The Odyssey

Homer Homer, Homer, Homer

The Odyssey is a classic poem written by Homer that consists of 12.110 verses. It is unique already in that it has reached our days in its original form. This poem is a genuine revelation of the poetic thought of ancient Hellas....After the Trojan War, most of the survived Greek leaders returned by sea ...

Mr Impossible (Mr Men & Little Miss)

Roger Hargreaves

Mr Impossible could do the most amazing things. For instance, Mr Impossible could jump over a house and he could make himself invisible. He can even sleep standing on his head. The Mr Men and Little Miss have been delighting children for generations with their charming and funny antics. Bold illustratio...

Candide, or Optimism

Voltaire (FRANCOIS VOLTAIRE)

Theo Cuffe's marvelous translation of Voltaire's satirical masterpiece. With its vibrant new translation and perceptive introduction this new edition of Voltaire's masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world. Candide tells of...

Swallowdale (#2 Swallows & Amazons)

Arthur Ransome

Ahoy! Ahoy! Swallows! Ahoy!' Have you ever sailed in a boat or built a camp? Have you caught trout and cooked it yourself? The four Swallows, John, Susan, Titty and Roger return to the lake full of such plans and they can't wait to meet up with Nancy and Peggy, the Amazon Pirates. When the Swallow is sh...

The Peasant Prince

Li Cunxin

This true story of a poor Chinese peasant boy, who at the age of ten was plucked unsuspectingly from millions of others across the land to be trained as a ballet dancer, is a fairytale that has captivated children and adults alike. Li tells his story with disarming simplicity and charm, with humour and ...

Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine

Derren Brown

Everyone says they want to be happy. But that's much more easily said than done. What does being happy actually mean? And how do you even know when you feel it? Across the millennia, philosophers have thought long and hard about happiness. They have defined it in many different ways and come up with myr...

The Last White Man: A Novel

Mohsin Hamid

A NEW YORKER "ESSENTIAL READ"   A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER   NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER, VOGUE, AND NPR   "Perhaps Hamid's most remarkable work yet ... an extraordinary vision of human possibility." -Ayad Akhtar, author of Homeland Elegies"Searing, exhilarating ... reimagines Kafka...