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alresalah — Sat, 29 May 2010 15:19:01 +0000

1998 IDRF Fellow Brian McLaren’s book is about the construction of tourist experience in colonial Libya through representations produced by and for modern Italian society. Because it is considered as a complex cultural formation, architecture has a role in the construction of that experience. The thrust of the book is the interaction and perception of the modern West represented by Fascist Italy with the indigenous culture of Libya under the aegis of a modern tourist system.

ISBN: 978-0295985428

PRICE: 85.00 L.D.

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Angels & Demons

alresalah — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:42:34 +0000

When a world renowned scientist is found brutally murdered in a Swiss research facility, a Harvard professor, Robert Langdon, is summoned to identify the mysterious symbol seared onto the dead man’s chest. His baffling conclusion: that it is the work of the Illuminati, a secret brotherhood presumed extinct for nearly four hundred years – reborn to continue their bitter vendetta against their most hated enemy, the Catholic church.

In Rome, the college of cardinals assembles to elect a new pope. Yet somewhere within the walls of the Vatican, an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessly counts down to oblivion. While the minutes tick away, Langdon joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to decipher the labyrinthine trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome to the long-forgotten Illuminati lair – a secret refuge wherein lies the only hope for the Vatican.

But, with each revelation comes another twist, another turn in the plot, which leaves Langdom and Vetra reeling and at the mercy of a seemingly invisible enemy.

ISBN: 978-1416-580-829

PRICE: 30.00 L.D.

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One Hundred Years of Solitude

alresalah — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:27:45 +0000

A novel authored by Colombian Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It was first published in Spanish in 1967. The book was an instant success worldwide and was translated into over 27 languages. Lauded critically, it is the major work of the Latin American “boom“ in literature. It was also an immense commercial success, becoming the best-selling book in Spanish in modern history, after Don Quixote. The product of 15 months of work, during which Garcia Marquez barricaded himself in his house, it broke his writer’s block and is widely considered Garcia Marquez’s magnum opus.

The novel chronicles the history of the Buendía family in the town founded by their patriarch, José Arcadio Buendía Macondo. It is built on multiple time frames, playing on ideas presented earlier by Jorge Luis Borges in stories such as The Garden of Forking Paths.

ISBN: 978-006-088-3287

PRICE: 27.00 L.D.

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Model Business Letters, E-mails

alresalah — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:31:45 +0000

In business, communication counts. Clear and well-structured letters, documents and e-mails can deliver better results, with speed and accuracy. The words that you use, and the way that you present them, also send important signals about you and your business to your customers, colleagues and business partners. So make sure you’re sending the right ones.

ISBN: 978-027-367-5242

PRICE: 60.00 L.D.

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Tripolitania

alresalah — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:05:22 +0000

This is a new series of guides to the archaeology of Libya, from prehistoric times until the invasion of the Bani Hilal in AD 1051, written by acknowledged experts for the non-specialist traveller. The first volume, TRIPOLITANIA by Philip Kenrick, deals with a region which offers the visitor not only the classical splendors of UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as Sabratha and Lepcis Magna, but also a hinterland which is rich in standing monuments of the Punic, Roman and early Islamic periods. All are described and explained in a comprehensive gazetteer. Contains: – Historical background, from prehistory until the early Middle Ages – Regional maps, site plans, drawings and reconstructions of individual buildings – Museum layout plans and guides to displays – Navigating instructions, with GPS coordinates for most sites – Lavish photography in colour

ISBN: 978-1900-971-089

PRICE: 40.00 L.D.

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ISBN: 978-0747-582-977

PRICE: 25.00 L.D.

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A Thousand Splendid Suns

alresalah — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:10:35 +0000

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a breathtaking story set against the volatile events of Afghanistan’s last thirty years—from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to the post-Taliban rebuilding—that puts the violence, fear, hope, and faith of this country in intimate, human terms. It is a tale of two generations of characters brought jarringly together by the tragic sweep of war, where personal lives—the struggle to survive, raise a family, find happiness—are inextricable from the history playing out around them.

Propelled by the same storytelling instinct that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once a remarkable chronicle of three decades of Afghan history and a deeply moving account of family and friendship. It is a striking, heart-wrenching novel of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love—a stunning accomplishment.

ISBN: 978-0747-582-977

PRICE: 25.00 L.D.

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The Lost Symbol

alresalah — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:06:44 +0000

To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books.
—The Secret Teachings of All Ages

Fact:

In 1991, a document was locked in the safe of the director of the CIA. The document is still there today. Its cryptic text includes references to an ancient portal and an unknown location underground. The document also contains the phrase “It’s buried out there somewhere.”

All organizations in this novel exist, including the Freemasons, the Invisible College, the Office of Security, the SMSC, and the Institute of Noetic Sciences.

All rituals, science, artwork, and monuments in this novel are real.

ISBN: 978-0385-504-225

PRICE: 50.00 L.D.

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Twilight Review

alresalah — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:02:33 +0000

At the beginning of Twilight, Isabella (Bella) Swan has just moved from Phoenix to the cloudy town of Forks, Washington to live with her police-chief dad, Charlie. Bella can’t help but notice a striking group of students sitting together at school. And though Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, and Emmett, along with their adoptive parents Carlisle and Esme, are intimidatingly beautiful, Edward Cullen’s hate-filled reaction to Bella is downright frightening to her.

That’s why it’s surprising when he saves her life — twice — in two mysterious incidents that showcase his oddly superhuman abilities. Eventually, Bella discovers three things that will change her life: first, that gorgeous Edward and his family are vampires, second, that Edward’s reaction to her blood’s smell and taste is particularly strong (the reason he had avoided her at first), and third, that in spite of these obstacles, they seem destined for each other.

Bella begins to adjust to the strangeness of dating a vampire — from Edward’s mind-reading to the way his skin glitters in the sun to the hunting trips the Cullens must make to avoid drinking human blood. But soon, trouble arrives when a new trio of immortals arrives in Forks. Vampires James, Laurent, and Victoria seem peaceful enough at first, but Edward sees that James is obsessed with hunting and torturing human prey, and that Bella is his ultimate target. Bella, Jasper, and Alice escape to Phoenix, but James follows. He blackmails Bella into meeting him and nearly kills her before Edward appears in the nick of time and kills him instead. Still, Bella has a lot of healing to do and plenty of time to think about something Alice told her: that with one bite, it’s possible for her to become a vampire, too.

ISBN: 978-1-904233-65-7

PRICE: 22.00 L.D.

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Al Resalah opens an English bookshop

WhatsOn.LY — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:52:48 +0000

Al Resalah bookshop wishes you a happy new year and on that note would like to invite you to visit its new branch in Hai Al Andulis near the french school.

The opening is today at 7pm at their new small English Bookshop.

From Harry Potter and Twilight to Guinness Book of Records and Jamie Oliver they have diverse categories which include:

Architecture
Landscape
Interior Design
Graphic Design
ELT
Linguistics
Literature
DIY
Art & Art craft

The bookshop aims to satisfy every customer by also providing special orders of books that are not easily found in Libya.

We would appreciate your reviews and feedback!

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