Human Library

The bestselling, award-winning author of The Midnight Library offers his funniest, most devastating dark comedy yet, a “silly, sad, suspenseful, and soulful” (Philadelphia Inquirer) novel that’s “full of heart” (Entertainment Weekly). When an extra-terrestrial visitor arrives on Earth...

The Jung Collection is a carefully structured collection for readers who wish to understand the depths of the human psyche through the innovative perspective of Carl Gustav Jung. Composed of four volumes bound in a classic design, the work is intended both for beginners and for scholars, therapists, and all who seek to immerse themselves in the Jungian universe with clear, accessible, and engaging language. The first volume, “Jung: Life, Influences, and Ruptures,” transports the reader into Jung’s historical, familial, and intellectual context. Here we encounter the curious young man,...

Have you ever wondered why we sometimes act against our own best interests? In Fyodor Dostoevsky's Notes from the Underground, meet one of the most provocative characters in literary history. From his squalor in St. Petersburg, a bitter, retired civil servant delivers a deeply insightful confession, launching a scathing critique against 19th-century scientific rationalism. Through his chaotic monologue and disastrous social recollections, the Underground Man explores the dark side of human nature.

Have you ever wondered why the memories that haunt us most are often the quietest ones? To the Lighthouse is Virginia Woolf's most poignant and experimental novel. Abandoning traditional plot structures, Woolf plunges you directly into the stream of consciousness of her characters, creating an intimate experience that feels less like hearing a story and more like living inside another's mind.

The Complete Original Works of William Shakespeare is a monumental archive of the human soul. For over four hundred years, these works have been the gold standard of storytelling, influencing everything from high art to modern cinema.

Experience the uplifting, "unforgettable" New York Times bestseller about an abandoned kitten named Dewey, whose life in a library won over a farming town and the world -- with over 2 million copies sold! (Booklist) Dewey's story starts in the worst possible way. On the coldest night of the year...

Have you ever wondered why some families are bound together by love, while others are held together by the weight of their own destruction? This definitive collection brings together two of William Faulkner’s most celebrated works, The Sound and the Fury and As I Lay Dying—masterpieces that reshaped modern fiction and defined the Southern Gothic tradition.

More than 30 years ago, Frank White coined the term "overview effect", to describe the cognitive shift in awareness that results from the experience of viewing Earth from orbit or the moon. He found, that with great consistency, this experience profoundly affects space travelers' worldviews - their perceptions of themselves and our planet and our understanding of the future. White found that astronauts know from direct experience what the rest of us know only intellectually: We live on a planet that is like a natural spaceship moving through the universe.

Have you ever wondered why the most powerful stories of humanity are often forged in the fires of conflict? Three Timeless Classics of Military Conflict and the Human Spirit brings together three defining works of war literature, offering a profound exploration of courage, loss, and the resilience of the human soul.

Newbery Honoree Derrick Barnes tackles timely issues of race and prejudice in this powerful, nuanced novel about an accomplished Black boy who strives to be seen as human. CORETTA SCOTT KING BOOK AWARD HONOREE ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, The Week Junior...

Echo London never wanted to be the curator of the People’s Library, a digital collection of human consciousness. But when she’s assigned as its head librarian, Echo is entrusted with humanity’s greatest minds and historical figures, all of whom have been recreated through controversial consciousness-capturing technology that lets visitors interact with the dead. But an anti-tech rebellion is stirring. When a rebel attack results in tragedy, a mysterious woman wearing an ancient death mask leaves behind cryptic final words for Echo: It all begins with nothing.

A deeply dark academia novel from USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw, perfect for fans of A Deadly Education and An Education in Malice who are hungry for something more diabolical. This program is read by Audie and Earphones Award–winning narrator Natalie Naudus. The Hellebore...

Regarded as the grandfather of realistic fiction, Robinson Crusoe is the ultimate test of endurance. After a disastrous shipwreck leaves him stranded on a deserted island, a headstrong young Englishman must reconstruct civilization from scratch.

David Delahass has scrupulously studied his ancestor’s papers, documents, and journals, handwritten on fragile papers of centuries past…compelling pieces of history he believes hold the answers to Jeremy’s most guarded secrets…it was just a matter of finding them. Family Shadows is the third book in the Delahass Legacy series, the continuing saga of one family’s search for answers to questions that are rooted in events that took place generations ago in the middle of the twenty-first century. Within the unique and captivating structure that Jeremy Delahass built for his family and...

For fans of How to Train Your Dragon comes a new tale about dragon Miss Drake and her human pet Winnie, by a two-time Newbery Honor winner, featuring illustrations by Caldecott Honor winner Mary GrandPré. Three-thousand-year-old Miss Drake has arranged to send her dear pet Winnie to The Spriggs...

Fans of How to Train Your Dragon will love this whimsical tale, the first in a series, by a Newbery Honor winner, featuring charming illustrations and pet "training tips" in each chapter. Crusty dragon Miss Drake has a new pet human, precocious Winnie. Oddly enough, Winnie seems to think Miss...

Have you ever wondered why true happiness seems so difficult to achieve in a world driven by fleeting pleasures? For centuries, humanity has searched for the secret to a fulfilling life. In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle offers a powerful answer: happiness is not merely something we feel—it is something we do.

The author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Dragons Love Tacos and The Ice Cream Machine returns with another hilarious, irresistible middle-grade collection of six totally different stories with the same exact name. Adam Rubin is back with this companion to The Ice Cream Machine, inviting...

The History of Classification Systems: How Humans Organize Knowledge, from Libraries to Biology to Algorithms is a deep, accessible exploration of one of the most fundamental yet overlooked forces shaping human thought. From the earliest survival based distinctions made by hunter gatherers to the complex digital systems that sort information, people, and behavior today, classification has always been central to how humans understand the world. This book traces how categories, taxonomies, and organizational systems evolved across history, revealing how knowledge itself has been shaped by ...

Amazon KDP Description Three books. One criminal ecosystem. One definitive collection. The World Mafia Library: Omnibus Edition brings together the complete World Mafia S.p.A. trilogy into a single authoritative volume on organised crime, transnational criminal networks, migration, trafficking, corruption, and the global underground economy. Written by forensic criminologist Frank Paul E., this collection combines investigative reporting, academic research, field observations, intelligence analysis, and criminological theory to explain how modern criminal organisations operate across ...