This collection of 85 essays and articles is considered to be among the most important historical collections of all time, and we...

Strange things are afoot in Bad City. The Iranian ghost town, home to prostitutes, junkies, pimps, and other sordid souls, is a place ...

It received rave reviews in both the New York Times and The Guardian. The story goes like this: at a lovely dinner p...

Provides descriptions of 76 famous operas covering plot, dialogue, historical overview of each, and advice for listening and appreciat...

The Arabic translation of Philip Roth's novel about Coleman Silk, the dean of faculty at a small liberal arts college who is accused o...

An exploration and critique of the Somali criminal justice system.

The iconic writer's engaging memoir offers entertaining stories and provocative insights on sex, marriage, aging, feminism, and mother...

This thought-provoking book, now available in Arabic, identifies cooperation as the most important challenge faced by civil socie...

When it was first published in 1937 Poland, Witold Gombrowicz's novel was considered to be subversive by the Communist regime and was ...

The story of a teacher who becomes at first enchanted, and then ulitmately consumed, by the poetic genius of her five-year-old student...

Sophie Rostopchine, the Countess of Segur, is a French writer of Russian birth.  Originally published in the 19th century, Segur'...

A Somali translation of "Liberty in the Modern State" by Harold Laski.  The book takes into account the post-war political landsc...

Terry Eagleton, a renowned literary theorist, critic and prolific writer, in this book explores the rise of religious fundamentalism a...

Two friends, Serafin and Plum, and a hamster named Hercules, find themselves in a strange town where they are not welcome because they...

A 20th century classic by the great William Kelley Wright.  Known for its presentation of philosophers and their theories in easy...