"The   Screwtape Letters" is a satirical novel written by C.S. Lewis, first   published in 1942. The book takes the form of a series of letters written by   Screwtape, a senior demon, to his nephew, Wormwood, a junior tempter. In   these letters, Screwtape offers guidance to Wormwood on how to tempt a human   referred to as "the Patient" and lead him astray from a virtuous   life.
   Through this unconventional approach, Lewis explores human nature,   morality, and the nature of good and evil. The letters provide insight into   the subtle ways in which temptation, distraction, and manipulation can   influence human behavior and lead individuals away from their spiritual and   moral beliefs.
   Lewis's insightful and witty narrative offers a thought-provoking   examination of human weaknesses and the complexities of the human soul, using   the perspective of demons strategizing to undermine human faith and goodness.   The book serves as a philosophical and theological exploration, inviting   readers to reflect on their own moral choices and spiritual journey.
   "The Screwtape Letters" remains a classic work, appreciated for   its unique narrative style, profound insights into human nature, and its   timeless relevance in examining the eternal struggle between good and   evil.
   This version includes the short sequel: Screwtape Proposes a Toast.

A New   York Times Notable Book of 2018

   "Wilson’s language is fresh, unpretentious and lean…It is rare to find   a translation that is at once so effortlessly easy to read and so rigorously   considered." —Madeline Miller, author of Circe


   Composed at the rosy-fingered dawn of world literature almost three   millennia ago, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war;   about wealth, poverty and power; about marriage and family; about travelers,   hospitality, and the yearning for home.


   This fresh, authoritative translation captures the beauty of this ancient   poem as well as the drama of its narrative. Its characters are unforgettable,   none more so than the “complicated” hero himself, a man of many disguises,   many tricks, and many moods, who emerges in this version as a more fully   rounded human being than ever before.


   Written in iambic pentameter verse and a vivid, contemporary idiom, Emily   Wilson’s Odyssey sings with a voice that echoes Homer’s music; matching the   number of lines in the Greek original, the poem sails along at Homer’s swift,   smooth pace.


   A fascinating, informative introduction explores the Bronze Age milieu that   produced the epic, the poem’s major themes, the controversies about its   origins, and the unparalleled scope of its impact and influence. Maps drawn   especially for this volume, a pronunciation glossary, and extensive notes and   summaries of each book make this is an Odyssey that will be treasured by a   new generation of readers.

Book Two   in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure   of All Time

   Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known—and   feared—as the man christened Muad’Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, he   possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as   a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the   political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne—and a conspiracy   conducted within his own sphere of influence.

   And even as House Atreides begins to crumble around him from the   machinations of his enemies, the true threat to Paul comes to his lover,   Chani, and the unborn heir to his family’s dynasty...

Sylvia   Plath's hauntingly poignant novel, The Bell Jar, delves deep into Esther   Greenwood's fragile mind, akin to a halted clock in a jar. Amidst the 1950s   American backdrop, the book explores how societal norms suffocate women,   trapping Esther in a metaphorical bell jar, separating her from the   world.

   Plath's vivid language and portrayal of Esther's mental struggle create a   timeless masterpiece, illuminating the intricacies of the human mind and the   relentless pursuit of self-discovery amidst societal pressures.

"Never   before, in the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the   truth of Black people's lives been seen on the stage," observed James   Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway in 1959.

   This edition presents the fully restored, uncut version of Hansberry's   landmark work with an introduction by Robert Nemiroff.

   Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama about the hopes and aspirations of   a struggling, working-class family living on the South Side of Chicago   connected profoundly with the psyche of Black America—and changed American   theater

Welcome   to the chilling and prophetic world of Aldous Huxley's "Brave New   World," a dystopian novel that explores the dark underbelly of a   seemingly perfect society.

   Set in the distant future, society is meticulously engineered, with every   aspect of human life controlled and regulated. From birth, citizens are   assigned to specific social classes and conditioned to fulfill predetermined   roles. Happiness is prioritized, but it comes at a steep price—the sacrifice   of individuality, personal relationships, and genuine human emotions.

   In this brave new world, pleasure and instant gratification reign supreme.   The populace is kept docile through the use of a powerful drug called Soma,   which numbs any discontent or desire for personal freedom. Monogamy is deemed   archaic, and promiscuity is encouraged as a means of social stability.

   However, amidst this seemingly harmonious society, there are those who   question the cost of such utopia. Bernard Marx, an outsider in his own   community, and the enigmatic John the Savage, raised outside the confines of   this controlled world, challenge the status quo and grapple with the   complexity of individuality, freedom, and the true meaning of   happiness.

   As the story unfolds, readers are confronted with thought-provoking themes   such as the dangers of a technocratic society, the dehumanization of   humanity, the loss of individuality, and the suppression of authentic   emotions. Huxley's haunting vision serves as a cautionary tale, warning   against the perils of sacrificing human nature at the altar of progress and   stability.

   "Brave New World" is a powerful and unsettling exploration of the   human condition. It challenges readers to reflect on the balance between   personal freedom and societal order, the cost of conformity, and the   importance of genuine human connections in a world dominated by   artificiality.

   With its vivid imagery, philosophical depth, and profound social commentary,   Huxley's masterpiece continues to captivate readers, urging them to question   the implications of a world driven by technology, consumerism, and the   relentless pursuit of superficial happiness.

Fair and   long-legged, independent and articulate, Janie Crawford sets out to be her   own person -- no mean feat for a Black woman in the ‘30s. Zora Neale   Hurston's classic 1937 novel follows Janie's quest for identity -- a journey   during which she learns what love is, experiences life's joys and sorrows,   and comes home to herself in peace.

   “There is no book more important to me than this one.” --Alice Walker

   “Their Eyes belongs in the same category with [the works of] William   Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Ernest Hemingway, that of enduring   American literature.” --Saturday Review

Ignite   your imagination with this immersive fantasy read!

   This deluxe hardcover edition of The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien's classic   prelude to his Lord of the Rings trilogy, contains a short introduction by   Christopher Tolkien, a reset text incorporating the most up-to-date   corrections, and all of Tolkien’s own drawings and full-color illustrations,   including the rare “Mirkwood” piece.

   Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life,   rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment   is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his   doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot   to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very   dangerous dragon. Bilbo reluctantly joins their quest, unaware that on his   journey to the Lonely Mountain he will encounter both a magic ring and a   frightening creature known as Gollum.

*Now a   Netflix animated movie featuring Stephanie Hsu, Bowen Yang, and BD Wong among   the all-Asian voice cast*

   Before there was The Lord of the Rings, there was China's Monkey King, one   of the all-time great fantasy novels--which Neil Gaiman has said "is in   the DNA of 1.5 billion people"--now published in a thrilling new   one-volume translation with an illustrated foreword by the author of the New   York Times bestselling graphic novel that is the basis for the Disney+ series   American Born Chinese, starring Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie   Hsu, as well as Daniel Wu as the Monkey King

   A shape-shifting trickster on a kung-fu quest for eternal life, Sun Wukong,   or Monkey King, is one of the most memorable superheroes in world literature,   known to legions of fans of the most popular anime of all time, Dragon Ball,   and the world's largest e-sport, the video game League of Legends.   High-spirited and omni-talented, he amasses dazzling weapons and skills on   his journey to immortality: a gold-hooped staff that can grow as tall as the   sky and shrink to the size of a needle; the ability to travel 108,000 miles   in a single somersault. A master of subterfuge, he can transform himself into   whomever or whatever he chooses and turn each of his body's 84,000 hairs into   an army of clones. But his penchant for mischief repeatedly gets him into   trouble, and when he raids Heaven's Orchard of Immortal Peaches and gorges   himself on the elixirs of the gods, the Buddha pins him beneath a mountain,   freeing him only five hundred years later for a chance to redeem himself: He   is to protect the pious monk Tripitaka on his fourteen-year journey to India   in search of precious Buddhist sutras that will bring enlightenment to the   Chinese empire.

   Joined by two other fallen immortals--Pigsy, a rice-loving pig able to fly   with its ears, and Sandy, a depressive man-eating river-sand monster--Monkey   King undergoes eighty-one trials, doing battle with Red Boy, Princess Jade-Face,   the Monstress Dowager, and all manner of dragons, ogres, wizards, and femmes   fatales, navigating the perils of Fire-Cloud Cave, the River of Flowing Sand,   the Water-Crystal Palace, and Casserole Mountain, and being serially   captured, lacquered, sautéed, steamed, and liquefied, but always hatching an   ingenious plan to get himself and his fellow pilgrims out of their latest   jam.

   Monkey King: Journey to the West is at once a rollicking adventure, a comic   satire of Chinese bureaucracy, and a spring of spiritual insight. With this   new translation, the irrepressible rogue hero of one of the Four Great   Classical Novels of Chinese literature has the potential to vault, with his   signature cloud-somersault and unerring sense for fun, into the hearts of   millions of Americans.

For   lovers of Nicholas Sparks, a heartwarming romance about a young woman whose   dreams seem too big to let love into her life, until she receives an   unexpected package from an old flame a decade after circumstances tore them   apart.

   Who says you can’t rewrite the stars?

   It’s 1962 when Tennessee-native Jack Bennett meets out-of-towner Ellie   Spencer. He quickly falls head-over-heels for the young woman whose greatest   love has always been the stars...until Jack. As their summer romance blooms,   so does their determination to be together despite the circumstances that   threaten to keep them apart. But just when Jack thinks their future is   certain, their romance is cut short by forces beyond their control.

   Twelve years later, Dr. Elizabeth Spencer, now a renowned professor of   astronomy, receives a mysterious package. Inside is a novel about a young man   and woman who meet at the water’s edge and fall madly in love over one   magical summer. As she immerses herself in the pages, Ellie realizes this is   no ordinary story—it’s their story. And hidden among the tales of star-gazing   and stolen kisses is a detail that has her questioning everything. Seeking   the truth, Ellie returns to the water’s edge. But is it too late, or can the   love story Jack penned bring them back together in time to rewrite the stars?

The   Stranger (French: L'Étranger [l?e.t???.?e]), also published in English as The   Outsider, is a 1942 novella written by French author Albert Camus. The first   of Camus' novels published in his lifetime, the story follows Meursault, an   indifferent settler in French Algeria, who, weeks after his mother's funeral,   kills an unnamed Arab man in Algiers. The story is divided into two parts,   presenting Meursault's first-person narrative before and after the   killing.

   Camus completed the initial manuscript by May 1941, with revisions were   suggested by André Malraux, Jean Paulhan, and Raymond Queneau and later   adopted in the final version. The original French-language first edition of   the novella was published on May 19, 1942, by Gallimard, under its original   title; it appeared in bookstores from that June but was restricted to an   initial 4,400 copies, so few that it could not be a bestseller. Published   during the Nazi occupation of France, it went on sale without censorship or   omission by the Propaganda-Staffel.

   It began being published in English from 1946, first in the United Kingdom,   where its title was changed to avoid confusion with the translation of Maria   Kuncewiczowa's novel of the same name; after being published in the United   States, the novella retained its original name, and the British-American   difference in titles has persisted in subsequent editions. The Stranger   gained popularity among anti-Nazi circles following its focus in Jean-Paul   Sartre's 1947 article "Explication de L'Étranger".

"And Then   There Were None" is a mystery novel written by Agatha Christie. Ten   strangers are lured to a remote island under various pretexts, only to   discover that their host is mysteriously absent. As they gather, they are   accused of crimes from their past, and one by one, they begin to die   according to a chilling nursery rhyme. Isolated and trapped, they must   unravel the truth behind their host's intentions and the deadly events that   unfold. With suspense building and trust eroding, the novel explores themes   of guilt, justice, and the consequences of one's actions in a suspenseful and   psychological tale. "And Then   There Were None" is a gripping mystery novel that takes readers on a   suspenseful journey to a secluded island. Ten strangers, each with a dark   secret, are lured to the island under mysterious circumstances. As they   gather, they discover that their enigmatic host is absent, and they are   accused of crimes they thought were hidden. Stranded on the island and cut   off from the outside world, they find themselves facing a series of eerie   deaths that mirror an unsettling nursery rhyme. Paranoia and fear intensify   as they realize that the killer must be among them. With tension mounting and   trust shattering, the characters must confront their pasts and work together   to uncover the truth before they all meet a deadly fate. Agatha Christie's   masterful storytelling weaves a web of intrigue, guilt, and suspicion,   keeping readers guessing until the final revelation.