What does it take to build a modern nation—and what happens when that project fails? By turns wryly absurd, unsettling, and deeply moving, Rashid El-Daif’s novel Paving the Sea narrates a quest for the impossible and the disillusionment with the transformative promises of the nation. At the center of the story is Jurji Zaidan, the real-life intellectual giant of the Arab Nahda, the cultural renaissance that sought to remake the Arabic-speaking world through modern science and secu...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to India.Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from marvelling at the carving-covered Sun Temple in Konark, to drifting through the basilicas of Old Goa near Panaji, and grazing the streets after dark at the Sarafa Bazar food market in Indore.Build a trip to remember with Lonely P...

A polyphonic novel set over the course of three days, Midnight is Not in Everyone’s Reach is a stunning meditation on memory and time from Antonio Lobo Antunes, considered by many to be Portugal’s greatest living writer.The year is 2011, and our aging narrator has returned to Alto da Vigia to say goodbye to the house where her family spent summers during her childhood. Divided into three sections, one for ...

In the book, Lobo describes the geography, culture, and people of Ethiopia, as well as the history and politics of the region. He also writes about his encounters with the Ethiopian emperor, Susenyos I, and his interactions with various Ethiopian tribes and communities.One of the most significant aspects of Lobo's work is his account of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, which he describes in great detail. He provides insight into the religious practices and beliefs of the Ethiopian people, an...

Chris Mamani is a family man who is grappling with internal conflict after the results of the 2024 election. Are his worries justified or are they a product of his overactive thoughts? He navigates these uncertainties by focusing on his family, friends, and an upcoming, much needed vacation. But what if these lifelines aren't enough? What if something darker is brewing for his and the nation's future?

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to South India & Kerala.Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from beach-hopping around some of Goa's quieter strands, to stretching into the day with ocean-view yoga classes in beachy Varkala, and tucking into the perfect biryani in the famous food-tastic city of Hyderabad.Build a trip to remembe...

It's a frigid, icy, wintery Good Friday morning in Toronto. The forces of evil - Satan's army - are preparing for one more attempt at grabbing and destroying the one remaining thorn, from the crown of thorns that Christ bore. The one thorn that stands in the way of evil taking over the world.When the 'end-of-world' and repentance preaching mad-man is suspiciously struck by a speeding truck and dies in Daniel's arms, he passes on the mantle of the Thorn bearer to Daniel. Suddenly a ...

MENHIT: LA LEONA DE BATALLA Y LA GUARDIANA SILENCIOSA DE EGIPTOMás allá de la ira desatada de Sekhmet y la dulzura protectora de Bastet, existe una fuerza primordial que forjó el destino del Nilo: Menhit, la "Dama de la Matanza".En las arenas del Alto Egipto, donde el viento Khamsin quema la tierra, nace una deidad distinta. Menhit no es el caos; es la furia controlada. Es el bisturí divino que cercena la amenaza con precis...

Antes de que el Fénix renaciera de sus cenizas en la mitología griega, existió el Benu: el Grito Primordial que rompió el silencio del caos.Desde las arenas sagradas de Heliópolis hasta la órbita de los asteroides modernos, la garza solar ha sido el símbolo definitivo de la renovación. Pero, ¿cuánto de lo que creemos saber es mito y cuánto es una sofisticada "tecnología de la conciencia" perdida?Este libro traza el Vuelo Eterno del ave prim...

¿Puede un simple juego de mesa esconder la llave de la inmortalidad?Mucho antes de que las grandes pirámides se alzaran hacia el cielo, en las arenas del Egipto predinástico existía un objeto de poder incalculable: Mehen, el Juego de la Serpiente. Lo que a simple vista parecía un entretenimiento lúdico, era en realidad una "tecnología funeraria física", un simulacro ritual diseñado para guiar al alma humana a través de los terrores...

¿PUEDE LA MUERTE SER SOLO EL COMIENZO DE UN REINADO ETERNO?En los albores de la civilización, Osiris transformó el valle del Nilo con la luz de la justicia y la abundancia. Pero su gloria proyectó una sombra terrible: la envidia de su propio hermano, Seth. Lo que comenzó como un banquete real culminó en la traición más infame de la mitología, dejando al rey desmembrado y esparcido por las aguas de Egipto.Sin embargo, el caos no contaba con el poder del amor...

¿Puede una idea sobrevivir al colapso de civilizaciones y reescribir nuestra comprensión del tiempo?Antes de que las pirámides se alzaran hacia el cielo, en las oscuras aguas primordiales de Hermópolis, nació un concepto destinado a desafiar la mortalidad: Heh, el dios del infinito. Lo que comenzó como una deidad con forma de rana en el caos del Nun, se transformó en la garantía cósmica de los "millones de años" que protegía el alma de los...