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Awakenings; A Leg to Stand On; The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales; Seeing Voices
by Oliver SacksFour of Sacks' books in one volume, that form a canon of the most fascinating, enlightening, and inspiring medical writing of our age.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
by Alexander Solzhenitsyn Max Hayward Ronald HingleyStory of one day in a Soviet work camp, and one man's heroic struggle to survive in the face of the most determined efforts to destroy him, by the Nobel Prize winning author. Includes Solzhenitsyn's now-classic letter of protest against censorship.
The Good Master
by Kate SeredyJancsi is overjoyed to hear that his cousin from Budapest is coming to spend the summer on his father's ranch on the Hungarian plains. But their summer proves more adventurous than he had hoped when headstrong Kate arrives, as together they share horseback races across the plains, country fairs and festivals, and a dangerous run-in with the gypsies.<P><P> In vividly detailed scenes and beautiful illustrations, this Newbery Award-winning author presents an unforgettable world and characters who will be remembered forever.<P> Newbery Honor Book
Davy Crockett
by Constance RourkeBlending myth and reality, Constance Rourke aimed to get at the heart of Davy Crockett, whose hold on the American imagination was firm even before he died at the Alamo. Davy Crockett, published in 1934, pioneered in showing the backwoodsman’s transformation into a folk hero. It remains a basic in the Crockett literature.<P><P> A Newbery Honor Book.
The Colonel's Ladies
by Eric HatchScholar, horseman, professor at a rich girl's college, author of books on military history, Dr. Enos Barney has reached 43, a confirmed bachelor. But he meets a young student in his class, who begins to make him want to LIVE adventurously. Add to the mix a working replica of a 19th century cannon with a devilish mind of its own, a six-pack of friends who discover the joys of horse-drawn artillery, and let the fireworks begin!
The Odyssey
by Homer Robert FitzgeraldWinner of the 1961 Bollingen Award for the best translation of a poem into English, Homer's epic poem shines through this perceptive translation. [This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 9-10 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
Barabbas
by Par Lagerkvist Alan BlairBarabbas is the acquitted: the man whose life was exchanged for that of Jesus of Nazareth, crucified upon the hill of Golgotha. By the Nobel Prize winning author.
Ape and Essence
by Aldous HuxleyA savagely satiric successor to Brave New World, this is Huxley's horrific view of the world in the 22nd century, after the Third World War, when a civilization dedicated to 'perfection' attempts to suppress all man's rebellious desires.
The Age of Reason
by Jean-Paul Sartre Eric SuttonParis in the agonizing years before World War II provides the background and sets the tone of this famed novel. A guilt-ridden intellectual; his pregnant mistress; the impulsive university girl he loves; an aging nightclub singer and her young lover; a cruel and self-tormented homosexual; and a coldly implacable Communist logician - these characters play their parts in a taut drama that is both a dissection of a society in moral crisis and a piercing examination of the basic questions of human existence.
Preserving the Anthropological Record (Second Edition)
by Sydel Silverman Nancy J. ParezoTopics include: Institutional Resources, The Preservation and Use of Cultural Materials, Preservation Issues in the Field of Anthropology, and Guidelines and Strategies.
Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett
by Georges Simenon Daphne WoodwardPietr the Lett had been clocked across the European frontiers by Interpol. Who was he, this international swindler with the skin of a chameleon?
Pentimento
by Lillian HellmanLillian Hellman, a renowned playwright, looks back and recounts the people who have affected her life.
Future Shock
by Alvin TofflerDescription of the world's response to change and how it affects our lives.
The Man Who Walked Through Time
by Colin FletcherFletcher is the first man ever to walk the entire length of the Grand Canyon. This is the story of his journey, 2 months of struggle against heat and cold, lack of water, dwindling supplies, and almost impassable terrain. But more than a mere adventure story, this is also a spiritual odyssey during which one man began to understand mankind's unique place in the vastness of nature.
A Personal Matter
by John Nathan Kenzaburo OëA father comes to terms with his abnormal child, by the Nobel Prize winner for Literature.
Love and Fortune
by Charlotte McpherrenEverything had been perfect - the moonlight, the swirling red veil she wore to disguise her face, the sizzling sensuality she felt as she gazed into the Confederate officer's eyes. Yes, Fortune Landry was certain the sultry Gypsy dance had irrevocably bonded her to Grady MacNair. But it had also led to a terrible betrayal on that long-ago night.
A Portrait of Jane Austen
by David CecilThis book is intended neither as a straightforward biographical narrative not as a critical study of Jane Austen's works, but rather as an attempt to reconstruct her life and character, drawing on her letters, her novels, and the recollections of her contemporaries. Often regarded as an obscure figure living in a small, dull world, Jane Austen is here revealed as a strong, unusually delightful personality, reflecting a lively and important cross-section of 18th century and Regency society.
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume III, Nebula Award Winners 1965-1969
by Arthur C. Clarke George W. ProctorAll of the Nebula award winners for short stories, novellas, and novelets from 1965 to 1969
Marshal Zhukov's Greatest Battles
by Georgi K. Zhukov Theodore Shabad Harrison E. SalisburyHistory of 4 of Zhukov's battles during WWII: The Battle of Moscow, the Battle of Stalingrad, the Battle of Kursk, and the Battle of Berlin
The Bridal Canopy
by S. Y. Agnon I. M. LaskIn announcing the choice of S. Y. Agnon as winner of the 1966 Nobel Prize for Literature, the Committee said of this novel: "The Bridal Canopy is the name of one of his most characteristic stories, in its ingenious and earthy humor, a Jewish counterpart to Don Quixote and Tyl Eulenspiegel."
The Wings to Awakening: An Anthology from the Pali Canon
by Thanissaro BhikkhuThis anthology is organized around the set of Buddhist teachings that Buddha said formed the heart of his message: the Wings to Awakening (bodhi-pakkhiya-dhamma).
The Karma of Questions: Essays on the Buddhist Path
by Thanissaro BhikkhuThe 12 essays in this book are an attempt to follow the Buddha's example in approaching questions, trying to trace back to the questions that molded his teaching, and resisting the temptation to focus on questions that would force those teachings into a different shape.
Purity of Heart: Essays on the Buddhist Path
by Thanissaro Bhikkhu13 essays on why compassion based only on belief or feeling is not enough to guarantee our behavior, and why the practice of training the mind to reach an unconditioned happiness is not a selfish thing.