Hours &
Directions
In this impressive volume, leading scholars offer compelling glimpses into the biblical world, the world in which prophets, poets, sages, and histo...
View full detailsThis "exemplary social history" (Kirkus Reviews) is the first full-scale account of Central Park ever published. Elizabeth Blackmar and Roy Rosenzw...
View full detailsUnrivaled in its range and intensity, the poetry of World War I continues to have a powerful effect on readers. This newly edited anthology reflect...
View full detailsA unique anthology celebrating that most vigorous of literary forms--the sonnetThe sonnet is one of the oldest and most enduring literary forms of ...
View full detailsThe celebrated English translation of this classic work of Chinese literature is now available in an updated paperback edition. Written in 1598 by ...
View full detailsOf all the great classical love poets, Propertius (c. 50-10 BC) is surely one of those with most immediate appeal for readers today. His helpless i...
View full detailsEmily Dickinson, poet of the interior life, imagined words/swords, hurling barbed syllables/piercing. Nothing about her adult appearance or habitat...
View full detailsFrom the nuts and bolts of craft to the sources of inspiration, this book is for anyone who wants to write poetry-and do it well.The Poet's Compani...
View full detailsWinner of The Hillman Prize for Book Journalism - 2019When the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014, the water pouring ...
View full detailsNew York Times Bestseller • Pulitzer Prize Finalist • An Oprah's Book Club Selection“Powerful . . . [Kingsolver] has with infinitely steady hands w...
View full detailsThe bestselling sensation—and one of the most outstanding crime novels of the 20th century—that was banned in Boston for its explosive mixture of v...
View full detailsBased upon detailed research and observation of social customs in many regions, here is a notable contribution to our understanding of ourselves, u...
View full details"A great American writer…Highsmith's writing is wicked…it puts a spell on you." ―Entertainment WeeklyPatricia Highsmith's story of romantic obsessi...
View full detailsMuriel Spark’s classic novel, widely hailed as one of the twentieth century's best—the story of a young, unorthodox teacher and her special—and ult...
View full detailsMachiavelli's highly influential treatise on political powerThe Prince shocked Europe on publication with its advocacy of ruthless tactics for gain...
View full detailsPuerto Ricans maintain a vibrant identity that bridges two very different places--the island of Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland. Whether they liv...
View full detailsThe greatest Indian epic, one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytellingA Penguin ClassicA sweeping tale of abduction, battle, and courtsh...
View full detailsSet in the Canary Islands at the outset of the Spanish Civil War, The Ravine is the provocative, disturbing account of a child's experience with wa...
View full detailsThe Ravishing of Lol Stein is a haunting early novel by the author of The Lover. Lol Stein is a beautiful young woman, securely married, settled in...
View full detailsThe definitive translation of Plato's Republic, the most influential text in the history of Western philosophyLong regarded as the most accurate re...
View full detailsThe clever peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost persuaded the learned judges at the Parlement of Toulouse when, on a summer’s day in 1560, a man swagg...
View full detailsWriting her first novel during World War I, West examines the relationship between three women and a soldier suffering from shell-shock. This novel...
View full details"An overwhelming, outstanding novel...!"―Irish TimesCaptain Jack Aubrey, R. N., ashore after a successful cruise, is persuaded by a casual acquaint...
View full detailsThe earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and the first extensive composition to survive in any Indo-European languag...
View full details$100.00 away from free shipping!