H.G. Wells' classic study in the progress and history of civilization from the origins of life on Earth up to historic developments in...

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...

A modern-day printing of the original text of Antoine Galland's first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. The story o...

A modern-day printing of the original text of Antoine Galland's first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. The story o...

Through a clever mix of stop-motion animation and interviews, The Wanted 18 recreates an astonishing true story:...

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

In this unique self-portrait that includes rare interviews, the filmmaker takes us behind the scenes and onto the sets of all his film...

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

A biography of Abraham Lincoln who grew from his simple childhood in Kentucky to become the second president of the United States.&nbs...

Previously shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, this is a fun, entertaining story about a mysterious stranger who shows up at a famil...

It received rave reviews in both the New York Times and The Guardian. The story goes like this: at a lovely dinner p...

An exploration and critique of the Somali criminal justice system.

Chris Anderson, the head of TED, presents an insider's guide to crafting the perfect talk. Discover the power of the spoken word to ch...

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...

The five-act satirical play by Niccolo Machiavelli was first published in 1524.  Now in Arabic, it tells the story of a beau...