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Waiting for Godot: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts
Samuel Beckett - Grove Press
Format: Paperback
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A seminal work of twentieth-century drama, Waiting for Godot was Samuel Beckett's first professionally produced play. It opened in Paris in 1953 at the tiny Left Bank Theatre de Babylone, and has since become a cornerstone of twentieth-century theater. The story line revolves around... |
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald - Scribner
Format: eBook
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The exemplary novel of the Jazz Age, F. Scott Fitzgeralds' third book, The Great Gatsby (1925) , stands as the supreme achievement of his career. T. S. Eliot read it three times and saw it as the "first step" American fiction had taken since Henry James; H. L. Mencken... |
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The Twelve Tribes of Hattie
Ayana Mathis - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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The newest Oprah's Book Club 2.0 selection The arrival of a major new voice in contemporary fiction. A debut of extraordinary distinction: Ayana Mathis tells the story of the children of the Great Migration through the trials of one unforgettable family. In 1923, fifteen-year-old Hattie... |
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Rebecca
Daphne Du Maurier - Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Format: Audiobook
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Rebecca is widely regarded as Daphne du Maurier's finest novel. It tells the story of Manderley - an exquisite house with gardens down to the sea, its owner Max de Winter and his new young wife...and of course Rebecca. Abridged. |
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The Song of Achilles: A Novel
Madeline Miller - Ecco; 37696th edition
Format: Paperback
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A New York Times Bestseller"At once a scholars homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art ... .A book I could not put down." - Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch HouseA thrilling, profoundly moving, and utterly unique retelling of the legend of Achilles and the Trojan... |
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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Azar Nafisi - Random House Trade Paperbacks; Reissue edition
Format: Print book
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Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Azar Nafisi, a bold and inspired teacher, secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. Some came from conservative and religious families, others were progressive and secular;... |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
J. K. Rowling - Scholastic Inc.; Reprint edition
Format: Print book
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This special edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone has a gorgeous new cover illustration by Kazu Kibuishi. Inside is the full text of the original novel, with decorations by Mary GrandPr.Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding... |
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Nimona
Noelle Stevenson - HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover
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Indies Choice Book of the Year * National Book Award Finalist * New York Times Bestseller * New York Times Notable Book * Kirkus Best Book * School Library Journal Best Book * Publishers Weekly Best Book * NPR Best Book * New York Public Library Best Book * Chicago Public Library Best BookThe... |
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Habibi
Craig Thompson - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover
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From the internationally acclaimed author of Blankets ("A triumph for the genre." - Library Journal) , a highly anticipated new graphic novel. Sprawling across an epic landscape of deserts, harems, and modern industrial clutter, Habibi tells the tale... |
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The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories
Oscar Wilde - Signet Classic
Format: Paperback
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In The Picture of Dorian Gray, Wilde's full-length novel, a fashionable young man sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Also included in the volume are three of the Irish master storyteller's short works:Lord Arthur Savile's CrimeThe Happy PrinceThe Birthbday of the Infanta |
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