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From Sleep Unbound
by Andrée Chedid Sharon SpencerFrom Sleep Unbound takes its readers directly into the heart of the woman's world. Samya is the product of a contemporary middle-Eastern upbringing with its harsh and brutal customs, particularly concerning women, whose earthly existences serve certain specific purposes: to serve man and to bear children. Her husband, unfeeling, detached, uninterested, does not even notice the beauty which radiates from her face: large brown eyes, smooth olive skin, jet black hair, slim features. Daily, Samya feels her life eroding, slowly crumbling, slipping, dematerializing into oblivion. Sensations of uselessness reduce her to a state of psychological penury, of fragmentation. Then, anger and resentment, even hatred intrude, resulting perhaps out of sheer dismay at her own passivity. Her sister-in-law, Rachida, whom her husband depends upon so implicitly and explicitly to run the cotton farm, arrives. Rancor swells. Jealousy. As Samya pursues her story, defoliating her feelings, exposing her fulgurating pain like a raw nerve, images are marked with burnt umber, gray, black, darkened configurations. The atmosphere is suffused with feelings swelling with rapture and sensuality, also with bouts of rage and outrage.
Magical Journey to the Source of Love
by N. A. Scalise Daniel ModinA fairy tale inspired by the author's clinical death during surgery. Translated from Russian by Daniel Modin.
Journey to the River Sea
by Eva IbbotsonSent to live with distant relatives on a rubber plantation in Brazil, Maia must leave her cozy boarding school in London for the unknown wilderness of the Amazon jungle.
Satu Country: Coming Tides
by Rebecca ChanceA fire at a boarding school sparks a journey for seven teens that changes their lives. Coming Tides is the first of the Satu Country tales.
A New Life
by Bernard MalamudBernard Malamud--generally thought of as a distinctly New York writer--took on the American myth of the West as a place of personal reinvention. When Sy Levin, a high school teacher beset by alcohol and bad decisions, leaves the city for the Pacific Northwest to start over, it's no surprise that he conjures a vision of the extraordinary new life awaiting him there: "He imagined the pioneers in covered wagons entering this valley for the first time. Although he had lived little in nature Levin had always loved it, and the sense of having done the right thing in leaving New York was renewed in him." Soon after his arrival at Cascadia College, however, Levin realizes he has been taken in by a mirage. The failures pile up anew, and Levin, fired from his post, finds himself back where he started and little the wiser for it. A New Life--as Jonathan Lethem's introduction makes clear--is Malamud at his best: with his belief in luck and new beginnings Sy Levin embodies the thwarted yearning for transcendence that is at the heart of all Malamud's work.
Waiting for Summer's Return
by Kim Vogel SawyerAll alone on the Kansas prairie, Summer Steadman has few options. With her husband and children lost to illness, she has no desire to continue on farther west to where she and her husband planned to build their future. Instead, she seeks employment in a small Mennonite community in order to be near the graves of her family. Widower Peter Ollenburger, the local gristmill owner, needs someone to teach his young son. When he hears of a "learned woman" in town, he believes she is the answer to his prayers. He soon discovers, however, that helping this outsider may have troublesome consequences. There is little this father will not do for his son, but as the boy begins to look at Summer as more than a teacher, Peter must make a choice. Does he marry this woman to give his son a new mother, or does he marry only for love? Will Summer's broken heart ever be able to love again?
Keys to the Repository (Blue Bloods)
by Melissa de la CruzLavish parties. Passionate meetings in the night. Bone-chilling murders. Midterms. The day-to-day life of Schuyler Van Alen and her Blue Bloods friends (and enemies) is never boring. But there's oh-so-much more to know about these beautiful and powerful teens. Below the streets of Manhattan, within the walls of the Repository, exists a wealth of revealing information about the vampire elite that dates back before the Mayflower. In a series of short stories, journal entries, and never-before-seen letters, New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz gives her hungry fans the keys to the Repository and an even more in-depth look into the secret world of the Blue Bloods. Won't you come inside?
The Radiance of the King
by Camara Laye James KirkupAt the beginning of this masterpiece of African literature, Clarence, a white man, has been shipwrecked on the coast of Africa. Flush with self-importance, he demands to see the king, but the king has just left for the south of his realm. Traveling through an increasingly phantasmagoric landscape in the company of a beggar and two roguish boys, Clarence is gradually stripped of his pretensions, until he is sold to the royal harem as a slave. But in the end Clarence's bewildering journey is the occasion of a revelation, as he discovers the image, both shameful and beautiful, of his own humanity in the alien splendor of the king.
Total Recall
by Piers AnthonyObsessed by dreams of Mars that he can't afford to realise, Doug Quaid, a construction worker, settles for the Rekall Incorporated Ego Trip mind-travel package. But when the treatment dislodges some true memories, Quaid suddenly finds he is playing the fantasy for real.
أخبار الحمقى و المغفلين
by ابن الجوزيقال ابن الأعرابي: الحماقة مأخوذة من حمقةالسوق إذا كسدت فكأنه كاسد العقل والرأي فلا يشاور ولا يلتفت إليه في أمر حرب. وقال أبو بكر المكارم: إنما سميت البقلة الحمقاء لأنها تنبت في سبيل الماء وطريق الإبل. قال: ابن الأعرابي: وبها سمي الرجل أحمق لأنه لا يميز كلامه من رعونته. الفرق بين الحماقة والجنون: فصل وقد ذكرنا ما يتعلق باللغة في هذا الاسم ولا يظهر المقصود إلا بكشف المعنى فنقول: معنى الحمق والتغفيل هو الغلط في الوسيلة والطريق إلى المطلوب مع صحة المقصود بخلاف الجنون فإنه عبارة عن الخلل في الوسيلة والمقصود جميعاً فالأحمق مقصوده صحيح ولكن سلوكه الطريق فاسد ورويته في الطريق الوصال إلى الغرض غير صحيحة والمجنون أصل إشارته فاسد فهو يختار ما لا يختار ويبين هذا ما سنذكره عن بعض المغفلين فمن ذلك: أن طائراً طار من أمير فأمر أن يغلق باب المدينة! فمقصود هذا الرجل حفظ الطائر. قال عليه السلام: " لا تؤاخي الأحمق فإنه يشير عليك ويجهد نفسه فيخطىء وربما يريد أن ينفعك فيضرك وسكوته خير من نطقه وبعده خير من قربه وموته خير من حياته ". وقال ابن أبي زياد: قال لي أبي: يا بني الزم أهل العقل وجالسهم واجتنب الحمقى فإني ما جالست أحمق فقمت إلا وجدت النقص في عقلي. لا تغضب على الحمقى: عن عبد الله بن حبيق قال: أوحى الله عز وجل إلى موسى عليه السلام " لا تغضب على الحمقى فيكثر غمك ". وعن الحسن قال: هجران الأحمق قربة إلى الله عز وجل. وعن سلمان بن موسى قال: ثلاثة لا ينتصف بعضهم من بعض حليم من أحمق وشريف من دنيء وبر من فاجر. الناس أربعة أصناف: وكذلك روينا عن الأحنف بن قيس أنه قال: قال الخليل بن أحمد: الناس أربعة رجل يدري ويدري أنه يدري فذاك عالم فخذوا عنه ورجل يدري وهو لا يدري أنه يدري فذاك ناسٍ فذكروه ورجل لا يدري وهو يدري أنه لا يدري فذاك طالب فعلموه ورجل لا يدري ولا يدري أنه لا يدري فذاك أحمق فارفضوه. وقال أيضاً: الناس أربعة فكلم ثلاثة ولا تكلم واحداً رجل يعلم ويعلم أنه يعلم فكلمه ورجل يعلم ويرى أنه لا يعلم فكلمه ورجل لا يعلم ويرى أنه لا يعلم فكلمه ورجل لا يعلم ويرى أنه يعلم فلا تكلمه. قال جعفر بن محمد: الرجال أربعة: رجل يعلم ويعلم أنه يعلم فذاك عالم فتعلموا منه ورجل يعلم ولا يعلم أنه يعلم فذاك نائم فأنبهوه ورجل لا يعلم ويعلم أنه لا يعلم فذاك جاهل فعلموه ورجل لا يعلم ولا يعلم أنه لا يعلم فذاك أحمق فاجتنبوه. الناس ثلاثة أصناف: وقد روينا عن أبي يوسف القاضي أنه قال: الناس ثلاثة: مجنون ونصف مجنون وعاقل فأما المجنون ونصف فأنت معهما في راحة وأما العاقل فقد كفيت مؤنته. عن الأعمش أنه قال: معاتبة الأحمق نفخ في بليسة. كل صديق لا عقل له عدو: عن عبد الله بن داود الحربي أنه قال: كل صديق ليس له عقل فهو أشد عليك من عدوك. عن بشر بن الحارث أنه قال: النظر إلى الأحمق سخنة عين. وسمعته يقول: يأتي على الناس زمان تكون الدولة فيه للحمقى. وعنه أنه قال: الأحمق سخنة عين غاب أو حضر. لا تجالس الأحمق: عن شعبة أنه قال: عقولنا قليلة فإذا جلسنا مع من هو أقل عقلاً منا ذهب ذلك القليل فإني لأرى الرجل يجلس مع من هو أقل عقلاً منه فأمقته. قال بعض الحكماء: مؤنة العاقل على نفسه ومؤنة الأحمق على الناس ومن لا عقل له فلا دنيا له ولا آخرة. كيف يعامل الأحمق: قال حكيم آخر: ليس كل أحد يحسن يعامل الأحمق وأنا أحسن أعامله قيل له كيف قال: أبخسه حتى يطلب الحق بعينه إذ متى أعطيته حقه طلب ما هو أكثر منه. وأنشدوا: المديد: إتق الأحمق أن تصحبه إنما الأحمق كالثوب الخلق كلما رقعت منه جانباً خرقته الريح وهناً فانخرق كحمار السوق إن أقضمته رمح الناس وإن جاع نهق أو غلام السوء إن أسغبته سرق الناس وإن يشبع فسق وإذا عاتبته كي يرعوي أفسد المجلس منه بالخرق .
السيف والنار فى السودان
by سلاطين باشاعدنا في التمهيد الذي وضعناه لكتاب "التاريخ السري لاحتلال انجلترا مصر" لمستر ويلفرد سكاون بلنت أن نصدر من بعده كتاب "السيف والنار في السودان" لسلاطين باشا, وهذان الكتابان يعدان من المستندات التاريخية التي لابد من الإطلاع عليها لمعرفة الحوادث التي تقلبت على مصر والسودان من خمسين سنة وهي الحوادث التي ما زلنا نعاني نتائجها إلى الآن. فاليوم ها نحن نبرز كتاب "السيف والنار في السودان" وفاء بذلك الوعد ورغبة في أن تكون له الفائدة المرجوة في خدمة تاريخ مصر الحديث. وسلاطين باشا، مؤلف هذا الكتاب، هو ضابط نمساوي ولد سنة 1857م في فيينا وجاء إلى مصر سنة 1878م ودخل في خدمتها فعينه غوردون باشا حاكمًا لدارفور سنة 1884 ولكن لم يمض عليه في منصبه هذا قليل حتى اعتقلته جيوش المهدي فبقى أسيرًا يَدعي الإسلام والإيمان بالمهدوية إلى سنة 1895م وحينئذ فر إلى الجيش المصري واشترك معه في استرداد دنقلة وأم درمان. وبقى سلاطين باشا بعد ذلك موظفًا في حكومة السودان بين سنة 1900 وسنة 1914 ثم أعلنت الحرب العالمية فترك الخدمة في السودان وعاد إلى النمسا ودخل في خدمة الصليب الأحمر. ولما عقدت الهدنة سنة 1918 انتدب عضوًا في بعثة الصلح في باريس. وقد نقل هذا الكتاب إلى اللغة الإنجليزية السير ونجت باشا الذي كان حاكمًا للسودان ثم معتمدًا لانجلترا في مصر. وهذه الترجمة الإنجليزية هي التي اعتمدنا عليها في التعريب.
Threadbare (Needlecraft Mysteries #15)
by Monica FerrisIn the latest needlecraft novel from USA Today bestselling author Monica Ferris, Betsy gets embroiled in an embroidery mystery. When an elderly homeless woman is found dead on the shore of Lake Minnetonka, she's wearing something that holds the key to her identity but also opens up a mystery. Embroidered on her blouse is her will, in which she bequeaths everything she owns to her niece-Emily Hame, a member of the Monday Bunch at Betsy Devonshire's Crewel World needlework shop! Emily's aunt turns out to be the second homeless woman to be found dead under mysterious circumstances. It's up to Betsy to discover the common thread between the deaths-and to determine if a murderer may strike again. . .
The Rogue Crew (Redwall, Book #22)
by Brian JacquesThe murderous and evil Razzid Wearat and his crew of vermin are on a mission to seize Redwall Abbey for themselves, and Abbot Thibb and his Redwallers must defend their home with the help of the hares of the Long Patrol and the Rogue Crew of sea otters.
Wikichurch: Making Discipleship Engaging, Empowering, and Viral
by Steve MurrellJesus told His followers that He would build His church, and then He told them to go and make disciples. It's that simple. We make disciples, and He builds the church.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories That Scared Even Me
by Alfred Hitchcock17 short stories by a variety of authors, the novelette It by Theodore Sturgeon, and the novel Out of the Deeps by John Wyndham.
Ender's Game (Ender's Game #1)
by Orson Scott CardIn order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut — young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training.<P><P> Ender's skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers Ender suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers, and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister.<P> Is Ender the general Earth needs? But Ender is not the only result of the genetic experiments. The war with the Buggers has been raging for a hundred years, and the quest for the perfect general has been underway for almost as long. Ender's two older siblings are every bit as unusual as he is, but in very different ways. Between the three of them lie the abilities to remake a world. If, that is, the world survives.<P> Hugo and Nebula Awards Winner.
The Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales
by Joyce Cooper ArkhurstPresents six tales about Spider, including those which explain how he got a thin waist and a bald head and why he lives in ceilings and dark corners.
Man Crazy: A Novel
by Joyce Carol OatesFresh from the triumph of "We Were the Mulvaneys", Oates continues her exploration of family love and the possibilities of human redemption with this compelling story of how one young woman suffers profoundly in the pursuit of love, but manages to emerge safe and whole.
My Life as a Man
by Philip RothThe story of a young writer's struggle to free his manhood from the stranglehold of a woman who won't let it go, a woman who becomes his wife, his demon and his muse.
Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration
by Norman CousinsAnatomy of an Illness is the story of Norman Cousins and his successful fight against a crippling disease. It is the story of a partnership between a physician and a patient in beating back the odds. The doctor's genius lay in helping the patient use his own powers -- laughter, courage and tenacity. The patient's talent was in mobilizing his body's own natural healing resources -- in proving what powerful weapons all the positive emotions can be in the war against disease.
The Forever Machine
by Mark Clifton Frank RileyBossy was right. Always. Invariably. She was limited only in that she had to have facts -- not assumptions -- with which to work. Given those facts, her conclusions and predictions were inevitably correct. And that made Bossy a "ticking bomb."<P><P> 1955 winner of the Hugo Award.
The Far Field: Last Poems
by Theodore RoethkeWith Roethke's sudden, tragic death in 1963, a great poetic career was brought to an untimely end. "The Far Field" presents the most rewarding of his many volumes of poetry, both in brilliance of style and inner meaning. All of the poems have appeared previously in periodicals such as "The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Ladies' Home Journal, The New Yorker", and "The Partisan Review".<P><P> Winner of the National Book Award
50th Anniversary Cookbook
by National Federation of the BlindRecipes of all varieties from blind people and NFB employees. Big section on diabetic recipes.