Review:The author put lots of thinking on how the people in that period lived. He described people's thought processes vividly. The turn of the story was unexpected at the first thought. Then one would realize that it was in human nature to develop that way. Read more

Review:I recommends this book to anyone who admires unique adventure. Though there is of course fiction, there is much historical truth and fact. Truly a page turner filled with nail biting anticipation. Fantastic experience which will no doubt keep you very entertained. Read more

Review:Sol Stein has taught some of the most illustrious writers of the last half of the 20th century how to write. So it is not surprising that he writes beautifully and is also a wealth of critical info. Every chapter makes a technical point that every writer should never forget. A great and useful book. Read more

Review:Fifty-one does not have the ambition of one-thousand-and-one but in a way it seems to be the same project except that the size of the stories may vary a lot from two pages to twenty. They all are united by some element of fear and horror, at times fright and terror, but the themes are changing a lot with some kind of a pattern. Let’s take some examples.

These stories are centered on characters who have something negative going on with their family circle when they have one, with themselve... Read more

Review:Portable Edition-- What does this mean?
The portable edition of Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, Portable Edition (11th Edition,is broken up into four(4) smaller books, each covering one of the units in the standard edition. The pages in the portable edition are the same as in the standard edition-- meaning,even though the book is smaller vertically, the words on the page will still be the same as in the standard edition. Keep in mind the original/standard b... Read more

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Review:This is classic Twain. It is hilarious. If you want some entertaining reading, this is a great choice for a medium length introduction to Mark Twain. The "negro dialect" is easy to read once you get the hang of it. You do need to get past the use of the "n word" though as in many of the writings from that period. The almanac quotes keep you waiting for the next ones. Read more

Review:Amazing, OBVIOUSLY. This was one of the first books that I read where I thought to myself "Not one word in that book was a mistake". A wonderful book, one of my favorites, and one I will read time & time again like it's an old friend. Read more

Review:Everyone should read this story. In fact, many of us are required to in school. It's a great, accessible story told by a narrator you really root for. This edition is nice, with a few of those typos common to scanned books. It isn't abridged, which is key. Read more

Review:I have only read about 25% of this book since it is a very large one (over 1000 pages), but I can say The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon is one of the best history books I have ever read.
Thought English is not my native language, the book is, with a few exceptions, very easy to read. It is loaded with a lot of history since it covers over 1000 years, but this fact does not give you a headache if you are not into learning everything in it.
The book covers the histo... Read more