Open Road: 9207 books
by Bertrand Russell
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
From one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century: A collection of accessible and enlightening essays on topics from envy to intellectual rubbish.
Russell, the sage non-conformist, is always meaningful, no matter what the topic or the issue. In this small book are some of his old...
Collected Essays
Slouching Towards Bethlehem, The White Album, and After Henry
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2018
Three essential works that redefined the art of journalism by “one of our sharpest and most trustworthy cultural observers” (The New York Times).
In these masterpieces of razor-sharp reportage, the National Book Award–winning and New York Times–bestselling author proves herself one...
by Bertrand Russell
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014
One of modern history’s great thinkers takes on prejudice, superstition, and conventional wisdom, using wit and insight to argue for a rational way of life.
In a brilliant series of essays, Bertrand Russell uses challenging skepticism and sharp humor to attack the obstacles to building a...
Anne Sexton
A Self-Portrait in Letters
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
A revealing collection of letters from Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Anne Sexton
While confessional poet Anne Sexton included details of her life and battle with mental illness in her published work, her letters to family, friends, and fellow poets provide an even more intimate glimpse into...
Stalking the Nightmare
Stories and Essays
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
With a foreword by Stephen King: Provocative and entertaining pieces from the multiple award-winning author.
Pure, hundred‑proof distillation of Ellison. A righteous verbal high. Here you will find twenty of his very best stories and essays, including the four‑part ‘Scenes from the Real...
The Comedies
Lady Windermere's Fan, An Ideal Husband, A Woman of No Importance, and The Importance of Being Earnest
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
Experience the wit of Wilde in these four delightfully satiric plays—including his masterpiece, The Importance of Being Earnest.
In the late nineteenth century, Oscar Wilde’s plays were the toast of London, celebrated for the Irish playwright’s mischievous wit, pointed social satire, and...
The Americans
Letters from America 1969–1979
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
“Reading [Cooke] is like spending an evening with him: you may have heard it all before, but never told with such grace and sparkle.” —The New York Times Book Review
As the voice of the BBC’s Letter from America for close to six decades, Alistair Cooke addressed several millions of...
by Alistair Cooke
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
“There is never going to be anyone else like Cooke, a chronicler of amazing times.” —The Daily Telegraph
As the voice of the BBC’s Letter from America for close to six decades, Alistair Cooke addressed several millions of listeners on five continents. They tuned in every Friday evening...
This Quiet Dust
And Other Writings
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
“Thoughtful, candid” essays from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Sophie’s Choice (The Christian Science Monitor).
This Quiet Dust is a compilation of William Styron’s nonfiction writings that confront significant moral questions with precision and vigor. He examines topics...
by Laurie Lee
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
**The essential Laurie Lee, a collection of occasional writings full of his unique vision and irresistible charm **
All of the wit and wisdom and poetry that made Laurie Lee one of the most celebrated English writers of the twentieth century can be found in this compilation of “first...
by Eileen Goudge, Kwei Li
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Century-old letters tell a story of timeless love in a vanished country
First translated by American scholar Elizabeth Cooper in 1914 and published as My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard, this haunting collection of letters was out of print until discovered by bestselling author Eileen Goudge....
by Piers Anthony
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
The New York Times–bestselling author of the Xanth novels wrote these weekly letters to a fan of is books in the hope of helping her out of a coma.
In February 1989, science fiction writer Piers Anthony, author of the Xanth series, received a moving letter. It came from a woman whose daughter,...
The Message in the Bottle
How Queer Man Is, How Queer Language Is, and What One Has to Do with the Other
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2011
From the National Book Award–winning author of The Moviegoer: “These essays . . . have a way of quickening the spirit and cleansing the sight” (The New Republic).
Before winning the National Book Award for fiction in 1962, Walker Percy was an established scholar of science, philosophy,...
Letters on Wave Mechanics
Correspondence with H. A. Lorentz, Max Planck, and Erwin Schrödinger
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011
A lively collection of Einstein’s groundbreaking scientific correspondence on modern physics
Imagine getting four of the greatest minds of modern physics in a room together to explain and debate the theories and innovations of their day. This is the fascinating experience of reading Letters...