By C.S. Lewis
The first book in C. S. Lewis's acclaimed Space Trilogy, which continues with Perelandra and That Hideous Strength, Out of the Silent Planet begins...
By Charles Darwin,
Julian Huxley (Introduction)
The classic that exploded into public controversy, revolutionized the course of science, and continues to transform our views of the world.Few other...
By Katherine Paterson,
Donna Diamond (Illustrator)
Jess Aarons' greatest ambition is to be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. He's been practicing all summer and can't wait to see his classmates'...
By John Milton,
John Leonard (Editor, Contributor)
John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama...
By Cormac McCarthy
A searing, post apocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy’s masterpiece.A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing...
By Ray Bradbury
The strange and wonderful tale of man’s experiences on Mars, filled with intense images and astonishing visions. Now part of the Voyager Classics...
By Donna Tartt
It begins with a boy. Theo Decker, a thirteen-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father,...
By Anita Diamant
A New York Times BestsellerA decade after the publication of this hugely popular international bestseller, Picador releases the tenth anniversary...
By Daniel Defoe,
Gerald McCann (Illustrator), Virginia Woolf (Introduction)
Daniel Defoe relates the tale of an English sailor marooned on a desert island for nearly three decades. An ordinary man struggling to survive in...
By Thomas L. Friedman
A timely and essential update on globalization, its successes and discontents, powerfully illuminated by one of our most respected journalists.When...