• To Kill a Mockingbird

    Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American ReadHarper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatredOne of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0060935464
    • ASIN: 0060935464
    • ISBN: 0060935464
    • Brand: Harper Perennial
    • Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

  • The Goldfinch: A Novel (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)

    WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE"The Goldfinch is a rarity that comes along perhaps half a dozen times per decade, a smartly written literary novel that connects with the heart as well as the mind....Donna Tartt has delivered an extraordinary work of fiction."--Stephen King, New York Times Book ReviewTheo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented abov... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0316055441
    • ASIN: 0316055441
    • ISBN: 0316055441
    • Brand: Back Bay Books
    • Manufacturer: Back Bay Books

  • The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel

    NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM FOX 2000 STARRING MILO VENTIMIGLIA, AMANDA SEYFRIED, AND KEVIN COSTNER MEET THE DOG WHO WILL SHOW THE WORLD HOW TO BE HUMAN The New York Times bestselling novel from Garth Stein—a heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope—a captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life . . . as only a dog could tell it. “Splendid.” —People “The perfect book for anyone who knows that compassion isn’t only for humans, and that the relationship between two souls who are meant for each other never... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0061537969
    • ASIN: 0061537969
    • ISBN: 9780061537967
    • Brand: Harper Paperbacks
    • Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

  • The Alchemist


    • ASIN: 0062315005
    • ASIN: 0062315005
    • ISBN: 0062315005
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: HarperOne

  • Slaughterhouse-Five: A Novel (Modern Library 100 Best Novels)

    Slaughterhouse-Five, an American classic, is one of the world’s great antiwar books. Centering on the infamous firebombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim’s odyssey through time reflects the mythic journey of our own fractured lives as we search for meaning in what we fear most.

    • ASIN: 0385333846
    • ASIN: 0385333846
    • ISBN: 0812988523
    • Brand: Delta
    • Manufacturer: Dial Press Trade Paperback

  • Lord of the Flies

    Golding’s iconic 1954 novel, now with a new foreword by Lois Lowry, remains one of the greatest books ever written for young adults and an unforgettable classic for readers of any age.   This edition includes a new Suggestions for Further Reading by Jennifer Buehler.At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate. This far from civilization they can do anything they want. Anything. But as order collapses, as strange howls echo in the night, as terror begin... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0399501487
    • ASIN: 0399501487
    • ISBN: 0399501487
    • Brand: Golding, William/ Epstein, E. L. (CON)
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

  • One Hundred Years of Solitude (P.S.) (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

    One Hundred Years of Solitude tells the story of the rise and fall, birth and death of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Inventive, amusing, magnetic, sad, and alive with unforgettable men and women -- brimming with truth, compassion, and a lyrical magic that strikes the soul -- this novel is a masterpiece in the art of fiction.

    • ASIN: 0060883286
    • ASIN: 0060883286
    • ISBN: 9780060883287
    • Brand: Gabriel Garc 237 a M 225 rquez
    • Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Modern Classics

  • Wait for me Here: 9 Unique Stories That Will Make You Smile

    Life – not exactly what you expected!He pulled open the door and sat down next to Ruthie, still pissed, and said “Let’s go”. Within a minute they were back in the thick of the heavy traffic on the road. We just drove out here for nothing, he thought, disappointed. “They ran out,” he muttered. “Ran out of what?” came the sound of an unfamiliar voice beside him. He looked and was amazed. Whoa! It wasn’t Ruthie!A collection of short stories based on events from real life and the experience of dealing with complex situations at different ages.Do all the heroes in the stories have... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B07RLVRDN3
    • ASIN: B07RLVRDN3

  • 1984 (Signet Classics)

    Written 70 years ago, 1984 was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...• Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read •“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that see... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0451524934
    • ASIN: 0451524934
    • ISBN: 9780451524935
    • Manufacturer: Signet Classic

  • The Bell Jar (Modern Classics)

    The Bell Jar chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under -- maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's insanity becomes completely real and even rational, as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies. Such deep penetration into the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche is an extraordinary accomplishment and has made The Bell Jar a haunting American classic.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insigh... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0060837020
    • ASIN: 0060837020
    • ISBN: 0060837020
    • Brand: Harper Perennial
    • Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Modern Classics

  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

    A PBS Great American Read Top 100 PickThe beloved American classic about a young girl's coming-of-age at the turn of the century. From the moment she entered the world, Francie needed to be made of stern stuff, for the often harsh life of Williamsburg demanded fortitude, precocity, and strength of spirit. Often scorned by neighbors for her family’s erratic and eccentric behavior—such as her father Johnny’s taste for alcohol and Aunt Sissy’s habit of marrying serially without the formality of divorce—no one, least of all Francie, could say that the Nolans’ life lacked drama. By tur... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0061120073
    • ASIN: 0061120073
    • ISBN: 0061120073
    • Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Modern Classics

  • Their Eyes Were Watching God

    A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick“A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don’t know how to live properly.” —Zadie SmithOne of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century, Their Eyes Were Watching God brings to life a Southern love story with the wit and pathos found only in the writing of Zora Neale Hurston. Out of print for almost thirty years—due largely to initial audiences’ rejection of its strong black female protagonist—Hur... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0061120065
    • ASIN: 0061120065
    • ISBN: 0061120065
    • Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
    • Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Modern Classics

  • The Handmaid's Tale

    #1 New York Times bestseller • Includes an introduction by Margaret Atwood.   An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (New York Times). Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss.   Look for The Testaments, the sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, coming September 2019.   In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid socia... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 038549081X
    • ASIN: 038549081X
    • ISBN: 038549081X
    • Brand: AMERICAN WEST BOOKS
    • Manufacturer: Anchor

  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time


    • ASIN: 1400032717
    • ASIN: 1400032717
    • ISBN: 9781400032716
    • Brand: Random House Inc
    • Manufacturer: Vintage Contemporaries

  • The Secret Life of Bees


    • ASIN: 0142001740
    • ASIN: 0142001740
    • ISBN: 0142001740
    • Brand: Penguin Books
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

  • Emma by Jane Austen, Fiction, Classics, Romance, Historical, Literary

    Emma Woodhouse has just attended the wedding of Miss Taylor, her friend and former governess, to Mr Weston. Having introduced them, Emma takes credit for their marriage and decides that she likes

    • UPC: 25936973
    • Rating: 4.038

  • American Short Story Masterpieces : A Rich Selection of Recent Fiction from America's Best Modern Writers

    This collection of thirty-six classic short stories from the fifties to the eighties features works by authors such as James Baldwin, Barry Hannah, Bernard Halamud, Flannery O'Connor, Philip Roth, Anne Beattie, and Tobias

    • UPC: 446464
    • Rating: 5.0

  • Tablet & Pen : Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East

    This volume celebrates the magnificent achievement of 20th-century Middle Eastern literature that has been neglected in the English-speaking

    • UPC: 16000426
    • Rating: 3.667

  • Tablet & Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East (Words Without Borders) - eBook

    “Remarkable . . . a triumph . . . connects us at the level of our humanity, no matter where we may be from.”—Los Angeles TimesThe countries that stretch along the broad horizons of the

    • UPC: 613376211
    • Rating: 3.667

  • The Best of Everything (Penguin Modern Classics) (Paperback)

    Almost 50 years after its initial publication, this novel remains touchingly--and sometimes hilariously--true to the struggles women face in the city. There's Ivy League Caroline, who dreams of graduating from the typing pool to an

    • UPC: 299823981
    • Rating: 3.846

  • The Great Modern Poets: An Anthology of the Best Poets and Poetry Since 1900

    Books : The Great Modern Poets: An anthology of the best poets and poetry since 1900

    • UPC: 50550949
    • Rating: 5.0

  • As If : Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality

    9780195343175

    • UPC: 16938901
    • Rating: 4.0

  • The Best of Black Heart 2014: Celebrating 10 Years of Short Fiction, Poetry, Author Interviews & More Indie Literary Mayhem - eBook

    Born on the mean streets of Montreal, where one might just as well become a French-speaking hooker as write dirty little stories, Black Heart has been peddling its wares from atop wobbly stilettos straight from

    • UPC: 566400579

  • A New Literary History of Modern China

    A New Literary History of Modern China is a collective project that introduces the "long" modern period of Chinese literature from the late seventeenth century to the new millennium. The volume, with roughly 160 essays

    • UPC: 55313290

  • The Field Book: Sports and Pastimes of the United Kingdom Compiled from the Best Authorities Ancient and Modern - eBook

    An enthusiastic admirer of rural sports from boyhood, the Compiler sought with avidity after any book connected with his favourite recreations, from which either amusement or information might be obtained. The older authors, with the

    • UPC: 805477059

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