Books published by publisher Benn Books/Doubleday

The Canterbury Tales is one of the masterpieces of world literature. Because it was written in Middle English, it has been available to most modern readers only in transition or in editions that have been incompletely annotated or are awkward to use. For the Anchor edition Professor Daniel Cook has devised a new method of presenting the Tales in their original language, with full annotations on pages facing the text. The result is an edition which may be read by the non-specialist with understanding, pleasure and ease.

Nita Conroy has relocated to the most boring town on the planet. That is, until would-be boyfriend Brad Keeley spills the beans about a secret group of girls known as The Dare Club. During her subterranean initiation below the high school, Nita overhears a plan by contractors and school officials to embezzle millions of dollars in grant money. When she is betrayed, The Dare Club's pranks become deadly serious. With the clock ticking, Nita will need the help of her new friends to expose the chilling plot--and hopefully survive long enough to snag a date to the Homecoming Dance. THE DARE CLUB is a group of high school girls drawn together by a love of adventure and an aversion to boredom. The members challenge each other with creative pranks to liven their tedious, small-town. It's all in good fun...until their antics land them in dangerous predicaments. When the chips are down, the girls have only their talents and wits to rely upon, as they struggle to uphold a basic club rule: Don't get caught!