| Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter
| Introduces and sets in context the enormous range of critical arguments that have been generated by this enduring work. From the comments and reviews of Hawthorne's contemporaries through discussions of the novel by fellow artists such as Henry James and D.H. Lawrence, to radical re-readings of the postwar decades, the reader is given an invaluable guide to the critical progress of this key American text.
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| How to Speak and Write Correctly
| The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: English language; Language Arts
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| ManWords: Real Words for Real Men
| So your bros are hanging around the grill, shooting the shit while putting back brews from a pony keg. The air's heavy with barbecue sauce, stale belches, and testosterone. And you want to sound manly, like you read Maxim, not GQ. Like you watch football, not gymnastics. You want to use words like "crack-back," "low rider," and "mojo." You need ManWords. If you want to be a high roller, a mac daddy, or a player, you also need this book.And if "taupe," "ruching," and "brow ge...More
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| The Art of War (annotated)
| ON THE ART OF WAR is the oldestsurviving book on military strategy everwritten, penned in the 6th century BC by SunTzu, who was a heroic general whose manyvictories cannot be easily counted.Each section of the book is devoted to oneaspect of warfare, and it has long beenpraised as the definitive work on militarystrategies and tactics of its time.As the first and one of the most successfulworks on strategy, it has also had a hugeinfluence on Eastern and Western militarythinking, business tactics,...More
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| Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Ec04)
| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) is Mark Twain's most popular book, and its hero is a national icon, celebrated as a distinctively American figure both at home and abroad. Tom Sawyer's bold spirit, winsome smile, and inventive solutions to the problems of everyday life in fictional St Petersburg - whether getting his friends to whitewash a fence for him, or escaping the demands of his vigilant Aunt Polly - have won him the hearts of generations.
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| Wuthering Heights: A Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Classic (Kaplan Score Raising Classics)
| "Wuthering Heights" seems bafflingly unlike other novels yet constantly speaks to popular imagination. This edition for students and teachers engages with some of the key issues in contemporary critical theory.
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| The Jungle Book (Best Loved Books for Young Readers)
| The Jungle Book is Rudyard Kipling's classic tale of a lost boy raised by animals in the wilds of India. Mowgli is a young boy in the jungle. He has no human parents or companions. But what he does have is a bear, a panther, and other creatures who advise and befriend him. Together they face many dangers and adventures, as Mowgli finds himself in the clutches of the Monkey People, and confronts the wrath of Shere Khan, the tiger who separated him from his human family. Generating numerous sta...More
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| Oliver Twist (Oxford World's Classics)
| Including hyperlinked explanatory notes within the ebook-optimized text, introductions by leading authorities, and a wealth of other valuable material, Oxford World's Classics ebooks continue the series’ century-long commitment to scholarship across a broad spectrum of literature from around the globe. The new Oxford World's Classics edition of Oliver Twist is based on the authoritative Clarendon edition, which uses Dickens's revised text of 1846. It includes his preface of 1841 in whic...More
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| A Christmas Carol
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| Pursuit Of God (Authentic Classics S.)
| 2009 reprint of 1948 First edition. Aiden Wilson Tozer (1897-1963) was an American Christian pastor, preacher, author, magazine editor, Bible conference speaker and spiritual mentor. Hailing from a tiny farming community in western Pennsylvania, his conversion was as a teenager in Akron, Ohio. In 1919, five years after his conversion, and without formal theological training, Tozer accepted an offer to pastor his first church. This began 44 years of ministry.He was also a prolific author. Among t...More
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| War and Peace (Part 1 of 3)
| War and Peace delineates in graphic detail events leading up to Napoleon's invasion of Russia, and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society, as seen through the eyes of five Russian aristocratic families.
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| Prince
| The Prince is one of the most influential books ever written. Published posthumously in 1532, Machiavelli’s observations on the manipulation and exercise of power have withstood the test of time. His shrewd and insightful text presents strategies that some of history’s greatest rulers have borrowed to achieve their goals. This beautifully produced edition of Machiavelli’s classic study of statesmanship is ideal for ambitious schemers and the general reader alike.
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| I Used to Know That: Stuff You Forgot From School
| This small but mighty collection will trigger your memory with fun facts you learned in school-from adverbs to the Pythagorean Theorem. Witty, engaging, entertaining-a book you'll pick up again and again. Author Caroline Taggart discovered two things while researching this book and talking with other people: One, everybody had been to school. And two, they had all forgotten entirely different things. Contained in this handy little book are the facts that you learned in school, but may not...More
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| The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
| Now on CD, the best-selling Power of Now shows how a combination of Buddhist principles, meditation theory, and relaxation techniques can connect a person to “the eternal, ever-present One Life beyond the myriad forms of life that are subject to birth and death.” “A reminder to be truly present in our own lives.... The result? More joy, right now.” — O: The Oprah Magazine
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| Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself (John Harvard Library, Belknap Press)
| Written more than a century ago by Frederick Douglass, a former slave who went on to become a famous orator, U.S. minister, and a leader of his people, this masterpiece is one of the most eloquent indictments of slavery ever recorded. Douglass
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| Don't Know Much About Mythology: Everything You Need to Know About the Greatest Stories in Human History but Never Learned
| The latest installment in the New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About® series -- a magical journey into the timeless world of mythology It has been fifteen years since Kenneth C. Davis first dazzled audiences with his instant classic Don't Know Much About® History, vividly bringing the past to life and proving that Americans don't hate history, they just hate the dull, textbook version they were fed in school. With humor, wit, and a knack for storytelling, Davis has been...More
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| FREE Kindle Cheat Sheet!
| Finally......The Secret to Millions of Free Kindle Books, Documents, Movies, Audio Books and More!IntroductionThe buzz is on!Kindle is here.Granted, thousands of consumer electronic products are launched every year. Most of these products fail miserably, remember the Newton?Most of the products which do succeed have a very limited shelf life, think Walkman, portable DVD players, e-book readers, watch phones and high-end rolling ball vacuum cleaners.The Kindle Fire is very, very different.If you ...More
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| The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Wheeler Compass)
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| Daily Strength for Daily Needs
| The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Devotional exercises; Calendars;
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| 1000 1/2 Random Facts 'Cause I Was Too Lazy to Write 1001
| Fact, facts, and more facts! A random blend of the finest facts tossed with a trivial amount of humor. Served with a side of knowledge and topped off with a bit of fun. "1000 1/2 Random Facts 'Cause I Was Too Lazy to Write 1001" is sure to please the palates of trivia and fun fact fans alike.
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