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David rated Beowulf : A Translation and Commentary, Together with Sellic Spell: 4 stars

J. R. R. Tolkien: Beowulf : A Translation and Commentary, Together with Sellic Spell (2014, HarperCollins)

Beowulf : A Translation and Commentary, Together with Sellic Spell by J. R. R. Tolkien

David rated J’aime Hydro: 5 stars

J’aime Hydro

David rated Windows on the World: 3 stars

Windows on the World by Frédéric Beigbeder (folio, #4131)

"Vous connaissez la fin : tout le monde meurt. Certes, la mort arrive à pas mal de gens, un jour …

David rated Les Aventures de Tom Bombadil: 4 stars

J. R. R. Tolkien: Les Aventures de Tom Bombadil (Paperback, French language, 2001, Pocket)

Les Aventures de Tom Bombadil by J. R. R. Tolkien

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book is a collection of poetry written by J. …

David rated Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow: 4 stars

Yuval Noah Harari: Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (2018, Harper Perennial)

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari

Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (Hebrew: ההיסטוריה של המחר, English: The History of the Tomorrow) is a book …

David rated Le naufrage des civilisations: 5 stars

Amin Maalouf: Le naufrage des civilisations (French language, 2019)

Le naufrage des civilisations by Amin Maalouf

David rated The Upanishads: 3 stars

The Upanishads by Vernon Katz, Thomas Egenes (Tarcher cornerstone editions)

"This new translation of The Upanishads is at once delightfully simple and rigorously learned, providing today's readers with an accurate, …

David rated Onon:ta': 4 stars

Pierre Monette: Onon:ta' (French language, 2012, Boréal)

Onon:ta' by Pierre Monette

David rated Le Coran: 4 stars

François Déroche: Le Coran (French language, 2005, Presses universitaires de France, QUE SAIS JE)

Le Coran by François Déroche (Que sais-je? -- 1245)

David rated The Assassins : a radical sect in Islam: 4 stars

The Assassins : a radical sect in Islam by Bernard Lewis

David rated Histoire de la Chine : des origines à nos jours: 4 stars

John King Fairbank, Edwin O. Reischauer, Merle Goldman: Histoire de la Chine : des origines à nos jours (French language, 2013, Éditions Tallandier)

Histoire de la Chine : des origines à nos jours by John King Fairbank, Edwin O. Reischauer, Merle Goldman

David rated Damas : des origines aux Mamluks: 4 stars

Gérard Degeorge: Damas : des origines aux Mamluks (French language, 1997, L'Harmattan)

Damas : des origines aux Mamluks by Gérard Degeorge

David rated A short history of nearly everything: 5 stars

Bill Bryson: A short history of nearly everything (2004)

A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson

A Short History of Nearly Everything by American author Bill Bryson is a popular science book that explains some areas …

David rated Brave New World: 5 stars

Aldous Huxley: Brave New World (Paperback, 1998, HarperPerennial)

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley's profoundly important classic of world literature, Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically-advanced future …