The dramatic impact of Islamic fundamentalism in recent years has skewed our image of Islamic history and culture. Stereotypes depict Islamic societies as economically backward, hyper-patriarchal, and fanatically religious. But in fact, the Islamic world encompasses a great diversity of cultures and[...]

An enchanted night reveals what every little girl and boy already knows: that dreams come true, all they need is you During a nighttime dream, three young friends lift off in a hot air balloon over the moon and past the stars to a wonderland of dolphins, islands, and the simplest of rhyming life-le[...]

Darcy and Elizabeth have found their happily ever after - now it's Georgiana Darcy's turn! Joining her brother and his new bride, Elizabeth in London is a dream come true for the shy, sweet Georgiana Darcy. Eager to learn to negotiate polite society from her graceful and composed new sister-in-law, [...]

The Corps of Engineers team on the da Vinci starship takes on some of its greatest challenges, from a runaway colony ship to fixing an artificial planetary ring, from weapons inspection to clearing a field of dead ships, and from solving a centuries-old medical mystery to a life-or-death struggle to[...]

"47 Ronin" is the unforgettable tale of a band of samurai who defied the Emperor to avenge the disgrace and death of their master, and faced certain death as a result. This set off a chain of events that led to one of the bloodiest episodes in Japanese history. In the process, it also created a new [...]