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  • It received rave reviews in both the New York Times and The Guardian. The story goes like this: at a lovely dinner p...

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  • Victoria
    german

    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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  • Winner of both the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Booker Prize, this is the story of a "Don Juan" lover of women during the e...

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Gueros
    spanish

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

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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • A 20th century classic by the great William Kelley Wright.  Known for its presentation of philosophers and their theories in easy...

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  • Culture
    arabic

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

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  • This thought-provoking book, now available in Arabic, identifies cooperation as the most important challenge faced by civil socie...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Teen/YA
    Author:  Suzanne Collins

    The trilogy of Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark continues.  After winning the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta expect a life of peace and safety for their families.  However, the Capitol sees them as the face of the rebellion brewing among the subjects, and the Capitol wants revenge.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Agatha Christie

    First published in 1951, this novel is a departure from Christie's usual murder mysteries.  The world's superpowers are meeting at a secret summit in Baghdad to discuss the as yet unconfirmed existence of a new secret weapon. The British agent with intel is trying to get to the summit to present his proof, but the creators of the...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Ages 11-13, Teen/YA
    Author:  Fatimah Sharafeddine

    This YA novel features two parallel stories -- Ghadi's story by Fatimah Sharafeddine and Rawan's story by Samar Mahfouz Barraj.  Friends since childhood, Ghadi and Rawan, now only spend summers together in Lebanon. When Ghadi returns to Belgium where his father works, the two continue their friendship via email.  When serious problems...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Short Stories
    Author:  Hassan Blasim

    The English translation of this critically-acclaimed collection of short stories won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and was named one of Publisher's Weekly 10 Best Books of the Year.  This Arabic version is banned in Jordan.  The author, Hassan Blasim, fled Iraq due to persecution and now lives in exile in Finland....

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  • Language:  Arabic, English
    Subject:  Self-help
    Author:  Linda Kita-Bradley

    Ideal for adult English language learners.  Adult-themed dual language reader for new literates in Arabic and English.  This books shows refugees and natural-born citizens alike how to create and maintain community.

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  • Language:  Arabic, English
    Subject:  Self-help
    Author:  Linda Kita-Bradley

    Ideal for adult English language learners.  Adult-themed dual language reader for new literates in Arabic and English. Eva is a busy woman and mother.  Her days are so full that she has a difficult time winding down and preparing for sleep.  She doesn't sleep well and is tired all the time.  What can she do?

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Stefan Brijs

    A 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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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  History
    Author:  Ali Muhammad Muhammad Sallabi

    A history of Genghis Khan and the Mongols and their effect on the Islamic Empire.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Biography, Literature, Reference
    Author:  Shawky Mohamed Abboud

    A guide to writers, poets, playwrights, and novelists from 5th Century BC to the modern era.  Includes index and illustrations.

    $22.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Agatha Christie

    Agatha Christie strikes again with a new Arabic edition of Towards Zero that, since it was first published in English in 1944, has been adapted for the stage, television, the big screen (by the French in 2007), and even a radio play on BBC4 in 2010. Ms. Christie entices readers again with murder and mayhem at a cliff top seaside home.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Hani Nakshabandi

    This is the controversial first novel by Saudi journalist, Hani Nakshabandi. He was editor-in-chief of Sayyadati (Madam) magazine for several years.  The novel is based on his experience with the magazine and 100 letters-to-the-editor he received that shed light on the plight of women in the Kingdom.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Mohammed Hasan Alwan

    Winner of the 2017 International Prize for Arabic fiction, this novel, by Saudi author, Mohammed Hasan Alwan, is the fictionalized telling of the life of a Sufi saint, Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi. Ibn Arabi was born in 12th century Muslim Spain and became a Sufi mystic who traveled the Middle East and wrote about his experiences.

    $34.95
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