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Follows the adventures of the five Walker children after their parents leave them on a "desert island" with provisions for a long stay and a blank map to fill in.

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Few punctuation marks elicit quite as much love or hate as the exclamation point. It's bubbly and exuberant, an emotional amplifier whose flamboyantly dramatic gesture lets the reader know: here be feelings! Scott Fitzgerald famously stated exclamation points are like laughing at your own joke, Terry Pratchett had a Discworld character say that multiple !!! are a 'sure sign of a diseased mind'. So what's the deal with ! ? AN ADMIRABLE POINT re...

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Three classics of English rural life that follow the growth of a young country girl at the turn of the twentieth century. This collection gathers, together in one volume, Lark Rise (1939), Over to Candleford (1941), and Candleford Green (1943).The quintessential portrayal of English country life, these stories follow the growth of Laura Timmins and three closely-related Oxfordshire communities - a hamlet, a village, and a town - along with the...

A compelling historical novel, driven by an unforgettable heroine: Isabella Stewart Gardner. Scandalizing uptight Bostonians with her forthright opinions and unique style, philanthropist and collector Gardner became a living legend when she opened her Italian palazzo-style home as a museum, showcasing her collection of old masters, antiques and objects d'art. She was seen as a trailblazer, a woman unafraid of controversy, painted by Sargent ...

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At just sixteen, Nancy Martin leaves the small island of Cape Clear for the mainland, the only member of her family to survive the effects of the Great Famine. Finding work in a grand house on the edge of Cork City, she is irrepressibly drawn to the charismatic gardener Michael Egan, sparking a love affair and a devastating chain of events that continues to unfold over three generations. Spanning more than a century, Billy O'Callaghan's weaves...

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Catherine, the eponymous heroine, spent her childhood in Paris. In her youth, she lived with her gentle father, Georges Certitude. The real partners in this story are the father and daughter who share the simple pleasures of daily life: sitting in the church square, walking to school, and going to her ballet class every Thursday afternoon.

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A narrative poem about a celebrated baseball player who strikes out at the crucial moment of a game.

A very funny view of books and the people who love them. It does take all kinds and Shaun Bythell knows them all-from the "Person Who Doesn't Know What They Want (But Thinks It Might Have a Blue Cover)" to the "Parents Secretly After Free Childcare." A wickedly witty field guide by the curmudgeonly author of Confessions of a Bookseller. From behind the counter, Shaun Bythell catalogs the customers who roam his shop in Wigtown, Scotland. There'...

The Swallows, Amazons, and friends search for gold in the Lake District Hills-camping out, evading dangers, and staying in touch via homing pigeon.Nancy and Peggy Blackett receive a letter from their Uncle Jim who's on his way home after failing to find treasure in South America. When they hear a tale about a lost gold mine in the Lake District hills, Nancy and Peggy decide to find the mine as a surprise for their uncle. The children comb the ...