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

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 ..

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

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

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..

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..

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

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

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

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

This thought-provoking book, now available in Arabic, identifies cooperation as the most important challenge faced by civil societ..

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

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

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