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Samy is very shy and doesn't like to talk to other people because it's scary and he doesn't know what to say. Now his little dog is los..
-15%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 WWII..
-10%An interesting journey back in time to see how our modern ways of living, and the tools we use, actually originated in primitive cultur..
-12%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 collection of 85 essays and articles is considered to be among the most important historical collections of all time, and wer..
-25%In 1901, Dr. Duncan MacDougall conducted an experiment that determined the human soul has mass weighing in at 21 grams. But what a..
-12%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%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%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%The Arabic translation of Philip Roth's novel about Coleman Silk, the dean of faculty at a small liberal arts college who is accused of..
-17%It received rave reviews in both the New York Times and The Guardian. The story goes like this: at a lovely dinner pa..
-15%In this unique self-portrait that includes rare interviews, the filmmaker takes us behind the scenes and onto the sets of all his films..
-35%A delightful story collection by the beloved, award-winning Chinese children's author, Zheng Chunhua. These stories center around a lit..
-10%Award-winning Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, offering a rare window into the Syrian conflict, ..
-20%A biography of Abraham Lincoln who grew from his simple childhood in Kentucky to become the second president of the United States. ..
-20%Available in Arabic for the first time, this book presents a groundbreaking and accessible overview of human history and its place..
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Provides descriptions of 76 famous operas covering plot, dialogue, historical overview of each, and advice for listening and appreciation.
Thornton Burgess was an American conservationist and children's author. He shared his great love of nature and animals through the more than 170 books he wrote in his lifetime. In this story, the reckless Reddy Fox decides to steal a hen in broad daylight from Farmer Brown. The farmer's son gives chase with a loaded gun. Will Reddy...
Mark Twain's classic novel about a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. Tom Sawyer and his buddy Huckleberry Finn have many wonderful adventures together. This Arabic translation features fully vowelled text for easy Arabic pronunciation for young readers.
Thornton Burgess was an American conservationist and children's author. He shared his great love of nature and animals through the more than 170 books he wrote in his lifetime. In this story, winter has arrived and Granny Fox and Reddy are having trouble finding food. Reddy is known for his reckless ideas, but Granny's ageless...
Explores the life cycle of "stuff": materials are harvested, the stuff is made and distributed, it's consumed and then it gets trashed or recycled. Using the typical contents of a child's school backpack (defined as water, food, clothing, paper, plastic, metals, electronics), this book explores those stages in detail, including lots of ways...
A young girl loves to spin, and twirl, and turn -- just like her favorite top. It is the last straw, however, when she twirls right into her mom causing the cake to fall. Luckily, it's grandma to the rescue who teaches her to spin with control like a merry-go-round, the earth on its axis, and Sufis.
A delightful story collection by the beloved, award-winning Chinese children's author, Zheng Chunhua. These stories center around a little girl and her adventures with her fun-loving family. The text is fully vowelled for easier Arabic pronunciation by young readers.
An interesting journey back in time to see how our modern ways of living, and the tools we use, actually originated in primitive cultures from around the world. Expertly researched by Julius Lips, a well-known anthropologist, this book reveals the foundations of tools, habits, traditions, fire, food, the use of cosmetics and jewelry,...
The controversial lecture, first published in 1896, defends the right to believe in something without proof or evidence of its truth. William James was an influential American philosopher and psychologist who was a leading thinker in the late nineteenth century. He is considered by many to be the "Father of American psychology."
A finalist for the Book of the Year Award in Spain, this is a gripping novel that tells the cat-and-mouse game that Stalin played with Trotksy from the time he was expelled from the Communist Party until his assassination in Mexico City. The "man" in the title who loved dogs is Ramon Mercader, Trotsky's killer. This novel has been...
Anis Mansour was an Egyptian journalist, author and philosopher who held many editorial posts at newspapers and magazines throughout Egypt. He could speak seven languages and throughout his career, interviewed many famous people from around the Middle East -- from presidents to generals to actors to singers to dissident writers. This...
Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian poet, writer, and film director, translated and adapted Sophocles story of Oedipus into a major motion picture. Pasolini add a modern-day prologue and epilogue to the famous myth as well as emphasizing the innocence of Oedipus. Pasolini was inspired by Sophocles contrast between total innocence and the obligation to...