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"A part of all I earn is mine to keep."Travel back 4,000 years to ancient Babylonthe wealthiest city of the ancient worldto discover the universal laws of prosperity that remain as true today as they were then. Through the story of Arkad, a humble scribe who became the richest man in the kingdom, George S. Clason reveals the simple, foolproof principles for acquiring, keeping, and multiplying money. This isnt just a book about finance; its a blueprint for life that has helped millions escape the "lean purse" and build a lasting legacy.The Power of the Parable: Unlike dry financial textbooks, The Richest Man in Babylon uses engaging storytelling to demystify complex concepts. From the "Five Laws of Gold" to the wisdom of the camel trader, these stories provide actionable advice on debt repayment, wise investments, and the psychological discipline required to build wealth.Financial Literacy for Everyone: Whether you are struggling with debt or looking to optimize your investments, Clasons advice is remarkably accessible. He emphasizes the "10% Rule"the habit of paying yourself firstand the importance of seeking counsel from those who are experts in their fields. It is the ultimate guide for anyone looking to transition from a life of scarcity to a life of abundance.Ancient wisdom for modern success. Purchase "The Richest Man in Babylon" today and start your journey to wealth.

"We are poor people, we are simple people, but we have hearts and souls too."Before the psychological labyrinths of Crime and Punishment, a young Dostoevsky captured the worlds attention with this exquisite epistolary novel. Through a series of increasingly desperate letters, we witness the relationship between Makar Devushkin, a lowly, aging copy clerk, and Varvara Dobroselova, a fragile young seamstress. Living in squalid rooms across a dismal St. Petersburg courtyard, they exchange words of comfort, shared bread, and the flickering hope of a better life. Poor Folk is a searingly intimate portrait of the "little man" struggling to maintain his humanity in a society that views him as nothing more than a smudge on a ledger.The Birth of Psychological Realism: Dostoevsky takes the traditional "sentimental" epistolary form and infuses it with a brutal, modern realism. He elevates the clerka figure usually mocked in Russian literatureto a tragic hero. Makars obsession with his social standing and his desperate attempts to appear "respectable" even as he starves reveal the deep psychological scars of class inequality.A Tragedy of Self-Sacrifice: As their financial situation deteriorates, the letters become a battleground between love and survival. Makars selfless devotion to Varvara leads him to ruin, while Varvara is forced to make a heart-shattering choice between the man who loves her and the safety of a wealthy, predatory suitor. It is a story that proves the greatest tragedies are often the quietest ones, occurring behind closed doors in the poorest corners of the city.Witness the soul of a genius in its first bloom. Purchase "Poor Folk" today and experience the novel that changed Russian literature forever.

"The growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts."Set in a fictional Midlands town during the social upheaval of the 1832 Reform Act, Middlemarch is a sprawling, deeply moving tapestry of human life. It follows the parallel lives of Dorothea Brooke, an idealistic woman seeking a "grand life" of purpose, and Tertius Lydgate, a brilliant young doctor determined to revolutionize medicine. Both find their lofty ambitions shackled by the realities of unhappy marriages and the suffocating weight of social gossip. George Eliots "Study of Provincial Life" is a brilliant exploration of how our smallest choices and hidden sacrifices shape the world around us.The Masterpiece of Realism: Eliot doesnt rely on melodrama or easy villains. Instead, she offers an unprecedented level of psychological depth, showing how even "mediocre" people struggle with their consciences. Through characters like the dry scholar Edward Casaubon and the charismatic but troubled Will Ladislaw, she examines the gap between our private dreams and our public failures.A Mirror of History: While deeply personal, the novel is also a brilliant historical document. It captures a moment of massive transitionthe arrival of the railroads, the rise of modern science, and the birth of political reform. Eliot argues that history isnt just made by "Great Men," but by the "hidden lives" of ordinary people striving to be better.Discover the novel that Virginia Woolf called "one of the few English novels written for grown-up people." Purchase "Middlemarch" today.

In Little Men, Louisa May Alcott expands Jo Marchs world as she opens a school for boys. Through humor, kindness, and everyday lessons, the novel explores moral growth, individuality, and compassion. Charming and uplifting, it remains a favorite among readers of classic family literature.

The Man in the Iron Mask is one of the most famous historical mysteries in literature and a dramatic highlight of the Musketeers saga. Centered on a secret royal prisoner and a daring conspiracy, the novel blends suspense, sacrifice, and political intrigue. As the musketeers face their final trials, themes of loyalty, honor, and destiny come to the forefront. A thrilling and emotionally charged classic of historical adventure.

Atlas De Vaus loves his job as a Carlisle K-9 officer. When his canine partner Evie senses a problem during a semitrailer traffic stop, a search of the truck reveals illegal immigrants being transported to New York. Local shelters can house the women while the case is processed, but they cant accommodate the lone man. Unwilling to leave a vulnerable person alone at the mercy of the system, Atlas takes him in until a place can be found for him. When Bazel Dadianis family and village discovered his secret, his only option was to leave his home country of Georgia. Hes used every cent he had to reach America, but hes determined to get where hes going, no matter how scared he is. He appreciates Atlas offering him a place to stay, but hes forgotten how to trust anyone, much less a figure of authority like Atlas.Slowly, Atlas and Eviemostly Eviebegin to win him over, leaving Bazel even more confused by his developing feelings for Atlas. They circle each other, each reluctant to make the first move. Just when they might be on the same track and close to catching the traffickers, government red tape threatens to separate them forever.

A few months before the Russia-Ukraine war started, Patrick rode a motorcycle from Moscow to the Caucasus. Across the Cossack Plains to Mount Elbrus, where he swapped the motorcycle for a snow scooter. From the Orthodox-Christian Russia in the Moscow area to the Muslim South and finally to Sochi at the Black Sea coast. Before that trip he tested Covid19 rules in various European countries, causing Patrick to re-name the place Coronistan. He also updated some of his earlier travel stories: Earthquake Italy, a wedding in New Zealand, riding with Vikings in Georgia, searching for Vultures in the Spanish Pyrenees, burning insence in Shanghai, sweating away in Englands Lake District and enjoying high roads and tunnels in Switzerland. The many people Patrick meets make the stories come alive. Hop on board for an enjoyable journey across the landscapes and history of many countries from the comfort of your settee. Travel is Food for Thought so youll get plenty of that in this book.

Emma Woodhouse is handsome, clever, and rich and loves to interfere in the romantic lives of others. Austen thought she was a character whom no one but myself will much like, and yet many consider this novel to be Austens masterpiece. Its unreliable narration shares Emmas misconceptions, resulting in a work of exquisite literary misdirection.A new Faber Classics edition of Austens greatest novel.

Little Women is the story of the March girls of Massachusetts: beautiful Meg, the eldest, who marries young; tomboy Jo, based on Louisa May Alcott herself, who is courted by the boy next door; shy and gentle Beth, weakened after scarlet fever; and artistic Amy, who goes on a European tour with their eccentric Aunt March. G. K. Chesterton said this much-loved tale anticipated realism by twenty or thirty years.A new Faber Classics edition of this much-loved tale of sisters coming of age.

Doyle had killed his most famous hero in The Final Problem (1893), at the end of which Sherlock Holmes plunges to his death down the Reichenbach Falls in the arms of his arch-nemesis, Professor Moriarty. Nine years later, however, his readers had become so desperate for more Sherlock that Doyle was persuaded to write a new novel about the detective. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), set in the mysterious and misty Baskerville Hall on Dartmoor, has become perhaps the best loved of all the Sherlock Holmes adventures.A new Faber Classics edition of Sherlock Holmess most supernatural adventure.

Like Ulysses, which Virginia and Leonard Woolf considered for publication at the Hogarth Press, the action of Mrs Dalloway takes place over the course of a single day in June and is told through streams of consciousness, punctuated here by the leaden chimes of Big Ben. The narrative is shared between the middle-aged Clarissa Dalloway, preparing for a party, and Septimus Smith, a First World War veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress, both of whose memories return to haunt them over the course of the day.A new Faber Classics edition of Woolfs much-loved modernist novel.

After a visit to Whitby in 1890, Stoker began writing a horror novel composed of letters, journal entries, telegrams, ships logs and newspaper clippings. His story gave form to what is now the universal myth of the blood-sucking, immortal, Transylvanian aristocrat, pitted against the redoubtable Professor Abraham Van Helsing.A new Faber Classics edition of the powerfully influential horror novel.

Stevensons shilling shocker is a psychological mystery in which a damnable young man stalks the London fog, connected in some horrific way with the respectable Dr Jekyll and an evil chemical potion. Stevenson said there were Little People inside his head stage-managing the internal theatre of his dreams and he credited these Brownies with giving him the idea for Jekyll and Hyde.A new Faber Classics edition of this uncanny tale of split personality.

The beautiful Dorian Gray sells his soul in exchange for eternal youth. Inspired by his friend the hedonistic Lord Henry, he embarks on a life of decadence, debauchery and corruption: he remains physically unchanged, while his portrait, painted by his friend Basil Hallward and hidden behind a curtain in an attic room, becomes increasingly and monstrously hideous. Basil Hallward is what I think I am, he wrote: Lord Henry is what the world thinks of me: Dorian is what I would like to be - in other ages, perhaps.A new Faber Classics edition of the chilling cautionary tale.

The first novel based on Robert E. Howards uncompromising Puritan anti-hero. A haunting and intense Gothic mystery for readers of Christopher Buehlman, John Langan and Brom.Puritan. Fiend. Fanatic.Solomon Kane.In the wake of several grisly murders, Solomon Kane has been summoned to Windsend, England, to determine a womans guilt. Is Sybil Eastey a witch? And is she behind these gruesome crimes?His first night in Windsend, Kane awakens from horrific nightmares only to witness a man being torn asunder. Fear quickly turns to something more sinister and the villagers are ready to lynch Sybil before Kane intervenes.Kane must establish Sybils true nature and solve the macabre mystery before more blood is spilt. However, nothing is what it seems in Windsend.

A shooting star streaks through the sky and the next day a cylinder is discovered on Horsell Common near Woking in Surrey. Soon the tentacled Martian invaders are building killing machines, intent on destroying all humankind with their Black Smoke and Heat-Rays. In 1938, an adaptation of the novel broadcast on American radio, narrated by Orson Welles, is said to have caused mass panic among listeners.A new Faber Classics edition of the Victorian science fiction novel.

Magwitch lurking in a marsh graveyard, Miss Havisham mouldering beside her untouched wedding cake, the haughty Estella playing cards, Jaggers washing his hands. Great Expectations is full of memorable images: Dickens called it a grotesque tragi-comic conception. The story follows the transformation of the humble Pip into a London gentleman, with great but mysterious expectations.A new Faber Classics edition of Dickenss Gothic fairy tale.

Enduring Hope: Ethnographic Insights into Long-Term Racial Justice AdvocacyMany White Christians feel convicted when they hear of racial injustice but arent sure what they can do. They often become overwhelmed by deep divisions, conflicting priorities, and historical burdens. They need a clearer vision for engagement with racial justice and reconciliation that goes beyond easy answers or simplistic optimism. Isnt there anyone who has found a way forward?Anthropologist Christine Jeske has studied precisely this question. Her one-of-a-kind research started by asking people of color about their work and experience with White advocates of racial justice. She then studied the postures, ideas, and actions of those they recommended as positive examples.In Racial Justice for the Long Haul, Jeske presents her findings on what makes for an effective, enduring approach, revealing shared threads in the lives of White Christians who have faithfully embraced the call to advocate for justice. By abandoning simplistic answers and confronting the depths of suffering and injustice, they discover a bold way of hope that perseveres. This book features a unique methodology of interviews with Christian leaders of color and White advocates makes qualitative ethnographic research accessible, and provides concrete examples of how White Christians can growand persistin working for racial justice. This book invites readers to engage deeply, reflect thoughtfully, and grow authentically as allies in the work of racial justice. White Christians must learn the nature of true hope as they encounter the depths of injustice and of lamentand of grace. Racial Justice for the Long Haul offers the clarity, inspiration, and tools needed to persevere in the pursuit of a more just world.

Reader love R. O. Thorps murder mysteries:Think Christie but funnier, with more heart.Fast-paced, funny and full of intrigue. Loved every minute of it and cant wait for the next one!Scientist Finn Blanchard is trying not to think about murder. The university administrator Nina Hussar may have fallen to her death down stairs shed used for years, but the only mystery Finn wants to investigate is whether theres a shark in the local lake.But when a professors sudden death unearths cryptic clues to a missing Shakespeare play, Finn is forced to admit his research isnt the fishiest part of university life. After all, as his detective ex-boyfriend says, theres nothing more suspicious than a fall down some stairs.And if Finn cant figure out who the killer is soon, the next blood in the water might be his own . . .Praise for the Blanchard twins series:Brilliant. Ian MooreFun ahoy! Orlando MurrinClever, quirky and irresistibly fun. Jessica Bull

"Andersen offers important insights on how womens relationships with alcohol are shifting as they grapple with increased pressures at home and work, and her approach wisely utilizes faith as a recovery tool without positioning it as a cure-all... Women of faith will be empowered." Publishers Weekly Review, September 2025Get Honest about Your Relationship with Alcohol Sharing a drink with friends or a glass of wine at dinner can be a nice way to enjoy Gods good gifts. But what if these casual enjoyments turn into unhealthy habits? For many, drinking can easily become a dysfunctional coping mechanism or a dependency thats difficult to break.In Freely Sober, Ericka Andersen invites Christian women to reconsider their relationship with alcohol from a posture of honesty, curiosity, and self-compassion, offering empowering knowledge and trusted recovery principles for those curious about sobriety or seeking a way out of a habitual or destructive relationship with alcohol.Andersen vulnerably shares her own story of sobriety, reflecting on how her private drinking habits began impacting her faith and life. Through her honest account, she opens the door for sober curious women of faith to explore their drinking patterns and see clearly to choose whats best for them.Freely Sober features: Practical Tools for Growth: Includes reflection questions, action steps, and assessments designed to help readers see alcohol more clearly Faith-Based Guidance: Invites readers to draw closer to God in their sobriety journeys, leaning on the Holy Spirit and a supportive community for encouragement and accountability Accessible for a Variety of Stages: Great for those who are sober curious, questioning their habits, or who want to dig deeper into how alcohol affects their life and faith Freely Sober charts a pathway to new habits, healing, and spiritual renewal through Gods abundant grace for those looking for change. Whether youre struggling yourself with grey area drinking, are looking to support a friend or family member, or are a ministry leader looking for resources, Freely Sober offers wisdom and guidance for a way forward to freedom."You are free to decidehonestly, thoughtfullywhether your life is better with or without it. You dont have to quit. You dont have to cut back. But you can. And you can do it on your own terms, not because anyone told you to, but because youre free to choose what serves you best. You can be freely sober." Ericka Andersen, Freely Sober