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This thought-provoking book, now available in Arabic, identifies cooperation as the most important challenge faced by civil socie...
-15%Terry Eagleton, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics, examines the meaning, evolution, and role of culture in civil socie...
-15%American universities have been credited, among other things, with the discovery of the laser, GPS, MRI, radar, and Viagra. Here the&n...
-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%A collection of heartfelt thoughts and bits of wisdom from the Dalai Lama on a variety of subjects and suitable for everyone regardles...
-20%H.G. Wells' classic study in the progress and history of civilization from the origins of life on Earth up to historic developments in...
-15%Terry Eagleton, a renowned literary theorist, critic and prolific writer, in this book explores the rise of religious fundamentalism a...
-15%Brief biographies and illustrations of famous painters from Michelangelo to Van Gogh and Rembrandt to Picasso. Features fully vow...
-15%The final book written by the great philosopher at the end of his life is a mix of autobiographical anecdotes, descriptions of sights ...
-15%An exploration and critique of the Somali criminal justice system.
-10%Translated from the Norwegian and with a movie by the same name that was nominated for an Oscar, this is an eccentric and truly funny ...
-17%Nietzsche's masterful philosophical narrative about Zarathustra, who after years of meditation comes down from a mountain to offer his...
-15%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%The definitive biography of the 45th President of the United States presents the life of Donald Trump from his boyhood to his time in ...
-20%Strange things are afoot in Bad City. The Iranian ghost town, home to prostitutes, junkies, pimps, and other sordid souls, is a place ...
-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%Tells the stories of more than 20 people who have undergone permanent spiritual awakening after intense trauma and turmoil in their lives. This book explains why turmoil has an 'awakening' effect, and illustrates the almost infinite capacity of human beings to overcome suffering. It suggests that, so long as we have the courage to face up...
An Arabic translation of Goethe's classic "The Sorrows of Young Werther." This is the story of the sensitive and passionate Werther and his extreme response to unrequited love presented in a collection of letters written by Werther to his friend Wilhelm. Not so much a tale of love and romance, it is believed to be a chronicle mental health...
Nigella presents her solution to eating well when time is short with fabulous fast foods, ingenious short cuts, terrific time-saving ideas, effortless entertaining and simple, scrumptious meals.
A first person account of a young man who was swept up by the Nazi Party in 1933 when it was promising a properous future.
The riveting true story of two sisters, their journey to the Islamic State, and the father who tries to bring them home. This international bestseller tells the unforgettable story of Sadiq and Sara, Somali immigrants raising a family in Norway, that one day discover their teenage daughters, Leila and Ayan, have vanished—and are en...
A collection of stories of inspirational women throughout history who knew their own worth and fought for their dreams despite obstacles on all fronts.
Austrian writer Stefan Zweig's final work, posted to his publisher the day before his tragic death by suicide, brings the destruction of a war-torn Europe vividly to rise. He feels the need to bear witness to the next generation of what his age has gone through. He realizes that his past is "out of reach". Zweig makes it clear that...
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...
Iconoclastic philosopher Bertrand Russell lays out a rationalist prescription for living a happy life, including the importance of cultivating interests outside oneself and the dangers of passive pleasure.
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.
Somali translation of "Dead Aid," by the pre-eminent Zambian economist and author known for her analysis of macroeconomics and global affairs. Debunking the current model of international aid promoted by both Hollywood celebrities and policy makers, Dambisa Moyo offers a bold new road map for financing development of the world's...
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.