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Camel
A distinct symbol of the desert and the Middle East, the camel was once unkindly described as \"half snake, half folding bedstead.\" But in the eyes of many the camel is a creature of great beauty. This is most evident in the Arab world, where the camel has played a central role in the historical development of Arabic society—where an elaborate vocabulary and extensive literature have been devoted to it. In Camel, Robert Irwin explores why the camel has fascinated so many cultures, including those cultivated in locales where camels are not indigenous. Here, he traces the history of the camel from its origins millions of years ago to the present day, discussing such matters of contemporary concern as the plight of camel herders in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, the alarming increase in the population of feral camels in Australia, and the endangered status of the wild Bactrian in Mongolia and China. Throughout history, the camel has been appreciated worldwide for its practicality, resilience, and legendary abilities of survival. As a result it has been featured in the works of Leonardo da Vinci, Poussin, Tiepolo, Flaubert, Kipling, and Rose Macaulay, among others. From East to West, Irwin's Camel is the first survey of its kind to examine the animal's role in society and history throughout the world. Not just for camel aficionados, this highly illustrated book, containing over 100 informative and unusual images, is sure to entertain and inform anyone interested in this fascinating and exotic animal.
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Wonders will never cease
\"An exhilarating, magical blend of history and fantasy set during the original Game of Thrones--for fans of T. H. White, George R. R. Martin, and Philippa Gregory. Beginning with the Palm Sunday Battle of Towton, the bloodiest ever fought on English soil, Wonders Will Never Cease relates the fabulous adventures of one man and his noble family amid the chaos and political intrigue that beset England during the War of the Roses, when two great houses battled for control of the throne. The young Anthony Woodville, Lord Scales and brother to the future queen, Elizabeth Woodville, seems to die during that battle and be resurrected. While dead, he witnesses the Grail ceremony last seen during the age of King Arthur, before England was cursed by war and Hell so filled with bodies that the dead now walk the land. What he wakes to and witnesses for the rest of his life as he defends his king is a ceaseless stream of wonders: a family rumored to be descended from the fairy Melusine and imbued with her dragon's blood, a talking head that predicts the future, a miraculous cauldron, a museum of skulls, alchemists and wizards, the Swordsman's Pentacle, and plenty of battles, sieges, swordplay, jousts, treachery, murder, beheadings, and horrific torture. And all the while, stories--some so porous that their characters enter history and threaten their maker\"-- Provided by publisher.
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الكابوس العربي : رواية
يتعمد الكاتب من روايته هذه أن يثير جنونك. تتخذ الأحداث لها مسرحا في القاهرة في القرن الخامس عشر، بكل ما فيها من غرائب وعجائب وسحر أسود، وشخصيات أشبه بأطياف ليست فعلا على ما تبدو عليه. إنها قصة يفترض أن تروى قبل النوم، بطلها باليان الأوروبي الذي يقصد جبل سيناء حاجا، لكنه سرعان ما يقع أسير مرض غامض، يهاجمه طيفه الأسود أثناء النوم، فيسبب له معاناة لانهائية ويحمله إلى حافة الجنون. وليس أبو الهررة، وزليخة، وفاطمة المهلكة، ويول، والفرسان المجذومون وغيرهم إلا عينة عن الشخصيات التي أرسلت من أجل التخبط في بحر جنونه هذا. يمكن قراءة هذه الرواية على أكثر من مستوى. فهي تنحو نحوا خياليا فلسفيا يتوغل في طبيعة الأحلام ورواية القصص، وأساليب تداخلهما مع الحياة الواقعية. ومن شأنها أن تجذب القراء الشغوفين بالتحديات، فتزرع صفحاتها بأحداث يطرب لها محبو الغرابة والإبداع.
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ابن خلدون : سيرة فكرية
يتحدث إرون عن ابن خلدون الذي عاش في عالم فتك به الطاعون، حيث أنه تبوأ عددا من المناصب في البلاط الإسلامي المضطرب في شمال إفريقيا وإسبانيا المسلمة (الأندلس)، فأصبح لاعبا سياسيا رئيسيا، وأستاذا ومؤلفا يبين إرون كيف تلائم حياة ابن خلدون وفكره في السياق التاريخي والفكري بما في ذلك علم الكلام الإسلامي في العصور الوسطى.
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Tales of the marvellous and news of the strange
Dating from at least a millennium ago, this title features the earliest known Arabic short stories, surviving in a single, ragged manuscript in a library in Istanbul. It features monsters, lost princes, jewels beyond price, a princess turned into a gazelle, sword-wielding statues and shocking reversals of fortune.
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