http://www.cairo360.com/category/books/ Cairo Books Guide - Read the latest Books reviews, and features, about Books in Egypt. en Tue, 22 May 2012 10:00:01 EET Tue, 22 May 2012 10:00:01 EET Books http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 120 http://www.cairo360.com/images/site/logo/cairo360-logo-170x95-beta.jpg http://www.cairo360.com/category/books/ 170 95 Cairo Books Guide - Read the latest Books reviews, and features, about Books in Egypt. http://www.cairo360.com/article/books/3862/sophie-kinsella-ive-got-your-number/ I've Got Your Number is the newest novel by Sophie Kinsella, the best-selling author of the Shopaholic series. The story begins when Poppy Wyatt, the protagonist, loses her very expensive wedding ring during lunch at a hotel. The ring also happens to be a very valuable family heirloom.As bad luck... Sun, 20 May 2012 12:32:02 EET http://www.cairo360.com/article/books/3792/penny-vincenzi-the-decision/ Penny Vincenzi's latest novel The Decision tells the story of Eliza Fullerton-Clark and Matt Shaw who live in London in the 60s. Eliza is a society girl, carving out a career for herself in the fashion industry and Matt becomes a millionaire by working in the property market. Introduced by... Mon, 7 May 2012 13:01:03 EET http://www.cairo360.com/article/books/3735/jodi-picault-lone-wolf/ Stories about couples that break up because one of the partners has run off with someone else are pretty commonplace, but a story about a couple that gets a divorce because the husband decides to shack up with a pack of wolves has got to raise a few eyebrows. Lone Wolf follows the story of... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:55:15 EET http://www.cairo360.com/article/books/3705/philippa-gregory-the-lady-of-the-rivers/ The Lady of the Rivers tells the story of Jacquetta, the mother of Elizabeth Woodville who was the Queen of England in the fifteenth century. Raised by a wealthy family in France, Jacquetta is descended from a goddess with outstanding talents. She weds the Duke of Bedford, the king's uncle, who... Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:14:47 EET http://www.cairo360.com/article/books/3680/sara-abou-bakr-and-et-al-hello-and-its-a-muslim-calling/ The so-called ‘clash of civilisations’ asserts a world divided into opposing entities as vague and simplistic as ‘East and West’. Coined by the late American political scientist Samuel Huntington, the paradigm reinforces a crusader mentality and denies the complex realities in which we live. In... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:57:57 EET http://www.cairo360.com/article/books/3644/victoria-hislop-the-thread/ When their grandson asks them why they have never left their home in Greece, The Thread's two main characters, Dimitri and Katerina begin sharing their story with their Anglo-Greek grandson. The novel's prologue and epilogue are set in present-day Greece while the rest of it is set in the... Mon, 2 Apr 2012 14:31:29 EET http://www.cairo360.com/article/books/3603/andrew-humphreys-grand-hotels-of-egypt-in-the-golden-age-of-travel/ There is nothing more exciting than getting out of your country and exploring other parts of the world. A hundred years ago, travelling was a luxury affair only affordable for the rich and famous. It wasn’t just about the destination, the journey to your destination was also considered to be an... Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:46:56 EET http://www.cairo360.com/article/books/3535/kevin-maneytrade-off-why-some-things-catch-on-and-and-others-dont/ In the ever-changing capitalistic, new-age world we live in, everything changes with maximum speed, including consumption and buying behaviours and so the market changes with them. It's hard to predict if a new idea will find success within the market or not; as the standards that were once... Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:46:27 EET http://www.cairo360.com/article/books/2313/autostrade-a-highway-for-egyptian-comics/ This Wednesday, July 20th, an exciting new Egyptian comic book will be introduced to Cairo. Autostrade is a bi-monthly comic book and ‘highway for sequential madness’ according to its website, and its grand launch will be held at Ahmed Shawky Museum at 6:30PM. This is actually the book’s second... Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:40:38 EET http://www.cairo360.com/article/books/1631/win-five-paolo-coelho-box-sets-from-diwan/ Attention Cairo bookworms!In the spirit of giving and generosity, Cairo 360 has teamed up with our friends at Diwan Bookstores to give five three lucky readers a free box set of Brazilian author Paolo Coelho's five most famous novels!Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1947, Paulo Coelho is one of... Mon, 4 Apr 2011 13:10:24 EET http://www.cairo360.com/article/books/1457/43rd-cairo-international-book-fair-calling-all-book-lovers/ It’s that time of year again when publishers and literature fanatics alike gear up for the 43rd Cairo International Book Fair! For the first time in its history, the ten-day book fair has been moved to the Cairo International Conference Centre in Nasr City, a big change from its usual location at... Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:00:08 EET