Out of the darkness: from turmoil to transformation

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..

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

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

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

The definitive biography of the 45th President of the United States presents the life of Donald Trump from his boyhood to his time in m..

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

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

The Dickens 1859 classic historical novel.

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

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

Samy is very shy and doesn't like to talk to other people because it's scary and he doesn't know what to say. Now his little dog is los..

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

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..

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