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Refiner's Fire by Mark Helprin SOLD

Mark Helprin is best known for his novel Winter's Tale which was adapted into a feature film last 2014. Winter's Tale, which is his second novel, was preceded by Refiner's Fire. If you enjoy an odyssey with a touch of magic realism like Gabriel Marquez's 100 Years of Solitude then this is the book for you. Not to mention Helprin's superb and masterful writing style.

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway SOLD

"Man can be destroyed, but not defeated." This quote taken from this modern classic best summarizes the spirit of this short novel. Considered by many as the most iconic work by Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea secured him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.

Miracles by CS Lewis SOLD

"In this text, Lewis attempts to show that a Christian must not only accept but also rejoice in miracles as a testimony of the personal involvement of God in his creation. He challenges the rationalists, agnostics and deists on their own grounds. [Goodread]" Additionally, Lewis' Miracles is credited by scientists and philosophers as the blueprint for the "Argument from reason.

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (SOLD)

This coming-of-age pirate adventure novel by Stevenson is considered to be the source of what we attach to or stereotype pirates to be, from one-legged, parrot shouldering seamen to treasure maps and X mark spots. A classic that will definitely "arrr!" the Jack Sparrow in you.

The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain SOLD

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a prequel to Mark Twain's "Greatest American Novel", The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Follow the 12-year-old Tom Sawyer as he faces murder, starvation, slavery, etc. the through the eyes of his childlike innocence. The novel has elements of humor, satire, and social criticism; features that later made Mark Twain one of the most important authors of American Literature.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (SOLD)

Have your hearts warmed then melted by one of the most beloved stories in the English language, A Christmas Carol. Witness the transformation of Ebenezer Scrooge from an arrogant and insensitive old miser to a caring and kind old soul with the help of three Christmas ghosts.

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare SOLD

I don't think this books needs anymore introductions. Nonetheless. This complex romantic tragedy written by Shakespeare is more than just about the title characters being the archetypal young lovers.

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell SOLD

Written by the celebrated author of Cloud Atlas(which hit the big screen last 2012, starring Tom Hanks and Halle Berry), The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is the fifth novel of David Mitchell. It is a historical novel set in Japan about a Dutch clerk who falls in love with a Japanese midwife who then is spirited away by a monastery cult.

"Mitchel is best known for Cloud Atlas... [But] The Thousand Autumns is far better." -Stephen King

The Complete Play of Aristophanes by Aristophanes 250php

Enjoy all eleven works of Aristophanes, The Father of Comedy, in this superb translation by Bantam Classics.

The Centaur by John Updike 200php

A U.S. National Book Award for Fiction, The Centaur is probably the most underrated novel amongst the many great stories published by John Updike. It is a modern retelling of the ancient Greek myth of Chiron the centaur, a'la Joyce's Ulysses.

“A courageous and brilliant account of a conflict in gifts between an inarticulate American father and his highly articulate son.” -U.S. National Book Award

Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross 180php

Based on the 13th-century legend, Cross narrates the story of the first and only woman Pope of the Holy Roman Catholic Church. This historical romance has been made into a German musical and a movie on top of that.

Sherlock Holmes: His Most Famous Mysteries by Arthur Conan Doyle SOLD

Here are some of the most famous unabridged stories of Sherlock Holmes. Chosen for this selection not only because they are among Conan Doyle's most thrilling and absorbing stories, but because they also best represent the brilliant methods and amazing character of Sherlock Holmes.