Crossing the banks

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

This thought-provoking book, now available in Arabic, identifies cooperation as the most important challenge faced by civil societ..

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

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..

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