History & geography corner

A moment in history Author's name: Muhammad Al-Mansi Qandil Between the two covers of this book are thirty tales from the long Arab history, beginning with the time of knights, whose ambitions were not limited to the present. With the advent of the message...

Europe a brief history Author Name: John Hirst One time, while traveling through Frankfurt Airport in Germany, I found this book on the shelves of an airport bookstore. Each time I passed by the same bookstore on subsequent visits, I found more copies of...

Egyptian Jews in the twentieth century Author's name: Muhammad Abu Al-Ghar Why do we write about Egyptian Jews now, six decades after their exodus? Is it because of their close connection to their country, Egypt—psychologically, historically, and religiously—or is it because it relates to...

A short introduction to World War I Author Name: Michael Howard Before 1914, European powers had fought each other for three hundred years. When World War I broke out, it began, like its predecessors, as a purely European conflict. But why was its course...

South and East Author's name: Mohamed El-Makhzangi This unique book, written with the language of a writer and the curiosity of a journalist, takes us to distant lands across the world. It's a collection of journalistic exploratory journeys that, at the time of their...

Hamida said Hijazi legends Author: Abdo Khal "The tradition of storytelling in the Hejaz is very intimate, as the story is private to the children and not general. The narrator is a mother or grandmother who tells it to her children or grandchildren. The...

With Borges Author: Alberto Manguel In Buenos Aires, 1964, a blind writer approaches a sixteen-year-old bookstore clerk and asks if he would be interested in a part-time job as a reader aloud. The writer is Jorge Luis Borges, one of the world's most sensitive...

Echo of the Years Author: Saleh Al-Shahari I believe that biographies present popular history, as opposed to official history, which is devoted to writing about major events and their leaders. However, the impact of these historical events on people's lives can rarely be understood...

bookmakers Adam Smith History of the Book in 18 Wonderful Lives Bookmakers is a celebration of 550 years of the printed book, told through the lives of eighteen extraordinary men and women who took the book in radical new directions: printers, binders, publishers, artists,...

The Kingdom of David and Solomon from Beginning to End Author: Abdullah Ahmed The Secrets of the Holy Land and the Kingdom of David and Solomon from Beginning to End In this book, my dear friends, I will embark with you on an exciting...

human rights Shami Chakraborty Our human rights are under threat. After the devastation of World War II, the international community united to establish basic rights to asylum, health, education, and a standard of living. They upheld privacy, fair trials, and freedom of expression, and...

Empire World Sathnam Sanghera The population of Britain's former colonies is 2.6 billion. The empire's impact on the quarter of the planet it occupied, and its gravitational pull on the world beyond, was profound: from the spread of Christianity by missionaries to driving nearly...

Who's afraid of gender? Judith Butler Judith Butler, the pioneering philosopher who redefined how we view gender and sexuality, confronts the attacks on gender that have become central to today's right-wing movements. Global networks have formed "anti-gender ideological movements" dedicated to promoting the fantasy...

The magician Anthony Grafton At the heart of the extraordinary turmoil of the High Renaissance stood a distinctive, strange, and fascinating figure: the Magician. A volatile mix of scientist, book lover, engineer, fabulist, and trickster, this magician paved the way for the emergence of...

Noor Asia Christopher Harding From the time of the ancient Greeks onward, the West's relationship with Asia consisted mostly of gruesome tales of strange monsters and creatures, of silk and spices shipped across vast distances, and a queasy sense of unknown empires fantastically far...

Eastern Front Nick Lloyd In the second volume of his landmark trilogy about the First World War, Professor Nick Lloyd tells for the first time the story of what Winston Churchill once called "the unknown war": the large-scale conflict in Eastern Europe and the...

The Life of the Caesars Suetonius The ancient Roman Empire was the ultimate arena, where emperors had no choice but to fight, thrill, and dazzle. Ruling as Caesar was like standing as an actor on the world's great stage. No biography invites us into...

Strategists Phillips Payson O'Brien In The Strategists, Professor Phillips Payson O'Brien shows how the views shaped by these five leaders in the First World War were crucial to understanding how they fought in the Second World War. For example, Churchill's experiences facing the German...

Britain's History in Ten Enemies Terry Deary Boudicca, the astonishingly sadistic, would have been forgotten without the Ninth Legion, Elizabeth I, a minor royal without the Spanish Armada, and Churchill, a chatty dissident without the Nazis. Britain loves its heroes so much that we...

The Hidden Doctrine George Monbiot , Peter Hutcheson 'This book is absolutely amazing' - Caroline Lucas | 'Wonderful' - Mark Ruffalo We live under an ideology that controls every aspect of our lives: our education and jobs; our healthcare and leisure time; our relationships...