Hachette Antoine/Novel

What if we unraveled the myth? What if we looked back at those who starved, oppressed, and violated their people, and stormed their rooms where they plotted and ordered? There, where they take off their uniforms and medals, revealing their superstitions, follies, and hidden...

How polite is the waiter at that restaurant I've frequented weekly for dinner for the past three years! Since my marriage, it's been our go-to spot, my wife's and mine. As soon as he sees us approaching, he leads us to our table, pulls...

A Sunny Day on the Bench Mazen Maarouf     A single book where the memory of war converges with its present and future. The protagonists of the stories are children, yet they think like adults. Each story in the collection can be read...

At Beirut Airport, "lost" suitcases are searched for, and their owners are contacted to come and claim them. However, the names never come forward, leaving behind what are called "orphans." The staff's efforts to locate the suitcases failed to find their owners... until Ihab...

The Almighty Creator bestowed upon him a diverse and distinguished body, capable of showcasing his creative talent and rare voice. Relying on his own efforts, he forged his path to glory, overcoming numerous obstacles on the way to the top. He reached it alone,...

Whoever heard Lucrezia play Santiago Peralbo's clock in San Sebastián, nothing remained but his music. She dreamed of Lisbon, yet went to Berlin nonetheless. For three years, Peralbo waited for her, living to receive the letters he sent. She longed to return from Geneva,...

Did my mother foresee her own death the day she wrote my name in red? Did she want to die so that children would be free of death? Did she want to run to what awaited her, to know the truth: where would we...

Skin in the Game Nassim Nicholas Taleb     Skin in the Game is the final book in the "Incerto" series, which deals with topics of rationality, skepticism, statistics, economics, information, risk, and ethics. However, it is also his most practical work, as he...

Lebanon, the Shaky Entity – The deplorable reality experienced by Lebanese citizens, coupled with serious dramatic developments in the Middle East that suggest the possibility of a new Middle East, especially with the expansion of Arab normalization with the Israeli enemy, makes us question...

Becoming Michelle Obama     "The South Side of Chicago was Michelle Robinson’s world during her childhood. There, she shared a bedroom with her brother Craig in their parents’ apartment and played in the public park. There, her parents, Fraser and Marian Robinson, raised...

From the modern era, specifically during the eighteenth hour with Air Force Commander Samir Geagea, and some research conducted to follow his personal story and define the political and historical context in which it unfolded, Iman Nada Anid has compiled fragments of "The Doctor"...

Following the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the establishment of the Turkish Republic in 1928, the terms "political Islamic movements" and "political Islam" entered the lexicon of political life from Lahore to Cairo. Within two decades, the focus shifted to a "political ideology"...

Hero of war and peace or traitor to the Arabs and their cause? The devout president or the enemy of Islamists? The president who liberated Sinai or the one who celebrated a symbolic return of the 1967 territories? The hero of the 1973 war...

I am from a village called Hawara, where the stars are countless. Our people warned us, as a community, that the most important of them would not grow warts on our skin. And so I was, immersed in counting them... There, the sky was...

In the 1960s, certain names shone brightly, followed by many others. An entire generation dreamed, produced, and struggled, pursuing whatever goal they could within this interconnected world, where their hiding places never end. Some carried a rifle, some wielded a pen, and some attempted...

This book addresses four problems that fragment and undermine Arab entities: the ambiguity and confusion surrounding the concepts of Arab nationalism and Islam; the ongoing conflict and antagonism between secular trends and Islamic movements, and the factors preventing the emergence of a functioning civil...

In this book, Munir Abu Asali recounts his continued work in the field of education, where he "carried education as a wager for building with knowledge, conscience, methodology, transparency, and commitment to ethical readiness. He faced with courage and fortitude the forces of reality,...

Tales from the past and present: the stories of 25 remarkable women from the East, meant to inspire and guide you, every girl! Journey to the days of legend with the wise Queen of Sheba, immerse yourself in the world of art and music...

One of the most important ways Arabs became acquainted with aspects of European civilization in the nineteenth century was through their travels to the West. Some travelers described their observations and wrote about their experiences, which were then read by readers who had not...

The American Trap   In this book, Frédéric Pierucci, former executive of an Alstom Energy branch, recounts his experience with the American judiciary in one of the most serious corruption cases that shook public opinion worldwide. This text, co-written with journalist Mathieu Aron, comes...