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“ارتفع جذعُ النَّخلة الذي شُدَّ إليه جسدُه نحو السماء. إنسانٌ خاطئ محملٌ بالخزي، لا يبحثُ عن الخلاصِ لنفسه أو لغيره. يرنو من فوق صليبه إلى أرضٍ كان يتمنى أن يرى أثرَ أقدامه عليها، فتعلقت أقدامُه في الهواء، وتعلوه سماء لا مكان له فيها، بعد أن صار ملعونًا بشهادة الجميع، مسلمين، ومسيحيين، سُنَّة، وشيعة، روم وقبط. عاش حياته مرتديًا ثوب الشك، واليوم يموت ولديه يقين واحد، أن الحياة عبث لا تستحق أن تعاش، والإنسان في هذه الحياة كخيال الظِلّ، فهل هناك أثرٌ لخيال؟”

هذه الرواية ليست مجرد نصّ يحكي عن فترة حرجة من تاريخ مصر، تميزت بالصراع القومي والمذهبي والعرقي في نهايات الدولة الفاطمية، وإنما تجربة إنسانية شاملة للبحث عن الهويّة بين عشرات الانتماءات التي تفرّقها. رحلة عن مفاهيم الهويّة، والوطن، والانتماء، وحكاية جديدة من صفحات الماضي تُلقي بظلالها على الحاضر.

When Bill Browder’s young Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was beaten to death in a Moscow jail, Browder made it his life’s mission to go after his killers and make sure they faced justice. The first step of that mission was to uncover who was behind the $230 million tax refund scheme that Magnitsky was killed over. As Browder and his team tracked the money as it flowed out of Russia through the Baltics and Cyprus and on to Western Europe and the Americas, they were shocked to discovered that Vladimir Putin himself was a beneficiary of the crime.

As law enforcement agencies began freezing the money, Putin retaliated. He and his cronies set up honey traps, hired process servers to chase Browder through cities, murdered more of his Russian allies, and enlisted some of the top lawyers and politicians in America to bring him down. Putin will stop at nothing to protect his money. As Freezing Order reveals, it was Browder’s campaign to expose Putin’s corruption that prompted Russia’s intervention in the 2016 US presidential election.

At once a financial caper, an international adventure and a passionate plea for justice, Freezing Order is a timely and stirring morality tale about how one man can take on one of the most ruthless villains in the world.

Twelve-year-old Sophie Foster has never quite fit into her life. She’s skipped multiple grades and doesn’t really connect with the older kids at school, but she’s not comfortable with her family, either. The reason? Sophie’s a Telepath, someone who can read minds. No one knows her secret—at least, that’s what she thinks…

But the day Sophie meets Fitz, a mysterious (and adorable) boy, she learns she’s not alone. He’s a Telepath too, and it turns out the reason she has never felt at home is that, well…she isn’t. Fitz opens Sophie’s eyes to a shocking truth, and she is forced to leave behind her family for a new life in a place that is vastly different from what she has ever known.

This stunning graphic novel retelling of the first half of the thrilling first novel comes to life with all the adventure and epic worldbuilding the Keeper of the Lost Cities series is known for.

Join Max and T.Rex for a Choctastic adventure in the

next picture book in the Dear Dinosaur series, written by

Chae Strathie and illustrated by Nicola O'Byrne!

When Max finds out that Dinosaurs normally eat twigs, stones and

creepy-crawlies - EW! - he wants them to be able

to try a tasty treat for a change. Max sends T.Rex some of his

favourite sweets, chocolate buttons, to share with the other dinosaurs!

But T.Rex isn't great at sharing his new favourite food

with the other dinosaurs ... oh no!

So Max shows T.Rex that chocolate is THE BEST, but SHARING

it makes it taste better!

A brilliant edition, perfect for Easter gifts, to the bestselling

Dear Dinosaur series, with a chocolate and sweet treat

filled adventure!

Written with a mixture of letters, emails and postcards sent

between Max and his best friend, T.Rex

The perfect gift for dinosaur loving toddlers

Funny text with bold and bright illustrations

 

What if Aladdin had never found the lamp? Aladdin is a Street Rat. Like most, he’s just trying to survive another day in impoverished Agrabah. Jasmine is a princess, one who is about to enter into an arranged marriage. All she wants is to escape her fate, to see what lies beyond the palace walls. But everything changes when the sultan’s trusted adviser, Jafar, suddenly rises to power. With the help of an ancient lamp, Jafar attempts to break the laws of magic and gain control over love and death. Soon Aladdin and the deposed princess Jasmine must unite the people of Agrabah in rebellion to stop the power-mad ruler threatening to tear the kingdom apart. This isn’t the story you already know. This is a story about power. About revolutionaries. About love. And about one moment changing everything.

Have you only got five minutes to spare? That''s all you need to have fun with a brilliant collection of crosswords! - 250 puzzles to solve- Easy to read text- Full solutions included- 19.8cm x 12.9xm - easy to carry around with youTest your trivia knowledge over a huge range of subjects and make the most of your downtime.

Experience an exciting story time with your favourite Disney Princess characters! This awesome box is packed with four surprise stories and other amazing treats!

It's My Birthday