A SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER

‘Stunning’ Lisa Taddeo, author of THREE WOMEN
‘Warm and wise’ Stephanie Merritt, Observer
‘Glamorous, sexy, compelling’ Dolly Alderton, Sunday Times
‘I fell in love with Vivian from page one’ Daisy Buchanan
‘An education in love, and an iridescent delight’ Rowan Pelling, Spectator

New York, 1940. Young, glamorous and inseparable, Vivian and Celia are chasing trouble from one end of the city to the other. But there is risk in all this play – that’s what makes it so fun, and so dangerous. Sometimes, the world may feel like it’s ending, but for Vivian and Celia, life is just beginning.

City of Girls is about daring to break conventions and follow your desires: a celebration of glamour, resilience, growing up, and the joys of female friendship – and about the freedom that comes from finding a place you truly belong.

Candid, moving, exhilarating, uplifting, and frequently humorous, the words Oprah Winfrey shares in What I Know For Sure shimmer with the sort of truth that readers will turn to again and again.

As a creative force, student of the human heart and soul, and champion of living the life you want, Oprah Winfrey stands alone. Over the years, she has made history with a legendary talk show (the highest-rated program of its kind), launched her own television network, become the USA’s only African-American billionaire, and been awarded both an honorary degree by Harvard University and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. From all her experiences, she has gleaned life lessons – which, for fourteen years, she’s shared in O, The Oprah Magazine’s widely popular ‘What I Know For Sure’ column, a monthly source of inspiration and revelation.

Now, for the first time, these thoughtful gems have been revised, updated, and collected in What I Know For Sure, a beautiful book by Oprah Winfrey with a ribbon marker, packed with insight and revelation from Oprah Winfrey. Organized by theme – joy, resilience, connection, gratitude, possibility, awe, clarity, and power – these essays offer a rare, powerful, and intimate glimpse into the heart and mind of one of the world’s most extraordinary women while providing readers a guide to becoming their best selves

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Many of our global economic problems started in 1971…when President Richard Nixon took the U.S. off the gold standard. Throughout history, when a government went off the gold standard, an age of turbulence began.

In 1997, Robert’s book Rich Dad Poor Dad stunned readers stating, “Your house is not an asset.” As howls of protest went up around the world, the book went on to become an international bestseller and the #1 personal finance book of all time.

Rich Dad Poor Dad is not a book on real estate. It is a book about the importance of financial education. Rich Dad Poor Dad was written to prepare you and your loved ones for the financial turbulence Robert’s rich dad saw coming.

In 2007, as homes declined in value or were lost to foreclosure, millions of homeowners painfully discovered the wisdom of words of Robert’s rich dad. Today we are all aware that a home can be a liability. Today we know a home can go up or down in value. Today, we all know a person can lose money investing in the stock market. Today we all know our money can go down in value and that even savers can be losers.

This is why financial intelligence is more important today than ever before. In a world of financial turbulence, your best asset is financial IQ.

The Magic of Thinking Big gives you useful methods, not empty promises. Dr. Schwartz presents a carefully designed program for getting the most out of your job, your marriage and family life, and your community. He proves that you don’t need to be an intellectual or have innate talent to attain great success and satisfaction, but you do need to learn and understand the habit of thinking and behaving in ways that will get you there

In a series of personal letters to his sons, Omar Saif Ghobash offers a short and highly readable manifesto that tackles our current global crisis with the training of an experienced diplomat and the personal responsibility of a father. Today’s young Muslims will be tomorrow’s leaders, and yet too many are vulnerable to extremist propaganda that seems omnipresent in our technological age. The burning question, Ghobash argues, is how moderate Muslims can unite to find a voice that is true to Islam while actively and productively engaging in the modern world. What does it mean to be a good Muslim?

What is the concept of a good life? And is it acceptable to stand up and openly condemn those who take the Islamic faith and twist it to suit their own misguided political agendas? In taking a hard look at these seemingly simple questions, Ghobash encourages his sons to face issues others insist are not relevant, not applicable, or may even be Islamophobic. These letters serve as a clear-eyed inspiration for the next generation of Muslims to understand how to be faithful to their religion and still navigate through the complexities of today’s world. They also reveal an intimate glimpse into a world many are unfamiliar with and offer to provide an understanding of the everyday struggles Muslims face around the globe.”

Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague? Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, and gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it? For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago.

Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded. Wouldn’t you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you?

Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man’s life. Knowing he was dying of ALS – or motor neurone disease – Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final ‘class’: lessons in how to live.

Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which Mitch shares Morrie’s lasting gift with the world.

Dhabya is a 17-year-old Emirati girl who started writing poetry when she realized the importance of being in touch with your thoughts, no matter how positive or negative they are. And that will be very vivid throughout the book, as her poems are arranged from “Nightmares” to “Dreams.”

مدن الملح هي رواية عربية للروائي السعودي عبد الرحمن المنيف ، تعد واحدة من أشهر الروايات العربية وتتألف هذه الرواية من خمسة أجزاء.

الرواية تتكلم وتصور الحياة مع بداية اكتشاف النفط والتحولات المتسارعة التي حلت بمدن وقرى الجزيرة العربية بسبب أكتشاف النفط.

أجزاء الرواية
1-التيه: يتناول الجزء الأول بوادر ظهور النفط في الجزيرة العربية من خلال سكانها وتظهر شخصية متعب الهذال الرافضة كتعبير عن الموقف العفوي لأصحاب الأرض مما اجبر السلطة أن تستعمل العنف. يصف هذا الجزء بالتفصيل بناء المدن الجديدة (حران كانت النموذج) والتغيرات القاسية والعاصفة على المستوى المكاني وخاصة الإنساني.
2-الأخدود: في الجزء الثاني ينتقل منيف إلى تصوير اهل السلطة والسياسة في الصحراء التي تتحول إلى حقل بترولي. نقطة البداية كانت انتقال الحكم من السلطان خربيط إلى ابنه خزعل الذي يمنح كل التسهيلات إلى الأمريكان لتحقيق مخططاتهم. الشخصية الرئيسية في هذا الجزء هو مستشار السلطان الجديد صبحي المحملجي الملقب بالحكيم وهو من أصل لبناني جاء إلى حران أولا كطبيب ثم ينتقل إلى العاصمة موران بحس مغامر ليرتقي إلى أكبر المناصب ويبسط نفوذه. في هذا الجزء تزداد وتيرة التحولات حدة وسرعة بحيث لا يستطيع أحد أن يتنبأ بما ستؤول اليه الأمور. ينتهي هذا الجزء في لحظة انقلاب فنر على اخيه حين كان خارج موران.
3-تقاسيم الليل والنهار: يعود الجزء الثالث إلى جذور العائلة الحاكمة إلى سنوات التصارع القبائلي التي تتوج خربيط كأهم حاكم في المنطقة في اللحظة التي يقتحم فيها الغرب الصحراء فيجد في تحالفه مع خربيط وسيلة لامتلاك الثروة التي كان يبحث عنها ويستغل السلطان ذلك الظرف للهيمنة على كل ما يمكن أن تطاله يده ويعود هذا الجزء إلى نشأة كل من خزعل وفنر.
4-المنبت: الجزء الرابع هو عبارة عن سيرة خزعل في المنفى حتى وفاته مع رصد للتغييرات الانقلابية التي فرضها فنر ومحاولته أن يحول مسار الصحراء من جديد متخلصا من بقايا سياسات أبيه وأخيه والنفوذ الأامريكي ويبدأ في تأسيس دولة بأجهزة موالية له ذات ملامح قاسية كالصحراء.
5- بادية الظلمات: بعد أن يستقر الأمر بلا منازع لفنر يعود منيف لرصد حالة الناس في ظل هذه المتغيرات حيث لا تبقى العادات هي نفسها ولا حتى الأمكنة ويتغير حتى شكل الانتماء والهوية. في هذا الجزء الأخير يصبح اسم الأرض بالدولة الهديبية ويصبح فنر شخصية أسطورية لكنه ينتهي بالاغتيال من خاصته.

تعتبر من الروايات الممنوعة في المملكة العربية السعودية، تمثل نقلة نوعية في السرد التاريخي والتأريخ الشخصي لحقبة يجد الكثير من الجيل الجديد صورة غير كاملة يضيعها وصف ما بعد تلك المرحلة أو الحاضر بصورة وردية ولكن أيضا غير كاملة(60% من سكان السعودية حول ودون 21 سنة 2004-2007) مدن الملح هي وثيقة مهمة تتحدث وتؤرخ عما هب على الحياة البدوية من رياح حضارية أثرت بلا شك بحياة البداوة الكاتب رصد بدقة الحياة البدوية وعبر عن ما يجيش في نفوس الكثير من البدو وتحول حالهم إلى الغنى المفاجئ والاثار الناتجة عن ذلك.

The Power of Intention: Wayne Dyer has been researching the power of intention, the energy that surrounds all of us. He tells us how to train ourselves to tune into this energy and step beyond our minds and egos. When we do this, we become what Dyer calls ‘Connectors’ and make ourselves available to the energy of success. Connectors are the people whom everyone sees as lucky, the people who get all the breaks. They don’t say, ‘With my luck, everything will go wrong,’ they know things will go well. They trust an invisible force that will be all-providing and don’t attract negativity to themselves. This book is full of dynamic steps that we can use to tap into this transformational energy. This book explores intention – not as something you do – but as an energy you’re part of. We’re all intended here through the invisible power of intention. This is the first book to look at intention as a field of energy you can access to begin co-creating your life! Inspiration: Your Ultimate Calling: In this extraordinary book, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer explains how to connect to the knowledge and understanding that we had in the spirit realm before we chose to incarnate in physical form. From this all-knowing place of spirit, we choose our physical body, our parents, and the nature of the life we would lead on the earth. We made these choices co-creatively with the Source, and nowhere on earth can we reconnect to that Source energy it can transform our lives. Living our lives inspired by Source energy is a powerful antidote to the feelings of emptiness that disconnection from our soul creates. This book contains Wayne Dyer’s personal blueprint for living an inspired life and finding your true calling. Stop the Excuses!: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer reveals how to change lifelong, self-defeating thinking patterns that prevent you from living at the highest levels of success, happiness, and health. You may know what to think but find it terribly difficult to actually change thinking habits that have been with you since childhood. People are forever using excuses and defending those excuse patterns as if they were actually true. Such statements as ‘It would be tough for me to change…’, ‘If I changed, it would create family dramas…’, ‘I’m too old/young to change…’, and ‘I’ve always been this way…’ are all excuses that are used regularly without challenging the truth of these thinking habits. When you eliminate excuses that explain your shortcomings or failures, you’ll awaken to your infinite possibilities. The Golden Wayne W. Dyer is the perfect gift for those yet to experience Wayne’s incredible wisdom or a wonderful treasure for any of his millions of fans worldwide.

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In 1986, Eddie and his friends are just kids on the verge of adolescence. They spend their days biking around their sleepy English village and looking for any taste of excitement they can get. The chalk men are their secret code: little chalk stick figures they leave for one another as messages only they can understand. But then a mysterious chalk man leads them right to a dismembered body, and nothing is ever the same.

In 2016, Eddie is fully grown and thinks he’s put his past behind him. But then he gets a letter in the mail, containing a single chalk stick figure. When it turns out that his friends got the same message, they think it could be a prank . . . until one of them turns up dead.

That’s when Eddie realizes that saving himself means finally figuring out what really happened all those years ago.

The Chalk Man by C. J. Tudor

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My little library of bedtime stories:

Share the magic of storytime with 10 bedtime tales. Read about little polar bear’s magic moon. find out what happens when you wish upon a star and read all about love, friendship, and family in these charming picture books.

Get easy and snuggle up. It’s time for a story!

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