Synopsis: One of the most universally studied of the English classics, Beowulf is considered the finest heroic poem in Old English. Written ten centuries ago, it celebrates the character and exploits of Beowulf, a young nobleman of the Geats, a people of southern Sweden.Beowulf first rescues the royal house of Denmark from two marauding monsters, then returns to rule his people for 50 years, ultimately losing life in a battle to defend the Geats from a…

Synopsis: Hailed by Henry James as "the finest piece of imaginative writing yet put forth in the country, " Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" reaches to our nation's historical and moral roots for the material of great tragedy. Set in an early New England colony, the novel shows the terrible impact a single, passionate act has on the lives of three members of the community: the defiant Hester Prynne; the fiery, tortured Reverend Dimmesdale; and…

Synopsis: "Jonas' world is perfect. Everything is under control and safe. There is no war or fear or pain. There are also no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. But when Jonas turns 12, he is chosen for special training from The Giver--to receive and keep the memories of the community"--Page 4 of cover.

Synopsis: When Lola's dad returns home from a trip at Chichen Itza he brings a special gift. It isn't the gift they all expected because the gift has mystical powers that haunt the family. Find out what Lola can do to escape the powers of the Chacmool (Chac mool) and rescue her family from its Terror! Paperback, 5" x 7", 64 pages.

Synopsis: Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King’s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work.“Long live the King” hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King’s On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view…

Synopsis: Carmen got the jeans at a thrift shop. They didn’t look all that great: they were worn, dirty, and speckled with bleach. On the night before she and her friends part for the summer, Carmen decides to toss them. But Tibby says they’re great. She'd love to have them. Lena and Bridget also think they’re fabulous. Lena decides that they should all try them on. Whoever they fit best will get them. Nobody knows why, but the pants fit everyone…

Synopsis: The first novel in the wildly popular #1 New York Times bestselling Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series, from the author of The Whole Thing Together and The Here and Now. Some friends just fit together.   Once there was a pair of pants. Just an ordinary pair of jeans. But these pants, the Traveling Pants, went on to do great things. This is the story of the four friends—Lena, Tibby, Bridget, and Carmen—who made it possible.  Pants = love.…

Synopsis: “That’s the thing about falling.  It doesn’t go on indefinitely, and it rarely ends well . . . ”  In her page-turning fiction debut, neuropsychologist Kylie Ladd delivers a searing portrait of two marriages united and betrayed by friendship. “I had been married three years when I fell in love,” begins Kate, a firecracker of a woman who thought she’d found the yin to her yang in Cary, her sensible and adoring husband.  For their friend Luke—a…

Synopsis: King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king.

Synopsis: Edith Grossman's definitive English translation of the Spanish masterpiece. Widely regarded as one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote chronicles the adventures of the self-created knight-errant Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain. You haven't experienced Don Quixote in English until you've read this masterful translation.This P.S. edition…

Synopsis: Excellent how-to-guide provides step-by-step instructions, diagrams and sturdy top-view and profile templates for creating 12 different species of such denizens of the deep as the blacktip, great white, megamouth, tiger, goblin, whale, great hammerhead, oceanic whitetip, sandbar or brown, shortfin mako, thresher and blue shark.

Synopsis: Victoria Andalucci and her 16-year-old son, Tyler, are enjoying a fun-filled vacation at Club Paradise in Martinique. A typical teenager, Tyler spends his days on the beach with the other teens while his mother attends a conference and explores Martinique. Her quest for adventure is definitely quenched, as she ventures out of the resort and finds herself alone and in a perilous fight for her life! Will she survive the treacherous predicament…

Synopsis: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: A Kaplan SAT Score-Raising Classic features:*The complete tale of the classic novel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde*More than 200 vocabulary words frequently tested on the SAT highlighted throughout the text*Definitions for each highlighted word on the facing page*A word-pronunciation guide*An index for easy reference

Synopsis: The heroic Greek dramas that have moved theatergoers and readers since the fifth century B.C.Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, the three plays that tell the story of the fated Theban royal family—Antigone, Oedipus the King and Oedipus at Colonus—are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. Robert Fagles's authoritative and acclaimed translation conveys all of Sophocles's lucidity and power: the cut and thrust of his…

Synopsis: Bag the perfect GCSE Spanish dictionary this Back to School. This Spanish to English and English to Spanish dictionary, has been revised and updated with hundreds of new words, phrases and senses. The Spanish In Action supplement focusses on key communication areas, making this the perfect dictionary for use at university, college, home or work. Designed for students and professionals using Spanish in the course of their work or study, this…

Synopsis: Selling over 16,000 copies in hardcover, this triumphant coming-of-age memoir is now available in paperback editions in both English and Spanish. In the tradition of Black Ice, Santiago writes lyrically of her childhood on her native island and of her bewildering years of transition in New York City.

Synopsis: The life story of a black woman born in slavery on a Louisiana plantation who is freed at the end of the Civil War and lives for 100 more years to see the second emancipation. The story begins in 1864 as she describes her young life during the end of the Civil War, and it ends 100 years later as she sets out with a group of friends to lead a demonstration for the freedom that had been promised her a century before.

Synopsis: Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's national security advisor. Is an extraordinary African-American woman with an interesting background and political ambitions for the future. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, she rose to become an advisor on foreign affairs to the first President Bush and president of Stanford University before being appointed to her current post. Known for her warm manner but steely resolve. Rice will become a familiar figure in…

Synopsis: Based on a true story, this tale tells of the struggles a young Armenian man living in Turkey had to go through during the Armenian Holocaust in the early 1900s.

Synopsis: Ésta es la regla con la que se encuentran Annie y Jack al llegar a la antigua Grecia. Pero cuando Annie le dice a su hermano que vaya a los Juegos Olímpicos sin ella, Jack sabe que su hermana no se quedará de brazos cruzados. ¿Encontrará Annie la forma de presenciar la ceremonia de los Juegos Olímpicos? ¿O terminará metiendo a los dos en un lio olímpico?