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  • 21 grams
    arabic

    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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  • Sophie Rostopchine, the Countess of Segur, is a French writer of Russian birth.  Originally published in the 19th century, Segur'...

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  • By 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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  • Victoria
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    This film is not a movie; it's not about a bank robbery. It is a bank robbery. Victoria was shot in one sin...

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  • The 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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  • A 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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  • The 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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  • H.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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  • Bird Box
    arabic

    In 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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  • Previously 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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  • Mandrake
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    The 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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  • The 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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  • When 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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  • George 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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  • When cholera breaks out in the village, Sandra and Pato learn about treatment and prevention.

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  • A funny, offbeat portait of Miami, The Strongest Man follows Beef (Robert Lorie), an anxiety-ridden Cuban constr...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Cookbooks
    Author:  Daʻad al-Sayid Ḥabūshī

    A colorful cookbook chock full of classic Lebanese recipes just like grandma used to make back home!

    $59.95
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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Muṣṭafá Naṣr

    This novel tells the story of John, the Jewish barber of Alexandria, who is falsely accused of a crime and murdered.  He would later be exonerated and a shrine built in his memory that is celebrated by Jews every year.

    $31.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Ṭantāwī ʻAbd al-Ḥamīd Ṭantāwī

    A new novel by the well-known Egyptian writer, Tantawi Abdel Hamid Tantawi.  Tantawi is a member of the Egypt Writers Union and president of the Minya (Egypt) Literature Club.  He has written several novels, short stories, two plays, and a book of children's stories.  In this novel, Younis could be suffering from diaspora. ...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Yūsuf Zaydān

    Shortlisted for the 2020 IPAF. By the critically-acclaimed, award-winning and much translated Egyptian author, Youssef Ziedan, comes an historical novel about Ibn Sina's life during his detention in the Ferdakan Citadel in Central Iran.  Ibn Sina, known in the West as Avicenna (c. 980-1037), was a Persian Muslim polymath who is considered...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Teen/YA
    Author:  Selma Lagerlöf

    Written by Swedish author, Selma Lagerlof, this novel weaves fact and fiction into a grand tale of adventure as it recounts the story of the young Nils who has been "miniaturized" by an elf and travels the countryside on the back of a goose.  Lagerlof would go on to become the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1909).

    $21.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Patrick Süskind

    An illustrated novella for adults by the internationally acclaimed author of Perfume.  The narrator reflects on his childhood and the appearance of the bizarre Mr. Sommer who serves as a background to the narrator's inner life and feelings. 

    $16.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Social Science
    Author:  Ali al-Wardi

    By the great Iraqi sociologist Dr. Ali Wardi, this book explores the mystique of genius, the effectiveness of incentives, and other ideas related to personal success.  This is the one of the top 10 books written by the "Godfather of Sociology" that is still in high demand.

    $26.95
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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  Najīb Maḥfūẓ

    A brand new collection of never before published short stories of the great Egyptian writer, Naguib Mahfouz.  These stories were discovered in a box of papers delivered to the editor by Mahfouz's daughter, Umm Kuthum.  Mahfouz won the1988 Nobel Prize for Literature.  The book includes facsimiles of the original pages in the author's handwriting.

    $19.95
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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Philip Roth

    The Arabic translation of Philip Roth's novel about Coleman Silk, the dean of faculty at a small liberal arts college who is accused of racism and forced to resign. The story twists and turns with subtly complex characters against the backdrop of America in the 1940s. 

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  Oscar Wilde

    The collection of five short stories, originally intended for children, written by Oscar Wilde and originally published in 1888.  Stories included are The Happy Prince; The Nightingale and the Rose; The Selfish Giant; The Devoted Friend; and The Young King.

    $14.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Muḥsin Ramlī

    A new novel by the award-winning Iraqi author, Muhsin Ramli. This novel raises questions about the great humanitarian issues and the concepts that have always been reintroduced in the ages: good and evil, love, dreams, freedom, destiny, death, morality, family relations and their impact on the destiny of people.

    $19.95
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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Culture
    Author:  Terry Eagleton

    Terry Eagleton, a renowned literary theorist, critic and prolific writer, in this book explores the rise of religious fundamentalism and its impact on a"faithless" culture that is seeking a modern replacement for God.

    $20.36 $23.95 -15%
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