Books

This luxurious edition of the Persian poetry collection went down with the Titanic in 1912.

The Codex Gigas, also known as the Devil’s Bible, is the largest medieval manuscript still in existence—with an even bigger legend behind it.

Luis Sorriano straps his books to two trusted donkeys and brings the classroom to children in hard-to-reach towns.

The Los Angeles office building draws heavily on the futuristic architecture described in Edward Bellamy’s ‘Looking Backward.’

For a century, Norwegians have practiced the dark and cozy phenomenon of Påskekrim.

Animal-human conflict expert Bethany Brookshire explains why we put cats before rats.

Some of these books were lost and never found; others were never even written.

The author of "The Food Lab" shares his science-based kitchen techniques and current food quest.

Julie Beeler's work presents a sustainable alternative to synthetic fabric dyes.

A trickster monkey hero, a complex pantheon, and more than a millennium of storytelling are behind the hit.