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

Masterfully explores the significance of water in Chile's vast history and culture, examining the indigenous tribes of the Western Pat...

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

Brief biographies and illustrations of famous painters from Michelangelo to Van Gogh and Rembrandt to Picasso. Features fully vow...

In an apocalyptic near-future world, a mother and her two small children must make their way down a river, blindfolded. One wrong choi...

When cholera breaks out in the village, Sandra and Pato learn about treatment and prevention.

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

Internationally acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been officially banned from filmmaking since 2010.  In a courageous a...

By the winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature, this is the haunting novella, based on the true story of a Jewish teenager in WWI...

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

The definitive biography of the 45th President of the United States presents the life of Donald Trump from his boyhood to his time in ...

Available in Arabic for the first time, this book presents a groundbreaking and accessible overview of human history and its plac...

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

Award-winning Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, offering a rare window into the Syrian conflict,...

The author presents a timeline and notes on his experiences of the atrocities and horror committed on civilians by warring clan m...