Alexander McCall Smith A client, who was adopted, askes Precious Ramotswe to trace her biological family. But will her searches bring happiness or something rather different, something rather frightening? January...

Charles Dickens This is an ideal present, to give or receive. It includes Dickens's three most popular Christmas tales: 'A Christmas Carol' (1843), 'The Chimes' (1844) and 'The Cricket on...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle After Sherlock Holmes' apparently fatal encounter with the sinister Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls, the great detective reappears, to the delight of the faithful Dr...

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle With an Introduction by Dr. Julian Wolfreys.‘My name is Sherlock Holmes. it is my business to know what other people don't know.’The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes...

Frederick Forsyth A collection of five heart-stopping stories from the master thriller writer.A miracle in war-torn Siena that begins with the persecution of a young nun in the turbulent days...

Gerard De Nerval Gerard de Nerval (1808-1855), a contemporary of Poe, De Quincey, Gogol, and Heine, introduced into French literature a mode of writing rooted in German romanticism yet already...

Joyce Carol Thomas In these four acclaimed novels, National Book Award-winning author Joyce Carol Thomas evocatively captures the triumph and struggles of teens as they come of age, and break...

Jhumpa Lahiri These eight stories by beloved and bestselling author Jhumpa Lahiri take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand, as they explore the secrets at the heart...

Ward Just  This masterly volumn contains the best shorter fiction written by Just over the last 25 years. "The working life, the war, politics, love affairs, and marriage seem to...

Alistair MacLean This book is a collection of riveting tales of the sea including the story that launched Alistair MacLean's writing career, the account of the epic battle to sink...

Joshua Ferris 'He reflected in future retrospect on the evening and foretold every gesture, every word. "I can't do it," he said. "I can predict everything that will happen from...

Esther Yellen Schlissel Learn from the unique perspective of Esther Yellen Schlissel in I'm Only Four Feet 11.  January 1, 1995 by Helen Schlissel