The master and Margarita Written during the darkest, most repressive period of Stalin's reign, this novel gives substance to the notion of artistic and religious freedom. By Mikhail Bulgakov
Jesse Coming of age in the shadow of the Vietnam War, Jesse, a young Mexican American, and his older brother, Abel, work long hours in the fields in order to save ... By Gary Soto
Animals in translation Not only are animals much smarter than anyone ever imagined, in some cases animals are out-and-out brilliant.The sweep of Animals in Translation is immense, ... By Temple Grandin
Sail ... blistering pace and shocking twists that only James Patterson can master,
SAIL takes "Lost" and "Survivor" to a new level of terror. By James Patterson
Make If there's a way to hack it, tweak it, bend it, or remix it, you will find out about it in MAKE. The May 2006 Volume 06 issue focuses on Robots! By Mark Frauenfelder
The society of the spectacle From its publication amid the social upheavals of the 1960s up to the present, the volatile theses of this book have decisively transformed debates on the shape ... By Guy Debord
The turn of the screw " In this blood-curdling story, that imagination weaves the lives of two children, a governess in love with her employer, and a sprawling country house into a ... By Henry James
Love 'Stendhal always considered this his principal work, ' wrote Henri Martineau, 'because in it he had expressed his most cherished ideas, his most imtimate ... By Stendhal