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Islam
♦ Qur’an and Hadith ♦
Hadith: Muhammad’s Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World | Jonathan A.C. Brown
Key Terms of the Qur’an | Nicolai Sinai
The History of the Qur’anic Text | M. M. Al-Azami
The Qur’an | M. A. S. Abdel Haleem (tr.)
The Qur’an | Habib and Lawrence (tr.)
The Study Qur’an | S. H. Nasr and others
Understanding the Qur’an | M. A. S. Abdel Haleem
♦ Muslim Civilization, Science, and History ♦
How Islam Created the Modern World | Mark Graham
Rediscovering the Islamic Classics | Ahmed El Shamsy
The Ottoman Empire | Halil Inalcik
Science and Civilization in Islam | Seyyed H. Nasr
History & Humanities
♦ Anthropology / History / Societies / Culture ♦
Guns, Germs and Steel | Jared Diamond
Factfulness | Hans Rosling et al.
One Thousand Roads to Mecca | Michael Wolfe
Rescue in Albania: One Hundred Percent of Jews in Albania Rescued from Holocaust | Harvey Sarner
The Ornament of the World | Maria Menocal
The Mongol World | May and Hope
Ten Myths About Israel | Ilan Pappe
♦ Balkans / Eastern Europe ♦
Bosnia: A Short History | Noel Malcolm
Kosovo: A Short History | Noel Malcolm
The Balkans, 1804-2012: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers | Misha Glenny
♦ SWANA (SW Asia, North Africa) ♦
Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History | Nur Masalha
Ten Myths About Israel | Ilan Pappe
The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine | Ilan Pappe
The Making of the Medieval Middle East | Jack Tannous
♦ World Religions ♦
World Literature
♦ Anthologies (nonfiction) ♦
Light in Gaza: Writings Born of Fire | Jehad Abusalim, Jennifer Bing, and Mike Merryman-Lotze (eds.)
The Mirror of My Heart: A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry by Women | Dick Davis (tr.)
♦ Poetry ♦
Tulip in the Desert | Muhammad Iqbal
My Voice Sought the Wind | Susan Abulhawa
Palestine Wail | Yahia Lababidi
Splitting the Moon | Joel Hayward
A Treasury of Rumi | Muhammad Isa Waley (tr.)
The Moon That Turns You Back | Hala Alyan
The Soul of Rumi | Jalaludin Rumi. Coleman Barks (ed.)
Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear | Mosab Abu Toha
Yesterday I Was the Moon | Noor Unnahar
♦ Novels / Short stories ♦
Education, Societies, & Self
♦ Parenting, Psychology, and Education ♦
How Children Succeed | Paul Tough
Helping Children Succeed | Paul Tough
Hold On to Your Kids | Neufeld and Mate
No Drama Discipline | Siegel and Bryson
NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children | Bronson and Merryman
Raising a Secure Child | Hoffman et al.
The Collapse of Parenting | Leonard Sax
The Danish Way of Parenting | Alexander and Sandahl
The Secrets of Happy Families | Bruce Feiler
♦ Business and Economics ♦
Business Adventures | John Brooks
Give and Take: How Helping Other Drives Our Success | Adam Grant
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World | Adam Grant
♦ Psychology and Healing ♦
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | Angela Duckworth
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking | Susan Cain
Outliers: The Story of Success | Malcolm Gladwell
The Compass HOME | Marwa Assar
The Deepest Well | Nadine B Harris
The Power of Habit | Charles Duhigg
♦ Education and Schools ♦
Creative Schools | Robinson and Aronica
Dumbing us Down | John T Gatto
Getting What You Came For | R. L. Peters
Why Don’t Students Like School? | Daniel Willingham
♦ Happiness, Community, and Personal Growth ♦
Lost Connections: Why You’re Depressed and How to Find Hope | Johann Hari
The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons From the World’s Happiest People | Dan Buettner
The Little Book of Lykke: Secrets of the World’s Happiest People | Meik Wiking
The Village Effect | Susan Pinker
♦ Writing / English Language ♦
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