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Book Cover for: Time Shelter, Georgi Gospodinov

Time Shelter

Georgi Gospodinov
Financial TimesFinancial Times

Georgi Gospodinov’s comedy novel ‘Time Shelter’ wins Booker prize https://t.co/p7G1bBX0Bj

Paperback, 2024

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Hamas: The Islamic Resistance Movement, Beverley Milton-Edwards

Hamas: The Islamic Resistance Movement

Beverley Milton-Edwards
Financial TimesFinancial Times

Milton-Edwards and Farrell’s exploration of the origins, structure and evolution of Hamas offers crucial insights into understanding the enduring rivalry between the Islamist group and the leftist, and often, secular nationalism of Fatah that continues to shape Gaza today.

Hardcover, 2010

$83.25$58.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
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Book Cover for: Mothers and Sons, Adam Haslett

Mothers and Sons

Adam Haslett
Financial TimesFinancial Times

It’s been almost nine years since Haslett’s last novel, Imagine Me Gone, which was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize. The wait has only built anticipation for this tale of a New York asylum lawyer grappling with his past after taking on the case of a young, gay man.

Hardcover, 2025

$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Dream Count, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Dream Count

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Financial TimesFinancial Times

The Americanah novelist returns with a blistering tale of four women in America and Nigeria whose stories are entwined. Adichie examines the nature of love and happiness and the choices we make that shape our lives.

Hardcover, 2025

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Tale of Love and Darkness, Amos Oz

A Tale of Love and Darkness

Amos Oz
Financial TimesFinancial Times

A loving but highly critical personal history of the promise of Israel, its mistreatment of the Palestinians and how the dream soured

Paperback, 2005

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Modern Maverick: Why Writing Your Own Rules Is Better for You, Your Work and the World, Ed Haddon

The Modern Maverick: Why Writing Your Own Rules Is Better for You, Your Work and the World

Ed Haddon
Financial TimesFinancial Times

Here he presents a practical guide for a more autonomous way of living, with reflections to set free our inner “mavericks” and build a more fulfilling life. The main idea is to look for internal measures of success rather than relying on external validation.

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Book Cover for: Look: How to Pay Attention in a Distracted World, Christian Madsbjerg

Look: How to Pay Attention in a Distracted World

Christian Madsbjerg
Financial TimesFinancial Times

This is a fascinating book about the importance of paying attention to our human world, and observing what is happening around us... Madsbjerg’s book is a compelling account showing that when we pay attention, “new understanding will almost always emerge”.

Hardcover, 2023

$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears Into Your Leadership Superpower, Morra Aarons-Mele

The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears Into Your Leadership Superpower

Morra Aarons-Mele
Financial TimesFinancial Times

I am sure there are people in the world who are not plagued by worry. This book is for the rest of us... Anxious Achiever focuses on managing anxiety in the workplace, where it can cripple ambition and our ability to be productive.

Hardcover, 2023

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy, Nathan Thrall

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy

Nathan Thrall
Financial TimesFinancial Times

A deeply immersive portrait of daily life in Israel and the West Bank arranged around the story of a Palestinian child and a school trip that ends in tragedy following a traffic accident... Thrall illuminates the complex realities of one of the world’s most contested regions.

Hardcover, 2023

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood, Rashid Khalidi

The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood

Rashid Khalidi
Financial TimesFinancial Times

An unflinching examination of why the Palestinians failed to win a state of their own in the 20th century... External actors come in for much of the criticism, but Khalidi, a respected Palestinian-American historian, also finds fault with Palestinian community leaders.

Paperback, 2007

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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