Books 2013
The best books that you didn’t know you’ll like. Filter bubble bursting book recommendations by interesting people: the readers of the Weekly Filet.
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King Leopold’s Ghost, by Adam Hochschild
«for whoever hasn’t read it yet, a must-read tale of greed and colonialism.» – Jon SchubertBuy on Amazon
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The Invention of Morel, by Adolfo Bioy Casares
recommended by Elise NardinBuy on Amazon
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Léon und Louise, by Alex Capus
recommended by Pascal MichelBuy on Amazon
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Stringer, by Anjan Sundaram
recommended by Sagarika SundaramBuy on Amazon
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The Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand
recommended by Alexandre TerrienBuy on Amazon
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Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, by Ben Fountain
recommended by Florian RittmeyerBuy on Amazon
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Das Muschelessen, by Birgit Vanderbeke
recommended by Florian RindererBuy on Amazon
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Master & Marguerita, by Bulgakov
recommended by Oleg LavrovskyBuy on Amazon
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Consciousness: Confessions of a Romantic Reductionist, by Christof Koch
recommended by Monika GöhmannBuy on Amazon
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Lamb, by Christopher Moore
«Each and every page a great laugh.» – Konrad Mazanowski Buy on Amazon
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Pirate Cinema, by Cory Doctorow
recommended by Oleg LavrovskyBuy on Amazon
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Die Hyperion-Gesänge, by Dan Simmons
«Zugegeben: Ein Klassiker, den sicher auch schon eingige Nicht-Science-Fiction-Fans gelesen haben. Trotzdem will ich dieses Buch hier gerne empfehlen. Auf 1400 Seiten wird der Leser in eine unglaubliche Welt entführt. Man muss nicht SciFi-Fan sein, um das Buch zu lesen. Simmons beschränkt sich auf ganz wenige technische Gimmicks und verfällt nicht in endlose Technik-Beschreibungen.» – René Roediger Buy on Amazon
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Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman
«Its an amazing insight into human thinking, how we perceive and how we understand. A truly underrated topic of great impact that everyone should have an eye upon in my opinion.» – Björn Beyer Buy on Amazon
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I am Zlatan., by David Lagercrantz, Z. Ibrahimović
«The highly convincing story of the most controversial football player of our time. It’s as if Emir Kusturica had adapted «The Catcher in the Rye into the mad setting global sports showbiz.» – Gabriel VetterBuy on Amazon
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Kongo: Eine Geschichte, by David Van Reybrouck
recommended by Philipp LoserBuy on Amazon
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The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald
recommended by Anna SternBuy on Amazon
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Endgame, by Frank Brady
recommended by Simon WidmerBuy on Amazon
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Unwinding, by George Packer
«Following the life of two dozen Americans from 1978 to today, «New Yorker»-author Packer carefully evokes the portrait of a country in decay. Now, I finally understand how and why the American dream has turned into a nightmare for so many people.» – Olivia KühniBuy on Amazon
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Gefährliche Geliebte, by Haruki Murakami
recommended by Kath FogBuy on Amazon
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, by Haruki Murakami
recommended by Ines Caramba Buy on Amazon
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Light Years, by James Salter
recommended by Jean-Luc Testault Buy on Amazon
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Guns, germs and steel, by Jared Diamond
recommended by Anil Özdemir, Guillaume AmiguesBuy on Amazon
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Bis ich dich finde, by John Irving
recommended by Kath FogBuy on Amazon
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Pulphead, by John Jeremiah Sullivan
«powerful essays from a masterful voice» – Benoît PerrierBuy on Amazon
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The Day of The Triffids, by John Wyndham
recommended by Timothy Rey Buy on Amazon
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Strong Motion , by Jonathan Franzen
recommended by Florian RittmeyerBuy on Amazon
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Watermark, by Joseph Brodsky
recommended by Manuel BürkliBuy on Amazon
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Schneller als der Tod, by Josh Bazell
recommended by Mark BrotzmannBuy on Amazon
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Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes
recommended by Ruth Bauer and Brigitte UlmerBuy on Amazon
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Sterben, by Karl Ove Knausgard
«First of six volumes of an autobiography. In Norwegian: Min Kamp.» – Jean-Luc Testault Buy on Amazon
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Behind the beautiful forevers, by katherine boo
«I couldn’t believe the story is real» – RobinBuy on Amazon
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Jack Taylor, by Ken Bruen
«Grossartige Kriminalromane! Von Harry Rowohlt übersetzt ein spezielles Vergnügen. Jack Taylor, ein ehemaliger Polizist mit starkem Hang zu Drogen und Alkohol, löst Fälle am Rande der Gesellschaft. Die Geschichten spielen im irischen Galway.» – René Roediger Buy on Amazon
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A thousand splendid suns, by Khaled Hosseini
recommended by Simon WidmerBuy on Amazon
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The Edible Woman, by Margaret Atwood
recommended by Sagarika SundaramBuy on Amazon
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House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski
«a metafiction masterpiece (might have not aged that well, though)» – Benoît PerrierBuy on Amazon
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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon
«A long, brilliant, funny book about comics, growing up, New York City and many other things. Perfect summer vacation reading.» – Nico LuchsingerBuy on Amazon
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Accabadora, by Michela Murgia
recommended by Ruth BauerBuy on Amazon
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Vanished Kingdoms, The History of Half-Forgotten Europe, by Norman Davies
«One will understand Europe – and especially Eastern Europe – so much better after delving through this vast volume by the exceptionally learned and slightly old fashioned welshman Norman Davies.» – Andreas ThutBuy on Amazon
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The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi
recommended by Thom NagyBuy on Amazon
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Mein Leben als Sohn, by Philip Roth
recommended by brigitte ulmer Buy on Amazon
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Paddy Clark, ha ha ha!, by Roddy Doyle
recommended by Andy BäumlerBuy on Amazon
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Written In Bone, by Simon Beckett
recommended by Seline KunzBuy on Amazon
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Selim oder Die Gabe der Rede, by Sten Nadolny
recommended by Tim RadtkeBuy on Amazon
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Getting More, by Stuart Diamond
«you have to get over the overly american selling tone and ignore that part but the recommendations he has and the associated stories are actually very very good!» – RobinBuy on Amazon
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Gang Leader for a Day, by Sudhir Venkatesh
recommended by Elise NardinBuy on Amazon
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The meme machine, by Susan Blackmore
recommended by Boris UpeljBuy on Amazon
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The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath
recommended by Seline KunzBuy on Amazon
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Das finstere Tal, by Thomas Willmann
recommended by Andy BäumlerBuy on Amazon
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The Commonwealth of Thieves, by Tom Kennealy
«a great historic work on the very first steps of the colonisation of Australia. Reads like a novel» – Guillaume AmiguesBuy on Amazon
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Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, by Tom Robbins
recommended by Ines Caramba Buy on Amazon
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Die Ökonomie von Gut und Böse, by Tomáš Sedláček
recommended by Florian RindererBuy on Amazon
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Delivering Happiness. A Path To Profits, Passion, and Purpose, by Tony Hsieh (CEO of Zappos)
«Getting service culture done. The right way!» – Marco NierlichBuy on Amazon
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The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. Le Guin
recommended by Nicolò Wojewoda Buy on Amazon
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Alamut, by Vladimir Bartol
recommended by Anil ÖzdemirBuy on Amazon
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The New Confessions, by William Boyd
«breathtaking in its scope and ambition and yet a very touching story of an extraordinary individual’s life» – Jon SchubertBuy on Amazon
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The Last Lion , by William Manchester
«all three volumes but this is the first one» – Alexandre TerrienBuy on Amazon
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