One Hundred Years of Solitude: Popular Penguins

Gabriel Garcia Márquez

'Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.' ..... Gabriel García Márquez has been one of the undisputed literary giants of the past century; his stories are vivid, energetic, tender and unfor...

Amazing You!: Getting Smart About Your Private Parts

Gail Saltz

“Mom, where do babies come from?” Many parents live in fear of the day their child asks this question-which inevitably happens, often as early as the preschool years. Here is a picture book designed especially for young children who are becoming aware of their bodies, but aren't ready to learn about sex...

The Wall

Marlen Haushofer

"I can allow myself to write the truth; all the people for whom I have lied throughout my life are dead..." writes the heroine of Marlen Haushofer'sThe Wall, a quite ordinary, unnamed middle-aged woman who awakens to find she is the last living human being. Surmising her solitude is the result of a too ...