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نزهة في تاريخ وحياة الحضارة المصرية جامعًا شواردها ونفائسها بين دفتيه، لا بوصفها سردًا تاريخيًّا تقليديًّا، بل قراءة إنسانية ترصد الناس في حياتهم وعجائبها.

مختصرا لأهم ما ورد في الكتاب البديع “نزهة الأمم في العجائب والحكم” لمؤلفه محمد بن أحمد بن إياس الحنفي.

في هذا المختصر نقترب من التاريخ كما عاشه البشر، لا كما كُتب في السجلات؛ عبر حكايات حقيقية صنعت الوعي الإنساني؛ وقرارات صنعت مجدًا أو خرابًا، وتجارب كشفت كيف يظهر معدن الإنسان حين يُختبر.

نزهة في وجوه الحضارة المصرية، إذ يقترب الكتاب من التاريخ من زاوية إنسانية، ترصد البشر لا الأحداث وحدها، وتكشف كيف تشكّلت الشخصية المصرية عبر التجربة..

في هذا الكتاب: 

• كيف بدت حياة الناس وهيئاتهم في مصر عبر عصورها المختلفة؟
• ما الذي تكشفه العادات والتقاليد عن بنية المجتمع المصري؟

• كيف انعكست الأديان في الممارسات اليومية لا في النصوص وحدها؟ 
• كيف يعيد الخوف أو الطمأنينة تشكيل المجتمع؟
• لماذا تتمسك الأمم بعاداتها حتى لو أضرتها؟ وكيف تتحول العادة إلى هوية؟
• متى تصبح الحكمة جزءًا من السلوك اليومي؟

• لماذا احتلت الفِلاحة ونهر النيل هذا الحضور المركزي في تشكيل الشخصية المصرية؟

مختصر لحكايات الأمم في وقائعها وعجائبها وحِكمها؛ أخبار ملوك وسكان مدن، وحوادث غيّرت مصائر، وفي كل حكاية معنى يتجاوز زمنها. كتاب يفتح نوافذ على تاريخ مصر، ويضيء ملامح شخصيتها، ويقدم لقارئ اليوم معرفة مُركّزة، تجمع خلاصة المجلدات الضخام في كتاب واحد، بلا إثقال ولا إخلال.

Broken loyalties. Uncertain fates. Two kingdoms hanging in the balance. . . The exhilarating finale in bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer's Forging Silver series will leave readers breathless!

Callyn has grown closer to Queen Lia Mara in Syhl Shallow, bonded by the secret magic they share. But their magic can stay hidden only so long, especially when a dangerous plot on the Queen's life forces Callyn to work with the man who betrayed her.

In Emberfall, Tycho and Jax are struggling to rebuild their connection after months apart, complicated when they learn of Truthbringers causing trouble at the borders. Sent to investigate together, Jax and Tycho soon discover that the rebellious faction has formed a devil's bargain with the magical scravers to destroy human magic once and for all.

When their missions bring them together, Tycho, Jax, and Callyn find themselves facing threats from all sides. With one last chance to save their magic and their kingdoms, they must work together, or lose everything.

War has erupted. Love is tested. And without sacrifice, magic could destroy everyone . . .

 

 

When a weather-beaten body is found on Clifton Downs, the police are quick to dismiss it as a quarrel among the unhoused community.

DS George Cross knows how it feels to be overlooked. Unwilling to do the same to others, he sets out to find out what really happened to the dead man.

As George learns about a life that slowly unravelled, his investigation leads him to a decades-old murder. The question is how are the two deaths linked – and who killed each victim?

If anyone can find the answers, it's George Cross – a man who has always felt like an outsider himself.

A heartwarming and authentic story that explores family, religion and fighting for what's right, from award-winning author Adiba Jaigirdar.

Aspiring journalist Nadia Islam hates that she's missing out on spending Ramadan with her best friend to go to Bangladesh. But the trip unexpectedly puts her reporting skills to the test.

Her journalist aunt - Nadia's khalamoni - is in Bangladesh too, but not just for Ramadan or Eid, like Nadia. She's there to write a story on the increasing climate change problem in Bangladesh and how people are being affected by it. The more Nadia learns from her khalamoni, the more eager she is to help.

Her brother and cousins try to distract her with a Ramadan competition. She wants to beat them all - of course! - but her aunt needs her too.

Can Nadia put aside her competitiveness to beat her brother and cousins to figure out what Ramadan is really all about?

How can I live a good life? Who do I want to become? And how do I get there? These are some of life’s biggest questions. But they can be hard to think through. Fortunately, a group of philosophers from ancient Greece and Rome have already done a lot of the heavy lifting. Drawing on the philosophies, life lessons and experiences of key thinkers, Live Like a Philosopher will help you navigate these existential waters with invaluable insights for modern life. From finding balance with Aristotle and embracing uncertainty with Carneades, to avoiding pain with Epicurus and learning how to question everything with Socrates, this is a powerful toolkit to help you navigate the highs and lows of modern life. Organized around three main themes of pleasure, character, and doubt, there’s something to learn from each master in this philosophical quest. Live Like a Philosopher is the helping hand we all need to make life better.

Cora Zeng is a crime scene cleaner. But the bloody messes don't bother her, not when she's already witnessed the most horrific thing possible: her sister being pushed in front of a train. But the killer was never caught, and Cora is still haunted by his last words: bat eater.

Remember when talking about money was taboo? Times have changed and in our times, with so many radical and disruptive changes to the economy, the role of the entrepreneur now embedded at the centre of so much societal and technological change, and digital currencies changing the way we think about exchange, money has become a vital, insistent of conversation for everyone. All of us acknowledge it matters desperately; yet so few of us really understand it. The press and social media are awash with rags to riches stories, stories of kitchen table businesses that become multi-million-pound enterprises. Stories of teenagers and young adults investing in digital currencies from their bedrooms. On the flip side of these aspirational stories there is the reality of the everyday person who simply wants to understand what to and what not to do with their money. Should they save or invest, if they invest - what in, if they save - what for? Should they buy a home or rent, should they live for the moment or live for retirement. How does having credit provide more credit and would insurance be the best bet if all falls around you and what the hell is APR anyway? Finance and money are topics we all wish we learnt at school but instead we find ourselves having to 'learn on the job', having to do deep investigations and 'trust' the advice from online experts. There must be a better way and a better place to go to for this insight and here we have it, courtesy of two authors who have known hardship and huge success - "What they should have taught you about money, finance and investment at school' to fill that void.

"Dr Courtney gifts us with her inspirational journey of self-discovery to help us understand ourselves and to overcome our own self-defeating habits, humanzing the journey for us all" DR NICOLE LEPERA, bestselling author of HOW TO DO THE WORK A groundbreaking guide showing us how being "out of control" (and admitting it) is the first step to living a truly better, more meaningful life. Raise your hand if you've ever wanted to "self-improve" but, for some reason, you just can't follow through. Turns out, the issue isn't a lack of willpower. For centuries, we've been fed a common perspective: Explore your subconscious mind, heal your trauma, fit into your society, and happiness will follow, right? Wrong. Dr. Courtney Tracy, also known as "The Truth Doctor," disrupts this outdated narrative through digestible scientific research, shockingly honest personal stories, and compassionate-yet-direct advice. Feeling out of control and helpless isn't a flaw but a universal truth of our existence. Instead of trying to change how we work as human beings (spoiler alert: you can't, ) we need to embrace and make peace with our unconscious, making it work for and alongside us instead of against. Half psychology textbook written by your best friend (who's also a therapist), half comprehensive guide brimming with actionable insights for engaging with our unconscious positively and productively, Your Unconscious Is Showing is here to help us accept what we can't control, courageously change what we can, and wisely know the difference.