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In the summer of 1956, Stevens, a long-serving butler at Darlington Hall, decides to take a motoring trip through the West Country of England. The six-day excursion becomes a journey into the Stevens past, a past that examines fascism, two world wars, and delves into the complexities of the unrealized love between a butler and a housekeeper. In this fascinating work, devoted to one of the pillars of modern English prose, Kazuo Ishiguro seeks t...

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Ghosoun and her brother, Salem, live with their parents in peace and harmony, along with their loyal dog, Salfa. But with the sudden death of their mother, the childrens father marries another woman who quickly conspires with an evil crow to be rid of the children and faithful Salfa. And so begins the childrens mysterious journey away from their home. But on a journey fraught with hardships, deceit, and magical enchantment, will Ghosoun and he...

Mischief Diary is a collection of fifteen short stories, "based" on real events. But what does it mean to be based on one's memory of the past? It means, simply put, that no matter how accurate they feel, they work only as fictions. Funny, powerful, intense and frivolous all at the same time.

The wall of the old confectionary factory is covered with childrens drawings, unreadable ads, and graffiti. Afaf takes a black spray bottle from a plastic bag and writes a word. It could be Singa, Sebha, Serenga, or Sega. Then she stands in front of the oncoming train. Essam al-Sharkawi, a wannabe writer, is desperate to know the truth of what she wrote. But when he disappears, can it be a coincidence?

Master of the Craftsman navigates the Ottoman World of Damascus, documenting the living styles of the Damascusites and their political conditions with governors, who were linked by merchants, craftsmen, dignitaries, and the elders of Karat.

The series of four books takes a look at different geo-political, historical, and socio-economical aspects of China and its development as a country. Malamih Aldimouqratia Alsiniyya highlights the historical period in which modernization in China took place and explores how the foundations were laid for democracy as an inevitable product of this development.

The series of four books takes a look at different geopolitical, historical, and socio-economical aspects of China and its development as a country. Asrar Altanmiat Al Iqtisadiat Alsiynia provides an overview of Chinas economic development over a period of more than a century.

Ala Qadri Ahli Alazm covers themes ranging from methods of negotiation to cultural diplomacy, education, art and literature, and the path to freedom. In doing so, Dr. Al-Kawari offers cultural solutions to pressing political and social dilemmas seen in both the Middle East and the world at large, such as injustice and intolerance.

Books in this series introduce children to the character values that embody citizenship. Playful, engaging illustrations are used to reinforce students understanding of the concepts.

A beautiful love story, full of humanity and tenderness, in the dark days of a civil war and the following dictatorship.

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Last Tree in the City is a story about Edward, who lives in the city. Edwards city is a place of concrete and cars, a world without colour. Every day, Edward takes himself to a part of the city that is not like the city at all the last tree in the city. He is happy there, until one day, the tree is gone. Edward (and his duck) eventually figure out a unique way to make the city more beautiful than it ever was before. This is a book for everybod...

A highly original novel by one of Mexico's most important storytellers, Como agua para chocolate is written in the style of the serialized novels so popular in the nineteenth century. Each chapter starts with a traditional northern Mexican recipe. In effect, cooking is the exclusive means of expression open to the female protagonist, who doesn't entirely conform to the limited role that both society and her family have given her. Como agua par...

In this long-running business best-seller, Michael Gerber dispels the myths surrounding starting your own business and shows how commonplace assumptions can get in the way of running a business. He walks you through the steps in the life of a business from entrepreneurial infancy, through adolescent growing pains, to the mature entrepreneurial perspective, the guiding light of all businesses that succeed. He then shows how to apply the lessons...

Text in Arabic. Amos McGee is an old zookeeper who goes through the same routine every day with each of his animal companions. He starts his day by playing chess with the elephant and ends his day by reading to the owl in the evening. When he catches a cold one day, his animal companions miss him and visit him at home to spend time with him like they normally do at the zoo. The story ends with everyone spending the night at Amoss house in anti...