"These 15 new stories celebrate the differences between us and our northern neighbor. As in any good noir, poverty, drugs, and despair cloud many of the characters' lives. But even the stories about druggies have a certain je ne sais quoi...Whether it's the quirkiness of the characters, the ingenuity of the puzzles, or the big hearts inside some of the darkest villains, noir's different north of the border."--Kirkus Reviews"American crime f...

The original Harvard Classics Collection contains 51 volumes of the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In this edition, the original collection is supplemented with the 20 volume Harvard Shelf of Fiction, a selection of the greatest works of fiction.Content:The Harvard Classics:V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & PennV. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus AureliusV. 3: Bacon, Milton, BrowneV. 4: John Milton

The original Harvard Classics Collection contains 51 volumes of the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In this edition, the original collection is supplemented with the 20 volume Harvard Shelf of Fiction, a selection of the greatest works of fiction.Content:The Harvard Classics:V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & PennV. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus AureliusV. 3: Bacon, Milton, BrowneV. 4: John Milton

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The universe's last hope is a bald fifth grader with ketchup packets and an overactive imagination.Archibald Brentweller doesn't fit in. He's bald, socially awkward, and spends most of fifth grade staring out the window, lost in elaborate hero fantasies while his classmates snicker and his teacher struggles to hold his attention.But what if the daydreams aren't just daydreams?When time freezes around him one nigh...

Archibald Brentweller has never fit in. The bald, daydreaming fifth‑grader drifts through school feeling like a puzzle piece from the wrong box—until the day time freezes in his bedroom and two mysterious aliens arrive with a revelation that changes everything.He is not an ordinary boy. He is the hidden son of a legendary Protector, sent to Earth to escape an unstoppable cosmic weapon known as the Gorlax. Now the enemy is coming, and only Archibald can save his planet—and the unive...

Winner of an Abraham Lincoln Institute Book AwardThough not blind to Abraham Lincoln's imperfections, Black Americans long ago laid a heartfelt claim to his legacy. At the same time, they have consciously reshaped the sixteenth president's image for their own social and political ends. Frederick Hord and Matthew D. Norman's anthology explores the complex nature of views on Lincoln through the writings and thought of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Mary Mc...

'The Loveliest Animal Tales for Children' presents an enchanting array of narratives that celebrate the vibrancy and moral depth of anthropomorphic storytelling. This collection captures a spectrum of literary styles, from the whimsical to the didactic, embedding rich moral lessons within captivating fables and fairy tales. It serves as a panorama of late 19th and early 20th-century children's literature, highlighting the genre's evolution and the timeless appeal of its themes. Standout pi...

This holiday, e-artnow presents this unique collection of the greatest Christmas classics and the most beloved animal tales to warm up your heart and rekindle your holiday sparkle: Black Beauty (Anna Sewell) The Tailor of Gloucester (Beatrix Potter) The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter) The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame) The Wonderful Wizard of OZ (L. Frank Baum) Little Bun Rabbit (L. Frank Baum) The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams) The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (E. T. A....