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

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

Chris Anderson, the head of TED, presents an insider's guide to crafting the perfect talk. Discover the power of the spoken word to ch...

On May 6th, 1945, soldiers of the US Army occupied the Heinrich Himmler family home in Gmund, Germany where they discovered hundreds o...

A biography of Abraham Lincoln who grew from his simple childhood in Kentucky to become the second president of the United States.&nbs...

An interesting journey back in time to see how our modern ways of living, and the tools we use, actually originated in primitive cultu...

A coming-of-age story within a suspenseful thriller, set against the real events, culture wars and political realities of Germany in t...

A funny, offbeat portait of Miami, The Strongest Man follows Beef (Robert Lorie), an anxiety-ridden Cuban constr...

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

A modern-day printing of the original text of Antoine Galland's first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. The tales&n...

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

Through a clever mix of stop-motion animation and interviews, The Wanted 18 recreates an astonishing true story:...

A delightful story collection by the beloved, award-winning Chinese children's author, Zheng Chunhua. These stories center around a li...

Winner of both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Booker Prize, this is the story of a "Don Juan" lover of women during the e...

A modern-day printing of the original text of Antoine Galland's first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. The story o...