A Tear for the first death

Translated from the Norwegian and with a movie by the same name that was nominated for an Oscar, this is an eccentric and truly funny n..

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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..

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