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Being an account of the further adventures of the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman in the Emerald City, and some of the strange inhabitants of the magical place.

Seven stories capturing the paradox of human passions: The Diamond Necklace, Boule de Suif, The Piece of String, Beside Schopenhauer's Corpse, Mademoiselle Fifi, Miss Harriet, and The Legend o

From the timeless pen of the English poet, these monologues are spoken by the lover to his beloved.

In this biography, Self tells how he achieved his dream of not only becoming a head coach, but also how he reached the pinnacle-- leading the Jayhawks to a national title.

He was a publisher, printer, scientist and inventor, but Ben Franklin's greatest success lay in his work as a diplomat.

Livy chronicles the events of the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, until the Battle of Zama in 202 BC.

When a mulatto slave woman switches her own infant with the look-alike son of a wealthy merchant, it takes Pudd'nhead Wilson, the town eccentric, to put things right again.

Born in the 1150s, Villehardouin, the son of a nobleman, plays a leading role in the Fourth Crusade, and provides a first-hand account of this campaign.

Anonymous Venetian in Italian

The most beautiful and sought-after courtesan in all of Paris, Marguerite Guatier's life is filled with expensive parties and rich, powerful men.

Twelve-year-old Katy always planned to do a great many wonderful things but in the end did something she never planned at all.

In 1773, a 63 year old literary giant and a 32 year old Scottish lawyer set out on horseback to travel the roads of Scotland.

Not a storybook or a paraphrased Bible, this is the first translation of the Holy Scriptures prepared specifically for children.

When their father's business fails, the six Bastable children decide to restore the family fortune.

"Behold! Human beings living in an underground den.