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Discover
A Complete Insiders Guide to Lebanon by Carole Corm and Cherine Yazbeck
A 100% Lebanese guide listing the best places to sleep, eat and shop with a historic overview of the city, practical information, tips, maps, cultural highlights and Lebanese specialties. More than a listing, this guide includes a glossary of Lebanese food and produce, full reviews of restaurants, sites, beaches, hotels and entertainment. As a bonus, the book offers a review of the Lebanese cultural scene as well as a section dedicated to food producers, fashion designers, writers and art curators. |
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Non Fiction
My hope for peace by Jehan Sadat
Jehan Sadat, widow of the Egyptian president, who was assassinated by fanatics right after the president had signed peace with Israel, proclaims in this book that Sadat’s accomplishment lasted for over thirty years, and that peace in the Middle East is not just a fade dream.
Professor and peace activist, she defended women’s rights in Egypt and proudly embraces Islam; Jehan Sadat lives in Washington DC.
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Entertainment
The Abou Abed Joke Book by Sabina Mahfoud and Patrick Sfeir
When Abed returned home after his first day at school, his mother asked, “So, son, what did you learn on your first day?” Abed replied : “Well, obviously not enough. They told me that I have to go back again tomorrow!”
The Abou Abed Joke Book is a series of Lebanese jokes dedicated to one of the most famous comic character, Abou Abed, the typical Beiruti man with his red “tarbouche” and black moustache. |
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Photography
The Secret life of Syrian lingerie by Malu Halasa and Rana Salam
One of the most shocking and outrageous titles of our time is now the most demanded. Who would have thought that the most popular underwear in the Middle East were made and designed in Syria; well, it seems that one of the most conservative Arab countries is on the edge of fashion lingerie! The Secret life of Syrian lingerie is a catalog of the sexiest and the hottest strings and bras designed for women, from fur and pearls to plastic and colorful flowers. |
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Good Deal
Tapas cycle by Claude D. Aoukar
This manual allows you to practice yoga stretching exercises by yourself at home or anywhere you like. It’s a ninety minutes step by step manual helping you concentrate on your breathing, your body movement and your flexibility. It will sharpen your body, make you feel good, well-built, and focused on your abilities and your mind.
"Tapas" is a Spanish word used for meals that make you go through your day like the yoga method Claude Aoukar offers to propose in this manual for all ages. A very professional book for 7$ only. |
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Self Help
Act like a lady, think like a man by Steve Harvey
For all of the ladies who are looking for the perfect handsome, rich and sensitive man, this manual is a must read. This book provides all what you need to know about men: starting from their achievement in life; what they really look for in a relationship; and their simple needs.
Once you get there, to the deepest mind-set of a man, follow Steve Harvey’s instructions to get the love you think you deserve and the shiny ring you’ve always dreamed about. |
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Non Fiction
The Ascent of money by Niall Ferguson
Creditor and borrower, credit and debt, word pairs that definitely make the world go round. In his new book, the author of The war of the world and Empire, Niall Ferguson gives an overview of the financial world and explores capitalism from Ancient Mesopotamia to the modern electronic age. From gold to credit cards, from the first bankers and Venice merchants to the most powerful traders, Ferguson strives to explain the rise and fall of international finance in 6 chapters. |
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Spirituality
Devotions by Danielle and Olivier Föllmi
This book is illustrated with amazing photography of the Middle East and North Africa, from the Sahara region to Central Asia passing by the Tuareg of Libya, called “the blue people”, the merchants of Sanaa in Yemen to the Coptic monk of Saint Paul of Thebes in Egypt. This book gives a colorful overview of the most lightened world. |
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Fiction
The Kindly ones by Jonathan Littell
Recently published in English, The Kindly ones was granted the French Goncourt Prize 2006 and has been an international bestseller ever since. This book is a fictitious autobiography by Maximilen Aue, an SS officer, writing his memoir of the war.
The main character admits his responsibility for his actions against the Jews, while explaining all the feelings and emotions he had gone through this experience, back then just a simple soldier obeying to his superiors. “Always keep this thought in mind: you might be luckier than I, but you’re not a better person. Because if you have the arrogance to think you are, that’s just where the danger begins”. |
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New York Times Bestseller
Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson
Jane is a lonely girl living with her mother Vivienne, a very well-known producer, who takes her to Tiffany every Sunday to admire jewelry. The little girl makes up a funny, understanding, tender friend called Michael who keeps her company and takes care of her. Unfortunately Michael can’t stay forever and has to leave her on her ninth birthday according to the rule.
Years later, Jane is working on her movie based on the play she had written. That is when she meets a handsome stranger, named Michael… |
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Hot new release
Long Lost by Harlan Coben
Having been absent for ten years, Myron Bolitar receives a phone call from an old friend, Teresa Collins. The woman is desperate for his help: her ex-husband is missing, and she is suspected of his murder, while the DNA found on his body belongs to her daughter, who has been dead for years now. An action thriller that takes your breath away at every moment. |
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