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Published in 1863, Five Weeks in a Balloon was the first novel in what would become Jules Verne's "Extraordinary Voyages" series. It recounts the adventures of scholar and explorer Dr. Samuel Fergusson, accompanied by his manservant Joe and his friend Richard "Dick" Kennedy, who make a 4, 000-mile trip across the African continent-still not fully explored-in a hydrogen balloon. When the books was published, public interest in fanciful tales of...

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Bambi, a Life in the Woods traces the life of a male roe deer, from his birth through childhood, the loss of his mother, the finding of a mate, the lessons he learns from his father, and the experience he gains about the dangers posed by human hunters in the forest. Combining innocence, realism and a profound respect for nature, the novel teaches the importance of thinking for oneself and the fact that no living creature is all-powerful. Regar...

If you've already finished Netflix's Lupin, never fear-the Arsène Lupin books have plenty of mystery to keep you occupied while waiting for the next part of the series. The French counterpart to Sherlock Holmes, Arsène Lupin is both a brilliant detective and a dashing master criminal with his own strong code of ethics. Slender, elegant, refined, brilliant, and seductive, he is the model of the "Belle Epoque" dandy. His intelligence, culture, a...

If you've already finished Netflix's Lupin, never fear-the Arsène Lupin books have plenty of mystery to keep you occupied while waiting for the next part of the series. The French counterpart to Sherlock Holmes, Arsène Lupin is both a brilliant detective and a dashing master criminal with his own strong code of ethics. Slender, elegant, refined, brilliant, and seductive, he is the model of the "Belle Epoque" dandy. His intelligence, culture, a...

Based on author E. M. Forster's real-life experiences, A Passage to India is a mind-opening tale set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement of the 1920s. It was selected as one of the 100 great works of 20th-century English literature by the Modern Library and won the 1924 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. Time magazine included the novel in its "All-Time 100 Novels" list.

The author writes, "Zen culture's primary lesson is that we should start trying to experience art and the world around us rather than analyzing them. When we do this, we find that everything suddenly comes alive. If we can take this power of direct perception, sharpened by the devices of Zen art, back to everyday activities, we will find a beauty in common objects that we previously ignored. Flowers-indeed individual petals-become objects of t...

If you've already finished Netflix's Lupin, never fear-the Arsène Lupin books have plenty of mystery to keep you occupied while waiting for the next part of the series. The French counterpart to Sherlock Holmes, Arsène Lupin is both a brilliant detective and a dashing master criminal with his own strong code of ethics. Slender, elegant, refined, brilliant, and seductive, he is the model of the "Belle Epoque" dandy. His intelligence, culture, a...

If you've already finished Netflix's Lupin, never fear-the Arsène Lupin books have plenty of mystery to keep you occupied while waiting for the next part of the series. The French counterpart to Sherlock Holmes, Arsène Lupin is both a brilliant detective and a dashing master criminal with his own strong code of ethics. In this intriguing novel, adapted from a Lupin tale penned for the stage, Lupin finds himself at the center of an unusual roma...

These beloved tales of Pooh Bear, with his friends Piglet, Eeyore, Owl, Rabbit, and more, have enchanted readers young and old for decades. Their adventures are timeless treasures of childhood, presented with the freshness that distinguishes true storytelling, and enhanced by the whimsical, wonderful illustrations of E. H. Shepard. Winnie-the-Pooh is a true classic of children's literature.

In Our Time, Ernest Hemingway's first novel, published in Paris in 1924, launched his career as a major literary talent. This edition includes the eighteen short but powerful vignettes included in the original edition. In 1925, Hemingway published a much-expanded edition that included some of his most famous stories.

In Our Time, Ernest Hemingway's first novel, published in Paris in 1924, launched his career as a major literary talent. This book includes the eighteen short but powerful vignettes from that original edition as well as the famous Nick Adams stories added in the much-expanded 1925 edition. For all who love great literature, this riveting, wholly original collection is not to be missed.Printed on acid-free, archival-quality paper. Newly designe...

Written just after the American Revolution, Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow are two thoroughly American tales of fantasy and the supernatural.Rip Van Winkle follows the strange adventure of a Dutch-American villager in colonial America. He meets mysterious Dutchmen in the Catskill Mountains, imbibes their liquor, and falls asleep. He awakes twenty years later to a very changed world, having missed the American Revolution.The Leg...

One of Ernest Hemingway's masterpieces, The Sun Also Rises is the quintessential novel of the "Lost Generation"-American expatriates living in Paris after World War I.

The truth of Zen has always resided in individual experience rather than in theoretical writings. to give the modern reader access to understanding of this truth, the Zen experience illumines zen as it was created and shaped by the personalities, perceptions, and actions of its masters over the centuries.Beginning with the twin roots of Zen in Indian Buddhism and Chinese Taoism, we follow it through its initial flowering in China under the fir...

A collection of articles that were originally written for the New East, published in Japan during the 1914 war, for readers that would like an introduction to Zen Buddhism.--Preface, page 8.

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Author Leo Babauta writes, "Traveling light has become one of the joys of my life, shedding the extra weight in return for freedom, lightness, and energy." In Ultralight, he reveals his powerful recommendations for: Breezing through airportsCutting back on clothingMinimizing electronics, toiletries, and moreFinding restaurants, apartments, and places to goThings not to packDeveloping a flexible mindsetFavorite travel appsUltralight backpacking...