Immerse yourself in the timeless wisdom and lyrical beauty of Saadi, one of the greatest Persian poets of all time. This selection of his most renowned works, meticulously translated and unabridged, offers a profound exploration of love, loss, spirituality, and the human condition. From the poignant verses of the Gulistan to the mystical depths of the Bustan, Saadi's poetry transcends time and culture, inviting readers to embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and enlightenme...

The Bustan is one of the most celebrated works of Saadi Shirazi, the great thirteenth-century Persian poet and one of the enduring voices of world literature.Written in verse, The Bustan — “The Orchard” — is a moral and spiritual journey through the highest virtues of human life: justice, generosity, love, humility, gratitude, wisdom, and compassion. With a clear, vivid, and deeply humane style, Saadi weaves together stories, parables, and ...

Saadi is one of the greatest figures of classical Persian literature. His best-known work of poetry is the ‘Bustan’ (The Orchard), composed entirely in epic metre and consisting of stories illustrating the standard virtues recommended to Muslims, as well as offering reflections on the behaviour of dervishes and their ecstatic practices. Saadi also wrote the ‘Gulistan’, a prose collection featuring stories and personal anecdotes. The text is interspersed with a variety of short poem...

All praise is due to Allah, The most gracious and the most merciful. The magnificent one who taught writing by pen and taught man what he knew not. This book you’re about to read is compilation of poems I’ve written over the years. For me poetry is an outlet, it’s a way of expression. Like other art forms, poetry is not about right or wrong. Poetry is not about what you think or how you feel. It’s about what you believe. Poetry is about what you see and how you see it. When poetry is displ...

It's no secret that drug cartels have wreaked havoc upon Mexico, but the examples provided in this book will be unimaginable for the average American citizen. The profits from the drug war have enabled the cartels to incorporate into paramilitarized forces and their exploits adversely affect the lives of every Mexican in a variety of ways, such as the destruction of the rule of law and freedom of the press, along with rampant embezzlement of public funds. Mexico's drug traffickers have bec...

These days, the real meaning of photography has blurred out like an out of focus picture. There is a misconception of what is photography is really about. There are people who have forgotten the purpose of photography and then there are those who did not even know the purpose in the first place. Whether its camera basics or professional level photography, people have become ignorant of the true meaning and purpose of this amazing art. I believe that this thing has ruined the professional p...

Pluviophile veers through various poetic visions and traditions in search of the sacred within and beyond language. Its poems continually revitalize form, imagery and sonancy to reconsider the ways we value language, beauty and body. The collection houses sonnets and other shorter poems between larger, more meditative runes. One of these longer poems, “The Place Words Go to Die,” winner of The Malahat Review’s 2016 Far Horizons Award for Poetry, imagines an underworld whe...

Syria has endured years of conflict, division and profound human suffering. Yet the future of a nation cannot be built by remaining captive to its past.The Homeland Above All presents a national vision for a new Syria founded on Citizenship, the Rule of Law, strong institutions, justice, human dignity and equal rights for all Syrians.Across twenty-four chapters, Saadi Moussly examines the foundations upon which a stable and prosperous State can be built-from the Constitutio...

The Silence of the World is a powerful exploration of the ongoing genocide and atrocities in Gaza and Palestine. This thought-provoking book delves into the harsh realities faced by Palestinians, exposing the human suffering and systemic oppression endured for decades. It raises the critical question: Why does the world remain silent in the face of such injustice? Through compelling insights and an unflinching narrative, the book challenges readers to confront the global indifference and r...

Through Loss is an intimate memoir that captures the raw emotions of losing a loved one and the slow, fragile process of healing. With honesty and heartfelt detail, Lívia Saadi takes readers through the depths of grief, the power of memory, and the unexpected ways hope can return.This is not just a story about sorrow, but about resilience, love, and rediscovering life after tragedy. Written with vulnerability and courage, it speaks to anyone who has faced loss and is searching for ...

Installation Theory: The Societal Construction and Regulation of Behaviour provides researchers and practitioners with a simple and powerful framework to analyse and change behaviour. Informed by a wide range of empirical evidence, it includes an accessible synthesis of former theories (ecological psychology, activity theory, situated action, distributed cognition, social constructionism, actor-network theory and social representations). 'Installations' are the familiar, socially construct...

Why do people behave in the way they do and how can we get them to change?Drawing on a large body of empirical research, Lahlou shows that people’s behaviour is predictable and shaped by ‘installations’ combining three sets of factors: what is technically possible (affordances of the environment), what people are able to do (embodied competences), and what monitors and controls behaviour (social regulation). These channel our behaviour and incline us to act one way or another in sp...