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Celestial Bodies

by Jokha Alharthi

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The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature

by Steven Pinker (Goodreads Author)

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Soldiers, Spies, and Statesmen: Egypt's Road to Revolt

by Hazem Kandil

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Amira’s Quotes

“the secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components.”
― William Knowlton Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

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“تتكشف لنا حقيقة أحلامنا كلما أقتربنا منها عاماً بعد عام.

نرهن حياتنا في سبيل تحقيقها ، تمضي السنون. نكبر وتبقى الأحلام في سنها صغيرة.. ندركها.. نحققها.. و إذا بنا نكبرها بأعوام.

أحلام صغيرة لا تستحق عناء إنتظارنا طيلة تلك السنوات.”
― سعود السنعوسي, ساق البامبو

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“Don’t say you were a bit confused and sort of tired and a little depressed and somewhat annoyed. Be confused. Be tired. Be depressed. Be annoyed. Don’t hedge your prose with little timidities. Good writing is lean and confident.”
― William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

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“Look for the clutter in your writing and prune it ruthlessly. Be grateful for everything you can throw away. Reexamine each sentence you put on paper. Is every word doing new work? Can any thought be expressed with more economy?”
― William Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

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“There are many good reasons for writing that have nothing to do with being published. Writing is a powerful search mechanism, and one of its satisfactions is to come to terms with your life narrative. Another is to work through some of life’s hardest knocks—loss, grief, illness, addiction, disappointment, failure—and to find understanding and solace.”
― William Knowlton Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

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