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A new translation of Homer's work of "one-eyed man-eating giants; irresistibly seductive sirens; shipwrecks and narrow escapes; princesses and monsters; ghosts sipping blood at the Underworld's portal, desperate for a chance to speak to the living; and the final destruction of all of Odysseus's enemies in the banquet hall"--Dust jacket flap.

In his most personal novel to date, internationally best-selling author Paulo Coelho returns with a remarkable journey of self-discovery. Like the main character in his much-beloved The Alchemist, Paulo is facing a grave crisis of faith. As he seeks a path of spiritual renewal and growth, he decides to begin again: to travel, to experiment, to reconnect with people and the landscapes around him. Setting off to Africa, and then to Europe and Asia via...

What begins as a literary burlesque of British chivalry and culture grows into a disturbing satire of late 19th century technology and social thought.

"Inspirado en la experiencia de su propia vida, Paulo Coelho nos lleva al pasado para revivir los sueños de una generación que anhelaba la paz y que se atrevió a desafiar el orden social establecido. Hippie cuenta la historia de Paulo, un brasileño flaco y joven, con barba de chivo y cabello largo, que sueña con convertirse en escritor. Así emprende su viaje en busca de libertad y de un significado más profundo para su vida que le lleva desde...

When Toot, a pig who loves to travel, takes a walk that turns into a trip to France and Nepal, his friend Puddle sets out to find him.

First published in 1897, "Captains Courageous" follows the adventures of Harvey Cheyne, a spoiled, rich young man who is accidentally washed overboard from a luxury ocean liner and is rescued by the Portuguese captain of a fishing boat and his hard scrabble crew. Kipling, drawing on his own experiences living in Vermont, fills this classic coming of age story with period details of late nineteenth-century American fishing, whaling, and railroad travel....

When a woman with whom he has shared a harmless flirtation shows up at his hotel door with a gun, travel writer and food expert Will Rhodes discovers the real reason his job occasionally requires him to assume different names and deliver mysterious parcels. Travel writer Will Rhodes is on assignment for Travelers magazine in the wine region of Argentina when a beautiful woman makes him an offer he can't refuse. Soon Will's bad choices and dark secrets...

Ariel, Merida, Sleeping Beauty, and all the Disney princesses embark on royal journeys in this Step 2 reader. Girls ages 4 to 6 will love reading about the princesses' travels on vacations and trips of their own.

When dinosaurs seek adventure by taking a train ride, they find the trip has some unexpected surprises along the way.

At heart, this is a love story -- of a long and sometimes difficult courtship, and a passion that verges on obsession: that of a writer for another language. For Jhumpa Lahiri, that love was for Italian, which first captivated and capsized her during a trip to Florence after college. Although Lahiri studied Italian for many years afterward, true mastery always eluded her. Seeking full immersion, she decides to move to Rome with her family, for "a...