Considered by some to be Budd Schulberg's masterpiece, The Disenchanted tells the tragic story of Manley Halliday, a fabulously successful writer during the 1920s, a golden figure in a golden age, who by the late 1930s is forgotten by the literary establishment, living in Hollywood and writing for the film industry. Halliday is hired to work on a screenplay with a young writer in his twenties named Shep, who is desperate for success and idolizes Halliday....

"Discusses Chinese civilization mainly of the Han and T'ang dynasties, when paper and printing were invented and art and poetry flourished." --

Introduces the history, principles, and customs of Islam, including the life of Muhammad, a discussion of the Koran and the fivepillars of Islam, and the efforts of Islamic countries to remain traditional in a modern world.

"Para treinta y cinco chicas, La Selecciónes una oportunidad que solo se presenta una vez en la vida. La oportunidad de escapar de la vida que les ha tocado por nacer en una determinada familia. La oportunidad de que las trasladen a un mundo de trajes preciosos y joyas que no tienen precio. La oportunidad de vivir en un palacio y de competir por el corazón del guapísimo príncipe Maxon. Sin embargo, para America Singer, ser seleccionada es una...

The selection began with thirty-five girls. Now, with the group narrowed down to the Elite, the competition to win Prince Maxon's love is fiercer than ever. The closer America gets to the crown, the more she struggles to figure out where her heart truly lies. Each moment she spends with Maxon is like a fairy tale, filled with breathless, glittering romance. But whenever she sees her first love, Aspen, standing guard, she's swept up in longing for...