Cambodia is home to an ancient city. For over five centuries, Angkor, ancient seat of the Buddhist god-kings, was the capital of the Khmer empire. Abandoned in the 15th century, this city was swallowe
The eighth of Aharon Appelfeld's brilliantly original novels to be published in English, The Healer is a remarkable story about faith and faithlessness among European Jews on the eve of World War II.
A spoof of the Men's Movement includes the five phases of the path to manhood, descriptions of "I'm Not a Wimp, Goldang It!" weekends, and essays on love, marriage, phone sex, feminism, and aerobics a
A literate businessperson's guide to the language of business. Drawing from the writing and speeches of some of the most influential business leaders of the past two hundred years. Clancy demostrates
Who do we want to share the world with?The most widespread mass species extinction since the one that carried off the dinosaurs is currently going on around us. What distinguishes the present extincti
Considered by many to the greatest novel ever written, Tolstoy's masterpiece is a story of family life set against the backdrop of war. The novel begins in 1805 in the crowded and gossip-filled rooms
Italo Calvino was due to deliver the Charles Eliot Norton lectures at Harvard in 1985-86, but they were left unfinished at his death. The surviving drafts explore of the concepts of lightness, quickne
Our world is changing. Globalization is not working. It is hurting those it was meant to help. This title exposes of the all-powerful organizations that control our lives. Our world is changing.
By selecting only 100 best books” Anita Silvey distinguishes her guide from all the others and makes it possible to give young readers their literary heritage in the childhood years.The books we hear
