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The Art of War
by Sun TzuA definitive treatise on military tactics that continues to be relevant today. The Art of War has been translated into several languages, and continues to be referenced as a source of wisdom by high-ranking military officers around the world, as well as those in business and corporate environments. Many military organizations and businesses have made it required reading. The Giles translation included here is the original English translation, complete with thorough annotations. Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.
The Art of Public Speaking
by Dale CarnegieA pioneer in the field of self-help, Dale Carnegie distilled his experiences as a salesman and lecturer in this first guide to successful speech-making. The Art of Public Speaking is direct, practical advice for emphasizing ideas for easy comprehension and high impact ranges from finding an appropriate rhythm to conquering stage fright.Avoiding the use of tricks and shortcuts, the author suggests methods for developing one's thoughts in order to form an original, authentic manner of speaking. He advises speakers to practice their presentation skills, offering useful tips for speech-making in both personal and professional situations. First published in 1915, this classic continues to encourage people from all walks of life to overcome their self-consciousness and increase their effectiveness and comfort as public speakers.Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.
Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules VerneA popular adventure novel originally published in 1873, Around the World in Eighty Days is the story of Phileas Fogg and his newly employed French valet, Jean Passepartout, who attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 bet with Fogg’s friends at the Reform Club. In a race against time, Fogg and Passepartout employ virtually every means of transportation necessary to achieve their goal—with a devious detective introducing new obstacles every step of the way. Against a constantly shifting backdrop of exotic and exciting locations—the jungles of India, opium dens in China, a Japanese circus, and a train under attack—Around the World in Eighty Days is an enduring blend of comic adventures (and misadventures) and suspense that continues to enchant readers new and old. Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.
Anna Karenina
by Leo TolstoyThe greatest love story ever told.Anna Karenina is a novel of unparalleled richness and complexity, set against the backdrop of Russian high society. Tolstoy charts the course of the doomed love affair between Anna, a beautiful married woman, and Count Vronsky, a wealthy army officer who pursues Anna after becoming infatuated with her at a ball. Although she initially resists his charms, Anna eventually succumbs, falling passionately in love and setting in motion a chain of events that leads to her downfall. In this extraordinary novel, Tolstoy seamlessly weaves together the lives of dozens of characters, while evoking a love so strong that those who experience it are prepared to die for it.Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.
The Age of Innocence
by Edith WhartonAn epic portrait of the 19th century American upper class that earned its author a Pulitzer Prize. Newland Archer has it all - he is a lawyer from one of the most respected families in New York, and has a highly desirable marriage with the beautiful May Welland. When May's cousin Ellen, rumoured to have just broken off her marriage with a Polish count, returns to town, Newland finds himself questioning his future. At first, he is simply concerned about the taint that Ellen's scandal might bring upon him - but then he finds himself falling for her, and questioning everything he thought he wanted from life. Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.
The Aeneid
by VirgilThe national epic of Ancient Rome, presented here in the John Dryden translation. The Aeneid picks up at the end of The Iliad. Aeneas, a survivor of Troy, flees with a group of Trojans. It has been foretold that he will lead them to a new home, to what will become Rome. Aeneas finds himself caught up in the scheming and machinations of the Gods, and is torn between his duty and his heart. If he is to fulfill his destiny, he must stay focused and determined - but at what cost? Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you high quality, classic works of literature in e-book form. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark TwainThe classic boy-hero of American literature.Impish, daring young Tom Sawyer is the bane of the old, the hero of the young. There were some in his dusty old Mississippi town who believed he would be President, if he escaped a hanging. For wherever there is mischief or adventure, Tom is at the heart of it. During one hot summer, Tom witnesses a murder, runs away to be a pirate, attends his own funeral, rescues an innocent man from the gallows, searches for treasure in a haunted house, foils a devilish plot and discovers a box of gold. But can he escape his nemesis, the villainous Injun Joe?
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark TwainSail down the Mississippi with rascally Huck Finn! Huck Finn spits, swears, smokes a pipe and never goes to school. With his too-big clothes and battered straw hat, Huck is in need of 'civilising', and the Widow Douglas is determined to take him in hand. And wouldn't you know, Huck's no-good Pap is also after him and he locks Huck up in his cabin in the woods. But Huck won't stand too much of this, and after a daring escape, he takes off down the Mississppi on a raft with a runaway slave called Jim. But plenty of dangers wait for them along the river -- will they survive and win their freedom?
Absalom, Absalom!
by William FaulknerAbsalom, Absalom! tells the story of Thomas Sutpen, the enigmatic stranger who came to Jefferson township in the early 1830s. With a French architect and a band of wild Haitians, he wrung a fabulous plantation out of the muddy bottoms of the north Mississippi wilderness.Sutpen was a man, Faulker said, "who wanted sons and the sons destroyed him." His tragedy left its impress not only on his contemporaries but also on men who came after, men like Quentin Compson, haunted even into the 20th century by Sutpen's legacy of ruthlessness and singleminded disregard for the human community.Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.