Originally curated by Harvard President Charles W. Eliot as a complete liberal education in fifty volumes, the Harvard Classics gathers philosophy, science, literature, and history into a single indispensable library. Plato's dialogues and Marcus Aurelius's meditations sit alongside Dante's Divine Comedy, Francis Bacon's essays, Charles Darwin's scientific writing, and Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, tracing the foundations of Western thought from ancient Greece to the modern age. Homer...

In her lyrical fifth collection, I Am Trying to Love the Whole World, Jenny Browne fearlessly confronts grief without sentimentality and beauty without denial. For nearly a year, Browne began each poem with the line “I am trying to love the whole world,” letting it guide her through loss, love, and survival. The result is a striking meditation on human fragility and the sustaining power of art, even as life—and the world around us—can be made and unmade in an inst...

A quaint Irish village, a klutzy Dublin single mum, and a handsome former flame...In this charming romantic comedy, twenty-six-year-old Aislin Moore is at a crossroads: a lot of her life needs improvement, but what she really needs is a father. Not for herself, mind, but for her young son, daddy-hungry Kevin--she’s determined to succeed at motherhood, if nothing else. So Aislin follows the mad impulse to track down the perfect father-figure for her little boy.Ben C...

Congratulations on your promotion!Now, if you'll just sign here so we can begin the soul extraction process, that'd be fantastic!So, here you are. Promoted, trained, and introduced to your new team, ready to take on the world. Leading people through customer service is easy, right? Of course, it is. You just have to ensure that your overworked and underpaid employees don't walk into traffic after the shift from hell, keep your highly unrealistic in-the-real...

The world has become a scary place - religious wars, global terrorism, genocide. The Information Age has transported us into the Anxiety Age. Everyone is on edge, wondering what is coming next. People want answers to the following:* Was the 2020 worldwide Coronavirus outbreak foretold?* What do all the great prophecies mean - Nostradamus and the Book of Revelation among them?* What will happen in the next 50 years? The next 100 years?* If the world is going to ...

I'm ashamed of what I did but everyone makes mistakes, right?Academic overachiever Abbie Cooper is determined to become a top neurosurgeon one day. She just needs to be admitted into her dream college, Princeton University. But at St. Matthews Academy, nothing is ever simple. The pressure is overwhelming, the secrets are dirty, and the games are wicked.When a mysterious stalker known as The Avenger threatens to expose the dark secre...

Interested in growing your own food? From the author of the award-winning Little Farm in the Foothills homesteading memoir comes a friendly, down-to-earth little guide for starting and maintaining a thriving food garden. In Little Farm in the Garden, Susan Colleen Browne shares the evolution of her own homestead garden with warmth and humor.Whether you’re starting with a pot, a small plot, or dedicated garden beds...

The Complete Harvard Anthology of the Greatest Works of World Literature epitomizes the expansive vista of immense thought and varied narrative styles spanning millennia and continents. This monumental collection assembles the seminal works of venerable authors like Homer and Virgil, to modern intellectuals like John Stuart Mill and Charles Darwin, encompassing an array of genres from epic poetry to philosophical essays and revolutionary treatises. Notable for its comprehensive representat...

The classic New York Times–bestselling tale of suspense and intrigue that takes readers behind the scenes of the secretive billion-dollar diamond businessFrom a centuries-old building on a narrow street in the heart of London, a firm known as the System, the world's most lucrative and least-known cartel, maintains a stranglehold on the world's diamonds. The company selects the stones a customer can buy and decides how much he must pay for the privilege. One...

Set in the rugged landscapes of the American frontier, "The Bad Man" likely tells the tale of a charismatic yet morally ambiguous character who finds himself entangled in the complexities of life in the Wild West. The novel may delve into the character's struggles with his past, his encounters with lawmen and outlaws, and his quest for redemption.Porter Emerson Browne and Charles Hanson Towne are known for their collaborations, and "The Bad Man" is one of their joint literary efforts. Thei...

"The Crater" is a science fiction and adventure novel that revolves around the discovery of a mysterious crater and the events that unfold as a result. The story is set in an unspecified but vividly imagined world where the crater holds significant importance.The plot follows a group of characters who become involved in the exploration and investigation of the crater. As they delve deeper into its secrets, they encounter various challenges and mysteries that test their courage and resolve....

The story follows the young protagonist, "Little Snap," a plucky and resourceful boy who works as a postboy, delivering mail for the United States Postal Service. Set in the late 19th century, the novel portrays Snap's daily life as he navigates the challenges of his job, which include long journeys, difficult weather conditions, and encounters with various characters, some of whom pose threats to his safety.Despite these obstacles, Snap remains dedicated to his work, driven by a strong se...