The Norton Book of Classical Literature

6 best books like The Norton Book of Classical Literature (Bernard Knox): The Talisman, The Breathing Method, The Hunting Party, The Journals of Eleanor Druse: My Investigation of the Kingdom Hospital Incident, The Utterly, Completely, And Totally Useless Fact-o-pedia, Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor

The Talisman

Author	Stephen King
ISBN	0375507779

On a brisk autumn day, a twelve-year-old boy stands on the shores of the gray Atlantic, near a silent amusement park and a fading ocean resort called the Alhambra. The past has driven Jack Sawyer here: his father is gone, his mother is dying, and the world no longer makes sense. But for Jack everything is...

The Breathing Method

Author	John Escott
ISBN	0582418135

From what I'd heard, or rather read, through my friend's reviews, that this novella isn't that great: I would partially disagree. Stephen King is such a skillful writer: he can make any ordinary story sound incredible; and not everyone can do that. It's true, I agree, that the story, at first, doesn't...

The Hunting Party

Author	Lucy Foley
ISBN	0008297126

Everyone's invited...everyone's a suspect...

For fans of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a shivery, atmospheric, page-turning novel of psychological suspense in the tradition of Agatha Christie, in which a group of old college friends are snowed in at a hunting lodge . . . and murder and mayhem...

The Journals of Eleanor Druse: My Investigation of the Kingdom Hospital Incident

Author	Eleanor Druse (Pseudonym)
ISBN	1587246708

This is kind of a difficult book to review, primarily because it was meant to be a precursor to the show/miniseries "Kingdom Hospital". Consequently, the ending was a total cliffhanger, and, since the show is no longer on the air and I have no desire to track it down to watch it, I haven't got any idea what...

The Utterly, Completely, And Totally Useless Fact-o-pedia

Author	Charlotte Lowe
ISBN	0007837933

Improve your small talk and sharpen your conversational skills with this giant collection of ridiculously useless but endlessly fascinating facts. Organized from A to Z, there are over 1,000 trivia tidbits for you to persue. Start off with little-known facts about Aristotle and Barbie, and continue...

Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor

Author	Susan Wise Bauer
ISBN	1933339004

What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of the Plantains? And how did a six-year-old become the last emperor of Rome?



Told in a straightforward, engaging style that has become Susan Wise Bauer's...