Robert Temple Archaeologists have always insisted most strenuously that lenses did not exist in ancient times. Robert Temple’s real-life detective story proves them wrong. His research began with the discovery...

Lois McMaster Bujold A man broken in body and spirit, Cazaril has returned to the noble household he once served as page, and is named, to his great surprise, secretary-tutor...

Jeff Long We are not alone …In a cave in the Himalayas, a guide discovers a self-mutilated body with the warning "Satan exists".In the Kalahari Desert, a nun unearths evidence of...

Bat Ye'or Indispensable to the Western observer for a full understanding of the complexities of the conflicts in the Middle East, this study analyzes and documents the historical, social, and...

John Lukacs This is a day-by-day account of the eighty-day struggle in 1940 between Hitler—poised on the edge of absolute victory—and Churchill—threatened by imminent invasion and defeat--on the eve of...

Author: Mario Vargas Llosa Haunted all her life by feelings of terror and emptiness, forty-nine-year-old Urania Cabral returns to her native Dominican Republic - and finds herself reliving the events...

Benjamin Spock, MD America's favorite pediatrician, Dr. Benjamin Spock has helped two generations of parents raise their kids with his timeless bestseller, Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care. Now, today's...

Katherine Ramsland The CBS television show, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, has captured audiences - and ratings - with its unflinchingly realistic details of forensic science, tools, and technology. This fascinating new...

Sandra Woodruff, MS, RD The author of "The Best-Kept Secrets of Healthy Cooking" presents a complete guide and cookbook to selecting and using the best carbohydrates to lose weight, maintain...

Paul Cartledge The great Hellenist Paul Cartledge offers us in this book a masterful introduction to the culture and civilization of Greece, diverging from the more common paths. Skillfully blending...

Carol Rittner (Editor), Stephen D. Smith (Editor), Irena Steinfeldt (Editor) This collection of contributions examines the role of Christian churches during the Holocaust and its consequences for Christian thought and practice in the...

Edited by Walter Laqueur   The Israel-Arab Reader: A Documentary History of the Middle East Conflict   An essential resource, completely revised and updated for the sixtieth anniversary of the...