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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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The Cholera Scare
somaliWhen cholera breaks out in the village, Sandra and Pato learn about treatment and prevention.
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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 tales&n...
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Stories of Famou..
arabicBrief biographies and illustrations of famous painters from Michelangelo to Van Gogh and Rembrandt to Picasso. Features fully vow...
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Decent one
germanOn May 6th, 1945, soldiers of the US Army occupied the Heinrich Himmler family home in Gmund, Germany where they discovered hundreds o...
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Stories of the G..
arabicProvides descriptions of 76 famous operas covering plot, dialogue, historical overview of each, and advice for listening and appreciat...
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TED Talks : offi..
germanChris Anderson, the head of TED, presents an insider's guide to crafting the perfect talk. Discover the power of the spoken word to ch...
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Notes: Clan War ..
somaliThe author presents a timeline and notes on his experiences of the atrocities and horror committed on civilians by warring clan m...
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Big history and ..
arabicAvailable in Arabic for the first time, this book presents a groundbreaking and accessible overview of human history and its plac...
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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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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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Where is my frie..
arabicA little girl walks angrily through the park dragging an old purse. Every now and then she stops and yells "Is this how it is?" ...
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History of moder..
arabicA 20th century classic by the great William Kelley Wright. Known for its presentation of philosophers and their theories in easy...
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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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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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Lost & found
arabicThe delightful debut novel by Brooke Davis is now available in Arabic. It is the story of a little red-haired girl who has lost ...
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Language: ArabicSubject: LiteratureAuthor: Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheNietzsche's masterful philosophical narrative about Zarathustra, who after years of meditation comes down from a mountain to offer his wisdom to the world. The book is a combination of prose and poetry.
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Tales from Shakespeare
Language: ArabicSubject: LiteratureAuthor: Charles LambOriginally published in 1807, this is the classic retelling of Shakespeare's most popular plays by the beloved brother/sister duo Charles and Mary Lamb.
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Fools and jesters
Language: ArabicSubject: LiteratureAuthor: Ibn al-JawziIbn al-Jawzi was an Arab Muslim preacher, orator, judge, and historian. He is considered one of the most prolific writers in Islamic history and is believed to have written more than 700 works that touch upon all the disciplines of classical Islamic study. This work is lighter in nature and provides humorous parables about the folly of the fools...
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Meditations of a solitary walker
Language: ArabicSubject: LiteratureAuthor: Jean-Jacques RousseauThe final book written by the great philosopher at the end of his life is a mix of autobiographical anecdotes, descriptions of sights from his Paris walks, and philosophical arguments about education and politics.
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History of Yemen: rulers, poets, and...
Language: ArabicSubject: History, LiteratureAuthor: Umarah ibn Ali al-HakamiAn early and highly respected history of Yemen by a revered 12th century Yemeni poet and historian.
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Mandrake
Language: ArabicSubject: LiteratureAuthor: Niccolo MachiavelliThe five-act satirical play by Niccolo Machiavelli was first published in 1524. Now in Arabic, it tells the story of a beautiful married woman and the protagonist who conspires to sleep with her with the help of an unethical doctor and a drug made from mandrake root. The comedy is believed to have been written as a critique of...
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People of the Cave
Language: ArabicSubject: LiteratureAuthor: Tawfiq al-HakimOriginally published in 1933, this play was hailed in literary circles as a landmark in Egyptian drama. Based on the legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, it tells the story of three men and a dog, all of whom sleep for 300 years, in a cave, after fleeing religious persecution and seeking refuge there from a tyrant. They wake up and...
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Donkeys
Language: ArabicSubject: LiteratureAuthor: Tawfiq al-HakimIs it better to be a donkey or a man? That is the question explored in this play that is a comedic criticism of Egyptian society by the ever popular Tawfiq al-Hakim.
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The Merchant of Venice
Language: Arabic, EnglishSubject: LiteratureAuthor: William ShakespeareConsidered one of Shakespeare's great comedies, this play is also known for several dramatic scenes. Written in the 16th century, it tells of a merchant in Venice who defaults on a loan from a Jewish moneylender. Bilingual in Arabic and English.
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Of the techniques of writing & translation
Language: ArabicSubject: Biography, LiteratureAuthor: Salah NiaziConsidered a pioneer of Iraqi poetry, Salah Niazi has published many works of literature, including nine books of poetry and five books of criticism. He is also known for his translations of such weighty works as Shakespeare's Macbeth and Hamlet, as well as James Joyce's Ulysses. Here the exiled poet writes about his life and journey to becoming...
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World literary dictionary
Language: ArabicSubject: Biography, Literature, ReferenceAuthor: Shawky Mohamed AbboudA guide to writers, poets, playwrights, and novelists from 5th Century BC to the modern era. Includes index and illustrations.
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Inspector general
Language: ArabicSubject: LiteratureAuthor: Nikolai GogolThe masterfully-written satirical play by Russian/Ukrainian novelist and playwright, Nickolai Gogol, that is known for its supreme characters and dialogue is now available in Arabic. The original publication, in 1836, received such outcry from the press that it took an intervention by Tsar Nicholas I to have the play actually staged.
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