Brown(Chains of Command)shamelessly promotes himself and his previous works in his eighth aeronautical techno-thriller.Thus,this unwieldy tale of domestic terrorism includes forces and characters (notably maverick Coast Guard Rear Admiral Ian Hardcastle) from prior books,as well as gratuitious self-references ("They had gotten that idea from a techno-thriller novel published a few years back...called ammerheads ";or,"This is not some Dale Brown novel,this is real-life").Supervillain Henri Cazaux,rich beyond measure from drug- and gun-running,has vowed revenge upon the U.S.government for abuse he suffered at the hands of Air Force security police when,as a youth,he was caught dealing hashish to American troops.He begins by bombing major civilian airports;the government,which must predict his next targets and outwit him,eventually has to employ military forces over the skies of our largest cities.Although Brown raises some provocative issues,such as the problem of interagency rivalries and the appropriateness o

Each edition includes: Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play Scene-by-scene plot summaries A key to famous lines and phrases An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language An essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books Essay by Michael Neill The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.

Austria-Hungary, 1913. In the castle of a frontier town on the border between Europe and the East, the worldly, corrupt Count-Governor Wiladowski watches helplessly while a wave of assassinations sweeps the Empire. When a member of his own family is murdered the Count gives broad police powers to his spymaster, Jacob Tausk, a brilliant young Jew whose ruthless war on terror extends even beyond the province. In the wake of new terrorist attacks, a mysterious preacher appears - one of the so-called wonder rabbis from the shtetls of the East - trailing a band of fanatical disciples who proclaim him the Messiah. Soon Tausk finds himself serving two masters: the Count and the richest man in the province, Moritz Rotenburg, whose only son has returned from his studies burning for revolution, ready to gather disciples of his own. Compelling and brilliantly imagined, Conspirators evokes the thousand-year-old Habsburg empire on the edge of collapse and conjures the erotic, mystical, political and apocalyptic passions o

Completely re-edited,the New Folger Library editions of Shakespeare's plays put readers in touch with current ways of thinking about Shakespeare.Each freshly edited text is based directly on what the editors consider the best early printed version of the play.Each volume contains full explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the play,as well as a helpful introduction to Shakespeare's language.The accounts of William Shakespeare's life,his theater,and the publication of his plays present the latest scholarship,and the annotated reading lists suggest sources of further informa-tion.The illustrations of objects,clothing,and mythological figures mentioned in the plays are drawn from the Library's vast holdings of rare books.At the conclusion of each play there is a full essay by an outstanding scholar who assesses the play in light of today's interests and concerns.

This phonic reading book is designed to help beginner readers grasp the vital link between letters adn the sounds they represent.

That's what Jack and Annie do when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to a Hawaiian island of long ago. They learn how to surf and have a great time--until strange things start happening. Jack and Annie soon discover the cause: A tidal wave is headed their way! Can they help save their new friends in time? Find out in...

Millenia ago, the Old Ones ruled our planet. Since that time, they have but slumbered. But when a massive sea tremor brings the ancient stone city of R'lyeh to the surface once more, the Old Ones awaken at last. The Whisperer in Darkness brings together the original Cthulhu Mythos stories of the legendary horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. Included in this volume are several early tales, along with the classics The Call of Cthulhu, The Dunwich Horror and At the Mountains of Madness. Arm yourself with a copy of Abdul Alhazred's fabled Necronomican and prepare to face terrors beyond the wildest imaginings of all save H.P. Lovecraft.

This is the bizarre, shocking story of Charles Cullen life, from boyhood all the way through his career. His bizarre behavior did not go unnoticed, and when his startling confession came to light, dozens of families easily recalled the strange nurse, and demanded autopsies immediately. This terrifying and horrific tale continues to unfold as the background work gets underway. George Mair is the author of more than one dozen books, and is also a Hollywood gossip columnist.

ENDURING LITERATURE ILLUMINATED BY PRACTICAL SCHOLARSHIP Hawthorne's classic treatise on morality,judgment,and exile in Puritan America. EACH ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives readers important background information A chronology of the author's life and work A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations Detailed explanatory notes Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader's experience Enriched Classics offer readers affordable editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and insightful commentary. The scholarship provided in Enriched Classics enables readers to appreciate, understand, and enjoy the worl

Macbeth is one of Shakespeares greatest tragedies: a drama of crime and punishment, of temptation, guilt, remorse and retribution. The portrayals of Macbeth himself and his wife are memorably persuasive in the rendition of the psychology of ambition,rationalised treachery and eventual disillusionment. Repeatedly the rich and often sinuously complex verse gives general resonance to the particular situation, so that some of the speechesprovide enduring epitomes of states of being which many of us,intermittently, may experience. Inner division, pangs of conscience, the sense of being ambushed by events, and desperatedefiance: they are there; but so too is a vitality of expression and enactment which offsets the plays sombre atmosphere.

Sir Charles Baskerville's body is found inthe grounds of his Devon home alongside 'the footprints of a gigantic hound'. But even Sherlock Holmes's cold logic is con- founded, it seems, by the mystery of the desolate moors ...PENGUIN POPULAR CLASSICS are the per- fect introduction to the world-famous PENGUIN CLASSICS series - which en- compasses the best books ever written, from Homer's Odyssey to Orwelrs 1984 and everything in between. For a full list and ideas on what to read next, visit www.penguinclassics.com

They are the world's greatest super heroes, ghting endlessly against corruption and injustice. Each of them alone is a formidable opponent of evil, but banded together their powers are unmatched. Ever ready,they stand united as the -- A mysterious super-terrorist has devised a master plan to bring the world to its knees, using the planet's own weather as a weapon against Superman and his teammates in the JLA. But the conflict raises troubling questions for the Man of Steel about authority, justice, power and the price of liberty in a world where the enemies of freedom stand on the brink of victory.

Lody and Tramp would normally neverhave met,but a thrilling aventure brings the unlikely pair together.Then,true love blossoms.

This Mill on the Floss, based on George Eliot's own experiences of provincial life, is a masterpiece of ambiguity in which moral choice is subjected to the hypocrisy of the Victorian age. As the headstrong Maggie Tulliver grows into womanhood, the deep love which she has for her brother Tom turns into conflict, because she cannot reconcile his bourgeois standards with her own lively intelligence. Maggie is unable to adapt to her community or break free from it, and the result, on more than one level, is tragedy.

Following the success of Pickwick Papers and Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby was hailed as a comic triumph and firmly established Dickens as a 'literary gentleman'. It has a full supporting cast of delectable characters that range from the iniquitous Wackford Squeers and his family, to the delightful Mrs Nickleby, taking in the eccentric Crummles and his travelling players, the Mantalinis, the Kenwigs and many more. Combining these with typically Dickensian elements of burlesque and farce, the novel is eminently suited to dramatic adaptation. So great was the impact as it left Dickens' pen that many pirated versions appeared in print before the original was even finished. Often neglected by critics,Nicholas Nickleby has never ceased to delight readers and is widely regarded as one of the greatest comic masterpieces of nineteenth-century literature.

With an Introduction and Notes by David Herd. Lecturer in English and American Literature at the University of Kent at Canterbury and co-editor of poetry Review. Moby-Dick is the story of Captain Ahab’s quest to avenge the whale that ‘reaped’ his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy. Bent as the crew is on Ahab’s appalling crusade, it is equally the image of a co-operative community at work: all hands dependent on all hands, each individual responsible for the security of each. Among the crew is Ishmael, the novel's narrator, ordinary sailor, and extraordinary reader. Digressive, allusive, vulgar, transcendent, the story Ishmael tells is above all an education: in the practice of whaling, in the art of writing.Exapading to equal his 'mighty theme'-not only the whale but all things sublime-Melville breathes in the world's great literature.Moby-Dick is the gresatest novel ever writte

Aimee Fortune LaMotte hated Nick Drummond, and with good reason. The rogue gambler had swindled her father out of everything he owned. And then the handsome Yankee had demanded a passionate night with Aimee to pay off her own gambling debts, leaving her with an illegitimate child in the bargain.I/ears later, an officer in the despised Union " army, Nick reentered Aimee's life as the South lay ill flames. And though the beautiful belle's heart cried out for revenge, she was undone by the unexpected gentleness and nobility of the man who had wronged her five years before. She could not deny the irresistible desire that drew her into the powerful, loving arms of her enemy, and forced her to...

In WASHINGTON SQUARE(1880),Henry James reminisces about the New York he had known thiry years before as he tells the story of Caterine sloper and her fortune-seeking suitor morris townsend.This perceptively drawn human dramsa is james' most accessible work and an enduring literary triumph. Washington Square press' Enriched Classics present the great works of world literature enhanced for the contemporary reader.This edition of WASHINGTON SQUARE has been prepared by Peter Conn,Andrea Mitchell Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania.It includes his introduction,Notes,selection aof critical excerpts,and suggestions for further reading as well as a unique visual essay of period illustrations and photographs.