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]]> 24693639 حرية التفكير جزء لا يتجزأ من حرية التعبير: لذلك كانت هذه الرواية ضمن مجموعة الخيال العلمي، فهي بذلك ستكسب قبولاً أكثر كونها مُصنفة كمجرد أضغاث أفكار]]> 286 6030167618 Rifaa M 5 4.15 2015
author: Osamah M. Al Muslim - أسامة المسلم
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 4.15
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rating: 5
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]]> 34372493 375 علي، عائشة 9948183126 Rifaa M 3 3.00
author: علي، عائشة
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]]> 29244403
عندما سقطتُ وشجّ حاجبي،
عندما أجبرتني معلمة الرياضيات على الوقوف ووجهي للحائط
لأنني نسيت أن 7 × 6 = 42

عندما انكسرت درّاجتي ولم يشتروا لي أخرى
لكي لا أكسرها.
عندما انكسرت زجاجةُ روحي

عندما مات والداي
عندما لم أمت أنا
عندما كان العالم كثيراً وأنا وحدي

عندما نحر أخي دميتي لأن "الباربي" حرام
وشطب قناة "سبيس تون" لأن "البوكيمون" حرام.

عندما خلع صورة أمي وأبي من البرواز ودفنها في الدرج المكسور
كي لا تطرد الملائكة ..
عندما امتلأت شقوق الجدران بالشياطين

عندما أجبرتُ على دخول كلية البنات،
حفاظاً على عفافي.
عندما عرضني على صديقه للزواج،
حفاظاً على عفافي.

عندما مزّقتُ أغلفة كتبي لأحميها من الحرق.
عندما كتبتُ قصيدتي الأولى أسفل علبة الكلينيكس
وأنا أرتجفُ من الخوف

عندما شدّني من حجاب رأسي في أصبوحتي الشعرية الأولى ..
عندما صفعني أخيراً

قالوا لي جميعاً: تكبرين وتنسين.

المشكلة هي أنني كبرتُ ولم أنسَ،
كبرتُ ونسيتُ أن أنسى ..]]> 265 بثينة العيسى Rifaa M 4 ذكرتني بمقال كتبته سابقاً: وهل حُرم على حواء كل ما حُلل لآدم؟
صدقتي يا بثينة بدون قلمي ووقة قد أموت،،

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ارضتني النهاية واشبعت غرور انوثتي،،
ذكرتني بمقال كتبته سابقاً: وهل حُرم على حواء كل ما حُلل لآدم؟
صدقتي يا بثينة بدون قلمي ووقة قد أموت،،]]> 3.62 2013
author: بثينة العيسى
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.62
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rating: 4
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ارضتني النهاية واشبعت غرور انوثتي،،
ذكرتني بمقال كتبته سابقاً: وهل حُرم على حواء كل ما حُلل لآدم؟
صدقتي يا بثينة بدون قلمي ووقة قد أموت،،

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ارضتني النهاية واشبعت غرور انوثتي،،
ذكرتني بمقال كتبته سابقاً: وهل حُرم على حواء كل ما حُلل لآدم؟
صدقتي يا بثينة بدون قلمي ووقة قد أموت،،
]]> 52910971 0 أدهم شرقاوي 9921730339 Rifaa M 0 currently-reading 3.95
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]]> 53285218 The national bestseller.

Write. Burn. Repeat. Now with new covers to match whatever mood you're in.

This book has made me laugh and cry, filled me with joy, and inspired me.
-TikTok user camrynbanks

Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, VSCO, YouTube...the world has not only become one giant feed, but also one giant confessional. Burn After Writing allows you to spend less time scrolling and more time self-reflecting. Through incisive questions and thought experiments, this journal helps you learn new things while letting others go. Imagine instead of publicly declaring your feelings for others, you privately declared your feelings for yourself?

Help your heart by turning off the comments and muting the accounts that drive you into jealousy for a few moments a night. Whether you are going through the ups and downs of growing up, or know a few young people who are, you will flourish by finding free expression--even if through a few tears!

Push your limits, reflect on your past, present, and future, and create a secret book that's about you, and just for you. This is not a diary, and there is no posting required. And when you're finished, toss it, hide it, or Burn After Writing.]]> 160 Sharon Jones 0593329910 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.00 2015
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]]> 56651063
فيدخل ب��ران في طقوس غريبة تقوده لتعذيب نفسه وتجريح جسده والسير على الجمر وغيرها، وذلك انصياعًا منه للبرنامج الذي أعده جاره أدهم، فهل ينجو ب��ران من الانتحار؟]]> 492 حسين حسن 9921739239 Rifaa M 0 currently-reading 3.86
author: حسين حسن
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]]> 56139645 كان يشع حولي ألف ضوء منير، لكنّي لم أختر إلا عتمتك القاتمة؛
ذلك ان ظلامك بالنسبة لي كان يعني عن ألف شمس ساطعة]]> 296 أحمد آل حمدان 6038321330 Rifaa M 5 4.05 2020
author: أحمد آل حمدان
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 4.05
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rating: 5
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]]> 56487117
"فتشتُ في جيوبي بحثًا عن التذكرة، فيما ألحَّ سؤالٌ مباغت لم أُحر له إجابة: إلى أين يتجه هذا القطار؟ فتحتُ الحقيبة وأخذتُ أعبث بما فيها، وبدا لي أنني نسيتها في المقهى. مسحتُ العرق على جبهتي بظهر كفي، وابتسمتُ لفكرة أنني أضعتُ نفسي في قطارٍ لا أعرف وجهته".
في روايته الأحدث "قارئة القطار"، يقدم "إبراهيم فرغلي" رواية شديدة الإثارة والتشويق والشاعرية في ذات الوقت. يهرع البطل للّحاق بقطاره، قبل أن يفقد الذاكرة، ليكتشف أنه قد أضاع وِجهته ولم يعد يعرف إلى أين يجب أن يصل ولا في أي محطة ينبغي أن يغادر. في الوقت نفسه، يفاجأ أن القطار الذي استقله خالٍ تماماً من المسافرين، كأنه أصبح المرتحل الوحيد في عالمٍ فقد مغادريه، قبل أن يعثر على شريكةٍ وحيدة في الرحلة: امرأة غامضة آخذة في قراءة كتاب غريب، تُخبره أنها تقرأه كي لا يتوقف القطار. في ذروة يأسه واستغرابه تبدأ "قارئة القطار" بسرد ما تخبره أنها قصته الشخصية التي نسيها، ليجد نفسه شاهداً على تغريبة من الجنوب للشمال، بطلها فتى خرج من مقبرة حياً، ليبدأ رحلة هرباً من ماضيه.. فما الذي يجمع بين هذين المسارين الغريبين المتباعدين؟ هذه الرواية المشوقة المثيرة للأسئلة تجيب ببراعة.
يجمع إبراهيم فرغلي في هذه الرواية بين أدبيات "رواية الطريق" حيث تتحقق الأحداث بأكملها من خلال رحلة أفقية، وبين التأمل العميق للأفكار والهواجس، ويمزج ببراعة بين مستويين، أحدهما واقعي والآخر حُلمي يجعلنا عالقين في مسافةٍ ضائعة، شديدة الالتباس، بين ما نظنه الواقع وما نعتقد أنه الخيال.
إبراهيم فرغلي (1967) أحد أبرز الروائيين المصريين في جيل التسعينيات، أصدر خمسة عشر عملاً بين روايات ومجموعات قصصية وكتباً في أدب الرحلات، فضلاً عن إسهامه البارز في أدب اليافعين. وقد نال عدداً من الجوائز المهمة منها جائزة ساويرس لكبار الكتاب مرتين عن روايتيه "أبناء الجبلاوي" و"معبد أنامل الحرير"، والثانية أدرجت أيضًا على اللائحة الطويلة للجائزة العالمية للرواية العربية (البوكر العربية) عام 2016.]]> 255 إبراهيم فرغلي Rifaa M 3 2.96
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]]> 23383283 208 Vénus Khoury-Ghata Rifaa M 3 3.37 2007
author: Vénus Khoury-Ghata
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.37
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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I don't know what can I say about this book. It's kind of I want more info please.. And another end..
]]> 35737440 156 Noor Unnahar 1548924466 Rifaa M 0 currently-reading 3.89 2018
author: Noor Unnahar
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.89
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]]> 26789990 .
هذه ليستِ القصةَ الحقيقية لعبد القيوم دليل، الذي تعرفت إليه ذاتَ يوم في عنبر الحوادث بمستشفى بورتسودان، ولا القصةَ الحقيقية لحبيبته بائعةِ الشاي اللاجئةِ، الجميلةِ جداً أببا تسفاي، التي تعرفت إليها في عنبر الحوادث أيضاً، لكنها قصةٌ موازية. فقط النهايةُ واحدة، نهايةُ الواقع ونهايةُ النص.
.]]> 175 أمير تاج السر Rifaa M 0 currently-reading 3.12 2015
author: أمير تاج السر
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.12
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]]> 54756118 188 زينب الشمالي Rifaa M 4 3.93
author: زينب الشمالي
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]]> 57045211
War forces her to choose a side��

1942, New York. As war rages in Europe, Lily Rose is grateful for her perfect life: a wealthy family who love her and a dream job working uptown as a restaurant chef. Times are changing for women and Lily is determined to run her own kitchen one day. She hopes handsome Tom Morelli, son of Sicilian immigrants, will be at her side. Together they work late, dreaming up delicious meals for New Yorkers struggling with wartime rationing and the threat of sons and sweethearts being called up��

Then Tom receives a devastating telegram that changes everything: he is drafted to fight in Italy.

Suddenly alone, Lily turns to her parents for support. But when her mother finds out about Tom, she is furious. When the war ends, Lily’s duty is to marry the man picked for her, keep house and raise children. They give her a heartbreaking ultimatum: end her relationship with Tom or lose her family and inheritance forever.

In the middle of the war, Lily is left in an impossible position. Will she choose to stay with her family and live the safe life she has always known, or will she follow her heart and her dreams?

An emotional and utterly unputdownable novel, inspired by true events, about the courage, love and friendships that will see you through war and tragedy. Fans of Fiona Davis, Rhys Bowen and The Nightingale will be captivated.]]> 379 Ella Carey 1800192142 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.21 2021
author: Ella Carey
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average rating: 4.21
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]]> 35114677
Start by making your bed.

Maintaining routine and structure is more important than ever in the age of home working, flexi-time and the general chaos of life.

In Make Your Bed, Admiral William H. McRaven shares 10 life lessons he learned during his Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his long Naval career, but also throughout his life.

He will teach you how to . . .
· Master the essential daily habits for staying grounded
· Learn how to keep your mind calm and ready for the day ahead
· Find solace and companionship in the people around you
· Cope with setbacks and keep moving forward
· Stray beyond your comfort zone and take risks

Written with great humility and optimism, this timeless book provides simple and universal wisdom, practical advice, and words of encouragement that will inspire every reader.]]> 144 William H. McRaven 0718188861 Rifaa M 3 3.93 2017
author: William H. McRaven
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.93
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rating: 3
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]]> 43797936 شيء نحيا على أمل الإتيان به ونعلم انه يحيينا لكن يبقى مؤجلا !!

رغم الاحتياج.. رغم مرور العمر ..
رغم شوقنا و قسمنا و عهدنا!!
��
نبقى نؤكد ان موعده غدا أو بعد غد
او في يوم قريب..

لا نحن من قائمة أمانينا نمحوه
و لا تواتينا القوة فنأتيه!!"

بهاء الأشياء و المشاعر و العلاقات قد يكون احيانا في النقصان لا الاكتمال..
حتى "البدر" ان اكتمل غاب و عاد هلالا..
قواعد ننساها و ربما لجهلنا و ضعفنا نتناساها!!]]> 456 نور عبدالمجيد Rifaa M 5 3.63 2019
author: نور عبدالمجيد
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2019
rating: 5
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]]> 58199873
فيُرسلُ برج بابل سحرته...
وحكيم الفراعنة أَمواته وعساكره...

وتتصادم الحضارات...

ويجدُ المقنعُ خلاصَه في ذلك الصّدام...

فلعنةٌ بلعنة... وحياةٌ بحياة...]]> زينب الشمالي Rifaa M 5 3.76
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]]> 6604887 1607 منى المرشود Rifaa M 0 to-read 3.85 2007
author: منى المرشود
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]]> 28419423 "كان يجب أن تعرف! أنا لا أرى في حياتي إلاّ وليد! أُحبك منذ لا أعرف متى... وإلى لا أعرف متى! ...آه وليد... وليد قلبي... حبيبي لقد كنت كل شيءٍ بالنسبة لي! كل كلّ شيء... كنت أشعر... بأنك شيء يخصني أنا... إنك موجودٌ من أجلي أنا... ويجب أن تكون لي أنا! وليد لرغد... أنتَ لي!...".
عند الانتهاء من قراءة الرواية يتأكد لنا أن حبّ الطفولة - الحب الأول - الذي يوقظ أولى المشاعر الإنسانية، لا يمكن أن يتلاشى وينقطع، يبقى حاضناً كل لحظاته وأحاسيسه مهما باعدت الأيام، وعبرت السنين، وإذا كانت مقولة الحب الحقيقي يبقى إلى الأبد، وأن العاشقان لا يمكن أن ينفصلا صحيحة، فإن رواية "أَنْتِ لي"، لن تدهشنا وتسحرنا فحسب، بل ستزرع فينا الأمل، وهو ما أحسنت منى المرشود تطويعه في روايتها المتخمة بالحب، الحب الذي لا يموت...]]> 527 منى المرشود Rifaa M 0 to-read 3.85
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]]> 5865595 دعيني ، أعبرُ عما يدور ببال الفناجين ،
وهي تفكر في شفتيكِ ..
وبال الملاعق ، والسكرية ..
دعيني أضيفكِ حرفاً جديداً ..
على أحرف الأبجدية ..
دعيني أناقضُ نفسي قليلاً
وأجمعُ في الحب بين الحضارة والبربرية ..

وما بين فصل الخريف ، وفصل الشتاءْ
هنالكَ فصلٌ أسميهِ فصلَ البكاءْ
تكونُ به النفسُ أقربَ من أيّ وقتٍ مضى للسماءْ ..]]> 173 نزار قباني Rifaa M 3 3.87 1978
author: نزار قباني
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average rating: 3.87
book published: 1978
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]]> 43086497 222 أحمد آل حمدان 6038258957 Rifaa M 4 3.75 2018
author: أحمد آل حمدان
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.75
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rating: 4
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]]> 57285941
رواية مولودة عام ١٩٨٢ من الافضل مبيعا في كوريا الى الافضل مبيعا في العالم ومن افضل ١٠٠ رواية لعام ٢٠٢٠ وتحولت لفيلم ناجح،.]]> 181 Cho Nam-Joo 9778211876 Rifaa M 3 3.73 2016
author: Cho Nam-Joo
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2016
rating: 3
read at: 2021/06/07
date added: 2021/06/07
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]]> 36340881 144 أحمد آل حمدان 6030248405 Rifaa M 4 3.36 2017
author: أحمد آل حمدان
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.36
book published: 2017
rating: 4
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]]> 28348607 162 Mohammad Jamal Rifaa M 3 2.63
author: Mohammad Jamal
name: Rifaa M
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]]> 55269468 زمن النظر المطوّل والسهر الأطول ..
زمن الحديث بلا صوت والحزن بلا دموع ..
زمن انتهى ولا أظنه سيعود ..]]> 424 6038305645 Rifaa M 3 3.48 2020
author: Osamah M. Al Muslim - أسامة المسلم
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.48
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rating: 3
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]]> 34810085 304 6038346457 Rifaa M 5 4.17 2017
author: Osamah M. Al Muslim - أسامة المسلم
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 4.17
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rating: 5
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]]> 33357307 ذلك السر الأعظم ..
الذي يُخفي أكثر مما يظهر ..
يمكن أن يكون عشقاً أو هلاكاً لكل من غاص في أعماقه أو حتى طفا على سطحه ..
يحفظ أسراره بقوة كأم ممسكة بطفلها الوحيد ..
لكن هذا الطفل يتفلت من وقت لآخر من يدها القابضة ليَكشِف لنا بعض خبايا أمه ..]]> 512 6038203842 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.19 2017
author: Osamah M. Al Muslim - أسامة المسلم
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 4.19
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]]> 35917837 512 6038218971 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.28 2017
author: Osamah M. Al Muslim - أسامة المسلم
name: Rifaa M
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]]> 40095855 والثابت فيها أنها متغيرة..
فلا خيرها دائم ولا شرها مستمر..
أطيبها ما نحب وأخبثها ما نكره..]]> 504 6038252363 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.23 2018
author: Osamah M. Al Muslim - أسامة المسلم
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 4.23
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]]> 52509868 535 6038280308 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.34 2019
author: Osamah M. Al Muslim - أسامة المسلم
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 4.34
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]]> 44023353 غشاوة سميكة تحكم قبضتها على أبصارنا ومعظمنا يرفض بشراسة ويدفع كل من يحاول الاقتراب منا لإزالتها ...
حتى بتنا لا نبصر الطريق ...
نفق أسود نصبنا فيه الخيام ولا ننوي الرحيل عنه في القريب العاجل .]]> 528 6038270175 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.36 2019
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]]> 56815715 528 6038321853 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.36 2021
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]]> 6333213 Paulo Coelho expressed in these few pages many of the values which inspire our daily work: innovation, flexibility, adaptation to changes, enthusiasm, team work.

“I wrote this text in which bow, arrow, target and archer form an integral part of the same system of growth and challenge.�� . �� Paulo Coelho.]]> 76 Paulo Coelho 0557010071 Rifaa M 0 currently-reading 3.67 2003
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]]> 10210 Alternate editions can be found here and here.

A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions and dark secrets, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre is edited with an introduction and notes by Stevie Davis in Penguin Classics.

Charlotte Brontë tells the story of orphaned Jane Eyre, who grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds employment as a governess to the young ward of Byronic, brooding Mr Rochester. As her feelings for Rochester develop, Jane gradually uncovers Thornfield Hall's terrible secret, forcing her to make a choice. Should she stay with Rochester and live with the consequences, or follow her convictions - even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre dazzled readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom.]]> 532 Charlotte Brontë 0142437204 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.14 1847
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]]> 23633061 96 حنان السعيد Rifaa M 3 2.98 2014
author: حنان السعيد
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average rating: 2.98
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rating: 3
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]]> 29431081 The Universe of Us.

Planets, stars, and constellations feature prominently in this beautiful, original poetry collection from Lang Leav.�� Inspired by the wonders of the universe, the best-selling poetess writes about love and loss, hope and hurt, being lost and found.�� Lang's poetry encompasses the breadth of emotions we all experience and evokes universal feelings with her skillfully crafted words.]]> 225 Lang Leav 1449480128 Rifaa M 3 4.06 2016
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average rating: 4.06
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rating: 3
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]]> 16166905 يعيد إيان مكيوان إلى الرواية الإنجليزية اعتبارها بعد أن غاب أعلامها الكبار، ولهذا فإن رواياته هي الأكثر مبيعاً، بين قراء اللغة الإنجليزية، وهو في "أمستردام" يقدم نموذجاً متميزأً من إبداعاته المتواصلة.]]> 198 Ian McEwan Rifaa M 0 to-read 2.42 1998
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]]> 42943458
Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James Lee; a girl who inherited her mother's bright blue eyes and her father's jet-black hair. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue - in Marilyn's case that her daughter become a doctor rather than a homemaker, in James's case that Lydia be popular at school, a girl with a busy social life and the centre of every party. But Lydia is under pressures that have nothing to do with growing up in 1970s small town Ohio. Her father is an American born of first-generation Chinese immigrants, and his ethnicity, and hers, make them conspicuous in any setting.

When Lydia's body is found in the local lake, James is consumed by guilt and sets out on a reckless path that may destroy his marriage. Marilyn, devastated and vengeful, is determined to make someone accountable, no matter what the cost. Lydia's older brother, Nathan, is convinced that local bad boy Jack is somehow involved. But it's the youngest in the family - Hannah - who observes far more than anyone realises and who may be the only one who knows what really happened.

Everything I Never Told You is a gripping page-turner, about secrets, love, longing, lies and race.

Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.]]> 297 Celeste Ng 0349134286 Rifaa M 0 currently-reading 3.83 2014
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]]> 48887104
Beth Cohen wants to make the most of the months she has left with her elderly father, Max. His only request of his daughter is to go through the long-forgotten box of memorabilia from his days as a medic on the western front. Then, among his wartime souvenirs, Beth finds a photograph of her father with an adoring and beautiful stranger—a photograph worth a thousand questions.

It was 1944 when Max was drawn into the underground resistance by the fearless German wife of a Nazi officer. Together, she and Max were willing to risk everything for what they believed was right. Ahead of them lay a dangerous romance, a dream of escape, and a destiny over which neither had control.

But Max isn’t alone in his haunting remembrances of war. In a nearby private care home is a fragile German-born woman with her own past to share. Only when the two women meet does Beth realize how much more to her father there is to know, all the ways in which his heart still breaks, and the closure he needs to heal it.]]> 301 Aimie K. Runyan 1542004748 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.21 2020
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]]> 21394850 223 سلطان موسى الموسى 603015060X Rifaa M 5 3.90 2014
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]]> 61049 Autobiography of Red, a stunning work that is both a novel and a poem, both an unconventional re-creation of an ancient Greek myth and a wholly original coming-of-age story set in the present.

Geryon, a young boy who is also a winged red monster, reveals the volcanic terrain of his fragile, tormented soul in an autobiography he begins at the age of five. As he grows older, Geryon escapes his abusive brother and affectionate but ineffectual mother, finding solace behind the lens of his camera and in the arms of a young man named Herakles, a cavalier drifter who leaves him at the peak of infatuation. When Herakles reappears years later, Geryon confronts again the pain of his desire and embarks on a journey that will unleash his creative imagination to its fullest extent. By turns whimsical and haunting, erudite and accessible, richly layered and deceptively simple, Autobiography of Red is a profoundly moving portrait of an artist coming to terms with the fantastic accident of who he is.

"A profound love story . . . sensuous and funny, poignant, musical and tender." -- The New York Times Book Review

"A deeply odd and immensely engaging book. . . . [Carson] exposes with passionate force the mythic underlying the explosive everyday."����-- The Village Voice

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR

National book Critics Circle Award Finalist]]> 160 Anne Carson 037570129X Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.28 1998
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]]> 21413662 xkcd comic ask Munroe a lot of strange questions: What if you tried to hit a baseball pitched at 90 percent the speed of light? How fast can you hit a speed bump while driving and live? If there was a robot apocalypse, how long would humanity last? What if everyone only had one soulmate? What would happen if the moon went away?

In pursuit of answers, Munroe runs computer simulations, pores over stacks of declassified military research memos, solves differential equations, and consults with nuclear reactor operators. His responses are masterpieces of clarity and hilarity, complemented by his signature xkcd comics. (They often predict the complete annihilation of humankind, or at least a really big explosion.)

In celebration of 10 years of unusual insight, Randall Munroe has revised his classic blockbuster to ask what if? x 10. The result is 10x the adventure of scientific inquiry. Featuring brand-new 2-color annotations and illustrations, this special anniversary edition is far more than a book for geeks, What If? explains the laws of science in operation in a way that every intelligent reader will enjoy and feel much smarter for having read.]]> 303 Randall Munroe 0544272994 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.13 2014
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]]> 51171612 أحمد آل حمدان Rifaa M 0 to-read 3.76
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]]> 50664507 402 أحمد آل حمدان Rifaa M 5 3.57
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]]> 52892857 Read the original inspiration for the new, boldly reimagined film from producers Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg, starring Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, and Fantasia Barrino.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award

A powerful cultural touchstone of modern American literature, The Color Purple depicts the lives of African American women in early twentieth-century rural Georgia. Separated as girls, sisters Celie and Nettie sustain their loyalty to and hope in each other across time, distance and silence. Through a series of letters spanning twenty years, first from Celie to God, then the sisters to each other despite the unknown, the novel draws readers into its rich and memorable portrayals of Celie, Nettie, Shug Avery and Sofia and their experience. The Color Purple broke the silence around domestic and sexual abuse, narrating the lives of women through their pain and struggle, companionship and growth, resilience and bravery. Deeply compassionate and beautifully imagined, Alice Walker's epic carries readers on a spirit-affirming journey towards redemption and love.

���𲹻徱�Բ� The Color Purple was the first time I had seen Southern, Black women’s literature as world literature. In writing us into the world—bravely, unapologetically, and honestly—Alice Walker has given us a gift we will never be able to repay.�� —Tayari Jones

��The Color Purple was what church should have been, what honest familial reckoning could have been, and it is still the only art object in the world by which all three generations of Black artists in my family judge American art.�� —Kiese Laymon]]> 287 Alice Walker 0143135694 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.40 1982
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]]> 1617 Night is the terrifying record of Elie Wiesel's memories of the death of his family, the death of his own innocence, and his despair as a deeply observant Jew confronting the absolute evil of man. This new translation by his wife and most frequent translator, Marion Wiesel, corrects important details and presents the most accurate rendering in English of Elie Wiesel's testimony to what happened in the camps and of his unforgettable message that this horror must simply never be allowed to happen again.]]> 120 Elie Wiesel 0374500010 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.38 1956
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]]> 19063 Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.

By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found.

But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down.

In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.

(Note: this title was not published as YA fiction)]]> 592 Markus Zusak Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.38 2005
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]]> 40961427 Nineteen Eighty-Four is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmarish vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of the novel is Orwell's prescience of modern life—the ubiquity of television, the distortion of the language—and his ability to construct such a thorough version of hell. Required reading for students since it was published, it ranks among the most terrifying novels ever written.]]> 298 George Orwell Rifaa M 0 4.24 1949
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]]> 39736045 A #1 internationally bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about learning to love ourselves, with all our imperfections, by the Buddhist author of The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down.

When you care for yourself first, the world begins to find you worthy of care.

No one is perfect, but that shouldn't hold us back from love--for the world, for one another, or even for ourselves. In this beautifully illustrated guide, Buddhist teacher Haemin Sunim (whose name means "spontaneous wisdom") draws on examples from his own life and on his years of helping others to introduce us to the art of self-care. When we treat ourselves with compassion, empathy, and forgiveness, we learn to treat others the same way, allowing us to connect with people on a deeper level, bounce back from failure, deal with feeling hurt or depressed, listen more attentively, express ourselves more clearly, and have the courage to pursue what really makes us happy so we can feel complete in ourselves. With more than thirty-five full-color illustrations, Love for Imperfect Things will appeal to both your eyes and your heart, offering you comfort, encouragement, and wisdom so that you can learn to love yourself, your life, and everyone in it.]]> 272 Haemin Sunim 0143132288 Rifaa M 0 currently-reading 4.25 2016
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]]> 52164329 آ. ج. فين
"رواية لا يمكن التوقف عن قراءتها، تقشعر لها الأبدان، قوية، مع تطورٍ للأحداث من شأنه أن يجعل حتى القارئ الأكثر تجربة في روايات التشويق يتصبّب عرقاً بارداً".
مجلة بوكليست
"سأقرأ جزءاً إضافياً، جزءاً واحداً فقط، ثم سأتوقف. عندما تبدأ بقراءة "المريضة الصامتة"، هذا ما ستقوله لنفسك، قبل أن تستسلم وتقرأ كلّ الرواية حتى تصل إلى النهاية الصادمة والذكية جداً - مهما كنت محقِّقاً بارعاً، فإنك لن تتوقع نهاية كهذه".
إيميلي كوش
"أبدع ميكايليديس رواية سيكولوجية ساحرة، مُبتكرة وفريدة لدرجة أنها تؤسس لنوعٍ خاص بها. قرأتها في ليلتين واستمتعت بكلّ كلمة جميلة، بكل مواجهة شرسة، وبكل تحوّل مفاجئ. ستحترق الصفحات بفعل احتكاك أصابعك التي تقلبّها إلى النهاية".
ديفيد بالدتشي إيميلي كو

"كتب ألكس ميكايليديس إحدى أفضل الروايات السيكولوجية التي قرأت. "المريضة الصامتة" هي رواية يمكن اعتبار نهايتها إحدى أكثر النهايات صدمة وإثارة في الذاكرة الحديثة".
بليك كراوتش]]> 400 Alex Michaelides Rifaa M 5 4.28 2019
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]]> 51714048 على سطحِ اللغة!
إيّاكَ والتورُّط في المعنى.. هل تعرفُ ما الذي يحِلُّ بأولئك الذين يَسقطون في المعنى؟ تُصيبهم لوثةٌ أَبديةٌ ولا يعودون صالحين للعيش. أنت حارسُ السطح.. مستقبل البشرية يتوقف عليك".]]> 360 بثينة العيسى Rifaa M 4 3.83 2019
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average rating: 3.83
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rating: 4
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]]> 50898116
Beautifully composed and written by international bestselling author Lang Leav, this new collection of poetry and prose will positively influence your life.
��
September Love captures the magic of each passing season, a pearl of wisdom waiting to be discovered with every page turned. A book that will inspire you to reach for the stars.����������]]> 224 Lang Leav 1524859591 Rifaa M 0 to-read 3.72 2020
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]]> 35785603 Lang's poetry encompasses the breadth of emotions we all experience and evokes universal feelings with her skillfully crafted words.��

Anthology of Love��includes Lang Leav's bestselling poetry titles��Love & Misadventure, Lullabies, and The Universe of Us��along with a blank lined journal entitled��Your Words are Your Power.]]> 0 Lang Leav 1449493297 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.59
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]]> 43821560
Verity Wolf dreams of being a poet—not that she’d ever admit it to anyone. Her best friend Jess thinks she’s definitely got what it takes, while her cat, Zorro is characteristically indifferent. As for the cute boy she’s just met, he’s about to discover her best kept secret.
��

When Verity stumbles on an old, mysterious book, Poemsia, she finds herself suddenly thrust into the dizzying world of social media stardom, where poets are the new rock stars and fame is sometimes just a click away.�� ��
��
International bestselling author, Lang Leav takes you into the shadowy world of contemporary poetry in this revealing and emotionally charged story about friendship, first love, betrayal, and the courage to follow your dreams. ��
��]]> 294 Lang Leav 1524851078 Rifaa M 0 to-read 3.60 2019
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]]> 34023590 Your first love isn’t the first person you give your heart to—it’s the first one who breaks it.

School is almost out for Audrey, but the panic attacks are just beginning. Because Audrey told a lie and now her classmate, Ana, is dead. Just as her world begins to spin out of control, Audrey meets the enigmatic Rad—the boy who could turn it all around. But will their ill-timed romance drive her closer to the edge?]]> 362 Lang Leav 1449487769 Rifaa M 0 to-read 3.34 2017
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]]> 41219132
Filled with wisdom and encouragement, every single page is a testament to the power of words, and the impact they can have on the relationships you build with others. And most importantly, the one you have with yourself.

Lang Leav captures the intricacies of emotions like few others can. It's no wonder she has been recognized as a major influencer of the modern poetry movement and her writing has inspired a whole new generation of poets to pick up a pen.

Love Looks Pretty on You is truly the must-have book for poetry lovers all over the world.]]> 224 Lang Leav 144949935X Rifaa M 0 to-read 3.81 2019
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]]> 36100966
This completely original collection of poetry and prose will not only delight her avid fans but is sure to capture the imagination of a whole new audience. With the turn of every page,�� Sea of Strangers ��invites you to go beyond love and loss to explore themes of self-discovery and empowerment as you navigate your way around the human heart.
��]]> 215 Lang Leav 1449489893 Rifaa M 0 to-read 3.68 2018
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]]> 25330489
For fans of Lang Leav, this beautiful gift book is a must-have! Beloved pieces from Lullabies and Love & Misadventure are collected together in this illustrated treasury. In addition, 35 new poems that have not been published in any Lang Leav collection offer something new to discover. The author's original art is presented in lovely four-color illustrations.

Lang Leav's evocative poetry in a gorgeous package with ribbon marker and cloth spine is an irresistible gift for any poetry lover!]]> 256 Lang Leav 1449472397 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.07 2015
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]]> 18003300
Beautifully illustrated and thoughtfully conceived, Love and Misadventure will take you on a roller-coaster ride through an ill-fated love affair—from the initial butterflies to the soaring heights—through to the devastating plunge. Lang Leav has an unnerving ability to see inside the hearts and minds of her readers. Her talent for translating complex emotions with astonishing simplicity has won her a cult following of devoted fans from all over the world.]]> 176 Lang Leav 0473235501 Rifaa M 0 to-read 3.94 2013
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]]> 22151696 Love & Misadventure, Lullabies continues to explore the intricacies of love and loss.

Set to a musical theme, love's poetic journey in this new, original collection begins with a Duet and travels through Interlude and Finale with an Encore popular piece from the best-selling Love & Misadventure. Lang Leav's evocative poetry speaks to the soul of anyone who is on this journey.

Leav has an unnerving ability to see inside the hearts and minds of her readers. Her talent for translating complex emotions with astonishing simplicity has won her a cult following of devoted fans from all over the world.

Lang Leav is a poet and internationally exhibiting artist.]]> 248 Lang Leav 1449461077 Rifaa M 5 3.98 2014
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average rating: 3.98
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In love with her and every single poem in this book.
]]> 51525794 180 أثير عبدالله النشمي Rifaa M 3 3.40 2020
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average rating: 3.40
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]]> 7119070 تبدأ الكاتبة السعودية روايتها بنفس المقطع الذي تنتهي به، لتروي بينهما قصة "جمانة" و"عزيز" التي "لن تنتهي!".

تبوح المرأة بتفاصيل مشاعرها تجاه الرجل الذي تحب، والأهم أنها تحاول التعبير عن حالتها الذهنية في تناقضها الحتمي مع حالة الحب الذي تكنّ. فالشرخ الذي يولّد عذابات جمة لا دواء لها، لا بد قائم بين عقلها وقوة مشاعرها، وعطائها الذي لا حدود له للمحبوب: "كنت على استعداد لأن أصغر فتكبر..لأن أفشل لتنجح، لأن أخبو لتلمع.."، ونوعية حبها الذي لا يقدره بل يتجاهله أو يقوم باستغلاله لصالح أهداف أقل أهمية منه بكثير، وأقل قيمة. "ما زلت لا أدرك، لا أدرك كيف يتلاعب رجل بامرأة تحبه من دون أن يخاف للحظة مما يفعله نحوها!"

في كل مرة و"بعد كل خيبة أمل.. بعد كل محنة وكل نزوة.. كنت أحاول لملمة أجزائي لنفتح مجدداً صفحة بيضاء أخرى.."، لكن "البدايات الجديدة ما هي إلا كذبة".

تستعيد الكاتبة ذكرياتها معه منذ البداية في مقهى خارج الوطن الذي غادرته للدراسة: "الوطن الذي لو لم أغادره لما حدث كل هذا.. أتكون أنت عقابي على مغادرة وطن أحبني!.."، وفكرة العقاب والثواب التي يسخر منها عزيز، تؤمن هي بها: "مؤمنة أنا بيوم الحساب أكثر من أي شيء،" لأنها تأمل عبرها أن ينال عزيز عقابه على ما اقترفه بحقها.

قالت لهما العجوز الهندية غريبة الأطوار، دون سابق معرفة: "هي متعبة منك..منك فقط..وأنت متعب من كل شيء.."، وقالت لها "هيفاء" صديقتها الكويتية التي تتخاصم دائما وعزيز، بأنه لا يستحقها، وتقول جمانة له اليوم "حبي لك كان أعمى يا عزيز..وأن هيفاء رأت فيك ما لم أره.."، رأت الكذب المتسلسل والخيانة والإنكار الذي يشكك الآخر بنفسه وبعقله وإحساسه، وهي صفات تتجاهلها المرأة التي تحب رجلاً يحبها لكنه غير قادر على الالتزام بها. قال لها بصراحة: "اسمعي.. أنا رجل لعوب.. أشرب وأعربد وأعاشر النساء.. لكنني أعود إليك في كل مرة.."، وكانت تتحمل الأذى: "تؤذينني عمداً وكأنك تفرغ في نفسي أحقادك وأوجاعك وأمراضك، تؤذيني عمداً باسم الحبّ..". وهي بالرغم من كل الحقائق والوقائع تعترف: "لم أبكِ بحرقة إلا بسببك ولم أضحك من أعماقي إلا معك.. أليست بمعادلة صعبة..؟ يحلل لها زياد صديقهما المشترك الوضع: "أحببته لدرجة أخافته!.. لم يكن قادراً على ضمك لقائمة نسائه ولم يتمكن من الابتعاد عنك.. أحبك لدرجة أنه كان يخشى عليك من نفسه.. كما كان يخشى منك في الوقت ذاته.."

كيف يلتقيان، وهو يؤمن بأن الغاية تبرر الوسيلة، وهي تؤمن "بأن الوسيلة أحياناً أهم من الغاية!"؟

"قلت لي يوماً بأن حكايات الحبّ الشرقية غالباً ما تنتهي بمأساة. واليوم أعرف بأنك كنت محقاً في هذا.."

تنقل الرواية بصدق عميق ما يدور في أعماق المرأة في حالة حب،ّ من أحاسيس وأفكار وتناقضات، إذ تظن أن الخيار الصعب إلى أقسى مداه يكمن في الحفاظ على مشاعر الحبّ الجياشة واستمرارها، على حساب التنكّر للذات الواعية والمدركة لتلاعب الطرف الآخر بها، لكنها بأي حال، وحتى في حال دفع الحساب، لن تحصل على مبتغاها.]]> 326 أثير عبدالله النشمي 995371908X Rifaa M 4 3.56 2009
author: أثير عبدالله النشمي
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.56
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rating: 4
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]]> 42762160 2126 Anonymous 9777951507 Rifaa M 0 currently-reading 3.77
author: Anonymous
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]]> 48564664 لن تعرفه امرأة مثلما عرفته أنا، أعرف كم يحب أمه وكيف تتناقض مشاعره نحو أبيه، فأنا مثله، أعشق أمي، وأحتار في وصف مشاعري نحو أبي..
أعرف أنه سافر لدراسة الهندسة مرغماً لأن أباه يريده مهندساً مثله، وأعرف أن له ميولاً أدبية، وأنه يحب قراءة الشعر كما يحب كتابته..
أعرف أن لديه عدة قصائد كتبها في أوقات متفرقة من حياته، و أعرف أن
قصائده تلك جميلة لحد الذهول.. لم يقرأ قصائده لغيري، لقد أقسم أمامي
أنه لن ينشرها، لم يكتبها ليشاركه بها الآخرون، كتبها لنفسه، ليفرغ بعضا من
صراعه الداخلي الذي لا ينتهي، فكل تلك القصائد كانت تدور حول علاقته بأبيه
وإحساسه الناقص به
أعرف أنه يحب اللون الأحمر، ويكره اللون الرمادي، أعرف أنه يحب الأكل
الإيطالي و يعرف كيف يطهوه بمهارة..
أعرف أن غرفته باردة في الشتاء، وهو رجل يكره البرد، أعرف أنه يحب الصيف من أجل البحر، البحر الذي يستطيع أن يسبح فيه لساعات طوال دون أن يكل أو يتعب.
أعرف أنه يحب القهوة التركية، من غير سكر، ثم صار يشعر بخفقان في قلبه بعد أن يشربها، بعدها تعود على شرب القهوة الفرنسية لأنها أخف على قلبه من سابقتها..]]> 235 علياء الكاظمي 9921727958 Rifaa M 4 3.78
author: علياء الكاظمي
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average rating: 3.78
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]]> 386482
�� A New York Times bestseller for over a decade
�� An international bestseller published in 52 languages worldwide

“This book by don Miguel Ruiz, simple yet so powerful, has made a tremendous difference in how I think and act in every encounter.�� �� Oprah Winfrey

“Don Miguel Ruiz’s book is a roadmap to enlightenment and freedom.�� �� Deepak Chopra, Author, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success

“An inspiring book with many great lessons.�� �� Wayne Dyer, Author, Real Magic

“In the tradition of Castaneda, Ruiz distills essential Toltec wisdom, expressing with clarity and impeccability what it means for men and women to live as peaceful warriors in the modern world.�� �� Dan Millman, Author, Way of the Peaceful Warrior]]> 140 Miguel Ruiz 1878424319 Rifaa M 2 4.23 1997
author: Miguel Ruiz
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 4.23
book published: 1997
rating: 2
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]]> 44057473
That's my motto.

You're probably thinking, He's a dreamer, that Wassim. What's he got to be hopeful about? He's ten years old and look at his life.

Thanks, but it's not so bad.

I've got a lot to be hopeful about.

Specially now there's a person who can help me.

A person called Felix Salinger.]]> 301 Morris Gleitzman 0143793241 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.18 2021
author: Morris Gleitzman
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average rating: 4.18
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rating: 0
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]]> 34662775 240 Morris Gleitzman 014138865X Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.26 2017
author: Morris Gleitzman
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]]> 25083817
Soon continues the incredibly moving story of Felix, a Jewish boy still struggling to survive in the wake of the liberation of Poland after the end of World War Two.]]> 208 Morris Gleitzman 0670078875 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.34 2015
author: Morris Gleitzman
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]]> 13143876 209 Morris Gleitzman 0670075442 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.37 2011
author: Morris Gleitzman
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]]> 7200982 Now is the third shocking, funny and heartbreaking book in Morris Gleitzman's Second World War series.

Sometimes facing the past is the bravest act of all...

ONCE
I didn't know about my grandfather Felix's scary childhood.

THEN
I found out what the Nazis did to his best friend Zelda.

NOW
I understand why Felix does the things he does.

At least he's got me. My name is Zelda too. This is our story.

Now is the third in a series of children's novels about Felix, a Jewish orphan caught in the middle of the Holocaust, from Australian author Morris Gleitzman - author of Bumface and Two Weeks with the Queen. The other books in the series, Once, Then and After are also available from Puffin.]]> 169 Morris Gleitzman 014132998X Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.05 2010
author: Morris Gleitzman
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]]> 5139218 Then - Morris Gleitzman's heartbreaking children's novel set during the Nazi occupation of Poland during the Second World War - Jewish orphan Felix and his best friend Zelda have been captured and are on the way to a concentration camp, unless they manage to escape . . .

A little hope goes a long way.

I had a plan for me and Zelda. Pretend to be someone else. Find new parents, be safe forever.

Then the Nazis came.

My name is Felix. This is my story.

Then is the second in a series of children's novels about Felix, a Jewish orphan caught in the middle of the Holocaust, from Australian author Morris Gleitzman - author of Bumface and Two Weeks with the Queen. The other books in the series, Once, Now and After, are also available from Puffin.]]> 184 Morris Gleitzman 0141324821 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.39 2008
author: Morris Gleitzman
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]]> 1045757 Once by Morris Gleitzman is the story of a young Jewish boy who is determined to escape the orphanage he lives in to save his Jewish parents from the Nazis in the occupied Poland of the Second World War.

Everybody deserves to have something good in their life. At least Once.

Once I escaped from an orphanage to find Mum and Dad.

Once I saved a girl called Zelda from a burning house.

Once I made a Nazi with a toothache laugh.

My name is Felix. This is my story.

Once is the first in a series of children's novels about Felix, a Jewish orphan caught in the middle of the Holocaust, from Australian author Morris Gleitzman - author of Bumface and Boy Overboard. The next books in the series Then, Now and After are also available from Puffin.]]> 160 Morris Gleitzman 014132063X Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.23 2005
author: Morris Gleitzman
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average rating: 4.23
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]]> 35606560 256 Rupi Kaur 1449486797 Rifaa M 3 4.09 2018
author: Rupi Kaur
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2018
rating: 3
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]]> 23513349 Milk and Honey is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity.

It is split into four chapters, with each chapter dealing with a different pain. Healing a different heartache. Milk and Honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them -- because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look.]]> 204 Rupi Kaur 1502784270 Rifaa M 3 3.97 2014
author: Rupi Kaur
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2014
rating: 3
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]]> 30780006
“Wise advice on how to reflect and slow down.�� �� Elle

Is it the world that’s busy, or is it my mind?

The world moves fast, but that doesn’t mean we have to. This bestselling mindfulness guide by Haemin Sunim (which means “spontaneous wisdom��), a renowned Buddhist meditation teacher born in Korea and educated in the United States, illuminates a path to inner peace and balance amid the overwhelming demands of everyday life.

By offering guideposts to well-being and happiness in eight areas—including relationships, love, and spirituality—Haemin Sunim emphasizes the importance of forging a deeper connection with others and being compassionate and forgiving toward ourselves. The more than twenty full-color illustrations that accompany his teachings serve as calming visual interludes, encouraging us to notice that when you slow down, the world slows down with you.]]> 288 Haemin Sunim 0143130773 Rifaa M 5 4.06 2012
author: Haemin Sunim
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 4.06
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rating: 5
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A great book to develop yourself in many different things.
]]> 27551655 يخلو من الزوال والفناء..
لأنك الحب الذي يشبع عفة..
لأنك الجنون الذي إنتشلني من حياة الرفاهية والتكلف إلى حُب
البساة والتواضع
لأنني أيقنت أنك ستكون معي حتى
تنكمش جلودنا شيباً
.لهذا أيقنتك حُباً]]> 379 مريم العفاد المنصوري Rifaa M 3 3.34
author: مريم العفاد المنصوري
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average rating: 3.34
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]]> 4613804
تقول إيزابيل أنها بدأت في كتابة كتابها هذا في المستشفى بعد سقوط ابنتها، كان في بدايته رسالة لباولا علها تقرأها عندما تفيق، رسالة تدون فيها تفاصيل حياة أسلافها، ومن ثم حياتها هي، وتاريخ تشيلي بالتغيرات السياسية والاجتماعية التي طالته في السبعينات، ودفعت بإيزابيل إلى الفرار إلى فنزويلا والعيش هناك لسنوات طويلة.

يمكننا اعتبار هذا الكتاب نصف سيرة ذاتية �� عادت إيزابيل لتكمل سيرتها الذاتية في كتابها الأخير الذي صدر مؤخرا ً تحت عنوان ( حصيلة الأيام) والذي حمل بوضوح وصف ( مذكرات) وفيه تكمل من حيث توقفت في كتاب باولا -، حافلة بالعمل الصحفي والتلفزيوني والسياسي والكتابي، حافلة بالعشاق العاجلين، وبالحب الذي ظنت أنه لن يأتي �� متشوق إلى قراءة مذكراتها عن السنوات الـ 13 التي تلت ( باولا) �� من 1992 م وحتى 2005 م عندما شرعت بكتابة ( حصيلة الأيام) لأرى هل ظل ذلك الحب كما وصفته في ( باولا) أم أنها استبدلته بحب جديد -، وبالحديث في الوضع الاجتماعي والسياسي السائد في تشيلي حتى الفترة الانقلابية التي أدت إلى قتل قريبها ( سلفادور الليندي) أول رئيس اشتراكي ينتخب ديمقراطيا ً في التاريخ، واعتلاء أوغستو بينوشيه للحكم.

الكتاب محمل جدا ً، كتب بيد روائية عظيمة، وأم حنون، وامرأة وطنية، وتتضح فيه ملامح الثقافة التشيلية �� الطبقة التي تنتمي إليها إيزابيل على الأقل �� والتي ستبدو غريبة لمن اعتادوا على الروائيين الأوروبيين والأمريكان العقلانيين، حيث تنتشر أرواح الأسلاف، وحكايات النبؤات التي لا تخيب، والأفعال السحرية التي تجلب الحظ.]]> 374 Isabel Allende Rifaa M 0 currently-reading 4.24 1994
author: Isabel Allende
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 4.24
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]]> 10414941 656 Robert K. Massie 0679456724 Rifaa M 0 to-read 3.92 2011
author: Robert K. Massie
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average rating: 3.92
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]]> 8664353
The lieutenant’s name was Louis Zamperini. In boyhood, he'd been a cunning and incorrigible delinquent, breaking into houses, brawling, and fleeing his home to ride the rails. As a teenager, he had channeled his defiance into running, discovering a prodigious talent that had carried him to the Berlin Olympics and within sight of the four-minute mile. But when war had come, the athlete had become an airman, embarking on a journey that led to his doomed flight, a tiny raft, and a drift into the unknown.

Ahead of Zamperini lay thousands of miles of open ocean, leaping sharks, a foundering raft, thirst and starvation, enemy aircraft, and, beyond, a trial even greater. Driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor; brutality with rebellion. His fate, whether triumph or tragedy, would be suspended on the fraying wire of his will.]]> 475 Laura Hillenbrand 1400064163 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.38 2010
author: Laura Hillenbrand
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2010
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]]> 39709117 208 مريم الموسوي 6140123348 Rifaa M 4 3.43
author: مريم الموسوي
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.43
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]]> 25341015 " رواية لن يستسيغها الرجال " 164 سمية تيشة Rifaa M 4 2.77
author: سمية تيشة
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 2.77
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]]> 38119009 استغفرتكِ ذنبًا وتبت منكِ 218 شوق السويدي Rifaa M 2 2.93
author: شوق السويدي
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 2.93
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rating: 2
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]]> 17470674
Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department, armed with a lethal hypodermic, escorted by helicopters, is ready to track down those dissidents who defy society to preserve and read books.

The classic dystopian novel of a post-literate future, Fahrenheit 451 stands alongside Orwell’s 1984 and Huxley’s Brave New World as a prophetic account of Western civilization’s enslavement by the media, drugs and conformity.

Bradbury’s powerful and poetic prose combines with uncanny insight into the potential of technology to create a novel which, decades on from first publication, still has the power to dazzle and shock.

--back cover]]> 227 Ray Bradbury 0007491565 Rifaa M 4 4.01 1953
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average rating: 4.01
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rating: 4
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Its kind of scary world, I cant imagine myself there. It is a nice story, I wish if there is more details after the war. I want to complete the story so I think i will depend on my imagination.
]]> 5894734 ضمن حدود القرن الثامن عشر وفي مناخه يروي الكاتب قصة رجل غريب الأطوار ينتمي إلى أكثر كائنات تلك الحقبة نبوغاً وشناعة وعبقرية، تجلت في عالم الروائح الزائل. ومكان الرواية "غرنوبل" تلك المدينة التي سكنها الوحش قاتل الفتيات، والتي أدت بحياة خمس وعشرين فتاة كان هو ذاك الرجل بطل الرواية. يروي الروائي تلك الحكاية بجد من الحذر والترقب في انتظار القبض على هذا المجرم وإعدامه.]]> 287 Patrick Süskind Rifaa M 4 3.85 1985
author: Patrick Süskind
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.85
book published: 1985
rating: 4
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]]> 12964690 158 Agatha Christie Rifaa M 0 3.25
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]]> 31438349 253 مريم العفاد المنصوري 994813706X Rifaa M 2 هل أحزن أم افرح..
كتاب واقعي يحكي ما قد يدور في بيتنا أو بيت الجار..
]]> 3.31
author: مريم العفاد المنصوري
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.31
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لا أعلم
هل أحزن أم افرح..
كتاب واقعي يحكي ما قد يدور في بيتنا أو بيت الجار..

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ارم حجراً في بحيرة، ولن يكون تأثيرها مرئياً فقط، بل سیدوم فترة أطول بكثير. إذ سيعكر الحجر صفو المياه الراكدة، وسيشكل دائرة في البقعة التي سقط فيها، ويلمح البصر، ستتسع تلك الدائرة، وتشكل دائرة إثر دائرة. وسرعان ما تتوسع المويجات التي أحدثها صوت سقوط الحجر حتى تظهر على سطح الماء الذي يشبه المرآة، ولن تتوقف هذه الدائرة وتتلاشى، إلا عندما تبلغ الدوائر الشاطئ. إذا ألقيت حجراً في النهر، فإن النهر سيعتبره مجرد حركة أخرى من الفوضى في مجراه الصاخب المضطرب. لا شيء غير عادي. لا شيء لا يمكن السيطرة عليه.

أما إذا سقط الحجر في بحيرة فلن تعود البحيرة ذاتها مرة أخرى.]]> 511 Elif Shafak 6000274122 Rifaa M 5 من الكتب التي يحتاج الشخص قرائتها بين فترة وحين ]]> 4.13 2009
author: Elif Shafak
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 4.13
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rating: 5
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كتاب يستحق الوقت الذي قرأته فيه وفكرت فيه، واشتقت إليه..
من الكتب التي يحتاج الشخص قرائتها بين فترة وحين
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Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.]]> 313 John Green Rifaa M 0 4.13 2012
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]]> 23453136 NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY BESTSELLER

On a cold night in October 1937, searchlights cut through the darkness around Alcatraz. A prison guard’s only daughter—one of the youngest civilians who lives on the island—has gone missing. Tending the warden’s greenhouse, convicted bank robber Tommy Capello waits anxiously. Only he knows the truth about the little girl’s whereabouts, and that both of their lives depend on the search’s outcome.

Almost two decades earlier and thousands of miles away, a young boy named Shanley Keagan ekes out a living as an aspiring vaudevillian in Dublin pubs. Talented and shrewd, Shan dreams of shedding his dingy existence and finding his real father in America. The chance finally comes to cross the Atlantic, but when tragedy strikes, Shan must summon all his ingenuity to forge a new life in a volatile and foreign world.

Skilfully weaving these two stories, Kristina McMorris delivers a compelling novel that moves from Ireland to New York to San Francisco Bay. As her finely crafted characters discover the true nature of loyalty, sacrifice, and betrayal, they are forced to confront the lies we tell—and believe—in order to survive.]]> 340 Kristina McMorris 0758281188 Rifaa M 0 to-read 3.85 2015
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average rating: 3.85
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هو الرجل وهل يستحق الثمن؟
الرواية تلقي الضوء على قضية كبيرةشائكةوغير مسبوقة تختلف حولها وجهات نظر القضاء والطب والقانون ...]]> 364 نور عبدالمجيد Rifaa M 5 واقع مر تعيشه مئات السيدات في المجتمع العربي..
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واقع مر تعيشه مئات السيدات في المجتمع العربي..

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Sydney becomes captivated by Ridge, her mysterious neighbor. She can't take her eyes off him or stop listening to the passionate way he plays his guitar every evening out on his balcony. And there's something about Sydney that Ridge can't ignore, either. When their inevitable encounter happens, they soon find themselves needing each other in more ways than one...

Original music created for Maybe Someday by musician Griffin Peterson can be accessed through the website listed in the ebook and paperback.

From the author of the New York Times bestsellers Slammed, Point of Retreat, Hopeless, This Girl, and Losing Hope, Maybe Someday is destined to be another bestseller and long-lasting fan favorite.]]> 367 Colleen Hoover Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.36 2014
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average rating: 4.36
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average rating: 3.47
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rating: 3
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]]> 13017921 229 عبدالوهاب السيد الرفاعي Rifaa M 3 4.07 1999
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average rating: 4.07
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rating: 3
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]]> 23002457 تنام هي على ظهرها مشبعة رئتيها بالسجائر.

تُحدّق بالسماء الخالية من كل شيء عدا خط التلوث الممتد من منطقة الأحمدي. كان الخط شديد الوضوح حيث دفع به الهواء القادم من الجنوب.
طلت شفتيها بالأحمر الفاتح الخجول. ترتدي فستاناً مزركشاً قصيراً يصل فوق الركبة تتوج أطرافه الدانتيل الأبيض.

خطر تساؤل مشؤوم ببالها ليسمعه سالم
- هل فكرت يوماً بالنزول من الأرض؟
- بماذا تفكرين منيرة؟

أدارت بوجهها للشمال حيث يستلقي و وجهه مستند على راحة يده اليُمنى
- أفكر بالذي تفكر أنت فيه
- وبماذا أفكر أنا ؟
- تُفكر بتقبيلي..]]> 185 Mahmoud Shaker Rifaa M 3 3.33 2014
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name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.33
book published: 2014
rating: 3
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]]> 1278843 256 Lesley Hazleton 1582342369 Rifaa M 0 to-read 3.65 2004
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name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.65
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In a mining town in Germany, Werner Pfennig, an orphan, grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find that brings them news and stories from places they have never seen or imagined. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments and is enlisted to use his talent to track down the resistance. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, Doerr illuminates the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another.

From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the stunningly beautiful instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.

An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here]]> 544 Anthony Doerr 1476746583 Rifaa M 0 to-read 4.31 2014
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average rating: 4.31
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Luke Fitzwilliam does not believe Miss Pinkerton’s wild allegation that a multiple murderer is at work in the quiet English village of Wychwood and that her local doctor is next in line.

But within hours, Miss Pinkerton has been killed in a hit-and-run car accident. Mere coincidence? Luke is inclined to think so—until he reads in the Times of the unexpected demise of Wychwood’s Dr. Humbleby.…]]> 277 Agatha Christie 0312979827 Rifaa M 4 3.79 1939
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name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.79
book published: 1939
rating: 4
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Poirot quickly takes a particular interest in the young woman. Recently, she has narrowly escaped a series of life-threatening accidents. Something tells the Belgian sleuth that these so-called accidents are more than just mere coincidences or a spate of bad luck. Something like a bullet! It seems all too clear to him that someone is trying to do away with poor Nick, but who? And, what is the motive? In his quest for answers, Poirot must delve into the dark history of End House. The deeper he gets into his investigation, the more certain he is that the killer will soon strike again. And, this time, Nick may not escape with her life.]]> 287 Agatha Christie 0007119305 Rifaa M 5 4.00 1932
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name: Rifaa M
average rating: 4.00
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rating: 5
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The Leonides are one big happy family living in a sprawling, ramshackle mansion. That is until the head of the household, Aristide, is murdered with a fatal barbiturate injection.

Suspicion naturally falls on the old man’s young widow, fifty years his junior. But the murderer has reckoned without the tenacity of Charles Hayward, fiancé of the late millionaire’s granddaughter.]]> 276 Agatha Christie 031298166X Rifaa M 4 4.07 1949
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average rating: 4.07
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Is this black magic or simply a macabre joke? The only way to be certain is to locate Captain Trevelyan. Unfortunately, his home is six miles away and, with snowdrifts blocking the roads, someone will have to make the journey on foot...]]> 248 Agatha Christie 0007136846 Rifaa M 4 3.77 1931
author: Agatha Christie
name: Rifaa M
average rating: 3.77
book published: 1931
rating: 4
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