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H.G. Wells' classic study in the progress and history of civilization from the origins of life on Earth up to historic developments in...
-15%Genaro Reyes is a student who falls in with the wrong crowd. He goes on a drinking binge with his "friends" and ends up in a com...
-15%Provides descriptions of 76 famous operas covering plot, dialogue, historical overview of each, and advice for listening and appreciat...
-15%When it was first published in 1937 Poland, Witold Gombrowicz's novel was considered to be subversive by the Communist regime and was ...
-17%Introduces the interior life of George Orwell, the writer who defined twentieth-century political thought. Written as individual books...
-20%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...
-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%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%Available in Arabic for the first time, this book presents a groundbreaking and accessible overview of human history and its plac...
-17%Nietzsche's masterful philosophical narrative about Zarathustra, who after years of meditation comes down from a mountain to offer his...
-15%On May 6th, 1945, soldiers of the US Army occupied the Heinrich Himmler family home in Gmund, Germany where they discovered hundreds o...
-20%Terry Eagleton, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics, examines the meaning, evolution, and role of culture in civil socie...
-15%A funny, offbeat portait of Miami, The Strongest Man follows Beef (Robert Lorie), an anxiety-ridden Cuban constr...
-20%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%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 collection of carefully selected folk tales that were originally passed orally from parent to child. The characters in the stories exemplify bravery,unity, kindness, and other good qualities.
A brother and sister are sad to leave their home and so they fill small boxes with treasures -- tiny reminders of the home they love so happiness stays close.
A girl is so shy when the teacher calls on her class, her hands are shaking and her voice won't work. She runs home in tears where her mother helps her learn the confidence to speak boldly in class.
An ancient love story full of humanity that encourages children to keep striving for the goal and work hard to overcome obstacles.
A children's encyclopedia of major events, characters, achievements, and culture from 5,000 years of Chinese history. Includes hundreds of color illustrations of historical and cultural relics, maps, celebrity portraits, and more.
A historical novel of courage and friendship about two teenage boys who are part of the 6,000 mile trek known as the Long March.
Animals on a farm find a treasure chest full of gold coins. They distribute the money equally, but each animal has a different plan for how to spend his share. Some ideas are better than others!
Winner of the 2018 Caldecott Medal, this is the story of a girl and a wolf that get lost in a snowstorm. A wonderful book of friendship and trust.
In the vein of "The Twelve Days of Christmas," this fun and colorful book will help ease the anxieties of kids getting ready to enter kindergarten for the first time.
Grandma uses her special cloth to sew animals that come to life so her granddaughter has many adventures.
King Lion, whose kingdom is very hungry with nothing to eat because there has been no rain, and the greedy Fat King, whose kingdom has plenty to eat, go to war. Will they ever be able to make peas, er, peace?
From an award-winning children's author, a collection of funny stories featuring animals from the Chinese Zodiac.