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    In 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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    Terry Eagleton, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics, examines the meaning, evolution, and role of culture in civil socie...

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Translated books by popular and well-known authors.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Literature
    Author:  Niccolo Machiavelli

    The 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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  • Language:  Arabic, English
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Alexandre Dumas

    The great adventure novel by French author, Alexandre Dumas, was published in 1844.  It is a tale of adventure and friendship featuring d'Artagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, members of the Paris-based Musketeers of the Guard. This is the bilingual edition in Arabic and English.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  Franz Kafka

    Originally written in German in 1922, this short story by Franz Kafka centers on a dog and his inquiries into the rationale of his existence in the world.

    $13.95
  • Language:  Arabic, English
    Subject:  Literature
    Author:  William Shakespeare

    Considered 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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  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Teen/YA
    Author:  John Green

    The critically-acclaimed and ever popular YA novel by John Green is here in Arabic.  It is the moving, and at times humorous, story of 16-year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster, who has cancer.  Her parents force her to attend a support group where she meets and falls in love with a 17-year-old ex-basketball player and amputee.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Politics
    Author:  Michael Wolff

    The fiery New York Times bestseller that offers a controversial behind-the-scenes look at President Donald Trump's first nine months.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Biography
    Author:  Muhammad Asad

    A fascinating and beautifully written autobiography by Muhammad Asad, formerly known as Leopold Weiss.  Born into a Jewish family and a descendant of a long line of Jewish rabbis, Weiss converted to Islam and became one of the most influential European Muslims of the 20th century.  

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Jean-Paul Satre

    Jean-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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  • Language:  German
    Children Books:  Ages 3-5
    Author:  John Irving

    A little boy hears a sound in the night that he doesn't recognize.  His mind dreams up all kinds of scary things and he wakes his dad and says, "it's a sound like someone trying not to make a sound."  Eventually they discover what it is and both go back to sleep.  This endearing story is now available in German.

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  • Language:  German
    Subject:  Biography
    Author:  George Watsky

    The New York Times Bestseller by musician and artist George Watsky is available here in German.  This is his debut memoir, written in a series of essays, that is boldy honest and wonderfully humorous.  A hit in English; it's not to be missed in German.

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  • Language:  German
    Children Books:  Ages 3-5, Ages 6-10
    Author:  Edward Gorey

    Edward Gorey's abecedarian book featuring 26 children (each one represented by a letter of the alphabet) and their untimely deaths is now available in German.  One of his best-known books, each morbidly humorous, rhyming couplet is accompanied by the author's distinctive illustrations.  It's really quite fantastic!  

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  • Language:  German
    Subject:  Spirituality
    Author:  Dalai Lama

    A collection of heartfelt thoughts and bits of wisdom from the Dalai Lama on a variety of subjects and suitable for everyone regardless of where they are on the path.  A pocket-sized book that is big in heart.

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