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

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...

This film is not a movie; it's not about a bank robbery. It is a bank robbery. Victoria was shot in one sin...

Translated from the Norwegian and with a movie by the same name that was nominated for an Oscar, this is an eccentric and truly funny ...

An exploration and critique of the Somali criminal justice system.

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

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

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

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

Terry Eagleton, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics, examines the meaning, evolution, and role of culture in civil socie...

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

In this unique self-portrait that includes rare interviews, the filmmaker takes us behind the scenes and onto the sets of all his film...

The New York Times Bestseller by musician and artist George Watsky is available here in German.  This is his debut memoir, writte...

Nietzsche's masterful philosophical narrative about Zarathustra, who after years of meditation comes down from a mountain to offer his...

Previously shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, this is a fun, entertaining story about a mysterious stranger who shows up at a famil...