The great quest for systematic knowledge in the decades around the year 1800 gave rise to one of the most spirited eras in the history of philosophical exploration, exemplified by the school of German Idealist philosophy. With confidence and sweeping aspirations, the Idealist philosophers Immanuel K[...]

Organized thematically, this outstanding anthology provides an intriguing overview of the turbulent decade of the 1960s in more than one hundred selections of essays, poetry, and fiction by Edward Abbey, James Baldwin, Sylvia Plath, Timothy Leary, Gloria Steinem, Lenny Bruce, Abbie Hoffman, Alice Wa[...]

Sacred poetry from twelve mystics and saints, rendered brilliantly by Daniel Ladinsky, beloved interpreter of verses by the fourteenth-century Persian poet Hafiz
In this luminous collection, Daniel Ladinsky--best known for his gifted and bestselling interpretations of the great Sufi poet Hafiz-[...]

A great deal is happening in London this season.
For starters, there's the witch who tried to poison Kate at Sir Hilary's induction into the Royal College of Wizards. (Since when does hot chocolate burn a hole straight through one's dress? )
Then there's Dorothea. Is it a spell that's made h[...]

Marina Lewycka explores the clash of the generations in one extremely colourful family in her comic novel "Various Pets Alive and Dead".

For twenty years Doro and Marcus lived in a commune, convinced lentils and free love would change the world. They didn't. What they did do was give the[...]

Known as the "Prince of Bummers," Leonard Cohen is a multi-talented poet, singer-songwriter, novelist, and Zen Buddhist whose career has spanned more than forty years and inspired countless other artists. In this critically acclaimed biography originally published in 1996 by Pantheon Books, Ira Nade[...]

Based on an episode of Nickelodeon's "Dora the Explorer," this full-color Little Golden Book is sure to thrill little girls ages 2-5.[...]