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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 ...
-17%An interesting journey back in time to see how our modern ways of living, and the tools we use, actually originated in primitive cultu...
-12%In 1901, Dr. Duncan MacDougall conducted an experiment that determined the human soul has mass weighing in at 21 grams. But what ...
-12%On May 6th, 1945, soldiers of the US Army occupied the Heinrich Himmler family home in Gmund, Germany where they discovered hundreds o...
-20%By the author of the bestselling novel, A Dog's Purpose, which is now a major motion picture, this illustrated novel for young readers...
-15%Nietzsche's masterful philosophical narrative about Zarathustra, who after years of meditation comes down from a mountain to offer his...
-15%A collection of heartfelt thoughts and bits of wisdom from the Dalai Lama on a variety of subjects and suitable for everyone regardles...
-20%Eritrea is under Ethopian occupation and there's to be a revolution. The enslaved and followers who dream of freedom will rise up unde...
-12%A modern-day printing of the original text of Antoine Galland's first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. The story o...
-15%A modern-day printing of the original text of Antoine Galland's first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. The tales&n...
-15%Provides descriptions of 76 famous operas covering plot, dialogue, historical overview of each, and advice for listening and appreciat...
-15%The author presents a timeline and notes on his experiences of the atrocities and horror committed on civilians by warring clan m...
-15%The five-act satirical play by Niccolo Machiavelli was first published in 1524. Now in Arabic, it tells the story of a beau...
-10%In this unique self-portrait that includes rare interviews, the filmmaker takes us behind the scenes and onto the sets of all his film...
-35%Sophie Rostopchine, the Countess of Segur, is a French writer of Russian birth. Originally published in the 19th century, Segur'...
-15%American universities have been credited, among other things, with the discovery of the laser, GPS, MRI, radar, and Viagra. Here the&n...
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A provocative first novel and New York Times Bestseller about Kitty Miller, a single woman and bookshop owner in 1960s Denver. When Kitty begins having longer and and longer dreams about Katharayn Andersson and her wonderful life with the man of her dreams and beautiful family, Kitty must decide which reality she wants to reside in.
A history of ancient Syria with maps and color illustrations of archaeological ruins.
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 WWII Paris who runs away from the Catholic boarding school that had been her hiding place.
Provides a detailed look at minority groups in Iraq, which are divided by ethnicity, religion, identity, doctrine, and even language. Explains the basis of regional conflicts, human rights protections, if any, provided by the Iraqi Constitution, and what this all means for the country today. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Provides descriptions of 76 famous operas covering plot, dialogue, historical overview of each, and advice for listening and appreciation.
Thornton Burgess was an American conservationist and children's author. He shared his great love of nature and animals through the more than 170 books he wrote in his lifetime. In this story, the reckless Reddy Fox decides to steal a hen in broad daylight from Farmer Brown. The farmer's son gives chase with a loaded gun. Will Reddy...
Mark Twain's classic novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. Tom Sawyer and his buddy Huckleberry Finn have many wonderful adventures together. This Arabic translation features fully vowelled text for easy Arabic pronunciation for young readers.
Thornton Burgess was an American conservationist and children's author. He shared his great love of nature and animals through the more than 170 books he wrote in his lifetime. In this story, winter has arrived and Granny Fox and Reddy are having trouble finding food. Reddy is known for his reckless ideas, but Granny's ageless...
Explores the life cycle of "stuff": materials are harvested, the stuff is made and distributed, it's consumed and then it gets trashed or recycled. Using the typical contents of a child's school backpack (defined as water, food, clothing, paper, plastic, metals, electronics), this book explores those stages in detail, including lots of ways...
A young girl loves to spin, and twirl, and turn -- just like her favorite top. It is the last straw, however, when she twirls right into her mom causing the cake to fall. Luckily, it's grandma to the rescue who teaches her to spin with control like a merry-go-round, the earth on its axis, and Sufis.
A delightful story collection by the beloved, award-winning Chinese children's author, Zheng Chunhua. These stories center around a little girl and her adventures with her fun-loving family. The text is fully vowelled for easier Arabic pronunciation by young readers.
An interesting journey back in time to see how our modern ways of living, and the tools we use, actually originated in primitive cultures from around the world. Expertly researched by Julius Lips, a well-known anthropologist, this book reveals the foundations of tools, habits, traditions, fire, food, the use of cosmetics and jewelry,...