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An extraordinary piece of international survival literature, joining the likes of Primo Levi and Anne Frank. In 1941, 14-year-old Dalia and her family are deported from their native Lithuania to a labour camp in Siberia. As the strongest member of her family she submits to twelve hours a day...

In this 1922 scholarly landmark, influential British critic I. A. Richards and his colleagues Charles Ogden and James Wood lay out a new theory of harmony and balance in a work of literature—the two mingle with an audience’s psychological impulses in order to determine how the work is perceived....

A definitive survey of the Olympic games, from 776 B.C. to A.D. 261, this scholarly, yet immensely readable account of Olympic athletes in ancient times takes a highly realistic view of these fabled contests. Transporting readers back to the eighth century b.c., Professor M. I. Finley and Dr. H. W....

Western democracy is now at a critical juncture. Some worry that power has been wrested from the people and placed in the hands of a small political elite. Others argue that the democratic system gives too much power to a populace that is largely ill-informed and easily swayed by demagogues.   This...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 1 - A1/A2 Starter (1) Word count: 4,614 Ken is a businessman. He is 34 years old. He lives and works in Tokyo. He has many friends and is popular. He wants to get married, but there is one problem. He cannot find a girlfriend. Saho...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 3 - A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 10,374 This is Part 3 of the story about Akiko and Amy. The story starts in part 1. Akiko and Amy enjoy their lives, but it’s time for a new challenge. They decide to start a business together....

Death is just the beginning...Death. Just the word can trigger gut-wrenching fear. The kind of fear causing the heart to pound, cold sweat to run down and burn the eyes, and fingers to tremble with a loss of strength. Is our fear the realization that from the moment of conception, the clock starts...

WHAT IS YOUR STATE OF HORROR?Come take a unique tour of the state of Illinois. Visit a little known pizza place where the deep-dish pizza is to die for. Spend the night in a haunted house or explore an abandoned resort town. What happens when you disturb the sanctity of an ancient deity?  Swim...

Thinning hair, failing eyesight, and arthritic hands reveal an inescapable truth: we’re only getting older. But that doesn’t mean we should simply sit back and take it easy. In Finishing Our Course with Joy, renowned theologian and author J. I. Packer challenges us to embrace old age as...

"There was a time," writes renowned theologian J. I. Packer in this classic book on biblical holiness, "when all Christians laid great emphasis on God's call to holiness. But how different it is today! To listen to our sermons and to read the books we write, and then to watch the zany,...

You know John and Jane. The couple next door. Two garden-variety government agents facing marital problems, a housing crisis, and long-term unemployment. Could it get any worse? Guess who just got voted most likely to overthrow the New World Order. "To Iceland, With Love" - a satirical ride to the dark side of the Global Financial Crisis...

A graded reader for learners of English (EFL) Level 3 A2/B1 Intermediate (1) Word count: 11,004 Everyone likes parties! In this book, there are six stories about parties. Teresa is studying English in London. The school will have a welcome party for new students. Teresa is excited,...

(Bonus Edizione Italiana, Edición Español, & English Edition) Die konföderation kehrt zum protest gegen einen Blue-Party-sieg im U.S. oberster gerichtshof zurück. Die tödlichen freedom camps sind ein euphemismus für muslimische konzentrationslager, die nach dem kandidaten der Red...

A strange tale about an old man who regales an estate agent with the very particular history of his singular residence.