Nukes ended most of society. Now all that's left is taxes.Arthur McDowell works for the most indestructible employer left in post-apocalyptic America: the IRS. Safe and sound inside a government bunker, Arthur is proud to be just another drone. But for an ambitious man (and excellent typist) such as Arthur, a promotion to supervisor is just around the corner.Arthur's world flips when instead of a becoming supervisor, the brass makes him a census-taker. His ...

“His dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. He did not know that it was already behind him.”Jay Gatsby is mysterious, wealthy, and throws the most lavish parties at his mansion on Long Island. Among all the bright young things in Gatsby’s circle, the brightest is Daisy Buchanan – the girl he fell in love with before the war. Having lost her to marriage with the brutish Tom, Gatsby’s relentless pursuit of his perfect woman spirals out of control, sett...

The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted “gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession,” it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in th...

A little boy and his new puppy both feel nervous before meeting for the first time in a tender tale that will resonate with any family taking home a furry companion.The big day is finally here—the day a little boy and his new puppy meet. The sun is shining, the birds are tweeting, and the boy’s tummy is swirling in anticipation. Is that his new puppy he sees, peeking out at the shelter? Will they really be friends and maybe play together, too? Louise Fitzgerald’s t...

The novel tells the story of a wealthy American couple, Dick and Nicole Diver, and their tumultuous marriage as they move through various social circles in Europe in the 1920s.The novel is set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age and explores themes of love, identity, and the corruption of wealth and power. The story is told from multiple perspectives and jumps back and forth in time, gradually revealing the complex and tragic history of the Divers' relationship.

There was so much to read, for one thing, and so much fine health to be pulled down out of the young breath-giving air. I bought a dozen volumes on banking and credit and investment securities, and they stood on my shelf in red and gold like new money from the mint, promising to unfold the shining secrets that only Midas and Morgan and Maecenas knew. And I had the high intention of reading many other books besides. I was rather literary in college—one year I wrote a series of very solemn a...

If you were looking for the definitive Christmas anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! This book is everything you want Christmas to be — loving, warm and celebratory. Timeless and adorable, beautifully designed, "The Big Book of Christmas" is a great big stocky book — stuffed with novels, novellas, short stories, poems, carols and songs. Inside you'll find: · Novels, novellas and short stories from Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Hans Christian Andersen, O. He...

The Great Gatsby is a novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald's magnum opus, The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess,...

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Jazz Age glamour. Lost dreams. Timeless literary brilliance. Experience the unforgettable voice of F. Scott Fitzgerald — one of the defining authors of 20th-century American literature and the chronicler of the Roaring Twenties. This comprehensive collection gathers Fitzgerald's complete novels and selected short stories, capturing the beauty, ambition, excess, and heartbreak of an era. Fitzgerald's writing is renowned for: Lyrical, elegant prose Vivid portrayals of wealth and disillusionm...

The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.

Tender Is the Night is a classic romance novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was first published in 1933 and it is ranked #28 on the Modern Library's list of the 100 Greatest Novels of the 20th Century.