Fall River Press imprint: 132 books

Barack Obama: His Essential Wisdom invites readers to experience the powerful oratory of our forty-fourth president. Obama’s skill at expressing deep empathy and thoughtful idealism made him a best-selling author at an early age. Speaking as a law professor, politician, and eventually the nation’s...

Thomas Jefferson: His Essential Wisdom invites readers to consider the man who, perhaps more than any other in our nation's history, personifies the spirit of enlightened and revolutionary ideas that formed the basis of what the Founding Fathers called the "American experiment."This collection gathers...

Pope Francis: His Essential Wisdom invites readers to experience the words of the beloved pontiff. The excerpts are drawn from his homilies, books, interviews, speeches, and other writings from his papacy and from his tenure as Bishop, Archbishop, and Cardinal. His words reveal a man who is humble,...

The saints have been a great source of consolation and instruction since the early days of Christianity. Through their guidance, protection, and intercession, they prove perpetually ready to help us prevail in our personal struggles—be they earthly or spiritual. The Essential Wisdom of the Saints...

Mindfulness is the quality of fullness of attention, immediacy, non-distraction. In that sense, it is the key to life. —Sharon Salzberg   Used by millions of people all over the world, mindfulness is an ancient practice rooted in Buddhism, but present in all world religions. It offers a much-needed...

This book gathers more than 300 quotations from writings composed by St Francis himself. It includes rules, admonitions, exhortations to his monastic brethren and laypersons as well. Also includes the complete text of Canticle to the Brother Sun, his paean to the Creator and the natural word. 

Pope John Paul II has been called the most influential moral leader of the last 100 years, and for a good reason. With a papacy that lasted over a quarter century, Pope John Paul II led the world’s more than one billion Catholics into the third millennium, and all the while remained a steadfast presence...

In an easy-to-understand and succinct style, this accessible guide presents gems of Buddhist wisdom that have helped people of various faiths find greater peace and happiness. Now Buddha’s teachings can help you discover your best path in life and let go of what’s causing you to feel dissatisfied. The...

It’s hard to overestimate the impact that Steve Jobs has had on the world. During a career that spanned more than thirty-five years, he forever changed the way people communicate, listen to music, and watch video.  *The Wisdom of Steve Jobs* brings together hundreds of quotations that draw...

Scream—and scream again! That’s the only reasonable response to The Screaming Skull and Other Classic Horror Stories, a connoisseur’s collection of some of the best short horror stories published in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The thirty tales gathered here are a ghoul’s gallery...

Writing in France in the nineteenth century, Jules Verne captured his era’s fascination with adventure and exploration in a series of novels he referred to as his Voyages extraordinaires. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Other Classic Novels is a unique compilation of six of Verne’s best-known...

Hans Christian Andersen is one of the world's most popular storytellers, and his fairy tales are among the best-loved works of literature. Readers the world over know his poignant tale of "The Little Mermaid," who sacrifices everything for love, and "The Steadfast Tin Soldier,"...

From sa-bah il-khayr (good morning) to iinaa dayie (I’m lost), this easy-to-use reference contains real-life Arabic phrases and idiomatic expressions for fast, useful communication.   Let’s Talk Arabic contains just what you need—colloquial expressions that real people use every day. This guide...

Learn How to Sign the Easy Way! So many language books start off with everything that you don’t need to know. Of course, anybody who wants to become fluent in another language needs to learn its grammar, sentence structure, and idiosyncrasies. But what if there’s no time to become fluent?   For...