In beautifully written, fascinating accounts of experiences working with emotionally stunted and traumatized children, child psychiatrist Perry educates readers about how early-life stress and...
The most fundamental questions about the origins of the universe and of life itself, once the province of philosophy, now occupy the territory where scientists, philosophers, and theologians meet?if...
Within a generation of the prophet Muhammad's death, his followers had spread out of Arabia to confront the two great superpowers of the seventh century and establish Islam. The Heirs of Muhammad is a...
Did Patrizia Reggiani murder her ex-husband, Maurizio Gucci, in 1995 because his spending was wildly out of control? Did she do it because her glamorous ex was preparing to marry his mistress, Paola...
The subject of the jinn is one which is of interest to many people. Folk stories abound, and many superstitious practices have arisen in Muslim cultures with regard to protection against the jinn....
Bill Bryson was born in the middle of the American century - 1951; in the middle of the United States - Des Moines, Iowa; in the middle of the largest generation in American history - the baby...
Aristotle sets out to examine the nature of happiness. He argues that happiness consists in ?activity of the soul in accordance with virtue?, for example with moral virtues, such as courage,...
'Bold', 'Shameless', were just some of the (kinder) words used to describe Qandeel Baloch. She embraced these labels and played the coquette, yet dished out biting critiques of some of Pakistan's most...
Based on a series of lectures given at Cambridge University, Professor Hawking's work introduced "the history of ideas about the universe" as well as today's most important scientific theories about...
Just how weak were the women of the 17th century? What could they expect beyond marriage and childbirth in an age where infant and maternal mortality was frequent and contraception unknown? Did anyone...
The brief lives and tragic deaths of the mega-star legends of our times.
It was someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, and gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie...
