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Around the time Elizabeth Gilbert turned thirty, she went through an early-onslaught midlife crisis. She had everything an educated, ambitious American woman was supposed to want—a husband, a house, a successful career. But instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed with panic, grief, and confusion. She went through a divorce, a crushing depression, another failed love, and the eradication of everything she ever thought she was supposed to be.

To recover from all this, Gilbert took a radical step. In order to give herself the time and space to find out who she really was and what she really wanted, she got rid of her belongings, quit her job, and undertook a yearlong journey around the world—all alone. Eat, Pray, Love is the absorbing chronicle of that year. Her aim was to visit three places where she could examine one aspect of her own nature set against the backdrop of a culture that has traditionally done that one thing very well. In Rome, she studied the art of pleasure, learning to speak Italian and gaining the twenty-three happiest pounds of her life. India was for the art of devotion, and with the help of a native guru and a surprisingly wise cowboy from Texas, she embarked on four uninterrupted months of spiritual exploration. In Bali, she studied the art of balance between worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence. She became the pupil of an elderly medicine man and also fell in love the best way—unexpectedly.

An intensely articulate and moving memoir of self-discovery, Eat, Pray, Love is about what can happen when you claim responsibility for your own contentment and stop trying to live in imitation of society’s ideals. It is certain to touch anyone who has ever woken up to the unrelenting need for change.]]> 368 Elizabeth Gilbert 0143038419 Lojayna 0 to-read 3.64 2006
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]]> 162749 238 Harriet Lerner 0060081589 Lojayna 0 to-read 4.00 2004
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]]> 769016 Recently revised and updated with fresh insights and suggestions, How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen so Kids Will Talk is full of practical, innovative ways to solve common problems and build foundations for lasting relationships.]]> 286 Adele Faber 0380811960 Lojayna 5 4.26 1980
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]]> 40519259 A searing poetic memoir and call to action from the bestselling and award-winning author of Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson!

Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our culture has changed since her groundbreaking novel Speak was first published twenty years ago, she has written a poetry memoir that is as vulnerable as it is rallying, as timely as it is timeless. In free verse, Anderson shares reflections, rants, and calls to action woven between deeply personal stories from her life that she's never written about before. Searing and soul-searching, this important memoir is a denouncement of our society's failures and a love letter to all the people with the courage to say #metoo and #timesup, whether aloud, online, or only in their own hearts. SHOUT speaks truth to power in a loud, clear voice—and once you hear it, it is impossible to ignore.]]> 304 Laurie Halse Anderson 0670012106 Lojayna 0 to-read 4.20 2019
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]]> 30312512
Born to Love, Cursed to Feel is about love—the good, the bad, and the confusing. It touches on morals and how when emotions are involved it’s not as black and white. The poetry is frequently written in a narrative manner that evocatively pulls you in and makes you feel. This book is about falling in love, bad decisions, and ultimately growth. The essence of it all is to show that no matter how far one falls all the mistakes don’t have to be what defines them.]]> 160 Samantha King 1449480950 Lojayna 3 3.82 2016
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]]> 38204037 448 أحمد خيري العمري 9776541542 Lojayna 4 4.39 2018
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]]> 533327 230 Jeffrey Lang 0915957671 Lojayna 0 to-read 4.13 1997
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]]> 20803140 368 Sergei Nilus 9775313414 Lojayna 0 to-read 3.23 1903
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]]> 25015043 278 Amari Soul 0986164704 Lojayna 0 4.12 2015
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]]> 12415046 114 Anthony Ruben Lee 1456874063 Lojayna 0 to-read 4.62 2011
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]]> 9201647
Do you feel like you are too nice? Sherry Argov's Why Men Love Bitches delivers a unique perspective as to why men are attracted to a strong woman who stands up for herself. With saucy detail on every page, this no-nonsense guide reveals why a strong woman is much more desirable than a "yes woman" who routinely sacrifices herself. The author provides compelling answers to the tough questions women often ask:

· Why are men so romantic in the beginning and why do they change?
· Why do men take nice girls for granted?
· Why does a man respect a woman when she stands up for herself?

Full of advice, hilarious real-life relationship scenarios, "she says/he thinks" tables, and the author's unique "Attraction Principles," Why Men Love Bitches gives you bottom-line answers. It helps you know who you are, stand your ground, and relate to men on a whole new level. Once you've discovered the feisty attitude men find so magnetic, you'll not only increase the romantic chemistry—you'll gain your man's love and respect with far less effort.]]> 288 Sherry Argov 1605501557 Lojayna 0 to-read 3.78 2009
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]]> 3491132 217 أنيس منصور Lojayna 0 3.33 1989
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]]> 63697 243 Oliver Sacks Lojayna 0 currently-reading 4.08 1985
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]]> 1745334 222 Antony Flew 0061335290 Lojayna 3 3.71 2007
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]]> 7706102
عارف؟ من ييجي خمسة عشر عامًا كنت أقول لأصدقائي الحالمين بأن يصحوا من النوم على وجه حاكم أفضل، أو وجه حاكم آخر والسلام، «لن يسقط نظام مبارك إلا بعد أن تسقط أسناني»، وهذي أسناني قد سقطت، فاللهم لا اعتراض على حكمتك في توزيع الكالسيوم]]> 237 بلال فضل Belal Fadl Lojayna 0 3.62 2010
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]]> 13529996 300 عمرو شريف Lojayna 0 currently-reading 3.75 2005
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]]> 31312 "Anger is a signal and one worth listening to," writes Dr. Harriet Lerner, in her renowned classic that has transformed the lives of millions of readers. While anger deserves our attention and respect, women still learn to silence our anger, to deny it entirely, or to vent it in a way that leaves us feeling helpless and powerless. In this engaging and eminently wise book, Dr. Lerner teaches women to identify the true sources of our anger and to use anger as a powerful vehicle for creating lasting change.]]> 239 Harriet Lerner 006074104X Lojayna 3 4.07 1985
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]]> 1428 The Alchemist, comes a poignant, richly poetic story that reflects the depth of love and life.

Rarely does adolescent love reach its full potential, but what happens when two young lovers reunite after eleven years? Time has transformed Pilar into a strong and independent woman, while her devoted childhood friend has grown into a handsome and charismatic spiritual leader. She has learned well how to bury her feelings... and he has turned to religion as a refuge from his raging inner conflicts.

Now they are together once again, embarking on a journey fraught with difficulties, as long-buried demons of blame and resentment resurface after more than a decade. But in a small village in the French Pyrenees, by the waters of the River Piedra, a most special relationship will be reexamined in the dazzling light of some of life’s biggest questions.]]> 180 Paulo Coelho 0061122092 Lojayna 0 3.63 1994
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]]> 17299113
ـ هل الإنسان حيوان مُجْبَرٌ مُسَيَّر تُحَرِكَه الغرائز واللاوعى والجينات والتنشئة والبيئة، أم كائن منحه الله عز وجل «إرادة حرة»من إرادته؟

ـ هل كانت «العشوائية» وراء نشأة الإنسان بالتطور الداروينى، أم أنها «حكمة الإله وعلمه وقدرته» التى تعمل من وراء ستار قوانين الطبيعة؟

ـ هل نحن جُزُر معزولة فى الوجود، أم للإنسان القدرة على التأثير بإرادته وبنشاطاته العقلية فى العالم المادى وفى حقائقه الفيزيائية؟! ما حقيقة «طاقات الإنسان الخفية»؟

ـ إلى أى مدى استطاع العقل الإنسانى (الفلسفة) فهم حقيقة الذات الإنسانية وعلاقتها بالوجود المحيط؟

ـ كيف بنى الإنسان البدائى «الحضارة المعاصرة الجبارة»؟ وكيف استدارت تلك الحضارة على سيدها «لتمسخه كائنًا مشوهًا» لا هم له إلا المادة والجنس؟

ـ هل ترجع قيمة الإنسان إلى مقدار ما يحققه من إنجاز مادى، أم «للإنسانية مقاييس أخرى»؟

ـ ما هى نظرة القرآن الكريم إلى «مكونات الذات الإنسانية الخمسة»: الجسد ـ العقل ـ القلب ـ النفس ـ الروح، وما علاقة تلك النظرة بنظرة العلم؟

ـ ما حقيقة «الموت»، وما الفرق بينه وبين «الوفاة»، وكيف ينظر إليهما كلٌ من العلم والدين؟

هذه القضايا والتساؤلات، والكثير عن الذات الإنسانية، يطرحه المؤلف من منظورَى العلم والدين، بعد أن شاعت مفاهيم وفلسفات «عصر ما بعد الحداثة»، التى تصم الإنسان بالعبثية والعدمية، بل وأدخلتنا فى «عصر ما بعد الإنسان».

ـ ما أحوجنا إلى «فهم حقيقة الذات الإنسانية»، حتى يمكننا تحقيق تعامل أفضل فى هذه الحياة، وحتى نُحَصِّل السعادة فى الحياة الأخرى الأبدية، ثم ما أحوجنا إلى أن نرتقى من معرفة الذات إلى معرفة خالق الذات، فـ «مَن عَرِفَ نفسه عَرِفَ ربه».]]> 406 عمرو شريف 9777010966 Lojayna 4 4.07 2013
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]]> 17317648 203 عمر طاهر Lojayna 0 to-read 3.62 2013
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]]> 18711993 لا أعرف كيف سلبتني بتلك السرعة يا جمان، لا أفهم كيف خلبتِ لبي من أول مرة وقعت فيها عيناي عليكِ.
استفززتكِ كثيراً يومها، كنت ازداد عطشاً لاستفزازكِ بعد كل كلمة وبعد كل جملة، عصبيتكِ كانت لذيذة، احمرار أذنيكِ كان مثيراً، كنتِ (المنشودة) باختصار ولم أكن لأفرط بكِ بعدما وجدتكِ.
حينما غادرتِ المقهى يا جمان، قررت أن تكوني لي، لم أكن لأسمح بأن تكوني لغيري أبداً!.]]> 235 أثير عبدالله النشمي 6144320644 Lojayna 0 to-read 3.39 2013
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]]> 5099757 هل تعتقد أن زملاءك في العمل لا يفهمونك؟ شريك حياتك؟ رئيسك؟ أصدقاءك؟ أهلك؟ عملاءك؟
هل تعاني من مشكلة أن الناس لا يفهمونك كما ينبغي لهم أن يفعلوا؟
في هذا الكتاب يحدثنا الكاتب والمحاضر المختص في مجال التنمية الذاتية د. شريف عرفة عن العلاقات..
وهو كاتب ساخر ورسام كاريكاتير لذلك نعدك أن يكون الكتاب أخف ظلا مما تتوقع... هذا الكتاب مختلف، لقارئ مختلف...]]> Sherif Arafa Lojayna 3 3.60 2007
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]]> 19884248
For generations, we have focused on the individual drivers of success: passion, hard work, talent, and luck. But today, success is increasingly dependent on how we interact with others. It turns out that at work, most people operate as either takers, matchers, or givers. Whereas takers strive to get as much as possible from others and matchers aim to trade evenly, givers are the rare breed of people who contribute to others without expecting anything in return.

Using his own pioneering research as Wharton's youngest tenured professor, Grant shows that these styles have a surprising impact on success. Although some givers get exploited and burn out, the rest achieve extraordinary results across a wide range of industries. Combining cutting-edge evidence with captivating stories, this landmark book shows how one of America's best networkers developed his connections, why the creative genius behind one of the most popular shows in television history toiled for years in anonymity, how a basketball executive responsible for multiple draft busts transformed his franchise into a winner, and how we could have anticipated Enron's demise four years before the company collapsed - without ever looking at a single number.

Praised by bestselling authors such as Dan Pink, Tony Hsieh, Dan Ariely, Susan Cain, Dan Gilbert, Gretchen Rubin, Bob Sutton, David Allen, Robert Cialdini, and Seth Godin-as well as senior leaders from Google, McKinsey, Merck, Estee Lauder, Nike, and NASA - Give and Take highlights what effective networking, collaboration, influence, negotiation, and leadership skills have in common. This landmark book opens up an approach to success that has the power to transform not just individuals and groups, but entire organizations and communities.]]> 320 Adam M. Grant Lojayna 0 to-read 4.06 2013
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]]> 68591 264 Paulo Coelho 9504915248 Lojayna 3 3.50 1990
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]]> 6630350 422 ماجد عرسان الكيلاني Lojayna 0 to-read 4.16 1993
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]]> 3503947 لقد عزَلَ الأغنياء أنفسهم في (يوتوبيا) الساحل الشمالي تحت حراسة المارينز الأمريكيين، يتعاطون المخدرات ويمارسون المتع المحرمة إلى أقصاها، بينما ينسحق الفقراء خارجها ينهش بعضهم لحم بعض من أجل العيش، دونما كهرباء أو صرف صحي أو رعاية طبية من أي نوع. ولكن حين يتسلل الراوي وصديقته (جرمينال) خارج (يوتوبيا) بدافع الملل وبحثا عن (صيد بشري)
مناسب يحدث ما يهدد الوضع المستقر بالانفجار.

فيما يشبه هول علامات يوم القيامة، تدق هذه الرواية المثيرة ناقوس الخطر، تكاد تشك إذ تنهيها أهي بالفعل رواية متخيلة، أم إن كاتبها تسلل من المستقبل القريب لينقل لك هوله بحياد مذهل؟]]> 192 أحمد خالد توفيق 9773513912 Lojayna 4 3.94 2009
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> 10929
Mitch Albom mesmerized readers around the world with his number one New York Times bestsellers, The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays with Morrie. Now he returns with a beautiful, haunting novel about the family we love and the chances we miss.

For One More Day is the story of a mother and a son, and a relationship that covers a lifetime and beyond. It explores the question: What would you do if you could spend one more day with a lost loved one?

As a child, Charley "Chick" Benetto was told by his father, "You can be a mama's boy or a daddy's boy, but you can't be both." So he chooses his father, only to see the man disappear when Charley is on the verge of adolescence.
Decades later, Charley is a broken man. His life has been crumbled by alcohol and regret. He loses his job. He leaves his family. He hits bottom after discovering his only daughter has shut him out of her wedding. And he decides to take his own life.
He makes a midnight ride to his small hometown, with plans to do himself in. But upon failing even to do that, he staggers back to his old house, only to make an astonishing discovery. His mother, who died eight years earlier, is still living there, and welcomes him home as if nothing ever happened..

What follows is the one "ordinary" day so many of us yearn for, a chance to make good with a lost parent, to explain the family secrets, and to seek forgiveness. Somewhere between this life and the next, Charley learns the astonishing things he never knew about his mother and her sacrifices. And he tries, with her tender guidance, to put the crumbled pieces of his life back together.

Through Albom's inspiring characters and masterful storytelling, readers will newly appreciate those whom they love and may have thought they'd lost in their own lives. For One More Day is a book for anyone in a family, and will be cherished by Albom's millions of fans worldwide.]]> 208 Mitch Albom 1401303277 Lojayna 5 4.12 2006
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]]> 865 197 Paulo Coelho 0061122416 Lojayna 3 3.85 1988
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]]> 77203 371 Khaled Hosseini 159463193X Lojayna 5 4.34 2003
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]]> 128029
With the passing of time comes Taliban rule over Afghanistan, the streets of Kabul loud with the sound of gunfire and bombs, life a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear, the women's endurance tested beyond their worst imaginings. Yet love can move people to act in unexpected ways, lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism. In the end it is love that triumphs over death and destruction.

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a portrait of a wounded country and a story of family and friendship, of an unforgiving time, an unlikely bond, and an indestructible love.]]> 372 Khaled Hosseini 1594489505 Lojayna 0 to-read 4.44 2007
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]]> 4894
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 Lojayna 4 3.88 1999
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average rating: 3.88
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