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3rd Grade History: The Egyptian Civilization

Egyptian Books for Kids

by Baby Professor ...

Series series Children's Ancient History Books
Learn about the Egyptian civilization like you're actually there! That's the magic of carefully selected images that appropriately depict life way back then. Pictures tell a thousand stories therefore making learning a fun and visual experience. This book is the perfect companion of those text-heavy books used at school. Grab a copy of this interactive book today! ... Read more

$5.66 CAD

Learn about the Egyptian civilization like you're actually there! That's the magic of carefully selected images that appropriately depict life way back then. Pictures tell a thousand stories therefore making learning a fun and visual experience. This book is the perfect companion of those text-heavy books used at school. Grab a copy of this interactive book today!
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Gilgamesh

A New Translation of the Ancient Epic

by Sophus Helle ...

A poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic graceGilgamesh is a Babylonian epic from three thousand years ago, which tells of King Gilgamesh’s deep love for the wild man Enkidu and his pursuit of immortality when Enkidu dies. It is a story about love between men, loss and grief, the confrontation with ... Read more

$22.49 CAD

A poem for the ages, freshly and accessibly translated by an international rising star, bringing together scholarly precision and poetic graceGilgamesh is a Babylonian epic from three thousand years ago, which tells of King Gilgamesh’s deep love for the wild man Enkidu and his pursuit of immortality when Enkidu dies. It is a story about love between men, loss and grief, the confrontation with
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Ancient Egypt: Pyramids and Pharaohs

Egyptian Books for Kids

by Baby Professor ...

Series series Children's Ancient History Books
Bring ancient Egypt back to life with this fun educational book! What makes this book unique is that it tackles the subject of pharaohs and pyramids in a highly interactive way. There are only a handful of texts included so there’s more space for pictures, and the imagination. Go ahead and secure a copy of this learning resource today! ... Read more

$5.66 CAD

Bring ancient Egypt back to life with this fun educational book! What makes this book unique is that it tackles the subject of pharaohs and pyramids in a highly interactive way. There are only a handful of texts included so there’s more space for pictures, and the imagination. Go ahead and secure a copy of this learning resource today!
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Revolt Against the Sun

The Selected Poetry of Nazik al-Mala’ika: A Bilingual Reader

by Nazik al-Malaʾika ...

The Iraqi poet Nazik al-Malaika was one of the most important Arab poets of the twentieth century. Over the course of a four-decade career, her contributions to both the theory and the practice of free verse (or tafʿilah) poetry confirmed her position as a pioneer of Arab modernism.Revolt Against the Sun presents a selection of Nazik al-Malaika’s poetry in English for the first time. Bringing ... Read more

$11.69 CAD

The Iraqi poet Nazik al-Malaika was one of the most important Arab poets of the twentieth century. Over the course of a four-decade career, her contributions to both the theory and the practice of free verse (or tafʿilah) poetry confirmed her position as a pioneer of Arab modernism.Revolt Against the Sun presents a selection of Nazik al-Malaika’s poetry in English for the first time. Bringing
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Sadi's Scroll of Wisdom

by Sadi, Arthur N. Wollaston ...

Sadi's Scroll of Wisdomby Sadi And Tr. by Arthur N. WollastonThe Persian poet Sadi, best known for his poetic collections the Bustan and Gulistan, also wrote this work, the Pand Namah, or Scroll of Wisdom. This is a small collection of poems on moral themes. Translated by Arthur N. Wollaston, this entry in the Wisdom of the East series is one of the best.SHAIKH MUSLIH-UD-DIN SADI, the celebrated ... Read more

$3.36 CAD

Sadi's Scroll of Wisdomby Sadi And Tr. by Arthur N. WollastonThe Persian poet Sadi, best known for his poetic collections the Bustan and Gulistan, also wrote this work, the Pand Namah, or Scroll of Wisdom. This is a small collection of poems on moral themes. Translated by Arthur N. Wollaston, this entry in the Wisdom of the East series is one of the best.SHAIKH MUSLIH-UD-DIN SADI, the celebrated
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Hittites, Kassites and Mitanni | Children's Middle Eastern History Books

by Baby Professor ...

In this Middle Eastern History Book, we're going to take a look at the three power Empires that ruled centuries ago. Learning about them would help establish a model for living. Lessons will be picked from the pages of this book along with facts and other valuable information. Soon, you'll be having historical discussions fueled by this child-friendly educational resource. Grab a copy today! ... Read more

$4.49 CAD

In this Middle Eastern History Book, we're going to take a look at the three power Empires that ruled centuries ago. Learning about them would help establish a model for living. Lessons will be picked from the pages of this book along with facts and other valuable information. Soon, you'll be having historical discussions fueled by this child-friendly educational resource. Grab a copy today!
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The Medes, the Persians and the Romans | Children's Middle Eastern History Books

by Baby Professor ...

History is a very interesting yet boring topic for most children. The reason is because they'll be reading about names, dates and events from the past. But history needs to be studied because many valuable lessons can be picked by just reviewing the events of the past. The decisions your child makes today could be indirectly influenced by the lessons learned from this Middle Eastern History Book. ... Read more

$4.49 CAD

History is a very interesting yet boring topic for most children. The reason is because they'll be reading about names, dates and events from the past. But history needs to be studied because many valuable lessons can be picked by just reviewing the events of the past. The decisions your child makes today could be indirectly influenced by the lessons learned from this Middle Eastern History Book.
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ORTADOĞU’NUN NÂKIS AHENGİ

Ortadoğu Makaleleri-I

by Hüseyin Öztürk ...

Ortadoğu siyaseti 1900'lü yıllardan beri uluslararası ilişkilerin en hareketli ve en kırılgan unsurlarından biridir. Syces-Picot antlaşması, Balfour deklarasyon gibi Avrupalı düzenlemelerle bölgede suni şekilde bir yapı oluşturulmuştur. Ancak dekolonizasyon dönemiyle birlikte bölgede kendine özgü bir uyum meydana gelmiştir. Ancak bu uyumu pozitif manada algılamamak gerekir. Zira Ortadoğu'da ... Read more

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Ortadoğu siyaseti 1900'lü yıllardan beri uluslararası ilişkilerin en hareketli ve en kırılgan unsurlarından biridir. Syces-Picot antlaşması, Balfour deklarasyon gibi Avrupalı düzenlemelerle bölgede suni şekilde bir yapı oluşturulmuştur. Ancak dekolonizasyon dönemiyle birlikte bölgede kendine özgü bir uyum meydana gelmiştir. Ancak bu uyumu pozitif manada algılamamak gerekir. Zira Ortadoğu'da
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DAVID OF SASSUN

NATIONAL EPOS OF ARMENIA

by F.B. Collins (Translator) ...

This volume is an essential reading for all who love literature, especially for those who would like to familiar themselves with the essence of the Armenian literature. The David of Sassoun (Sasountsi David - Սասունցի Դավիթ) heroic tail will bring back the nostalgic feelings associated with revisiting the Armenian classic literature. ... Read more

$4.48 CAD

This volume is an essential reading for all who love literature, especially for those who would like to familiar themselves with the essence of the Armenian literature. The David of Sassoun (Sasountsi David - Սասունցի Դավիթ) heroic tail will bring back the nostalgic feelings associated with revisiting the Armenian classic literature.
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Kahlil Gibran

Man and Poet

by Suheil Bushrui, Joe Jenkins ...

The definitive biography of one of the world's most popular writersBushrui and Jenkins have produces a biography that meticulously explores the complex intricacies of this philosopher-poet. Offering fresh insights into his life, times and work, this unique book sets new criteria in evaluating Gibran. ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

The definitive biography of one of the world's most popular writersBushrui and Jenkins have produces a biography that meticulously explores the complex intricacies of this philosopher-poet. Offering fresh insights into his life, times and work, this unique book sets new criteria in evaluating Gibran.
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Writers and Nations

The Case of American and Saudi Literatures

by Mohammed Ghazi Alghamdi ...

Writers and Nations:The Case of American and Saudi Literatures examines how the concept of the nation in nineteenth century American literature and twentieth century and contemporary Saudi Arabian literature is represented in an array of relevant works. Reading their works gives us a sense of their conceptions of nation as a political and/or a social community. Writers examined in this book often ... Read more

$99.53 CAD

Writers and Nations:The Case of American and Saudi Literatures examines how the concept of the nation in nineteenth century American literature and twentieth century and contemporary Saudi Arabian literature is represented in an array of relevant works. Reading their works gives us a sense of their conceptions of nation as a political and/or a social community. Writers examined in this book often
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Iran and the West

Cultural Perceptions from the Sasanian Empire to the Islamic Republic

Edited by Margaux Whiskin, David Bagot ...

Since the age of the Sasanian Empire (224-651 AD), Iran and the West have time and again appeared to be at odds. Iran and the West charts this contentious and complex relationship by examining the myriad ways the two have perceived each other, from antiquity to today. Across disciplines, perspectives and periods contributors consider literary, imagined, mythical, visual, filmic, political and ... Read more

$44.72 CAD

Since the age of the Sasanian Empire (224-651 AD), Iran and the West have time and again appeared to be at odds. Iran and the West charts this contentious and complex relationship by examining the myriad ways the two have perceived each other, from antiquity to today. Across disciplines, perspectives and periods contributors consider literary, imagined, mythical, visual, filmic, political and
... Read more
A History of Ottoman Poetry

Volume III - 1520-1600

by E. J. W. Gibb ...

Series series Gibb Memorial Trust Turkish Studies
The History of Ottoman Poetry, first published in six volumes between 1900 and 1909, was the principal product of E.J.W. Gibb’s devotion to Ottoman Turkish literature. By the time of his early death in 1901 only the first volume had appeared in print. The remainder was almost complete and was seen through the press by Gibb’s friend and literary executor, the Persian scholar E. G. Browne. The ... Read more

$14.93 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The History of Ottoman Poetry, first published in six volumes between 1900 and 1909, was the principal product of E.J.W. Gibb’s devotion to Ottoman Turkish literature. By the time of his early death in 1901 only the first volume had appeared in print. The remainder was almost complete and was seen through the press by Gibb’s friend and literary executor, the Persian scholar E. G. Browne. The
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A Brief Introduction to Modern Arabic Literature

by David Tresilian ...

Modern Arabic literature remains little known and poorly understood despite growing curiosity among European readers. This brief introduction offers a unique overview, focusing on developments over the last fifty years. It provides a guide to the literary landscape, indicating the major landmarks in the shape of authors, ideas and debates. The picture that emerges shows that the literature of the ... Read more

$8.36 CAD

Modern Arabic literature remains little known and poorly understood despite growing curiosity among European readers. This brief introduction offers a unique overview, focusing on developments over the last fifty years. It provides a guide to the literary landscape, indicating the major landmarks in the shape of authors, ideas and debates. The picture that emerges shows that the literature of the
... Read more
Transformations of the Liminal Self

Configurations of Home and Identity for Muslim Characters in British Postcolonial Fiction

by Alaa Alghamdi ...

The concept of home has been changing for more than a century. This change began with colonialism and the movement of people across the globe, often within a set power dynamic. Since people now move with greater frequency, the question of where home is and what home means is more relevant than ever before. Meticulously researched, Transformations of the Liminal Self addresses the formation of home ... Read more

$10.07 CAD

The concept of home has been changing for more than a century. This change began with colonialism and the movement of people across the globe, often within a set power dynamic. Since people now move with greater frequency, the question of where home is and what home means is more relevant than ever before. Meticulously researched, Transformations of the Liminal Self addresses the formation of home
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The Islamic Arabs Conquer the Middle East | Children's Middle Eastern History Books

by Baby Professor ...

The early Islamic conquests began when in the 7th century and the rise of Prophet Muhammad. It was a century of rapid expansion from the borders of India and China, the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and the Iberian Peninsula to the Pyrenees. Read more about how the Islamic Arabs Conquered the Middle East in this highly informative Children’s Middle Eastern History Book. ... Read more

$4.49 CAD

The early Islamic conquests began when in the 7th century and the rise of Prophet Muhammad. It was a century of rapid expansion from the borders of India and China, the Middle East, North Africa, Central Asia and the Iberian Peninsula to the Pyrenees. Read more about how the Islamic Arabs Conquered the Middle East in this highly informative Children’s Middle Eastern History Book.
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التشاكل الأجناسي في سباعية السيد حافظ

by أمل درويش ...

قليلٌ من الكتاب من يغامر بطرح عدة رؤى وأشكال أدبية في سياق عمل واحد.ولكن الكاتب الكبير السيد حافظ اعتاد السير في دروب وعرة يأنفها الكثيرون ويؤثرون الولوج في دروب أيسر متضحة المعالم، مكتملة الرؤية.ونحن إذ ندخل عالم سباعية السيد حافظ نترك خلفنا كل القوالب المعتادة، ونستعد لرحلة في عمق محيط الإبداع نطرق أصدافه ونستكشف لآلئها.وندنو من روضة الأجناس الأدبية المترامية الأطراف في جنبات سباعيته الروائية ... Read more

$2.23 CAD

قليلٌ من الكتاب من يغامر بطرح عدة رؤى وأشكال أدبية في سياق عمل واحد.ولكن الكاتب الكبير السيد حافظ اعتاد السير في دروب وعرة يأنفها الكثيرون ويؤثرون الولوج في دروب أيسر متضحة المعالم، مكتملة الرؤية.ونحن إذ ندخل عالم سباعية السيد حافظ نترك خلفنا كل القوالب المعتادة، ونستعد لرحلة في عمق محيط الإبداع نطرق أصدافه ونستكشف لآلئها.وندنو من روضة الأجناس الأدبية المترامية الأطراف في جنبات سباعيته الروائية
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Have Colourful Dreams, Sir

by Masoud Shakarami ...

The revered Persian poets and philosophers of the 13th and 14th century, (such as Saadi and Hafez) wrote lyrical poems called Ghazals, that recounted tales of love in all its splendour and tragedy. The love described differed from western notions of love. Ghazals spoke of separation and pain that demanded complete surrender and total sacrifice.Have Colourful Dreams, Sir is a contemporary ... Read more

$3.36 CAD

The revered Persian poets and philosophers of the 13th and 14th century, (such as Saadi and Hafez) wrote lyrical poems called Ghazals, that recounted tales of love in all its splendour and tragedy. The love described differed from western notions of love. Ghazals spoke of separation and pain that demanded complete surrender and total sacrifice.Have Colourful Dreams, Sir is a contemporary
... Read more
Formalists against Imperialism

The Death of Vazir-Mukhtar and Russian Orientalism

by Anna Aydinyan ...

In January 1829, an angry mob in Tehran murdered Russian poet and diplomat Alexander Griboedov, author of the verse comedy Woe from Wit and architect of the Russian annexation of the north Caucasus from Persia after the Russo-Persian War. A century later, the Russian formalist writer Yury Tynianov wrote a historical novel about the event entitled The Death of Vazir-Mukhtar.In this wide-ranging ... Read more

$43.19 CAD

In January 1829, an angry mob in Tehran murdered Russian poet and diplomat Alexander Griboedov, author of the verse comedy Woe from Wit and architect of the Russian annexation of the north Caucasus from Persia after the Russo-Persian War. A century later, the Russian formalist writer Yury Tynianov wrote a historical novel about the event entitled The Death of Vazir-Mukhtar.In this wide-ranging
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Sybil, or The Two Nations

by Benjamin Disraeli ...

Sybil by Benjamin Disraeli Sybil, or The Two Nations is an 1845 novel by Benjamin Disraeli. Published in the same year as Friedrich Engels's The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844, Sybil traces the plight of the working classes of England.Disraeli was interested in dealing with the horrific conditions in which the majority of England's working classes lived — or, what is generally ... Read more

$10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Sybil by Benjamin Disraeli Sybil, or The Two Nations is an 1845 novel by Benjamin Disraeli. Published in the same year as Friedrich Engels's The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844, Sybil traces the plight of the working classes of England.Disraeli was interested in dealing with the horrific conditions in which the majority of England's working classes lived — or, what is generally
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Uncoupling Language and Religion

An Exploration into the Margins of Turkish Literature

by Laurent Mignon ...

Series series Ottoman and Turkish Studies
This book is an invitation to rethink our understanding of Turkish literature as a tale of two “others.” The first part of the book examines the contributions of non-Muslim authors, the “others” of modern Turkey, to the development of Turkish literature during the late Ottoman and early republican period, focusing on the works of largely forgotten authors. The second part discusses Turkey as the ... Read more

$98.00 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This book is an invitation to rethink our understanding of Turkish literature as a tale of two “others.” The first part of the book examines the contributions of non-Muslim authors, the “others” of modern Turkey, to the development of Turkish literature during the late Ottoman and early republican period, focusing on the works of largely forgotten authors. The second part discusses Turkey as the
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قراءات نقدية في شعر الحداثة

by دسوقي د. إبراهيم, Agency Kinzy Publishing ...

د. دسوقي إبراهيم هو أستاذ مساعد بكلية العلوم الإسلامية في جامعة أتاتورك وجامعة بايبورت في تركيا سابقًا. يعد هذا الكتاب أحد إنتاجاته البحثية المتميزة في مجال النقد الأدبي الحديث.يستهل الكتاب بتتبع تطور النقد الأدبي عبر العصور، منذ ظهور الشعر العربي قبل الإسلام وحتى القرن العشرين. ثم ينتقل إلى استعراض الجذور الفلسفية والتحولات المعرفية التي أسست لظهور مناهج نقدية حديثة كالبنيوية والسيميولوجيا ... Read more

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د. دسوقي إبراهيم هو أستاذ مساعد بكلية العلوم الإسلامية في جامعة أتاتورك وجامعة بايبورت في تركيا سابقًا. يعد هذا الكتاب أحد إنتاجاته البحثية المتميزة في مجال النقد الأدبي الحديث.يستهل الكتاب بتتبع تطور النقد الأدبي عبر العصور، منذ ظهور الشعر العربي قبل الإسلام وحتى القرن العشرين. ثم ينتقل إلى استعراض الجذور الفلسفية والتحولات المعرفية التي أسست لظهور مناهج نقدية حديثة كالبنيوية والسيميولوجيا
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Hudud al-'Alam 'The Regions of the World' - A Persian Geography 372 A.H. (982 AD)

by V. V. Minorsky, C. E. Bosworth ...

Series series Gibb Memorial Trust Persian Studies
The Hudud al-'Alam, written in AD 982 for a Prince of Guzganan (located in the North West of modern Afghanistan), is a geography covering the whole known world and one of the earliest works of Persian prose. It was designed to accompany a map and, though the product of cabinet scholarship rather than original observation, it preserves much material from earlier compositions which are lost and ... Read more

$29.78 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Hudud al-'Alam, written in AD 982 for a Prince of Guzganan (located in the North West of modern Afghanistan), is a geography covering the whole known world and one of the earliest works of Persian prose. It was designed to accompany a map and, though the product of cabinet scholarship rather than original observation, it preserves much material from earlier compositions which are lost and
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The Complete Works of Kahlil Gibran

by Kahlil Gibran ...

The Complete Works of Kahlil Gibran' presents the Lebanese-American author, poet and philosopher, Kahlil Gibran’s 13 most iconic works—philosophical reflections and essays, stories and parables, poems in prose and verse and more. His perennial classic, The Prophet (1923), is an exploration of life and the human condition through the metaphorical return of Prophet Almustafa to his birthplace, ... Read more

$1.27 CAD

The Complete Works of Kahlil Gibran' presents the Lebanese-American author, poet and philosopher, Kahlil Gibran’s 13 most iconic works—philosophical reflections and essays, stories and parables, poems in prose and verse and more. His perennial classic, The Prophet (1923), is an exploration of life and the human condition through the metaphorical return of Prophet Almustafa to his birthplace,
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