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Caballero
frenchGenaro Reyes is a student who falls in with the wrong crowd. He goes on a drinking binge with his "friends" and ends up in a com...
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Pearl Button
spanishMasterfully explores the significance of water in Chile's vast history and culture, examining the indigenous tribes of the Western Pat...
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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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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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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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Taxi
persianInternationally acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been officially banned from filmmaking since 2010. In a courageous a...
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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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Culture and the ..
arabicTerry Eagleton, a renowned literary theorist, critic and prolific writer, in this book explores the rise of religious fundamentalism a...
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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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Diaries
arabicIntroduces the interior life of George Orwell, the writer who defined twentieth-century political thought. Written as individual books...
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Cilmiga Ciqaabta
somaliAn exploration and critique of the Somali criminal justice system.
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Xorriyadda iyo D..
somaliA Somali translation of "Liberty in the Modern State" by Harold Laski. The book takes into account the post-war political landsc...
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Dora Bruder
arabicBy the winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Literature, this is the haunting novella, based on the true story of a Jewish teenager in WWI...
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Human Stain
arabicThe Arabic translation of Philip Roth's novel about Coleman Silk, the dean of faculty at a small liberal arts college who is accused o...
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Fear of Fifty: a..
arabicThe iconic writer's engaging memoir offers entertaining stories and provocative insights on sex, marriage, aging, feminism, and mother...
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Nominated and award-winning books, movies, and music in all of Sawa's world languages.
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City of Bohane
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Kevin BarryWinner of the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, this is the first novel by Irish author, Kevin Barry. Set in the 2053, it shows a world without technology. There are trams, but no cars; people write letters instead of phone; and music is broadcast on hand crank radios. Warring factions fight for control of Bohane in a "demented...
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Life
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: David WagnerWinner of the Leipzig Book Fair Prize, this novel tells the story of an organ transplant and of what went on in the life before. Of a patient’s countless days and nights in the hospital and the never-ending string of patients he shares his room with, of their stories and confessions. And lying on his bed as he travels through the...
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Babylonian Civilization and Assyria
Language: ArabicSubject: Culture, History, Social ScienceAuthor: Gustave Le BonGustave Le Bon was a 19th century French polymath whose travels and research in the emerging field of anthropology would result in a number of influential books as well as the Godard Prize from the French Academy of Sciences. In this highly respected work, Le Bon writes about early Arab peoples and culture and their valuable contributions to...
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Fear and Trembling
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Amélie NothombThis autobiographical novel by Belgian author Amelie Nothomb was awarded the Grand Prix du Roman de l'Academie Francaise the same year it was published. It tells the story of a young woman who takes a job on a one-year contract as a translator at a prestigious Japanese company. What follows is a comical and perplexing dance through...
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Game of thrones: a Storm of Swords
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: George R.R. MartinNow available in Arabic! A Storm of Swords, book three of George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire". An epic masterpiece of lords and ladies, assassins and bastards, soldiers and witchcraft, with a dragon or two or three thrown in for good measure. This product is one book in two volumes. The English language novel won both...
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Knot of Vipers
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Francois MauriacA masterpiece by one of the great modern French writers, the story is told in the form of a confessional letter. A bitter, aging lawyer, Monsier Louis, writes a letter to his estranged family explaining why his heart is like a knot of vipers. The novel presents a gripping look at the effects of pride, hatred, and greed upon a man's...
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Nausea
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Jean-Paul SatreJean-Paul Sartre's first, and considered his best, novel was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964. A key work of existential fiction, it tells the story of Antoine Roquentin who keeps a diary of his thoughts and feelings that include a "sweet sickness" that he likens to an overpowering feeling of nausea that eventually causes him to...
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Enemies: a history of the FBI
Language: ArabicSubject: HistoryAuthor: Tim WeinerNational Bestseller and previously named one of the Best Books of the Year by the Washington Post, here is an inside look at the FBI by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. This is the story of the FBI and how it has become the most powerful intelligence service of the United States.
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Ten nights and the teller of stories
Language: ArabicSubject: Short StoriesAuthor: Tahar Ben JellounWinner of the Dublin Prize, this is undoubtedly one of the most enchanted books by the award-winning Moroccan author. Ben Jelloun takes the ten tales of Perrault (Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, etc.), masterfully reworks them in an Arab and Muslim context, and presents them in the manner of the Thousand and One Nights.
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Angel maker
Language: ArabicSubject: NovelsAuthor: Stefan BrijsA chilling novel about a doctor's macabre ambition to create immortal life. Dr. Hoppe returns to his home village after a long absence. With him are three identical infant boys -- all bearing the same disfigurement. Soon the villagers become suspicious and Dr. Hoppe's past begins to unfold. By international bestselling...
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Babbitt
Language: ArabicSubject: Novels, Historical fictionAuthor: Sinclair LewisConsidered the greatest novel by the first American author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Babbitt takes a satirical look at the American middle class lifestyle in the 1920s. Now available in Arabic, it is ranked No. 47 of the 100 best novels by The Guardian.
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Diary of a wimpy kid: cabin fever
Language: ArabicChildren Books: Ages 11-13Author: Jeff KinneyAs Chrismas approaches, Greg wonders about Santa Claus and if he can really see all the deeds, good and bad, that kids do. He and his buddy Rowley also try many schemes to make money that all backfire or fail. Poor Greg. He just can't win. Or can he? This award-winning series by Jeff Kinney is now in Arabic.
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