A beautifully told, inspiring true story of one woman’s volunteer experiences at an orphanage in rural Cambodia—a book that embodies the belief that love, compassion,...View more

Children of the Sun is a story of brilliant and later famous young people who deliberately chose decadence as an alternative lifestyle. The setting is...View more

Nelson Mandela is widely considered to be one of the most inspiring and iconic figures of our age. Now, after a lifetime of taking pen...View more

Though they have the vote and the Pill and haven't been burned as witches since 1727, life isn't exactly a stroll down the catwalk for...View more

From the moment he set foot on it, Karl Rove has rocked America’s political stage. He ran the national College Republicans at twenty-two, and turned...View more

The emergence of modern physics in the first three decades of the 20th century was accompanied by a loss of determinism. That loss is embodied...View more

Two Lives is the story of a century and of a love affair across a racial divide. It tells of the extraordinary lives of Vikram Seth's...View more

For more than two hundred years after William Shakespeare's death, no one doubted that he had written his plays. Since then, however, dozens of candidates have...View more

In the century and a half since Audubon's death, his name has become synonymous with wildlife conservation and natural history. But few people know what...View more

  Author: Rebecca Welner Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Released Date: 2005 ISBN: 9812611304View more

Created by local writers and photographers, Compass American Guides are the ultimate insider's guides, providing in-depth coverage of the history, culture and character of America's...View more

Author: Cynthia Noian Publisher: Macmillan Released Date: 1969 ISBN: View more