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Status Anxiety
Status Anxiety
by Alain De Botton
by Alain De Botton
Reading Date : November, 2025
Reading Date : November, 2025
The Gravediggers : A New Call to the Living
The Gravediggers : A New Call to the Living
by Roger Garaudy
by Roger Garaudy
Reading Date : Sep. 2025
Reading Date : Sep. 2025
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat
by Oliver Sacks
by Oliver Sacks
Reading Date : 22nd Aug 2025
Reading Date : 22nd Aug 2025
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About the Book ªⁱPublished in 1985, this groundbreaking book is a collection of neurological case studies that explores fascinating neurological disorders and the complex nature of human perception and consciousness. Dr. Oliver Sacks, a renowned neurologist, presents a series of remarkable stories about patients with extraordinary neurological conditions.The book's title comes from one of the most famous cases in the collection - a patient named Dr. P, a music teacher who suffered from visual agnosia. Dr. P could not recognize faces or objects visually, often mistaking his wife for a hat when trying to "recognize" her. Despite this severe perceptual disorder, he could still recognize people by their voices and could function remarkably well through other sensory inputs.The book is divided into four sections:1. Losses - Explores patients who have lost specific neurological functions2. Excesses - Discusses patients with neurological "overactivity"3. Transports - Examines altered perceptual states4. The World of the Simple - Focuses on patients with developmental disordersSacks approaches each case with deep empathy, treating his patients not just as medical subjects but as complex human beings. He challenges traditional medical perspectives by emphasizing the individual's humanity and unique experience of their condition.Key themes include:- The complexity of human brain function- The resilience of the human spirit- The importance of understanding neurological conditions beyond clinical diagnoses- The unique ways individuals adapt to neurological challengesThe book is both a scientific exploration and a deeply humanistic work, demonstrating how neurological disorders reveal profound insights about perception, consciousness, and the human experience.
Tourism in the West or the Fate of Souls After Death
Tourism in the West or the Fate of Souls After Death
by Sayyid Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi al-Qawjani
by Sayyid Muhammad Hasan al-Najafi al-Qawjani
Reading Date : July 2025
Reading Date : July 2025
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About the Bookمنذ أن ادرك الإنسان وهو على هذه الأرض بأن حياته منتهية بالموت ، أخذت تدور في رأسه عشرات الأسئلة، وستظل تدور حتى يوم القيامة عما بعد الموت ، أو عن العالم الذي سنقاد إليه بعد أخراجنا من هذا العالم مكرهين . أهناك حقاً عالم آخر؟ وإذا كان فيكف هو ؟ أفيه آلام ومتع ومشاعر ومرغوبات ومكروهات مثلما هي في هذا العالم؟ أتبقى فينا أحاسيسنا وأهواؤنا كما هي في الحياة، أم أنها ستكون مختلفة؟ وعشرات الأسئلة عن ماهية الموت نفسه.إعتمد السيد محمد حسن النجفي القوجاني على كلام اللّٰه وأحاديث الرسول (صلى اللّٰه عليه وسلم) وأهل البيت (عليهم السلام) في الكلام عن عالم ما بعد الموت. ومصير الأرواح بعد الموت وعالم البرزخ.
Steal Like An Artist
Steal Like An Artist
by Austin Kleon
by Austin Kleon
Reading Date : March 2025
Reading Date : March 2025
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About the Book ªⁱThe book is about creativity, artistic inspiration, and how artists can develop their unique creative process. Kleon challenges the traditional notion of originality and argues that all creative work builds upon existing ideas. The core message is that creativity is about transformation, not pure invention.Main Principles:1. Nothing is original - all creative work builds on what came before2. Embrace influence and learn from artists you admire3. Collect ideas and inspiration from multiple sources4. Create your own creative ecosystem5. Don't wait for perfect conditions to start creating6. Side projects and hobbies are essential for creativity7. Be curious and continuously learn8. Share your work and connect with other creatorsKey Takeaways:- "Stealing" means being inspired by others, not literally copying- Good artists transform their influences- Creativity is about combining existing ideas in new ways- Develop a personal creative process- Embrace your influences while developing your unique voiceThe book is concise, practical, and filled with visual diagrams and advice, making it an accessible guide for artists, writers, entrepreneurs, and anyone seeking to unlock their creative potential.
Color & Human Response
Color & Human Response
By Faber Birren
By Faber Birren
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About the Book "Birren presents a kaleidoscopic view of color information that has been a source of fascination." -- Color Research and Application "Keeps up with the latest developments in biology and psychology where light and color are involved." -- AIA Journal Here is a major work by one of the best-known color authorities in the world. Faber Bitten pioneered in the field of "functional" color, using color properties to promote human welfare psychologically, visually, and physiologically; in this volume he has assembled a wealth of information on the subject. Color and Human Response offers intriguing factual and hypothetical observations on the influences of color in life, supported by historical references and the latest scientific data. Birren explores the biological, visual, emotional, aesthetic, and psychic responses to color -- referring both to ancient symbolic uses of color as well as its application in the modern environment. His specifications for color in homes, offices, hospitals, and schools are geared toward relieving modem tensions and anxieties. Complete with drawings, color photographs, and a chapter on the personal meaning of color preferences, Color and Human Response will fascinate anyone concerned with the human environment, including scientists and psychologists. It has become a basic reference for architects, teachers, and interior and industrial designers.
Make Time
Make Time
by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky
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About the Book
A must-read for anyone who has ever thought, If only there were more hours in the day..., Make Time will help you stop passively reacting to the demands of the modern world and start intentionally making time for the things that matter.
From the New York Times bestselling authors of Sprint comes “a unique and engaging read about a proven habit framework [that] readers can apply to each day” (Insider, Best Books to Form New Habits).
“If you want to achieve more (without going nuts), read this book.”—Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of Habit
Nobody ever looked at an empty calendar and said, "The best way to spend this time is by cramming it full of meetings!" or got to work in the morning and thought, Today I'll spend hours on Facebook! Yet that's exactly what we do. Why?
In a world where information refreshes endlessly and the workday feels like a race to react to other people's priorities faster, frazzled and distracted has become our default position. But what if the exhaustion of constant busyness wasn't mandatory? What if you could step off the hamster wheel and start taking control of your time and attention? That's what this book is about.
As creators of Google Ventures' renowned "design sprint," Jake and John have helped hundreds of teams solve important problems by changing how they work. Building on the success of these sprints and their experience designing ubiquitous tech products from Gmail to YouTube, they spent years experimenting with their own habits and routines, looking for ways to help people optimize their energy, focus, and time. Now they've packaged the most effective tactics into a four-step daily framework that anyone can use to systematically design their days. Make Time is not a one-size-fits-all formula. Instead, it offers a customizable menu of bite-size tips and strategies that can be tailored to individual habits and lifestyles.
Make Time isn't about productivity, or checking off more to-dos. Nor does it propose unrealistic solutions like throwing out your smartphone or swearing off social media. Making time isn't about radically overhauling your lifestyle; it's about making small shifts in your environment to liberate yourself from constant busyness and distraction.
A must-read for anyone who has ever thought, If only there were more hours in the day..., Make Time will help you stop passively reacting to the demands of the modern world and start intentionally making time for the things that matter.
The responsibility of the intellectual
The responsibility of the intellectual
by Ali Shariati
by Ali Shariati
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About the Book
من هنا أقف بينكم يا طلابي كمعلم متألم، إذ نهضت من أعماق آلام التاريخ وتجاربه، ومن صميم أهلي، وأنا آمل أن يصل المثقف إلى إيمان جديد، وأن تصل الجماهير إلى وعي مترقي، لأن الجماهير في حاجة إلى الوعي، وأما المثقف عندنا فهو في حاجة إلى الإيمان.
من هنا أقف بينكم يا طلابي كمعلم متألم، إذ نهضت من أعماق آلام التاريخ وتجاربه، ومن صميم أهلي، وأنا آمل أن يصل المثقف إلى إيمان جديد، وأن تصل الجماهير إلى وعي مترقي، لأن الجماهير في حاجة إلى الوعي، وأما المثقف عندنا فهو في حاجة إلى الإيمان.
Lebanon and Taif : a historical intersection and an incomplete path
Lebanon and Taif : a historical intersection and an incomplete path
by Dr. Aref Al-Abed
by Dr. Aref Al-Abed
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About the Book
صدر عن مركز دراسات الوحدة العربية الطبعة الثانية من كتاب لبنان والطائف: تقاطع تاريخي ومسار غير مكتمل، للدكتور عارف العبد. يتابع هذا الكتاب جذور الأزمات التي عصفت بلبنان والمعطيات التي رافقتها منذ كان في ظل السلطنة العثمانية وكيفية قيام وتأسيس النظام اللبناني وفقًا للتوزيع الطائفي والمذهبي وصولًا إلى قيام لبنان الحديث وتجربة الميثاق الوطني في الجمهورية الأولى وما تعرضت له من نكسات مهدت للوصول إلى تسوية الطائف. يعرض الكتاب للظروف السياسية المحلية والإقليمية والدولية التي رافقت التحضير للاتفاق وإنجازه وللوثائق والمشاريع والأوراق الإصلاحية التي مهدت للوصول إليه حتى تلك الوثائق غير المعلن عنها، ومنها الورقة الخلفية التي أعدتها الدبلوماسية الأمريكية أبريل غلاسبي ورافقت نضوج الأفكار والأجواء" الدولية الغربية التي رافقت التوصل لهذه التسوية.يحتوي الكتاب على ستة فصول موزعة على ثلاثة أقسام، كما يحتوي على عشر وثائق رسمية تتضمن اتفاقات ومعاهدات ومسودة مشروعات ذات صلة وثيقة بموضوع الكتاب فضلاً عن المقدمة والخاتمة والمراجع والفهرس. .
صدر عن مركز دراسات الوحدة العربية الطبعة الثانية من كتاب لبنان والطائف: تقاطع تاريخي ومسار غير مكتمل، للدكتور عارف العبد. يتابع هذا الكتاب جذور الأزمات التي عصفت بلبنان والمعطيات التي رافقتها منذ كان في ظل السلطنة العثمانية وكيفية قيام وتأسيس النظام اللبناني وفقًا للتوزيع الطائفي والمذهبي وصولًا إلى قيام لبنان الحديث وتجربة الميثاق الوطني في الجمهورية الأولى وما تعرضت له من نكسات مهدت للوصول إلى تسوية الطائف. يعرض الكتاب للظروف السياسية المحلية والإقليمية والدولية التي رافقت التحضير للاتفاق وإنجازه وللوثائق والمشاريع والأوراق الإصلاحية التي مهدت للوصول إليه حتى تلك الوثائق غير المعلن عنها، ومنها الورقة الخلفية التي أعدتها الدبلوماسية الأمريكية أبريل غلاسبي ورافقت نضوج الأفكار والأجواء" الدولية الغربية التي رافقت التوصل لهذه التسوية.يحتوي الكتاب على ستة فصول موزعة على ثلاثة أقسام، كما يحتوي على عشر وثائق رسمية تتضمن اتفاقات ومعاهدات ومسودة مشروعات ذات صلة وثيقة بموضوع الكتاب فضلاً عن المقدمة والخاتمة والمراجع والفهرس. .
Islamic Views on the Declaration of Human Rights
Islamic Views on the Declaration of Human Rights
by Al-Sayyid Muhammad Al-Sadr
by Al-Sayyid Muhammad Al-Sadr
About the Book يشكل هذا الكتاب قراءة "السيد محمد الصدر" في "إعلان حقوق الإنسان" الذي جاء بعيد الثورة الفرنسية بأيام ممثلاً لجوهر وفلسفة هذه الثورة.وفي هذا الكتاب بتعرض السيد بالتفصيل إلى التفسير البرجوازي لكل مادة في هذا الإعلان. كما حاول أن يعرض على ضوء هذا التفسير وعلى ضوء الإسلام نقاط الضعف ونقاط القوة في هذا الإعلان، مع الشرح بشيء من التفصيل لوجهة النظر الإسلامية في كل قاعدة مما ذكره الإعلان.وفي هذا السياق اعتبر السيد الصدر أن "... الاعلان الفرنسي متناول لبعض حقوق الإنسان التي دعت إلى التأكيد عليها الحاجة الملحة القائمة حين صدوره، وأما الإسلام فهو الدين الشامل لكل جزئيات الحياة، يتابع الإنسان في جميع أقواله وأفعاله، وفي جميع علاقاته وتصرفاته، ويملي عليه التوجيه والإرشاد ما دام موجوداً على سطح هذه الأرض (...)".وعلى هذا تكون حقوق الإنسان في الإسلام قد سبقت الثورة الفرنسية والإعلان العالمي لحقوق الإنسان لإنها في جوهر دين الإسلام في كتاب اللّٰه (القرآن الكريم) وهو ما أراد التأكيد عليه مؤلف الكتاب في هذا العمل...
The Civilizational Matter : How do we innovate our future in a changing world?
The Civilizational Matter : How do we innovate our future in a changing world?
by Zaki Milad
by Zaki Milad
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence
by Daniel Goleman
by Daniel Goleman
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About the Book
“A thoughtfully written, persuasive account explaining emotional intelligence and why it can be crucial.”—USA Today
Everyone knows that high IQ is no guarantee of success, happiness, or virtue, but until Emotional Intelligence, we could only guess why. Daniel Goleman's brilliant report from the frontiers of psychology and neuroscience offers startling new insight into our “two minds”—the rational and the emotional—and how they together shape our destiny. But why is emotional intelligence important?
Drawing on groundbreaking brain and behavioral research, Goleman shows the factors at work when people of high IQ flounder and those of modest IQ do surprisingly well. These factors, which include self-awareness, self-discipline, and empathy, add up to a different way of being smart—and they aren’t fixed at birth. Although shaped by childhood experiences, emotional intelligence can be nurtured and strengthened throughout our adulthood—with immediate benefits to our health, our relationships, and our work.
The twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of Emotional Intelligence could not come at a better time—we spend so much of our time online, more and more jobs are becoming automated and digitized, and our children are picking up new technology faster than we ever imagined. With a new introduction from the author, the twenty-fifth-anniversary edition prepares readers, now more than ever, to reach their fullest potential and stand out from the pack with the help of EI.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
by George Orwell
by George Orwell
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A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned –a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.
When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.The Art of Controversy
The Art of Controversy
by Arthur Schopenhauer
by Arthur Schopenhauer
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About the Book "Collected here are six short essays, The Basis of All Dialect, Stratagems, On the Comparative Place of Interest and Beauty in Works of Art, Psychological Observations, On the Wisdom of Life: Aphorisms, and, Genius and Virtue, by the world renowned philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer."
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
by Agatha Christie
by Agatha Christie
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About the Book First published in 1920, The Mysterious Affair at Styles was Agatha Christie's first novel. It introduced the world to Hercule Poirot, Christie's Belgian detective, who would go on to be featured in 39 of her novels. The mystery begins with the death of Emily Inglethorp at Styles, a manor in the English countryside. Captain Hastings, a guest at the house, calls upon his friend Poirot to help investigate. The obvious suspect is Emily's husband, who stood to inherit a large fortune upon her death. But the timeline doesn't quite work out, and Poirot must delve further into the lives and motivations of the family living at Styles to uncover who could have poisoned Emily with strychnine and why. Fans of the genre will enjoy introducing themselves to or rediscovering Agatha Christie, considered one of the great mystery writers of all time, with this classic tale of whodunit from the golden age of mystery. British novelist DAME AGATHA CHRISTIE (1890-1976) wrote more than 80 books, and is most famous for mystery series featuring detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She is the best-selling fiction writer of all time, with more than one billion copies of her books sold in the English language, and another billion in 103 other languages.
The Great News: New Perspectives on the Holy Quran
The Great News: New Perspectives on the Holy Quran
by Muhammad Abdullah Daraz
by Muhammad Abdullah Daraz
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About the Book يعد كتاب "النبأ العظيم... نظرات جديدة في القرآن الكريم" المرجع الرئيسي للتعرف على الآراء العلمية للشيخ محمد عبد اله دراز في قضية الإعجاز القرآني، والكتاب ككل هو تجربة فريدة في هذا المجال لما يشمله من أراء فكرة وعلمية بديعة وسباقة ظللها بأسلوب سهل ممتع يصل إلى قلب القارئ وعقله في يسر وانسيابية، وهي التي يؤكدها المؤلف رحمه الله تعالى، في المقدمة فيصف كتابه أنه لا حديث يبدأ من نقطة الصفر، فلا يتطلب من قارئه انضواءه تحت راية معينة، ولا اعتناقاً لمذهب معين، ولا يفترض فيه تخصصاً في ثقافة معينة، ولا حصولاً على مؤهل معين، وإنما يناشد القارئ فقط أن يعود بنفسه صحيفة بيضاء، إلا من فطرة سليمة ورغبة صادقة في الوصول إلى الحق، وقد قسم كتابه إلى قسمين أساسيين، اختص القسم الأول بالرد على شبهة ان القرآن ليس بوحي سماوي، أما المحور الثاني فتناول فيه الإعجاز اللغوي والبياني والذي يعد خير دليل على أنه وحي وليس بكلام بشر، فكان هذا القسم تطبيقاً عملياً للقسم الأول، فتكلم عن الإعجاز اللغوي وما يكتنفه من شبهات دحضها بالأدلة العقلية قبل النقلية.
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