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

Eritrea is under Ethopian occupation and there's to be a revolution. The enslaved and followers who dream of freedom will rise up under..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A delightful story collection by the beloved, award-winning Chinese children's author, Zheng Chunhua. These stories center around a lit..

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

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

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

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..

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