The bestselling cult classic—soon to be a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg.In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's
The bestselling cult classic—soon to be a major motion picture directed by Steven Spielberg.At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, READY PLAYER ONE is a spectacularly
THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF READY PLAYER ONEIt’s just another day of high school for Zack Lightman. He's daydreaming through another boring math class, with just one more month to go
This charming, humorous hymn to England and Englishness was first published in 1902. Full of colour illustrations, it celebrates the British bobby, the golfing English gentleman, roast beef, cricket,
High in the pine forests of the Spanish Sierra, a band of anti-fascist guerrilla prepares to blow up a strategically vital bridge. Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer, has been sent to handle th
《老人與海》（The Old Man and the Sea）是美國文豪海明威的代表作，也是永垂不朽的經典文學，這本中篇小說並讓他榮獲1954年的諾貝爾文學獎。海明威的一生，不論是創作或真實的人生，都在展現「硬漢」（tough guy）的特質，而《老人與海》正將這種特質推至巔峰。 故事中的老人是一位古巴漁夫，他年輕時膂力過人，過著跑遠洋漁船的生活。如今他孤獨一人生活，平日只有一個跟他學打魚的小男孩
A sweeping history of the electric light revolution and the birth of modern America The late nineteenth century was a period of explosive technological creativity, but more than any other invention,
When Spanish photographer Ramon Masats began this photo essay in 1955, Pamplona was already a hotspot for artists and writers. It was first popularized by Hemingway's account of Sanfermines, the runni
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1954 was awarded to Ernest Hemingway "for his mastery of the art of narrative, most recently demonstrated in The Old Man and the Sea, and for the influence that he has ex
"There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are the very simplest things, and because it takes a man's life t
The Sun Also Rises was Ernest Hemingway's first big novel, and immediately established Hemingway as one of the great prose stylists, and one of the preeminent writers of his time. It is also the book
The best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. He
Volume?2 of 2. Classic contains most of the more common words, plus slang, archaic words and phrases, and common foreign words. Roots are identified, cross-references to words with similar roots are l
Volume 1 of a two-volume work. This classic reference contains most of the more common words used in everyday English conversation, plus slang, archaic words and phrases, coined words and foreign word
From the author of A Gathering of Old Men and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman comes a deep and compassionate novel. A young man who returns to 1940s Cajun country to teach visits a black youth
In this international bestseller, a poet struggles to decide if he should put his family’s or his own needs first when he returns to Italy help run the ice cream dynasty he left behind years ago in th
Easily the leading and most engaging voice of her era and generation, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has bridged gaps, introduced new motifs and narrative varieties which have energized contemporary African
From the authors of contemporary classic The Spirituality of Imperfection comes this long-awaited sequel. A great master once said, ?The shortest distance between a human being and truth is
A second major volume by the esteemed Dr. Drake — a lavish exploration of fantastical beasts, from yetis to unicornsDo krakens really lurk below the ocean waves? Do griffins command the air above? In
From the author of A Gathering of Old Men and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman comes a deep and compassionate novel. A young man who returns to 1940s Cajun country to teach visits a black youth
This comprehensive text provides a complete overview for beginning and intemediate students. With equal emphasis on design and drafting, the book leads students through the design of a contemporary
Presents stories of the adventures of Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger, Piglet, Owl, and other friends of Christopher Robin, along with early poems of A.A. Milne about the experiences of children.
A series of intimate letters chronicles the amorous adventures of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont ? rivals who use their bodies as weapons in the war of the sexes. Set in the final
This volume offers an engaging portrait of Smith through more than four hundred letters; also included are appendices with Smith's thoughts on the "Contest with America" and a collection of letters fr
Winnie-the-Pooh is walking through the forest when he comes upon a hole. "If I know anything about anything," he says, "that hole means Rabbit. And Rabbit means Company. And Company means Food." Hurra
Think back to those amazingly languid summers of your childhood, when in the heat of the day you followed the game on a distant radio, watched the pros on the living-room TV, or cheered your local her
A rerelease of a classic anthology on the black experience in America features hundreds of archival documents, articles and photographs ranging from slave auction notices and soldier portraits to gold
