"There are the acknowledged classics of world literature: the canonical works assigned in schools, topping every must-read list . . . and then there are the B-Sides. These are the books that slipped through the cracks, went unread, missed their rightful appointment with posterit…
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"There are the acknowledged classics of world literature: the canonical works assigned in schools, topping every must-read list ... and then there are the B-Sides. These are the books that slipped through the cracks, went unread, missed their rightful appointment with posterity.…
The BBC Big Read book of books
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The big read: the book of books
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Whatever your personal preference, the BBC's Big Read sparked the country's imagination like no other book event. Thousands of people across the UK discussed the nation's best books and voted for their particular favourites. From Dostoyevsky to Archer, Winnie the Pooh to Terry P…
« "The ultimate literary bucket list." --The Washington Post "If there's a heaven just for readers, this is it." --O, The Oprah Magazine Celebrate the pleasure of reading and the thrill of discovering new titles in an extraordinary book that's as compulsively readable, entertain…
Encompassing fiction, poetry, science and science fiction, memoir, travel writing, biography, children's books, history, and more, 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die moves across cultures and through time to present an eclectic collection of titles, each described with the speci…
Mustich provides brief (usually one page) introductions to works of fiction, poetry, science and science fiction, memoir, travel writing, biography, children's books, history, and more. Ranging across cultures and through time, this eclectic collection of works is not a proscrip…
Encompassing fiction, poetry, science and science fiction, memoir, travel writing, biography, children's books, history, and more, 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die moves across cultures and through time to present an eclectic collection of titles, each described with the speci…
From Homer and Proust to "Beloved" and the Bible, "Beowulf on the Beach" is a user-friendly guide through the imposing world of literature.
