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Modern Classics Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald · 2000
Journals of Sylvia Plath
Slyvia Plath · 1982
Beginning with her freshman year at Smith, these journals reveal Sylvia Plath's unrelenting ambition to be a great writer, her recurrent struggles with her inner conflicts, and her feelings about herself and those closest to her.
Letters to a Young Poet (Penguin Classics)
Rainer Maria Rilke • 2014
Letters from a Stoic (Penguin Classics)
Lucius Annaeus Seneca · 1969
I''m Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy • 2022
My Dark Vanessa: A Novel
Kate Elizabeth Russell · 2020
A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara · 2016
<b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (<i>NPR</i>) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century.<br></b><br><b><b><b><b><b><b><b>NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST <b><b><b>•</b></b></b></b> MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST <b>• <b><b><b><b><b> WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE</b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b></b><br><br><i>A Little Life</i> follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves.
To the Lighthouse
Virginia Woolf · 1927
Fight Club: A Novel
Chuck Palahniuk • 2005
The Second Sex
Simone de Beauvoir • 2010
Crime and Punishment (Vintage Classics)
Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1993
<b>Hailed by <i>Washington Post Book World</i> as “the best [translation] currently available" when it was first published, this second edition of <i>Crime and Punishment </i>has been updated in honor of the 200th anniversary of Dostoevsky’s birth. • <b>ONE OF <i>TIME MAGAZINE</i>'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME</b></b><br><br>With the same suppleness, energy, and range of voices that won their translation of <i>The Brothers Karamazov</i> the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Prize, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky offer a brilliant translation of <i>Crime and Punishment, </i>Dostoevsky's astounding pyschological thriller, newly revised for his bicentenniel. <br><br>In <i>Crime and Punishment</i>, when Raskolnikov, an impoverished student living in the St. Petersburg of the tsars, commits an act of murder and theft, he sets into motion a story that is almost unequalled in world literature for its excruciating suspense, its atmospheric vividness, and its depth of characterization and vision. Dostoevsky’s drama of sin, guilt, and redemption transforms the sordid story of an old woman’s murder into the nineteenth century’s profoundest and most compelling philosophical novel.
The Stranger
Albert Camus • 1989
Letters To Milena
Metamorphoses (Penguin Classics)
Ovid • 2004
Valley of the Dolls
Jacqueline Susann · 2015
Wuthering Heights
Emily Brontë · 1848
Tuesdays with Morrie
Sokcho-si · Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do, South Korea
Speak
Laurie Halse Anderson · 2011
Sharp Objects: A Novel
Gillian Flynn · 2006
The Twilight Saga Complete Collection
Stephenie Meyer · 2022
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The Chic Diet: The Dietary & Psychological Tactics of the Urban Elite
Kit Olsen · 2013
Everyone can spot a Chic Girl from a city block away. She oozes glamour from every pore as she struts around in her sample sized dress, traipsing around on her skinny little legs in her absurdly expensive heels. People stop to stare and wonder, "How does she do it?"<br/><br/> She will preach about balanced diets and red-faced workout sessions, but it's all a farce. Like, didn't you know about her<br/>real dietary tactics? Oh, you didn't? Well, aren't you in for a treat!<br/><br/> Be it a month-long juice cleanse, a steady diet of air, or eschewal of any foodstuff that isn't green or white, the chic girl knows how to keep her figure svelte and trim. And you know what else she's really, really good at? Being completely, utterly and hopelessly unhinged. Glamorous!
Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
Lana Del Rey · 2020
The New York Times bestselling debut book of poetry from Lana Del Rey, Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass. “Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass is the title poem of the book and the first poem I wrote of many. Some of which came to me in their entirety, which I dictated and then typed out, and some that I worked laboriously picking apart each word to make the perfect poem. They are eclectic and honest and not trying to be anything other than what they are and for that reason I’m proud of them, especially because the spirit in which they were written was very authentic.” —Lana Del Rey Lana’s breathtaking first book solidifies her further as “the essential writer of her times” (The Atlantic). The collection features more than thirty poems, many exclusive to the book: Never to Heaven, The Land of 1,000 Fires, Past the Bushes Cypress Thriving, LA Who Am I to Love You?, Tessa DiPietro, Happy, Paradise Is Very Fragile, Bare Feet on Linoleum, and many more. This beautiful hardcover edition showcases Lana’s typewritten manuscript pages alongside her original photography. The result is an extraordinary poetic landscape that reflects the unguarded spirit of its creator. Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass is also brought to life in an unprecedented spoken word audiobook which features Lana Del Rey reading fourteen select poems from the book accompanied by music from Grammy Award–winning musician Jack Antonoff.
Alice in Wonderland: The Original 1865 Edition With Complete Illustrations By Sir John Tenniel
Lewis Carroll • 2021
“And what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversation?” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland<br/>This Beautiful edition contains complete original black and white illustrations by Sir John Tenniel.<br/>Alice in Wonderland is an 1865 novel by English author Lewis Carroll. It tells of a young girl named Alice, who falls through a rabbit hole into a subterranean fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children.<br/>One of the best-known and most popular works of English-language fiction, its narrative, structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential in popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre. The work has never been out of print and has been translated into at least 97 languages. Its ongoing legacy encompasses many adaptations for stage, screen, radio, art, ballet, theme parks, board games and video games.<br/>A True Classic that Belongs on Every Bookshelf!
The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry • 2000
<p>This beloved, world-famous allegorical classic about a young prince on a quest for knowledge is an essential read for every home library.</p> <p>Combining Richard Howard's translation with restored original full-color art, this definitive English-language edition of The Little Prince will capture the hearts of readers of all ages.</p> <p>Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. When a pilot crashes in the Sahara Desert, he meets a little boy who asks him to draw a sheep. Gradually the Little Prince reveals more about himself: He comes from a small asteroid, where he lived alone until a rose grew there.</p> <p>But the rose grew demanding, and he was confused by his feelings about her. The story unfolds further from one planet to the next in a thoughtful philosophical exploration of love and the ephemeral.</p>
Sofia Coppola Archive
Sofia Coppola · 2023
“Archive is the first book by Sofia Coppola, covering the entirety of her singular and influential career in film. Constructed from Coppola’s personal collection of photographs and ephemera, including early development work, reference collages, influences, annotated scripts, and unseen behind-the-scenes documentation, it offers a detailed account of all eight of her films to date. Mapping a course from The Virgin Suicides (1999), through Lost in Translation (2003) and Marie Antoinette (2006), to The Beguiled (2017) and her upcoming feature Priscilla (fall 2023), exploring Priscilla Presley’s early years at Graceland, this luxurious volume reflects on one of the defining and most unmistakable cinematic oeuvres of the twenty-first century. An art book personally edited and annotated throughout by Coppola, Archive offers an intimate encounter with her methods, references, and collaborators and an unprecedented insight into her working processes.” (from the publisher)
The Phantom of the Opera
Andrew Lloyd Webber · 1990
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Ransom Riggs · 2011
<b>The #1 <i>New York Times</i> best-selling series<br> <br>An abandoned orphanage on a mysterious island holds the key to supernatural secrets in this unusual and original first book in the one-of-a-kind Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series <br><br>A captivating blend of horror, dark fantasy, paranormal mystery, and time travel brought to life with more than 50 haunting vintage photographs <br><br><b>eBook Bonus Features: <br>• A Q&A with author Ransom Riggs <br>• Eight pages of color stills from the Tim Burton film <br>• A sneak preview of Hollow City, the next novel in the series</b></b><br><br>When a devastating family tragedy propels sixteen-year-old Jacob on a journey to a remote island off the coast of Wales, he stumbles upon the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As he explores the abandoned rooms, he uncovers a chilling truth—these children were not just peculiar, they were potentially dangerous, and they may have been quarantined for a reason. Trapped on this desolate island, their supernatural abilities and the mysteries surrounding them deepen. Impossibly, they may still be alive, their existence defying the laws of time and nature. <br><br>A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with a strange collection of historical photographs, this unforgettable novel will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.<br><br>“A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story.”—John Green, <i>New York Times</i> best-selling author of <i>The Fault in Our Stars</i><br><br>“Riggs deftly moves between fantasy and reality, prose and photography to create an enchanting and at times positively terrifying story.”—<i>Associated Press</i> <br><br>“You’ll love it if you want a good thriller for the summer. It’s a mystery, and you’ll race to solve it before Jacob figures it out for himself.”—<i>Seventeen</i><br><br>“One of the coolest, creepiest YA books.”—<i>PopSugar</i>
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen · 1813
Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
I''m Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy · 2022
Dracula
Bram Stoker · 2011
Girl, Interrupted.
Susanna Kaysen · 2000
The Metamorphosis: by Franz Kafka | Deluxe Edition
Franz Kafka · 2021
Victorian Posy
Sheila Pickles · 1987
The Virgin Suicides
Jeffrey Eugenides · 2002
Girl in Pieces
Kathleen Glasgow · 2018
The Bell Jar (Modern Classics)
Sylvia Plath · 2005
<p><i>The Bell Jar</i> chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under -- maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's insanity becomes completely real and even rational, as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies. Such deep penetration into the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche is an extraordinary accomplishment and has made <i>The Bell Jar</i> a haunting American classic.</p> <p>This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.</p>
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
Ottessa Moshfegh · 2019
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Time, NPR, Vice, Bustle, The New York Times, The Guardian, Kirkus Reviews, Entertainment Weekly, The AV Club, & Audible A New York Times Bestseller • New York Times Readers Pick: 100 Best Books of the 21st Century “One of the most compelling protagonists modern fiction has offered in years: a loopy, quietly furious pillhead whose Ambien ramblings and Xanaxed b*tcheries somehow wend their way through sad and funny and strange toward something genuinely profound.” — Entertainment Weekly “Darkly hilarious . . . [Moshfegh’s] the kind of provocateur who makes you laugh out loud while drawing blood.” —Vogue From one of our boldest, most celebrated new literary voices, a novel about a young woman's efforts to duck the ills of the world by embarking on an extended hibernation with the help of one of the worst psychiatrists in the annals of literature and the battery of medicines she prescribes. Our narrator should be happy, shouldn't she? She's young, thin, pretty, a recent Columbia graduate, works an easy job at a hip art gallery, lives in an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan paid for, like the rest of her needs, by her inheritance. But there is a dark and vacuous hole in her heart, and it isn't just the loss of her parents, or the way her Wall Street boyfriend treats her, or her sadomasochistic relationship with her best friend, Reva. It's the year 2000 in a city aglitter with wealth and possibility; what could be so terribly wrong? My Year of Rest and Relaxation is a powerful answer to that question. Through the story of a year spent under the influence of a truly mad combination of drugs designed to heal our heroine from her alienation from this world, Moshfegh shows us how reasonable, even necessary, alienation can be. Both tender and blackly funny, merciless and compassionate, it is a showcase for the gifts of one of our major writers working at the height of her powers.
Ariel: The Restored Edition: A Facsimile of Plath's Manuscript, Reinstating Her Original Selection and Arrangement (Modern Classics)
Sylvia Plath · 2018
“Made up of poems that are so original in their style and so startlingly accomplished in their confessional voice that they helped change the direction of contemporary poetry, Ariel is a masterpiece.” — New York Observer<br/>Sylvia Plath's famous collection, as she intended it.<br/>When Sylvia Plath died, she not only left behind a prolific life but also her unpublished literary masterpiece, Ariel. When her husband, Ted Hughes, first brought this collection to the public, it garnered worldwide acclaim, but it wasn't the draft Sylvia had wanted her readers to see. This facsimile edition restores, for the first time, Plath's original manuscript—including handwritten notes—and her own selection and arrangement of poems. This edition also includes in facsimile the complete working drafts of her poem "Ariel," which provide a rare glimpse into the creative process of a beloved writer. This publication introduces a truer version of Plath's works, and will alter her legacy forever.
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Elvis and Me
Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, Sandra Harmon · 2023
THIS IS THE OFFICIAL AUTHOR APPROVED TRADE PAPERBACK OF THE ORIGINAL BOOK WITH A NEW AUTHOR'S NOTE AND SOME NEW PHOTOS NOT CONTAINED IN THE ORIGINAL EDITION OF THE BOOK AS PUBLISHED BY BERKLEY.<br/><br/>THIS EDITION SHIPS FASTER TO UK ADDRESSES THAN OTHER NON UK APPROVED EDITIONS OF THE BOOK.<br/>The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir back in print in a large quality paperback edition to coincide with the release of the major motion pictured, PRISCILLA, directed by Sofia Coppola and lauded at the 2023 Venice Film Festival. This book reveals her intimate relationship with Elvis Presley, which started when Priscilla was just 14 years old and living in Germany with her parents.<br/><br/>Elvis, the reigning King of Rock 'n' Roll, continues to be worshipped by millions of fans worldwide despite the many years that have passed since his tragic death. His legacy has remained strong but very few people over the years have carried the memory of the man behind the name as well or as devotedly as Priscilla Presley. In this revelatory book, Priscilla Presley delves into their unique love story and she takes the reader behind the scenes of their first meeting, marriage, affairs, the birth of their daughter, Lisa Marie, and their amicable divorce. Their strong bond remained for the rest of his life and Priscilla continues to support Elvis long after his sudden death.<br/><br/>Elvis and Me gives fans an inside look at the rock ’n’ roll legend from the perspective of the woman who loved him.
Britney Spears (2023 Revised and Analyzed)
Jonty Petty · 2023
