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Rick Worland

The Horror Film: An Introduction

$35.00
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Ray Bradbury

Something Wicked This Way Comes

$15.00
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Ambrose Bierce

Tales of Soldiers and Civilians And Other Stories

$13.00
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Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekov: Selected Stories

$10.00

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In Death of a Partner, acclaimed British mystery writer Janet Neel delivers a compelling police procedural featuring Detective Chief Inspector John McLeish and Francesca Wilson. When a prominent businessman is found dead under suspicious circumstances, the investigation uncovers a complex web of personal ambitions, hidden motives, and long-buried secrets. As McLeish and Wilson follow a trail of deception, they must navigate the intricate relationships surrounding the victim to uncover the truth. Combining sharp characterization, intelligent plotting, and a keen understanding of human nature, Neel crafts a sophisticated mystery that will appeal to fans of traditional British crime fiction. — Quick view Add to Cart

Janet Neel

Death of a Partner

$7.00

Set over the course of a single turbulent day and night in New York society, Twenty-Four Hours follows a cast of wealthy socialites, restless lovers, ambitious outsiders, and troubled families whose lives become unexpectedly intertwined. As affairs, scandals, crimes, and personal revelations unfold, Louis Bromfield exposes the fragility beneath the glamour of upper-class life. Fast-paced and psychologically perceptive, the novel captures the tensions of desire, reputation, class, and morality in an era poised between tradition and modernity. Rich in atmosphere and sharply observed characterizations, Twenty-Four Hours remains one of Bromfield's most compelling explorations of human weakness and social change.Set over the course of a single turbulent day and night in New York society, Twenty-Four Hours follows a cast of wealthy socialites, restless lovers, ambitious outsiders, and troubled families whose lives become unexpectedly intertwined. As affairs, scandals, crimes, and personal revelations unfold, Louis Bromfield exposes the fragility beneath the glamour of upper-class life. Fast-paced and psychologically perceptive, the novel captures the tensions of desire, reputation, class, and morality in an era poised between tradition and modernity. Rich in atmosphere and sharply observed characterizations, Twenty-Four Hours remains one of Bromfield's most compelling explorations of human weakness and social change. This 1959 Penguin Books edition is especially appealing to collectors, featuring the classic orange-and-white Penguin design and an evocative cover illustration by Brian Keogh. — Quick view Add to Cart

Louis Bromfield

Twenty-Four Hours

$35.00

A landmark work of philosophical science fiction, Sirius tells the extraordinary story of a dog whose intelligence has been artificially enhanced to rival that of a human being. Raised within a Welsh family by the scientist who created him, Sirius possesses remarkable intellectual gifts yet remains trapped between two worlds—never fully canine, yet never truly human. As he struggles with identity, loneliness, love, morality, and the meaning of existence, Sirius becomes both an outsider and a mirror through which humanity is examined. Combining emotional depth with profound philosophical inquiry, Olaf Stapledon crafts a moving meditation on consciousness, alienation, and what it means to be a thinking being.

This 1964 First Penguin Science Fiction edition features striking cover art by Paul Klee, reproducing his 1929 painting In the Land Called Precious Stone (Im Lande Edelstein). — Quick view Add to Cart

Olaf Stapledon

Sirius: A Fantasy of Love and Discord

$30.00

First published in 1847, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre is one of the most enduring novels in English literature. Orphaned at a young age and raised under harsh circumstances, Jane Eyre grows into an intelligent, independent, and principled young woman determined to chart her own course in life. When she accepts a position as governess at the mysterious Thornfield Hall, she develops a deep connection with its enigmatic master, Edward Rochester. Blending romance, Gothic suspense, and social criticism, Brontë's celebrated novel explores themes of love, morality, class, faith, and personal autonomy. Richly drawn and emotionally powerful, Jane Eyre continues to captivate readers with its unforgettable heroine and timeless story. — Quick view Add to Cart

Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre

$8.00

Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis opens with one of the most startling scenes in literature: traveling salesman Gregor Samsa awakens to discover that he has been transformed into a monstrous insect. As Gregor struggles to adapt to his bizarre new existence, his family is forced to confront fear, shame, obligation, and the fragile bonds that once united them. Both darkly comic and deeply unsettling, Kafka's masterpiece explores themes of alienation, identity, guilt, and the dehumanizing pressures of modern life. More than a century after its publication, The Metamorphosis remains one of the most influential and widely discussed works of twentieth-century fiction. — Quick view Add to Cart

Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis

$8.00

Henry James’s The Princess Casamassima follows Hyacinth Robinson, an intelligent but impoverished young bookbinder in London who becomes entangled in radical political circles while also being drawn into the world of aristocratic luxury and aesthetic refinement embodied by the enigmatic Princess Casamassima. Caught between revolutionary ideals and personal moral responsibility, Hyacinth faces an increasingly unbearable conflict that forces him to confront the consequences of belief, loyalty, and action. Set against a richly detailed social landscape, the novel explores class tension, political ideology, and the psychological cost of moral awareness. This Penguin Classics edition includes Henry James’s original preface, offering direct insight into his artistic intentions and the novel’s formal design. — Quick view Add to Cart

Henry James

The Princess Casamassima

$10.00

Honoré de Balzac’s Cousin Bette (Part One of Poor Relations), translated by Marion Ayton Crawford, is a powerful portrayal of jealousy, revenge, and social decay within Parisian bourgeois society. The novel centers on the impoverished and resentful Bette Fischer, whose deep-seated envy of her more successful relatives drives her into a calculated campaign of manipulation and destruction. Partnering with the seductive Valérie Marneffe, Bette orchestrates a chain of financial and emotional ruin that exposes the moral corruption beneath outward respectability. As part of La Comédie Humaine, Balzac’s sweeping exploration of French society, the novel delivers a sharp psychological and social critique of ambition, desire, and class tension. — Quick view Add to Cart

Honoré de Balzac

Cousin Bette

$10.00

Pierre Corneille’s trio of works showcases the evolution of French classical drama through questions of honor, power, deception, and theatricality. In The Cid, a young nobleman, Rodrigue, is torn between love and familial honor when he is forced to avenge his father by killing his beloved’s father, producing a tragic conflict between duty and desire. Cinna shifts to imperial Rome, where the emperor Augustus confronts a conspiracy against his life; instead of exacting revenge, he chooses forgiveness, revealing a philosophical turn toward mercy and political rationality. The Theatrical Illusion departs into meta-theatre, following a father who consults a magician and is shown staged “visions” of his estranged son’s life, blurring illusion and reality while reflecting on the nature of theatre itself as a constructed artifice that nonetheless reveals truth. — Quick view Add to Cart

Pierre Corneille

The Cid/Cinna/The Theatrical Illusion

$9.00

Lord of the Flies is a novel by William Golding about a group of British boys stranded on an uninhabited island who try to govern themselves, with disastrous results. The story explores the dark side of human nature and the complex interplay between societal norms and individual freedom as the boys' attempt to establish order quickly descends into chaos and savagery. Through its gripping narrative and profound themes, the novel examines the inherent evil in humanity and the breakdown of civilization in the absence of structured society.

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William Goldman

Lord of the Flies (Wideview/Perigee Putnam Edition)

$8.00

Frank Herbert’s Dune is a landmark work of science fiction that blends political intrigue, ecological philosophy, religion, and epic adventure into one sweeping interstellar saga. Set on the desert planet Arrakis—the only source of the universe’s most valuable substance, “spice”—the story follows young Paul Atreides as his noble family is thrust into a deadly struggle for control of the planet. As betrayal forces Paul into exile among the desert-dwelling Fremen, he becomes entangled in prophecies, power struggles, and a destiny that could reshape humanity itself. Richly layered and intellectually ambitious, Dune is widely regarded as one of the most important science fiction novels ever written. — Quick view Add to Cart

Frank Herbert

Dune

$12.00

Lots of Limericks is a lively and delightfully absurd collection of more than 200 limericks gathered and selected by celebrated children’s poet Myra Cohn Livingston. Organized into playful thematic sections featuring peculiar people, odd animals, accidents, holidays, and pure nonsense, the collection celebrates the musical wit and mischievous humor of the limerick tradition. Enhanced by Rebecca Perry’s spirited illustrations, the book introduces young readers to wordplay, rhythm, and comic verse while also appealing to adults who appreciate classic light poetry. Livingston’s thoughtful introduction offers a brief history of the limerick form, making this an entertaining and accessible anthology for families, classrooms, and poetry lovers alike. — Quick view Add to Cart

Myra Cohn Livingston

Lots of Limericks

$20.00

The Quest for Being by Sidney Hook is a provocative and wide-ranging collection of philosophical essays that defends a naturalistic and scientific approach to questions of existence, knowledge, and meaning. Originally written between the 1930s and 1960s, these essays reflect Hook’s sustained engagement with debates in pragmatism, ethics, religion, and metaphysics, particularly his rejection of the idea that “being” or ultimate reality can be accessed through intuition, religious experience, or metaphysical speculation alone. Instead, Hook argues that philosophical inquiry must remain continuous with scientific method and empirical investigation. The volume—issued in this Prometheus “Great Books in Philosophy” edition—also includes discussions of determinism and moral responsibility, the cognitive status of religious belief, and the enduring conflict between materialist and idealist worldviews, making it both historically significant and still sharply relevant in contemporary philosophical discourse. — Quick view Add to Cart

Sidney Hook

The Quest for Being

$18.00