History in the kitchen cupboard

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

George W. Bush candidly describes the moments of critical decision-making that molded his personal life and his eight years in the Oval..

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..

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

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

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

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..

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

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