Language Arts

911: The Book of Help by Michael Cart

In 911: The Book of Help, award-winning writers share their responses to the September 11, 2001 tragedy and describe the heroism of those who first rushed to help. The works in 911 are donated, and 50 percent of the net proceeds will go to a charity...

The Road Not Taken: A Selection of Robert Frost's Poems by Robert Frost

No poet is more emblematically American than Robert Frost. From "The Road Not Taken" to "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening, " he refined and even defined the sense of what poetry is and what it can do. In this brilliant selection of Frost's classic...

The Art of War by Tzu Sun

Widely regarded as "The Oldest Military Treatise in the World," this landmark work covers principles of strategy, tactics, maneuvering, communication, and supplies; the use of terrain, fire, and the seasons of the year; much more.

Los Mejores Relatos de Terror by Various

Poe, Wells, and Jacobs are a few of the authors that hide mysteries within mysteries. They threaten our logic and the unknown can surface without warning...terror and mystery can paralyze you!

Los Mejores Relatos de Ciencia Ficcion by H G Wells

Technology has converted into reality many literary futuristic fantasies. In this book, the greatest writers of science fiction reflect on the future.

Wit and Wisdom from Poor Richard's AlamnacK by Benjamin Franklin

A perfect source book for writers, public speakers, and students, this compilation of Franklin's famous aphorisms has been carefully selected from many edtions of "Poor Richard's Almanack."

I Am the Darker Brother: An Anthology of Modern Poems by African Americans by Arnold Adoff

First published in 1968, this anthology was one of the first collections of African American poetry specifically created with the young reader in mind. Along with selections from Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks, this newly updated version features...

The Short Stories of Langston Hughes by Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes was a prolific writer: the author of plays, poetry, novels, autobiography, and children's tales. But it is in his short stories that readers see most clearly his greatest talents--his gift for humor and irony, his love for the vernacular,...

The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson by Emily Dickinson

Though generally overlooked during her lifetime, Emily Dickinson's poetry has achieved acclaim due to her experiments in prosody, her tragic vision and the range of her emotional and intellectual explorations.

Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu

An integral part of Chinese thought for more than 2,000 years, the Tao Te Ching teaches individual peace and harmony through meditation. One of the most influential books in history.

Poetics by Aristotle

In one of the most perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary history, third century B.C. Greek philosopher Aristotle examines the literature of his time, describing the origins of poetry as an imitative art and drawing attention...

Walden Or Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau

On July 4, 1845, Henry David Thoreau moved into the cabin he had built on the shore of Walden Pond, thus beginning the most famous experiment in simple living in American history. On the 150th anniversary of that event, Houghton Mifflin, successor to...