With more than four thousand entries and over one hundred illustrations, this encyclopedia offers a complete survey of the four major religious traditions of Asia. It is designed not only for students and scholars but also to help general readers find their way through the thicket of unfamiliar word[...]

The third in a landmark series of annual anthologies, "The Best British Short Stories 2013" brings you the best of short fiction, by British writers, first published in 2012. These stories first appeared in magazines from "Stand" to "Granta", in anthologies across various genres from publishers big [...]