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Machines As the Measure of Men: Science, Technology, and Ideologies of Western Dominance (Cornell Studies in Comparative History) by Michael Adas

Sur le vif, 4/e (Workbook/Lab Manual) by Hannelore Jarausch

Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador's Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union by Jack Matlock

Colonial Effects by Joseph A. Massad

Hitler: 1889-1936 Hubris by Ian Kershaw

The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters by Thomas M. Nichols

The Classical Heritage in Islam (Arabic Thought and Culture) by Franz Rosenthal

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About meI am a fan of classical literature (from any tradition) above all. I prefer works leaning towards philosophy than simply clever interplay of words (though that does have its place). The epic, the Fruhromantik, the Renaissance...that's my cup of soma.

I can read works in English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Latin, Persian, and Urdu.

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Favorite authorsTariq Ali, Rivka Galchen, Elias Khoury, Laila Lalami, Amin Maalouf, Naguib Mahfouz, V. S. Naipaul, Orhan Pamuk, Salman Rushdie, Tahir Shah, Dalia Sofer (Shared favorites)