Norton Classics

1. The Ugly American

   Eugene Burdick, William J. Lederer

   The multi-million-copy bestseller that coined the phrase for tragic American blunders abroad.More

2. The Norton Anthology of American Literature

   Nina Baym, Wayne Franklin, Philip F. Gura, Et Al.

   Seventh Edition

   Firmly grounded in the core strengths that have made it the best-selling undergraduate survey in the field, The Norton Anthology of American Literature has been revitalized in this Seventh Edition through the collaboration between three new period editors and five seasoned ones.More

3. The Norton Shakespeare: Based on the Oxford Edition

   Stephen Greenblatt, Walter Cohen, Jean E. Howard, Et Al.

   Second Edition

   Upon publication in 1997, The Norton Shakespeare set a new standard for teaching editions of Shakespeare's complete works.More

4. Robert Moses and the Modern City: The Transformation of New York

   Hilary Ballon, Kenneth T. Jackson

   A fresh look at the greatest builder in the history of New York City and one of its most controversial figures.More

5. Strangers on a Train

   Patricia Highsmith

   A major new reissue of the work of a classic noir novelist.More

6. The Marx-Engels Reader

   Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx, Robert C. Tucker

   Second Edition

   This revised and enlarged edition of the leading anthology provides the essential writings of Marx and Engels--those works necessary for an introduction to Marxist thought and ideology.More

7. Civilization and Its Discontents

   Sigmund Freud, Christopher Hitchens, James Strachey, Et Al.

   Freud’s seminal volume of twentieth-century cultural thought grounded in psychoanalytic theory, now with a new introduction by Christopher Hitchens.More

8. Master and Commander

   Patrick O'Brian

   The beginning to the sweeping Aubrey/Maturin series. "The best sea story I have ever read."—Sir Francis ChichesterMore

9. The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations

   Christopher Lasch

   When The Culture of Narcissism was first published, it was clear that Christopher Lasch had identified something important: what was happening to American society in the wake of the decline of the family over the last century.More

10. The History of Love: A Novel

    Nicole Krauss

    ONE OF THE MOST LOVED NOVELS OF THE DECADE
    
    A long-lost book reappears, mysteriously connecting an old man searching for his son and a girl seeking a cure for her widowed mother’s loneliness.
    
    New York Times Bestseller
    Winner of the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing
    Winner of the Borders Original Voices Award
    Finalist for the Orange Prize
    #1 Booksense Pick
    Winner of the Edward Lewis Wallant Award
    Winner of France’s Prix du Meilleur Livre Ėtranger AwardMore

11. The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry

    Jahan Ramazani, Richard Ellmann, Robert O'Clair

    Third Edition

    A new edition of the acclaimed anthology—the most comprehensive collection of twentieth-century poetry in English available.More

12. The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

    National Commission on Terrorist Attacks

    Authorized Edition

    Nearly three thousand people died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In Lower Manhattan, on a field in Pennsylvania, and along the banks of the Potomoc, the United States suffered the single largest loss of life from an enemy attack on its soil.
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13. “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”: Adventures of a Curious Character

    Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton

    A New York Times bestseller—the outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific minds and a legendary American original.More

14. The Norton Anthology of African American Literature

    Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Nellie Y. McKay, William L. Andrews, Et Al.

    Second Edition

    Welcomed on publication as "brilliant, definitive, and a joy to teach from," The Norton Anthology of African American Literature was adopted at more than 1,275 colleges and universities worldwide. Now, the new Second Edition offers these highlights.More

15. The Norton Anthology of World Literature

    Sarah Lawall, Maynard Mack, Jerome W. Clinton, Et Al.

    Second Edition

    Nine years ago, W. W. Norton changed the way world literature is taught by introducing The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, Expanded Edition.More