Magellan, Conqueror of the Seas

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An interesting journey back in time to see how our modern ways of living, and the tools we use, actually originated in primitive cultur..

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..

The Arabic translation of Philip Roth's novel about Coleman Silk, the dean of faculty at a small liberal arts college who is accused of..

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..

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