A Somali translation of "Liberty in the Modern State" by Harold Laski. The book takes into account the post-war political landsc...
-10%The final book written by the great philosopher at the end of his life is a mix of autobiographical anecdotes, descriptions of sights ...
-15%In an apocalyptic near-future world, a mother and her two small children must make their way down a river, blindfolded. One wrong choi...
-15%Terry Eagleton, a renowned literary theorist, critic and prolific writer, in this book explores the rise of religious fundamentalism a...
-15%Provides descriptions of 76 famous operas covering plot, dialogue, historical overview of each, and advice for listening and appreciat...
-15%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%Two friends, Serafin and Plum, and a hamster named Hercules, find themselves in a strange town where they are not welcome because they...
-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%Chris Anderson, the head of TED, presents an insider's guide to crafting the perfect talk. Discover the power of the spoken word to ch...
-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%Internationally acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been officially banned from filmmaking since 2010. In a courageous a...
-20%Brief biographies and illustrations of famous painters from Michelangelo to Van Gogh and Rembrandt to Picasso. Features fully vow...
-15%An exploration and critique of the Somali criminal justice system.
-10%A collection of heartfelt thoughts and bits of wisdom from the Dalai Lama on a variety of subjects and suitable for everyone regardles...
-20%This film is not a movie; it's not about a bank robbery. It is a bank robbery. Victoria was shot in one sin...
-20%A modern-day printing of the original text of Antoine Galland's first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. The story o...
-15%Drawing on works of literature, philosophy, art, and science from the writings of Plato and Darwin to the paintings of Picasso to modern medical journals, this book unearths the multiple meanings and uses of tears.
This book contains true stories that actually happened to real but abnormal people—serial killers, the most brutal in the history of crime in the United States. Under the influence of psychological disorders, they committed numerous crimes that defy reason, logic, and humanity.
Redefines collaboration for the twenty-first century with a radical new workplace operating system in which leadership no longer demands an official title. By helping others to be better at what they do, we create a level of trust, candor, mutual accountability, and purpose that exceeds what could have been accomplished under the status quo.
A licensed clinical psychologist and parenting expert offers practical, evidence-based parenting strategies to help kids foster satisfying relationships, develop competence, and make choices that fit who they are and want to become.
Five people: four are living; three are strangers; two are sisters; one, a teenage hotel chambermaid, has fallen to her death in a dumbwaiter. But her spirit lingers in the world, straining to recall things she never knew. And one night all five women find themselves in the smooth plush environs of the Global Hotel, where the intersection of...
The novel unfolds through the voice of the all-knowing embryo narrator, presenting a biography of humanity. He recounts the story of his earliest ancestors as if it were his own, touching upon historical events where various human societies intersect with the Libyan society into which he will be born.
A clear-eyed view of what neuroscience can tell us about breaking habits and introduces evidence-based strategies that give us the best possible chance to break cycles of bad behavior.
The keys to good health are making the right food choices. This book is your guide to better health.
By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1981), this novel is a dark and disorienting tale of the self-destructive character of totalitarian thinking.
Based on the true story of two Jaffa teenagers, this novel follows the daily lives of Subhi, a fifteen-year-old mechanic, and Shams, the thirteen-year-old student he hopes to marry one day. In this prosperous and cosmopolitan port city, with its bustling markets, cinemas, and cafés on the hills overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, we...
This book is for everyone seeking inner peace and tranquility, coupled with modern, outward creativity. This book teaches what you don't learn in school -- how to have true peace and happiness amid the chaos of life.
Nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature 21 times, and called the "Dean of Arabic Literature", Taha Hussein is one of the most influential 20th century Egyptian writers. This is the complete collection of his novels in one sturdy volume.
The winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2019 is available here in its original Arabic. It tells the story of Oman's evolution from a traditional society to the modern crossroads where it finds itself today. Told from the viewpoint of three sisters from one family, we meet Mayya who has married on the rebound; Asma who has married...
Winner of the 2019 International Prize for Arabic Fiction, this novel tells the stories of people in exile through their letters. Author Hoda Barakat is known for exploring the psychological effects of conflict and trauma in her works.
Translated into 35 languages, the ever popular series for middle school readers is back with Greg and his buddy Rowley trying to find dates for the Valentine's Day dance. Who will get a date first and who will be the third wheel?
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Originally published in 1937, this novel tells the story of two displaced migrant farm workers who move around California searching for work during the Great Depression. It has been banned or challenged numerous times for offensive and racist language and appears on the American Library Association's list of the Most Challenged Books of the...
Considered one of the best novels of the 20th century, yet consistently banned and challenged since it was first published in 1962, Harper Lee's novel of race relations in the 1930s American South has been translated into 40 languages with 40 million copies sold. It is available here in a new Arabic 2016 edition.
The award-winning author of "The Interpreter of Maladies" continues the theme of the immigrant experience fraught with the problems of assimilation and the conflicted path between old and new generations. The Namesake takes the Ganguli family from their tradition-bound life in Calcutta through their vexing transformation into...
Now a major motion picture, this is the story of 10-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with severe facial abnormalities. Though not expected to survive, he does, and goes from being home-schooled to finally entering fifth grade at a private school. There he learns to endure the taunts, bullying and fear of his classmates.
Winner of the 2017 International Prize for Arabic fiction, this novel, by Saudi author, Mohammed Hasan Alwan, is the fictionalized telling of the life of a Sufi saint, Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi. Ibn Arabi was born in 12th century Muslim Spain and became a Sufi mystic who traveled the Middle East and wrote about his experiences.
The critically-acclaimed and ever popular YA novel by John Green is here in Arabic. It is the moving, and at times humorous, story of 16-year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster, who has cancer. Her parents force her to attend a support group where she meets and falls in love with a 17-year-old ex-basketball player and amputee.
When Greg's mom is successful in petitioning the town to turn off the electricity for 48 hours, poor Greg has to learn how to cope without modern conveniences and be "old school."
The classic novel of 1920s American prosperity and idealism tells the story of the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his passion and obsession for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. Considered a "Great American Novel", it provides a critical social histroy of America during the Roaring Twenties, and is a long-standing regular on...
Now in Arabic! Considered a pioneer in her field on female sexual satisfaction, Dr. Barbach's books have sold more than 4 million copies in the U.S. alone. This title was ranked the #1 self-help book by the National Register of Health Care Providers in Psychology. Clear facts, advice, and effective exercises guide women past barriers to...
The delightful debut novel by Brooke Davis is now available in Arabic. It is the story of a little red-haired girl who has lost her mom, and an 82-year-old widow and an 87-year-old widower who are also lost. The unlikely trio discover there is wisdom in the young, that being old doesn't mean you're dead, and that life is worth living...
The third novel by international bestselling Michigan author, Lori Nelson Spielman. An emotional novel about mothers, sisters, daughters. When her sister dies in a train accident, Annie struggles with survivor guilt (she was supposed to be on that train, too), and tries to find comfort in their mother, Erika, who has withdrawn into her work. Can...
Ideal for adult English language learners. Adult-themed dual language reader for new literates in Spanish and English. Sami, a refugee, volunteers at a local thrift store.
As Chrismas approaches, Greg wonders about Santa Claus and if he can really see all the deeds, good and bad, that kids do. He and his buddy Rowley also try many schemes to make money that all backfire or fail. Poor Greg. He just can't win. Or can he? This award-winning series by Jeff Kinney is now in Arabic.
The classic fairy tales of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm can be found in this beautifully illustrated, hardcover book. The collection includes Snow White, Hansel and Gretel, and Rapunzel.
Abbas Mahmoud al-Aqqad was a an Egyptian poet, writer and literary critic who authored more than 100 books and several thousand articles. He is most famous for his Abqariyat (Genius) series which consists of seven books covering the lives of the the seven most important companions of, and including, the Prophet Muhammad. Those seven...
Ideal for adult English language learners. Adult-themed dual language reader for new literates in Spanish and English. Eva is a busy mom with too many responsibilities. To make matters worse, she can never get a good night's sleep because once the light goes off, her mind turns on. She tosses and turns and thinks and worries. What can she do?
From world-renowned entrepreneur to Republican nominee for American president, Donald Trump's thoughts and strategies for business success now in Arabic. A must-have for any library collection!
The best known novel by Maxim Gorky is based on true events during the Russian revolutionary movement.
My mom has discovered the selfie stick and now all she does, everywhere we go, is take selfies of her with us. She is driving me crazy! I can't play outside because my clothes might get dirty and ruin the selfie. When I eat, I have to be super careful to keep my face clean so I don't ruin the selfie. Selfies at the...
A biography for young readers tells the life story of Harriet Tubman, including her childhood in slavery and her later work in helping other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Internationally acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been officially banned from filmmaking since 2010. In a courageous act of artistic and political defiance he has made three features since then including Jafar Panahi's Taxi. In Taxi he drives a yellow cab through the vibrant streets of Tehran, picking up...
Through a clever mix of stop-motion animation and interviews, The Wanted 18 recreates an astonishing true story: the Israeli army's pursuit of 18 cows, whose independent milk production on a Palestinian collective farm was declared "a threat to the national security of the state of Israel."
A funny, offbeat portait of Miami, The Strongest Man follows Beef (Robert Lorie), an anxiety-ridden Cuban construction worker and his Korean friend Conan (Paul Chamberlain), as their lives get bumped off track the moment they agree to attend a spiritual meditation class.
The story of a teacher who becomes at first enchanted, and then ulitmately consumed, by the poetic genius of her five-year-old student.
Masterfully explores the significance of water in Chile's vast history and culture, examining the indigenous tribes of the Western Patagonian waterways and the tragic journey of Jemmy Button, who in 1830 was bought by the English Navy for the price of a mother-of-pearl button.
On May 6th, 1945, soldiers of the US Army occupied the Heinrich Himmler family home in Gmund, Germany where they discovered hundreds of private letters, documents, diaries, and photographs. The Decent One makes use of these materials to sketch the biography and expose the inner mind, ideals, plans and secrets of SS commander and...
A coming-of-age story within a suspenseful thriller, set against the real events, culture wars and political realities of Germany in the 1980s.
Ever since the National University strike broke out, Sombra (Tenoch Huerta) and Santos (Leonard0 Ortizgris) have been living in angst-ridden limbo. Education-less, motionless, purposeless, and unsure of what the strike will bring. They begin to look for strange ways to kill time. But their routine is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of...
Strange things are afoot in Bad City. The Iranian ghost town, home to prostitutes, junkies, pimps, and other sordid souls, is a place that reeks of death and hopelessness, where a lonely vampire is stalking the town's most unsavory inhabitants. But when boy meets girl, an unusual love story begins to blossom . . . blood red. B&W
Award-winning Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, offering a rare window into the Syrian conflict, taking us from the trenches to geopolitical jockeying and becoming, a long the way, a searing expose of an ongoing humanitarian crisis.
This film is not a movie; it's not about a bank robbery. It is a bank robbery. Victoria was shot in one single take. Two hours and eighteen minutes. No cuts. No CGI. No cheap tickets. No expensive ones, either. Just one shot.
American universities have been credited, among other things, with the discovery of the laser, GPS, MRI, radar, and Viagra. Here the author presents the American university as a national resource that should be supported and protected as a catalyst for economic growth and a source for solutions to the myriad of complex problems dotting the...
A Somali translation of "Liberty in the Modern State" by Harold Laski. The book takes into account the post-war political landscape to discuss the meaning and place of liberty and freedom in the global context and includes some undelivered lectures by economist and political theorist, Harold Laski.
Introduces 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...
A 20th century classic by the great William Kelley Wright. Known for its presentation of philosophers and their theories in easy to understand layman's terms, this book will take the reader on a jaunt through history from Francis Bacon to Locke to Kant to William James.
The iconic writer's engaging memoir offers entertaining stories and provocative insights on sex, marriage, aging, feminism, and motherhood.
Nietzsche's masterful philosophical narrative about Zarathustra, who after years of meditation comes down from a mountain to offer his wisdom to the world. The book is a combination of prose and poetry.
The author presents a timeline and notes on his experiences of the atrocities and horror committed on civilians by warring clan militias during this horrendous time in Somali history. An estimated 350,000 Somalis die of disease, famine, and civil war.
The definitive biography of the 45th President of the United States presents the life of Donald Trump from his boyhood to his time in military school to his ventures in real estate and eventually his celebrity status. It discusses his successes and failures in business, conflicts with jouranlists and sexual misconduct accusations; and...
A 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.
Available in Arabic for the first time, this book presents a groundbreaking and accessible overview of human history and its place in the overarching history of life, the Earth, and the Universe. Author, scholar, researcher and lecturer, Fred Spier, offers new theories into the future of humanity with a sweeping view of the past....
Brief biographies and illustrations of famous painters from Michelangelo to Van Gogh and Rembrandt to Picasso. Features fully vowelled text for easier pronunciation. A great introduction to art history for young readers.
In this unique self-portrait that includes rare interviews, the filmmaker takes us behind the scenes and onto the sets of all his films, and also reveals his thoughts on his childhood, his work, and his relationships.