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Books

Books

Books for adults and children in all of Sawa's world languages

Books  

  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Brooke Davis

    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...

    $20.20 $22.95 -12%
  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Ages 6-10, Ages 11-13
    Author:  Zina Khori, Sirsa Qursha

    This beautifully illustrated book explains the Universal Declaration of Human Rights so children can understand them and know when and how to apply them at home, at school, and in the community at large.  It's never too early to teach kids about human rights and to respect the differences and rights of others in order to promote...

    $18.95
  • Language:  German
    Subject:  Family, LifeStyle
    Author:  Felicitas von Lovenberg

    When you fall in love over 30 you can be certain your partner has a past -- and children.  Suddenly you're a part-time step-parent.  And what happens to that fragile patchwork structure when you add your own children to the mix? 

    $19.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Hamid Nazir

    Eritrea is under Ethopian occupation and there's to be a revolution. The enslaved and followers who dream of freedom will rise up under the leadership of Al Saqqa. As with every other revolution there are those who seek to acquire their own power through any means necessary. Longlisted for the 2016 IPAF.

    $21.08 $23.95 -12%
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  Nikolai Gogol

    Translation of a book of short stories written by Nikolai Gogol in 1831-32. His memories of childhood in today's Ukraine are depicted in these pictures of peasant life.

    $23.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  History
    Author:  Ibn Khaldun

    The most important Islamic history of the premodern world; written by the great 14th century Arab scholar, Ibn Khaldun, this monumental work presented the foundation of several fields of knowledge including philosophy, sociology, economics, and more.

    $39.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Literature
    Author:  Alberto Manguel

    Essays by the "Casanova of Reading," explore the crafts of reading and writing, literary identity, the art of translation, the power of censorship, and the links between books and politics.

    $24.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Ages 3-5
    Author:  Naila Ajja

    Roaches are everywhere.  They are disgusting and scary. What can we do?  A story about cleanliness.

    $15.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Ages 3-5
    Author:  Randa Korani

    Adam loves to draw. It makes him happy.

    $15.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Ages 3-5
    Author:  Muhammad Kazim Jawad

    When I go to school in the morning, the sun is behind me and I see my shadow. At lunchtime, my shadow is very short.  In the afternoon, when the sun is in front of me, I don't see my shadow. Where is my shadow?

    $17.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Ages 6-10
    Author:  Fatima Sharaf al-Din

    A little girl asks her mother if there is a watermelon in her tummy. Her mother says, "no, honey, it is a baby brother for you." The mother then tells her daughter all about her when she was inside mama's tummy. A book about pregnancy and siblings.

    $19.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Literature
    Author:  Alberto Manguel

    An adventure in literature and life, this work offers the author's notes, impressions, and reflections of travel, friends, private and public events all inextricably linked to books he has read.

    $23.95
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