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Antic Hay
by Aldous HuxleyHuxley's brilliantly unconventional novel of a young man who jeered at moral respectability
Barabbas
by Par Lagerkvist Alan BlairBarabbas is the acquitted: the man whose life was exchanged for that of Jesus of Nazareth, crucified upon the hill of Golgotha. By the Nobel Prize winning author.
Music in the Life of Albert Schweitzer
by Charles R. JoySelections from Schweitzer's writings about music, his early raptures, Bach, organs and organ-building, Africa, and an essay on Medicine, Theology and Music.
Night at the Vulcan (Roderick Alleyn #16)
by Ngaio MarshIn the make-believe world of the theater, Inspector Alleyn deals with the stark reality of murder and recasts the players in a deadly drama.
Rootabaga Stories Part Two
by Carl SandburgFanciful, humorous short stories for children by the famous author.
Sanctuary and Requiem for a Nun (Sin and Salvation #4 and #7)
by William Faulkner2 great novels by the famous American author, about Temple Drake, the reckless Mississippi debutante who expiated a youthful sin by mature confession.
The Fox
by D. H. LawrenceLawrence's brilliant story of two women and the intruder who threatens their love.
The Masters
by C. P. SnowThe ancient rituals of Cambridge are brought to life as the intricate maneuvers of scholars are dramatized in the election of a new Master.
Destination: Universe!
by A. E. Van Vogt11 stories: Far Centaurus, The Monster, Dormant, Enchanted Village, A Can of Paint, Defense, The Rulers, "Dear Pen Pal", The Sound, The Search, and Postscript
Selected Short Stories of Franz Kafka
by Franz Kafka Willa Muir Edwin MuirThe Judgment, The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, The Great Wall of China, A Country Doctor, A Common Confusion, The New Advocate, An Old Manuscript, A Fratricide, A Report to the Academy, and more.
The South Sea Shilling: Voyages of Captain Cook, R.N.
by Eric SwensonA novel about the South Sea voyages of Captain Cook
The Wonderful World of Books
by Alfred StefferudArticles on the pleasures of reading, reading among friends, reading more effectively, reading toward wider horizons, choosing and using books, and more.
A Kiss Before Dying
by Ira LevinAs a young coed's suicide leads her troubled sister into a perilous investigation, she is trapped in a web of mounting horror and suspense.
A Manual of Counterpoint Based on Sixteenth-Century Practice
by David D. BoydenSince counterpoint is the art of combining 2 or more melodies, this book discusses the contours of melodies in relation to other ones.
Arrowsmith
by Sinclair LewisA story of a visionary, a man of great energy and purpose, courage and dedication, who never loses hope, even in the face of personal tragedy. Afterword by E. L. Doctorow.<P><P> Pulitzer Prize Winner
Fortune Is a Woman
by Winston GrahamOliver Branwell was fast learning that insurance investigators have jobs that are frequently messy and involve finding corpses.
Hornblower and the Atropos (The Hornblower Saga, Book #8)
by C. S. ForesterAdmiral Nelson is dead. The war with Bonaparte continues and there's a lot of gold to be salvaged. Follows Hornblower and the Hotspur.
Iceworld
by Hal ClementNo one could possibly live on that frozen planet, but something was answering their messages...
Nine Stories
by J. D. SalingerA Perfect Day for Bananafish, Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut, Just Before the War with the Eskimos, The Laughing Man, Down at the Dinghy, For Esme ... with Love and Squalor, Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes, De Daumier-Smith's Blue Period, and Teddy.
Out of the Deeps
by John WyndhamFirst there were fiery red balls, plunging down from the sky into the sea. Then ships began to disappear mysteriously. Creatures from the deep wage war on all mankind.
Science and the Modern World
by Alfred North WhiteheadThe history of science, including mathematics, relativity, quantum mechanics, science and philosophy, science and religion.
A Short History of Music (Fourth American Edition, Revised)
by Alfred EinsteinThis book covers considers such topics as: primitive music--what was it? how do we know anything about it? music of the middle ages, music of the renaissance, instrumental music through the ages, opera--Latin America is included in this discussion, chamber music--did you know it was popular in the 1920s? Though sometimes technical, this volume is easy to read.
A Treasury of Comfort
by Sidney GreenbergA source of consolation, hope, courage and guidance for thos who mourn, by Rabbi Greenberg