A collection of heartfelt thoughts and bits of wisdom from the Dalai Lama on a variety of subjects and suitable for everyone regardles...
-20%A funny, offbeat portait of Miami, The Strongest Man follows Beef (Robert Lorie), an anxiety-ridden Cuban constr...
-20%Terry Eagleton, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics, examines the meaning, evolution, and role of culture in civil socie...
-15%In 1901, Dr. Duncan MacDougall conducted an experiment that determined the human soul has mass weighing in at 21 grams. But what ...
-12%Provides descriptions of 76 famous operas covering plot, dialogue, historical overview of each, and advice for listening and appreciat...
-15%Internationally acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been officially banned from filmmaking since 2010. In a courageous a...
-20%Chris Anderson, the head of TED, presents an insider's guide to crafting the perfect talk. Discover the power of the spoken word to ch...
-15%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 ...
-17%The five-act satirical play by Niccolo Machiavelli was first published in 1524. Now in Arabic, it tells the story of a beau...
-10%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%Through a clever mix of stop-motion animation and interviews, The Wanted 18 recreates an astonishing true story:...
-20%Genaro Reyes is a student who falls in with the wrong crowd. He goes on a drinking binge with his "friends" and ends up in a com...
-15%H.G. Wells' classic study in the progress and history of civilization from the origins of life on Earth up to historic developments in...
-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%Masterfully explores the significance of water in Chile's vast history and culture, examining the indigenous tribes of the Western Pat...
-20%A 20th century classic by the great William Kelley Wright. Known for its presentation of philosophers and their theories in easy...
-20%The hilarious debut children's story by Joseph Theobald has munched its way into Arabic. Marvin, or Filfil as he is called in Arabic, is unhappy with his looks and can't keep up with the other sheep so he starts to eat. And eat. Everything in sight, even the Empire State Building! Huge and lonely, he eventually learns self-acceptance.
Is it really true that bigger is best? Why is the biggest always the winner? What happens when the all the little fish band together to fight a bully? They learn that even though they are little, together they are strong!
Sheep Molly does not know how to say baa; she can only say moo. The whole flock of sheep try and try to teach her, but it doesn't work. She loves saying moo too much. Then one day a lost little calf wanders into the pasture looking for his mother. Molly saves the day because she speaks a foreign language!
Do you have Hempels? Those bits of fluff and crumbs under your furniture are really Hempels. Move the furniture and you will see blue-clad little beings. Jacob discovers Hempels at this aunt's house and learns that they love cucumbers more than anything. They also cannot be out in the light too long or they will slowly dissolve....
The Caped Crusader is back! Catwoman, the Mad Hatter, and Hugo Strange are wreaking havoc on the poor citizens of Gotham. Never fear, Gothamites, Batman is here.
A wonderful, colorful collection of 60 read-aloud stories about the adventures of best friends, Bear and Bee.
Elliot is a little elephant who has a wonderful life in the big, noisy city. Even with all the people around, Elliot gets homesick and lonely, until he meets a new friend. The award-winning picture book by Mike Curato is now in German.
Today is Lieselotte's birthday, but no one seems to notice. There is no cake, no decorations, no balloons. Poor Lieselotte puts on her party hat from last year, steals a cookie from the kitchen, and sadly walks down to the creek. But when she gets to the creek, she gets a wonderful surprise!
By award-winning Syrian author, Khaled Khalifa. A father has died in a Damascus hospital. His last request was to be buried in his hometown, which is controlled by one faction of fighters. Driving from one area to another with his father's body in the car is a journey of insurmountable odds.
Originally published in English by Oxford University Press, the editors present a different perspective of the Great War by examining, not only the war years (1914-18), but also the violent years immediately preceding and following, thus presenting World War I as a war between empires, not simply a European war between nation-states.
By award-winning author, Jan Dost, this historical novel tells the story of a man from Syria who travels to Rome to study languages and learn the art of translation. He falls in love with a Christian girl, marries her, converts to Christianity, and becomes a wine dealer. Winner of the Damascus Prize for Thought and Creativity.
In 1901, Dr. Duncan MacDougall conducted an experiment that determined the human soul has mass weighing in at 21 grams. But what about the human mind? Can the weight of mental illness be equally measured? A novel by Faris Gharaibeh.