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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..

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..

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..

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ..

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

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

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