Summer Reads

From bestselling author, speaker, and educator Najwa Zebian comes a collectible treasury of her most beloved poetry and prose. Selected by the author and organized by topic, the pieces in this collection address themes such as letting go, understanding...

The only trilogy in Greek drama that survives from antiquity, Aeschylus' The Oresteia is translated by Robert fagles with an introduction, notes and glossary written in collaboration with W.B. Stanford in Penguin Classics.In the Oresteia Aeschylus...

Told in reverse chronology, Waters’ masterful drama examines the effects of the Second World War in shaping the inner and exterior lives of those who lived through it. Wonderfully redolent of the austerity and listlessness of the 1940s and the war’s...

A transformative guide to building more fulfilling relationships with colleagues, friends, partners, and family, based on the landmark Interpersonal Dynamics (“Touchy-Feely”) course at Stanford’s Graduate School of BusinessONE OF BLOOMBERG’S BEST BOOKS...

Named one of 100 Leadership & Success Books to Read in a Lifetime by Amazon Editors.The world’s most trusted guide for leaders in transition.Transitions are a critical time for leaders. In fact, most agree that moving into a new role is the...

(Available after June 30th, 2022)* Financial Times Business Book of the Month * Next Big Idea Club Nominee *A groundbreaking exploration of why we want what we want, and a toolkit for freeing ourselves from chasing unfulfilling desires.Gravity affects...

* Financial Times Business Book of the Month * Next Big Idea Club Nominee *A groundbreaking exploration of why we want what we want, and a toolkit for freeing ourselves from chasing unfulfilling desires.Gravity affects every aspect of our physical being,...

A dazzlingly original, shot-in-the-arm of a debut that reveals a young woman's every thought over the course of one deceptively ordinary day, in the formally innovative tradition of Grief Is the Thing with Feathers and Ducks, Newburyport...

(Available after 3-20 days)Now a major Netflix series! Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia, and Stacey are best friends and founding members of THE BABYSITTERS CLUB. Whatever comes up cranky toddlers, huge dogs, scary neighbours, prank calls you can count on them...

Named by The Washington Post as one of the 11 Leadership Books to Read in 2018When it comes to recruiting, motivating, and creating great teams, Patty McCord says most companies have it all wrong. McCord helped create the unique and high-performing...

Spread the love with Little Blue Truck—a perfect Valentine's Day read-aloud in this best-selling series!"Beep!" said Blue. "Happy Valentine's Day!"Join Little Blue Truck as he delivers Valentine's Day cards to all his farm animal friends. But as Blue...

(Available after 3-20 days)Join Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he celebrates Valentine’s Day with all the friends he loves.   This board book with sturdy pages is perfect for preschoolers, who will enjoy the simple introduction to the fun of...

THE all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! A sturdy and beautiful book to give as a gift for new babies, baby showers, birthdays, and other new beginnings!The Very Hungry Caterpillar is...

The prize-winning debut mystery from one of Japan's best-loved crime writersThe K Apartments for Ladies are occupied by over one hundred unmarried women, once young and lively, now grown and old—and in some cases, evil.Their residence conceals a secret...

From Shion Miura, award-winning author of The Easy Life in Kamusari, comes a spirit-lifting novel about tradition, first love, and ancient lore in a Japanese mountain village.   It’s been a year since Yuki Hirano left home—or more precisely, was booted...

Philosophical writings on “the good life” by the great Roman orator, in a vital new translationIn the first century BC, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman orator, statesman, and defender of republican values, created these philosophical treatises on such...

Towering over the rest of Greek tragedy, Sophocles' The Three Theban Plays are among the most enduring and timeless dramas ever written. This Penguin Classics edition is translated by Robert Fagles with introductions and notes by Bernard Knox.Collected...

Herodotus is not only known as the `father of history', as Cicero called him, but also the father of ethnography; as well as charting the historical background to the Persian Wars, his curiosity also prompts frequent digression on the cultures of the...

'The first example of non-fiction, the text that underlies the entire discipline of history ... it is above all a treasure trove' -- Tom HollandOne of the masterpieces of classical literature, The Histories describes how a small and quarrelsome band of...

(Available after March 30th, 2022)"Messy Roots is a laugh-out-loud, heartfelt, and deeply engaging story of their journey to find themself--as an American, as the daughter of Chinese immigrants, as a queer person, and as a Wuhanese American in the middle...