The Commandments

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

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

Provides descriptions of 76 famous operas covering plot, dialogue, historical overview of each, and advice for listening and appreciati..

Introduces the interior life of George Orwell, the writer who defined twentieth-century political thought. Written as individual books ..

In an apocalyptic near-future world, a mother and her two small children must make their way down a river, blindfolded. One wrong choic..

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

This collection of 85 essays and articles is considered to be among the most important historical collections of all time, and wer..

The Dickens 1859 classic historical novel.

Nietzsche's masterful philosophical narrative about Zarathustra, who after years of meditation comes down from a mountain to offer his ..

A delightful story collection by the beloved, award-winning Chinese children's author, Zheng Chunhua. These stories center around a lit..

Available in Arabic for the first time, this book presents a groundbreaking and accessible overview of human history and its place..

An interesting journey back in time to see how our modern ways of living, and the tools we use, actually originated in primitive cultur..

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..

Award-winning Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, offering a rare window into the Syrian conflict, ..

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