Nara

A tale of magic and adventure in the forests of West Africa.

After the passing of her mother, Rose Peterson moves from London to Nara, a country located in the forests of West Africa. Struggling with her grief, Rose looks for solace at a quiet pond, where she meets the wild and mysterious Jack Casper. He teaches her about the magic and danger that surrounds them, so that even her jealous best friend, Mark, can’t keep her away. Yet, as the Blue Water Legend rises again, Rose rediscovers the meaning of friendship, courage, and true love.

Narrative Techniques In The Book Of The Thousand And One Nights And Its Impact On World Fiction

Narrative Techniques in the Book of the Thousand and One Nights and its Impact on World Fiction starts with a review of the history of The Thousand and One Nights, and a review of its impact on world literature and literary figures since its first translation, as a whole book, into Western languages during the early 19th century and
until today.
This book also discusses the narrative techniques of The Thousand and One Nights and the affinities of the techniques with the later invented literary techniques of metafiction.
The nature, techniques, and theorization of metafiction are also explained. There are also discussions of the most prominent Western fictionists and critics who were occupied with the different applications of the techniques
of metafiction.
This book gives a quick review of the whole of the literary legacy of the Egyptian fiction writer and Noble Prize winner Naguib Mahfouz, and continues with a discussion of Mahfouz’s short but condensed novel Layali Alf Laylah (translated into English as Arabian Nights and Days). This book also discusses the literary legacy of the American fictionist and critic John Barth, and it concentrates on Barth’s short story collection, Ten Nights and a Night:
Eleven Stories.
This book concludes with a call to expand Literary Theory to include not only Western works but also world classics, such as The Thousand and One Nights, for its international appeal, impact on world literature, and for its fascinating narrative techniques praised by Literary Theory.

Nation Brand: Soft Power And The Case Of The United Arab Emirates

For years, countries have been leveraging so-called ‘soft power’ to preserve their interests and ensure their significant presence in various societies, and in the process, building a strong and positive nation brand that has a respected position in the international arena.

The establishment of alliances at state level and the expansion of soft power is now a fundamental tool for many nations to increase their influence and significant presence on the international stage, while enabling them to spread and secure their foreign policy and pave the way to attracting more allies.

Today then, soft power has become an essential method of influencing minds, winning emotions and getting to grips with peoples’ behaviour, social trends, and emotional tendencies.

Never Been

Never Been is the story of a mother’s journey to rediscover her daughter. Zoe Baldwin disappears, leaving behind 72 books, three journals, a laptop, and a shopping trolley.

As Patricia sets off to find her daughter, she uncovers adversity and heartache. And feelings reach their peek when she decides to read Zoe’s dairies, depicting the year she lived in New York.

Night Catchers

When Aya moves away from the city to the remote English countryside, she and her step brother, Joe, discover a mysterious world where dark forces exist. What begins as a dream becomes an astonishing adventure where myths and legends come alive. The Night Catchers must not only navigate an ancient and mysterious world, but one in which the levels of a computer game force them through dangerous landscapes. Challenged by evil deities, giants, unicorns and warriors, the fight between good and evil threatens the very fabric of nature bringing it to the brink of environmental disaster. Only Aya can read the signs that awaken the spirits of the underworld and save both worlds. But will she succeed before it is too late?!

Noosa's Dinosaurs

Noosa is a little girl who enjoyed collecting dinosaur toys. One day she decided to take her dinosaur toys to school to show them to her friends. Little did she know what was going to happen in this fun-filled adventure!

Nothing And Everything All At Once

After experiencing the horrific events of a sexual assault, the speaker of this book embarks on the journey of recovery. The story on these pages is a reflection of what she went through and the choices she made in order to help her move on. Told with the perspective of a racing mind, the story is told in the present, with flashbacks to the recent past. Take this journey with her and get an inside look at the speaker’s story, opening the mind to the hidden and secretive world of these nightmarish events.

Nubepollis

Nubepollis is a land unheard, unseen, and unnoticed by many. What secrets does this great city have? Have you ever wondered how we get dreams when we sleep? This city wields magic which its inhabitants have mastered. The city above clouds waits for its story to be told. Perhaps, you may learn that clouds have a reason for resembling your pets or other familiar things.

Follow Josh, who loves to dream and is a big fan of the starry sky. With him let century old secrets be unveiled. You are in for an adventure that is too surreal to be forgotten.

Of Butterflies And Cocoons

The author suffers from social anxiety disorder. Problem is, no one seems to quite understand what that is. What does social anxiety look like on the ground? In therapy? In day-to-day living? How can a therapist or a family member understand how our minds work? What can we do to fight this debilitating disorder? And what is it with scientists and speeches anyway?

In a hilariously macabre journey of rainbows, unicorns and self-analysis, Hafsa shares her insight into what makes social anxiety tick, and what simple steps we can take to overcome it.

On Justice

The book is a study in the philosophy of law, in which the author talks about justice as an absolute value and as a supreme human value. Through his research, he differentiates between justice in the upper world or a metaphysical world, and justice in the human being’s world or the ground world.

The writer discusses the impossibility of absolute justice in the ground world, and that the eternal laws that govern the movement of human life on the ground impose a justice that is human in its nature and relative in its value.

This book argues that the law and the judiciary are the two pillars on which justice is based in human societies. It also explains that achieving justice as a supreme human value develops through the performance of these pillars by focusing on administrative law and consensual judiciary.

On Loss

To have life is to know death,

To have love is to know grief,

To have time is to know it is brief.

–Razan H. Abdul Majeed

This beautiful collection of poetry expresses raw sentiments that speak to our deepest part. Written in an authentic voice, On Loss: A Daughter’s Journey Through Grief is a tribute of hope to anyone who has loved deeply, lost greatly and is struggling to make sense of it all.

On Par With Emotions

A few verses written to relieve personal struggle and stress, an expression of emotions that forces connection. One verse is brutal, the other tender. Has poetic mood swings, poetic madness, poetic blasphemy, poetic godly mysticism. These are the words of the poet about an epic journey with pen as his sword and paper as his shield. A few painful expressions of poetry that will bring joy and release stress, an honest form of expression.