Ancient Syrian Civilization : History, Archaeology and Art

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

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

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

The delightful debut novel by Brooke Davis is now available in Arabic.  It is the story of a little red-haired girl who has lost h..

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..

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

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 Oval..

When it was first published in 1937 Poland, Witold Gombrowicz's novel was considered to be subversive by the Communist regime and was p..

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

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

American universities have been credited, among other things, with the discovery of the laser, GPS, MRI, radar, and Viagra. Here the&nb..

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

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

A 20th century classic by the great William Kelley Wright.  Known for its presentation of philosophers and their theories in easy ..

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