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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Dover Thrift Editions)

by Robert Louis Stevenson

Published: 1991-01-01

Paperback: 64 pages

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In September of 1884, Robert Louis Stevenson, then in his mid-thirties, moved with his family to Bournemouth, a resort on the southern coast of England, where in the brief span of 23 months he revised A Child's Garden of Verses and wrote the novels Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr. Jek...

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Because We Are: A Novel of Haiti

by Ted Oswald

Published: 2012-12-12

Paperback: 400 pages

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When a mother and her infant are murdered on the outskirts of Cité Soleil, Haiti’s most infamous slum, two unexpected detectives emerge: Libète, a brash and headstrong girl of ten, and her brilliant but impoverished friend Jak. Though made rough-and-tumble on the slum’s streets whe...

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New Finnish Grammar (Dedalus Europe 2011)

by Diego Marani

Published: 2011-09-01

Paperback: 196 pages

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New Finnish Grammar won three literary prizes in Italy in 2001: Premio Grinzane Cavour , Premio Ostia Mare and Premio Giuseppe Desi and has received critical acclaim across Europe. One night at Trieste in September 1943 a seriously wounded soldier is found on the quay. The doctor, of a newly arrived...

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Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power

by Niall Ferguson

Published: 2004-04-14

Paperback: 400 pages

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The British Empire was the largest in all history: the nearest thing to world domination ever achieved. By the eve of World War II, around a quarter of the world's land surface was under some form of British rule. Yet for today's generation, the British Empire seems a Victorian irrelevance...

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Cocaine Blues: A Phryne Fisher Mystery (Phryne Fisher Mysteries)

by Kerry Greenwood

Published: 2007-04-01

Paperback: 175 pages

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This is where it all started! The first classic Phryne Fisher mystery, featuring our delectable heroine, cocaine, communism and adventure. Phryne leaves the tedium of English high society for Melbourne, Australia, and never looks back. The London season is in full fling at the end of the 1920s, but the...

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Finding Family

by Tonya Bolden

Published: 2012-08-07

Paperback: 192 pages

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Delana has never known her parents. Raised by her aunt and a reclusive grandfather, Delana has lived a sheltered existence, nurtured on her aunt's wild family stories. But when her aunt dies, Delana embarks on a quest to unravel the truth. This moving fictional story is imagined from real ...

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Margaret's Story (The Florida Trilogy, Book 3)

by Eugenia Price

Published: 2001-04-01

Paperback: 520 pages

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The Power of the Powerless (Routledge Revivals): Citizens Against the State in Central-eastern Europe

by Vaclav Havel

Published: 2009-11-26

Hardcover: 232 pages

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Books of great political insight and novelty always outlive their time of birth and this reissued work, initially published in 1985, is no exception. Written shortly after the formation of Charter 77, the essays in this collection are among the most original and compelling pieces of politi...

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Margaret's Story (Florida Trilogy)

by Eugenia Price

Published: 2012-09-04

Kindle Edition: 555 pages

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In this powerful crescendo to Eugenia Price’s acclaimed Florida Trilogy, young and headstrong Margaret Seton vows to win the heart of grieving widower Lewis Fleming.Margaret’s Story tells of the heartwarming relationship between the bold Margaret and her beloved Lewis, and how it plays...

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Margaret's Story: Third Novel in the Florida Trilogy

by Eugenia Price

Published: 2012-12-04

Paperback: 400 pages

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In this powerful crescendo to Eugenia Price’s acclaimed Florida Trilogy, young and headstrong Margaret Seton vows to win the heart of grieving widower Lewis Fleming.Margaret’s Story tells of the heartwarming relationship between the bold Margaret and her beloved Lewis, and how it plays...