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  • Oliver of the Levant

    by Debra Jopson ...
    It’s 1969 and the world is alight with revolution. Oliver Lawrence, a Bondi Beach kid, is transported to one of the world’s most bewitching cities: Beirut in the Levant.The city is on the verge of civil war, but Oliver, who idolises Jimi Hendrix and Lawrence of Arabia, is more concerned with holding his family together. This mission becomes complicated as Oliver’s ravishing, gin-swilling ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

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    The PEN Anthology of Contemporary Iranian Literature

    Edited by Nahid Mozaffari, Ahmad Karimi-Hakkak ...
    When Arcade Publishing originally contracted this extraordinary collection of poetry and literature, the Department of the Treasury was attempting to censor the publication of works from countries on America’s “enemies list.” Arcade, along with the PEN American Center, the Association of American Publishers Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division, and the Association of American University ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Colonel

    by Mahmoud Dowlatabadi ...
    Translated by Tom Patterdale ...
    On a pitch black, rainy night in a small Iranian town, the colonel paces back and forth inside his house waiting for the inevitable – the knock on the door from the secret police. From there he will be taken to the tortured body of his youngest daughter.The Islamic Revolution, like so many revolutions before it, is devouring its own children. The colonel must bury his daughter before sunrise, ... Read more

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  • Kingdom of Olives and Ash

    Writers Confront the Occupation

    by Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman ...
    A groundbreaking collection of essays by celebrated international writers bears witness to the human cost of fifty years of Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.In Kingdom of Olives and Ash, Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, two of today's most renowned novelists and essayists, have teamed up with the Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence-an organization comprised of former Israeli soldiers ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • The Woman Who Read Too Much

    A Novel

    by Bahiyyih Nakhjavani ...
    "Breathtaking in its scope and wonderfully illuminating. . . . one of the most powerfully convincing characters in recent historical fiction." —Alberto Manguel, The GuardianGossip was rife in the capital about the poetess of Qazvin. Some claimed she had been arrested for masterminding the murder of the grand Mullah, her uncle. Others echoed her words, and passed her poems from hand to hand. ... Read more

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  • Native

    Dispatches from an Israeli-Palestinian Life

    by Sayed Kashua ...
    Essays by "Jerusalem's version of Charles Bukowski . . . Just as aware and critical—of his city, his family, Israel, the Arabs, but most of all of himself" (NPR).Sayed Kashua has been praised by the New York Times as "a master of subtle nuance in dealing with both Arab and Jewish society." An Arab-Israeli who lived in Jerusalem for most of his life, Kashua started writing with the hope of creating ... Read more

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  • Prisoner of Zion

    Muslims, Mormons and Other Misadventures

    by Scott Carrier ...
    An NPR journalist’s riveting exploration of religious fanaticism, terrorism, persecution, and confronting one’s own beliefs in a post 9/11 world.Soon after the World Trade Center towers fell on September 11 2001, it became clear that the United States would invade Afghanistan. Writer and This American Life producer Scott Carrier decided to go there, too.“In a series of remarkable essays, Carrier, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Book Analysis)

    Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

    by Bright Summaries ...
    Series series BrightSummaries.com
    Unlock the more straightforward side of The Kite Runner with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, which tells the story of the young Amir and his journey through life as he learns the meaning of redemption, family and loyalty, against the background of the political unrest in Afghanistan. It is the author ... Read more

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  • Ancient Egypt: Pyramids and Pharaohs

    Egyptian Books for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Ancient History Books
    Bring ancient Egypt back to life with this fun educational book! What makes this book unique is that it tackles the subject of pharaohs and pyramids in a highly interactive way. There are only a handful of texts included so there’s more space for pictures, and the imagination. Go ahead and secure a copy of this learning resource today! ... Read more

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  • The Principles of Sufism

    by ʿĀʾishah al-Bāʿūniyyah ...
    Translated by Th. Emil Homerin ...
    Series Book 4 - Library of Arabic Literature
    'A'ishah al-Ba'uniyyah of Damascus was one of the great women scholars in Islamic history. Born into a prominent family of pious scholars and Sufi devotees, 'A'ishah received a thorough religious education and memorized the Quran at age eight. A mystic and a prolific poet and writer, she composed more works in Arabic than any other woman before the twentieth century. Yet despite her extraordinary ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • Journal of an Ordinary Grief

    by Mahmoud Darwish ...
    Translated by Ibrahim Muhawi ...
    "Every beautiful poem is an act of resistance," asserts Darwish. Both voice of the Palestinian people and one of the most transcendent poets of his generation, Mahmoud Darwish also wrote several remarkable volumes of autobiographical essays over the course of his life. First published in Beirut in 1973, these probing essays ask vital questions about the existentially complex realities the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Mission to the Volga

    Translated by James E. Montgomery ...
    by Aḥmad ibn Faḍlān ...
    Series Book 28 - Library of Arabic Literature
    The earliest surviving instance of sustained first-person travel narrative in ArabicMission to the Volga is a pioneering text of peerless historical and literary value. In its pages, we move north on a diplomatic mission from Baghdad to the upper reaches of the Volga River in what is now central Russia.In this colorful documentary from the tenth century, the enigmatic Ibn Fadlan relates his ... Read more

    $9.89 USD