When it was first published in 1937 Poland, Witold Gombrowicz's novel was considered to be subversive by the Communist regime and was ...
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-15%A Somali translation of "Liberty in the Modern State" by Harold Laski. The book takes into account the post-war political landsc...
-10%A 20th century classic by the great William Kelley Wright. Known for its presentation of philosophers and their theories in easy...
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-15%When cholera breaks out in the village, Sandra and Pato learn about treatment and prevention.
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Khaled is a distinguished young man and his father's favorite. They are a respected Kuwaiti family and then in 1990 Iraq invades Kuwait driving the family to flee to Saudi Arabia where they become refugees in a camp. What does it mean to be truly educated? What role does this play in society? The concept of authority and authoritarianism is...
A collection of short stories that explore the African American woman's experience in contemporary America.
A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories by the two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks. The stories are linked by one thing: in each of them, a typewriter plays a part, sometimes minor, sometimes central.
Written in a tone of astonished wonder, this is the author's streamlined story of Magellan's first circumnavigation of the world. The tale of one of the most daring adventurers from the Age of Discovery comes to life.
The writer takes you on a journey into the hidden world of women -- their ways of thinking, their language, and what they want to hear from men. An essential guide for men who want to learn what makes a woman tick.
Travel to 1920s China, a time when the last emperor still ruled and the sweeping changes of the twentieth century were distant rumblings, with this timeless, evocative classic tale of the honest farmer Wang Lung and his family as they struggle to survive in the midst of vast political and social upheavals. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.
A little boy learns that true happiness comes from being generous and loving others.
Three folktales from early Arab heritage are combined in one hardcover volume. Besides the cover story, it includes two other stories, "The Clown and the Foolish Thief," and "The Boys and the Tree of Hope."
In a faraway village, the storyteller tells story of the wondrous and boy who appears when he is needed. He has visited faraway lands and met heroes and dwarves. He leaves just as magically as he appears and no one can say where he goes, but he leaves behind a wonderful gift.
This colorful board book helps little ones learn about speed and which activties are done quickly and which must be done slowly.
When the peace and unity of the people in the village begins to deterioriate and they start arguing among themselves, the water seller reminds them of their town's former glory and how they used to be neighbors who were kind and caring.