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The Man in the High Castle (1962) by Philip K. Dick [18] Mother Night (1962) by Kurt Vonnegut [19] V. (1963) by Thomas Pynchon [20] Blow-up and Other Stories (1963) by Julio Cortázar [21] Cat's Cradle (1963) by Kurt Vonnegut [22] Hopscotch (1963) by Julio Cortázar [11] The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1965) by Philip K. Dick [23]
A sign in Taytay Church, Philippines, encouraging churchgoers to practice honesty. Honesty is valued in many ethnic and religious cultures. [1] " Honesty is the best policy" is a proverb of Edwin Sandys, while the quote "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom" is attributed to Thomas Jefferson, as used in a letter to Nathaniel Macon. [2]
The list was criticized as biased towards English-language books, particularly those published by American authors. [3] Nigerian academic Ainehi Edoro criticized the lack of literature by African authors and the predominance of American literature on the list and called the list "an act of cultural erasure". [ 4 ]
The woodcutter's cries disturb the chief of the gods as he deliberates the world's business and he sends Mercury down with instructions to test the man with the three axes and cut off his head if he chooses wrongly. Although he survives the test and returns a rich man, the entire countryside decides to follow his example and gets decapitated.
War of the Wing-Men (heavily edited original book publication); later issued with the author's preferred text and title as The Man Who Counts (1958). Stranded on an alien planet, facing starvation, Van Rijn's only hope of survival is to end an eternal war between furry "Wingmen".
This is a comprehensive list of the books written about the fictional character Doc Savage originally published in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. He was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic at Street & Smith Publications, with additional material contributed by the series' main writer, Lester Dent.
Modern Library's 100 Best Novels is a 1998 list of the best English-language novels published during the 20th century, [a] as selected by Modern Library from among 400 novels published by Random House, which owns Modern Library. [1] The purpose of the list was to "bring the Modern Library to public attention" and stimulate sales of its books. [2]
The Duff Cooper Prize (currently known as the Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize) is a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of history, biography, political science or occasionally poetry, published in English or French. The prize was established in honour of Duff Cooper, a British diplomat, Cabinet member and author.