– ما مدى ثقتك بحكمة المشرّعين والقضاة؟
– ماذا تعرف عن محاكمة الأموات؟
– هل تعتقد أن الحيوانات بمعزل عن المساءلة القضائية؟
– ما الجرائم التي يستحق مرتكبها عقوبة مثل الغلي أو الحرق أو السجن مئات الآلاف من السنين؟
– هل تظن أن القوانين لا تتدخل في تفاصيل حياتك الخاصة من أكل وشرب ونوم؟

يأخذك هذا الكتاب في رحلة حول العالم لاكتشاف أطرف القوانين التي توصّل إليها الفكر الإنساني وأغرب المحاكمات التاريخية، وبعد قراءته ستعلم أنّ الحقيقة أغرب من الخيال وأنّ قراقوش ما زال حيًّا !

بقلم مشعل الزعبي.

فهد عامر الأحمدي يقدم لنا جزءا جديدا من كتابه الأنجح نظرية الفستق.

نقدّم للقارئ العربي مجموعة مختارة من رسائل الفيلسوف الألماني فريدريك نيتشه (‪1900 – 1844‬) إلى ذويه وأصدقائه وصديقاته، وهي رسائل نادرة كتبها خلال حياته – من بين رسائل أخرى – تكشف عن جوانب عديدة من علاقاته مع فلاسفة ومفكرين ومبدعين وموسيقيين تعرَّف إليهم في حياته المليئة بالنشاط الفلسفي.

كما أنها تكشف عن يوميّات هذا الفيلسوف وافر الإنتاج ومواقفه حول قضايا كانت محط اهتمامه، رسائل تكشف عن نيتشه الإنسان، عن مشاعره وأحاسيسه، عن حبه وغضبه، عن كتاباته شبه الشهرية إلى أمه وأخته، ونيتشه الفنان عاشق الموسيقى وعازفها.

In the tales that make up The Elephant Vanishes, the imaginative genius that has made Haruki Murakami an international superstar is on full display.

In these stories, a man sees his favorite elephant vanish into thin air; a newlywed couple suffers attacks of hunger that drive them to hold up a McDonald’s in the middle of the night; and a young woman discovers that she has become irresistible to a little green monster who burrows up through her backyard. By turns haunting and hilarious, in The Elephant Vanishes Murakami crosses the border between separate realities—and comes back bearing remarkable treasures

The Fault in Our Stars is a novel by John Green. It is his fourth solo novel, and sixth novel overall. It was published on January 10, 2012. The title is inspired by Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare‘s play Julius Caesar, in which the nobleman Cassius says to Brutus: “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, / But in ourselves, that we are underlings.” The story is narrated by Hazel Grace Lancaster, a 16-year-old girl with thyroid cancer that has affected her lungs. Hazel is forced by her parents to attend a support group where she subsequently meets and falls in love with 17-year-old Augustus Waters, an ex-basketball player and amputee. An American feature film adaptation of the novel directed by Josh Boone and starring Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, and Nat Wolff was released on June 6, 2014.^[1] A Hindi feature film adaptation of the novel directed by Mukesh Chhabra and starring Sushant Singh Rajput, Sanjana Sanghi, and Saif Ali Khan was released on July 24, 2020 on Disney+ Hotstar.^[2] Both the book and its American film adaptation were met with strong critical and commercial success.

This is an interesting story. It is a story of a lawyer who appears to have it all – the corner office, the lifestyle, the cars, women, … Then he gives it all up and tours the East. While there, he comes across this strange monk and monastery. He comes to live life in a much different way. Yet, he is challenged by the monk who has trained him to go back home and share the message he has learned with the West. Julian, our main character, returns to his old law firm and his protégé John. He tells him a parable; then, the rest of the book explains the parable and its relation to different aspects of our lives. The parable is rather simple and a little strange, but you will never forget it as it is explained. Read it to find out how a garden, lighthouse, sumo wrestler, pink wire cable, stopwatch, roses, and a winding path of diamonds are symbols of timeless principles and virtues by which to live your life. This book could help raise the quality of your life to a new level

Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances is a fix-up novel comprising three separate stories that intertwine with one another. It was released on 2 October 2008 through Speak.^[1] The stories are “The Jubilee Express” by Maureen Johnson, “A Cheertastic Christmas Miracle” by John Green, and “The Patron Saint of Pigs” by Lauren Myracle. The book follows three different teenagers as they experience a huge snow storm in the town of Gracetown during the Christmas season

The Happiness Project synthesizes the wisdom of the ages with current scientific research, as Rubin brings readers along on her year to greater happiness. In fact, Rubin’s “happiness project” no longer describes just a book or a blog; it’s a movement.

The book ‘How to stop worrying & start living’ suggest many ways to conquer worry and lead a wonderful life.

The book mentions fundamental facts to know about worry and magic formula for solving worry-some situations.

Psychologists & Doctors’ view:

-Worry can make even the most stolid person ill.

-Worry may cause nervous breakdown.

-Worry can even cause tooth decay

-Worry is one of the factors for High Blood Pressure.

-Worry makes you tense and nervous and affect the nerves of your stomach.

The book suggests basic techniques in analysing worry, step by step, in order to cope up with them.

A very interesting feature of the book is ‘How to eliminate 50% of your business worries’.

The book offers 7 ways to cultivate a mental attitude that will bring you peace and happiness. Also, the golden rule for conquering worry, keeping your energy & spirits high.

The book consists of some True Stories which will help the readers in conquering worry to lead you to success in life.

The book is full of similar incidences and narrations which will make our readers to understand the situation in an easy way and lead a happy life. A must read book for everyone.

Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs into his life—dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows. After their all-nighter ends, and a new day breaks, Q arrives at school to discover that Margo, always an enigma, has now become a mystery. But Q soon learns that there are clues—and they’re for him. Urged down a disconnected path, the closer he gets, the less Q sees the girl he thought he knew.

Gives you an opportunity to see other ways to approach your experiences.