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Ashwin rated The Rise of Athens: 3 stars
![Anthony Everitt: The Rise of Athens (Paperback, 2017, Random House Trade Paperbacks)](/images/covers/30731cde-9a95-4d97-9ba1-516093f65dd8.jpeg)
The Rise of Athens by Anthony Everitt
"A magisterial account of how a tiny city-state in ancient Greece became history's most influential civilization, from the bestselling author …
![R. F. Kuang: Babel (2022, Harper Voyager)](/images/covers/93fbdcea-4a45-4809-a03b-40f51038dfcf.jpeg)
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R. F. Kuang
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, …
Ashwin rated StandOut 2.0: 2 stars
![Marcus Buckingham: StandOut 2.0 (2015, Harvard Business Review Press)](/images/covers/0e807691-8102-4b05-b3aa-a7e7116947c1.jpeg)
StandOut 2.0 by Marcus Buckingham
"In the years since publication of First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths, millions have had the …
Ashwin rated 2061: Odyssey Three: 5 stars
![Arthur C. Clarke: 2061 (Hardcover, 1988, Ballantine Books)](/images/covers/2061odysseythree0000clar_x6o8_0001.jpg)
2061: Odyssey Three by Arthur C. Clarke (Space Odyssey, #3)
A re-visitation of the imaginative future painted by Arthur C. Clarke in his previous two books 2001: A Space Odyssey …
![Roald Dahl: Boy (Paperback, 2016, Penguin)](/images/covers/66dea761-24bc-45f4-81fd-9b76567454ea.jpeg)
Boy by Roald Dahl
Boy is an autobiographical book by British writer Roald Dahl. This book describes his life from birth until leaving school, …
Ashwin rated James and the Giant Peach: 5 stars
![Roald Dahl: James and the Giant Peach (2016, Puffin Books)](/images/covers/9da98009-d051-42a1-8016-b584e0710506.jpeg)
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl's first and most widely celebrated book for young people continues to thrill readers around the world.
When James …
Ashwin rated The adventures of Tintin: 5 stars
![Hergé: The adventures of Tintin (Little, Brown)](/images/covers/7bc32d8e-6a2d-48f3-93bb-6597fb4ec637.jpeg)
The adventures of Tintin by Hergé (Tintin three-in-one series ;)
Adventures of a young man and his dog.
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Roald Dahl: The Twits (2004, Puffin Books)
The Twits by Roald Dahl
The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of …
Ashwin rated The adventures of Tintin: 5 stars
![Hergé: The adventures of Tintin (Hardcover, 1993, Little, Brown and Co.)](/images/covers/5baa3242-774e-45f9-93be-a56417956080.jpeg)
The adventures of Tintin by Hergé (Tintin three-in-one series -- v. 1)
Ashwin rated The Adventures of Tintin, Volume 2: 5 stars
![Hergé: The Adventures of Tintin, Volume 2 (Hardcover, 2009, Little, Brown and Company)](/images/covers/3c46a6a6-6ea0-4ba2-bb84-279cbf300e06.jpeg)
The Adventures of Tintin, Volume 2 by Hergé (The Adventures of Tintin)
Ashwin rated The Adventures of Tintin: 5 stars
![Hergé: The Adventures of Tintin (Hardcover, 1997, Little, Brown Young Readers)](/images/covers/52b8674c-186a-413b-ac83-04a33925024d.jpeg)
The Adventures of Tintin by Hergé (Adventures of Tintin 3-in-1 (6))
Ashwin rated The adventures of Tintin.: 5 stars
![Hergé: The adventures of Tintin. (Hardcover, 1993, Little Brown)](/images/covers/abfb14c7-bb00-40d5-90ac-7a7c423e8722.jpeg)
The adventures of Tintin. by Hergé (Adventures of Tintin 3-in-1 (3))
Ashwin rated The adventures of Tintin.: 5 stars
![Hergé, Hergé: The adventures of Tintin. (Hardcover, 1994, Little, Brown)](/images/covers/45757ea3-cc2c-44bc-992c-fec84c22725c.jpeg)
The adventures of Tintin. by Hergé, Hergé (Adventures of Tintin 3-in-1 (7))
![Roald Dahl: Matilda (1988, Viking)](/images/covers/b6e2e43c-ebdb-4aef-9cb7-9e6477b03879.jpeg)
Matilda by Roald Dahl
No podemos resistirnos a Matilda y recomendar a su autor a los niños que no lo conozcan. Matilda debe poner …