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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%Sophie Rostopchine, the Countess of Segur, is a French writer of Russian birth. Originally published in the 19th century, Segur'...
-15%This thought-provoking book, now available in Arabic, identifies cooperation as the most important challenge faced by civil socie...
-15%The story of a teacher who becomes at first enchanted, and then ulitmately consumed, by the poetic genius of her five-year-old student...
-20%Provides descriptions of 76 famous operas covering plot, dialogue, historical overview of each, and advice for listening and appreciat...
-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%Strange things are afoot in Bad City. The Iranian ghost town, home to prostitutes, junkies, pimps, and other sordid souls, is a place ...
-20%Brief biographies and illustrations of famous painters from Michelangelo to Van Gogh and Rembrandt to Picasso. Features fully vow...
-15%Terry Eagleton, a renowned literary theorist, critic and prolific writer, in this book explores the rise of religious fundamentalism a...
-15%A funny, offbeat portait of Miami, The Strongest Man follows Beef (Robert Lorie), an anxiety-ridden Cuban constr...
-20%A Somali translation of "Liberty in the Modern State" by Harold Laski. The book takes into account the post-war political landsc...
-10%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%The Arabic translation of Philip Roth's novel about Coleman Silk, the dean of faculty at a small liberal arts college who is accused o...
-17%Terry Eagleton, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics, examines the meaning, evolution, and role of culture in civil socie...
-15%Previously shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, this is a fun, entertaining story about a mysterious stranger who shows up at a famil...
-15%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...
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A selection of classic ancient poems for young readers with phonetics and easy-to-understand explanations to encourage the reading and love of poetry.
Mother mouse takes her nine mouse daughters to the town square to perform a special dance for the crowd. One little mouse, however, is too shy to dance and so she hides behind her pink umbrella. Whatever will Mother say to her?
From an award-winning children's author. A collection of funny, whimsical stories about animals in the Chinese Zodiac.
Also known as "Outlaws of the Marsh," these adventure stories are set in the Song Dynasty and are based on the exploits of the outlaw Song Jian and his band of 108 outlaws who were sent on campaigns to resist foreign invaders.
Unlike the rest of the villagers, Finn the tailor doesn't believe in fairies. But when the King calls for a royal ball to find a wife for the prince, suddenly Finn's tailoring is in high demand -- even from the tiniest, most magical residents!
A colorful collection of popular Tang poems, Mongolian tales, Chinese myths, funny fairy tales, and thought-provoking fables for children. Includes phonetcis for beginning readers of Chinese.
Jeremy Jacobs used to be a pirate and he has treasure buried in his backyard. When his pirate friends come for the treasure, they accidentally wake up his baby sister. Now they have to figure out how to keep her quiet before Jeremy's dad wakes up from his nap.
Grandmother takes little Xiao Wei to the blue forest where they meet characters from popular fairy tales.
A colorful atlas of the history of China covering the different dynasties, battles, economics, culture, and important people from ancient time to the present.
The children board a magic train that takes them on many wonderful adventures.
Kitten explores a farm and meets all the animals that live there.
The story of the fall of the Han Dynasty in 220 AD is an epic tale of loyalty and treachery, brothers and rivals, victory and death.