The Map of Salt and Stars
By: Zeyn Joukhadar
3.92
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
Nour es una niña de once años cuyo padre acaba de morir. Su madre, cartógrafa que dibuja los mapas …
Want to Read $ 13.99"Stories are powerful,"-Zeyn Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars
"Stories are powerful,"-Zeyn Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars
"I don’t understand why we were shelled."-Zeyn Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars
"I don’t understand why we were shelled."-Zeyn Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars
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1. My House in Damascus: An Inside View of the Syrian Revolution
By: Diana Darke
4.00
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
The ongoing conflict in Syria has made clear just how limited the general knowledge of Syrian socie… read more
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2. A Brief History of Montmaray (The Montmaray Journals, #1)
By: Michelle Cooper
3.59
Format: 320 pages,
"There's a fine line between gossip and history, when one is talking about kings." Sophie FitzOsbor… read more
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- historical fiction
3. Patchwork
By: Ellen Banda-Aaku
3.17
Format: None pages, Paperback
Winner of the Penguin Prize for African Writing 2010 (fiction). Destined from birth to inhabit two … read more
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- literary fiction
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4. Salt Houses
By: Hala Alyan
3.40
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
On the eve of her daughter Alia's wedding, Salma reads the girl's future in a cup of coffee dregs. … read more
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5. Here Comes the Sun
By: Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn
3.94
Format: 256 pages,
Capturing the distinct rhythms of Jamaican life and dialect, Nicole Dennis-Benn pens a tender hymn … read more
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6. Summer of My German Soldier (Summer of My German Soldier, #1)
By: Bette Greene
4.21
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Minutes before the train pulled into the station in Jenkinsville, Arkansas, Patty Bergen knew somet… read more
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7. Perempuan Terluka
By: Qaisra Shahraz , Atta Verin
4.14
Format: None pages, Paperback
Dengan cadar terkoyak yang terlilit erat mengelilingi bahunya dan kepala tertunduk, perempuan itu m… read more
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8. His Forefathers and Mick
By: Michael G. Kramer
4.36
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
"His forefathers and Mick", traces the riveting saga of the Kramer family across three tumultuous g… read more
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"Adrian blew his whistle and shouted, “Attack and put too death all those who oppose the fatherland!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Kurt said, “I have always wanted to wipe that self-satisfied smug look from the face of thee Prussian Pickle!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Heinrich replied, “The fact that Kramer’s radio station has been wiped out by the British Navy in now classified information!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Fritz Kramer said, “I cannot see why my treatment of my Chinese workers as equals should cause any German, American or British person any concern."-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
9. As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
By: Zoulfa Katouh
4.50
Format: 417 pages, Hardcover
Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had h… read more
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"Bury me before I bury you" I did."-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
"There are enough people hurting you,"-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
"He bites his lip. “Please take of yourself."-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
"I’ll make it as soon as I’m done with this."-Zoulfa Katouh, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
10. Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
By: K. Ritz
4.33
Format: 410 pages, Paperback
Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to … read more
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"At what point does faith become insanity?"-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
"Which is the greater sin? To care too much? Or too little?"-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
"Mead. O sweet elixir, Ye bless the lips and steal the wits. "-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
"This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it."-K. Ritz, Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
11. A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two
By: Michael G. Kramer
4.29
Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition
This book covers the things I was forced to leave out of "A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume O… read more
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- war
12. Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
By: Dale A. Jenkins
4.30
Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition
WAS THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR INEVITABLE? It’s November 1941. Japan and the US are te… read more
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"During the Fireside Chats, half the country tuned in on their radios, and it was said that on hot summer nights when people had their windows open, one could walk through the residential downtown of …"-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
"Roosevelt was a genius at mass communications, and his speechwriters deferred to his reviews of their drafts, not so much because he was the president, but because when a text required the perfect wo…"-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
"In 1941, as the United States faced the threat of another horrific war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was leading the nation from a wheelchair. Struck down by polio at age thirty-nine, he rehabilit…"-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
"Back in Washington, alone in the late afternoon of December 7, a chastened Franklin Roosevelt considered the situation. He may have wondered how things had gone so terribly wrong. But what might ha…"-Dale A. Jenkins, Diplomats & Admirals: From Failed Negotiations and Tragic Misjudgments to Powerful Leaders and Heroic Deeds, the Untold Story of the Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway
13. Isabella Warrior Queen
By: Michael G. Kramer
4.30
Format: None pages, ebook
The complete story of Isabella, her husband King Edward II, their son who was King Edward III and t… read more
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"Eliza answered, “My Lady, that was Sir Roger Mortimer!"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"Cynthia said, “How are things going for you with this birth?"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"When speaking to her husband, Isabella replied, Mon tresdoutz coer, (My very sweet heart) please do that and perhaps I shall be able to continue to perform official functions on your behalf!"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
"On the 16th of Febuary 1312, when Isabella was aged sixteen years, the couple were at their hunting lodge when Edward suddenly took Isabella into his arms and began to kiss her and pay her a lot of a…"-Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen
14. Midnight at Malabar House (Malabar House #1)
By: Vaseem Khan
4.02
Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition
Bombay, New Year's Eve, 1949As India celebrates the arrival of a momentous new decade, Inspector Pe… read more
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"Just because a cow stands in a field all day doesn’t make it a philosopher"-Vaseem Khan, Midnight at Malabar House (Malabar House #1)
15. Victor's Blessing
By: Barbara Sontheimer
4.34
Format: 582 pages, Paperback
Victor Gant, a 6'5" half-Osage blacksmith is an unusual hero for a Civil War love story. But Victor… read more
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- historical fiction
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"Then wake up my sweet, wake up knowing that your future is to be happy, and that your heart will heal."-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"Victor's tortured eyes blazed down at her, and for a moment she was afraid. Then he leaned down and dissolved into tears in the arms of Celena who was only six."-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"He turned and smiled resolvedly at her. He knew no one else would ever understand that for Arvellen, sex only had to do with friendship and of pleasing one another, and nothing at all to do with wha…"-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
"I'm afraid!" She cried breaking free from his embrace. But this time, he refused to let her go. "No, no, no, you're not afraid of me! What am I...a foot and half taller than you and out weigh you b…"-Barbara Sontheimer, Victor's Blessing
16. My Pen is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women
By: Lyse Doucet
4.26
Format: 253 pages, Paperback
"Powerful, profound and deeply moving, new fiction by Afghan women writers will expand your mind an… read more
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- adult
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"Literature is resilience, a release."-Lyse Doucet, My Pen is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women
"Thank god, I said to myself, that the sun is not someone's property, otherwise I'd have to pay rent for that as well."-Lyse Doucet, My Pen is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women
17. Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller
By: Nadia Wassef
3.56
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The streets of Cairo make strange music. The echoing calls to prayer; the raging insults hurled bet… read more
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18. 8 Lives of a Century-Old Trickster
By: Mirinae Lee
3.91
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Joining the acclaimed ranks of Pachinko and A Woman is No Man, a riveting and genre-bending debut o… read more
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19. Behind You Is the Sea
By: Susan Muaddi Darraj
4.14
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An exciting debut novel that gives voice to the diverse residents of a Palestinian American communi… read more
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20. Against the Loveless World
By: Susan Abulhawa
4.50
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and lyrical novel that follows a young Palestinian refugee as she slowly becomes radical… read more
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- audiobook
"From him I learned who those legislating morality and pretending to be more virtuous than the rest of us really are."-Susan Abulhawa, Against the Loveless World
"But I know now that going from place to place is just something exiles have to do. Whatever the reason, the earth is never steady beneath our feet."-Susan Abulhawa, Against the Loveless World
"The continuity of these traditions helped bridge the spaces between dislocation and the home I had forged in my birthright homeland, but I knew I could never again be complete in one place. This was …"-Susan Abulhawa, Against the Loveless World
"Music is like spoken language, inextricable from its culture. If you don't learn a language early in life, its words will forever come out wrinkled and accented by another world, no matter how well y…"-Susan Abulhawa, Against the Loveless World
21. The Color of Air
By: Gail Tsukiyama
3.82
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Women of the Silk and The Samurai's Garden comes a go… read more
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- adult
- audiobook
22. Ayrılık Çeşmesi Sokağı
By: Selçuk Altun
3.41
Format: 148 pages, Paperback
Ziya Adlan kırk yıldır akademisyenlik yaptığı Cenevre’den dönüp, Ayrılık Çeşmesi Sokağı’ndaki bakım… read more
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23. The Girls in the Wild Fig Tree: How I Fought to Save Myself, My Sister, and Thousands of Girls Worldwide
By: Nice Leng'ete
4.47
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The "incredibly powerful" (Kirkus Reviews) story of the human rights activist who changed the minds… read more
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24. The Selfless Act of Breathing
By: J.J. Bola
3.59
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Transcendent Kingdom meets A Man Called Ove in this heartwarming novel about a Congolese-British Lo… read more
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"Sometimes it is easier to forget than to heal."-J.J. Bola, The Selfless Act of Breathing
"Oh, how would we treat the people in our lives if we knew which conversation would be the last? would we act differently? Appreciate every moment? Tell them we love them?"-J.J. Bola, The Selfless Act of Breathing
"It is in these moments that we are compelled to question the meaning of life, and whether life has any meaning at all; moments when tragedy hits us so unexpectedly, and so sudden. But it is also in t…"-J.J. Bola, The Selfless Act of Breathing
"Some days, I am just tired. Some days, I'm barely strong enough to carry the burden of my heavy heart, let alone the weight of the world on my shoulders, some days I need space on my own, no internet…"-J.J. Bola, The Selfless Act of Breathing
25. A People's History of Heaven
By: Mathangi Subramanian
4.03
Format: 290 pages, Hardcover
Heaven is a thirty-year-old slum hidden between brand-new, high-rise apartment buildings and techno… read more
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- literary fiction
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"So what you’re saying is,"-Mathangi Subramanian, A People's History of Heaven
"It’s not that I don’t want to be part of something bigger,"-Mathangi Subramanian, A People's History of Heaven
"Bravery, she thinks, belongs to girls. But freedom belongs to boys."-Mathangi Subramanian, A People's History of Heaven
"You don’t have to light a match to burn a family’s life to the ground."-Mathangi Subramanian, A People's History of Heaven
26. The Map of Salt and Stars
By: Zeyn Joukhadar
3.92
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
Nour es una niña de once años cuyo padre acaba de morir. Su madre, cartógrafa que dibuja los mapas … read more
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- adult fiction
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- historical fiction
- adult
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- audiobook
"Stories are powerful,"-Zeyn Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars
"I don’t understand why we were shelled."-Zeyn Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars
"The sea has a way of showing us ourselves,"-Zeyn Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars
"Every place you go becomes a part of you. But none more so than home."-Zeyn Joukhadar, The Map of Salt and Stars
27. War Gardens
By: Lalage Snow
3.93
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A journey through the most unlikely of the oases of peace people create in the midst of warIn this… read more
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28. Before the Queen Falls Asleep
By: Huzama Habayeb
3.58
Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition
Born a girl to parents who expected a boy, Jihad grows up treated like the eldest son, wearing boy'… read more
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29. A árvore mais sozinha do mundo
By: Mariana Salomão Carrara
4.15
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Em uma pequena roça no Sul do país, a vida de Guerlinda, Carlos e seus filhos cumpre o tempo da ter… read more
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30. My Country: A Syrian Memoir
By: Kassem Eid
4.19
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Kassem Eid survived arrest in al-Assad’s regime, a chemical weapons attack that shocked the world, … read more
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