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In the village of al-Awafi, in Oman, we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla, who chooses to refuse all offers and await a reunion with the man she loves, who has emigrated to Canada. These three women and their families, their losses…

In his third cookbook, David Bez, the king of salads, offers 150 bowls perfect for supper in any season, and for every appetite. The options are endless, and vary from light, raw and fresh, to hot, filling and wholesome. Every recipe is ultra simple and can be adapted to suit a different diet. The book…

A bold, epic account of how the co-evolution of psychology and culture created the peculiar Western mind that has profoundly shaped the modern world. Perhaps you are WEIRD: raised in a society that is Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic. If so, you’re rather psychologically peculiar. Unlike much of the world today, and most people…

Have you ever wondered what happens in your house at night while you are sleeping? Is it dark and quiet with nothing going on, or…… are there strange and funny things happening that can’t be explained? What if there were some very odd characters making a big mess in the house and what if you…

Some secrets never die… Priya and Alexandra have moved from the city to a picturesque countryside town. What Alex doesn’t know is that in moving, Priya is running from her past–from a fraught relationship with an old friend, Prakash, who pursued her for many years, both online and off. Time has passed, however, and Priya,…

370 page hardcover. 4″ x 6.5″

Before AIDS or coronavirus, there was the Spanish Flu — Catharine Arnold’s gripping narrative, Pandemic 1918, marks the 100th anniversary of an epidemic that altered world history, now in paperback. In January 1918, as World War I raged on, a new and terrifying virus began to spread across the globe. In three successive waves, from…

Oh, my God, Becky, look at her book. It is so big . . . Do you like big books? Make reading time extra-cozy in a pair of bookish socks! Gibbs Smith socks are made of a 70% cotton, 28% polyester, 2% elastic blend. One-size-fits-most: Women 7.5-12; Men 6-11. Do less laundry–read more books. .…

Oh, my God, Becky, look at her book. It is so big . . . Do you like big books? Make reading time extra-cozy in a pair of bookish socks! Gibbs Smith socks are made of a 70% cotton, 28% polyester, 2% elastic blend. One-size-fits-most: Women 7.5-12; Men 6-11. Do less laundry–read more books. .…

All is going well for rich, reclusive Mr Norell, who has regained some of the power of England’s magicians from the past, until a rival magician, Jonathan Strange, appears and becomes Mr Norrell’s pupil, in a witty fantasy set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century England. Reprint.