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"Laguna Beach, California, 2009. Alireza Courdee, a fourteen-year-old straight-A student and chemistry whiz, takes his first hit of pot. In as long as it takes to inhale and exhale, he is transformed from the high-achieving son of Iranian immigrants into a happy-go-lucky stoner. He loses his virginity, takes up surfing, and sneaks away to all-night raves. For the first time, Reza--now Rez--feels like an American teen. Life is smooth; even lying to...
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From their privileged childhood in Egypt, the paths of once-inseparable twins Taher and Aisha diverge early: When the USSR invades Afghanistan, Taher abandons their shared plans to study medicine in Europe, instead joining their cousin, Ahmed, as a medic for the mujahideen fighting the Soviets. As Aisha's Western perspective grows, so does her fear for her brother, who is becoming increasingly radicalized during the civil war between the Taliban and...
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"The story of a young woman who is kidnapped by Corsican separatists, forms intense bonds with her captors, and becomes the global face of a radical movement in the early nineties"-- Provided by publisher.
In 1993 Corsica, rebellious 17-year-old Séverine Guimard is kidnapped by militants fighting for independence. As ransom talks stall, she bonds with her captors and is drawn into their cause. With charisma and a thirst for attention, Séverine...
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"Anita lives in Karachi's biggest slum. Her mother is a maalish wali, paid to massage the tired bones of rich women. But Anita's life will change forever when she meets her elderly neighbour, a man whose shelves of books promise an escape to a different world. On the other side of Karachi lives Monty, whose father owns half the city and expects great things of him. But when a beautiful and rebellious girl joins his school, Monty will find his life...
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"Who is Yahya Bas? Revolutionary poet, notorious jihadist, misbegotten son, self-styled idiot-boy. When the enigmatic Yahya finds himself languishing in a UK detention center after fleeing the conflict in Syria, he has many questions to face. What was he doing in the desert? Why did he betray his country? What led him to to write the incendiary verses that launched him to international infamy? Mister, his interrogator, wants answers. So Yahya resolves...
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Acusada de pertenecer a una célula terrorista, Nahr purga una condena en aislamiento solitario mientras recuerda los dramáticos eventos que la llevaron hasta ese momento extremo. Nacida en Kuwait en los años setenta e hija de refugiados palestinos, Nahr soñaba con enamorarse del hombre perfecto, tener hijos y abrir su propio salón de belleza. Sin embargo, el hombre que creía amar la abandonó después de un breve matrimonio, su familia quedó...