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In this collection of 41 stories from West Africa, each country is presented by several stories, a map, and country statistics on size, population, ethnic groups, and languages. An introduction explor

As the only witness to an attack on a bus carrying a prominent Lebanese politician, a botanist uses the clues of an injured acacia tree and a victim's last words to try to uncover the truth about the

Ida, a Palestinian-American girl, eats a magic olive that takes her to the life she might have had in her parents’ village near Jerusalem. An important coming of age story that explores identity, place, voice, and belonging.Every time violence erupts in the Middle East, Ida knows what’s coming next. Some of her classmates treat her like it’s all her fault―just for being Palestinian! In eighth grade, Ida is forced to move to a different school. But people still treat her like she’ll never fit in. Ida wishes she could disappear.One day, dreading a final class project, Ida hunts for food. She discovers a jar of olives that came from a beloved aunt in her family’s village near Jerusalem. Ida eats one and finds herself there―as if her parents had never left Palestine! Things are different in this other reality―harder in many ways, but also strangely familiar and comforting. Now she has to make some tough choices. Which Ida would she rather be? How can she find her place?Ida’s dilemma become

Sally, who married young to escape her appalling childhood, is often left to bitterly reflect on the hand she has been dealt. She is, on the whole, happy caring for her husband, his mother, her own th

When the moon is full and the sky lights up with fire, beware the Ghost Dog. Pity nobody told Horace the Haggis. When he sets off to the Secret Loch to teach the accident-prone Professor Nut the bagpi

Features Precious who befriends a new boy to her school called Pontsho and his sister Teb, and when she goes to their home, she discovers that they have an unusual pet, a very clever meerkat called Ko

A teenager who wants to be a journalist in a suppressed society describes to his diary his daily life in his hometown of Damascus, Syria.

Provides a brief, chronological history of ancient Egypt from 7500 B.C. to 30 B.C., including a tear-out timeline that closely follows the book.

In ancient times, a young Egyptian prince rescues a mouse and many years later, when the boy has become Pharoah, the mouse hears his prayer to the Sun God and finds a way to repay the debt.

"In this unique novel, outstanding new literary talent Sefi Atta takes great strides in style and form, to bring wit and passion to the heartbreaking story of Tolani and Rose, two young women struggl

Tells how to grow vegetables and plants in allotments, window boxes, window sills, and gardens. This book also tells how to grow herbs, what to grow when you don't have a garden, and growing plants wi

Every time I want to write, want to write love stories. But as soon as I pick up the pen I'm overcome by horror.The story is simple. A woman and a man marry; their marriage ends in cruelty, infidelit

This short, pocket-sized book contains timelines and short histories of Islamic civilizations from the early Islamic world of Muhammad (A.D. 570 to 660) to the Mughals (1526 to 1858). The short chapte

They were born in Liverpool and came of age in Hamburg, but it was London where the Beatles became international icons matched only by the swinging city itself.From the chambers of Abbey Road to the

A travel guide to one of the world's great cities looks at the history of Calcutta, renamed Kolkata in 2001, from its founding in 1690 by East India Company agent Job Charnok to the present day.

Looks at the history, culture, architecture, and place in literature of Rome, from ancient times to the present day.

A Traveller's History of Turkey offers a full and accurate portrait of the region from Prehistory right up to the present day. Particular emphasis is given to those aspects of history which have left

The focus of the anthology is entertainment and broad information about buildings and phenomena most likely to interest the discriminating tourist. Many of the 195 pieces, mostly excerpts from longer

Garrett, who has authored literary companions to Italy and to Greece, here offers travelers to Venice some enrichment of their experience with his discussion of the history and architecture of Venice

Winner of the 2021 International Prize for Arabic Fiction―known as the "Arabic Booker Prize"― this novel explores themes of loneliness, homelessness, and mental illness. After losing his job and house, a bookseller lives with the homeless in his city and assumes the identities of the heroes in the books he has read.After losing his job and refuge, Ibrahim al-Warraq, a bookseller, decides to live with the homeless people in his city and assuming the identities of the heroes of the novels he has read.Set between 1947 and 2019, this novel is based on several notebooks of stories about people facing different hardships, such as losing their homes or not knowing who their families are. Their interwoven destinies reveal the value of the house, as a symbol of one’s homeland, as opposed to the surrounding ruination. The central character is Ibrahim the bookseller, a cultured man, and voracious reader of novels who takes on the identity of the protagonists in novels which appeal to him. He beco

A fun picture book about the power of imagination from an award-winning female author and pioneer of children’s literature in the Arab world.Just imagine all the things you can do with a green piece of cloth. Will you turn it into the sail of a pirate ship or into a small tent? Just imagine. Will you turn it into a beautiful butterfly that will fly from one flower to another or into a super heroine that will protect everybody from evil? Just imagine…Raya and Samar just imagine and have great fun playing with a green piece of cloth. This delightful picture book from the Middle East celebrates the imagination and creativity of children.

Horace the Haggis finds refuge among the animals of Acre Valley. But Angus McPhee, chief of the haggis-hunters, and his deadly cat are out to trap him. Can a flower-eating fox, a loyal mouse, a gossip

On June 13, 1974, Shagara, a low-level employee at the Alexandria shipyard, is charged with taking workers to cheer for the motorcade of Egyptian President Sadat and his guest President Nixon. Instruc

Explore the world of the ancient Greeks, from the region's earliest farmers and settlers to the great flowering of Greek culture in classical Athens and the conquests of Alexander the Great. This Pock

A regular visitor to Istanbul since the early 1960s, British writer and translator Clark celebrates the Turkish city. Rather than duplicating any of the myriad guides and histories, he draws attention

Jeffries (German history, U. of Manchester, UK) presents a cultural and historical guide to the city of Hamburg, Germany. After a brief history of the city, he describes its statues, monuments, and bu

Karapanou's Kassandra and the Wolf was first published in 1974, and went on to become a contemporary classic in Greece, receive international acclaim, and establish its 28-year-old author as an inten

This compact text by Werner (geography, U. of St. Thomas) distills the political, economic, social, and cultural history of Bolivia for the traveler unfamiliar with the country. It describes the pre-c

For over six years, Rania Al-Baz was the smiling face of a family program on Saudi television. She was a young, beautiful Saudi TV news anchor - the first woman to have such a job - when her abusive

A Traveller's History of China provides a concise and fascinating journey from the country's earliest beginning right up to the creation of the economic powerhouse that is modern day China.Stephen Ha

It is 1971, a year after the Biafran War, and Nigeria is under military rule - though the politics of the state matter less than those of her home to Enitan Taiwo, an eleven-year-old girl tired of wa