Through the eyes of Fugui, a former landlord's son turned resilient peasant, "To Live" chronicles a man's journey through the events of 20th-century China, enduring personal and national tragedies with an unyielding, humble appreciation for life.
This is the definitive guide to software craftsmanship, updated to give developers timeless techniques, current practices, and practical advice for building high-quality, robust code.
In 1927 Brooklyn, young Annie McGairy travels to a Midwestern university to marry Carl, only to find their love tested by poverty and isolation during their first year of marriage.
This illustrated yoga guide offers a complete path to physical and spiritual change, detailing every posture and breath to balance mind, body, and and soul.
Four German exiles in 1930s London risk everything to expose the Nazi threat, only to discover that tyranny reaches far beyond their borders, testing their courage and loyalty.
Behind Hollywood's glamour, a daughter exposes her adoptive mother, screen legend Joan Crawford, revealing a brutal struggle for survival and escape from a gilded cage.
On a desolate New York night, an ex-con's strong faith clashes with a despairing professor's nihilism in a single room, as they grapple with the ultimate question of whether life is worth living.
Tired of life on the run, a teen girl in rural Louisiana defies Witness Protection rules and her father's silence to uncover the truth, finding love and danger with a local boy who might expose everything.
Tupac Shakur's raw, handwritten verses bloom from the concrete of his life, revealing a garden of reflections on struggle, beauty, and the human spirit.
On his thirty-six-foot sloop, Captain Slocum faces pirates, storms, and the vast, lonely sea to become the first person to sail around the world alone, a display of great courage and seamanship.
A man with a low IQ but a heart full of his grandmother's wisdom wins the lottery, forcing him to navigate a shark tank of newfound 'family' while clinging to the true meaning of trust and capability.
Through the multi-generational story of the Pontifex family, Samuel Butler dissects the suffocating hypocrisy and moral failings beneath Victorian respectability.
A young vampire prince and his love venture into the monster-infested Barrens to find allies against a tyrannical king, only to discover their greatest threat might be the secrets between them.
A solitary, immortal unicorn ventures into a cynical, fading world to discover the fate of her kind, only to find herself hunted by a mad king and the very embodiment of despair.
A young Merlin, with his beloved deer-woman Hallia and mischievous shadow, faces rising evil on Fincayra and a shocking reflection in a magical mirror to save his homeland and find his true path.
With their home destroyed and families' fates unknown, the Electroclan must use the growing unrest within the Elgen to stop Hatch's global takeover, all while facing their most dangerous challenges yet.
When their new sixth-grade teacher starts peeling off his face, Susan and Peter must expose his extraterrestrial identity and save their classmates from a truly alien fate.
In the pre-Civil War South, a grieving plantation mistress adopts a slave infant, leading to a clash of wills and the rise of a powerful healer whose legacy of storytelling and magic spans generations.
Shaun Tan's illustrated tales use giant snails, alien exchange students, and the literal edge of the map to show the strange and funny parts of modern life in ordinary suburbs.
Jean Toomer's "Cane" is a collection of interconnected stories and poems that blends the rural Black South with the urban North, echoing the rhythms of nature and Africa.
