Always Looking Up
Michael J. Fox
AED 49.00
ISBN 9780091922672

Description

Struck with Parkinson’s – a debilitating, degenerative disease – at the height of his fame, Michael J. Fox has taken what some might consider cause for depression and turned it into a beacon of hope for millions.

In Always Looking UIp, Michael's Sunday Times bestselling memoir, he writes with warmth, humour and incredible honesty about the journey he has undertaken since he came to terms with his condition.

About the Author

Michael J. Fox is best known today for his hit Channel Four sitcom Spin City that he also produced. In the eighties he became an international mega-star, first through TV shows such as Family Ties, then through the record-breaking Back To The Future movies. He launched the Michael J. Fox foundation for Parkinson's Research in 2000, which has leapt to the forefront of the effort to find a cure. He lives with his family in New York City.

Sunset Oasis
Bahaa Taher
AED 39.00
ISBN 9780340998601

Description

As the 19th century draws to a close, the politically disgraced Mahmoud Abd El Zahir takes up his post as District Commissioner of the remote and dangerous Egyptian oasis of Siwa, knowing he has no choice. The hostile, warring natives are no surprise – but little did he expect to fall in love, his Irish wife to alienate the entire community, or a local beauty to prove a fatal ally. As the gulf between occupier and occupied, husband and wife, dreams and reality widens, tensions reach boiling point.

About the Author

Bahaa Taher was born in 1935 in Cairo, Egypt. He was active in the country's left-wing literary circles of the 1960s and in the mid 1970s was prevented from publishing his work. After many years of exile in Switzerland, he has recently returned to Egypt. Now one of the most widely read novelists in the Arab world, Taher has received the State's Award of Merit in Literature, the highest honour the Egyptian establishment can confer on a writer. He is the author of four collections of short stories, several plays and works of non-fiction, and six novels. In 2008 he was awarded the inaugural International Prize for Arabic Fiction for SUNSET OASIS.

Zac Efron The Unauthorized Biography
Christian Guiltenane
AED 40.00
ISBN 9780718192167

Description

Zac Efron is one of the sexiest men on the planet and without a doubt Hollywood's hottest young star.

In this exciting, fully illustrated book we get to meet the real Zac. What makes him tick? How has he dealt with superstardom around the globe? How does he manage to look so perfect?! We uncover the story of his big break in High School Musical, his relationship with co-star Vanessa Hudgens and the inside gossip on his new and upcoming films, and reveal what other co-stars and celebrities have had to say about this amazingly talented young heart-throb.

With a free pull-out bedroom poster and loads of shots of Zac looking sexy, this is the ultimate gift for any Zac fan.

About the Author

Why Women Don't Ask
Linda Babcock & Sara Leschever
AED 79.00
ISBN 9780749929008

Description

Did you know that by failing to negotiate her starting salary for her first job, a woman may sacrifice over a half a million pounds in earnings by the end of her career? Yet, as research reveals, men are four times as likely to ask for higher pay than are women with the same qualifications.

In this eye-opening book, Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever draw on research in psychology, sociology, economics and organisational behaviour as well as dozens of interviews to explore the personal and societal reasons why women seldom ask for what they need, want and deserve at work and at home.

Why Women Don't Ask - a sensation when published in the US in 2003 - is a call to arms that will help you recognise the ways in which our culture perpetuates inequalities - and how you can begin to overcome them.

About the Authors

Linda Babcock is James P Walton Professor of Economics at the H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

Sara Laschever has written for publications such as the New York Times, the Harvard Business Review and Glamour.

The Dukan Diet
Dr Pierre Dukan
AED 68.00
ISBN 9781444710328

Description

The Dukan Diet is a unique 4-step programme, combining two steps to lose your unwanted weight and two steps to keep it off for good:

Step 1: Attack
For 2-7 days eat as much as you want of 72 protein-rich foods.

Step 2: Cruise
Continue eating the protein-rich foods with the addition of 28 vegetables.

Step 3: Consolidation
Add fruit, bread, cheese and starchy foods, and 2 celebration meals a week, allowing 5 days for every pound lost.

Step 4: Stabilisation
Eat what you like without regaining weight by following 3 simple rules, including the famous `protein Thursdays`.

Devised by Dr Pierre Dukan, a French medical doctor who has spent his career helping people to lose weight permanently, The Dukan Diet is the culmination of thirty-five years` clinical experience. Without any of the usual marketing hype, The Dukan Diet swept across France, championed by the people who had successfully lost weight following the diet. It is now estimated that the Dukan community numbers over 5 million people in France. Easy to follow with no calorie counting, The Dukan Diet offers clear simple guidelines, menu planners and delicious recipes for long term success.

The Yahoo! Style Guide 
Chris Barr
AED 85.00
ISBN 9780230749603

Description

Is it Web site, website or web site? What's the best on-screen placement for a top story? How can I better know my site's audience? The rapid growth of the Web has meant having to rely on style guides that are intended for print publishing and do not address writing for the Internet. The Yahoo! Style Guide does. Writers and programmers at Yahoo!, faced with a lack of industry guidance fifteen years ago, began creating a set of guidelines for web writing. The seeds of The Yahoo! Style Guide were planted with their first in-house reference, which has been added to ever since, making it the go-to manual inside Yahoo!

Polished and expanded for its public debut, this resource will cover the basics of grammar and punctuation as well as Web-specific ways to perfect a site. It includes: identifying the audience and making the site accessible to everyone; constructing a clear and compelling story; developing a site's unique voice; streamlining text for mobile devices; optimizing webpages to increase the changes of appearing in search results; streamling text so it can be read at Internet speed.

Colour Me Beautiful 
Veronique Henderson & Pat Henshaw
AED 94.00
ISBN 9780600620808

Description

Every woman knows that if you feel great on the outside, you are confident on the inside. Let the internationally-recognized "Colour Me Beautiful" team guide you through choosing perfect outfits for your shape and colouring. Find out your dominant colouring with the help of celebrity examples, and combine this with expert guidance on body shape, style personality, make-up and accessory advice. You'll then have everything you need to create your perfect capsule wardrobe and never have a bad style day again!

The Night Counter
Alia Yunis
AED 52.00
ISBN 9780307453631

Description

After 85 long years, Fatimah Abdullah is dying, and she knows when her time will come. In fact, it should come just nine days from tonight, the 992nd nightly visit of Scheherazade, the beautiful and immortal storyteller from the epic The Arabian Nights.

Shifting between the U.S. and Lebanon over the last hundred years, Alia Yunis crafts a bewitching novel imbued with great humanity, imagination, and a touch of magic realism. Be prepared to be utterly charmed.

About the Author

Raised in Chicago, ALIA YUNIS has worked as a journalist and filmmaker in Los Angeles and the Middle East. Currently a professor of communications at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi, Yunis is a PEN Emerging Voices fellow. This is her first novel.

Islamic Finance Why It Makes Sense
Daud Vicary Abdullah & Keon Chee
AED 75.00
ISBN 9789812615992

Description

Though small in comparison with conventional finance, Islamic finance is at the threshold of serious expansion, growing at between 15–20 per cent a year. Yet the wealth potential of Islamic finance is far from being its most attractive feature. What is most compelling about Islamic finance are its ethical principles and strong corporate governance based on Shariah law.

This book explains how conventional financial products work—from mortgages and leases to trade finance and insurance—before delving into their Islamic versions.

A comprehensive introduction to the principles of Islamic finance

Daud Vicary is well-known in the Islamic banking industry and was the first managing director of Hong Leong Islamic Bank

Clearly written with easy-to-understand examples, charts and diagrams

An indispensiable guide for the layman investor and/or professionals working in banking and finance sectors

Glossary and Index included

Foreward by eminent Islamic banker, Mustapha Hamat 

About the Authors

Daud Vicary Abdullah has been in the finance and consulting industry for more than 35 years, and has focused solely on Islamic finance since 2002. At Hong Leong Islamic Bank, he was instrumental in transforming an Islamic banking window into a full-fledged Islamic banking subsidiary. Today, he helms DVA Consulting, an Islamic finance consultancy which he established in 2008. He is also a frequent speaker and commentator on matters relating to Islamic finance.

Keon Chee is senior executive at Heritage Trust Group, an independent trust and fiduciary services company. He obtained an MS in Mathematics at Southern Illinois University and an MBA in Finance from Columbia University (New York). He has held senior positions in financial institutions and has trained many leading financial advisors in Singapore. He has written two definitive books on investment planning and wealth management that are now being used by advisors for professional certification. He is also co-author of the best-selling Make Your Money Work For You (2006).

1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die
Michael Bright
AED 125.00
ISBN 9781844036745

Description

Let Michael Bright take you on an incredible journey to the most spectacular natural wonders in the world. Spanning every continent and ocean on the planet, "1001 Natural Wonders" is a compendium of once-in-a-lifetime experiences that you can revisit time and time again. These are Mother Nature's most magnificent places, and natural history writer Michael Bright has selected 1001 locations so breathtaking that once seen, you will never forget. Discover more about the most outstanding locations our planet has to offer, many of them now UNESCO World Heritage Sites to preserve them for future generations. Learn about the explosive rumblings of Caribbean volcanoes and the secluded Spanish wetlands, home to the world's few remaining Iberian lynx. Imagine the spectacular beauty of Australia's fragile reefs, which are ever at the mercy of global warming. Organized by continent and then country, illustrated with stunning photographs from the world's leading photographers, and located on maps, each entry is packed with information on how each natural wonder was created, where to find it, and how to get there, making "1001 Natural Wonders" more than just a 'top 1001' list. It is the most detailed and comprehensive guide of its kind.