NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES If you find one, he’s already found you .... From the creator of The K... more

With her virtuoso translation, classicist and bestselling author Caroline Alexander brings to life Homer s timeless...... more

The international bestseller available in English for the first time: E. H. Gombrich s world history... more

A glorious illustrated edition of the international bestseller E. H. Gombrich s Little History of th... more

Baudrillard s essential crib-book, lexicon, and companion piece to any and all of his books and a p... more

At age 38, Jennifer Teege happened to pluck a library book from the shelf--and discovered a horrifyi... more

First published in 1989. Mas’udi was born in Baghdad about 896 AD, during the Caliphate of Mu’tadid ... more

This book examines the processes at issue in the onset of psychiatric disorders linked to stress in ... more

This book explores and revisits the concept of sublimation, in its various aspects and implications ... more

An updated edition of this classic study of travelling in the middle ages, demonstrating that our an... more

The Qur’an: Modern Muslim Interpretations offers a lucid guide to how Muslims have read the Qur’an i... more

This broad and comprehensive introduction presents a reading of Islamic philosophy as it evolved in ... more

This concise, accessible glossary of key Islamic terms is written by two of France s most eminent sc... more

"Art history after modernism" does not only mean that art looks different today; it also means that ... more

In this book Franco Cardini examines the ideas, prejudices, disinformation and anti-information that... more

This absorbing survey of medieval clothing makes an important and unique contribution to our underst... more

According to one myth, the first Athenian citizen was born from the earth after the sperm of a rejec... more

First published in 1989. Mas’udi was born in Baghdad about 896 AD, during the Caliphate of Mu’tadid ... more

St. Martin de Porres was a friend of St. Rose of Lima. He became a Dominican lay brother and spent h... more

One afternoon in December 1992, in Tartu, Estonia, Yuri Mikhailovich Lotman reluctantly sat down to ... more

Combining the infectious narration of Nick Hornby s Funny Girl, the philosophical lyricism of Robert... more

The only available English translation of writings by an Enlightenment-era Dutch aristocrat, writer,... more

This dark, autobiographical coming-of-age novel reads more like an exorcism than a memoir In Dark Sp... more

The most comprehensive and authoritative representation in English of the remarkable Shen Congwen ca... more

The first English-language biography of Astrid Lindgren provides a moving and revealing portrait of ... more

meta-realism--didn’t fit the prescribed official aesthetics, it wasn’t available until the late 1980s. Caroline Clark is a British poet...... more

Essays reflecting the point of view of an African intellectual expose the lies hiding behind clichâe... more

Poetry. Translated from the German by Caroline Wilcox Reul. In this bilingual edition, Borchers, unafraid and...... more

Two famous, firsthand accounts of the holy war in the Middle Ages Originally composed in Old French,... more

A Best Book of the Year: Kirkus, Library Journal, New York Times Book Review A Book of the Month Clu... more

At 420 pages, this comprehensive reference guide explores bookbinding techniques in start-to-finish ... more

Combining the infectious narration of Nick Hornby s Funny Girl, the philosophical lyricism of Robert... more

A New York Times Paperback Row Editor s Choice Combining the infectious narration of Nick Hornby s F... more

Outsmart Your Impulses and Eat Better A Belgian chocolate cake topped with a velvety homemade mousse... more

Outsmart Your Impulses and Eat Better A Belgian chocolate cake topped with a velvety homemade mousse... more

A Belgian chocolate cake topped with a velvety homemade mousse catches your eye on the menu. The nex... more

Green lawns are restful to the eye, provide an excellent backdrop to plants and trees and keep the w... more

The internationally bestselling memoir hailed as authentically shocking (Library Journal) and an ... more

The internationally bestselling memoir hailed as authentically shocking (Library Journal) and an ... more

When Jennifer Teege, a German-Nigerian woman, happened to pluck a library book from the shelf, she h... more

Approximately 8 percent of what we dream about has sexual connotations. Interestingly, authorities c... more

The third book about a ten-year-old boy’s misadventures in Spain.... more

Chinese Christianity is fascinating and perplexing. Yet, although its existence can be dated back to... more

The unforgettable Manolito Four-Eyes is back! And so are his equally unforgettable family and friend... more

Sauerbruch and Hutton are unique among contemporary architects in their redefinition of colour as an... more

The second volume of the stencil techniques from this Roman duo. From dots to line, from mid-sized i... more

Francis Baudevin (born 1964) makes paintings from graphics designed for various products, primarily ... more

The defining guide to daily prayer and work for Benedictine communities for fifteen centuries sets o... more

This broad and comprehensive introduction presents a reading of Islamic philosophy as it evolved in ... more

Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897) was one of the first great historians of culture and art. In his manusc... more

"Art history after modernism" does not only mean that art looks different today; it also means that ... more