You loved him when he was alive and you loved him after. If you love him, it is not a sin to kill him. Or is it more?' The most popular work of fiction by a writer regarded as one of history's best, The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway is the simple story of Santiago, a fisherman in Havana. Aged and a shadow of his former strong self, he finds himself helpless and in the care of young…
The book is a wake-up call help us stop creating our own suffering and obsessing over the past. Tolle lifts the veil of fear tha t has hung over us during this new millennium and reveals a path to health and happiness.
A dazzling, utterly distinctive saga from Russia's most celebrated and most controversial novelist Garin, a district doctor, is desperately trying to reach the village of Dolgoye, where a mysterious epidemic is turning people into zombies. He carries with him a vaccine that will prevent the spread of this terrible disease, but is stymied in his travels by an impenetrable blizzard. A trip that …
A gripping and deftly plotted narrative of family and belonging, Lights All Night Long is a dazzling debut novel from an acclaimed young writer"A luminous debut. . . . It's hard not to read the book in a single sitting."--The Los Angeles Times"Lights All Night Long is utterly brilliant and completely captivating. . . . One of the most propulsive, un-put-downable literary novels I've read in age…
An instant New York Times Bestseller Beloved bestselling author Mitch Albom returns with a powerful novel of hope and forgiveness that moves from a coastal Greek city during WWII to America in the golden age of Hollywood, as the intertwined lives of three young survivors are forever changed by the perils of deception and the grace of redemption. Eleven-year-old Nico Krispis has never told…
With an Introduction and Notes by Adam Roberts, Royal Holloway, University of London. The product of more than a decade's continuous work (1598-1611), Chapman's translation of Homer's great poem of war is a magnificent testimony to the power of The Iliad. In muscular, onward-rolling verse Chapman retells the story of Achilles, the great warrior, and his terrible wrath before the walls of besieg…
Discover the timeless wisdom of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius in Meditations, a series of personal reflections and philosophical musings written during his reign. These profound and introspective writings provide insight into Stoic philosophy, offering guidance on how to lead a virtuous life, remain calm amid adversity, and find inner peace. Aurelius's thoughts on duty, resilience, and the tran…
Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens with an introduction and Notes by Dr T.C.B. Cook. Following the success of Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby was hailed as a comic triumph and firmly established Dickens as a 'literary gentleman'. It has a full supporting cast of delectable characters that range from the iniquitous Wackford Squeers and his family, to the delightful Mrs Nic…