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

George W. Bush candidly describes the moments of critical decision-making that molded his personal life and his eight years in the Ova...

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

Sophie Rostopchine, the Countess of Segur, is a French writer of Russian birth.  Originally published in the 19th century, Segur'...

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

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

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 funny, offbeat portait of Miami, The Strongest Man follows Beef (Robert Lorie), an anxiety-ridden Cuban constr...

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

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 ...

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...

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

A collection of heartfelt thoughts and bits of wisdom from the Dalai Lama on a variety of subjects and suitable for everyone regardles...

Strange things are afoot in Bad City. The Iranian ghost town, home to prostitutes, junkies, pimps, and other sordid souls, is a place ...

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...