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Introduces the interior life of George Orwell, the writer who defined twentieth-century political thought. Written as individual books ..
-20%Terry Eagleton, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics, examines the meaning, evolution, and role of culture in civil societ..
-15%The final book written by the great philosopher at the end of his life is a mix of autobiographical anecdotes, descriptions of sights f..
-15%In 1901, Dr. Duncan MacDougall conducted an experiment that determined the human soul has mass weighing in at 21 grams. But what a..
-12%It received rave reviews in both the New York Times and The Guardian. The story goes like this: at a lovely dinner pa..
-15%Terry Eagleton, a renowned literary theorist, critic and prolific writer, in this book explores the rise of religious fundamentalism an..
-15%A little girl walks angrily through the park dragging an old purse. Every now and then she stops and yells "Is this how it is?" F..
-17%When it was first published in 1937 Poland, Witold Gombrowicz's novel was considered to be subversive by the Communist regime and was p..
-17%This thought-provoking book, now available in Arabic, identifies cooperation as the most important challenge faced by civil societ..
-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 m..
-20%This collection of 85 essays and articles is considered to be among the most important historical collections of all time, and wer..
-25%Available in Arabic for the first time, this book presents a groundbreaking and accessible overview of human history and its place..
-17%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 ea..
-17%Previously shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, this is a fun, entertaining story about a mysterious stranger who shows up at a family..
-15%American universities have been credited, among other things, with the discovery of the laser, GPS, MRI, radar, and Viagra. Here the&nb..
-20%An interesting journey back in time to see how our modern ways of living, and the tools we use, actually originated in primitive cultur..
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This book serves as an invitation to discover one of the lands of ancient civilizations—Mexico. As the primary gateway to Central and South America, Mexico extends its cultural and civilizational influence across all the surrounding nations. Indeed, to truly comprehend the history of this Latin continent, one must gain a deep understanding...
This novel forges imaginative connections between two love stories: one between a teacher and his student set in Al-Andalus during the eleventh century, and its counterpart taking place in the twenty-first century. Why, then, does the plight of Ibn Rushd, which led to his exile to the village of Lucena and the burning of his books on science,...
A no-nonsense guide to differentiating between toxic and positive behaviors among your friends, romantic partners, family members and colleagues. This book can help you decode the trickiest of situations and put an end to unnecessary drama.
This book is not about ports or ships; rather, it is about the author’s own soul—lost somewhere between departure and return—and about that young boy who once stood upon a harbor quay, dreaming that the world was far vaster than his small village, never realizing that the waves would carry him away into a life devoid of...
In 1862, a nurse haunted by her past travels from England to a remote Irish village to investigate allegations about a young girl whose religious family claimed she had lived without food for four months.
The mother was bereft of her firstborn, Hind—a child of extraordinary beauty. Then, when her second daughter, Hanadi, was afflicted with acromegaly, the resemblance that had once promised the mother a resurrection of her lost child vanished completely. Acromegaly transformed Hanadi into a grotesque figure; the mirror’s game was...
While journeying to the northernmost reaches of the Arctic, April Wood discovers a tiny polar bear cub in desperate need of her help, and in freezing temperatures and on dangerous terrain, she must face her deepest fears to save him.
Obayda's family is in need of some good fortune. Her father lost one of his legs in a bomb explosion, forcing the family to move from their home city of Kabul to a small village, where life is very different and Obayda's father almost never leaves his room. One day, Obayda's aunt has an idea to bring the family luck -- dress Obayda, the youngest...
In China, the tragic romance of farmer Gao Ma and Fang Jijnu, the pregnant woman who elopes with him. It is told against the background of the 1988 garlic farmers' revolt, protesting corrupt officialdom in Paradise County.
This pioneering work delves into the complexities of dissociation, exploring how the mind copes with trauma by creating distinct identities.
This novel transports the reader from our contemporary era to the Fatimid age of a thousand years ago. Through this rich and evocative journey, it unveils extraordinary events and the peculiarities of reality, where the present meets the past. The narrative unfolds around a cast of figures including the Caliph Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah; his...