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This thought-provoking book, now available in Arabic, identifies cooperation as the most important challenge faced by civil societ..
-15%In an apocalyptic near-future world, a mother and her two small children must make their way down a river, blindfolded. One wrong choic..
-15%American universities have been credited, among other things, with the discovery of the laser, GPS, MRI, radar, and Viagra. Here the&nb..
-20%This collection of 85 essays and articles is considered to be among the most important historical collections of all time, and wer..
-25%In 1901, Dr. Duncan MacDougall conducted an experiment that determined the human soul has mass weighing in at 21 grams. But what a..
-12%Provides descriptions of 76 famous operas covering plot, dialogue, historical overview of each, and advice for listening and appreciati..
-15%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?" F..
-17%An interesting journey back in time to see how our modern ways of living, and the tools we use, actually originated in primitive cultur..
-12%Introduces the interior life of George Orwell, the writer who defined twentieth-century political thought. Written as individual books ..
-20%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..
-10%A 20th century classic by the great William Kelley Wright. Known for its presentation of philosophers and their theories in easy ..
-20%In this unique self-portrait that includes rare interviews, the filmmaker takes us behind the scenes and onto the sets of all his films..
-35%The definitive biography of the 45th President of the United States presents the life of Donald Trump from his boyhood to his time in m..
-20%Award-winning Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, offering a rare window into the Syrian conflict, ..
-20%George W. Bush candidly describes the moments of critical decision-making that molded his personal life and his eight years in the Oval..
-17%The five-act satirical play by Niccolo Machiavelli was first published in 1524. Now in Arabic, it tells the story of a beaut..
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The writer takes you on a journey into the hidden world of women -- their ways of thinking, their language, and what they want to hear from men. An essential guide for men who want to learn what makes a woman tick.
A gripping detective story and devastating tale of love and insanity by the award-winning Colombian author, Laura Restrepo.
The classic novel by Nobel Prize laureate William Faulkner delves into American history at the end of the Civil War. It portrays the decay of Mississippi aristocrats, the wealthy Sartoris family that lies under the shadow if its dead patriarch, Colonel John Sartoris. This novel introduces many characters that appear in Faulkner's later works.
The historic humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome about a two-week boating holiday on the Thames River. Based on the author and two real-life friends, the book is part travel guide, part local history, and lots of humor. The book opens with the three friends spending an evening in Jerome's room, smoking and discussing...
Some of the world's most remarkable people share their most valuable pieces of wisdom. Life lessons from 50 of today's most accomplished, diverse, and influential voices in an engaging collection of profiles including: President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Stephen Fry, Dame Judi Dench, and more.
Mr. Rabbit has beautiful white ears and thanks to them he became famous. One night a thief breaks in and steals Mr. Rabbit's ears while he is sleeping. The only clue left behind is a pair of red glasses. Rabbit goes to the police station and learns that he is not the only victim of theft.
The kids always look forward to grandpa's visit because he tells the best stories.
Mathematical concepts are revealed in this magical house where adventures begin and wishes come true.
Wedad is a young girl who loves life and school and does her best to complete all her lessons, but then she has a problem with math that puts her in all sorts of embarrassing situations until she finally confronts the problem to achieve success.
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.
An entertaining exploration of the ways we have perceived, contained, and saved time over the last 250 years.