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Ferdydurke
arabicWhen it was first published in 1937 Poland, Witold Gombrowicz's novel was considered to be subversive by the Communist regime and was ...
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Little Biscuit a..
arabicA delightful story collection by the beloved, award-winning Chinese children's author, Zheng Chunhua. These stories center around a li...
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Where is my frie..
arabicA little girl walks angrily through the park dragging an old purse. Every now and then she stops and yells "Is this how it is?" ...
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Stories of Famou..
arabicBrief biographies and illustrations of famous painters from Michelangelo to Van Gogh and Rembrandt to Picasso. Features fully vow...
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Advice from the ..
germanA collection of heartfelt thoughts and bits of wisdom from the Dalai Lama on a variety of subjects and suitable for everyone regardles...
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History of moder..
arabicA 20th century classic by the great William Kelley Wright. Known for its presentation of philosophers and their theories in easy...
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Red Lines
arabicAward-winning Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, offering a rare window into the Syrian conflict,...
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Meditations of a..
arabicThe final book written by the great philosopher at the end of his life is a mix of autobiographical anecdotes, descriptions of sights ...
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How to ruin ever..
germanThe New York Times Bestseller by musician and artist George Watsky is available here in German. This is his debut memoir, writte...
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Sophie's misfort..
frenchSophie Rostopchine, the Countess of Segur, is a French writer of Russian birth. Originally published in the 19th century, Segur'...
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Deutschland 83
germanA coming-of-age story within a suspenseful thriller, set against the real events, culture wars and political realities of Germany in t...
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Strongest man
spanishA funny, offbeat portait of Miami, The Strongest Man follows Beef (Robert Lorie), an anxiety-ridden Cuban constr...
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A girl walks hom..
persianStrange things are afoot in Bad City. The Iranian ghost town, home to prostitutes, junkies, pimps, and other sordid souls, is a place ...
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The Prophecy of ..
arabicEritrea is under Ethopian occupation and there's to be a revolution. The enslaved and followers who dream of freedom will rise up unde...
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The Federalist P..
arabicThis collection of 85 essays and articles is considered to be among the most important historical collections of all time, and we...
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Twelve years a slave
Language: ArabicSubject: BiographyAuthor: Solomon NorthupThe compelling story of Soloman Northup, born a free man in the north who was abducted and sold into slavery in the deep south where he endured and survived 12 years as a slave.
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Year of Magical Thinking
Language: ArabicSubject: BiographyAuthor: Joan DidionAn autobiographical portrait of the author's efforts to deal with the death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, shortly after their daughter Quintana was placed into an induced coma to help her survive complications after pneumonia.
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Magellan, Conqueror of the Seas
Language: ArabicSubject: BiographyAuthor: Stefan ZweigWritten in a tone of astonished wonder, this is the author's streamlined story of Magellan's first circumnavigation of the world. The tale of one of the most daring adventurers from the Age of Discovery comes to life.
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Memoir of a Nazi Officer in Hitler's Germany
Language: ArabicSubject: BiographyAuthor: Ernst KrauseA first person account of a young man who was swept up by the Nazi Party in 1933 when it was promising a properous future.
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Two Sisters: a father, his daughters, and...
Language: ArabicSubject: BiographyAuthor: Asne SeierstadThe riveting true story of two sisters, their journey to the Islamic State, and the father who tries to bring them home. This international bestseller tells the unforgettable story of Sadiq and Sara, Somali immigrants raising a family in Norway, that one day discover their teenage daughters, Leila and Ayan, have vanished—and are en...
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Speak Now or Shut Up Forever
Language: ArabicSubject: Biography, Self-helpAuthor: Ola DiopA collection of stories of inspirational women throughout history who knew their own worth and fought for their dreams despite obstacles on all fronts.
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The World of Yesterday
Language: ArabicSubject: BiographyAuthor: Stefan ZweigAustrian writer Stefan Zweig's final work, posted to his publisher the day before his tragic death by suicide, brings the destruction of a war-torn Europe vividly to rise. He feels the need to bear witness to the next generation of what his age has gone through. He realizes that his past is "out of reach". Zweig makes it clear that...
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Diaries
Language: ArabicSubject: BiographyAuthor: George OrwellIntroduces the interior life of George Orwell, the writer who defined twentieth-century political thought. Written as individual books throughout his career, the eleven surviving diaries collected here record Orwell's youthful travels among miners and itinerant laborers, the fearsome rise of totalitarianism, the horrific drama of World War...
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Abraham Lincoln
Language: ArabicSubject: Biography, History, PoliticsAuthor: Ibrahim al-KhafifA biography of Abraham Lincoln who grew from his simple childhood in Kentucky to become the second president of the United States. He would change the course of history.
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Becoming
Language: ArabicSubject: BiographyAuthor: Michelle ObamaThe autobiography of former First Lady Michelle Obama.
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Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Language: ArabicSubject: BiographyAuthor: Ilber OrtayliA new biography of the founder and first president of modern Turkey by professor, Turkish historian and author, Ilber Ortayli. Includes illustrations and bibliographical references.
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The Last Jews in Baghdad : remembering a...
Language: ArabicSubject: BiographyAuthor: Nissim RejwanThe author writes of his childhood and youth in Baghdad when the city was home to a flourishing Jewish community. From 1920 to the early 1950s more than a third of the city's population were Jews whose customs had an influence on Baghdad's cultural and commercial life.
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