Ulysses is a modernist novel by Irish writer James Joyce. Parts of it were first serialized in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920, and the entire work was published in Paris by Sylvia Beach on 2 February 1922, Joyce's fortieth birthday. It is considered one of the most important works of modernist literature and has been called "a demonstration and summation of the entire movement." According to Declan Kiberd,...

In Aagaesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.

With eighteen-year-old Anne Ross at this side, Cat takes over as captain of the monks' fleet to find the legendary villain known as the Merchant, but they, the pirate hunters, monks, and Commodore Blake, have been betrayed by King George and a once-t

A young man awakens on an island, alone and seriously injured, with no memory, and as he searches for his identity he finds himself caught between two notorious pirates battling for a legendary treasure reportedly hidden by monks.

"In Kahlil Gibran's inspirational masterpiece--the most famous work of spiritual fiction of the twentieth century--a prophet named Almustafa is about to board a ship to travel back to his homeland after twelve years in exile when he's stopped by a group of people who ask him to share his wisdom before he leaves. In twenty-eight poetic essays, he does so, offering profound and timeless insights on many aspects of life, including love, pain, friendship,...

Throw out everything you know about Columbus. In the first major biography of the iconic explorer in more than sixty years, Laurence Bergreen shows us both the madness and genius of the man. Everyone knows about 1492, but Columbus embarked upon three more journeys, made all the more amazing by the fact that he sailed on instinct alone, never losing a man in his crossings. And Columbus left his mark (not always for the better) everywhere he went.

Presents adaptations of classic Spanish stories as well as poems, proverbs, and other writings, side by side with English translations. Includes works by such writers as Don Juan Manuel and Ricardo Palma and also provides exercises and a glossary.