Translated from the Norwegian and with a movie by the same name that was nominated for an Oscar, this is an eccentric and truly funny ...
-17%In this unique self-portrait that includes rare interviews, the filmmaker takes us behind the scenes and onto the sets of all his film...
-35%Sophie Rostopchine, the Countess of Segur, is a French writer of Russian birth. Originally published in the 19th century, Segur'...
-15%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 ...
-12%A collection of heartfelt thoughts and bits of wisdom from the Dalai Lama on a variety of subjects and suitable for everyone regardles...
-20%A little girl walks angrily through the park dragging an old purse. Every now and then she stops and yells "Is this how it is?" ...
-17%On May 6th, 1945, soldiers of the US Army occupied the Heinrich Himmler family home in Gmund, Germany where they discovered hundreds o...
-20%The New York Times Bestseller by musician and artist George Watsky is available here in German. This is his debut memoir, writte...
-15%Provides descriptions of 76 famous operas covering plot, dialogue, historical overview of each, and advice for listening and appreciat...
-15%American universities have been credited, among other things, with the discovery of the laser, GPS, MRI, radar, and Viagra. Here the&n...
-20%A modern-day printing of the original text of Antoine Galland's first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. The story o...
-15%When it was first published in 1937 Poland, Witold Gombrowicz's novel was considered to be subversive by the Communist regime and was ...
-17%In an apocalyptic near-future world, a mother and her two small children must make their way down a river, blindfolded. One wrong choi...
-15%Nietzsche's masterful philosophical narrative about Zarathustra, who after years of meditation comes down from a mountain to offer his...
-15%A biography of Abraham Lincoln who grew from his simple childhood in Kentucky to become the second president of the United States.&nbs...
-20%The author presents a timeline and notes on his experiences of the atrocities and horror committed on civilians by warring clan m...
-15%Jonah the calligrapher, the novel's hero, who is swallowed by the metaphorical whale, is likeable: a mixture of lover, rebel, adventurer and dreamer, who proceeds towards a grand goal. Alongside him are a host of characters who see him as he really is, while he is blind to his real self, since he is the Arab 'Don Quixote'.
1991: Two young girls meet and become best friends in a Baghdad bomb shelter where they have taken refuge from Allied aerial attacks. They share their hopes and dreams, interwoven with fantasy and illusion. The novel follows the girls through childhood, adolescence and university, until the war and the fall of Baghdad.
Composed by the great Sufi scholar when he was only 29-years-old, this work contains 14 visions on the nature of existence, true happiness, and the human relationship with the divine.
This work contains prayers for day and evening for each day of the week by Ibn 'Arabi, the great Sunni scholar of Islam, Sufi mystic, poet, and philosopher.
Another wise story from a wonderful new series of folktales for kids from early Arab heritage.
Another story full of wisdom and humor, from a wonderful new series of folktales for kids from early Arab heritage.
From a wonderful new series of folktales for kids from early Arab heritage.
A thrilling love story about Hibo and Hashim -- star-crossed lovers that must overcome incredible odds in order to be together.
Divided into two parts, this invaluable resource first documents the history of Somali arts from the 1940s onward, and the second part details the productions of some 70 well-known plays. Included is information about the theaters, directors, producers, and performers. Illustrations include photographs, facsimiles of playbills, and...
Dahabo and Daruur are in love, but are forbidden to marry because Daruur belongs to an inferior class. The young couple, along with some other families, flee their village (and all its old-fashioned ideas) in the dead of night. The refugees walk for 30 days until they find a place to build a village of their own. One where all...