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In the vein of romances like Love and Gelato, this is the perfect summer adventure for anyone looking to get swept away in the City of Love.]]> 320 Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau 0593173570 Amira 0 to-read 3.73 2021
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But no daydream of love could match the real life adventure that unfolded: a stranger was stabbed in her bed, someone issued a hushed warning, and her rival for Edward's affections neatly arranged her kidnapping. From the steamy Arab marketplace to the vast and arid desert, Victoria was pursued by an unknown power that threatened not only her, but the fate of the entire world ...]]> 368 Agatha Christie 0007154933 Amira 5 3.83 1951
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The title Endless Night was taken from William Blake’s Auguries of Innocence and describes Christie’s favourite theme in the novel: a “twisted�� character, who always chooses evil over good.

Christie finished Endless Night in six weeks, as opposed to the three-four months that most of her other novels took. Despite being in her seventies while writing it, she told an interviewer that being Michael, the twenty-something narrator, “wasn’t difficult. After all, you hear people like him talking all the time.��

The book is dedicated to Christie's relative "Nora Prichard from whom I first heard the legend of Gipsy's Acre." Gipsy's Acre was a field on the Welsh moors.]]> 303 Agatha Christie 0007151675 Amira 5 3.82 1967
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Librarian's note: this entry is for the novel, "The Moving Finger." Collections and other Miss Marple stories are located elsewhere on ŷ������. The series includes 12 novels and 20 short stories. Entries for the short stories can be found by searching ŷ������ for: "a Miss Marple Short Story."]]> 299 Agatha Christie 0007120842 Amira 5 3.85 1942
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When the Blue Train stops, the jewel is missing, and the woman is found dead in her compartment. It's the perfect mystery, filled with passion, greed, deceit, and confusion.

Is Hercule Poirot the perfect detective to solve it?]]> 317 Agatha Christie 1579126952 Amira 5 3.84 1928
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Marina’s frozen expression suggested she had witnessed something horrific. While others searched for material evidence, Jane Marple conducted a very different investigation �� into human nature.

Librarian's note: this entry is for the novel, "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side." Collections and other Miss Marple stories are located elsewhere on ŷ������. The series includes 12 novels and 20 short stories. Entries for the short stories can be found by searching ŷ������ for: "a Miss Marple Short Story."]]> 351 Agatha Christie 0007120982 Amira 0 to-read 3.95 1962
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Librarian's note #1: the concept of The Big Four first appeared as weekly short stories very loosely connected in 'The Sketch' in 1924. The 12 original stories were: 1) The Unexpected Guest, 2) The Adventure of the Dartmoor Bungalow, 3) The Lady on the Stairs, 4) The Radium Thieves, 5) In the House of the Enemy, 6) The Yellow Jasmine Mystery, 7) The Chess Problem, 8) The Baited Trap, 9) The Adventure of the Peroxide Blond, 10) The Terrible Catastrophe, 11) The Dying Chinaman, and 12) The Crag in the Dolomites. For her 1927 novel, Christie enhanced the linkages between the stories and shuffled them somewhat.

Librarian's note: the first fifteen novels in the Hercule Poirot series are 1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles, 1920; 2) The Murder on the Links, 1923; 3) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, 1926; 4) The Big Four, 1927; 5) The Mystery of the Blue Train, 1928; 6) Peril at End House, 1932; 7) Lord Edgware Dies, 1933; 8) Murder on the Orient Express, 1934; 9) Three Act Tragedy, 1935; 10) Death in the Clouds, 1935; 11) The A.B.C. Murders, 1936; 12) Murder in Mesopotamia, 1936; 13) Cards on the Table, 1936; 14) Dumb Witness, 1937; and 15) Death on the Nile, 1937. These are just the novels; Poirot also appears in this period in a play, Black Coffee, 1930, and two collections of short stories, Poirot Investigates, 1924, and Murder in the Mews, 1937. Each novel, play and short story has its own entry on ŷ������.]]> 272 Agatha Christie 0007120818 Amira 5 3.54 1927
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From seat No.9, Hercule Poirot was ideally placed to observe his fellow air passengers. Over to his right sat a pretty young woman, clearly infatuated with the man opposite; ahead, in seat No.13, sat a Countess with a poorly-concealed cocaine habit; across the gangway in seat No.8, a detective writer was being troubled by an aggressive wasp. What Poirot did not yet realize was that behind him, in seat No.2, sat the slumped, lifeless body of a woman.

How could this happen with the world's No. 1 private detective on board?]]> 336 Agatha Christie 000711933X Amira 5 3.84 1935
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With only 24 hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark he’d overheard back in Jerusalem: ‘You see, don’t you, that she’s got to be killed?�� Mrs Boynton was, indeed, the most detestable woman he’d ever met.]]> 303 Agatha Christie 0007119356 Amira 5 3.87 1938
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Who is also on board? Christie's great detective Hercule Poirot is on holiday. He recalls an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: ‘I’d like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.�� Despite the exotic setting, nothing is ever quite what it seems…]]> 352 Agatha Christie Amira 4 4.13 1937
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Ever since Arlena's arrival the air had been thick with sexual tension. Each of the guests had a motive to kill her. But Hercule Poirot suspects that this apparent 'crime of passion' conceals something much more evil.]]> 220 Agatha Christie 1579126286 Amira 4 3.99 1941
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"Ten little boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine. Nine little boys sat up very late; One overslept himself and then there were eight. Eight little boys traveling in Devon; One said he'd stay there then there were seven. Seven little boys chopping up sticks; One chopped himself in half and then there were six. Six little boys playing with a hive; A bumblebee stung one and then there were five. Five little boys going in for law; One got in Chancery and then there were four. Four little boys going out to sea; A red herring swallowed one and then there were three. Three little boys walking in the zoo; A big bear hugged one and then there were two. Two little boys sitting in the sun; One got frizzled up and then there was one. One little boy left all alone; He went out and hanged himself and then there were none."

When they realize that murders are occurring as described in the rhyme, terror mounts. One by one they fall prey. Before the weekend is out, there will be none. Who has choreographed this dastardly scheme? And who will be left to tell the tale? Only the dead are above suspicion.]]> 264 Agatha Christie 0312330871 Amira 4 4.28 1939
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One of the passengers is none other than detective Hercule Poirot. On vacation.

Isolated and with a killer on board, Poirot must identify the murderer—in case he or she decides to strike again.]]> 274 Agatha Christie 0007119313 Amira 4 4.22 1934
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I'm sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant. It tells an unhappy tale about three very unlucky children. Even though they are charming and clever, the Baudelaire siblings lead lives filled with misery and woe. From the very first page of this book when the children are at the beach and receive terrible news, continuing on through the entire story, disaster lurks at their heels. One might say they are magnets for misfortune.

In this short book alone, the three youngsters encounter a greedy and repulsive villain, itchy clothing, a disastrous fire, a plot to steal their fortune, and cold porridge for breakfast.

It is my sad duty to write down these unpleasant tales, but there is nothing stopping you from putting this book down at once and reading something happy, if you prefer that sort of thing.

With all due respect,
Lemony Snicket]]> 162 Lemony Snicket 0439206472 Amira 5 to-read 4.02 1999
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]]> 12796641 103 Alan A. McLean 9771605658 Amira 4 2.01 2001
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]]> 36072 372 Stephen R. Covey 0743269519 Amira 5 4.16 1989
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Since its release in 1936, How to Win Friends and Influence People has sold more than 30 million copies. Dale Carnegie's first book is a timeless bestseller, packed with rock-solid advice that has carried thousands of now famous people up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives.

As relevant as ever before, Dale Carnegie's principles endure, and will help you achieve your maximum potential in the complex and competitive modern age.

Learn the six ways to make people like you, the twelve ways to win people to your way of thinking, and the nine ways to change people without arousing resentment.]]> 288 Dale Carnegie Amira 5 4.22 1936
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An excellent book which can change your way of thinking and your social life.
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Two are mice named Sniff and Scurry. And two are "Littlepeople" �� beings the size of mice who look and act a lot like people. Their names are Hem and Haw.

"Cheese" is a metaphor for what you want to have in life �� whether it's a good job, a loving relationship, money, a possession, health, or spiritual peace of mind.

And the "Maze" is where you look for what you want �� the organisation you work in or the family or community you live in.

In the story, the characters are faced with unexpected change. Eventually, one of them deals with it successfully, and writes what he has learned from his experience on the Maze walls.

When you come to see "The Handwriting on the Wall," you can discover for yourself how to deal with change, so that you can enjoy less stress and more success (however you define it) in your work and in your life.

Written for all ages, the story takes less than an hour to read, but its unique insights can last for a lifetime.]]> 98 Spencer Johnson 0091883768 Amira 5 A terrific book. 3.88 1999
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A terrific book.
]]> 1010400 144 Paul McKenna 0593050541 Amira 5 3.63 2005
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Amazing book with very simple and nice writing style.
]]> 6708 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781577314806.

To make the journey into the Now we will need to leave our analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. From the very first page of Eckhart Tolle's extraordinary book, we move rapidly into a significantly higher altitude where we breathe a lighter air. We become connected to the indestructible essence of our Being, “The eternal, ever present One Life beyond the myriad forms of life that are subject to birth and death.�� Although the journey is challenging, Eckhart Tolle uses simple language and an easy question-and-answer format to guide us.

A word-of-mouth phenomenon since its first publication, The Power of Now is one of those rare books with the power to create an experience in readers, one that can radically change their lives for the better.]]> 229 Eckhart Tolle Amira 5 4.16 1997
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Amazing book that will teach you how to live the moment and let tomorrow for tomorrow; in other words, you will learn how to life your day to the max and stop worrying for the future.
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]]> 12165882 220 عزالدين شكري فشير Amira 0 to-read 3.42 2011
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]]> 15982246 إلى العصَافيرِ تسألُ عنِي شُرفةَ بيتنا
كُلّمَا غبتُ عنهَا ...

إلى ذلكَ الوجهِ الخفي مُلتصقاً بحائطِ غُرفتي
لستُ أدري من يكون !!
غَيرَ أنّي أراهُ يبتسمُ خلسةً كُلّمَا ابتسمت
ويغرقُ بالحُزنِ حينما أبكي ..

إلى المطرِ الذي ما فارقني
مُذ تمرغنا بالطينِ سويةً
فصارَ أحدُنا سماءَ الآخر

،،،�ձ�> 97 إيمان أحمد Amira 0 to-read 3.72 2012
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]]> 8239301 بطلة الرواية هي امرأة من القرية يتابع القارئ حياتها منذ الصبا الى الشيخوخة.
الرواية تمزج في سطورها بين الوقائع التاريخية من ناحية و الإبداع الأدبي من ناحية أخرى.]]> 463 Radwa Ashour Amira 0 to-read 4.35 2010
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إنها تلك الكلمات التي قلتها بصوت خافت خوفا من أن تُسمَع، أو أوقفتها في حلقك خوفا من أن تفلت، أو دارت في أروقة عقلك سجينة حتى لا تهرب إلى فمك.

إنه هذا الأسف الذي تعارك مع كرامتك لتنتصر هي عليه في النهاية، وتحبسه في زنزانة ألقت بمفتاح قفلها بعيدا باسم الكبرياء وحفظ ماء الوجه.

الصرخة التي تمنَّيت ليل نهار أن تصرخها في أزحم الميادين، لكن غلبك خوفك الذي أسميته حرصا، واتَّهمت شجاعتك برميك في التهلكة.

مقدار حبك الذي خجلت من وصفه، ومقدار كرهك الذي لم تجد جدوى من شرحه.

طلب أو رجاء لم تُحْنِ قامتك لطلبه، فعشت مرفوع الرأس، لكن كَلَوْح خشب لا يلين ولا يفرح.

الورقة البيضاء التي لم تستطع أصابعك إمساك القلم لسطر مشاعرك بها، وإن انتصرت على نفسك وبُحْتَ بما في قلبك على سطورها طبَّقتها واعتبرتها رسالة لن تُرسل.. وإن أرسِلت فأنت تعلم جيداً أنها.. ستُرَد للمُرسِل]]> 151 عمرو سلامة Amira 0 to-read 3.49 2012
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]]> 6801453 143 Ibrahim Nasrallah 9953876258 Amira 0 to-read 4.13 2004
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]]> 16081961 الموسيقى لا تمهلك، إنها تمضي بك سراعا كما الحياة، جدولا طربا، أو شلالا هادرا يلقي بك إلى المصب. تدور بك كفالس محموم، على إيقاعه تبدأقصص الحب ...و تنتهي.
حاذر أن تغادر حلبة الرقص كي لا تغادرك الحياة.
لا تكترث للنغمات التي تتساقط من صولفيج حياتك فما هي إلا نوتات]]> 331 Ahlam Mosteghanemi Amira 0 currently-reading 3.64 2012
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