Sally Bedell Smith - Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch eBook

Language: English; PDF Pages: 531; 
File Size: 9 MB;

Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch is a biography written by New York Times bestselling author, Sally Bedell Smith. First published in October 2012, the book deeply and widely explores the life of Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms, one of the most popular and important modern monarch. Smith herself, as an author, is renowned for her biographies of important and influential figures such as J.F. Kennedy, Diana, and Bill Clinton.

By conducting deep research, doing extensive interviews, and inspecting unrevealed documents, Smith pushes aside the shade of rumors, gossips, and glamour to present vivid and accurate details of one of the most intriguing and enigmatic women in U.K. and in the world, Queen Elizabeth II. In this biography, readers will be taken to see how young Elizabeth Alexandra Mary had to struggle in succeeding to the throne that was left by her uncle.
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley eBook

Language: English; PDF Pages: 409; File Size: 2.2 MB;

Constantly becoming a bestseller since its original publication in 1965, The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley has gained wide attention and critical acclaim, and it was named one of the most influential nonfiction books of the 20th century by Time magazine. Haley was a journalist who conducted several in-depth interviews with Malcolm X between 1963 and 1965.

Based on the information and narratives told by Malcolm X himself, Haley ghostwrote the book, outlining the human right activist's life, especially his movement (Nation of Islam), philosophical view (black pride, black nationalism, and pan-Africanism) and spiritual journey (conversion to Sunni Islam, pilgrimage to Mecca). It was Haley who fully wrote the epilogue of the book, in which he illustrated the collaboration of the two and the sums up the end and significance of the life of Malcolm X, one of the most importance and influential persons of the 20th Century.
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Chetan Bhagat - Revolution 2020: Love, Corruption, Ambition eBook (PDF)

Language: English; PDF Pages: 304;
File Size: 23.6 MB;

Revolution 2020: Love, Corruption, Ambition is romance/contemporary novel with Indian cultural background first published in 2011. The book was written by Indian author, columnist, and speaker Chetan Bhagat, who has written some of the bestselling English novels in India and thus being dubbed “the biggest selling English language novelist in India's history” by The New York Times.

Getting the inspiration, as stated by Bhagat, from the apparent corruption in youth educational system in India, the novel focuses on several themes like youth and education, social and cultural issues, and youth romance. All of those have been brilliantly packed by the author in a young-adult story, in which the main characters involve in a love triangle, witness the corruption in the system, and go through a self-discovery journey.
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb - The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable eBook (PDF)

Language: English; PDF Pages: 391; File Size: 2.2 MB;

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable is a New York Times best-seller book on philosophy/sociology written by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, a Lebanese American epistemologist. It was first published in 2007 and was republished as expanded second edition in 2010. Covering subjects relating to knowledge, aesthetics, and ways of life, the book offers an extended discussion on the black swan theory: the extreme impact of certain kinds of rare and unpredictable events (outliers) and humans' tendency to find simplistic explanations for these events retrospectively.
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Luo Guanzhong - Romance of the Three Kingdoms PDF eBook

Language: English; PDF Pages: 1,139; File Size: 5 MB;

In the fourteenth century, Luo Guanzhong wrote Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It is a massively epic historical-fiction novel that is regarded as one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Up to this day, the book is still very close to and very influential for the people not only in China but also Japan, Korea and Vietnam.
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Eiji Yoshikawa - Taiko PDF eBook

Language: English; PDF Pages: 1110; File Size: 4 MB;

Taiko: An Epic Novel of War and Glory in Feudal Japan is one of timeless masterpieces of Japanese great writer Eiji Yoshikawa. First published in 1967, the book was translated into English 25 years later by William Scott Wilson, who is quite well-known for his translations of some Japanese literature works.
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Antonino D'Ambrosio - A Heartbeat and a Guitar PDF eBook

Language: English; PDF Pages: 240; File Size: 3 MB;

A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash and the Making of Bitter Tears is a book written by Antonino Pasquale D'Ambrosio. D'Ambrosio is an accomplished author, artist and filmmaker. He is renowned for his great and bold works such as his feature film Let Fury Have the Hour and the book he complied based on that project, Let Fury Have the Hour: The Punk Rock Politics of Joe Strummer.
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Victor Hugo - Les Misérables PDF eBook

Language: English; PDF Pages: 1,482; File Size: 5 MB;

Les Misérables by Victor Hugo is indisputably one of the best classic works not only in French literature but worldwide. First published in 1862, the novel tells about some of the gloomy parts in the history of French. The book vastly explores and vividly describes the political and social lives in the country during the early-mid 19th century, including the fail attempt of the antimonarchy movement of 1832 Paris Uprising.
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Ernesto Che Guevara - The Motorcycle Diaries (eBook)

Language: English; PDF Pages: 152; File Size: 2.5 MB;

Almost the whole world knows Ernesto "Che" Guevara, a Marxist revolutionary from Argentina who became an important figure in Cuban Revolution. In the modern days he has become a universal rebellion symbol among the countercultural society. He was listed by Time magazine in the 100 most significant persons of the 20th century. Maryland Institute College of Art stated that his photo, which was taken by Alberto Korda, was "the most famous photograph in the world". It all indicates that Che Guevara is inseparable from the world history.
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Upton Sinclair - The Jungle (eBook)

Language: English; PDF Pages: 257; File Size: 1.5 MB;

Upton Sinclair was an author, journalist, and politician who wrote the famous novel on wage slavery in America entitled The Jungle. After conducting an undercover investigation into Chicago meatpacking factories in 1905, Sinclair wrote his findings in a serial published by a Socialist newspaper in 1905. After went through some rejections, Sinclair finally found a publisher who were bold enough to put his work in a public printed version. The first release came out in 1906.
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Karl Marx - Capital Volume 1, 2, 3 pdf (eBook)

Capital (or Das Capital in its original title) is the most famous and influential work of Karl Marx. He is a German philosopher, economist, and sociologist whose idea has been very significant to the development of social sciences and social movement. He is also one of the greatest and most important economists of all time and he has left some valuable legacies of revolutionary ideas in his books and Capital is probably the most important among his works. In these three books, Marx thoroughly examines and elaborates a highly critical analysis on capitalism.
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Suketu Mehta - Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found.pdf (eBook)

Format: PDF | File Size: 3.2MB |

Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found is Suketu Mehta’s masterpiece that was first published in 2004. This narrative nonfiction book explores one of most “complicated” city in India, Mumbai (or also known as Bombay). This book achieved a very positive critical responses and it became one of the finalists for the most prestigious award, the Pulitzer Prize in 2005.

This book is a combination of various elements like memoir, travel writing, and also analysis on the social-political side of the city of Mumbai and the people who live there.
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Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities.pdf (eBook)

PDF Pages: 268 | File Size: 1MB |

A Tale of Two Cities is a classic literature masterpiece by Charles Dickens. It was first published in 1859, in England. More than 200 million copies of the novel have been sold and it becomes one of the most famous and influential works in the fiction literature history.
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Dan Brown - Deception Point.pdf (eBook)

PDF Pages: 239 | File Size: 1.5MB |

Dan Brown wrote another techno-thriller that was released in 2001, Deception Point. This novel of high tension combines conspiracy theory, adventure, crime, and even romance. By reading the book, readers will learn much more fact and information about the truth behind NASA space programs and how US government handles extraterrestrial-related matters.
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Dan Brown - Digital Fortress.pdf (eBook)

PDF Pages: 295 | File Size: 1.2MB |

Digital Fortress is a novel written by one of American bestselling authors Dan Brown and first published in 1998. This is a thriller book with information technology as the main theme. It tells about how the government monitors and supervises information stored in every citizen’s private life. This particular work of Brown also casts a light on the possibility of civil liberties and how such use of technology might have some ethical implications.
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Ida Walker - The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.pdf (eBook)

Author: Ida Walker | PDF Pages: 114 | File Size: 4 MB |

Chronicles the events leading up to, and the immediate aftermath of, the murder of one of the best-known figures in the United States civil rights movement. The Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is complied based on primary research and sources. Some historic documents are involved to map and draw the time line of that historical incident. In this book, Ida Walker also utilizes some essential facts to draw a more comprehensive picture of this tragedy.

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Erik Jensen - Where Hornbills Fly.pdf (eBook)

Author: Erik Jensen |PDF Pages: 313 | File Size: 2.7 MB |

This is a book about the Iban Dayaks of Borneo (Kalimantan), who used to be headhunters during the White Rajahs’ reign and for a period colonized until finally achieved independence within Malaysia. The Ibans people are among the most extraordinary indigenous tribes in the world.  They hold ancient traditions and unique cultures inherited from generations before.

As a young man Erik Jensen settled in Sarawak where he lived with the Iban for seven years, learning their language and the varied rites and practices of their lives. In this compelling and beautifully-wrought memoir, Erik Jensen reveals the challenges facing the Iban as they adapt to another century, whilst fighting to preserve their identity and singular place in the world. Haunting, yet hopeful, Where Hornbills Fly opens a window onto a vanishing world and paints a remarkable portrait of this fragile tribe, which continues to survive deep in the heart of Borneo.

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Julian Assange The Unauthorised Autobiography.pdf (eBook)

PDF Pages: 168 | File Size: 2 MB |

Not so long ago, Julian Assange became the headline in every news for what he did through WikiLeaks, how the site distributed classified wires from countries, in its mission to counter global secrecy. Though the news and "spot light" on both Assange and Wikileaks finally faded, the world is now, or at least once, know that there are lots of going-ons "behind their backs."
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George Orwell - Animal Farm.pdf (eBook)

"Animal Farm" by George Orwell | PDF Pages: 55 | File Size: 1 MB. |

Orwell presented a Dystopian allegory very sharply in this particular novel and captured the going-ons in the Stalin Era before World War II broke out. Through his Animal Farm novel, he didn't not only address the revolution leaders' corruption but also how the utopia of a better world was destroyed by wickedness, ignorance, and greed.

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Robert Tressell - The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists.pdf (eBook)

PDF Pages: 823 | File Size: 3 MB |

Editorial Review at Amazon.com:

'The first great English novel about the class war, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists is spiked, witty, humorous, instructive and full of excitement, harmony and pathos.' Alan Sillitoe 'Some books seem to batter their way to immortality against all the odds, by sheer brute artistic strength, and high up in this curious and honourable company must be counted The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. Robert Tressell's unfailing humour mixes with an unfailing rage and the two together make a truly Swiftian impact.' Evening Standard Robert Tressell has complete familiarity with the idiom of his characters. His language is bizarre, vital, highly inventive and precisely heard -- it is a complete and living archaeology of the speech of a particular human group. A brilliant and very funny book.'--Spectator Magazine

A Custoer Review at Amazon.com (30 of 31 people found the following review helpful):

This makes powerful reading. My sense from the start was that the story wasn't fiction outside the names of those peopling it, but in fact the author's own experience of life endured by the working class in England at the turn of 1900. That in itself made it fascinating.

At times I felt the author's rants about the evils of capitalism and the working class being their own worst enemy tiresome (if true), but then I realised his frustration with the mindset of those he spent his working life with would have made him feel the need to rave. What could be worse than spending your every working day in the company of miserable forelock-tuggers, men who at once idolised and hated their masters, and hated themselves even more. We see much of this frustration in the character Owen and his contempt for his fellow workers for regarding their state of starvation and wretched poverty as a privilege and are fiercely committed to preserving the system that keeps them downtrodden. . .

When a used-to-be Socialist tells Barrington 'enlightenment will never be brought about by arguing with people,' I couldn't have agreed more. While Barrington took this on board as dishearteningly true, delightfully, it didn't take the fight out of him. . .
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