The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln, Bob Blaisdell (ed.). From the most eloquent of American presidents--nearly 400 astute observations on subjects ranging from women to warfare: "Bad promises are better broken than kept"; "Marriage is neither heaven nor hell; it is simply purgatory"; "Whenever I [...]

Stirring tales about Pandora's box, Prometheus, the dreaded Cyclops, Narcissus and Echo, and many others.
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Follow Buck, a domestic dog, as he travels back to his kind's roots and runs with the wolves. Taken from his home in the Santa Clara Valley, Buck is taken to the Northland during the Klondike gold rush and finally returns to nature. "The Call of the Wild" was and is one Jack London's finest works. L[...]

A fascinating compilation of weather forecasts, recipes, jokes, and aphorisms, "Poor Richard's Almanack" debuted in 1732. This new edition presents hundreds of Franklin's maxims, along with selections from the" Letters, Autobiography, " and "Franklin's Way to Wealth. "An ideal resource for writers, [...]

This inexpensive compilation of great oratory by ancient Greeks and Romans will be useful to students of history as well as those looking to hone their public speaking skills. Contents include Pericles' oration in favor of the Peloponnesian War and Julius Caesar on the punishment of the Catiline con[...]

This concise anthology covers works by major American authors dating from the end of the Civil War to the rise of the Jazz Age. Introductory notes and suggestions for further reading supplement selections by Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Henry James, Edith Wharton, F. Scott Fitzgerald, T. S. Eliot, R[...]