Adventures in the Library

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

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

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..

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

The final book written by the great philosopher at the end of his life is a mix of autobiographical anecdotes, descriptions of sights f..

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

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

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

In 1901, Dr. Duncan MacDougall conducted an experiment that determined the human soul has mass weighing in at 21 grams. But what a..

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

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 n..

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..

Terry Eagleton, a renowned literary theorist, critic and prolific writer, in this book explores the rise of religious fundamentalism an..

The iconic writer's engaging memoir offers entertaining stories and provocative insights on sex, marriage, aging, feminism, and motherh..