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Ferdydurke
arabicWhen it was first published in 1937 Poland, Witold Gombrowicz's novel was considered to be subversive by the Communist regime and was ...
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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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The Kindergarten..
hebrewThe story of a teacher who becomes at first enchanted, and then ulitmately consumed, by the poetic genius of her five-year-old student...
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One thousand and..
frenchA modern-day printing of the original text of Antoine Galland's first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. The story o...
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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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Bird Box
arabicIn an apocalyptic near-future world, a mother and her two small children must make their way down a river, blindfolded. One wrong choi...
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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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21 grams
arabicIn 1901, Dr. Duncan MacDougall conducted an experiment that determined the human soul has mass weighing in at 21 grams. But what ...
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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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The Federalist P..
arabicThis collection of 85 essays and articles is considered to be among the most important historical collections of all time, and we...
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Elling
arabicTranslated from the Norwegian and with a movie by the same name that was nominated for an Oscar, this is an eccentric and truly funny ...
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One thousand and..
frenchA modern-day printing of the original text of Antoine Galland's first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. The story o...
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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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Deutschland 83
germanA coming-of-age story within a suspenseful thriller, set against the real events, culture wars and political realities of Germany in t...
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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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Cilmiga Ciqaabta
somaliAn exploration and critique of the Somali criminal justice system.
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Viking myths: a new vision
Language: ArabicSubject: HistoryAuthor: Youssef al-AqsariPresents an historical overview of Vikings and their legends including maps and other illustrations.
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Hollywood and the American Dream
Language: ArabicSubject: Culture, HistoryAuthor: Anne-Marie BidaudWhy are the presidents of the film industry always close to power when they are appointed? Why do we meet few workers but many marginalized people in the films? Why does My Fair Lady or Pretty Woman end well? These are all questions answered in this book, which reveals the tight network established between Hollywood, the creative pole, New...
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Landmarks of Modernity
Language: ArabicSubject: History, Literature, Politics, Social ScienceAuthor: Saad al-BazaiThis book includes texts of some of the most prominent Western thinkers, writers, critics, and artists who contributed to the establishment and formulation of Western modernity over the three hundred years spanning from the mid-seventeenth century to the mid-twentieth century. Philosophy, art, music, sociology, psychology, and more from...
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The Bomber Mafia
Language: ArabicSubject: HistoryAuthor: Malcolm GladwellThe book follows the Bomber Mafia, especially Major General Haywood S. Hansell, and the development of a high-altitude precision aerial bombardment strategy in World War II as a means to limit casualties. After difficulties in applying the Bomber Mafia's theoretical strategy, Major General Hansell was replaced by Major General Curtis LeMay, who...
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A Brief History of Andalusia
Language: ArabicSubject: HistoryAuthor: Shakib ArslanA summary of the history of Islamic Spain when it was a place of science, arts, poetry, urbanization, and creative engineering. This was also the era of warring and frivolous emirs, which eventually led to the era's downfall.
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Coffee Culture: Local Experiences, Global...
Language: ArabicSubject: Culture, HistoryAuthor: Catherine M. TuckerPresents coffee as a commodity that ties the world together, from the coffee producers and pickers who tend the plantations in tropical nations, to the middlemen and processors, to the consumers who drink coffee without ever having to think about how the drink reached their hands. Bibliographical references in English.
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Arab Conquest of Egypt
Language: ArabicSubject: HistoryAuthor: Alfred ButlerThe Oxford-educated historian wrote this well-researched book to correct any misunderstanding about the Arab invasion of Egypt. In this work he refutes the unfounded claims that the Egyptians (the Copts) welcomed and assisted the Arabs at the conquest; that the Arabs treated the Egyptians well at the invasion; and that the Arabs were...
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Timekeepers: how the world became obsessed...
Language: ArabicSubject: HistoryAuthor: Simon GarfieldAn entertaining exploration of the ways we have perceived, contained, and saved time over the last 250 years.
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Abraham Lincoln
Language: ArabicSubject: Biography, History, PoliticsAuthor: Ibrahim al-KhafifA 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.
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Anunnaki : Sumerian Civilization, the...
Language: ArabicSubject: Culture, HistoryAuthor: Mansour Abd al-HakimSelect readings and explanation of Zecharia Sitchin, his life, research, and writings. Sitchin was well known for his fringe theories of civilization and his books that propose an explanation for human origins involving ancient astronauts. He believed that ancient Sumerian culture was created by the Anunnaki, a race of...
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The Federalist Papers
Language: ArabicSubject: History, PoliticsAuthor: Alexander HamiltonThis collection of 85 essays and articles is considered to be among the most important historical collections of all time, and were intended to persuade New York at-large to accept the newly drafted Constitution in 1787. Authored in parts by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay, the documents have been referred to and heavily cited countless times in...
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Arab Civilization
Language: ArabicSubject: HistoryAuthor: Gustave Le BonGustave Le Bon was a French Orientalist and researcher in sociology and psychology. This famous book he presents an objective and impartial view of Arab and Islamic civilization and credits their impact on European and Western civilization.
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