Best of
Classics

1972

The Norton Shakespeare


William Shakespeare - 1972
    Combining the freshly edited texts of the Oxford Edition with lively introductions, this contemporary Shakespeare enables readers to see and read Shakespeare afresh.

All Creatures Great and Small


James Herriot - 1972
    For decades, Herriot roamed the remote, beautiful Yorkshire Dales, treating every patient that came his way from smallest to largest, and observing animals and humans alike with his keen, loving eye.In All Creatures Great and Small, we meet the young Herriot as he takes up his calling and discovers that the realities of veterinary practice in rural Yorkshire are very different from the sterile setting of veterinary school. Some visits are heart-wrenchingly difficult, such as one to an old man in the village whose very ill dog is his only friend and companion, some are lighthearted and fun, such as Herriot's periodic visits to the overfed and pampered Pekinese Tricki Woo who throws parties and has his own stationery, and yet others are inspirational and enlightening, such as Herriot's recollections of poor farmers who will scrape their meager earnings together to be able to get proper care for their working animals. From seeing to his patients in the depths of winter on the remotest homesteads to dealing with uncooperative owners and critically ill animals, Herriot discovers the wondrous variety and never-ending challenges of veterinary practice as his humor, compassion, and love of the animal world shine forth.James Herriot's memoirs have sold 80 million copies worldwide, and continue to delight and entertain readers of all ages

All Creatures Great and Small / All Things Bright and Beautiful


James Herriot - 1972
     Within a year, the book had become recognized as a masterpiece. It went on to sell millions of copies and began the marvelous series of books, beloved of readers all over the world, which have so far sold over 20 million copies in English alone. Here, for the first time, the first two books in this series are being published together.These pages, now as then, are full of humor, warmth, pathos, drama, and James Herriot's unique and richly justified love of life. His journeys across the Yorkshire dales, his encounters with humans and dogs, cows and kittens, are illuminating by his infinite fascination and affection, and rendered with all the infectious joy of a born storyteller.Whether struggling mightily to position a calf for birthing, or comforting a lonely old man whose beloved dog and only companion has died, Herriot's heartwarming and often hilarious stories perfectly depict the wonderful relationship between man and animal. His wonderful stories make us laugh and cry, as we marvel at the everyday miracles he creates.

My Name Is Asher Lev


Chaim Potok - 1972
    Asher Lev is an artist who is compulsively driven to render the world he sees and feels even when it leads him to blasphemy. In this stirring and often visionary novel, Chaim Potok traces Asher’s passage between these two identities, the one consecrated to God, the other subject only to the imagination.Asher Lev grows up in a cloistered Hasidic community in postwar Brooklyn, a world suffused by ritual and revolving around a charismatic Rebbe. But in time his gift threatens to estrange him from that world and the parents he adores. As it follows his struggle, My Name Is Asher Lev becomes a luminous portrait of the artist, by turns heartbreaking and exultant, a modern classic.

Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange


Stanley Kubrick - 1972
    As Kubrick comments in his introduction: “I have always wondered if there might be a more meaningful way to present a book about a film. To make, as it were, a complete graphic representation of the film, cut by cut, with the dialogue printed in the proper place in relation to the cuts, so that within the limits of still photos and words, an accurate (and I hope interesting) record of a film might be available… This book represents that attempt.”Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel by Anthony Burgess.

Amar Chitra Katha Mahabharata Vol. 1-3


Anant Pai - 1972
    The Mahabharata definitely is one of those creations of human language and spirit that has traveled far beyond the place of its original creation and will eventually take its rightful place on the highest shelf of world literature beside Homer's epics, the Greek tragedies, the Bible, Shakespeare, and similarly transcendent works. This collection of 3 Volumes contains 42 different chapters:1. The Kuru Princes of Hastinapura - Veda Vyasa's epic on the Bharata race was first recited in public by his disciple Vaishampayana at the behest of the ageless seer Vyasa himself. The recital took place in the august presence of king Janamejaya, great-grandson of Vyasa, and the many learned sages who had assembled for Janamejaya's Sarpa Satra (a twelve-year-long Yajnavv). This volume describes the lineage of the Kuru princes. When Pandu, the father of the Pandavas, dies in the forest, his wife Kunti returns to Hastinapura with the five boys.The great Dronacharya trains the Kuru princes in the art of war. The feats of strength preformed by Bheema, and Arjuna's skill at wielding the bow awake jealousy in the minds of Duryodhana and the other Kuru princes.Duryodhana plots the exile of the Pandavas to the city of Varanavata. Acting on the coded warning given by Vidura, the Pandavas manage to escape from the burning house of shellac.They live in the guise of mendicants at Ekachakrapura. Later they proceed to Panchala to attend the Swayamvara of Draupadi. Arjuna, the skilful archer, wins Draupadi's hand. In order to obey their mother's words that they must share everything equally, all the five brothers are married with due ceremony to Draupadi. The Pandavas are recalled to Hastinapura and are given half the Kingdom.2. The Pandavas in Exile- Volume 1 described the training of the Pandavas and Kauravas, the Pandavas' escape from the burning house of shellac, their marriage to Draupadi and their subsequent return to Hastinapura.In this volume are described the slaying of Jarasandha by Bheema; the subjugation of the other kings by the Pandavas; and the Rajasooya Yajna performed by Yudhishthira. Later, in the game of dice, the Pandavas lose their kingdom and live in exile.At the end of the period of exile, when the Pandavas come back to claim their kingdom, Duryodhana refuses to part with even five villages.3. On the Battlefield of Kurukshetra- The first two volumes of the Mahabharata described the growing animosity between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, the costly game of dice which led to the banishment of the Pandavas for thirteen years, the events during the exile and the proposal of peace from Dhritarashtra conveyed by Sanjaya to the Pandavas.This volume describes the attempts of Krishna to bring about a peaceful settlement between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. They fail and a bitter war is fought for eighteen days. The Pandavas emerge victorious in the end.

Invisible Cities


Italo Calvino - 1972
    As Marco tells the khan about Armilla, which "has nothing that makes it seem a city, except the water pipes that rise vertically where the houses should be and spread out horizontally where the floors should be," the spider-web city of Octavia, and other marvelous burgs, it may be that he is creating them all out of his imagination, or perhaps he is recreating fine details of his native Venice over and over again, or perhaps he is simply recounting some of the myriad possible forms a city might take.

Watership Down


Richard Adams - 1972
    Led by a stouthearted pair of friends, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society.

The Robert Frost Reader: Poetry and Prose


Robert Frost - 1972
    This reader offers students and scholars a plethora of his speeches, interviews, correspondence, one-act plays, and other materials, as well as lengthy selections from all of Frost's books of verse. Though many have been drawn to his seemingly old-fashioned simplicity, this wide-ranging reader in fact reveals that Frost's work was often dark or ironic in tone—and always subtle and complex.

Trilogy of desire: Three novels (The Financier; The Titan; The Stoic)


Theodore Dreiser - 1972
    

Watership Down: Part One


Richard Adams - 1972
    

Great Children's Stories


Frederick Richardson - 1972
    Some of the favorite tales from childhood found here are The Little Red Hen; The Travels of a Fox; The Straw Ox; The Old Woman and Her Pig; Johnny and the Three Goats; The Lambikin; Little Tuppens; The Wolf and the Fox; The House on the Hill; and more.

A Night At The Opera


George S. Kaufman - 1972
    

Once Upon A Time: The Fairy Tale World of Arthur Rackham


Margery Darrell - 1972
    Rip Van Winkle, Red Riding Hood and A Christmas Carol are among the classics in this collection of tales illustrated by the English artist

Singin' in the Rain


Betty Comden - 1972
    screenplay + photographs from the film.

The Best of Zane Grey, Outdoorsman: Hunting and Fishing Tales


George Reiger - 1972
    Stories by a master storyteller recapture an era of wild adventures, legendary sportsmen, and rugged landscapes in some of the world's most exotic locales.

Collected Plays Volume 5


Bertolt Brecht - 1972
    Lucullus --* Mother Courage and her children

Jonathan


Margaret Lovett - 1972
    In early nineteenth-century England the fate of four orphans changes markedly when a fourteen-year-old stranger comes into their lives and remains to take care of them.

Ellery Queen's Mystery Bag


Ellery QueenFlorence V. Mayberry - 1972
    Powell.The real shape of the coast, by J. Lutz.The gun, by K. Gottlieb.Falling object, by W. Brittain.A specialist in still lifes, by C. Rosenthal.When suns collide, by A. Gilbert.Tictocq, the great French detective, by O. Henry.The beauty in that house, by F. V. Mayberry.The fortune cookie, by J. L. Breen.Experiment in personality, by J. Symons.The physician and the opium fiend, by R. L. Stevens.A single minute of fear, by R. A. Selzer.Nightmare in New York, by J. Sweet.Cal always said, by E. Arthur.After the lights are out, by M. L. Downer.Comedy of discomfiture, by M. Innes.The bitter years, by D. Lyon.Summon the watch! By A. Davidson.The payoff, by S. Ellin.The perfect servant, by H. Nielsen.This one's a beauty, by P. McGerr.Someone at the door, by E. Hunter.Report on a broken bridge, by D. O'Neil.Accessories after the fact, by M. Gilbert.The Leopold locked room, by E. D. Hoch

উত্তরকালের গল্পসংগ্রহ


Manik Bandopadhyay - 1972
    Pain and pangs of the common man come alive in these outstanding creations. A must for those who still crave for good read.

Popinjay Stairs


Geoffrey Trease - 1972
    A highwayman robs him and fellow passengers - but Mr Pepys' documents seem to interest them more than watches and jewellery.

Report from Part One


Gwendolyn Brooks - 1972
    

My Girlhood Among Outlaws


Lily Klasner - 1972
    Born in Texas in 1862, she was only five when her family lost most of their provisions in an Indian raid while trekking to New Mexico; their ranch on the Pecos became a stopover for outlaws; and she assumed leadership of the family at thirteen when her father was murdered. In My Girlhood Among Outlaws, Lily recalls her experiences with Billy the Kid and other desperadoes, and sets the record straight on popular misrepresentations of events. Of particular interest to historians is her preservation of the diary of famous cattleman and family friend John Chisum.

Lady of the Limberlost: The Life & Letters of Gene Stratton-Porter


Jeannette P. Meehan - 1972
    

The Sex-Life Letters


Harold Greenwald - 1972
    In letters to Forum Magazine, anonymous writers share their most private activities and candidly relate the full spectrum of sexual behavior. In their commentary, the Greenwalds, noted sexologists, explain the psychological motivations of these experiences and answer the questions: "Why would anyone want to do that?"

Rupert Piper and Megan, the Valuable Girl


Ethelyn M. Parkinson - 1972
    The people of Wakefield try very hard to prove they are typical Americans so their town will be chosen as a movie location.

Selected works, including Cain, Beppo, Don Juan, letters, and journals (Rinehart editions)


Lord Byron - 1972
    

Classics of Modern Fiction: Ten Short Novels


Irving Howe - 1972
    

Christmas Books of Charles Dickens


Charles Dickens - 1972
    Contains "a Christmas Carol", "The Chimes", and "The Cricket on the Hearth".

The Emporer's New Clothes


Michelle L. Vacca - 1972
    A children's play in two acts.

Aristotle on Memory


Richard Sorabji - 1972
    For this edition, Sorabji has also provided a substantial new introduction taking into account scholarly debates over the intervening thirty years, particularly those over the role of mental images in the imagination. “Sorabji has produced a first-class book on an important topic. All Aristotelians, and anyone with an interest in any aspect of memory, will be in his debt.”—Jonathan Barnes, Isis“Anyone concerned with Aristotle’s psychology, theory of mind, or rhetoric, anyone interested in mnemonic systems, and anyone trying to work out for himself a theory of memory, should read Aristotle’s treatise On Memory, with the comments by Richard Sorabji.”—International Studies in Philosophy “Sorabji’s book is a sample of care, intelligence, and subtlety that the Anglo-Saxon philosophers do not hesitate to invest in such enterprises. . . . The notes seem to leave no detail, no textual difficulty unilluminated.”—Revue de Métaphysique et de Morale

The Raggedy Ann And Andy Book


Jan Sukus - 1972
    

A History of Western Philosophy (Illustrated)


Ralph McInerny - 1972
    We are still learning about the beginnings of philosophy and the scholarly contributions to our knowledge mount almost menacingly, intimidating one who would attempt an over-all simplified presentation. Writing a memo in anticipation of the Libyan battles, Churchill predicted that renown awaited the commander who would restore artillery to its proper place on the battle field: later he seemed as pleased with his phrasing of the claim as of its fulfillment. Perhaps a relieved welcome, if not renown, awaits an introductory history which is not studded with the artillery of footnotes apprising the bewildered neophyte of esoteric studies on the fine points of recent scholarship in the period he is encountering for the first time. Aeterna Press

The Athenian Empire


Russell Meiggs - 1972
    A comprehensive re-examination of all the literary and epigraphic evidence, old and new, relating to the nature of Athenian imperialism in the fifth century BC.

Selected Short Stories


Ernest Hemingway - 1972
    

A Reader's Guide to Ernest Hemingway


Arthur Waldhorn - 1972
    Hemingway scholar Arthur Waldhorn's lively, personal style and his clear-eyed view of Ernest Hemingway makes this book not just an exegesis for the scholar but for general readers as well.