Published in 40 countries, Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy--The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass--has graced the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Book Sense, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists. In 1996, The Golden Compass changed the face of fantasy publishing, and 2006 marks its ...more
A fairy soul shares lively descriptions of life in this mortal world. 'Araminta's Message - a Magical Opportunity to Look Within Ourselves' is funny, enlightening, perceptive and above all thought provoking. Both a fairy tale and an allegory, Araminta is a fairy who is born in this mortal world, so that she may share a message and hopefully bring u...more
'Araminta's Message' is funny, enlightening, perceptive and above all, thought-provoking.The author has captured the enchanting quality and playful charm of a fairytale while at the same time enriching it with topical issues and futuristic interplanetry travel.'Araminta's Message' is a fairytale and an allegory. A fairy soul is re-born in the morta...more
The New York Times bestseller, "a marvelous new collection of stories by . . . one of the most remarkable writers of our century" --Richard Bernstein, The New York TimesJorge Luis Borges has been called the greatest Spanish-language writer of our century. Now for the first time in English, all of Borges' dazzling fictions are gathered into a single...more