A Different kind of hero

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

Nietzsche's masterful philosophical narrative about Zarathustra, who after years of meditation comes down from a mountain to offer his ..

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

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

Winner of both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Booker Prize, this is the story of a "Don Juan" lover of women during the ea..

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

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

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

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