Gladiator: fight for freedom

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

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

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..

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

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

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. ..

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

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

The Dickens 1859 classic historical novel.

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

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

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

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

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

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