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Dark Fire
د.إ60.00Winner of the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger
‘Hilary Mantel has a serious rival’ – Sunday Times
‘History never seemed so real’ – New York Times
Dark Fire is the second thrilling book in C. J. Sansom’s number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.
England, 1540. Out of favour with Thomas Cromwell, Matthew Shardlake is intent on keeping a low profile in the courts. But his involvement with a murder case, defending a girl accused of brutally killing her young cousin, brings him once again into contact with the King’s chief minister – and a new assignment . . .
The secret of Greek Fire, the legendary substance with which the Byzantines destroyed the Arab navies, has been lost for centuries. Now an official of the Court of Augmentations has discovered the formula in the library of a dissolved monastery. When Shardlake is sent to recover it, he finds the official and his alchemist brother brutally murdered – the formula gone.
Now Shardlake must follow the trail of Greek Fire across Tudor London, while still trying to prove his young client’s innocence. But very soon he discovers nothing is as it seems . . .
This is the second novel in C. J. Sansom’s gripping historial series. It is followed by Sovereign, the third book in the series.
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Heartstone
د.إ60.00‘Hilary Mantel has a serious rival’ – Sunday Times
‘History never seemed so real’ – New York Times
Heartstone is the fifth spellbinding mystery in C. J. Sansom’s number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.
England, 1545. England is at war. Henry VIII’s invasion of France has gone badly wrong, and a massive French fleet is preparing to sail across the Channel.
Meanwhile, Matthew Shardlake is given an intriguing legal case by an old servant of Queen Catherine Parr. Asked to investigate claims of ‘monstrous wrongs’ committed against a young ward of the court, Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak journey to Portsmouth. There, Shardlake also intends to investigate the mysterious past of Ellen Fettiplace, a young woman incarcerated in the Bedlam.
Once in Portsmouth, Shardlake and Barak find themselves in a city preparing for war. The mysteries surrounding the two cases involve Shardlake in reunions both with an old friend and an old enemy close to the throne. And soon, events will converge on board one of the King’s great warships gathered in Portsmouth harbour, waiting to confront the approaching French fleet . . .
Heartstone is the fifth novel in C. J. Sansom’s gripping historical series. It is followed by the sixth book in the series, Lamentation.
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Sovereign
د.إ60.00‘Hilary Mantel has a serious rival’ – Sunday Times
‘History never seemed so real’ – New York Times
Following on from Dissolution and Dark Fire, Sovereign is the third gripping historical novel in C. J. Sansom’s number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.
England, 1541. King Henry VIII has set out on a spectacular Progress to the North to attend an extravagant submission by his rebellious subjects in York.
Already in the city are lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak, whom have reluctantly undertaken a special mission for Archbishop Thomas Cranmer – to ensure the welfare of an important but dangerous conspirator who is to be returned to London for interrogation.
But the murder of a York glazier involves Shardlake in deeper mysteries, connected not only to the prisoner in York castle but to the royal family itself. And when Shardlake and Barak stumble upon a cache of secret documents which could threaten the Tudor throne, a chain of events unfolds that will lead Shardlake to face the most terrifying fate of the age . . .
This is the third novel in C. J. Sansom’s internationally bestselling Shardlake series. It is followed by Revelation, the fourth book in the series.
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If We Were Perfect
د.إ60.00A steamy second chance/roommate romance from Ana Huang, the New York Times bestselling author of the Kings of Sin and Twisted series
Two exes, one house. What could go wrong?
Olivia had a plan: MBA, Wall Street VP by thirty-two, marriage and two children (preferably twins because #efficiency).
Not in her plan? Losing half her belongings in an apartment flood and being forced to turn to her ex for help.
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Anam
د.إ60.00‘A profound meditation on forgiveness and forgetting . . . Dao’s extraordinary debut novel combines fiction and history to chronicle his Vietnamese grandparents’ traumatic life.’ – The Observer
Moving from 1930s Hanoi through wars and displacements to Saigon, Paris, Melbourne and Cambridge, a deeply moving novel of memory and inheritance, colonialism and belonging, exile and home.
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The Weeping Ash
د.إ60.00Two intertwining adventures – one of English drama and one of Indian conflict – meet at the Paget family home in the second of Joan Aiken’s regency romances, The Weeping Ash. Perfect for fans of Netflix’s Bridgerton and Julia Quin
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The Restaurant of Lost Recipes
د.إ60.00The Restaurant of Lost Recipes, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the second book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold, and follows on from The Kamoga
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Fractal Noise
د.إ60.00Fractal Noise is a compelling story of first contact and a gripping standalone prequel to the To Sleep in a Sea of Stars – by internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini.
Humanity is not alone . . .
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Breaking Twitter
د.إ60.00In October 2022, Elon Musk marched through Twitter’s front doors after buying the digital giant for $44 billion. His takeover came with the promise of fundamental change, but n
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Green Living Made Easy
د.إ60.00An eco-friendly home guide full of tips to help you save time and money.
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The Archaeology of Loss
د.إ60.00‘A companion for anyone navigating the hardships of loss and uncertainty’ – Octavia Bright, author of This Ragged Grace
A unflinching memoir exploring the realities of marriage, care-giving, how we die and how we grieve. To
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Turning Points
د.إ60.00The Times – Best Politics and Current Affairs Books of the Year
An entertaining and revealing history of modern British politics – and the pivotal moments that got us where we are now. From Steve Richards, broadcaster,
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Gonzo Capitalism
د.إ60.00Burdened with piling student debt, stagnant wages, and a rising cost of living, a growing number of enterprising individuals are abandoning the traditional nine-to-five model of modern work. Instead, they’re turning to an ecosystem of unregulated, decentralized platforms to build their own version of success.
In Gonzo Capitalism, serial entrepreneur and self-help expert Chris Guillebeau explores this brave new world – from the tech workers working multiple jobs at once to the British teenager who earned $500,000 naming other people’s babies, to the global community of online gamers getting ‘paid to play’. Along the way, he shows you how our turbulent economy really works, and how to come up with your own unconventional ways to turn your time and talents into a better way of living.
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The Geek Way
د.إ60.00Economist Best Books of the Year
Financial Times Business Book of the Month‘A handbook for disruptors’ – Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google
We’re living in a time of amazing technological innovation, but we’r
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Milk: On Motherhood and Madness
د.إ60.00‘Sublime’ – Donal Ryan, author of Strange Flowers
‘Here is a writer who matters’ – Irish Times
I have become the common myth. Mother. The sleepy hum of early memories. The smell of shampoo, of Olay, of lavende
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Living Planet: The Web of Life on Earth
د.إ60.00A new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough’s seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet.
Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants and animals thrive or survive within every extreme of climate and habitat that it offers. Single species, and often whole communities adapt to make the most of ice cap and tundra, forest and plain, desert, ocean and volcano. These adaptations can be truly extraordinary: fish that walk or lay eggs on leaves in mid-air; snakes that fly; flightless birds that graze like deer; and bears that grow hair on the soles of their feet.
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What You Need From The Night
د.إ60.00‘One of the most exquisite debuts I’ve read’ – Daily Telegraph
‘Affecting and haunting’ – Observer
After the death of his wife, a father in a forgotten corner of France raises his two sons alone. But their
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Pegasus
د.إ60.00Pegasus is widely regarded as the most powerful cyber-surveillance system on the market – available to any government that can afford its multimillion-dollar price tag. The system’s creator, the NSO group, a private corporation headquartered in Israel, boasts about its ability to thwart terrorists and criminals.
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Homecoming
د.إ60.00‘If you haven’t read Kate Morton before, do yourself a favour’ – Graham Norton, broadcaster and bestselling author of Home Stretch
A breathtaking mystery of love, lies and a cold case come back to life, Homecoming is an immersive, twisting epic from the bestselling Kate Morton, told with her trademark intricacy and beauty.
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Another Life
د.إ60.00Lauren Ribido is a senior in high school. She dreams of an Ivy League education, escaping her hometown and her troubled mother.
When Angie hires Lauren to work at the restaurant, they form an immediate bond, which deepens when Lauren’s mother abruptly leaves town and Angie offers her a place to stay. But nothing could have prepared Angie for the far-reaching repercussions of this act of kindness. Together, these two women – one who longs for a child and the other who longs for a mother’s love – will be tested in ways that neither could have imagined.
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The Kamogawa Food Detectives
د.إ60.00The first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series, The Kamogawa Food Detectives is perfect for fans of Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s Before the Coffee Gets Cold.
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The Lantern of Lost Memories
د.إ60.00In Mr Hirasaka’s cosy photography studio in the mountains between this world and the next, someone is waking up as if from a dream.
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The Ghost Ship
د.إ60.00A sweeping and epic love story, The Ghost Ship is the swashbuckling third volume in Kate Mosse’s enthralling series, The Joubert Family Chronicles.60
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Exodus:
د.إ60.00‘A modern day re-telling of Robin Hood . . . The Ravenhood series is set to be a viral read giving us all the steam. Buckle up.’ – Glamour
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First Time Caller
د.إ60.00‘Sharp, swoon-worthy, and profoundly romantic – First Time Caller is brimming with heart’ – LYLA SAGE
A hopeless romantic meets a demoralized radio host in this cosy, Sleepless in Seattle inspired love story from fan
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Flock: The Hottest
د.إ60.00‘A modern day re-telling of Robin Hood . . . giving us all the steam. Buckle up’ – Glamour Magazine
Flock is the first in Kate Stewart’s Ravenhood Trilogy – a gritty, sexy and romantic modern-day take on Robin Hood,
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The Great Alone
د.إ60.00A gripping novel of family dynamics, heartbreak and hope which tugs at the heartstrings, set against the beauty of the Alaskan wilderness, from the bestselling author of The Nightingale.
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Winter Garden
د.إ60.00Meredith and Nina Whitson are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her family and manage the family apple orchard; the other followed a dream and travelled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But these two estranged women come together at their father’s deathbed standing alongside their cold, disapproving mother, Anya, to hear the one last promise he extracts from the women in his life.
It begins with a story like no other. A captivating, mysterious love story that spans sixty-five years and moves from war torn Leningrad in the 1940s to modern-day Alaska. The three women are brought together by a story so unexpected and extraordinary that when Meredith and Nina finally learn the secret of their mother’s past and uncover a truth so terrible, it will shake the very foundation of the family and who they think they are.
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The Light Behind The Window
د.إ60.00Unlocking the past is the key to the future . . .
From Lucinda Riley, the international bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series, The Light Behind the Window is a breathtaking historical romance about love, war and, above al
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The Trees: Shortlisted for the Booker Prize
د.إ60.00When the rural town of Money, Mississippi is beset by a series of brutal murders, a pair of detectives from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation arrive, only to be met with resistance from the local sheriff, his deputy, the coroner, and a mob of racist white townsfolk. This, they expect. Less predictable, however, is the second corpse which appears at each crime scene: that of a man resembling Emmett Till, the young Black boy lynched in the same town sixty-five years earlier.
As a spate of copycat killings spreads across the country, what begins as a murder investigation soon becomes a journey into the soul of America’s violent past.
































