Barry Moser

A humorous retelling of the fatal episodes in the lives of two foolish pigs and how the third pig manages to avoid the same fate.

Highlights sixteen episodes in the development of aviation ranging from balloons to the space shuttle. Also includes a time line and historical notes.

Inspired by a traditional English ballad, this tragedy set in the deep South of the U.S. features two sweethearts whose love is interrupted by a hunting accident.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author takes a classic fairy tale and turns it into a novel set along the eighteenth-century frontier of the Natchez Trace. In the clammy forests of Louisiana, somewhere between New Orleans and the muddy Mississippi River, the berry-stained bandit of the woods, Jamie Lockhart, saves the life of a gullible planter. In reward, Jamie is given shelter-only to kidnap the planter's lovely young daughter, Rosamund. It's an impulsive...

From its first magnificent sentence, "In our family, there was no clear line between religion and fly fishing", to the last, "I am haunted by waters", A River Runs Through It is an American classic. Based on Norman Maclean's childhood experiences, A River Runs Through It has established itself as one of the most moving stories of our time; it captivates readers with vivid descriptions of life along Montana's Big Blackfoot River and its near magical...

Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.

The popular narrative poem about a celebrated baseball player who strikes out at the crucial moment of a game.