First published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is regarded as Jack London's masterpiece. Based on London's experiences as a gold prospector in the Canadian wilderness and his ideas about nature and the struggle for existence, The Call of the Wild is a tale about unbreakable spirit and the fight for survival in the frozen Alaskan Klondike.

Verona, 1392. Giulietta e Romeo ancora non si conoscono, ma entrambi hanno appena compiuto sedici anni e sono tra i quattrocento Iniziati pronti a varcare la soglia dell’ un anno di allenamenti ed enigmi mortali al termine del quale, chi sopravvive, acquisirà i poteri necessari a difendere il pianeta. La Terra, nata milioni di anni prima dalle mani della dea Alyaster, rischia infatti di essere distrutta dall’odio di una creatura senza volto. Per proteggerla Alyaster ha generato gli esseri speciali capaci di ricevere, una volta terminato l’addestramento in Accademia, parte dei suoi poteri per scongiurare la fine del mondo. Comincia così la Stagione dell’Adunanza, un periodo duro e crudele, costellato da una serie di competizioni spietate e spesso fatali. Il giovane Romeo è un quasi fosse una maledizione, tutti i suoi fratelli hanno perso la vita uno dopo l’altro nel tentativo di diventare degli Estremo Sangue, il nome con cui vengono battezzati coloro che riescono a evolversi superando ogni prova. Con lui ci sono gli amici di Terenzio Malvezzi, che alle parole preferisce la spada; suo cugino Benvolio, più dedito allo studio che all’arte del combattimento; e Mercuzio Volterra, spirito libero, elegante e provocatorio. Ma anche la famiglia Capuleti, da secoli in lotta contro quella dei Montecchi, è pronta a mandare i suoi rampolli in Accademia, a cominciare da Tebaldo e Giulietta. E il destino vuole che proprio qui Giulietta e Romeo si incontrino e che, nonostante l’odio opponga le due famiglie, tra loro nasca una complicità segreta. Intrighi e complotti tra antiche casate, duelli epici e sfide mortali, cataclismi che minacciano il mondo e amicizie questa è la vera storia di Giulietta e Romeo, come Shakespeare l’ha sentita da chi l’ha vissuta, ma non ha mai potuto raccontarla. Questo è Giulietta e Romeo Untold. Nel sangue e nell’oscurità nasce il più grande amore di tutti i tempi. Nel sangue e nell’oscurità nasce il più grande amore di tutti i tempi.

Among the most influential authors and reformers of his age, Thomas Paine (1737–1809) was born in England but went on to play an important role in both the American and French Revolutions. In 1774, he emigrated to America where, for a time, he helped to edit the Pennsylvania Magazine. On January 10, 1776, he published his pamphlet Common Sense, a persuasive argument for the colonies' political and economic separation from Britain. Common Sense cites the evils of monarchy, accuses the British government of inflicting economic and social injustices upon the colonies, and points to the absurdity of an island attempting to rule a continent. Credited by George Washington as having changed the minds of many of his countrymen, the document sold over 500,000 copies within a few months. Today, Common Sense remains a landmark document in the struggle for freedom, distinguished not only by Paine's ideas but also by its clear and passionate presentation. Designed to ignite public opinion against autocratic rule, the pamphlet offered a careful balance between imagination and judgment, and appropriate language and expression to fit the subject. It immediately found a receptive audience, heartened Washington's despondent army, and foreshadowed much of the phrasing and substance of the Declaration of Independence.

Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and will not reveal her lover’s identity. The scarlet letter A (for adultery) she has to wear on her clothes, along with her public shaming, is her punishment for her sin and her secrecy. She struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.

The winds of fate are shifting, and it finally seems like they’ve been twisted in our favour. On the run and cast out from society, we’ve been forced to hide from the mad man who stole our throne. But as more secrets come to light and my sister and I work harder than ever before to reach our potential and claim our birth right, the end is finally drawing closer. There is no turning from this path now. The curse chases on our heels as time rushes by and the blood drenched destiny of the man I love looms ever closer just like the monster who stole our throne. We must prepare for the final battle, but three things are clear now. The cards have already been dealt. Blood will spill for a new future to rise. And the stars themselves can’t help us. The fight for the throne is upon us. All hail the heartless sky.

Raised in a small village near the spirit-wood, Liska Radost knows that Magic is monstrous, and its practitioners, monsters. After Liska unleashes her own powers with devastating consequences, she is caught by the demon warden of the wood – the Leszy – who offers her a bargain: one year of servitude in exchange for a wish. Whisked away to his crumbling manor, Liska soon discovers the sinister roots of their bargain. And if she wants to survive the year and return home, she must unravel her host’s spool of secrets and face the ghosts of his past. Those who enter the wood do not always return…

Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee. Alina Starkov has never been good at anything. But when her regiment is attacked on the Fold and her best friend is brutally injured, Alina reveals a dormant power that saves his life—a power that could be the key to setting her war-ravaged country free. Wrenched from everything she knows, Alina is whisked away to the royal court to be trained as a member of the Grisha, the magical elite led by the mysterious Darkling. Yet nothing in this lavish world is what it seems. With darkness looming and an entire kingdom depending on her untamed power, Alina will have to confront the secrets of the Grisha . . . and the secrets of her heart.