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Award-winning Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, offering a rare window into the Syrian conflict,...
-20%Brief biographies and illustrations of famous painters from Michelangelo to Van Gogh and Rembrandt to Picasso. Features fully vow...
-15%In an apocalyptic near-future world, a mother and her two small children must make their way down a river, blindfolded. One wrong choi...
-15%Provides descriptions of 76 famous operas covering plot, dialogue, historical overview of each, and advice for listening and appreciat...
-15%The author presents a timeline and notes on his experiences of the atrocities and horror committed on civilians by warring clan m...
-15%George W. Bush candidly describes the moments of critical decision-making that molded his personal life and his eight years in the Ova...
-17%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%Terry Eagleton, a renowned literary theorist, critic and prolific writer, in this book explores the rise of religious fundamentalism a...
-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?" ...
-17%Two friends, Serafin and Plum, and a hamster named Hercules, find themselves in a strange town where they are not welcome because they...
-15%The final book written by the great philosopher at the end of his life is a mix of autobiographical anecdotes, descriptions of sights ...
-15%Masterfully explores the significance of water in Chile's vast history and culture, examining the indigenous tribes of the Western Pat...
-20%Samy is very shy and doesn't like to talk to other people because it's scary and he doesn't know what to say. Now his little dog is lo...
-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%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%This film is not a movie; it's not about a bank robbery. It is a bank robbery. Victoria was shot in one sin...
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The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. Written by Edward Bernays, a seminal and controversial figure in the...
Pieces together the unknown history of the Amazigh.
Delves into astonishing facts and unique stories of key figures in the Victorian and Andalusian periods.
A collection of once confidential briefing papers that Bell helped to produce for British army officers new to the Mesopotamian theater, published in Basra by a military printer.
Drawing on works of literature, philosophy, art, and science from the writings of Plato and Darwin to the paintings of Picasso to modern medical journals, this book unearths the multiple meanings and uses of tears.
This book contains true stories that actually happened to real but abnormal people—serial killers, the most brutal in the history of crime in the United States. Under the influence of psychological disorders, they committed numerous crimes that defy reason, logic, and humanity.
The Hundred Years' War was a long conflict between France and England, lasting 116 years, over who would ascend the French throne. English kings claimed their right to the French throne. In this book, we will shed light on this important period of European history and this war, which is considered one of the longest wars between nations in...
A comprehensive encyclopedia of the genealogy of Iraqi and Kurdish tribes.
The writings presented in this volume shed tremendous light, both on the character of T. E. Lawrence and the current situation in the Middle East. Despite being written several decades ago, the thoughts of Lawrence of Arabia remain remarkably pertinent. This collection includes Lawrence's wartime reports from the desert, along with later...
Religious thinkers, political leaders, lawmakers, writers, and philosophers have shaped the 1,400-year-long development of the world's second-largest religion. But who were these people? The author traces the rise and fall of Islamic states through the biographies of political and military leaders who worked to secure peace or expand their...
Twelve essays written between 1928 and 1945 that demonstrate key points in the development of Eisenstein's film theory and in particular his analysis of the sound-film medium. Sergei Eisenstein was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, film editor, and film theorist. He was a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage.
Biographies of key players, strategies, famous matches, and more for the beautiful game.