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Second Nature
by Alice HoffmanA "magical and daring" (New York Times Book Review) novel by the bestselling author of At Risk and Second Heaven. Coping with a divorce-in-progress and a troubled teenaged son, Robin Moore surprises even herself when she impulsively rescues a strange, seemingly uncivilized man from a psychiatric hospital and takes him to her small-town home.
The Second Saladin
by Stephen HunterIn the windswept sands of the middle east, Paul Chardy fought side by side with Ulu Beg: one, a charismatic, high-strung CIA covert warrior, the other a ferocious freedom fighter. Then Chardy fell into the hands of the enemy, and Beg was betrayed. Now the two men are about to meet again. Beg has come over the Mexican border under a hail of bullets -- determined to assassinate a leading American political figure and avenge his peoples betrayal. The CIA wants Chardy to stop the hit. Chardy wants to save Beg's life. Between the two men is a tragic past, a failed mission, and a woman who knew them in war -- and who knows their secrets now. Around both men is a conspiracy of lies and violence that reaches back to the cold war. But as Beg move4s in for his kill and as Chardy breaks loose from his handlers, a tragic truth begins to emerge: somewhere, someone wants both men to die.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 2
by Sir Richard Francis BurtonClassic tales of the Arabian court
The Bab Ballads
by W. S. GilbertThe Bab Ballads is a collection of light verses by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. The book takes its title from Gilbert's childhood nickname. He later began to sign his illustrations "Bab".
Bunyan Characters, Second Series
by Alexander WhyteLectures delivered in St. George's Free Church Edinburgh
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 3
by Sir Richard Francis BurtonClassic tales of the Arabian court
Forty-Two Poems
by James Elroy FleckerBook Description James Elroy Flecker (1884-1915) was an English poet, novelist and playwright. As a poet he was most influenced by the Parnassian poets.
Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Constance Garnett[This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 11-12 at http://www.corestandards.org.]