Auden: 11 books

It is commonplace to say that our civilization is built on the ruins of Greece. W. H. Auden’s splendid anthology locates the truth behind the truism, while filling in the gaps in our knowledge of a people who gave us so much of our cultural legacy. Every page in The Portable Greek Reader...

This captivating anthology gathers historic New Yorker pieces from a decade of trauma and upheaval—as well as the years when The New Yorker came of age, with pieces by Elizabeth Bishop, Langston Hughes, Joseph Mitchell, Vladimir Nabokov, and George Orwell, alongside original reflections on the 1940s...

“Green” has finally hit the mainstream. Soccer moms drive Priuses. And the business consultants say it’s easy and profitable. In reality, though, many green-leaning businesses, families, and governments are still fiddling while the planet burns. Why? Because implementing sustainability is brutally...

She should’ve let his soul get eaten.Contessa Torain’s job was simple. Talk humans out of blowing up her world because of a few rogue Brevia, soul-eaters. A moment of pure insanity leads her to save a child, Asamee Banks. The brat follows her home. He smells like her kind, only different....

If you enjoy unique dark tales with a diverse cast, you’ll love The Merging Worlds series. Darkness is stronger. Nights are longer. The world is crueler. The danger is closer. The Masters of Darkness are slowly turning Jael into a land filled with horrors. The air is poison to humans....

Some magic can have dangerous consequences.Kiran, En and a team of magical investigators travel to an island to banish whatever haunts the old schoolhouse. It takes them no time to realize the building isn't the problem. The island is. As Kiran's power develops, she becomes a danger to herself and her team. Will they survive the Unburned Island?

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Sex and the single girl of the future move into a whole new dimension when The Management organizes love lives. Take a handy little robot who handles Alma's housework--and anything else she wants handled. But there are problems. A malfunction, for instance, can be a shocking experience when he's...

Darkness has power. It sets its sights on destroying a small village of Del'Praeli. Can Shade and Vayle survive? Del'Praeli begin to act more violent, more like animals. Some escape to human cities to feed. Someone behind the scenes is helping Darkness take over Raesul and letting these new monsters...

Felicity is the most depraved, sensuous, naive, and sophisticated product of our society. A jet-set hippie, her perfect face, stunning figure, and flaming red hair electrify the public and the performers as soon as she appears in the audience of a rock concert. She is the Supergroupie, the Modern...

Darkness changed the world. Josephine and Divine feel both connected and afraid of it. Darkness took something from them. They want it back. A mysterious Plague swept through Middle Jael. Walls of Darkness now surround cities around the world. Supplies are low. Prices are high. Still, humans survive....