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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..

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

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

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

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..

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..

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

A delightful story collection by the beloved, award-winning Chinese children's author, Zheng Chunhua. These stories center around a lit..

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

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

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

By the winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature, this is the haunting novella, based on the true story of a Jewish teenager in WWII..

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

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..