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  • The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary

    Robert Alter

    Paperback

    "A modern classic....Thrilling and constantly illuminating."—Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World

  • The Boy Who Followed Ripley

    Patricia Highsmith

    Paperback

    "Ripley is an unmistakable descendant of Gatsby, that 'penniless young man without a past' who will stop at nothing." —Frank Rich

  • The Berlin Stories

    Christopher Isherwood, Armistead Maupin

    Paperback

    A classic of 20th-century fiction, The Berlin Stories inspired the Broadway musical and Oscar-winning film Cabaret.

  • How to Read Foucault

    Johanna Oksala, Simon Critchley

    Paperback

    Intent upon letting the reader experience the pleasure and intellectual stimulation in reading classic authors, the How to Read series will facilitate and enrich your understanding of texts vital to the canon.

  • How to Read the Qur'an

    Mona Siddiqui, Simon Critchley

    Paperback

    How to Read is a personal master class that brings you face-to-face with the work of some of the most influential and challenging texts in history.