Big Blue Sea

Brief biographies and illustrations of famous painters from Michelangelo to Van Gogh and Rembrandt to Picasso. Features fully vowe..

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

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

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

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 ..

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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..

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..