The Law Of Success by Napoleon Hill EN

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The Law Of Success: In Sixteen Lessons Teaching, For The First Time In The History Of The World, The True Philosophy Upon Which All Personal Success Is Built. This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality ima... continue

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The Layover by Roe Horvat EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Slovakia flag Slovakia
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Jaded Ondro never would have guessed he could fall in love during a brief layover-until now. In Basel, Switzerland, he meets Jamie, an American living in Scotland who is as brilliant as he is beautiful. Put in a position to offer Jamie comfort without hope of recompense, Ondro catches a glimpse of the home he longs for.

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the lazarus project by Aleksandar Hemon EN

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‘Prose this powerful could wake the dead’ – Observer Crossing a century of Eastern European history, The Lazarus Project is a profound exploration of alienation and the immigrant experience from Aleksandar Hemon, author of The World and All That It Holds. On 2 March 1908, Lazarus Averbuch, a young Russian Jewish immigrant to Chicago, tried to deliver a letter to the city’s Chief of Police. He was shot dead. After the shooting, it was claimed he was an anarchist assassin and an agent of foreign operatives who wanted to bring the United States to its knees. His sister, Olga, was left alone and b... continue

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The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún by J. R. R. Tolkien EN

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This previously unpublished work by Tolkien, written during the 1920s and '30s, makes available the author's extensive retelling in English narrative verse of the epic Norse tales of Sigurd the Volsung and The Fall of the Niflungs.

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The Legend of the Sleepers by Danilo Kis EN

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Country: Europe / Serbia flag Serbia
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'Sleepers awake in a remote cave and the ancient mystic Simon Magus attempts a miracle, in these two magical, otherworldly tales from one of the greatest voices of twentieth-century Europe.

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The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa EN

Rating: 4 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Italy flag Italy
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A classic of modern fiction. Set in the 1860s, THE LEOPARD is the spellbinding story of a decadent, dying Sicilian aristocracy threatened by the approaching forces of democracy and revolution.

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The Lessons of History by Will Durant, Ariel Durant EN

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Includes material on the influence of biology, race, character, morals, religion, economics, socialism, government, and war on history.

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The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Africa / Zimbabwe flag Zimbabwe
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Sixth Sense meets Stranger Things in T. L. Huchu's The Library of the Dead, a sharp contemporary fantasy following a precocious and cynical teen as she explores the shadowy magical underside of modern Edinburgh. WHEN GHOSTS TALK SHE WILL LISTEN Ropa dropped out of school to become a ghostalker – and they sure do love to talk. Now she speaks to Edinburgh’s dead, carrying messages to those they left behind. A girl’s gotta earn a living, and it seems harmless enough. Until, that is, the dead whisper that someone’s bewitching children – leaving them husks, empty of joy and strength. It’s on Ropa’s... continue

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The Life and Times of Michael K. by J. M. Coetzee EN

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From author of Waiting for the Barbarians and Nobel Prize winner J.M. Coetzee. J.M. Coetzee's latest novel, The Schooldays of Jesus, is now available from Viking. Late Essays: 2006-2016 will be available January 2018. In a South Africa turned by war, Michael K. sets out to take his ailing mother back to her rural home. On the way there she dies, leaving him alone in an anarchic world of brutal roving armies. Imprisoned, Michael is unable to bear confinement and escapes, determined to live with dignity. This life affirming novel goes to the center of human experience—the need for an interior, s... continue

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis EN

Rating: 5 (16 votes)
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They open a door and enter a world.