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In ancient Egypt, women enjoyed a legal, social, and sexual independence unrivaled by their Greek or Roman counterparts—or, in fact, by most women until the late nineteenth century.

From a New York Times–bestselling author, short stories of the privileged class, spanning a century of New York history: "Urbane, humorous... a treat to read." —Library Journal.

"A cracking tale" – Duncan Campbell, investigative journalist and author of Underworld. "A revelation" – Professor Sue Black, author of All That Remains and Written in Bone.

Addiction and recovery insider and expert William Cope Moyers answers the question "Now what?" for addicts and their loved ones at every step of their journey, from contemplation through

There are no second chances in the Pangu Star System. Ver and Aryl, apprentices at the most prestigious biology lab among the system’s moons, know this better than anyone.

Finalist for the National Book Award!

Loup-Antoine, un jeune adulte désœuvré et en proie à des problèmes de dépendance, est mis dehors par sa mère dans une tentative désespérée de le pousser à se prendre en main.

In September 2011, the double murder of gangsters Raju Pargai and Amit Arya shook the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

La vie de Romain Gary : du ghetto de Varsovie à Nice, de Londres à Los Angeles.

Now more timely than ever, Alice Walker's Sent By Earth reflects on the tragedy of September 11, 2001, and addresses the anger many Americans felt at the presumed perpetrator of the attack: Os

Nobel Prize winner Peter Handke's novel Short Letter, Long Farewell tells the story of a young Austrian—evidently modeled on the author—on a harrowing month's journey across the United St

New edition of Aihwa Ong's classic ethnographic study of Malay women factory workers.

Chances are someone you know is a sex addict (or is living with one).

On the heels of Scattered All Over the Earth, Yoko Tawada's new and irresistible Suggested in the Stars carries on her band of friends' astonishing and intrepid adventures.

First published in 1776, the nine gothic tales in this collection are Japan's finest and most celebrated examples of the literature of the occult.