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...

Introduces the interior life of George Orwell, the writer who defined twentieth-century political thought. Written as individual books...

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

Two friends, Serafin and Plum, and a hamster named Hercules, find themselves in a strange town where they are not welcome because they...

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

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

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

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 ...

The final book written by the great philosopher at the end of his life is a mix of autobiographical anecdotes, descriptions of sights ...

The iconic writer's engaging memoir offers entertaining stories and provocative insights on sex, marriage, aging, feminism, and mother...

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

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

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

American universities have been credited, among other things, with the discovery of the laser, GPS, MRI, radar, and Viagra. Here the&n...

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