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Anthropologist on Mars Author's name: Oliver Sacks Here are seven tales of nature—and the human spirit—as they met in unexpected ways. The people featured in this book were visited by neurological conditions.

Slaughterhouse No. 5 Author's Name: Kurt Vonnegut Kurt Vonnegut witnessed what happened in Dresden. He was being held in a slaughterhouse with other Allied soldiers who had been captured during the fighting by the Germans. Vonnegut survived the Holocaust for the logical reason that...

inheritance Author's name: Miguel Bonfoy It is the story of the lie of the end, the story of the never-ending beginning. On the surface, it may appear to be a mere historical review of the French presence in those remote corners of South America...

State of terrorism Author's Name: Hillary Rodham Clinton A unique and masterfully crafted thriller co-written by Hillary Rodham Clinton, the 67th U.S. Secretary of State, and award-winning Times #1 bestselling crime and suspense author Louise Wiene. After a turbulent period in American politics, a...

Chopin's Pursuit Author's name: Lafarge This book has many aspects that the reader will discover between its covers - from the genius of the great musician Frédéric Chopin, who produced wonderful musical pieces immortalized in history. It focuses on the funeral march for which...

crook Author's name: Silvina Ocampo In this novel, Silvina creates complex characters and weaves, in a style that combines fantasy and reality, intertwined threads in which voices overlap and viewpoints clash, creating anxiety in the reader as he searches for the truth.

Germinal Author's name: Amella Zola In a moving style and engaging narrative language, Emilia Zola tells the story of injustice and oppression, the story of the oppressed worker and his revolt against injustice, within a historical, social, and political framework that does not neglect...

The slandered writer Author's name: Constantine Giorgio Half of my books were burned by fascists, and the other half by enemies of fascism. In his book Constantine Giorgiou, the slandered writer Terry Jaliboff traces the writer's literary and humanitarian life. The most famous employer...

Empire of Parrots Author's name: Fernando Sorrentino With gentle humor, Sorrentino shrinks the haughty bureaucrats, the advertising celebrities and respectable swindlers, the fame-seekers and the smug deceivers, down to size.

fire snakes The Tale of the Lover Ali bin Mahmoud Al-Qassad Author's name: Jalal Barjas A novel by Jordanian poet and novelist Jalal Barjas, which won the Katara Prize for the Arabic Novel 2015, and was published by Katara in 2016. It was then...

Yes to life Author's name: Viktor Frankl They say yes to life because they know it will create more opportunities for them.

The Sedition of Thrones Author's name: Zuwaina Al-Kalbani "Novels sometimes say what history does not." The novel (The Temptation of Thrones) is the first literary narrative that reveals many historical events in the lives of the Nabahani kings in general and sheds light on...

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Author Name: Douglas Adams One of the strangest and most important science fiction series of all time, and considered today a science fiction classic, the genius Douglas Adams blended his philosophy with his sense of comedy to create...

The beggar Author's name: Fernando Pessoa The Beggar and Other Stories includes twelve previously unpublished texts by the writer and poet Fernando Pessoa, which constitute a small portion of the author's imaginative prose. These are philosophical or intellectual stories—as Pessoa himself calls them—and paradoxical...

Death's friend Author's name: Pedro Antonio de Alarcón The image of the tall woman undoubtedly captured the mind and imagination of the archon and at the same time elevated her status and de-demonicated her in Death's Friend.

Arsène Lupin vs. Herlock Sholms Author's name: Maurice Leblanc The first story: The Blonde Lady Mr. Garboa buys an office for his daughter, Susan, who is very happy with it. Mr. Garboa places a lottery ticket in the office, and hours later discovers that...

Wind on the willows Author Name: Kenneth Grahame The novel features a wonderful blend of thrilling adventure, morality, and camaraderie. This novel will live in the memory of readers forever. The novel focuses on four friendly animals in the pastures of England. The novel...

Black lily Author's name: Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas was born in Villars-Cotterts on July 24, 1802. His father was a retired general and his mother was a black slave. His childhood was sad and miserable. In his teens, Alexandre became interested in literature and...

I Author's name: Niccolo Amanti Published in 2015, this novel imagines life in 2020 after the pandemic that has struck the earth. The "red fever," as he calls it, targets adults and excludes children, who live a wasted childhood in a dystopian world where...

The only way to combat scorpions Author's name: Fernando Mourinho When I start writing a story, I just want to write a story. When I write a story, I do my best to make it the best possible work of literature, because I just...

Hello world Author Name: Hannah Fry This book, at its core, is about humans. It's about who we are, where we're going, what matters to us, and how that's being changed by technology. It's about our relationship with the algorithms that already exist, working...

shell fragment Author's name: Maurice Leblanc An exciting story full of mystery, in which the author manages to document the facts of the war, its horrors, and all its shocking details without much effort. The novel has a dual character; first, it is a...

In the heart of the sea Author Name: Nathaniel Philbrick The novel, In the Heart of the Sea, tells the story of the sinking of the ship Essex, which had a crew of 20 people. It was a ship dedicated to hunting whales. While...

Marianela Author's name: Benito Pérez Galdós The moment fate sends you someone to see with after you were blind... He describes life to you, the details of the town you live in, its rough roads and narrow paths; you fall in love with him......

Immigrant in the time of smallpox Author's name: Ammar Al-Khazna Have you ever felt like a stranger among your family and closest people? Have you tasted the bitterness of alienation in your homeland? This sense of not belonging is what forces Issa to emigrate...

Savior forever Author's name: Eleanor Bass Love is the most revered of human experiences, yet it can also be the most devastating. This book is a collection of deeply personal and emotional letters that reveal this painful side of love. Through letters from literary...

Dreams never die Author's name: Radina Saleh Between corn and qat farms and old stone houses lived a boy in a village in the mountains of Yemen. The boy grew up dreaming of a girl and a city. His vague dream took him to...

bird box Author Name: Josh Malerman Something out there. Something terrifying that no one should see. No one knew what it was or where it came from. Most people refused to believe it. The incidents were happening in distant places, without witnesses. But the...

What is a human being? Author's name: Mark Twain I will tell you a sad story about a man who worked like a slave, toiling and exhausting himself to accumulate wealth in the hope of money, but he was not satisfied, until he was...

The Hound of the Baskervilles Author's name: Arthur Conan Doyle The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of Sir Arthur Conan Durrell's finest novels. It is a mystery and adventure story that does not attempt to present deep and complex characters or questions about...

John Smith's Tale Author's name: Arthur Conan Doyle The Story of John Smith offers a glimpse into the era in which it was written, including the British Empire, scientific trends, and the rise of secularism. It also boasts remarkable prescience, predicting the rise of...

Everything I didn't tell you Author Name: Celeste Ng I didn't know how I started reading the first event, which is (Lydia's death); the book contains an important issue, which is interracial marriage in the United States of America in the mid-seventies and the...

The woman next door Author's Name: Cass Green A woman who suffered a difficult childhood commits a murder, and is helped by her eccentric neighbor, who has always found herself an outcast and outside the scope of other people's lives and interests.

Invitation to a beheading session Author's name: Vladimir Nabokov My favorite writer once said in a novel I've now completely forgotten, "He had everything for everyone. He made a child laugh, a woman tremble, he gave man a salutary dizziness, and he made those...

Love of demons Author's name: Wafaa Al-Antali Together we crossed the barriers and crossed into the kingdom, arriving at the wheel of time, to the dream of millions on the surface of the earth. Wisdom is not in going back in time, but in...

Three from the North Author's name: Khaled Turki But look at all these poor people, comrade. They do not hear the roar of the wave coming from the depths of the desert. They do not see the masked horsemen carrying the flood on the...

And it attracts the heart Author's name: Saadia Mufreh I tolerate situations where I fall victim to misunderstandings of what I say, and I am held responsible because I was unable to express my point of view more clearly, but I do not tolerate...

Cat's Cradle Author's name: Kurt Wingott Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle discusses science and technology and their relationship to religion in a satirical, humorous style. Vonnegut earned his master's degree in anthropology for this novel after his dissertation topics were rejected. The narrator, John (or...

A city that never sleeps

When Einstein met Tagore Einstein: This is the realization of human beings. TAGORE: Yes, one eternal being, which we have to realize through our emotions and activities. We have realized the concept of the supreme man, a man without individual limitations, through our limitations....

Speak now or forever keep quiet Presented and translated by: Ala Diab All forms of abuse are harmful to a woman's health and self-esteem, so never tolerate disrespect from anyone. You deserve better. You have to learn when to say, "No... I'm not interested."...

Biography of a Colorful Man Author's Name: James Johnson The few years of our married life were very happy; perhaps she was happier than I. She gave me much love, but a new sadness has accompanied me, a sadness I cannot explain, but which...

Your friend is not crazy Author's name: Ahmed Al-Zamam This book is keen to increase the reader's awareness, and to get rid of and liberate himself from the dependency that restricts human thought and is imposed on us by some minds. It is a...

The strangest customs of peoples Translated by: Ala Diab In the Czech Republic, girls used to cut branches from fruit trees on St. Briara's Day, put them in water, and wait for the buds to blossom. The girls named each bud after a young...

Pandemic! COVID-19 shakes the world Author's name: Slavoj Žižek As a global pandemic like never before sweeps the planet, who better to tackle its deepest meanings than the ever-alert Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek? Žižek wanders around marveling at its bewildering contradictions and speculating about...

Home fragrances Author Name: Annaya McCoy This book deals with the art of extracting perfumes from plants and flowers using various means and methods. It consists of six clearly organized chapters written in a smooth language. In this book, the author guides the reader...

My heart's garden Author's name: Israa Najm Al Kaabi Rashid: Tell me a poem Rawda: Show off your flirting and never part ways Rashed: Even if we part, don't tell me a poem about separation. Rawda: God's will, not yours Rashed: Then flirt with...

Wadha and Manea Author's name: Shawq Al-Layali Wadha's heart is still paralyzed by love, and Maneh's heart is still paralyzed by love and memories of Wadha.

Condolences, my heart Author's name: Ghala Al-Emarat Heal the wounds of the night and give sadness a smile. Don’t hurt the morning by hiding the beauty from us. Build the bridges of whispering. Say I love you so much, so that you can erase...

I want to get to know your heart again Author's name: Mashael Al-Nour Love is fate and separation is a decision. Having someone in your life is fate and keeping them or leaving them is a decision. We all do not have fate, but...