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84, Charing Cross Road is a heartfelt and humorous love story told through letters between Helene Hanff, a freelance writer in New York, and Frank Doel, a used-book dealer in...

The Timetables of History, now updated for the 21st century, offers an expansive reference that spans from 4500 BC to the present. This fourth edition includes nearly 100 pages of...

Born in slavery, Booker T. Washington (1856–1915) became a leading African American spokesman. In this inspiring autobiography, he recounts his impoverished childhood, struggle for education, early teaching experiences, and his...

Frodo and his companions face growing danger in their quest to destroy the One Ring. After losing Gandalf in Moria and dealing with Boromir’s betrayal, Frodo and Sam escape, while...

The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, follows young Frodo Baggins, who inherits the powerful One Ring from his cousin Bilbo....

The Great Tarnov Crystal is a prized and dangerous jewel, coveted by many. Young Joseph Charnetski is sworn to protect it, even as a ruthless Tartar chief hunts it. Seeking...

In the aftermath of the Civil War, twelve-year-old Will Page, recently orphaned, must overcome his deep bitterness and prejudice against Yankees. With his family dead, Will is forced to start...

Fourteen-year-old Johnny Tremain, a talented silversmith apprentice, injures his hand in an accident, forcing him to find new work. As a horse-boy for The Boston Observer and a messenger for...

Biography tracing the fascinating life of Louisa May Alcott from her happy childhood in Pennsylvania and Boston to her success as a writer of such classics as Little women.

The Scarlet Pimpernel is a mysterious hero rescuing innocents from the French Revolution's terror, pursued by the relentless agent Chauvelin. Marguerite Blakeney, a beautiful French exile married to an English...

Inspired by three classic, award-winning books, this new volume reveals the how and why behind some of the world’s most fascinating structures. David Macaulay has revised the texts using new...

For generations, the Huns and Magyars, led by Attila, relentlessly migrated westward, driven by the voices of their pagan gods and the vision of a white stag. Sweeping across Europe,...