With more than two million copies in print, The Things They Carried is a classic work of American literature that has been changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene. It is a groundbreaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling. In the Lake of the Woods, an unforgettable story of love and mystery, examines the lasting impact of the twentieth century's legacy of violence and warfare, both at home and abroad. This edition brings together two brilliant works from "the best American writer of his generation" (San Francisco Examiner).