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Introduces the interior life of George Orwell, the writer who defined twentieth-century political thought. Written as individual books...
-20%Previously shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, this is a fun, entertaining story about a mysterious stranger who shows up at a famil...
-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%Winner 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...
-17%An interesting journey back in time to see how our modern ways of living, and the tools we use, actually originated in primitive cultu...
-12%By the winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature, this is the haunting novella, based on the true story of a Jewish teenager in WWI...
-10%This collection of 85 essays and articles is considered to be among the most important historical collections of all time, and we...
-25%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%American universities have been credited, among other things, with the discovery of the laser, GPS, MRI, radar, and Viagra. Here the&n...
-20%In this unique self-portrait that includes rare interviews, the filmmaker takes us behind the scenes and onto the sets of all his film...
-35%Terry Eagleton, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics, examines the meaning, evolution, and role of culture in civil socie...
-15%Award-winning Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, offering a rare window into the Syrian conflict,...
-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%This thought-provoking book, now available in Arabic, identifies cooperation as the most important challenge faced by civil socie...
-15%Brief biographies and illustrations of famous painters from Michelangelo to Van Gogh and Rembrandt to Picasso. Features fully vow...
-15%Provides descriptions of 76 famous operas covering plot, dialogue, historical overview of each, and advice for listening and appreciat...
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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.
Few westerners will ever be able to understand Muslim or Afghan society unless they are part of a Muslim family. Twenty years old and in love, Phyllis Chesler, a Jewish-American girl from Brooklyn, embarked on an adventure that has lasted for more than a half-century. In 1961, when she arrived in Kabul with her Afghan bridegroom, authorities...
As for Nour, he sat across from her in the hall, gazing at her admiringly, his eyes fixed on her, completely oblivious to the ongoing rituals. He was seeing her for the first time in her green dress, radiant and happy, swaying her slender body gently and gracefully to the music. With every sway, his heart swayed with her, until she swayed once...
A powerful, emotional debut novel told in the unforgettable voice of a young Nigerian woman who is trapped in a life of servitude but determined to get an education so that she can escape and choose her own future. Adunni is a fourteen-year-old Nigerian girl who knows what she wants: an education. This, her mother has told her, is the only way...
Sanjoub is not mischievous or lazy, nor does he pick fights with his friends on purpose. He doesn’t waste time on purpose. He doesn’t ignore his parents’ instructions. He just has ADHD! What did Sanjoub’s parents do to treat his disorder? Do you know anyone who is like Sanjoub?
This beautiful story takes us on an inspiring journey with its hero, "The Superhero." He is a true superhero with real and numerous superpowers that enable him to do many great things for himself and others, things that no other human being can do. People love him very much and feel happy and grateful for his presence among them. Then, the...
Your child will love to settle down with this calming bedtime book and watch the trucks fall asleep with the turn of each page. then say good night, switch off the light and see the glow-in-the-dark stars come out.
A story about the day in the life of a young boy with learning disabilities.
Help toddlers learn to 'wish happiness, kindness and calm for everyone' -- including themselves! This bilingual English and Arabic edition uses simple, straightforward instructions and bright illustrations to nurture compassion, self-awareness and a strong caregiver-child bond.
Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy - about a billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich - really, really rich. Joe's got his own bowling alley, his own cinema, even his own butler who is also an orangutan. He's the wealthiest 12-year-old in the land. But Joe isn't happy. Why not? Because he's got a billion pounds, and not a single friend.
An American student falls in love with an Italian geology student in Naples' Spanish Quarter, where their different backgrounds collide in a passionate romance.
South is a comprehensive and evocative title for that part of the Iraqi map encompassing Zubair, Tanuma, Ashar, Abu al-Khasib, and other areas, collectively known as Basra. It is also the social backdrop for the characters and events in Dana Ghali's book, which comprises two narratives: the first, "Steps," in two parts, and the second, "The...