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Former operative Major Hector Cross faces off against a pair of lethal enemies and prevents an international catastrophe. Cross must take the law into his own hands once again to stop a vengeful old enemy who has resurfaced--and hunt down a deadly...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author "shares his insights into--and passion for--the creation and experience of fiction with total openness" ( Publishers Weekly , starred review). Robert Olen Butler, author of Perfume River , A Good Scent from a...

Daniel Ladinsky's 250 unforgettable lyrical poems are inspired by the cherished verse of Hafiz, one of the greatest Sufi poets of all time. More than any other Persian poet, Hafiz expanded the mystical, healing dimensions of poetry. Because his...

As Ivan Ilyich lies dying he begins to re-evaluate his life, searching for meaning that will make sense of his sufferings. In "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" and the other works in this volume, Tolstoy conjures characters who, tested to the limit,...