The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches

Matsuo Basho

In later life Basho turned to Zen Buddhism, and the travel sketched in this volume relfect his attempts to cast off earthly attachments and reach out to spiritual fulfillment. The sketches are written in the "haibun" style--a linking of verse and prose. The title piece, in particular, reveals Basho stri...

The Hunters (#3 Brotherband)

John Flanagan

"It's time for a showdown. Pirates vs Skandians. Bring it on, Herons! With Zavac and his ship, the Raven,well ahead of the Heron, Hal has a huge task ahead of him in finding the pirate and retrieving the precious artefact Zavac stole from the Skandians. The Heron brotherband must undertake a long and da...