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Woody Allen on W..
arabicIn this unique self-portrait that includes rare interviews, the filmmaker takes us behind the scenes and onto the sets of all his film...
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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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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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Red Lines
arabicAward-winning Red Lines provides cinematic boots on the ground, offering a rare window into the Syrian conflict,...
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Diaries
arabicIntroduces the interior life of George Orwell, the writer who defined twentieth-century political thought. Written as individual books...
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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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Wanted 18
hebrewThrough a clever mix of stop-motion animation and interviews, The Wanted 18 recreates an astonishing true story:...
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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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Decision points:..
arabicGeorge W. Bush candidly describes the moments of critical decision-making that molded his personal life and his eight years in the Ova...
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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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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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Short History of..
arabicH.G. Wells' classic study in the progress and history of civilization from the origins of life on Earth up to historic developments in...
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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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Mandrake
arabicThe five-act satirical play by Niccolo Machiavelli was first published in 1524. Now in Arabic, it tells the story of a beau...
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Culture
arabicTerry Eagleton, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics, examines the meaning, evolution, and role of culture in civil socie...
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Meditations of a..
arabicThe final book written by the great philosopher at the end of his life is a mix of autobiographical anecdotes, descriptions of sights ...
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The Umayyad State in the Levant
Language: ArabicSubject: HistoryAuthor: Anis Zakariya NusuliThis book contains information of great historical value about the history of the Umayyad state. The second caliphate in the history of Islam, in which the author deals extensively with the establishment of the Umayyad state, its conquests, its civilization, the conditions of its society, and finally the causes that claimed its glory.
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Jews of Amarah
Language: ArabicSubject: HistoryAuthor: Walid BaajDrawing from unpublished writings, rare documents, and oral memory, this is one of the most comprehensive historical accountings of the Jews of Iraq.
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Where the Wild Coffee Grows
Language: ArabicSubject: Culture, HistoryAuthor: Jeff KoehlerThis book traces the origins and history of coffee including current cultivation practices and the need for finding a more genetically diverse coffee plant.
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Futuux al-Habasha
Language: SomaliSubject: History, ReligionAuthor: Shihab al-Din Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Qadir 'ArabfaqihA history of East Africa, including Ethiopia and Somalia, in the 16th century. Includes bibliographical references. Translated from the Arabic. Arabic title translated as: Masterpiece of All Time.
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Arabia Felix
Language: ArabicSubject: History, TravelAuthor: Thorkild HansenThe spellbinding true story of the ill-fated Danish Arabia expedition (1761-67) led by Carsten Niebuhr. Includes illustrations.
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Syrian Civilization from the Iron Age to...
Language: ArabicSubject: HistoryAuthor: Amal BashshurA history of ancient Syria with maps and color illustrations of archaeological ruins.
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Minorities in Iraq : Memory, Identity &...
Language: ArabicSubject: History, ReferenceAuthor: Sa'ad SalloumProvides a detailed look at minority groups in Iraq, which are divided by ethnicity, religion, identity, doctrine, and even language. Explains the basis of regional conflicts, human rights protections, if any, provided by the Iraqi Constitution, and what this all means for the country today. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Ancient Syrian Civilization : History,...
Language: ArabicSubject: HistoryAuthor: Amal BashshūrAn illustrated encyclopedia of the history of ancient Syria from the agricultural revolution to the end of the Bronze Age.
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Kuwait : History and Civilization
Language: ArabicSubject: HistoryAuthor: Fayḥān Muḥammad ʻUtaybīA valuable cultural and political study of the history of Kuwait from its early beginnings through the 20th century written by Dr. Fayhan Mohammed Al-Otaibi, a professor at the University of Kuwait.
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Arab Lands under Ottoman Rule: 1516-1800
Language: ArabicSubject: HistoryAuthor: Jane HathawayIn this seminal work, the author presents another perspective on the effects of Ottoman rule in Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Yemen. Instead of the demoralizing prelude to the rise of Arab nationalism, Hathaway uses Arabic and Ottoman primary sources to present the cultural, social, and political changes of this era as the positive foundation for...
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Short History of the World
Language: ArabicSubject: HistoryAuthor: H.G. WellsH.G. Wells' classic study in the progress and history of civilization from the origins of life on Earth up to historic developments in the 1920s.
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The Occult
Language: ArabicSubject: HistoryAuthor: Colin WilsonThe Arabic translation of Colin Wilson's classic and essential guide to the discoveries and development of the occult in the 20th century.
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