Posts Tagged ‘classics’
The War of the Worlds
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Read MoreThe Foot Book
Beginner’s text describes all sorts of feet doing all sorts of things.
Read MoreLittle Hosue on the Prairie
Tortilla Flat
Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, John Steinbeck created a ?Camelot” on a shabby hillside above the town of Monterey, California, and peopled it with a colorful band of knights. At the center of the tale is Danny, whose house, like Arthur’s castle, becomes a gathering place for men looking for adventure,…
Read MoreDune
Opposing forces struggle for control of the universe when the archenemy of the cosmic emperor is banished to a barren world where savages fight for water
Read MoreDune 40th Anniversary Hard Cover
A deluxe hardcover edition of the best-selling science-fiction book of all time–part of Penguin Galaxy, a collectible series of six sci-fi/fantasy classics, featuring a series introduction by Neil Gaiman Science fiction’s supreme masterpiece, Dune will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, it is the story of the…
Read MoreMoby Dick
A nineteenth-century tale of life aboard a New England whaling ship whose captain is obsessed with the pursuit of a large white whale.
Read MoreThe Pearl
A poor fisherman dreams of wealth and happiness for his family when he finds a priceless pearl
Read MoreBreakfast of Champions
The author questions the condition of modern man in this novel depicting a science fiction writer’s struggle to find peace and sanity in the world
Read MoreThe Call of Cthulu and Other Weird Stories
Frequently imitated and widely influential, Howard Phillips Lovecraft reinvented the horror genre in the twentieth century, discarding ghosts and witches and envisioning instead mankind as a tiny outpost of dwindling sanity in a chaotic and malevolent universe. Love craft’s preeminent interpreter S. T. Joshi presents a selection of the master’s fiction, from the early tales…
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