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Patrick O'Brian

Patrick O'Brian

·4.31·234,435 Ratings
“ Life isn't about getting and having, it's about giving and being. ” ― Kevin Kruse
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  • Banco: The Further Adventures of Papillon

    1985·
    ·3.77·2,046 Ratings
    Here at last is the sensational sequel to PAPILLON - the great story of escape and adventure that took the world by storm.Banco continues the adventures of Henri Charrière - nicknamed 'Papillon' - in Venezuela, where he has finally won his freedom after
  • The Coming of Age

    1996·
    ·3.89·207 Ratings
    What do the words elderly, old, and aged really mean? How are they used by society, and how in turn do they define the generation that we are taught to respect and love but instead castigate and avoid? Most importantly, how is our treatment of this genera
  • The Complete Aubrey/Maturin Novels (5 Volumes)

    2004·
    ·4.69·1,262 Ratings
    Patrick O’Brian’s twenty-one-volume Aubrey/Maturin series has delighted generations of devoted fans, inspired a blockbuster film, and sold millions of copies in twenty-four languages. These five omnibus volumes, beautifully produced and boxed, contain
  • The Hundred Days (Aubrey & Maturin #19)

    1999·
    ·4.34·5,018 Ratings
    Napoleon, escaped from Elba, pursues his enemies across Europe like a vengeful phoenix. If he can corner the British and Prussians before their Russian and Austrian allies arrive, his genius will lead the French armies to triumph at Waterloo. In the Balka
  • The Truelove (Aubrey & Maturin #15)

    1993·
    ·4.36·5,677 Ratings
    A British whaler has been captured by an ambitious chief in the sandwich islands at French instigation, and Captain Aubrey, R. N., Is dispatched with the Surprise to restore order. But stowed away in the cable-tier is an escaped female convict. To the off
  • Lobscouse and Spotted Dog: Which It's a Gastronomic Companion to the Aubrey/Maturin Novels

    2000·
    ·3.96·821 Ratings
    Celebrate the joys of Patrick O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey/Maturin series with this delightful cookbook, full of the food and drink that so often complement Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin's travels. Collected here are authentic and practical recipes for su
  • Adieux: A Farewell to Sartre

    1985·
    ·3.82·238 Ratings
    Simone de Beauvoir's first-person account of the last ten years of Sartre's life, and it is heartbreaking to read in several places.... The prose is characteristic of de Beauvoir: deeply and intimately detailed, meticulous, and dense in some places.... it
  • Testimonies

    1995·
    ·3.73·227 Ratings
    Delmore Schwartz, the most influential critic in postwar America, wrote of Patrick O'Brian's first novel Testimonies: "A triumph...drawn forward by lyric eloquence and the story's fascination, [the reader] discovers in the end that he has encountered in a
  • The Unknown Shore

    1998·
    ·4.17·1,115 Ratings
  • Picasso: A Biography

    1994·
    ·3.58·120 Ratings
    Patrick O'Brian's outstanding biography of Picasso is here available in paperback for the first time. It is the most comprehensive yet written, and the only biography fully to appreciate the distinctly Mediterranean origins of Picasso's character and art.
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