Books

Each book in this fun new 12-book series from Bear Grylls follows a different child on the outdoor activity camp. Once they are given the magical compass, they meet the inspirational adventurer in an amazing place and learn new skills and facts they can take with them back to their real life.

Fatima loves Camp during the daytime, but pitch-black nights in the tent are scary. When a mysterious compass that transports her to a deserted city, where the aftershocks of a huge earthquake are being felt and all the lights are out, Bear Grylls helps her learn a few things about staying calm no matter what.

A re-te,,ing of Frank L. Baum's classic tale of Dorothy who suddenly finds herself lost and sets out, with some friends she gathers on the way, on the Yellow Brick Road to find salvation, which she does when she meets the Wizard.

We live in an interesting time. Materially, everything is the best it’s ever been—we are freer, healthier and wealthier than any people in human history. Yet, somehow everything seems to be irreparably and horribly f*cked—the planet is warming, governments are failing, economies are collapsing, and everyone is perpetually offended on Twitter. At this moment in history, when we have access to technology, education and communication our ancestors couldn’t even dream of, so many of us come back to an overriding feeling of hopelessness. What’s going on? If anyone can put a name to our current malaise and help fix it, it’s Mark Manson. In 2016, Manson published The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck, a book that brilliantly gave shape to the ever-present, low-level hum of anxiety that permeates modern living. He showed us that technology had made it too easy to care about the wrong things, that our culture had convinced us that the world owed us something when it didn’t—and worst of all, that our modern and maddening urge to always find happiness only served to make us unhappier. Instead, the “subtle art” of that title turned out to be a bold challenge: to choose your struggle; to narrow and focus and find the pain you want to sustain. The result was a book that became an international phenomenon, selling millions of copies worldwide while becoming the #1 bestseller in 13 different countries. Now, in Everthing Is F*cked, Manson turns his gaze from the inevitable flaws within each individual self to the endless calamities taking place in the world around us. Drawing from the pool of psychological research on these topics, as well as the timeless wisdom of philosophers such as Plato, Nietzsche, and Tom Waits, he dissects religion and politics and the uncomfortable ways they have come to resemble one another. He looks at our relationships with money, entertainment and the internet, and how too much of a good thing can psychologically eat us alive. He openly defies our definitions of faith, happiness, freedom—and even of hope itself. With his usual mix of erudition and where-the-f*ck-did-that-come-from humor, Manson takes us by the collar and challenges us to be more honest with ourselves and connected with the world in ways we probably haven’t considered before. It’s another counterintuitive romp through the pain in our hearts and the stress of our soul. One of the great modern writers has produced another book that will set the agenda for years to come.

إن أجاثا كريستي، التي تُعدّ بحق أفضل روائية كتبت عن الجرائم، وصلت إلى مستوى لا تتعداه إلاّ فيما ندر، وذلك على حد وصف أحد النقاد، لكن عاماً بعد عام وكتاباً بعد الآخر، تزداد عبقريتها وتتطور قدراتها كروائية ويصبح ذكاؤها أكثر إتقاداً. وبهذه القصة التي تُعدّ من روائع القصص البوليسية التي كتبتها أجاثا كريستي، نجد أجاثا تضع بصمتها في تاريخ القصص البوليسية. إن فكرة القصص لا تقل روعة عن طريقة حبكها، فالقاتل في هذه القصة شخص مهووس يرتكب جرائمه وفق الترتيب الأبجدي لأسماء ضحاياه، حيث يبدأ بالحرف "إيه" ليقتل السيدة "آشر" في "أندوفر"، ثم الحرف "بى" فيقتل السيدة "بيتى برنارد" على شاطئ بيكسهيل، أما الحرف "سى" فيكون ضحيته السيد "كارمايكل كلارك" من "تشترستون" وعلامة على طريقته كان القاتل يترك بجانب الجثة دليل قطارات أبجدياً مفتوحاً على اسم المكان الذي حدثت فيه جريم القتل؟ فإلى أي مدى سيصل هذا المجرم في الحروف الأبجدية؟. لقد ارتكب جرائم كثيرة حتى كان يبدو أن أحداً لن يتمكن من القبض عليه، لكنه ارتكب خطأ، وهو الخطأ الذي يرتكبه كل المجرمين - عندما تحدى بدافع من غروره الخالص قدرة السيد بوارو على إحباط خططه. إذا نصحت زملاءك بقراءة هذه القصة، فلا تلمِّح لهم بشيء من شأنه أن يُفقدهم متعة قراءتها.

• القائمة القصيرة لجائزة نجيب محفوظ للأدب 2021

«فسدت شهيتي أنا الذي كنت أرى في الطعام ما بعد الطعام. لا يوجد ما هو أشهى من طعام استقر لفترة داخل فخارة في النار، تمامًا كالتجارب التي تسوي جاذبية الواحد على مهل. الفاكهة التي أعود بها من السوق لا ضامن لها، وهي غدَّارة مثل اختيارات الواحد العاطفية. الخبز يقول إنه لا بد من شريك. يكبر الواحد فيهرب من أهله، مثلما يسقط اللحم الناضج عن عظم مفصل الفخذ الذي لولاه ما تشكَّل وتماسك. الطريقة التي يظل الفطاطري يفرد بها عجينته ويلمها هي نفسها الطريقة التي يتعامل بها الواحد مع هلاوسه وإحباطاته في الساعة التي تسبق النوم. الصلصة شخص لا يعيش لنفسه، لكن للآخرين. حشو البيتزا فقط هو الذي يصنع الفروق، لكن جرِّب أن تحبس بشرًا مختلفين في خوف مشترك أو في غناء جماعي، سيسقط الحشو ساعتها، وستكتشف أن العجينة واحدة».

في هذه الرواية يكتشف عمر طاهر متعة استخدام الطعام والرائحة لكتابة قصة حياة رجل عادي. المراهقة الحب الغربة الوحدة الزواج الأصدقاء النجاح والفشل… هناك دائمًا طعم ورائحة كما يحكي بطل الرواية.

(2019) Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal’s betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart-and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her-Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all . . . starting with the crown on Maven’s head.

But no battle is won alone, and before the Reds may rise as one, Mare must side with the boy who broke her heart in order to defeat the boy who almost broke her. Cal’s powerful Silver allies, alongside Mare and the Scarlet Guard, prove a formidable force. But Maven is driven by an obsession so deep, he will stop at nothing to have Mare as his own again, even if it means demolishing everything – and everyone – in his path.

War is coming, and all Mare has fought for hangs in the balance. Will victory be enough to topple the Silver kingdoms? Or will the little lightning girl be forever silenced?

In the epic conclusion to Victoria Aveyard’s stunning series, Mare must embrace her fate and summon all her power . . . for all will be tested, but not all will survive.

 

"إن السبب الرئيسي لمعاناة الناس ماليا هو أنهم ينفقون سنوات في المدرسة دون أن يتعلموا شيئا عن المال. والنتيجة أن الناس يتعلمون العمل لكسب المال؛ لا السعي لجني المال من أجل جعله يعمل من أجلهم". لقد تحدى «روبرت كيوساكي» الطريقة التي ينظر بها عشرات الملايين حول العالم إلى المال وغيرها. فمن خلال رؤى تتعارض غالبا مع الأفكار السائدة؛ اكتسب روبرت شهرة واسعة بعباراته المباشرة والفظاظة في حديثة؛ وشجاعته. ويعرف عالميا بشغفه الكبير بالتوعية المالية.

The #1 Sunday Times and International Bestseller from 'the most influential public intellectual in the Western world right now' ( New York Times ) What are the most valuable things that everyone should know? Acclaimed clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson has influenced the modern understanding of personality, and now he has become one of the world's most popular public thinkers, with his lectures on topics from the Bible to romantic relationships to mythology drawing tens of millions of viewers. In an era of unprecedented change and polarizing politics, his frank and refreshing message about the value of individual responsibility and ancient wisdom has resonated around the world. In this book, he provides twelve profound and practical principles for how to live a meaningful life, from setting your house in order before criticising others to comparing yourself to who you were yesterday, not someone else today. Happiness is a pointless goal, he shows us. Instead we must search for meaning, not for its own sake, but as a defence against the suffering that is intrinsic to our existence. Drawing on vivid examples from the author's clinical practice and personal life, cutting edge psychology and philosophy, and lessons from humanity's oldest myths and stories, 12 Rules for Life offers a deeply rewarding antidote to the chaos in our eternal truths applied to our modern problems.