A collection of heartfelt thoughts and bits of wisdom from the Dalai Lama on a variety of subjects and suitable for everyone regardles...
-20%American universities have been credited, among other things, with the discovery of the laser, GPS, MRI, radar, and Viagra. Here the&n...
-20%Brief biographies and illustrations of famous painters from Michelangelo to Van Gogh and Rembrandt to Picasso. Features fully vow...
-15%Previously shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, this is a fun, entertaining story about a mysterious stranger who shows up at a famil...
-15%The final book written by the great philosopher at the end of his life is a mix of autobiographical anecdotes, descriptions of sights ...
-15%By the author of the bestselling novel, A Dog's Purpose, which is now a major motion picture, this illustrated novel for young readers...
-15%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%A modern-day printing of the original text of Antoine Galland's first European translation of One Thousand and One Nights. The tales&n...
-15%Terry Eagleton, a renowned literary theorist, critic and prolific writer, in this book explores the rise of religious fundamentalism a...
-15%Introduces the interior life of George Orwell, the writer who defined twentieth-century political thought. Written as individual books...
-20%Terry Eagleton, one of our foremost literary and cultural critics, examines the meaning, evolution, and role of culture in civil socie...
-15%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...
-10%Ever since the National University strike broke out, Sombra (Tenoch Huerta) and Santos (Leonard0 Ortizgris) have been living in angst-...
-20%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...
-17%A coming-of-age story within a suspenseful thriller, set against the real events, culture wars and political realities of Germany in t...
-20%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 priceless guide to American vernacular and slang for the non-native English speaker. From "bring home the bacon" to "over my dead body," more than 1,000 American slang phrases are translated into Arabic and explained.
Italian folk and fairy tales by the beloved Italian writer and literary critic. He is best known for his novellas inspired by Sicilian life and his fairy tales, which have been translated into numerous languages.
A provocative first novel and New York Times Bestseller about Kitty Miller, a single woman and bookshop owner in 1960s Denver. When Kitty begins having longer and and longer dreams about Katharayn Andersson and her wonderful life with the man of her dreams and beautiful family, Kitty must decide which reality she wants to reside in.
Bertrand Russell's iconic guide to living a happy life. The philospher did not adhere to guilt-based morality, and his prescription for a fulfilled life included cultivating interests outside of yourself and avoiding the dangers of passive pleasure.
A history of ancient Syria with maps and color illustrations of archaeological ruins.
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 WWII Paris who runs away from the Catholic boarding school that had been her hiding place.
Provides a detailed look at minority groups in Iraq, which are divided by ethnicity, religion, identity, doctrine, and even language. Explains the basis of regional conflicts, human rights protections, if any, provided by the Iraqi Constitution, and what this all means for the country today. Includes bibliographical references and index.
The author was a prominent Iraqi novelist and writer and one of only a few that was able to openly criticize the Iraqi government without repercussions. He was awarded the Owais Prize for Arabi Language Novels in 2000. This is a lyrical novel of human existence written with a degree tendernness that is only found in Arabic poetry.
Provides descriptions of 76 famous operas covering plot, dialogue, historical overview of each, and advice for listening and appreciation.
Winner of the Emirates Novel Award 2016, this is the story of a pathetic, reckless young man who is always in trouble. Suddenly unemployed and at risk of displacement, he must make hard decisions for his very salvation.
A collection of fables and short stories about animals for children.
Three barnyard friends, a rooster, a pig, and a mouse, set off to explore the world in search of adventure because life on the farm is so boring.