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Published in 1825 after some three decades of consuming research, The Physiology of Taste is the most famous book ever written about food. It remains among the most comprehensive, stimulating, and just plain enjoyable works ever published on the subject of the senses and their pleasures. In a work spiced with style and wisdom, Brillat-Savarin…
his book consists of real inspiring stories that encourage every Muslim woman to guard her religion against all odds. It began with a recent event of a lady who discovered Islam and how she firmly held on to her deen. The Author then continues with anecdotes from the great women of the pasts whom took…
Medieval Islamic history comes alive in The Sufi Mysteries Quartet. For lovers of history and fiction. The Sufi Mysteries are used widely in university courses. Historically accurate, thrilling whodunits with a deep emotional core that takes its characters from emotional trauma to peace over the four books. Book One in The Sufi Mysteries Quartet It’s…
ransport yourself to the scene of a crime in medieval Baghdad. The Sufi Mysteries Quartet follows amateur sleuth, Zaytuna, and her brother Tein (teen) and his old war buddy Ammar, investigators for Baghdad’s Grave Crimes Section as they uncover crimes that reveal as much about themselves as they do those under investigation. The Sufi Mysteries are gripping whodunits, richly…
“If you only read one autobiography from a sensitive 16th-century warlord this year, make it this one.” —The New York Times A hardcover edition of the colorful memoirs of Babur—founder and first emperor of the Mughal dynasty—that is “justly considered a masterpiece” (The Wall Street Journal). Zahiru’d-din Muhamad Babur (1483–1530), a poet-prince from Central Asia,…
This unique collection of medical stories approaches its theme from many eras and perspectives. Some of the authors included were themselves physicians, notably Chekhov, Conan Doyle, Somerset Maugham and William Carlos Williams. Bulgakov, too, draws on his own experience as a doctor in rural Russia a century ago, while Anna Kavan’s story from Asylum Piece,…
In the small Palestinian farming village of Beit Daras, the women of the Baraka family inspire awe. Nazmiyeh is brazen and fiercely protective of her clairvoyant little sister, Mariam, with her mismatched eyes, and of their mother, Um Mahmoud, known for the fearsome djinni that sometimes possesses her. When the family is forced by the…
For over a century, the Grimm brothers’ fairy tales have captivated the popular imagination. Their enduring magic and wonder have led to countless adaptations in film, theatre, opera, and animation, firmly establishing them as part of our cultural heritage. Now, in this exquisite leather-bound edition, experience the timeless enchantment of two hundred fairy tales and…
Romina Desai, a well-known artist, and photojournalist lives in Johannesburg and uses her art to make visual commentary on social issues and global politics. Her visionary work has earned her celebrity status in the art world. But she is confronted with racism in the city and in her family when she falls in love with…
*The international bestseller* “Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven’t loved enough…” Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an…
A rich, magical new book on belonging and identity, love and trauma, nature and renewal, from the Booker shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World. Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. In the taverna, hidden beneath garlands of…
Adesolate soul, stumbling through life with no end in sight from the blur he was drowning in, Fayzaan Mohamed escapes to the other side of the world seeking solace and serenity; only to find more questions than answers. A riveting journey of self-reflection, friendship and love. Inspired by the true great love stories, from a…
A REIMAGINING OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS INDIAN EPIC, THE MAHABHARAT—TOLD FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF AN AMAZING WOMAN. Relevant to today’s war-torn world, The Palace of Illusions takes us back to a time that is half history, half myth, and wholly magical. Narrated by Panchaali, the wife of the legendary Pandavas brothers in the Mahabharat, the novel…
The Pumpkin Spice Cafe book by Laurie Gilmore follows Jeanie, a city girl seeking a fresh start after discovering her boss’s unexpected death. Her Aunt Tess, recognising her need for a change, gifts Jeanie ownership of the beloved Pumpkin Spice Cafe in the cosy, close-knit town of Dream Harbor. Excited for a new beginning, Jeanie…
The internationally bestselling, Man Booker-shortlisted portrait of a man caught between conflicting identities and betrayed by the world he has embraced – from the author of Exit West Adapted as a major film starring Kate Hudson and Kiefer Sutherland ‘Masterful . . . A poignant love story and a thriller that subtly ratchets up the…
Roya, a dreamy, idealistic teenager living amid the political upheaval of 1953 Tehran, finds a literary oasis in kindly Mr. Fakhri’s neighborhood stationery shop, stocked with books and pens and bottles of jewel-colored ink. Then Mr. Fakhri, with a keen instinct for a budding romance, introduces Roya to his other favorite customer—handsome Bahman, who has…
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