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Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known—and feared—as the man christened Muad’Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul faces the enmity of the political houses he displaced when he assumed the throne—and a conspiracy conducted within his own sphere of influence.And even as House Atreides begins to crumble around him from the machinations of…

Leto Atreides, the God Emperor of Dune, is dead. In the fifteen hundred years since his passing, the Empire has fallen into ruin. The great Scattering saw millions abandon the crumbling civilization and spread out beyond the reaches of known space. The planet Arrakis—now called Rakis—has reverted to its desert climate, and its great sandworms are dying.Now the Lost Ones are returning home in pursuit of power. And as these factions vie for control over the remnants of the Empire, a girl named…

في هذا الكتاب محاولة لاختزال ثلاثة آلاف سنة من التاريخ الإنساني بقصص منتقاة عن كيفية اكتساب المرء القوة، أو تفهمه لها من مختلف جوانبها، أو حماية نفسه من عسفها وتسلطها، أو الحفاظ عليها وممارستها بحكمة وتعقل، أو تحييدها واتقاء شرها. وتطل هذه القصص على التجربة الإنسانية من أزمنة وأمكنة مختلفة، تمتد من اليابان إلى بيرو، ومن بداية تدوين التاريخ إلى أيامنا هذه، وفيها دروس سلبية وإيجابية، يجمع بينها عنصر التشويق من جهة،، وتطبيقات في الحياة العملية على أرض الواقع من جهة أخرى، سواء أحبها المرء أم كرهها.…

الله تبارك وتعالى لايريد منا الكمال، ولكنه يريد منا السعي المستمر نحوه. ألخص فى هذا الكتاب رحلتى عبر 40 عاما في هذه الدنيا رحلة الصراع ومحاولة الترقي المستمر بحثاً عن السلام الداخلى. لا أدّعي أنى وصلت فالمشوار مازال طويلًا، ولكنها تجربة بشرية قد ترى نفسك فيها مستفيدًا وتفيد. أّلفت الكتاب أثناء خلوة الأربعين يوما حيث اعتزلت الناس والتكنولوجيا وجلست في جزيرة نائية مع نفسي أحاول أن أتفكر فيما فات وأتأمل فيما هو آت. فانتهيت بأربعين خاطرة فى كل محور من المحاور أدناه: مع حياتي، مع قرآني، مع نفسي، مع…

Having crash-landed in the Sahara desert, a pilot comes across a young boy who introduces himself as the Little Prince and tells him the story of how he grew up on a tiny asteroid before travelling across the galaxies and coming to Earth. His encounters and discoveries, seen through childlike, innocent eyes, give rise to candid reflections on life and human nature. First published in 1943 and featuring the author's own watercolour illustrations, The Little Prince has since become a classic…

Part wolf, part dog, White Fang learns to survive in the freezing wilderness. As well as being forced to confront the harsh realities of nature, the young cub experiences the cruelties of humans – but when his fortunes change, will love and civilization set him on the path to happiness?Set in the Yukon territory of Canada during the gold rush of the 1890s, White Fang is a rollicking tale of adventure which has enchanted generations of readers since its first appearance in 1906 and…

Being a tiger is great fun at first – tigers can do ANYTHING they want! But who wants to play with a growling, roaring, noisy, wild tiger who won''t share or play nicely? Ravi is about to discover something very important about expressing his feelings and making amends.

Watson, Do you think you could bring your friend, Mr Sherlock Holmes, down to see me? My position at the Foreign Office seemed safe until this horrible disaster. I fear my career is ruined! War becomes a real possibility after a top-secret document is stolen from the Foreign Office. But why has the thief waited ten weeks to sell the treaty? Holmes and Watson are plunged into a world of international diplomacy only to find that danger can come from unexpected quarters. About The Sherlock…

The Red-Headed League is looking for a new member to assist with minor tasks. The salary for this position will be four pounds a week. All red-headed men in good health and over the age of twenty-one will be considered.

Keen to help his friend recover from a particularly stressful case, Watson arranges for them to visit a friend in the country. But after a robbery baffles the local police, Holmes is drawn into a web of lies, blackmail and murder. It's up to him to identify the villains if he survives the case, that is ...