Alamut

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• cromulen · Jun 23, 2018 · Recommends

  Alamut by Vladimir Bartol Written in 1030's by a Slovenian, it's a historical fiction novel set in the in 11th century what is now Iran. It tells the story of how a radical leader of an Islamic faction, based…

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• Bakary · Jul 12, 2017 · Recommends

  Roma Æterna - Robert Silverberg The Happiness Hypothesis - Jonathan Haidt Alamut - Vladimir Bartol Non Stop - Brian Aldiss A fortune teller told me - Tiziano Terzani

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• DuncanIdaho · Oct 3, 2010 · Recommends

  Reading first and second Dune trilogy would give you a lot of what you are asking for. Also I would recommend reading Alamut from Vladimir Bartol. For more serious works - I would offer Machiavelli's Discourses on Livy.

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