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?" ...
-17%Provides descriptions of 76 famous operas covering plot, dialogue, historical overview of each, and advice for listening and appreciat...
-15%A modern-day printing of the original text of Antoine Galland's first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. The tales&n...
-15%Previously shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, this is a fun, entertaining story about a mysterious stranger who shows up at a famil...
-15%Strange things are afoot in Bad City. The Iranian ghost town, home to prostitutes, junkies, pimps, and other sordid souls, is a place ...
-20%An interesting journey back in time to see how our modern ways of living, and the tools we use, actually originated in primitive cultu...
-12%In this unique self-portrait that includes rare interviews, the filmmaker takes us behind the scenes and onto the sets of all his film...
-35%By the author of the bestselling novel, A Dog's Purpose, which is now a major motion picture, this illustrated novel for young readers...
-15%The New York Times Bestseller by musician and artist George Watsky is available here in German. This is his debut memoir, writte...
-15%When cholera breaks out in the village, Sandra and Pato learn about treatment and prevention.
-15%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 lo...
-15%This collection of 85 essays and articles is considered to be among the most important historical collections of all time, and we...
-25%A funny, offbeat portait of Miami, The Strongest Man follows Beef (Robert Lorie), an anxiety-ridden Cuban constr...
-20%A modern-day printing of the original text of Antoine Galland's first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. The story o...
-15%George W. Bush candidly describes the moments of critical decision-making that molded his personal life and his eight years in the Ova...
-17%Award-winning Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, offering a rare window into the Syrian conflict,...
-20%Greg has fallen on hard times. Among other things, his best friend has ditched him. Making new friends in middle school is no easy task. Will Greg's luck turn around?
It is summer vacation and Greg just wants to stay inside to play video games and watch TV. However, his mom has other ideas . . .
As Greg returns to school after summer vacation, he tries desperately to keep his brother Rodrick from telling everyone about an incident that happened involving Greg.
Poor Greg! His dad thinks he needs to get his son to toughen up so he enrolls Greg in organized sports. Greg is able to weasel out of his father's efforts to make him "man" up, that is, until his dad threatens to send him to military academy!
Winner of the 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, this novel tells the stories of people in exile through their letters. Author Hoda Barakat is known for exploring the psychological effects of conflict and trauma in her works.
This historical novel is set in 11th century Baghdad. Burdened with existential questions, Mazid al-Hanafi comes to the House of Wisdom in the Abbasid capital in search of answers. He joins a secret society and travels to Jerusalem, Cairo and Andalusia seeking to implement the seven commandments of the Gharaniq society. Longlisted...
Set in the early 1950s, this is a complex love story between an Egyptian man, Yehia and a Mexican girl named Ruth, who is the daughter of Diego Rivera, the famous mural painter. Longlisted for the 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction.
Rasha is a young autistic woman whose mother died giving birth to her and her twin. She believes she is responsible but his unable to express herself except through dark drawings. When she is transferred to an autism treatment center, a theater director tries to help Rasha express herself through drama and acting. Longlisted...
A group of Ethiopian Jews emigrate to Israel in search of a better life. Among the group is a man who changed his name and identity in order to travel with them. Upon arrival in Israel, Dawit doesn't find a better life, but rather suffers harrassment and discrimination along with the other dark-skinned immigrants in the...
When his mom and eight brothers and sisters jump off the haystack, little duck Number Nine is too scared and stays behind. Soon all the other farm animals gather around to encourage Number Nine until he finally takes the leap.
The lovable and ever popular heroes created by Albert Uderzo and Rene Goscinny embark on a thrilling adventure of discovery in ancient Italy.