Candide, or Optimism

Voltaire (FRANCOIS VOLTAIRE)

Theo Cuffe's marvelous translation of Voltaire's satirical masterpiece. With its vibrant new translation and perceptive introduction this new edition of Voltaire's masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world. Candide tells of...

The Perfect Assassin: A ruthless captor. A deadly lesson.

James Patterson

At this school, the first lesson is survival.Dr Brandt Savage's plans for his sabbatical from the University of Chicago change drastically when he is enrolled in a school where he is the sole pupil.His professor is relentless in her lessons. She's also his captor.Savage is forced to undertake intense ph...