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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%This collection of 85 essays and articles is considered to be among the most important historical collections of all time, and we...
-25%The author presents a timeline and notes on his experiences of the atrocities and horror committed on civilians by warring clan m...
-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%The five-act satirical play by Niccolo Machiavelli was first published in 1524. Now in Arabic, it tells the story of a beau...
-10%Sophie Rostopchine, the Countess of Segur, is a French writer of Russian birth. Originally published in the 19th century, Segur'...
-15%Introduces the interior life of George Orwell, the writer who defined twentieth-century political thought. Written as individual books...
-20%On May 6th, 1945, soldiers of the US Army occupied the Heinrich Himmler family home in Gmund, Germany where they discovered hundreds o...
-20%The iconic writer's engaging memoir offers entertaining stories and provocative insights on sex, marriage, aging, feminism, and mother...
-15%A coming-of-age story within a suspenseful thriller, set against the real events, culture wars and political realities of Germany in t...
-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%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%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%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%A Somali translation of "Liberty in the Modern State" by Harold Laski. The book takes into account the post-war political landsc...
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Shows how Benjamin Franklin, inventor, writer and scientist, created a puzzle called the magic square to keep from being bored while working as a clerk for the Pennsylvania assembly. Includes step-by-step instructions for creating your own magic squares.
A little friendly competition can be fun, but sometimes it goes too far. When some kids have a friendly swimming competition, they soon discover that one of their friends isn't a very strong swimmer and learn a valuable lesson.
Abdullah is a greedy, demanding, and ungrateful boy who only wants new books and toys. His mother is kind, loving and patient. With verses from the Qu'ran she teaches Abdullah to thank God for his blessings like sight, good health, and loving parents. Even birds, animals and insects are grateful to the Creator.
It's 1919 and baseball is in trouble! All across the country, people are throwing down their bats, and giving up America's national pastime. It's up to Babe Ruth to win back fans and save baseball! Can he do it?
Suitable for anyone who wants to get started in the craft, this book offers easy-to-follow directions that can get readers sewing with confidence, making repairs and creating new garments from scratch. It starts at the very beginning, showing how to choose a sewing machine and introducing the most basic techniques and shortcuts.
22 clever projects from parachute cord with step-by-step instructions for making fashionable bracelets and necklaces, belts, lanyards, dog collars, key fobs, and more. Discover the knots you need to know, get practical advice on tools and materials, learn the right way to melt and fuse the cut ends of your cord, and experiment with jewelry...
Billed as the Korean "Charlotte's Web," this is an anthem for freedom and individuality when a spirited hen rebels against the tradition-bound world of the barnyard. No longer content to lay eggs on command only to have them carted off to the market, a hen glimpses her future every morning through the barn doors, where the other animals roam...
The original children's novela about the little princess before the story became The Little Princess. Sara Crewe is a bright 8-year-old who is brought from India by her captain father to attend Miss Minchin's boarding shool. She has everything that a princess could desire until a dramatic change takes place in her life.
A little girl walks angrily through the park dragging an old purse. Every now and then she stops and yells "Is this how it is?" Finally, someone asks her "what is the matter?" "Elvis is dead!" she yells. No, not that Elvis. Elvis, her pet bird. He is in the purse. What follows is a touching story about the comfort of strangers...
A spoiled little boy learns a lesson about gratitude and how to be happy with simple things.
Brief biographies and illustrations of famous painters from Michelangelo to Van Gogh and Rembrandt to Picasso. Features fully vowelled text for easier pronunciation. A great introduction to art history for young readers.
Beautiful illustrations and stories from the life of Jesus Christ and major events in the early Church from the Gospels and the book of Acts. Bilingual in Arabic and English.