Résultats lu par "Nasi" dans Toutes les catégories

A major new history of revolutionary Iran, from the 1940s to the present Iran’s revolution in 1979 shook the world. The Pahlavi dynasty came crashing down, and the Islamic Republic rose in its place. But what led to this seismic event? How did the revolutionary movement gain such strength? And...

The world-changing story of Turkey—a country caught between two worlds This brilliant distillation traces Turkey's long and complicated history from the rise and decline of the Ottoman Empire—the most enduring, and perhaps the most important, Islamic empire in history—to the emergence of...

The New York Times bestselling author Robert Littell presents a suspenseful and brilliantly topical new thriller that looks at the cycle of political violence in the Middle East. In the near future, an unprecedented Arab-Israeli settlement is brokered by a visionary female president of the...

From the author of the acclaimed novel The Fertile Earth comes a powerful tale of desire, friendship, and rivalry between three inseparable friends over the course of an unforgettable summer. In 1990s Hyderabad, three teenagers―Arjun, Ruhee, and Ganesh―forge an unexpected bond. Over the...

In this seductive, provocative debut, two Afghan men—cast out of their respective countries of birth by circumstances beyond their control—collide in Istanbul, a city that will test their willingness to sacrifice everything for the ones they love. When Delbar—a hapless twenty-something...

Journalist Paige Keller returns to Aurum Valley to begin uncovering the secrets of the valley’s history, to the displeasure of those determined to keep those secrets hidden. She discovers the story of Aurelia’s founder, an ambitious young man who returned to the valley to make his home and fortune there, and of a fearless native girl who left her tribe to follow a stranger to a new and unknown life. She discovers the history of a disillusioned immigrant who fled his family’s faith to establish a new religion in the valley, despite suffering a broken moral compass.

The world-changing story of Turkey—a country caught between two worlds This brilliant distillation traces Turkey's long and complicated history from the rise and decline of the Ottoman Empire—the most enduring, and perhaps the most important, Islamic empire in history—to the emergence of...

You Are What You Seek. Gabriel McKnight, a decorated former United States Navy SEAL and bestselling author, sees his perfect life come unraveled when he's named the prime suspect in a murder case after his twin brother vanishes without a trace. Now on the run from the law, Gabriel embarks on a...

In the summer of 1987, Payam Zamani fled Iran. As a member of the Baha'i Faith, he had already survived years of religious persecution at the hands of Islamic fundamentalists. Taking the only path available to him, he escaped to Pakistan through the Emptiness Desert: a harrowing five-day trek through one of the hottest, driest, and most hostile regions on the planet. Twelve years later, he and his brother set records when the company they founded hit a $1.2 billion valuation on Wall Street.

‘I suspect that in ten years’ time, we’ll look back at the study of slavery and try to remember what it was like before we’d heard of the Sandbach Tinne dynasty. That we’ll struggle to imagine how we tried to understand Britain’s involvement in slavery and the slave trade without...

A Time Traveler’s Journal is a collection of poems turned into a movie for your ears meant to take your human spirit on a bodiless journey through opposition, struggles, love, lost love, and adventures from the craziness of this world with a time traveler's twist!

"He who controls the spice controls the universe." Frank Herbert's Dune saga is the epic story of Paul, son of Duke Leto Atreides, and heir to the massive fortune promised by the desert planet Arrakis and its vast reservoirs of a drug called "spice." To control the spice, Paul and his mother Jessica, a devotee of the pseudo-religious Bene Gesserit order, must find their place in the culture of the desert-dwelling Fremen of Arrakis. Paul must contend with both the devious rival House Harkonnen and the gargantuan desert sandworms—the source of the spice. 

Monday Night Anthology is a multi-genre collection featuring unique interpretations of the same idea. From romance to satire, fantasy to humor, this volume brings fresh narratives and surprising twists that will make you believe in the brilliance of bad ideas.

I'm on my own. Trying to make it work. The sweetest sight in the world is his eyes. They're even bluer when I see them up close. I want to be with him. I know that it won't work. Leave me to my wine and my crappy apartment. But now, I'm in need of help. And he is so close. I have to touch him. I have to be with him. Even if it's just for one night.

Enchanting fairy tales featuring the quest of Hatim Tai. Haitm, famous for his genorosity, goodness and adventures. He travels to dangerous distant places to solve seven questions that he faced, in the cause of justice and to help the poor and the weak. These stories are inspired by the famous pre-Islamic Arabian poet, Hatim Al Taeei who belonged to the Ta'i Arabian tribe. Stories about his extreme genorosity have made him an icon in the MIddle East as well as in Inda and Pakistan.

Tarzan is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the great apes. He later experiences civilization only to largley reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer.These Urdu stories take inspiration from the original character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Sequel to Umro Ki Ghaddari. Ameer Hamza and Umro Ayyar collections were first published centuries ago, around A.D. 1100 - a colection of stories wriitten to entertain the Muslim emperors that ruled at the time. In their original form, these stories spread over thousands of pages and tens of volumes. Maqbool Jehangir (Ameer Hamza collection) and Akhter Rizvi (Umro Ayyar colelction) have shortened the length and translated them into everyday contemporary Urdu. The stories are gripping, full of suspense, horror, black magic, fantasy and action.

Ameer Hamza and Umro Ayyar collections were first published centuries ago, around 1100 A.D. A collection of stories written to entertain the Muslim emperors that ruled at the time, in their original form these stories spread over thousands of pages and tens of volumes. Maqbool Jehangir ( Ameer Hamza collection) and Akhter Rizvi ( Umro Ayyar collection) have shortened the length and translated them into everyday contemporary Urdu. The stories are gripping, full of suspense, horror, black magic, fantasy, and action.

A collection of timeless Urdu Children's stories and folk tales. Includes original Urdu fiction and translated stories in easy to understand language. Sure to provide hours of listening pleasure to both parents and children. A fun way to brush up on elementary Urdu while letting your imagination run wild as you are transported to mythical lands and faraway places.

Why doesn't rain fall all at once? Can technology change the track of a hurricane? What's the weather like on other planets? Meteorologists Simon King and Clare Nasir reveal the captivating ways the weather works, from exploring incredible weather phenomenon (how are rainbows formed?), expertly...