White fang
- 48 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Retells the adventures in the northern wilderness of a dog who is part wolf and how he comes to make his peace with man.
Robin Waterfield Books
January 1, 1952
This author specializes in ancient Greek philosophy, offering readers deep insights into the minds of classical thinkers. Their work is characterized by precise translation and a keen analytical approach. Through their literary output, they bring classical philosophy to life, making its timeless ideas accessible to a modern audience. Readers will appreciate their ability to connect historical context with contemporary relevance.
Who Was Alexander the Great?
- 106 pages
- 4 hours of reading
This easy to read biography offers a fascinating look at the life of Alexander and the world he lived in. A series of illustrated biographies for young readers featuring significant historical figures, including artists, scientists, and world leaders.
Symposium
- 104 pages
- 4 hours of reading
In his celebrated masterpiece, Symposium, Plato imagines a high-society dinner-party in Athens in 416 BC at which the guests - including the comic poet Aristophanes and, of course, Plato's mentor Socrates - each deliver a short speech in praise of love. The sequence of dazzling speeches culminates in Socrates' famous account of the views of Diotima, a prophetess who taught him that love is our means of trying to attain goodness. And then into the party bursts the drunken Alcibiades, the most popular and notorious Athenian of the time, who insists on praising Socrates himself rather than love, and gives us a brilliant sketch of this enigmatic character. The power, humour, and pathos of Plato's creation engages the reader on every page. This new translation is complemented by full explanatory notes and an illuminating introduction.
Contemporary / British English Gordie Lanchance and his three friends are always ready for adventure. When they hear about a dead body in the forest they go to look for it. Then they discover how cruel the world can be.
Meditations
- 208 pages
- 8 hours of reading
How to live a better life. One of the most important books on Western philosophy - a powerful and inspirational guide for the complicated world of today
Annie Wilkes is Paul Sheldon's number one fan and loves all his books about Misery Chastain. When she finds Paul injured after a car crash, Annie takes him home to nurse him back to health, but soon learns that Paul plans to kill off Misery, something Annie can't allow him to do.
The pelican brief
- 436 pages
- 16 hours of reading
A law student in New Orleans writes a legal brief that ends up making her enemies in high places. Movie tie-in. Reprint.
The Firm
- 421 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Mitch qualified at Harvard, third in his class, and is sought by law firms all over America. The one that gets him is small, but well-respected, and pays him beyond his wildest dreams. But then the nightmares begin - secret files, bugs in the bedroom, colleagues' mysterious deaths and mob money.
Engaging but rigorously researched narrative history. All you ever needed to know about the Greeks. The Lady
The Edge
- 348 pages
- 13 hours of reading
A high-class, transcontinental horse-racing junket should be an idyllic getaway for the super-rich. But one passenger on this train is a sociopath, a genius at blackmail and criminal corruption—and he plans to take everyone for everything they've got.
