My Pretentious Esoteric Eclectic Bookshelf

Explore a curated collection of eclectic and esoteric books on my pretentious bookshelf—a treasure trove of rare, thought-provoking, and unconventional reads for the discerning bibliophile.

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Chaos

by James Gleick

James Gleick explains the theories behind the fascinating new science called chaos. Alongside relativity and quantum mechanics, it is being hailed as the twentieth century's …
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On the Road

by Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac’s classic American novel of freedom and the search for originality that defined a generation “An authentic work of art.”—The New York Times Inspired …
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Miles, the autobiography

 

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A People's History of the United States

by Howard Zinn

Chronicles United States history from a grassroots perspective and provides an analysis of important events from 1492 through the current war on terrorism.
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No Exit and Three Other Plays

by Jean-Paul Sartre

NOBEL PRIZE WINNER • Four seminal plays by one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century. An existential portrayal of Hell in Sartre's best-known …
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Existentialism and Human Emotions

by Jean-Paul Sartre

Proposes that individuals must create their own values, take responsibility for their actions, and find a sense of meaning while living in a universe without …
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complete poems of Emily Dickinson

 

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Dune

by Frank Herbert

• DUNE: PART TWO • THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE Directed by Denis Villeneuve, screenplay by Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, based on the novel Dune …
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The Silmarillion

 

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Nineteen Eighty-four

by George Orwell

Eternal warfare is the price of bleak prosperity in this satire of totalitarian barbarism.