Usborne Beginners Explores the life of Ancient Greeks, from food and clothing to gods, goddesses, and games. January 1, 2004 by Usborne Pub Ltd

Jeff A BennerThe first five books of the Hebrew Bible, called the Torah (a Hebrew word meaning "teachings"), are the foundation to the rest of the Bible. While there are...

Robert Alter To read the books of the Former Prophets in this riveting Robert Alter translation is to discover an entertaining amalgam of hair-raising action and high literary achievement. Samson,...

Eoin Colfer "And Another Thing ..." will be the sixth novel in the now improbably named "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" trilogy. Eight years after the death of its creator,...

Dr Joel M HoffmanFor centuries, translations of the Bible have obscured our understanding and appreciation of the original text. Now And God Said provides readers with an authoritative account of...

Neil Folberg For nearly two millennia, from the year 70 until the founding of Israel in 1948, the Jewish people were without a homeland. But wherever they wandered in the...

Nicolas MathieuAugust 1992. Fourteen-year-old Anthony and his cousin decide to steal a canoe to fight their all-consuming boredom on a lazy summer afternoon. Their simple act of defiance will lead...

Stories of Love, Heartbreak and Other Unnatural DisastersKatie Dale, Cathy Kelly, Abby McDonald, Monica McInerney, Sinead Moriarty, Joanna Nadin, Adele Parks, Madhvi Ramani, Dyan Sheldon, Sarah WebbToe-curlingly good (and bad!)...

Agatha ChristieFirst, there were ten—a curious assortment of strangers summoned as weekend guests to a little private island off the coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric millionaire unknown to...

Rav Yehuda Ashlag Preceding the time these essays were written in 1933-34, Kabbalah was considered taboo. But Rav Ashlag, the founder of The Kabbalah Centre, was a visionary pioneer. He...

Hans Christian AndersonHans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales are like exquisite jewels, drawing from us gasps of recognition and delight. Andersen created intriguing and unique characters -- a tin soldier with...

Andy Goldsworthy Illustrates outdoor sculptures created with a range of natural materials, including snow, ice, leaves, rock, clay, stones, feathers, and twigs September 1, 1990 by Abrams