"A perfect introduction for new readers and a must-have for avid fans, this New York Times Notable Book includes "Bloodchild," winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula awards and "Speech Sounds," winner of the Hugo Award. Appearing in print for the first time, "Amnesty" is a story of a woman named Noah who works to negotiate the tense and co-dependent relationship between humans and a species of invaders. Also new to this collection is "The Book of...

From the Publisher: First published in 1922, "The Waste Land" is T.S. Eliot's masterpiece, and is not only one of the key works of modernism but also one of the greatest poetic achievements of the twentieth century. A richly allusive pilgrimage of spiritual and psychological torment and redemption, Eliot's poem exerted a revolutionary influence on his contemporaries, summoning forth a rich new poetic language, breaking decisively with Romantic and...

Everyone has that moment—the realization that adulthood has arrived, like a runaway train, and there's no getting out of its way. From the hit Tumblr blog of the same name, F*ck! I'm in My Twenties perfectly captures the new generation currently testing the waters of post-college reality. Quick-witted and self-deprecating, the author pens irreverent missives, DIY diagrams, illustrations, and tongue-in-cheek checklists that chronicle her experience...

Excerpt: "Look here! Rothwell said. You'd better go and make inquiry at Northborough. See if you can track him. Something must be wrong perhaps seriously wrong. You don't quite understand, do you, Mr. Copplestone? he went on, giving the younger man a sharp glance. You see, we know Mr. Oliver so well we've both been with him a good many years. He's a model of system, regularity, punctuality, and all the rest of it. In the ordinary course of events,...

"Le Père Goriot" de Honoré de Balzac est un roman réaliste poignant qui explore les thèmes de l'ambition, de l'amour filial et de la déchéance sociale. L'histoire suit le destin tragique de deux jeunes hommes, Rastignac et Bianchon, qui se lient d'amitié dans une pension de famille parisienne o ils ctoient le vieux Père Goriot. Ce dernier, ruiné par l'obsession qu'il a pour ses deux filles, symbolise la figure du père sacrifié pour sa descendance....

"As the residents of Edgar Road know, Alfie is no ordinary cat. Since his arrival in the street, he's made every house his home, helping this group of neighbours to become friends for life. But now there's a new cat on Alfie's turf - a tiny ball of fur called George. With no home to call his own, this little kitten is in desperate need. And little does Alfie know that they've got quite an adventure ahead of them to get him through this most difficult...

Préparez-vous pour une aventure époustouflante et fascinante avec "Voyage au centre de la Terre" de Jules Verne. Ce roman captivant vous emmène dans un périple extraordinaire au plus profond des entrailles de notre planète. Suivez les pas du professeur Otto Lidenbrock, un homme audacieux et intrépide, accompagné de son neveu Axel. Ensemble, ils découvrent un manuscrit mystérieux qui les conduit à entreprendre un voyage extraordinaire à...

The foreman of a large cattle ranch on the Wyoming frontier lives by the honor code of the West even though it means helping lynch a friend or possibly losing the girl he is to marry.

"La Bête humaine" est un roman captivant d'Émile Zola publié au XIXe siècle. L'histoire suit la vie de Jacques Lantier, un mécanicien de locomotive obsédé par la violence et la mort. Lorsque Jacques tombe amoureux de la femme d'un collègue, sa vie devient de plus en plus chaotique et sombre. Le livre explore la psychologie complexe des personnages, en particulier celle de Jacques, qui est hanté par des pulsions meurtrières qu'il ne peut...

Découvrez "Poil de Carotte" de Jules Renard, un roman touchant et percutant qui dépeint avec humour et sensibilité la vie d'un jeune garçon maltraité. Suivez les aventures de Ferdinand, surnommé Poil de Carotte, dans son quotidien difficile en tant qu'enfant incompris et négligé. À travers les yeux de Poil de Carotte, Jules Renard explore les thèmes de l'enfance malheureuse, de la cruauté et de l'isolement. Le récit offre un regard lucide...