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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Elling
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    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 ...

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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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  • 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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  • American universities have been credited, among other things, with the discovery of the laser, GPS, MRI, radar, and Viagra. Here the&n...

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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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  • A Somali translation of "Liberty in the Modern State" by Harold Laski.  The book takes into account the post-war political landsc...

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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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  • Two friends, Serafin and Plum, and a hamster named Hercules, find themselves in a strange town where they are not welcome because they...

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  • Provides descriptions of 76 famous operas covering plot, dialogue, historical overview of each, and advice for listening and appreciat...

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  • A delightful story collection by the beloved, award-winning Chinese children's author, Zheng Chunhua. These stories center around a li...

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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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  • 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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  • Language:  Arabic, English
    Children Books:  Ages 3-5, Ages 6-10
    Author:  Jamila Husani

    Every child is beautiful in his or her own skin color and every skin color has a secret loving name. This bilingual story celebrates the beauty of our differences.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Ages 3-5, Ages 6-10
    Author:  Umaymah Izzeldine

    Two boys learn to maintain their friendship even though they play on rival soccer teams.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Children Books:  Ages 3-5, Ages 6-10
    Author:  Mumin Hilmi

    A candy wrapper's journey begins when it accidentally falls outside a recycling bin and is carried by the wind on the strange city roads. Sometimes it is attached to a man's shoe and sometimes it becomes part of a bird's house. Until he ends up in the city sky, he decides not to leave his fate to the winds anymore, and resolves to make it by...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Yusuf Khasumi

    Hisham lives in Morocco and wants to find a way to emigrate to Germany for a better life.  He takes advantage of the crisis of the influx of Syrian refugees entering Turkey on their way to Europe and tries to pass as a Syrian refugee. This is a harrowing story that mimics reality based on real life accounts of people who lived it.

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Laura Restrepo

    A gripping detective story and devastating tale of love and insanity by the award-winning Colombian author, Laura Restrepo.

    $33.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels, Historical fiction
    Author:  Ibrahim EIssa

    The Emirate of Bari was a short-lived Islamic state in Southern Italy from 847 to 871.  The third and final emir of Bari was Sawdan who came to power around 857 and ruled until 871 when Bari fell to the army of Emperor Louis II.  This exciting historic novel by Egypt's famed author tells the story of the rule of Sawdan. It was an era...

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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels, Historical fiction
    Author:  William Faulkner

    The classic novel by Nobel Prize laureate William Faulkner delves into American history at the end of the Civil War.  It portrays the decay of Mississippi aristocrats, the wealthy Sartoris family that lies under the shadow if its dead patriarch, Colonel John Sartoris.  This novel introduces many characters that appear in Faulkner's later works.

    $29.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Literature
    Author:  Muhammad Qasim Zadah

    A collection of 25 Persian legends and folktales features a magical collection of stories, gathered from the rich treasury of Persian folk and fairytales, that tell of love and longing, fate and human ingenuity, loss and grace. Suspense, mayhem, and riches abound.

    $39.95
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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels, Historical fiction
    Author:  Jerome K. Jerome

    The historic humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome about a two-week boating holiday on the Thames River.  Based on the author and two real-life friends, the book is part travel guide, part local history, and lots of humor.  The book opens with the three friends spending an evening in Jerome's room, smoking and discussing...

    $22.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels, Historical fiction
    Author:  Emad al-Bulayk

    An historical novel inspired by the story of the Sultana, which was sent by the Sultan of Oman and Zanzibar to New York in 1840. It was the first Arab ship to arrive on the second bank of the Atlantic carrying the first Arab and Omani ambassador to America.

    $24.95
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  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Self-help
    Author:  Richard Reed

    Some of the world's most remarkable people share their most valuable pieces of wisdom. Life lessons from 50 of today's most accomplished, diverse, and influential voices in an engaging collection of profiles including: President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Stephen Fry, Dame Judi Dench, and more.

    $36.95
  • Language:  Arabic
    Subject:  Novels
    Author:  Lisa Wingate

    The New York Times Bestseller is available in Arabic. Based on the real-life scandal of a Memphis-based adoption organization that kidnapped and sold poor children to wealthy families, this is a riveting, unforgettable story that sold over two million copies in English.

    $31.95
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