Chosen by Anne HarveyA rich and inspiring anthology from a quintet of poets.Poems light and humorous, serious and subtle, from five of our most talented writers of children's cverse:Charles CausleyJohn...

James A MichenerMichener's novel covering Poland's recent history, with its conflict between Church and State, worker and leader, and the Poland of centuries gone by, struggling to retain its land...

Eleanor H Porter   As soon as Pollyanna arrives in Beldingsville to live with her strict and dutiful maiden aunt, she begins to brighten up everybody's life. The 'glad game'...

Fred Mustard StewartAgainst the background of the Civil War, the tempestuous lives of Adam and Lizzie are shaped by history's forces, moving from Imperial India to London's salons and New...

Author: AA Milne In which Pooh discovers he has been Foolish and Deluded and is a Bear of No Brain at All... January 1, 1990 by McClelland & Stewart TRANSLATE...

Author: AA Milne In which Winnie-the-Pooh drops a fir-cone into the river, and accidentally invents a game called Poohsticks... January 1, 1990 by McClelland & Stewart This page is in...

Ivan VladislavicThis dazzling portrait of Johannesburg is one of the most haunting, poetic pieces of reportage about a metropolis since Suketu Mehta’s Maximum City. Through precisely crafted snapshots, Ivan Vladislavic...

Author: AA Milne Featuring favorite quotes from the original texts and E. H. Shepard's incomparable illustrations, this book offers wisdom for everyone--wisdom that our chum Pooh has gained himself, usually...

Alice WalkerPossessing the Secret of Joy is the story of Tashi, a tribal African woman who lives much of her adult life in North America. As a young woman, a...

Charles BukowskiHenry Chinaski is a lowlife loser with a hand-to-mouth existence. His menial post office day job supports a life of beer, one-night stands and racetracks. Lurid, uncompromising and hilarious,...

Clem SunterThis of all the statements made day after day in the conversations and newspapers and on television and radio which are accepted at face value.Think of all the implicit...

Jane Austen   Since its immediate success in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work...