Howard Mittelmark

The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories

Nine tales showcase Twain's wit as he skewers greed and hypocrisy—and makes a memorable, tormenting statement on evil.The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County (1865)The facts concerning the recent carnival of crime in Connecticut (1876)The stolen

Read This Next: 500 of the Best Books You'll Ever Read

Read This Next is a guide to over 500 great books, many of which you have not yet read. (On average, 481.) Once you have read even one of these books, you will be amazed you survived without it this long. Multiply that by 481, and you get a lifetime of va

How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide

Many writing books offer sound advice on how to write well. This is not one of those books. On the contrary, this is a collection of terrible, awkward, and laughably unreadable excerpts that will teach you what to avoid—at all costs—if you ever want y