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Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
A tale of honor and betrayal. Pompey is defeated in war by Caesar. A small devoted brotherhood, led by Marcus Brutus, plot the assassination of their new leader.
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500BC-600AD
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Paradise Lost by John Milton
Here in one volume are the complete texts of two of the greatest epic poems in English literature, each a profound exploration of the moral... Source: Amazon
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Hamlet seeks revenge on Claudius, who has murdered his father, the King, taken the throne and married his mother.
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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
With their astonishing diversity of tone and subject matter, The Canterbury Tales have become one of the touchstones of medieval... Source: Amazon
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600-1300
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Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
In 19th Century Paris, the lives of several colorful characters cross paths, seemingly randomly, and are each changed dramatically from contact with the others.
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Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Dickens, the master of descriptive narrative, conjures a grim and compelling view of Victorian London's underside.
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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Set in the harsh Puritan community of seventeenth-century Massachusetts, this tale of an adulterous entanglement resulting in an... Source: Amazon
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To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Set in Alabama during the Depression; follows three years in the life of 8-year-old Scout Finch. A tough, tender novel of race, class, justice, and the pain of growing up.
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Modern
1900-present
Secondary
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Literature
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Solzhenitsyn's first book, this economical, relentless novel is one of the most forceful artistic indictments of political oppression in... Source: Amazon
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Modern
1900-present
Secondary
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Literature,
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Confessions by St. Augustine
St Augustine's autobiographical reflections on philosophy, theology, history, and humanity. Near the top of EveryGoodBook's all time Top-10 list.
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Classical
500BC-600AD
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Phil./Religion,
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Rhetoric by Aristotle
Focusing on the use of language as both a vehicle and a tool to shape persuasive argument, Aristotle delineates with remarkable insight... Source: Amazon
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Classical
500BC-600AD
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Philosophy &
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Politics by Aristotle
Intellectually stimulating work describes the ideal state and ponders how it can bring about the most desirable life for its citizens. Both... Source: Amazon
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Classical
500BC-600AD
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by J. R. R. Tolkien
From a remote and exotic age--of chivalry and wizards, knights and holy quests. In the unique imagination of J.R.R. Tolken the power of these great stories comes to life for modern readers.
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Middle Ages
600-1300
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The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli
World's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power, remains a disturbingly realistic and prophetic work on what it takes to be a political leader.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Elizabeth Bennet is the perfect Austen heroine: intelligent, generous, sensible, incapable of jealousy or any other major sin. That makes... Source: Amazon
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1800'sSecondary
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Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Gut-wrenching portrayal of slavery and its effects on families and individuals. A remarkable book - narrative drive, vivid characters, sprawling cast, several completely different worlds masterfully portrayed;
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Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
In this play, Shakespeare shows that love makes you do strange things. As Lysander says, "The course of true love never did run smooth."
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before 500BC
Secondary
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Literature
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Classic tragic romance of the feuding Capulets and Montagues. Romeo (a Montague) falls in love with Juliet (a Capulet) and are married in secret by Friar Lawrence...
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The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
Inspiring saga of a heroic, Dutch family in Nazi occupied Holland during World War II; aglow with the glory of God and the courage of a quiet Christian spinster whose life was transformed by it.
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Modern
1900-present
Secondary
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Biography
The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy
During the French Revolution's reign of terror, the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel rescues helpless men, women, and children from their doom... Source: Amazon
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Henry V by William Shakespeare
Historically based play, England's King Henry V invades France. The decisive fight comes at the Battle of Agincourt, where the English are outnumbered five to one.
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MacBeth by William Shakespeare
Elements - Subtle poetry of Macbeth's speeches, the "post-Christian" religious significance, the blood-darkness-water themes, and political connections between Scottish Thanes and British Earls.
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Middle Ages
600-1300
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Moby Dick by Herman Melville
Written with wonderfully redemptive humor, Moby-Dick is the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature... Source: Amazon
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1800'sSecondary
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World War I by S. L. A. Marshall
General Marshall drew on his firsthand experience as a soldier and lifetime of military service to pen this forthright history of what people once believed would be the last great war.
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Modern
1900-present
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Everyman by Anonymous
As this medieval moral play unfolds, Everyman learns that neither possessions nor accomplishments will follow him to the grave. As Everyman's problem is our problem, the play provokes thought and discussion 700 years later.
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Middle Ages
600-1300
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Book of Martyrs by John Foxe
This Christian classic tells the stories of brave men and women who were martyred for their faith in the fourteenth through sixteenth... Source: Amazon
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Plays by Sophocles
Aristotle called "Oedipus The King," the second-written of the three Theban plays written by Sophocles, the masterpiece of the whole of... Source: Amazon
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Ancient
before 500BC
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The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
The dialog is very clever if you can understand it - this edition has scene summaries and word definitions to help. The quick witted dialog and the absurd plot make this a pretty good read.
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Sonnets by William Shakespeare
Of indescribable linguistic beauty, elegance and complexity, Shakespeare's sonnets owe their timeless appeal to their supreme compositional values, the universality of their themes, and their keen insights into the human heart and soul.
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King Lear by William Shakespeare
Based on the legend of King Leir in pre-Roman Britain. King Lear divides his kingdom among his three daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia, according to their love for him.
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Middle Ages
600-1300
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The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx
"A spectre is haunting Europe," Karl Marx and Frederic Engels wrote in 1848, "the spectre of Communism." This new edition of The Communist... Source: Amazon
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Othello by William Shakespeare
Iago's jealousy rages after being passed over in favor of Cassio. The evil Iago engenders a revengeful scheme that turns jealousy into a weapon to destroy the noble Othello.
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The Tempest by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare's farewell to London, imaginative and enlightening, timeless.
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Emma by Jane Austen
Of all Jane Austen's heroines, Emma Woodhouse is the most flawed, the most infuriating, and, in the end, the most endearing. Pride and... Source: Amazon
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Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau's masterwork, Walden, is a collection of his reflections on life and society. His simple but profound musings-as well... Source: Amazon
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1800'sSecondary
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre, though orphaned becomes an independent and spirited survivor. As governess at Thornfield Hall, she finds love with Rochester, whose terrible secret forces her to make a choice...
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All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Marie Remarque
Remarque's 1929 novel is among the finest antiwar literature written after the First World War. The title, Erich Maria Remarque’s... Source: Amazon
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1900-present
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Historical
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I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.
On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech that moved and inspired America. Here, in its entirety, is Dr. Martin... Source: Amazon
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1900-present
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Philosophy &
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Poems by John Donne
Finally, I've found a poet I really like reading. Donne's poems suit me more than Shakespeare's sonnets or Poe's verse, and apart from... Source: Amazon
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Twelfth Night by Shakespeare
A girl, disguised as a man, searches for her twin brother who was lost in a shipwreck.
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600-1300
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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
One of the most popular works of American literature, this charming self-portrait has been translated into nearly every language. It covers... Source: Amazon
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Silas Marner by George Eliot
Embittered by a false accusation, disappointed in friendship and love, the weaver Silas Marner retreats into a long twilight life alone... Source: Amazon
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Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness was first published in 1899 in serial form in London’s Blackwood’s Magazine. Loosely... Source: Amazon
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Robe by Lloyd C. Douglas
A Roman soldier, Marcellus, wins Christ's robe as a gambling prize. He then sets forth on a quest to find the truth about the Nazarene's... Source: Amazon
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500BC-600AD
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The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly
In the 13th century (1241), a Polish boy was killed by the arrow of an invading Tartar from the East, silencing his trumpet a few notes... Source: Amazon
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600-1300
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Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATEDBY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIPA timeless, terrifying tale of one man's obsession to create life -- and the monster... Source: Amazon
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My Antonia by Willa Cather
Lush descriptions of the rolling Nebraska grasslands interweave with the blossoming of a woman in the early days of the twentieth century,... Source: Amazon
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Historical
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Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson
A new, wide-ranging selection of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s most influential writings, this edition captures the essence of American... Source: Amazon
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Poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Hopkins, a Welsh monk, was nearly lost to the public when he renounced his own work, burned a large portion of his creations and sunk into... Source: Amazon
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The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith's hugely successful novel of 1766 remained for generations one of the most highly regarded and beloved works of... Source: Amazon
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Plays by Euripides
The first playwright of democracy, Euripides wrote with enduring insight and biting satire about social and political problems of Athenian... Source: Amazon
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500BC-600AD
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Hard Times by Charles Dickens
This story of class conflict in Victorian England serves as a powerful critique of the social injustices that plagued the Industrial... Source: Amazon
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Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Far more than a typical romantic comedy, Shakespeare ostensibly intended to write about the complicated theme of exterior versus interior. The value of gold and money against the value of friendship and loyalty.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary and reader’s notes to help the modern reader contend with... Source: Amazon
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1800'sSecondary
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Pond by Robert Murphy
An absolutely wonderful coming-of-age story about a city boy who grows up with regular visits to his family's country property that... Source: Amazon
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Modern
1900-present
Secondary
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Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers... Source: Amazon
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Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
"My greatest thought in living is Heathcliff. If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be... Nelly, I am ... Source: Amazon
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The Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus
A satire on the pretensions of Erasmus's contemporaries in the Church and philosophy Source: Amazon
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Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
Hobbes’ classic work has set the tone for the course of political philosophy through to our own day. This new Broadview edition... Source: Amazon
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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Great title poem plus "Kubla Khan," "Christabel," 20 other sonnets, lyrics, odes: "Sonnet: To a Friend who asked how I felt when the Nurse... Source: Amazon
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Oedipus Rex by Sophocles
One of the greatest of the classic Greek tragedies and a masterpiece of dramatic construction. Catastrophe ensues when King Oedipus... Source: Amazon
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500BC-600AD
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Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The 6 essays and one address in this volume outline the great transcendentalist's moral idealism as well as hinting at the later scepticism... Source: Amazon
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
Since its publication in 1946, George Orwell's fable of a workers' revolution gone wrong has rivaled Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea as... Source: Amazon
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1900-present
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Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
The Arden Shakespeare has long been acclaimed as the established scholarly edition of Shakespeare's work. Now being totally re-edited for... Source: Amazon
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500BC-600AD
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Henry IV by William Shakespeare
King Henry IV learns that political gratitude is short lived. Northumberland and Worcester regret having helped Henry IV to the crown, and sympathizing with the former King Richard II.
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Holy Sonnets by John Donne
Finally, I've found a poet I really like reading. Donne's poems suit me more than Shakespeare's sonnets or Poe's verse, and apart from... Source: Amazon
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Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Cry, the Beloved Country is a beautifully told and profoundly compassionate story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son Absalom,... Source: Amazon
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1900-present
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Historical
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Antigone by Sophocles
To make this quintessential Greek drama more accessible to the modern reader, this Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition™ includes... Source: Amazon
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500BC-600AD
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95 Theses by Martin Luther
Of course the 95 theses haven't changed much in the last few years! But this booklet is really nice. Its very sturdy for a small booklet... Source: Amazon
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Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau's masterwork, Walden, is a collection of his reflections on life and society. His simple but profound musings-as well... Source: Amazon
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Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Here, for a change, is a fish tale that actually does honor to the author. In fact The Old Man and the Sea revived Ernest Hemingway's... Source: Amazon
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1900-present
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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices... Source: Amazon
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The Birth of the Modern by Paul Johnson
From the prizewinning author of Modern Times comes an extraordinary chronicle of the period that laid the foundations of the modern... Source: Amazon
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1900-present
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On the Incarnation by St. Athanasius
Athanasius plays such a prominent role in the church's history, being the prime defender when the church was slidiing into Arianism.This... Source: Amazon
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Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch
Vivid, classic retellings of the myths of Greece and Rome, along with stories of the Norse gods and heroes. Zeus and Hera, Apollo, Jason... Source: Amazon
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before 500BC
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Greenmantle by John Buchan
Greenmantle continues the thrilling adventures of Richard Hannay from convalescence following the Battle of Loos, back to London for a... Source: Amazon
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1900-present
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Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
Miyax, like many adolescents, is torn. But unlike most, her choices may determine whether she lives or dies. At 13, an orphan, and... Source: Amazon
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1900-present
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The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain
A pauper caught up in the pomp of the royal court. A prince wandering horror-stricken through the lower depths of English society. Out of... Source: Amazon
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Song of Roland by Dorothy L. Sayers
This review relates to the volume -The Song of Roland-,Translated and with an Introduction by Dorothy L. Sayers,Penguin Classics, 1957... Source: Amazon
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600-1300
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The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
Set against the turbulent years of the Napoleonic  era, Alexandre Dumas's thrilling adventure story  is one of the most widely read... Source: Amazon
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Kenilworth by Sir Walter Scott
No historian's Queen Elizabeth was ever so perfectly a woman as the fictitious Elizabeth of Kenilworth," wrote Thomas Hardy. Scott's... Source: Amazon
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The Gallic Wars by Julius Caesar
The Gallic War, published on the eve of the civil war which led to the end of the Roman Republic, is an autobiographical account written by... Source: Amazon
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500BC-600AD
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The Last Days of Socrates by Plato
I wondered that why there isn't any church putting Jacque Louis-David's painting the Death of Socrates on the wall. If you hear the story... Source: Amazon
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500BC-600AD
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The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers
Nine strokes from an old country church toll out the death of an unknown man and call Lord Peter Wimsey to one of his most baffling cases.... Source: Amazon
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1900-present
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The Two Lives of Charlemagne by Einhard
It's really bizarre how this book has gotten all those 1-star reviews. Most of them seem to have read it thinking it was a novel, though ... Source: Amazon
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The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord Tennyson
Treasury of verse by the great Victorian poet includes the famous long narrative poem, Enoch Arden, plus "The Lady of Shalott," "The Charge... Source: Amazon
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
Born into a family of slaves, Frederick Douglass educated himself through sheer determination. His unconquered will to triumph over his... Source: Amazon
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The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Witty and buoyant comedy of manners is brilliantly plotted from its effervescent first act to its hilarious denouement, and filled with... Source: Amazon
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1900-present
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The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
Dark green book with yellow lettering on spine. DJ is not price clipped. Edition brings together all Poe's stories and poems in a single... Source: Amazon
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Murder in the Cathedral by T. S. Eliot
A dramatization in verse of the murder of Thomas Becket at Canterbury. “The theatre as well as the church is enriched by this poetic... Source: Amazon
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All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
Take an unforgettable journey through the English countryside and into the homes of its inhabitants-- four-legged and otherwise-- with the... Source: Amazon
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1900-present
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Agamemnon by Aeschylus
With his recent translations of Aeschylus, Sophocles and especially Homer, Robert Fagles assumes the status of the finest Greek translator... Source: Amazon
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500BC-600AD
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Oedipus at Colonus by Sophocles
The stirring tale of a legendary royal family's fall and ultimate redemption, the Theban trilogy endures as the crowning achievement of... Source: Amazon
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500BC-600AD
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The Apology by Plato
Plato's 4th-century BC Dialogues rank among Western civilization's most important and influential philosophical works. With Socrates as the... Source: Amazon
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500BC-600AD
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Proslogium by Anselm
Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109) was one of the originators of medievil scholastic philosophy. This collection of his best-known... Source: Amazon
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An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope
Aside from the celebrated title poem — a survey of the nature of the universe and man's place in it — this collection ... Source: Amazon
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Surprised by Joy by C. S. Lewis
In this book Lewis tells of his search for joy, a spiritual journey that led him from the Christianity of his early youth into atheism and... Source: Amazon
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1900-present
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Biography
Lord Peter by Dorothy Sayers
When Harriet Vane attends her Oxford reunion, known as the "Gaudy," the prim academic setting is haunted by a rash of bizarre pranks:... Source: Amazon
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1900-present
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Man Who Was Thursday by G. K. Chesterton
British writer GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON (1874-1936) expounded prolifically about his wide-ranging philosophies-he is impossible to... Source: Amazon
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1900-present
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Billy Budd by Herman Melville
Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents... Source: Amazon
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Selected Poems by Robert Frost
John F. Kennedy said of Robert Frost: "He has bequeathed his nation a body of imperishable verse from which Americans will forever gain joy... Source: Amazon
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1900-present
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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the... Source: Amazon
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1900-present
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Fiction
The Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot
Published in the fiery days of World War II, Four Quartets stands as a testament to the power of poetry amid the chaos of the time. Let the... Source: Amazon
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Modern
1900-present
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
Scaramouche by Rafael Sabatini
Set during the French Revolution, this classic novel of swashbuckling adventure and sweeping romance is also a thoughtprovoking commentary... Source: Amazon
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Discovery/
Colonial
Secondary
& Adult
Historical
Fiction
The Analects by Confucius
A record of the words and teachings of Confucius, The Analects is considered the most reliable expression of Confucian thought. However,... Source: Amazon
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Ancient
before 500BC
Secondary
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Philosophy &
Religion
Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells
A shipwreck in the South Seas, a palm-tree paradise where a mad doctor conducts vile experiments, animals that become human and then... Source: Amazon
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1800'sSecondary
& Adult
Literature
The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
Stolen from the forehead of a Hindu idol, the dazzling gem known as "The Moonstone" resurfaces at a birthday party in an English country... Source: Amazon
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1800'sSecondary
& Adult
Literature
String in the Harp by Nancy Bond
"A String in the Harp" is one of the worthy fantasy books that is often overlooked, as it was published first in the 1970s and dips into... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson
A gripping tale of sibling rivalry and greed takes readers on a fast-paced adventure that encompasses sea voyages, encounters with pirates,... Source: Amazon
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Discovery/
Colonial
Secondary
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Literature
Oresteia by Aeschylus
Classic trilogy by great tragedian deals with the bloody history of the House of Atreus. Grand in style, rich in diction and dramatic... Source: Amazon
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Classical
500BC-600AD
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
Chronicles of the Crusades by Joinville and Villehardouin
These two accounts are highly readable, and it is wonderful to have them packaged together like this. Geoffrey's chronicle of the 4th... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
Secondary
& Adult
General
Rule of St. Benedict by Benedict
Modestly described by its author as "a little rule for beginners," this masterpiece of spiritual wisdom was written in the 6th century as a... Source: Amazon
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Classical
500BC-600AD
Secondary
& Adult
Philosophy &
Religion
1984 by George Orwell
"Outside, even through the shut window pane, the world looked cold. Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn... Source: Amazon
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Modern
1900-present
Secondary
& Adult
Philosophy &
Religion
Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
This novel reveals more about the Battle of Gettysburg than any piece of learned nonfiction on the same subject. Michael Shaara's account... Source: Amazon
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1800'sSecondary
& Adult
Historical
Fiction
The Pit and the Pendulum by Edgar Allan Poe
Dark green book with yellow lettering on spine. DJ is not price clipped. Edition brings together all Poe's stories and poems in a single... Source: Amazon
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1800'sSecondary
& Adult
Literature
Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
In his Confessions Jean-Jacques Rousseau tells the story of his life, from the formative experience of his humble childhood in Geneva,... Source: Amazon
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Discovery/
Colonial
Secondary
& Adult
Biography
The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare
Egeon, illegally in Ephesus, will be executed unless he pays 1,000 marks. He appeals to the duke and explains that he has been separated from his wife and sons. No villains, but many misunderstandings.
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Renaissance/
Reformation
Secondary
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Literature
Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw
A rousing success on the London and New York stages, a popular film and a great musical hit (My Fair Lady), this brilliantly written play,... Source: Amazon
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Modern
1900-present
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
Symposium by Plato
Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Christopher Gill. Source: Amazon
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Classical
500BC-600AD
Secondary
& Adult
Philosophy &
Religion
Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
One of the glories of Elizabethan drama: Marlowe's powerful retelling of the story of the learned German doctor who sells his soul to the... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
Our Town by Thornton Wilder
A handsome Perennial Classics edition of America's favourite play, Our Town, winner of the Pulitzer Prize. First produced and published... Source: Amazon
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Modern
1900-present
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
Libation Bearers by Aeschylus
Classic trilogy by great tragedian deals with the bloody history of the House of Atreus. Grand in style, rich in diction and dramatic... Source: Amazon
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Classical
500BC-600AD
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
Eumenides by Aeschylus
With his recent translations of Aeschylus, Sophocles and especially Homer, Robert Fagles assumes the status of the finest Greek translator... Source: Amazon
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Classical
500BC-600AD
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill
In this delightful and illuminating look into a crucial but little-known "hinge" of history, Thomas Cahill takes us to the "island of... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
Secondary
& Adult
General
Essays by Frederick Douglass
Representative selections from the great body of speeches and writings of the great abolitionist and statesman focus on the slave trade,... Source: Amazon
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1800'sSecondary
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General
Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl
Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure -- a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by... Source: Amazon
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Modern
1900-present
Secondary
& Adult
General
Lewis and Clark by Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns
Having chronicled the Civil War and baseball, among other subjects, filmmaker Ken Burns collaborates with historian Dayton Duncan to craft... Source: Amazon
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1800'sSecondary
& Adult
General
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, by Mark Twain, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
From cover: "A wonderfully entertaining coming-of-age story, Northanger Abbey is often referred to as Jane Austens Gothic parody. Decrepit... Source: Amazon
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1800'sSecondary
& Adult
Literature
Persuasion by Jane Austen
New chronology and further reading. Source: Amazon
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1800'sSecondary
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Literature
D-Day by Stephen Ambrose
Published to mark the 50th anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, Stephen E. Ambrose's D-Day: June 6, 1944 relies on over 1,400... Source: Amazon
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Modern
1900-present
Secondary
& Adult
General
Rasselas by Samuel Johnson
The distinguished English writer's only novel provides a compelling glimpse of his moral views as he assails 18th-century optimism and... Source: Amazon
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Discovery/
Colonial
Secondary
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Literature
The Annals of Imperial Rome by Tacitus
The Annals is without a doubt the most important book ever written on Imperial Rome, and the most important one dealing with the... Source: Amazon
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Classical
500BC-600AD
Secondary
& Adult
General
The Bacchae by Euripides
Euripides' powerful investigation of religious ecstasy and the resistance to it is an argument for moderation, rejecting the lures of pure... Source: Amazon
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Classical
500BC-600AD
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
The Heidelberg Catechism by Williamson
I am just about finished with Williamson's study guide to the Heidelberg Catechism and it seems I've learned more from that one book, than... Source: Amazon
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Renaissance/
Reformation
Secondary
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Philosophy &
Religion
Medea by Euripides
One of the most powerful and enduring of Greek tragedies, masterfully portraying the fierce motives driving Medea's pursuit of vengeance... Source: Amazon
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Classical
500BC-600AD
Secondary
& Adult
Literature
Histories by Tacitus
In The Histories Cornelius Tacitus, widely regarded as the greatest of all Roman historians, describes with cynical power the murderous... Source: Amazon
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Classical
500BC-600AD
Secondary
& Adult
General
Sovereignty of God by A. W. Pink
Arthur W. Pink Pink (d. 1953) is noted for his independent thinking. He was so well read, and had such a photographic memory, that he could... Source: Amazon
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Not History
Related
Secondary
& Adult
Philosophy &
Religion
Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity by Robert Cwiklik
Einstein's astonishing theory of relativity transformed every aspect of physics-from the study of atoms to the study of stars. Relativity... Source: Amazon
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Modern
1900-present
Secondary
& Adult
Biography
The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis
The Four Loves summarizes four kinds of human love--affection, friendship, erotic love, and the love of God. Masterful without being... Source: Amazon
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Not History
Related
Secondary
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Philosophy &
Religion
The Story of Painting by H.W. Janson
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Ancient to
Modern
Secondary
& Adult
General
Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose
A biography of Meriwether Lewis that relies heavily on the journals of both Lewis and Clark, this book is also backed up by the author's... Source: Amazon
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1800'sSecondary
& Adult
General
The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Drawing on his own incarceration and exile, as well as on evidence from more than 200 fellow prisoners and Soviet archives, Aleksandr I.... Source: Amazon
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Modern
1900-present
Secondary
& Adult
General
Citizen Soldiers by Stephen Ambrose
Stephen E. Ambrose combines history and journalism to describe how American GIs battled their way to the Rhineland. He focuses on the... Source: Amazon
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Modern
1900-present
Secondary
& Adult
General
The Victors by Stephen Ambrose
The Victors is like a compilation of Stephen E. Ambrose's greatest hits, drawing heavily from his biography of General Dwight D. Eisenhower... Source: Amazon
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Modern
1900-present
Secondary
& Adult
General