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  • The story of a teacher who becomes at first enchanted, and then ulitmately consumed, by the poetic genius of her five-year-old student...

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  • 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?"  ...

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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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  • Samy is very shy and doesn't like to talk to other people because it's scary and he doesn't know what to say. Now his little dog is lo...

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  • Diaries
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    Introduces the interior life of George Orwell, the writer who defined twentieth-century political thought. Written as individual books...

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  • In 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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  • Gueros
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    Ever since the National University strike broke out, Sombra (Tenoch Huerta) and Santos (Leonard0 Ortizgris) have been living in angst-...

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  • Masterfully explores the significance of water in Chile's vast history and culture, examining the indigenous tribes of the Western Pat...

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  • Taxi
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    Internationally acclaimed Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been officially banned from filmmaking since 2010.  In a courageous a...

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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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  • Culture
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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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  • An 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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  • A 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Strange things are afoot in Bad City. The Iranian ghost town, home to prostitutes, junkies, pimps, and other sordid souls, is a place ...

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Best sellers

  • Language:  German
    Children Books:  Ages 11-13
    Author:  W. Bruce Cameron

    By the author of the bestselling novel, A Dog's Purpose, which is now a major motion picture, this illustrated novel for young readers is a moving tale about a dog and his boy.  When Bailey goes to live with 8-year-old Ethan, he soon learns his purpose is to be the boy's best friend -- through thick and thin.

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  • Language:  German, English
    Children Books:  Ages 3-5, Ages 6-10
    Author:  Ulrike Fischer

    Bilingual German/English. Max is a little mouse who lives on a farm.  There are lots of vehicles to ride in on the farm, but when he goes to the city, he is amazed at what he finds!  Includes vocabulary for different types of vehicles.

    $11.95
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  • Language:  German
    Subject:  Culture, Social Science
    Author:  Carolin Emcke

    Winner of the 2016 Peace Prize in German Publishing.  This book, by award-winning journalist and humanitarian, Carolin Emcke, is a call to the courageous to take a stand against hate.  She offers convincing arguments and ideas to defend human rights and promote an open society.

    $26.95
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  • Language:  German
    Children Books:  Ages 6-10, Ages 11-13
    Author:  Roald Dahl

    This classic children's tale has been made into two major motion pictures as well as a Broadway musical.  The yummy story is available here in a new German edition released in September 2016 for Roald Dahl's 100th birthday.  This is a great choice to round out your German language collection.

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  • Language:  German
    Children Books:  Ages 6-10, Ages 11-13
    Author:  Mara Schindler

    Krempe is 10 years old and lives with Grandpa Kottek, who is 71, in the old train station.  Krempe's parents died when she was a baby and her opa has taken care of her ever since.  They do just fine together, even if Grandpa Kottek is starting to act a little strange sometimes. But then there's Miss Schulz, who thinks Kottek is too old...

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  • Language:  German
    Children Books:  Ages 6-10, Ages 11-13
    Author:  Joachim Hecker

    This book makes science fun!  No, really!  The author, an engineer and a journalist, explains the phenomena of physics, chemistry and mathematics and where they occur in everyday life -- all through the exciting journeys of a hamster who flies his own spaceship!  Includes cool and easy experiments kids can do by themselves.

    $26.95
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  • Language:  German, English
    Children Books:  Ages 6-10
    Author:  Jessica Stormer

    Bilingual in German and English.  This is the story of Kurt.  The other kids at school never notice him, even though he keeps trying to do things to impress them. But then one day he decides to be brave and do something he is actually good at -- now he is the center of attention!

    $22.95
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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels, Historical fiction
    Author:  Christian Jacq

    As a young groom, Christian Jacq spent his honeymoon in Egypt where he fell in love with all things Egyptian and embarked on studies of archeology and Egyptology. Now he is a well-known author of historical novels that center around ancient Egypt.  Here Cleopatra, exiled by her brother, must find a way to save her beloved Alexandria and...

    $29.95
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  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Ages 3-5, Ages 6-10
    Author:  Ahmad Tayy

    Antar is a stray dog who roams the streets looking for a home.  Some people are nice to him, but others get angry and yell at him to go away.  Poor Antar!  And then one day, he meets Sameer . . .

    $17.95
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  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Ages 3-5, Ages 6-10
    Author:  Duniyazad al-Saadi

    Mounir has two pet birds, Kookoo and Simsim, whom he loves very much. One day, Mounir accidentally leaves the cage door open and one of the birds escapes and flies away to freedom and a new life.  Can he and the other bird find happiness together?

    $15.95
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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Cookbooks
    Author:  Nehal Leheta

    More than fifty classic recipes from Abou El Sid, one of Cairo's most famous restaurants.  Delicious food from the Land of the Pharoahs includes everything from starters to main dishes to holiday fare to desserts. Recipes are illustrated with full color photographs.

    $38.95
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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  LifeStyle
    Author:  Candace Bushnell

    An anthology of original columns that appeared in the New York Observer about the sometimes shocking and more often than not, hilarious mating customs and rituals of the privileged and the beautiful living in the Big Apple.

    $24.95
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