Completely revised and updated to contain the latest information, a valuable nutritional handbook lists the calorie and carbohydrate levels of more than 8,500 brand-name and basic foods, including fru
Venise Berry, author of the national bestselling So Good and All of Me, delivers a “sexy, soulful, and heartwarming”* new novel of love and friendship…?Lucinda Marie Merriweather believes in everythin
THE GREATEST ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME Richly imagined by the blind bard around 900 B.C.E., Homer's story follows Odysseus on a decade-long journey as he flees Cyclops, angers his gods, resists the Sirens
What's better than Agatha Christie? thirteen Agatha Christies. A baker's dozen of fiendishly told tales in which indomitable sleuth Miss Jane Marple plays host to some of the most clever crimes- and c
A lyrical translation of the great medieval epic set during the reign of Charlemagne chronicles the 778 battle of Roncesvals between the Franks and the Moors and the doomed heroism of Roland, the embo
The ultimate science fiction classic For more than one hundred years this compelling tale of the Martian invasion of Earth has enthralled readers with a combination of imagination and incisive comment
Set in the years leading up to and culminating in Napoleon's disastrous Russian invasion, this novel focuses upon an entire society torn by conflict and change. Here is humanity in all its innocence a
Reissued to commemorate its 150th anniversary, this timeless novel details the people who were caught up in the wave of violence and murder that marked the French Revolution, including a young English
Like generations of Wren women before her, Jenna Wren is a "hedge" witch-in tune with nature and savvy in the healing power of herbs. But even a flourishing hair salon and two wonderful children can't
The classic tale of Hawkeye—Natty Bumppo—the frontier scout who turned his back on ""civilization,"" and his friendship with a Mohican warrior as they escort two sisters through the dangerous wilderne
One ill-fated evening at the Reform Club, Phileas Fogg rashly bets his companions that he can travel around the entire globe in just eighty days -- and he is determined not to lose. Breaking the wel
Wrongfully imprisoned for fourteen years, Edmond Dantes escapes to the island of Monte Cristo. What awaits him there is a fortune in gold-and a new identity with which to persue his revenge and rede
The latest addition ot the Charming Classic series includes a paperback edition of Little Women, the first American children’s novel to become a classic, and a beautiful gold-tone cameo. This timeless
There are few more convincing, less sentimental accounts of love than Wuthering Heights. This is the story of a tormented foundling who falls in love with the daughter of his benefactor, and of the vi
From its first publication in 1877, Black Beauty has been one of the best-loved animal stories ever written. The dramatic and heartwarming tale is told by the magnificent black horse himself, from his
This masterpiece of science fiction is the fascinating story of Griffin, a scientist who creates a serum to render himself invisible, and his descent into madness that follows.
Perhaps one of the most revered works of fiction in the twentieth-century, iThe Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner /iis a modern classic about integrity, courage, and bucking the system. Its title
In an age that has seen the wildest speculations of science become reality, Jules Verne is regarded as both a technological prophet and as one of the most exciting masters of imagination the world has
A story encompassing the entirety of human emotion, "The Odyssey" remains one of the greatest literary works in the history of the world. It is the story of Odysseus and his ten-year journey to return
Complete and unabridged, in the memorable Walter Starkie translation, this is the epic tale of Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful quire, Sancho Panza. Their picaresque adventures in the world o
The Mad Hatter, the Ugly Duchess, the Mock Turtle, the Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire Cat-characters each more eccentric than the last, and that could only have come from Lewis Carroll, the master of s
An ardent young woman, her cowardly lover, and her vengeful husband. These are the three central characters in this classic novel of passion and convention in the Puritan world of 17th-century Boston.
In his most gripping thriller yet, Jeffery Deaver takes readers on a terrifying ride into two ingenious minds...that of a physically challenged detective and the scheming killer he must stop. The dete
An anthology of some twenty short works includes vampire thrillers, ingenious imitations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle mysteries, a teleplay from Tales of the Darkside, and a nonfiction Little League stor
First published in 1936, this inspiring and defiant novel by the author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged has sold nearly two million copies. Portraying the impact of the Russian Revolution on th
