Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of The Children of Hurin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, eagles and Orcs, and the rich landscape and characters unique to Tolkien. There are ...more

Start today to transform your dreams into wonderful reality. . . .Simon Potter was a "ragpicker" and salvager of human lives. When this wise and humble man departed from life, he left author Og Mandino a precious legacy: the distilled wisdom of his unique collection of the greatest books about self-motivation and success--books he called "hand of G...more

A comprehensive approach to understanding life, so that we can discover that life really can work for us. An armchair therapy book, it does not promise miracles but it does provide a way forward for people who want to make a difference to their lives. Many of us arrive at a point in life where we feel as though we cannot go on the same way any more...more

Zig Ziglar has inspired and motivated hundreds of thousands of people  the world over, through his wildly popular seminars and bestselling books and audiotapes. One reason for Zig’s continuing popularity is that his message is so simple and obvious once you’ve really heard it: success isn’t just about how much money you make or what you own,...more

Napoleon Hill was one of the earliest producers of the modern genre of personal-success literature. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time. Hill called his success teachings ""The Philosophy of Achievement"" and he considered freedom, democracy, capitalism, and harmony to be important contributing el...more

In a tale that mirrors "Snow White," eighteen-year-old Bella is leading a carefree bohemian lifestyle the summer before college, living and singing with a band in London and Paris. But over the course of a few weeks, she finds herself in danger more than once--and she can't help but suspect the two mysterious women who remind her of her jealous ste...more

Many years have passed since the end of the Trojan War, and Penelope is still waiting for her husband, Odysseus, to return home. The city of Ithaka is overrun with uncouth suitors hoping to marry her, thereby gaining control of the land. But when a naked, half-drowned man washes up on the beach, everything changes. Told through the eyes of Klymene...more

All 27 of Doré’s detailed, masterly engravings from a rare 19th-century edition of The Raven, among the most popular American poems ever written. Dreamlike, otherworldly illustrations perfectly capture the bleak despair and mournful musings of Poe’s poem. Apposite quotations from the poem are printed on facing pages; complete text is also incl...more