Eastern Anthology

In light of Russia's aggressive 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Goodbye, Eastern Europe is a crucial, elucidative read, a sweeping epic chronicling a thousand years of strife, war, and bloodshed, from pre-Christianity to the fall of Communism—illuminating the remarkable cultural significance and...

“BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE 20TH CENTURY.” —Time Volume 3 of the Nobel Prize winner’s towering masterpiece: Solzhenitsyn's moving account of resistance within the Soviet labor camps and his own release after eight years. Features a new foreword by Anne Applebaum. “The greatest and...

Almustafa, the chosen and beloved, must leave the port of Orphalese upon the ship he has waited upon for 12 years. As he descends to the waterfront, the people of Orphalese gather to question him and hear his wisdom on important topics of their daily lives. Kahlil Gibran's masterpiece is a series of enlightening, philosophical answers to those questions. The inspirational and spiritual words of The Prophet, written in an almost Biblical, poetic style, reveal deep insights into each of the subjects in question.

Featuring long-awaited selections from Robert M. Pirsig's unpublished writings, from before and after Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, an original collection illuminating the central theme of Pirsig's thought: “Quality” “The ultimate goal in the pursuit of excellence is...

Far eastern Tales is a collection of Maugham's short stories, all born of his experiences in Malaysia, Singapore, and other outposts of the former British Empire. The stories included on this recording are Footprints in the Jungle, Mabel, P & O, The Door of Oportunity, The Buried Talent, Before the Party, Mr. Know-all, Neil MacAdam, The End of the Flight and The Force of Circumstance.

A rich and varied collection of contemporary short stories, extracts from novels, and poetry that will go a long way toward informing the English-speaking world of the latest developments in Iranian literature. This sampling - or to use the Farsi term golchine, a bouquet - provides a window onto an important but sorely neglected segment of world culture. We hope it will also serve to awaken further interest in the work and in translations of Iranian novelists and poets.

Four romance novellas of Easter Love in the Time of Chocolate Bunnies When rival candy empires collide in the middle of an Easter spectacle, sparks are bound to fly. Tricia Lancaster is determined to prove she can lead her family’s beloved confectionery company into a sweeter future—without melting under pressure. Jake Armstrong, a sharp-eyed TV reporter, arrives to cover the Easter Egg Hunt and quickly senses there’s more to the story than chocolate and confetti. An Easter Promise in Cleveland Tom Nowak expects a fresh start to be lonely, uncertain, and temporary. Instead, through ...

"I will say no more about this lacerating book except to urge it upon all who care about literature in our difficult era." — Boston Globe "A sly and merciless lampoon of revolutionary romanticism. . . Kundera commits some of the funniest literary savaging since Evelyn Waugh polished off...

I.L. Peretz, the acknowledged "Father of Yiddish Literature", captured the essence of Eastern European Jewish life. He wrote of the magical quality of kindness, and the bitter fruits of blind faith.

Russian literature exudes an atmosphere of mysticism, which is said to be a natural result of the simplicity of her people. Often, instead of being "about" anything, Russian stories sometimes seem to be the "thing" in itself. Be this as it may, it is an undeniable fact that with hardly any portent of future greatness to come, Russian literature suddenly sprang fully developed into existence in the 19th century.

A magical junkyard, a friendly giant, and an exciting journey across continents, cities, and famous landmarks. A page-turning adventure for readers ages 7–10. Eli and Grace open the magic junkyard door and meet a gentle Giant of Geography who loves maps, places, and cultures. From towering mountains to bustling cities, every stop hides a challenge the kids must solve before the portal closes. Packed with action, cliffhanger chapters, and real-world geography, Giant of Geography keeps young explorers turning pages. Why parents and teachers love Giant of Geography: Chapter book for ages 7...

Praised by Chekhov as his favorite writer, Nikolai Leskov occupies a unique place in Russian literature. His original stories often seem like folk-tales, their larger-than-life characters including soldiers, Tsars, priests and gypsies. Leskov's storytelling, simple in its style, combines a deep religious spirit with comic absurdity. The Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Leskov's best-known work, is a realist account of a young woman who escapes from her loveless marriage through adultery, leading to violence and murder

Paul Theroux celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe by collecting the best writing on travel from the books that shaped him, as a reader and a traveler. Part philosophical guide, part miscellany, part reminiscence, The Tao of Travel enumerates “The Contents of Some Travelers’ Bags”...

The myths of Ukraine were never written in ink; they were whispered by the wind and carved into the banks of the Dnipro. Step into a land defined by extremes – where endless golden steppes meet the crushing density of the Carpathian forests. For centuries, the people here lived by a "dual faith," a survival strategy where the church provided salvation, but the spirits of the earth provided the rules. Whispers from the Dnipro is not just a collection of fairy tales; it is a record of the negotiations between humanity and the wild. In these pages, the spirits are not monsters to be slain by...

Get ready for Easter with this collection of well loved Easter stories that have been keeping children entertained for generations. Each Story has be handpicked to help calm your little one down and to keep them busy during the Easter holidays, whether your on long car journeys to see family, trying to get some work done or just want some relaxing family time.

Alternative Holidays is perhaps the best collection of suspenseful and sinister holiday stories and poems ever compiled under one cover. You will be transported from the bottom of the sea to Mount Olympus, from shopping malls in hell to a bathtub in a cheap motel. Cthulhu awakens. Cupid becomes a vigilante. Santa grants deadly wishes. And that is just the beginning of your journey into alternative visions of the holidays we know, love, and sometimes fear. So be prepared.

The first three novels in The Sisters of Rosefield: Love Is Enough, Quest for Love, and Love Means Everything. Can three sisters find true love? It doesn't come easily for the Gardner clan. The sisters share two major things in common - their love of God and great difficulty finding soulmates. Will the run-away bride ever be satisfied? Will career ambition trump finding love? How will pregnancy change a rocky relationship?

An anthology of verse by women poets writing in Persian, most of whom have never been translated into English before, from acclaimed scholar and translator Dick Davis. The Mirror of My Heart is a unique and captivating collection of eighty-three Persian women poets, many of whom wrote...

"A defense of fiction and a lesson in the art of reading." —New York Times Book Review "Testaments Betrayed is to be savored paragraph by paragraph. . . . It must be purchased, read, pondered, and argued within the margins. And frequently reread." — Washington Post A brilliant and...

Short stories by Arash Dabestani. Please note: This audiobook is in Persian.