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TED Talks : offi..
germanChris Anderson, the head of TED, presents an insider's guide to crafting the perfect talk. Discover the power of the spoken word to ch...
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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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Xorriyadda iyo D..
somaliA Somali translation of "Liberty in the Modern State" by Harold Laski. The book takes into account the post-war political landsc...
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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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I Don't Know Wha..
arabicSamy is very shy and doesn't like to talk to other people because it's scary and he doesn't know what to say. Now his little dog is lo...
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The great Americ..
arabicAmerican universities have been credited, among other things, with the discovery of the laser, GPS, MRI, radar, and Viagra. Here the&n...
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Together: the ri..
arabicThis thought-provoking book, now available in Arabic, identifies cooperation as the most important challenge faced by civil socie...
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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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Elling
arabicTranslated from the Norwegian and with a movie by the same name that was nominated for an Oscar, this is an eccentric and truly funny ...
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One thousand and..
frenchA modern-day printing of the original text of Antoine Galland's first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. The story o...
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Wanted 18
hebrewThrough a clever mix of stop-motion animation and interviews, The Wanted 18 recreates an astonishing true story:...
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Fear of Fifty: a..
arabicThe iconic writer's engaging memoir offers entertaining stories and provocative insights on sex, marriage, aging, feminism, and mother...
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Pearl Button
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A girl walks hom..
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Thus Spoke Zarat..
arabicNietzsche's masterful philosophical narrative about Zarathustra, who after years of meditation comes down from a mountain to offer his...
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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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Historical fiction
For adults in all of Sawa's world languages.
Historical fiction
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Madame Bovary
Language: ArabicSubject: Literature, Novels, Historical fictionAuthor: Gustave FlaubertThe classic tale of Emma Bovary, a woman who yearns for romance and luxury, but is instead married to a man with a second-rate medical degree and little ambition. Madame Bovary's attempts to escape the banality of her married life through adulterous affairs and voracious spending sprees with devastating consequences.
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Woman of Thirty
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Honore de BalzacNumber 22 in Balzac's collective works known as The Human Comedy. This tragic, yet brilliant novel tells the story of thirty-year-old Julie, an intelligent, sensitive woman who is married to a man not worthy of her. Balzac draws a portrait of a miserable marriage and life brought about by incorrect choices and inequalities of the day.
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
Language: ArabicSubject: Novels, Historical fictionAuthor: Thomas HardyFrom the author of "Far from the Madding Crowd" and "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," comes one of the most powerful classic novels. Considered a masterpiece, it is a gripping masterful tale of a time when women could be sold for a farthing and there was the constant tug and pull of custom over education. The novel opens with a scene of...
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Mother
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Maxim GorkyThe best known novel by Maxim Gorky is based on true events during the Russian revolutionary movement.
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Children of the People: Mamluk Trilogy
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Reem BassiouneyA sweeping historical novel from the era when the Mamluks ruled Egypt. Mamluks were a warrior class of slave soldiers that rose to power and ruled Egypt and Syria from 1250 to 1517. They are known for having defeated the western European Christian Crusaders and formally ending the era of the Crusades in 1302.
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The Feast of the Goat
Language: ArabicSubject: Novels, Historical fictionAuthor: Mario Vargas LlosaThis historical novel by the Peruvian Nobel Prize in Literature laureate is considered by some to be a masterpiece of Latin American literature. It masterfully weaves together fact and fiction to narrate an actual event: the assassination and its aftermath of the Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo.
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Heart of Darkness
Language: Arabic, EnglishSubject: Novels, Historical fictionAuthor: Joseph ConradThe novella by Joseph Conrad was first published in 1899. The main themes are colonialism and racism, and the novel has been extensively analyzed and hotly debated over time. This is a bilingual edition in Arabic and English.
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The Three Musketeers
Language: Arabic, EnglishSubject: NovelsAuthor: Alexandre DumasThe great adventure novel by French author, Alexandre Dumas, was published in 1844. It is a tale of adventure and friendship featuring d'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, members of the Paris-based Musketeers of the Guard. This is the bilingual edition in Arabic and English.
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Troubled sleep
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Jean-Paul SartreAn Arabic translation of "La Mort Dans L'Ame" by French philosopher, playwright, and novelist Jean-Paul Sartre. This novel, part of the Roads to Freedom series, offers a moving portrayal of the fall of France in 1940 and the tormented response of the French people to German occupation.
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Song for Valentine: a Normandy novel
Language: GermanSubject: Novels, Historical fictionAuthor: Amelie BretonA sweeping historical romance set during WWII in Normandy. It is 1942 and the journalist Valentine is on assigment in Honfleur where she meets and falls in love with Yves, a member of the Resistance against the German occupiers. After a brief time of bliss, Yves must flee his love and his country. Is he dead? Will the lovers ever be reunited?
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Moriarty
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Anthony HorowitzWhat really happened when Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Moriarty took their deadly tumble off Reichenbach Falls? Find out in this tale of menace and murder by one of the only writers to receive a seal of approval from the Conan Doyle Estate.
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Babbitt
Language: ArabicSubject: Novels, Historical fictionAuthor: Sinclair LewisConsidered the greatest novel by the first American author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Babbitt takes a satirical look at the American middle class lifestyle in the 1920s. Now available in Arabic, it is ranked No. 47 of the 100 best novels by The Guardian.
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