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"She has been an articulate witness to the most stubborn and intractable truths of our time."—Joyce Carol Oates, The New York Times Book Review. Here in digital format for the first time is Joan Didion's landmark collection of essays Slouching Towards Bethlehem, work that helped define the New Journalism of the late 1960s and today stands as some of the very finest nonfiction writing ever produced by an American writer. Reflective and brilliantly

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • From one of America’s iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion that explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage—and a life, in good times and bad—that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child.
One of The New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the...

The explosion of racial hate in an Alabama town is viewed by a little girl whose father defends a black man accused of rape.

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.

A retelling of the medieval poem about a group of travelers on a pilgrimage to Canterbury and the tales they tell each other. With their astonishing diversity of tone and subject matter, The Canterbury Tales have become one of the touchstones of medieval literature. Translated here into modern English, these tales of a motley crowd of pilgrims drawn from all walks of life-from knight to nun, miller to monk-reveal a picture of English life in the fourteenth...

Presents the story of Dr. Frankenstein and his obsessive experiment that leads to the creation of a monstrous and deadly creature. "First published in 1818, Frankenstein electrified the world with its haunting exploration of reckless innovation, misplaced justice, and what makes a man or a monster. This keepsake edition presents Mary Shelley's 1831 revision, which reflects significant shifts in her philosophy and includes her introduction to the...

An illustrated adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel - at an easy-to-read level for readers of all ages! All Catherine wants is to be like the heroines in the books she reads. On her first trip away from home, she finally gets her chance. A new friendship and a growing love lead her to the spooky Northanger Abbey. There Catherine will find that a little imagination can cause a lot of trouble.

Ellison won the National Book Award for this searing record of a black man's journey through contemporary America.

Three teens who meet at Reno, Nevada's Aspen Springs mental hospital after each has attempted suicide connect with each other in a way they never have with their parents or anyone else in their lives.

"In 2017 millions of women and plenty of men began to share their experiences o sexual harassment and assault under the hashtag #MeToo. The movement went global. Actors, politicians, media personalities, celebrity chefs, and other prominent men were forced to step down, and in some cases aced criminal charges. #MeToo shocked the world. How could abuse be so widespread? The answer lies in rape culture--the beliefs and actions that make excuses for...