One half from the East

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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..

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

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

The definitive biography of the 45th President of the United States presents the life of Donald Trump from his boyhood to his time in m..

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