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Mandrake
arabicThe five-act satirical play by Niccolo Machiavelli was first published in 1524. Now in Arabic, it tells the story of a beau...
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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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Accidental
arabicPreviously shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, this is a fun, entertaining story about a mysterious stranger who shows up at a famil...
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Origin of Things
arabicAn interesting journey back in time to see how our modern ways of living, and the tools we use, actually originated in primitive cultu...
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Taxi
persianInternationally acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been officially banned from filmmaking since 2010. In a courageous a...
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Gueros
spanishEver since the National University strike broke out, Sombra (Tenoch Huerta) and Santos (Leonard0 Ortizgris) have been living in angst-...
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G : a novel
arabicWinner of both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Booker Prize, this is the story of a "Don Juan" lover of women during the e...
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The Cholera Scare
somaliWhen cholera breaks out in the village, Sandra and Pato learn about treatment and prevention.
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Culture
arabicTerry Eagleton, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics, examines the meaning, evolution, and role of culture in civil socie...
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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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Abraham Lincoln
arabicA biography of Abraham Lincoln who grew from his simple childhood in Kentucky to become the second president of the United States.&nbs...
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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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Woody Allen on W..
arabicIn this unique self-portrait that includes rare interviews, the filmmaker takes us behind the scenes and onto the sets of all his film...
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Caballero
frenchGenaro Reyes is a student who falls in with the wrong crowd. He goes on a drinking binge with his "friends" and ends up in a com...
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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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Strongest man
spanishA funny, offbeat portait of Miami, The Strongest Man follows Beef (Robert Lorie), an anxiety-ridden Cuban constr...
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Road to Mecca
Language: ArabicSubject: BiographyAuthor: Muhammad AsadA fascinating and beautifully written autobiography by Muhammad Asad, formerly known as Leopold Weiss. Born into a Jewish family and a descendant of a long line of Jewish rabbis, Weiss converted to Islam and became one of the most influential European Muslims of the 20th century.
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Nausea
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Jean-Paul SatreJean-Paul Sartre's first, and considered his best, novel was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964. A key work of existential fiction, it tells the story of Antoine Roquentin who keeps a diary of his thoughts and feelings that include a "sweet sickness" that he likens to an overpowering feeling of nausea that eventually causes him to...
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A sound like someone trying not to make a...
Language: GermanChildren Books: Ages 3-5Author: John IrvingA little boy hears a sound in the night that he doesn't recognize. His mind dreams up all kinds of scary things and he wakes his dad and says, "it's a sound like someone trying not to make a sound." Eventually they discover what it is and both go back to sleep. This endearing story is now available in German.
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How to ruin everything
Language: GermanSubject: BiographyAuthor: George WatskyThe New York Times Bestseller by musician and artist George Watsky is available here in German. This is his debut memoir, written in a series of essays, that is boldy honest and wonderfully humorous. A hit in English; it's not to be missed in German.
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Little ABC of Misfortune
Language: GermanChildren Books: Ages 3-5, Ages 6-10Author: Edward GoreyEdward Gorey's abecedarian book featuring 26 children (each one represented by a letter of the alphabet) and their untimely deaths is now available in German. One of his best-known books, each morbidly humorous, rhyming couplet is accompanied by the author's distinctive illustrations. It's really quite fantastic!
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Advice from the Heart
Language: GermanSubject: SpiritualityAuthor: Dalai LamaA collection of heartfelt thoughts and bits of wisdom from the Dalai Lama on a variety of subjects and suitable for everyone regardless of where they are on the path. A pocket-sized book that is big in heart.
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Serafin: reading prohibited
Language: GermanChildren Books: Ages 11-13Author: Philippe FixTwo friends, Serafin and Plum, and a hamster named Hercules, find themselves in a strange town where they are not welcome because they don't have identification. Chaos ensues when they build a fence-making machine that fences in all the bureaucrats! With illustrations and story by the beloved French artist Philippe Fix.
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Flowers Consumed by Fire
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Amir Tag ElsirKhamila is modern and wealthy, and has just returned to her hometown with a college education. Suddenly, seemingly overnight, the town is overrun by a group that has declared war on its inhabitants. Women become objects (flowers) of pleasure to be consumed at will by the leaders of the religious revolution (fire).
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The boy and the unjust ruler
Language: ArabicChildren Books: Ages 6-10Author: Talal HassanAnother story full of wisdom and humor, from a wonderful new series of folktales for kids from early Arab heritage.
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History of Somali plays and arts
Language: SomaliSubject: Culture, HistoryAuthor: Mohammed Sh. HassanDivided into two parts, this invaluable resource first documents the history of Somali arts from the 1940s onward, and the second part details the productions of some 70 well-known plays. Included is information about the theaters, directors, producers, and performers. Illustrations include photographs, facsimiles of playbills, and...
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Notes: Clan War 1990-1994
Language: SomaliSubject: HistoryAuthor: Siciid Cismaan KeenadiidThe 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.
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Girl who kicked the hornet's nest
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Stieg LarssonThe Millenium trilogy continues with the third book in the series featuring Lisbeth Salander, who is about to be tried for three murders -- if she recovers from her injuries. With the help of her journalist friend, Mikael Blomkvist, she has to prove her innocence. On her own, however, she plots her revenge against the man who tried to kill her.
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