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Previously shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, this is a fun, entertaining story about a mysterious stranger who shows up at a famil...
-15%A little girl walks angrily through the park dragging an old purse. Every now and then she stops and yells "Is this how it is?" ...
-17%Translated from the Norwegian and with a movie by the same name that was nominated for an Oscar, this is an eccentric and truly funny ...
-17%By the author of the bestselling novel, A Dog's Purpose, which is now a major motion picture, this illustrated novel for young readers...
-15%The Arabic translation of Philip Roth's novel about Coleman Silk, the dean of faculty at a small liberal arts college who is accused o...
-17%The story of a teacher who becomes at first enchanted, and then ulitmately consumed, by the poetic genius of her five-year-old student...
-20%Terry Eagleton, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics, examines the meaning, evolution, and role of culture in civil socie...
-15%Through a clever mix of stop-motion animation and interviews, The Wanted 18 recreates an astonishing true story:...
-20%Masterfully explores the significance of water in Chile's vast history and culture, examining the indigenous tribes of the Western Pat...
-20%Introduces the interior life of George Orwell, the writer who defined twentieth-century political thought. Written as individual books...
-20%Available in Arabic for the first time, this book presents a groundbreaking and accessible overview of human history and its plac...
-17%Strange things are afoot in Bad City. The Iranian ghost town, home to prostitutes, junkies, pimps, and other sordid souls, is a place ...
-20%When it was first published in 1937 Poland, Witold Gombrowicz's novel was considered to be subversive by the Communist regime and was ...
-17%The five-act satirical play by Niccolo Machiavelli was first published in 1524. Now in Arabic, it tells the story of a beau...
-10%Eritrea is under Ethopian occupation and there's to be a revolution. The enslaved and followers who dream of freedom will rise up unde...
-12%This film is not a movie; it's not about a bank robbery. It is a bank robbery. Victoria was shot in one sin...
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Frank Li has two names -- on American and one Korean. No one uses his Korean name, not even his parents. Frank barely speaks any Korean. He was born and raised in Southern California. Even so, his parents still expect him to end up with a nice Korean girl--which is a problem, since Frank is finally dating the girl of his dreams: Brit Means....
Suitable for anyone who wants to get started in the craft, this book offers easy-to-follow directions that can get readers sewing with confidence, making repairs and creating new garments from scratch. It starts at the very beginning, showing how to choose a sewing machine and introducing the most basic techniques and shortcuts.
22 clever projects from parachute cord with step-by-step instructions for making fashionable bracelets and necklaces, belts, lanyards, dog collars, key fobs, and more. Discover the knots you need to know, get practical advice on tools and materials, learn the right way to melt and fuse the cut ends of your cord, and experiment with jewelry...
Billed as the Korean "Charlotte's Web," this is an anthem for freedom and individuality when a spirited hen rebels against the tradition-bound world of the barnyard. No longer content to lay eggs on command only to have them carted off to the market, a hen glimpses her future every morning through the barn doors, where the other animals roam...
The original children's novela about the little princess before the story became The Little Princess. Sara Crewe is a bright 8-year-old who is brought from India by her captain father to attend Miss Minchin's boarding shool. She has everything that a princess could desire until a dramatic change takes place in her life.
Beautiful illustrations and stories from the life of Jesus Christ and major events in the early Church from the Gospels and the book of Acts. Bilingual in Arabic and English.
Step-by-step instructions teach crafters young and not-so-young how to create decorations, presents, keepsakes, and accessories with paper. Projects include scarves, decorative boxes, greeting cards, hair accessories, and much more.
A colorful pictorial atlas of the ancient world for young geographers. Includes index.
The inspirational biography of Oprah Winfrey.
Italian folk and fairy tales by the beloved Italian writer and literary critic. He is best known for his novellas inspired by Sicilian life and his fairy tales, which have been translated into numerous languages.
Written by Swedish author, Selma Lagerlof, this novel weaves fact and fiction into a grand tale of adventure as it recounts the story of the young Nils who has been "miniaturized" by an elf and travels the countryside on the back of a goose. Lagerlof would go on to become the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1909).
The author is also a teacher and is well-known for her novels about the troubles of growing up. In this novel, Lin Siji is a smart, popular girl who wears beautiful clothes and always has lots of pocket money. Everyone thinks she is so perfect and happy, but secretly she is in a relationship with "bad boy" Chen Guo. Will this...