The Cherry Orchard was written by Chekhov as a comedy, but directed by Stanislavski as a tragedy on its premier.

The soul-consuming and friction-wearing tendency of this hurrying, grasping, competing age is the excuse for this book.

Ten Days that Shook the World is a first-hand account of Russia's October Revolution of 1917.

Helen Keller's autobiography, The Story of My Life, tells of her early life and of her experiences with Annie Sullivan, her teacher and companion.

The experiences related in this volume fell to me in the summer of 1902.

The book called 'The Consolation of Philosophy' was throughout the Middle Ages, and down to the beginnings of the modern epoch in the sixteenth century, the scholar's familiar companion.

Our aim is to sketch the outlines of a new science which is to intermediate between the modern laboratory psychology and the problems of economics: the psychological experiment is systematically to be placed at the service of commerce and industry.

The star of these stories is Father Brown, a character created by writer G. K. Chesterton.

This little book contains three plain sermons which were preached in New York in the Easter season of 1919, in the Park Avenue Presbyterian Church, of which my son is minister.

A Room with a View is a romance and a social critique of Edwardian society.

The Education of Henry Adams is the autobiography of the Bostonian Henry Adams.

Scottish writer Andrew Lang is best remember for his prolific collections of folk and fairy tales, but he was also an accomplished poet, literary critic, novelist and contributor in the field of anthropology.

Arnold Bennett's The Grand Babylon Hotel, from 1902, tells the story of a German prince mysteriously disappearing.

Agnes Among the Gargoyles commences at the dedication of an office tower constructed atop Grand Central Station.

This book introduces the basics of Chinese culture. You will discover how to initiate contact, what to expect in meetings, and how to behave there.

The rain-soaked streets of Napua on Hawaii's island of Elima are a far cry from a battlefield.

It's a beautiful day in Hawaii. Kay Yoshinobu and Sid Chu have been invited for a day trip.

Zelda Popkin solves her intriguing mystery with a female detective named Mary Carner.

Except Education describes what really happens inside of American public high schools.

This book is directed to the parents, teachers, and counselors of preschool children.