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Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
Category: Fiction | Series: Modern Library
The epic novel of the violent west - a cult classic and a masterpiece. Based loosely on historical accounts of murder along the border between Tezas and Mexico in the 1850's.
Breakfast at Tiffany's & Other Voices, Other Rooms - Two Novels by Truman Capote
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library
From the Modern Library's new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by Truman Capote--also available are "In Cold Blood, Portraits and Observations, "and "The Complete Stories" Together in one volume, here are a pair of literary touchstones from Truman Capote's extraordinary early career: the ...Show more
Bulfinch's Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch
Category: Reference | Series: Modern Library
This first volume of Bulfinch's Mythology, now available in a highly designed paperback with flaps, includes the classic stories of Greek and Roman mythology.
Chiron: Rainbow Bridge Between the Inner and Outer Planets (2nd edition) 2E by Barbara Hand Clow
Category: Mind, Body & Spirit | Series: Modern Astrology Library
Since its discovery in 1977, few books have examined this exciting planetoid. This newly revised and expanded classic explores Chiron's mythological background and history. Analyzing its effect in each sign and house, you'll learn how Chiron rules Virgo and the 6th house, as well as Tarot, initiation, h ...Show more
Compete Poems and Selected Letters of John Keats by John Keats
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library
The complete collection of poems and a selection of the most important letters of the wildly imaginativve romanic poet, with a new introduction by National Book Critics Circle award winning poet, Edward Hirsh
Compleat Angler by Walton Izaak
Category: No Category | Series: Modern Library
Since its first publication in 1653, this classic celebration of the joys of fishing has captivated anglers and nature lovers. This is the 1676 fifth edition and is reproduced with stunning nineteenth-century woodcuts and engravings and an introduction by Howell Raines.
Complete Poems of John Keats by John Keats
Category: Gift | Series: Modern Library
Presents all of the English poet's verse, including his sonnets and odes, the allegorical romance "Endymion," and the five-act poetic tragedy "Otho the Great".
Complete Stories of Truman Capote by Truman Capote
Category: Classics | Series: Modern Library (Paperback)
From the Modern Library's new set of beautifully repackaged hardcover classics by Truman Capote--also available are "Breakfast at Tiffany's "and" Other Voices, Other Rooms "(in one volume), " In Cold Blood, "and "Portraits and Observations" Most readers know Truman Capote as the author of "Breakfast at ...Show more
Cotter's England by Christina Stead
Category: Accessories | Series: Miegunyah Modern Library Ser.
Cotters' England follows the lives of Nellie Cook, sister Peggy Cotter and brother Tom. Set in post-war England, it is a study of politics and betrayal in Nellie's professional and personal life. It is a story of smothered aspirations and dashed hopes, as class politics trap the Cotters and stifle their ...Show more
Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol; Bernard G. Guerney (Translator)
Category: No Category | Series: Modern Library
A stranger arrives in a Russian backwater community with a bizarre proposition for the local landowners: cash for their "dead souls," the serfs who have died in their service and for whom they must continue to pay taxes until the next census. The landowner receives a payment and a relief of his tax burd ...Show more
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems by Galileo Galilei; Stillman Drake (Translator); Albert Einstein (Foreword by); John Heilbron (Introduction by); Galileo
Category: Science | Series: Modern Library Science Ser.
Galileo’s Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, published in Florence in 1632, was the most proximate cause of his being brought to trial before the Inquisition. Using the dialogue form, a genre common in classical philosophical works, Galileo masterfully demonstrates the truth of the Coperni ...Show more
Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes; Samuel Putnam (Translator)
Category: No Category | Series: Modern Library Ser.
With a wealth of fancy and an irrepressible high spirit, this beloved adventure story pokes fun at the exaggerated social and literary conventions of Cervantes' day. Driven mad by reading too many chivalric romances, Don Quixote decks himself out in rusty armor and a cardboard helmet, determined to beco ...Show more