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Economics, Business and Management
The Little Book of Business Wisdom
Author: Peter Krass
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Publisher of Arabic Edition:
Al-Ahlia for Publishing and Distribution, 225 pages
This book gathers advice and
guidance from 50 business leaders about handling oneself in business. The
guidelines presented in the book are based on the personal experiences of great
American business legends such as Bill Gates, John D. Rockefeller, Tom Peters
and Steven Covey. It covers management principles, leadership secrets, Wall
Street wizards, and maxims for life.
Title: The Craft of General
Management
Editor: Joseph Bowler
Publisher:
Publisher of Arabic Edition: Dar
Al Bashir (1997)
436 pages
This text on general management
covers basic concepts and emerging issues through readings by well-known
authorities from
Title: Markets Or Governments:
Choosing Between Imperfect Alternatives
Second Edition
Author: Charles Wolf Jr.
Publisher: The MIT Press (1988)
Publisher of the Arabic Edition:
Dar Al Bashir (1996)
216 Pages
This book proposes a theory of
non-market failure and examines in great detail the shortcomings of government
efforts to replace or to regulate markets. It is an unusually thorough analysis
that can be used to make more systematic comparisons between markets and
governments, and to arrive at more intelligent choices between them.
Global Issues : Democracy
Who Votes
Authors: Raymond
E. Wolfinger and Steven
J. Rosenstone
Publisher:
Publisher Of Arabic Edition:
Al-Ahlia for Publishing and Distribution
Who Votes deals with voting
behavior in the
The
Produced and illustrated by: Mort
Gerbeg
Publisher: Perigee Books
Publisher of Arabic Edition:
Al-Ahlia for Publishing and Distribution
History comes alive-in this
illustrated guide to the Constitution and all 27 Amendments.
* Which state refused to send a delegation to the Constitutional Convention?
* Why was the Convention held in secret, with sentries at the door?
* What are the 27 Amendments?
The book presents the text of the Constitution, explains its fundamentals, and
traces events leading up to its adoption in 1788. It explains the meanings of
the most important parts of the US Constitution and its amendments and puts
them in historical perspective at the same time.
Title: Culture and Democracy in
the
Author: Horace
Kallen
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Publisher of Arabic Edition: Dar
Al-Bashir for Publishing and Distribution
This is a recognized classic in
the psychology of the American peoples. It brings together a series of
reflections upon the nature of culture and democracy, upon their bearing to one
another in the
Title: Constitutionalism And
Democracy
Editors: John Elster And Rune
Slagstad
Publisher:
Publisher Of Arabic Edition: Dar
Al Nisr -
This text explores the links
between democracy, constitutionalism, and private property, and discusses why a
sovereign nation might want to limit its power.
Title: Basic
Edited by Melvin L. Urofsky
Publisher of the English version:
United States Information Agency
Publisher of the Arabic version:
Dar Al Bashir
593 pages
"Basic
Politics
Title: From Warfare To Party
Politics: The Critical Transition To Civilian Control
Author: Ralph M. Goldman
Publisher:
Publisher Of Arabic Edition: Dar
Al Ahliyah (1996)
300 Pages
In 1849, Victor Hugo wrote of a
day "when cannon balls and bombs will be replaced by votes, by popular and
universal suffrage". In this provocative new book, political scientist
Ralph Goldman unearths striking patterns of war and peace that suggest this day
may be closer than many of us realize. Goldman describes how
Title: Comparative Politics Today:
A World View
Fifth Edition
Authors: Gabriel Almond and G.
Bingham Powell Jr.
Publisher: Harper Collins (1992)
Publisher Of Arabic Edition: Dar
Al Ahliyeh (1997)
1044 Pages,
This book addresses
socio-political developments in the world today, especially in the Soviet
Union, reunited
Title: The Myth Of The Modern
Presidency
Author: David K. Nichols
Publisher: The
Publisher Of Arabic Edition: Dar Al
Ahlieh (1997)
254 Pages,
"The Myth Of The Modern
Presidency" is a major contribution to how we ought to think about the
American presidency, its constitutional roots, and historical development. The
idea that a radical transformation of the presidency took place during the
administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt has become one of the most widely
accepted tenets of contemporary scholarship. Nichols demonstrates that the
essential elements of the modern presidency have been found throughout our
history, and shows that the potential for the modern presidency was created in
the constitution itself.
Title: Out Of Our Past: The Forces
That Shaped Modern
Third Edition
Author: Carl N. Degler
Publisher: Harper Colophone Books
(1984)
Publisher Of Arabic Edition: Dar
Al Ahlieh (1997)
764 Pages
In this third edition of "Out
Of Our Past", Degler has added a comprehensive new chapter on the
historical development of American families, brought up to date the discussion
on U.S foreign policy, greatly expanded sections dealing with the place and
history of women in our past. He presents a skillful, discriminating
distillation of the work of many experts in various fields. The book is an
account of the development of the issues, the conditions, and the values which
concern us today.
Title: The Federalist Papers
Authors: Alexander Hamilton, James
Madison, And John Jay
Publisher: The Penguin Group
(1961)
Publisher Of Arabic Edition: Dar
Al Faris (1996)
662 Pages
Along with the Declaration of Independence
and the Constitution, "The Federalist Papers" laid the foundation for
an enduring democracy in
Global Issues - The Environment
Title: Who Pays the Price? The
Sociocultural Context of the Environmental Crisis
Editor: Barbara Rose Johnston
Publisher: Dar Al Faris,
310 pages
Drawing from a 'Society for
Applied Anthropology' study on human rights and the environment, this book
provides a detailed look at the human experience of environmental crisis. the
issues examined span the globe - loss of land and access to critical resources,
contamination of air, water, and soil; exposure to radiation, toxic chemicals
and other hazardous waste. topics considered in depth include:
- Human rights and environmental crisis. - Nation-state struggles over
indigenous rights. - Human environmental rights abuse in the name of both
development and national security. - Response and responsibility: institutional
bias, resource management, and multinational industry double standards. -
Social justice environmentalism.
Civil Society and Human Rights
Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy
Networks in International Politics
Authors: Margaret E. Keck and
Kathryn Sikkink
Publisher:
Publisher Of Arabic Edition: Dar
Al Bashir
Margaret E. Keck and Kathryn
Sikkink examine a type of pressure group that has been largely ignored by
political analysts: networks of activists that coalesce and operate across
national frontiers. Their targets may be international organizations or the
policies of particular states. Historical examples of such trans-border alliances
include anti-slavery and woman suffrage campaigns. In the past two decades,
transnational activism has had a significant impact in human rights, especially
in
Dialogue and Peace-building
Imagine Co-existence: Restoring
Humanity after Violent Ethnic Conflict
Editors: Antonia Chayes and Martha
L. Minow
Publisher:
Publisher of Arabic Edition:
Al-Ahlia for Publishing and Distribution
The book offers a unique
perspective grounded in research and outlines the invaluable lessons learned
from numerous war-torn societies. The authors address the common problems that
the people of these devastated nations face when the conflict subsides and
examine how initiatives in education, the arts, sports, and economic
development can offer refugees, returnees, and other survivors of group
conflict reasons to work together and can create a base for relating
constructively over time.
American History
The American Revolution: A History
Author: Gordon S. Wood
Publisher: Modern Library
Publisher of Arabic Edition:
Al-Ahlia for Publishing and Distribution
In this book, the author
effectively gives a brief history of the American Revolution from its economic,
demographic and ideological origins through the war itself and into the second
revolution, that of the creation of the constitution. The story is told
clearly, sticking to the basic outline of events. This volume is not for those already
familiar with the Revolution, but serves as a good beginning or a refresher for
those interested in the outlines of this fascinating event. All the major
personalities make brief appearances, but the focus remains on the Revolution
itself.
Global Issues: Science and
Technology
Digital Divide: Civic Engagement,
Information Poverty, and the Internet Worldwide
Author: Pippa Norris
Publisher:
Publisher of Arabic Edition:
Al-Ahlia for Publishing and Distribution
There is
widespread concern that the explosive growth of the Internet is exacerbating
existing inequalities between the information rich and poor. Digital Divide
sets out to examine the evidence for access and use of the Internet in 179
nations across the world. A global divide is evident between industrialized and
developing societies. A social divide is apparent between rich and poor within
each nation. And within the online community, evidence for a democratic divide
is emerging between those who do and do not use Internet resources to engage,
mobilize and participate in public life.
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introduction in PDF format
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American Art and Literature
American Silences
Author: J.A. Ward
Publisher:
Publisher of Arabic Edition: Dar
Azminah for Publishing and Distribution
This book is about James A.J.,
Walker Evans and Edward Hopper, three realist artists whose art ironically
emphasizes silences, something unusual for realist art in general. The approach
is usually to analyze art and literature works themselves like prose,
photography and drawings. Those that capture silences in different ways or use
a technique similar to silence in an obvious way. So even though silence is a
technique but it is also a subject in itself.
The Joy Luck Club
Author: Amy Tan
Publisher: Penguin
Publisher of Arabic Edition: Dar
Azminah for Publishing and Distribution
The novel is a story of four
mothers, four daughters, four families whose histories shift with the four
winds depending on who's telling the stories. In 1949 four Chinese women,
recent immigrants to
With wit and sensitivity, Amy Tan examines the sometimes painful, often tender,
and always deep connection between mothers and daughters. As each woman reveals
her secrets, trying to unravel the truth about her life, the strings become
more tangled, more entwined. Mothers boast or despair over daughters, and daughters
roll their eyes even as they feel the inextricable tightening of their
matriarchal ties. Tan is an astute storyteller, enticing readers to immerse
themselves into these lives of complexity and mystery.
Blood
Author: Cormac McCarthy
Publisher: Modern Library
Publisher of Arabic Edition:
Al-Ahlia for Publishing and Distribution
This is a horror novel, a picaresque
Western about bounty hunters near the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s--a
ragged caravan of indiscriminate killers led by an unforgettable human monster
called "The Judge." From the opening scenes about a 14-year-old
Social Sciences
The Silent Language
Author: Edward T. Hall
Publisher: Anchor
Publisher of Arabic Edition:
Al-Ahlia for Publishing and Distribution
The Silent Language considers how
people communicate in certain codes in different cultures and can serve as a
useful tool for cultural dialogue. The author explores body language across
cultures – stating that not only non verbal communication exists between
people, but there is an entire universe of behavior that is unexplored,
unexamined, and very much taken for granted. It may be of interest for
audiences interested in social sciences and human behavior.
The Hidden Dimension
Author: Edward T. Hall
Publisher: Anchor
Publisher of Arabic Edition:
Al-Ahlia for Publishing and Distribution
In this second title by Edward T.
Hall, the author explores how people keep distance between themselves and
others, constituting a social bubble or personal territory. He considers how a
person’s preferences for use of space can influence interpersonal and business
relations, cross—cultural interactions, and even architecture, city planning,
and urban renewal.
The Chalice and the Blade
Author: Riane Eisler
Publisher: Harper
Publisher of Arabic Edition:
Al-Ahlia for Publishing and Distribution
Women played leading roles in the
first Christian communities; Jesus' teachings had a feminist bent; ancient
Hebrews worshipped the prehistoric goddess-mother well into monarchic times;
and Nazis, with their system of male dominance, were a direct throwback to the
Indo-European or Aryan invaders whom they crudely imitated. These controversial
ideas and findings suggest the thrust of Eisler's highly readable synthesis.
She documents the global shift from egalitarian to patriarchal societies,
interweaving new archeological evidence and feminist scholarship.
Education
Working with Young Children
Author: Judy Herr
Publisher: The Goodheart- Wilcox
Co.
Publisher of Arabic Edition:
Al-Ahlia for Publishing and Distribution
This book covers a wide range of
creative classroom activities that educate children and nourish their skills
and experiences in the early childhood phase. The book gives teachers guided
plans to choose games, space and conditions to educate children about their
physical, social and intellectual development, their nutrition, health,
behavior, and how to improve their talents. It comes with a teacher’s guide and
a student activity guide. The Arabic Book Program in
Children’s Books
Bravo! Brava! A Night at the
Opera: Behind the Scenes With Composers, Cast, and Crew
Author: Anne Siberell
Publisher:
Publisher of Arabic Edition:
Al-Ahlia for Publishing and Distribution
Filled with detailed explanations
and entertaining trivia, this clearly written, lively book introduces readers
to the world of opera from curtain opening to curtain call. Siberell offers a
broad framework for understanding the genre by posing a series of questions
such as: "How did opera begin?" "Who writes the words, and who
writes the music?" and "Who holds an opera performance together?"
Readers can also find out about costuming, makeup, set design, and the
production of realistic-looking "weather." Sidebars contain
additional nuggets, and there are concise summaries of 27 opera plots. Siberell
keeps the tone light with whimsical pen-and-ink and watercolor drawings and
diagrams in delicate hues.
Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women
Freedom Fighters
Author: Andrea Davis Pinkney
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc
Publisher of Arabic Edition:
Al-Ahlia for Publishing and Distribution
The book is about ten strong
African-American women who worked to advance civil rights. Pinkney's goal in
writing this book was to show readers the power these women possessed to make
changes. She also wishes to encourage readers to stand up for their rights and
the rights of others even when they face obstacles and disadvantages to create
a better world. The women profiled include well-known women such as Harriet
Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and Rosa Parks, as well as others who are lesser
known, such as Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Ella Josephine Baker and Fannie Lou Hamer.
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