A collection of over 200 folk and fairy tales from all over the world, this is the only edition that encompasses all cultures. Arranged geographically by region, this book also includes category index
For three centuries--beginning with the accession of Mikhail Feodorovich Romanov in 1613--the Romanov Dynasty ruled Russia.??Its reign ended with the execution of Nicholas II and Alexandra in the earl
There are nineteen works of fiction currently available in paperback from Anchor.??Because of the many universal themes of Mahfouz's work, and the variety of titles from which one can choose, this gui
There are nineteen works of fiction currently available in paperback from Anchor.??Because of the many universal themes of Mahfouz's work, and the variety of titles from which one can choose, this gui
Master storyteller Naguib Mahfouz crowns his best-selling Cairo Trilogy with this final chronicle of the Abdal-Jawad??clan, climaxing the story begun in Palace Walk and continued in Palace Of Desire.
The second volume of the highly acclaimed Cairo Trilogy from the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Filled with compelling drama, earthy humor, and remarkable insight, Palace Of Desire is the u
In unraveling the long-hidden issues of the most famous free speech case of all time, noted author I.F. Stone ranges far and wide over Roman as well as Greek history to present an engaging and rewardi
Volume I of the masterful Cairo Trilogy. A national best-seller in both hardcover and paperback, it introduces the engrossing saga of a Muslim family in Cairo during Egypt's occupation by British forc
Naguib Mahfouz's haunting novella of post-revolutionary Egypt combines a vivid pychological portrait of an anguished man with the suspense and rapid pace of a detective story.After four years in pris
There are nineteen works of fiction currently available in paperback from Anchor.??Because of the many universal themes of Mahfouz's work, and the variety of titles from which one can choose, this gui
This clearly explained layman's introduction to quantum physics is an accessible excursion into metaphysics and the meaning of reality.??Herbert exposes the quantum world and the scientific and philos
An analysis and explanation of the unstated rules??of Japanese-American business relations. By??drawing Western readers into the world in which they??must function, the Halls simplify the process of??
First published in 1983, this book studies how people are tied together and yet isolated by hidden threads of rhythm and walls of time.??Time is treated as a language, organizer, and message system re
Translated by Erik Hougaard, this is the only version available in trade paperback that presents the fairy tales exactly as Andersen collected them in the original Danish edition in 1874.??His notes a
In her acclaimed novels and short stories, J. California Cooper portrays the lives of African Americans, bringing to light the impact of history, social and economic hardship, and enduring cultural st
In this wise, beguiling, beautiful novel set in the era of the Civil War, an award-winning playwright and author paints a haunting portrait of a woman named Always, born a slave, and four generations
When Garnet Raven was three years old, he was taken from his home on an Ojibway Indian reserve and placed in a series of foster homes. Having reached his mid-teens, he escapes at the first available
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, SMITHSONIAN, AND WALL STREET JOURNALA major reimagining of how evolutionary forces work, revealing how mating preference
A new novel from the Booker Prize winning Pat Barker, author of the Regeneration Trilogy, that unforgettably portrays London during the Blitz (her first portrayal of World War II) and reconfirms her p
Issuing a powerful call for constructive social action, the popular radio and television commentator Tavis Smiley has assembled the voices of leading African American artists, intellectuals, and polit
