The ancient Romans were the first to compile comprehensive texts about more than one subject, and that’s why we say they ...

Isidore of Seville preserved knowledge in the ‘Dark Ages’, earning him the title of patron saint of the internet. His work ...

The firm announced last month plans to launch a publishing house that focuses on books about denim archives, design and ...

Once an icon of the 20th century seen as obsolete in the 21st, Encyclopaedia Britannica—now known as just Britannica— is all ...

The 212-page encyclopaedia categorises concepts related to AI under 132 headers covering topics like history, day-to-day ...

By Emily Eakin His new book, “Aflame,” tells of his decades visiting a silent Benedictine retreat. “You learn to love the world only by looking at it closely,” he wrote. Here are the year ...

Abracadabra! The kids are excited to read again. It may seem like magic, but, the so-called iPad Generation could be ready to ...

Amazon has a fresh restock of the popular Books of Knowledge series from Future Press. Volume 1 is available for $45 (was $50), Volume 2 is $50, and the recently released third volume covering ...

In a digital age with the widespread availability of audiobooks, podcasts and the tempting convenience of Amazon, it seems to ...

often purchased to show that its owners cared about knowledge. It was the sort of physical media expected to die in the internet era, and indeed, the encyclopedia’s publisher announced that it ...