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Ray Bradbury is America's foremost writer of science fiction and fantasy. Among his most popular adult books are Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, and Death is a Lonely Business. In addition, he has written several books for children, including Switch on the Night. In recognition of his stature in the world of literature and the impact he has had on so many for so many years, Bradbury was awarded the National Book Foundation's 2000 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and the National Medal of Arts in 2004.
He lives in Los Angeles.
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Fahrenheit 451
Format: Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: August 12, 1987
Price: $6.99
Internationally acclaimed with more than 5 million copies in print, Fahrenheit 451 is Ray Bradbury's classic novel of censorship and defiance, as resonant today as it was when it was first published nearly 50 years ago.
Guy Montag was a fireman whose job it was to start fires...
The system was simple... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: August 12, 1987
Price: $6.99
Internationally acclaimed with more than 5 million copies in print, Fahrenheit 451 is Ray Bradbury's classic novel of censorship and defiance, as resonant today as it was when it was first published nearly 50 years ago.
Guy Montag was a fireman whose job it was to start fires...
The system was simple... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Fahrenheit 451
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: August 27, 1996
Price: $13.95
Internationally acclaimed with more than 5 million copies in print, Fahrenheit 451 is Ray Bradbury's classic novel of censorship and defiance, as resonant today as it was when it was first published nearly 50 years ago.
Guy Montag was a fireman whose job it was to start fires...
The system was simple... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: August 27, 1996
Price: $13.95
Internationally acclaimed with more than 5 million copies in print, Fahrenheit 451 is Ray Bradbury's classic novel of censorship and defiance, as resonant today as it was when it was first published nearly 50 years ago.
Guy Montag was a fireman whose job it was to start fires...
The system was simple... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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The Martian Chronicles
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: June 1, 1984
Price: $7.99
Leaving behind a world on the brink of destruction, man came to the Red planet and found the Martians waiting, dreamlike. Seeking the promise of a new beginning, man brought with him his oldest fears and his deepest desires. Man conquered Mars—and in that instant, Mars conquered him. The strange new... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: June 1, 1984
Price: $7.99
Leaving behind a world on the brink of destruction, man came to the Red planet and found the Martians waiting, dreamlike. Seeking the promise of a new beginning, man brought with him his oldest fears and his deepest desires. Man conquered Mars—and in that instant, Mars conquered him. The strange new... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download.
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The Illustrated Man
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: November 1, 1983
Price: $7.99
The tattooed man moves, and in the arcane designs scrawled upon his skin swirled tales beyond imagining: tales of love and laughter darkness and death, of mankind’s glowing, golden past and its dim, haunted future. Here are eighteen incomparable stories that blend magic and truth in a kaleidoscope tapestry of wonder–woven... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: November 1, 1983
Price: $7.99
The tattooed man moves, and in the arcane designs scrawled upon his skin swirled tales beyond imagining: tales of love and laughter darkness and death, of mankind’s glowing, golden past and its dim, haunted future. Here are eighteen incomparable stories that blend magic and truth in a kaleidoscope tapestry of wonder–woven... Read more >
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Dandelion Wine
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1985
Price: $7.99
The summer of '28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a summer of sorrows and marvels and gold-fuzzed bees. A magical, timeless summer in the life... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1985
Price: $7.99
The summer of '28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a summer of sorrows and marvels and gold-fuzzed bees. A magical, timeless summer in the life... Read more >
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Zen in the Art of Writing
Format: Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1992
Price: $7.99
"Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a land mine. The land mine is me. After the explosion, I spend the rest of the day putting the pieces back together. Now, it's your turn. Jump!" Zest. Gusto. Curiosity. These are the qualities every writer must have, as well as a spirit of adventure. In... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1992
Price: $7.99
"Every morning I jump out of bed and step on a land mine. The land mine is me. After the explosion, I spend the rest of the day putting the pieces back together. Now, it's your turn. Jump!" Zest. Gusto. Curiosity. These are the qualities every writer must have, as well as a spirit of adventure. In... Read more >
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The October Country
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: April 12, 1985
Price: $6.99
Haunting, harrowing, and downright horrifying, this classic collection from the modern master of the fantastic features:
THE SMALL ASSASSIN: a fine, healthy baby boy was the new mother's dream come true -- or her nightmare . . .
THE EMISSARY: the faithful dog was the sick boy's only connectioin with the world... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: April 12, 1985
Price: $6.99
Haunting, harrowing, and downright horrifying, this classic collection from the modern master of the fantastic features:
THE SMALL ASSASSIN: a fine, healthy baby boy was the new mother's dream come true -- or her nightmare . . .
THE EMISSARY: the faithful dog was the sick boy's only connectioin with the world... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Halloween Tree
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: September 7, 1999
Price: $5.50
"A fast-moving, eerie...tale set on Halloween night. Eight costumed boys running to meet their friend Pipkin at the haunted house outside town encounter instead the huge and cadaverous Mr. Moundshroud. As Pipkin scrambles to join them, he is swept away by a dark Something, and Moundshroud leads the boys on the... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: September 7, 1999
Price: $5.50
"A fast-moving, eerie...tale set on Halloween night. Eight costumed boys running to meet their friend Pipkin at the haunted house outside town encounter instead the huge and cadaverous Mr. Moundshroud. As Pipkin scrambles to join them, he is swept away by a dark Something, and Moundshroud leads the boys on the... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Bradbury Classic Stories 1
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: April 1, 1990
Price: $7.99
A spaceship captain determined to gather a cupful of the sun. . .a nubile young witch who yearns to taste human love. . .an expedition that hunts dinosaurs across the fragile and dangerous chasm of time. . . These strange and wonderful tales of beauty and terror will transport you from... Read more >
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: April 1, 1990
Price: $7.99
A spaceship captain determined to gather a cupful of the sun. . .a nubile young witch who yearns to taste human love. . .an expedition that hunts dinosaurs across the fragile and dangerous chasm of time. . . These strange and wonderful tales of beauty and terror will transport you from... Read more >
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: December 9, 2003
Price: $13.00
L. Frank Baum’s timeless classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was the first uniquely American fairy tale. A combination of enchanting fantasy and piercing social commentary, this remarkable story has entertained and beguiled readers of all ages since it was first published in 1900. Ray Bradbury writes in his Introduction, “Both... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: December 9, 2003
Price: $13.00
L. Frank Baum’s timeless classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was the first uniquely American fairy tale. A combination of enchanting fantasy and piercing social commentary, this remarkable story has entertained and beguiled readers of all ages since it was first published in 1900. Ray Bradbury writes in his Introduction, “Both... Read more >
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The Vintage Bradbury
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: July 14, 1990
Price: $14.95
Once upon a time people described Ray Bradbury as a particularly gifted writer of science fiction. Today he seems more like a magical realist, a small-town American cousin to Borges and Garcia Marquez. A writer whose vision of the world is so intense that the objects in it sometimes levitate or... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: July 14, 1990
Price: $14.95
Once upon a time people described Ray Bradbury as a particularly gifted writer of science fiction. Today he seems more like a magical realist, a small-town American cousin to Borges and Garcia Marquez. A writer whose vision of the world is so intense that the objects in it sometimes levitate or... Read more >
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The October Country
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: September 24, 1996
Price: $13.95
THE OCTOBER COUNTRY is Ray Bradbury's own netherworld of the soul, inhabited by the horrors and demons that lurk within all of us. This classic collection of short stories includes:
THE EMISSARY: The faithful dog was the sick boy's only connection with the world outside--and beyond. . .
THE SMALL ASSASSIN: A... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: September 24, 1996
Price: $13.95
THE OCTOBER COUNTRY is Ray Bradbury's own netherworld of the soul, inhabited by the horrors and demons that lurk within all of us. This classic collection of short stories includes:
THE EMISSARY: The faithful dog was the sick boy's only connection with the world outside--and beyond. . .
THE SMALL ASSASSIN: A... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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The Halloween Tree
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2007
Price: $15.99
ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT, eight trick-or-treaters gather at the haunted house by the edge of town, ready for adventure. But when Something whisks their friend Pip away, only one man, the sinister Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud, can help the boys find him. "If you want to know what Halloween is, or if you... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: August 28, 2007
Price: $15.99
ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT, eight trick-or-treaters gather at the haunted house by the edge of town, ready for adventure. But when Something whisks their friend Pip away, only one man, the sinister Carapace Clavicle Moundshroud, can help the boys find him. "If you want to know what Halloween is, or if you... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Switch on the Night
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2004
Price: $6.99
A LONELY LITTLE boy who is scared of the dark sits in his room alone, with only light for company, until a little girl named Dark appears and shows him that light switches don’t just switch off the light—they switch on the night. And to switch on the night is to... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2004
Price: $6.99
A LONELY LITTLE boy who is scared of the dark sits in his room alone, with only light for company, until a little girl named Dark appears and shows him that light switches don’t just switch off the light—they switch on the night. And to switch on the night is to... Read more >
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A Princess of Mars
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2003
Price: $8.95
Virginia gentleman John Carter, unexpectedly transported to the perilous red planet, Mars, finds himself captured by the loveless Green Men of Thark. As Carter struggles to win his freedom—and the affections of fellow captive Dejah Thoris, princess of the rival clan of Helium—the fate of the entire planet hangs in the... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2003
Price: $8.95
Virginia gentleman John Carter, unexpectedly transported to the perilous red planet, Mars, finds himself captured by the loveless Green Men of Thark. As Carter struggles to win his freedom—and the affections of fellow captive Dejah Thoris, princess of the rival clan of Helium—the fate of the entire planet hangs in the... Read more >
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The Stories of Ray Bradbury
Format: Hardcover, 1112 pages
On Sale: April 6, 2010
Price: $32.00
One hundred of Ray Bradbury’s remarkable stories which have, together with his classic novels, earned him an immense international audience and his place among the most imaginative and enduring writers of our time.
Here are the Martian stories, tales that vividly animate the red planet, with its brittle cities and double-mooned sky... Read more >
Format: Hardcover, 1112 pages
On Sale: April 6, 2010
Price: $32.00
One hundred of Ray Bradbury’s remarkable stories which have, together with his classic novels, earned him an immense international audience and his place among the most imaginative and enduring writers of our time.
Here are the Martian stories, tales that vividly animate the red planet, with its brittle cities and double-mooned sky... Read more >
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A Passion for Books
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $16.95
"When I have a little money, I buy books. And if any is left, I buy food and clothing."
--Desiderius Erasmus
Those who share Erasmus's love of those curious bundles of paper bound together between hard or soft covers know exactly how he felt. These are the people who can spend hours browsing... Read more >
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $16.95
"When I have a little money, I buy books. And if any is left, I buy food and clothing."
--Desiderius Erasmus
Those who share Erasmus's love of those curious bundles of paper bound together between hard or soft covers know exactly how he felt. These are the people who can spend hours browsing... Read more >
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A Princess of Mars
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $6.50
Virginia gentleman John Carter, unexpectedly transported to the perilous red planet, Mars, finds himself captured by the loveless Green Men of Thark. As Carter struggles to win his freedom—and the affections of fellow captive Dejah Thoris, princess of the rival clan of Helium—the fate of the entire planet hangs in the... Read more >
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $6.50
Virginia gentleman John Carter, unexpectedly transported to the perilous red planet, Mars, finds himself captured by the loveless Green Men of Thark. As Carter struggles to win his freedom—and the affections of fellow captive Dejah Thoris, princess of the rival clan of Helium—the fate of the entire planet hangs in the... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback and a
trade paperback.
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Fahrenheit 451 (Spanish Edition)
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: January 5, 2010
Price: $13.00
La historia de un sombrío y aterrador futuro
Guy Montag pertenece a una extraña brigada de bomberos. Su misión, paradójicamente, no es la de sofocar incendios sino la de provocarlos para quemar libros. Ha sido bombero durante más de 10 años, y siempre le gustó su trabajó. Nunca cuestionó nada —ni... Read more >
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: January 5, 2010
Price: $13.00
La historia de un sombrío y aterrador futuro
Guy Montag pertenece a una extraña brigada de bomberos. Su misión, paradójicamente, no es la de sofocar incendios sino la de provocarlos para quemar libros. Ha sido bombero durante más de 10 años, y siempre le gustó su trabajó. Nunca cuestionó nada —ni... Read more >
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Fantastic Tales of Ray Bradbury
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: August 13, 2002
Price: $13.29
Read more >
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: August 13, 2002
Price: $13.29
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The Martian Chronicles
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 21, 2002
Price: $14.96
Leaving behind a world on the brink of destruction, man came to the Red planet and found the Martians waiting, dreamlike. Seeking the promise of a new beginning, man brought with him his oldest fears and his deepest desires. Man conquered Mars—and in that instant, Mars conquered him. The strange new... Read more >
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 21, 2002
Price: $14.96
Leaving behind a world on the brink of destruction, man came to the Red planet and found the Martians waiting, dreamlike. Seeking the promise of a new beginning, man brought with him his oldest fears and his deepest desires. Man conquered Mars—and in that instant, Mars conquered him. The strange new... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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