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Posted by Shalabieh on 25.06.2007
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Posted by Nadine on 18.09.2008
 

A couple days ago the same question came up in another tribe I belong to - i recommended My Name is Salma for Fadia Faqir.  Good read.

Also, The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb

 

 

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Posted by Disobedient Librarian on 28.07.2008
 

A classic fantasy about nature and friendship and spirituality and community and adventure and hope: Watership Down, by Richard Adams. My fave book of all time.

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Posted by alma on 08.02.2008
 

I recommend Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It is a story that describes the desert so beautifully, gives grown persons an inkling of the importance of keeping a child’s heart and following their dreams, provides incredible insight into human behavior, it makes death a little easier to accept, and it is a simple and happy story.

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Posted by Fouad on 27.08.2008
 

i agree with @zingo.

but i feel i must add the tipping point and blink "both"

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Posted by zingo on 21.08.2008
 

the holly Quraan 

this book have a lot of every  thing i want 

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Posted by rima on 22.07.2008
 
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Posted by sn3aker on 22.07.2008
 

Musashi from Eiji Yoshikawa

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Posted by Shalabieh on 28.04.2008
 

no i didn't is there a youtube of it...

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Posted by Ostaz-Hareega on 27.04.2008
 

Shalabieh, did you see how last week 2 students pied him during a speech.

He was giving a speech at Brown when 2 students got up and threw pies on his face hehehe hat was hilarious

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Posted by Shalabieh on 26.04.2008
 

i dont like freidman... his style is too narsacistic

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Posted by Ostaz-Hareega on 24.04.2008
 

From Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas Friedman.

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Posted by Mohd on 23.04.2008
 

From Good to GREAT

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Posted by alma on 09.02.2008
 

i believe i do!

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Posted by Shalabieh on 08.02.2008
 

do you have a copy Alma?

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Posted by Shalabieh on 03.07.2007
 

Hi Mais, who wrote the outsider?

 

thx

S.

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Posted by Meeso on 03.07.2007
 

1) History of the Arab Peoples by Albert Horani (great history book, well written going back to pre-moslim era up until contemporary time). 
2) Mawsem AL Hijra ila al shamal, by Tayeb Al Saleh (sudanese writer)
3) The outsider
4) Catcher in the Rye

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Posted by Rabroob on 02.07.2007
 
The Sevent Spiritual Laws of Success

By Deepak Chopra

It's a must-buy... it's not a one-off read... a companion in your life's journey if you like!
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Posted by SXTZ on 02.07.2007
 
We Are Their Heaven (this is the woman Medium the series is based on, Alison Dubois is one of the few true psychics) by Alison Dubois
Or The Magdalene Legacy by Laurence Gardner.
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Posted by Husam on 26.06.2007
 
Depends on the category:
1- Spiritual: I'd suggest the Quran, the Bible or the Torah (depending on your orientation :) This will give you the other side of the story and counter-balance Razan's suggestions :D
2- Motivational: I love 'Think and Grow Rich.' It's a very old book, goes back to 1920s, but still going strong.
3- Politics: Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler. The world didn't really change in more than 70 years.
4- Arabic novels: Everything I read for Amin Ma'louf and Abdulrahman Muneef was great.
5- Business: Good to Great
6- Investment: The Intelligent Investor, another oldie and considered the best book on investment by the best investor in the world, Warren Buffett. 
7- Time management: Getting Things Done. a perfect fit people who like processes to get their time properly managed. Not an easy read through. Requires practice. 

Good luck
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Posted by Shalabieh on 26.06.2007
 

maybe I need to actually pick up History of God next. I've always shyed away from it numerous times... even though karen Armstrong is one of my fav. writers.

 

Can I borrow the medium one sometime in the next few months?

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Posted by razano on 25.06.2007
 
I read History of God back in 2000, it gives an out-of-the-box look at the concept of God through the 3 major religions. The author shares her logic in a very respectful yet questioning framework.

The Medium is the message, is a visual presentation that takes you through different types of media to explain the concept that the medium it self becomes the message it is trying to present.
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Posted by Shalabieh on 25.06.2007
 
Thaks for the recommednations.. the prophet I've read a coupe of times and I agree is priceless... 

The History of God I have but have not touched yet... what did you like about it? 

The four agreements left no impact on me ... maybe I need to reread it and the last book I havent heard of ... tell me more :)

Rana ... when am I borrowing the kite runner ???
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Posted by Rana on 25.06.2007
 
The Kite Runner by Khaled Husseini
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Posted by razano on 25.06.2007
 
If only one, then it has to be The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

Other recommendations include:

- History of God by Karen Armstrong
-The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
-The Medium is the Massage by Marshall McLuhan and Quentin Fiore
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