The original Harvard Classics Collection contains 51 volumes of the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In this edition, the original collection is supplemented with the 20 volume Harvard Shelf of Fiction, a selection of the greatest works of fiction.Content:The Harvard Classics:V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & PennV. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus AureliusV. 3: Bacon, Milton, BrowneV. 4: John Milton

When Calouste Gulbenkian died in 1955 at the age of 86, he was the richest man in the world, known as 'Mr Five Per Cent' for his personal share of Middle East oil. The son of a wealthy Armenian merchant in Istanbul, for half a century he brokered top-level oil deals, concealing his mysterious web of business interests and contacts within a labyrinth of Asian and European cartels, and convincing governments and oil barons alike of his impartiality as an 'honest broker'. Today his name is kn...

In the New York Times bestseller From Pieces to Weight, rap mogul 50 Cent, a.k.a. Curtis Jackson, lifts the veil on his complicated life, from the murder of his mother when he was twelve, to hustling on the streets; from the assassination attempt that nearly finished him to his meteoric rise to the top of hip hop royalty.This violent and introspective memoir reveals not only 50 Cent's story but also the story of a generation of youth faced with ha...

Like The Last Temptation of Christ, Saint Francis is a fictionalized biography of a widely venerated Christian figure: Francis of Assisi, whose renunciation of his young man’s life of leisure and founding of a religious order dedicated to living in poverty and sharing the Gospels with all living things profoundly influence the ways in which Christians the world over worship and give service to their god even today. Recounted in Nikos Kazantzakis’s striking prose through t...

I can’t have Elijah Iverson.I can’t have him because he’s my older brother’s best friend. I can’t have him because I broke his heart five years ago; because he’s now engaged to someone else—someone kind and dependable who deserves his whiskey eyes, his soft mouth, his fierce intellect.I can’t have Elijah because I’ve chosen God instead.The Bell brothers, though . . . well, we don't exactly have the greatest track record with vows. But I’m determined...

A grieving novelist fleeing Nazi-occupied Paris is forced to go on the run with a mysterious stranger after he kills two German soldiers to save her life. Hunted across war-torn France by a relentless Wehrmacht detective, the pair must fight to survive — even as a dangerous passion grows between them.Paris, 1941. As Nazi forces tighten their grip on occupied France, celebrated novelist Eleanor Gorton Clarke is left stranded and grieving after the death of her Frenc...

THE FEEL GOOD NOVEL OF THE YEAR 'I loved this funny, heartwarming read' Libby Page, author of The LidoThe Patron Saint of Plumbing is not answering Nino Speranza's prayers.Without the thousands of euros in taxes that he could never bring himself to collect from his neighbours, the water board will cut the town off. All 212 inhabitants will be forced to leave.So, in a desperate bid to save his hometown, he starts a rumour that major movie star Dante Rinal...

One's a sinner and the other's a saint, yet somehow, they end up fated mates.Forrest Somerset is a bobcat shifter on a mission. When you're fated mates with an idiot vampire, the only recourse is to save him from himself. But what does he do when Angel's troubled past makes him the bad guy?Angel has a few wrongs to make right. If that means he has to turn himself over to the shifter council, then he'll do it. He'll do anything to keep his mate and the Saint...

The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental.The fiction world of today needs a “Saint” more than it ever did. For years now that scene has been dominated by the “anti-heroes"— those grim gray operators in a sunless sub-culture where global issues are worked out with totally unemotional pragmatism, those hapless uninspired puppets manipulated and expended by ruthlessly dedicated little brothers of B...

"Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency" is a captivating historical account penned by the Duc de Saint-Simon, a prominent figure in the French court. This volume offers an intimate glimpse into the opulence and intrigue of the court during the reign of Louis XIV, known as the Sun King. Saint-Simon's detailed observations and personal anecdotes provide readers with a vivid portrayal of the political machinations, social dynamics, and cultural richness of the time, making it ...

For fans of Sara Cate and Jade West, this dark romance debut follows a student who plots revenge after a predator tries to get her expelled.**I shouldn’t have played the game. I knew I couldn’t win.When the man I loathe the most used bribery to mess with my academic achievements, almost getting me expelled from the best private academy on the continent, I didn’t think twice before starting to plot my revenge.Soren Ford might seem like the world’s b...

Memoirs of Louis XIV and his court and of the regency Volume 1 presents a detailed observation of power, ambition, and social hierarchy within a highly structured royal environment. The narrative blends personal experience with historical reflection, offering insight into how authority operates through ceremony, loyalty, and rivalry. Court life is depicted as a complex system shaped by rank, favor, and constant negotiation, where personal advancement depends on perception as much as merit....