Overview :A group of people wake up to find themselves trapped in an outdoor pen and at the mercy of something otherworldly. They don't know who they ... Read More
Overview :The life and times of Milton's epic poem about Satan's revolt against God and humanity's expulsion from paradise John Milton's Paradise Lost... Read More
Overview :The Upanishads are the sacred writings of Hinduism. Alan Jacobs uses modern free verse to convey the essential meaning and part of the origi... Read More
Overview :Long celebrated for her heroic feat of endurance in escaping slavery and subsequent activism, Harriet Jacobs was also an astute political th... Read More
Overview :"Absolutely splendid . . . essential for understanding why there is so much bad thinking in political life right now." --David Brooks, New Y... Read More
Overview :While many of us are familiar with such famous words as "Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here. . ." or "Ashes to ashes, dust to dus... Read More
Overview :Essayist and biographer Alan Jacobs introduces us to the world of original sin, which he describes as not only a profound idea but a necessa... Read More
Overview :In recent years, cultural commentators have sounded the alarm about the dire state of reading in America. Americans are not reading enough, ... Read More
Overview :This invaluable and engaging anthology captures the essence - and the charm - of Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862) through his writings, bot... Read More
Overview :The White Witch, Aslan, fauns and talking beasts, centaurs and epic battles between good and evil -- these have become a part of our collect... Read More