This prestigious book by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, examines two concepts in which Sheikh Mohammed has a great personal interest: happiness and positivity.He explores the relationship between the two, and examines how they impact achievement, productivity and creativity. Written in Arabic by Sheikh Mohammed's own hand, this insightful book includes both personal stories and an international pe...

Oman - The Complete Guide is packed with all the insider information you could possibly need to make the most of your time in one of the Middle East's most unique and breathtaking countries. Whether you're setting off on holiday or setting up home, this indispensable book provides information on everything from choosing a neighbourhood and finding work and schools to must-see tourist sites and local nightlife, as well as offline map and Google map links.

This new work from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum brings together reflections on more than half a century of leadership, service, and nation- building. Across these pages, Sheikh Mohammed distils the insights of six decades in public life: years of challenge and triumph, of crises overcome and opportunities seized, and the blessings of family and nationhood. At its heart lies a central question: What has life taught me? The answers come through stories, lessons, and obs...

This miniature marvel may be small enough to fit in your pocket, but it's bursting with information to help make the most of your time in Qatar. Chapters include essential information on getting around, the top things to see and do, and the best bars, cafes and clubs in Qatar. With restaurant reviews, a bulging shopping chapter, excellent exploring tips and details of the nation's best spots for sports and spas, the Qatar Mini Visitor's Guide should be top of your packing list.Inclu...

For nearly 20 years, Explorer's Abu Dhabi Residents' Guide has been the handbook for living and working in Abu Dhabi. From arriving in the capital to moving on and everything in between, this new-look and fully revised 2017/18 edition includes all the latest info. Whether you're considering the move, you're fresh off the plane, or you're a seasoned local, this is the one resource that you won't want to be without. From finding work to making the most of your weekends, enrolling in schools ...

Huda Al-Ghoson's spirited memoir Unbounded presents, with remarkable insight, a real-life tale of bravery and upward mobility in the face of the unique cultural, social and occupational challenges faced by women in Saudi Arabia.

Into My Life is my second book, written in tribute to my late sister. My first book, My Own Reflections, was published on 2013, and it was well-received internationally. Into My Life represents my own views and opinions without any bias or fulfilling certain agenda. These are just my own reflections and part of my ongoing story and journey. I hope you like it.

"An instant classic." —Arianna Huffington"Will inspire people from across the political spectrum." —Jonathan HaidtLonglisted for the Porchlight Business Book of the Year Award, an essential shortlist of leadership ideas for everyone who wants to do good in this world, from Jacqueline Novogratz, author of the New York Times bestseller The Blue Sweater and founder and CEO of Acumen.In 2001, when Jacqu...

**NATIONAL BESTSELLERA collection of first-hand accounts from courageous Afghan women who refuse to be silenced in the face of the Taliban.**After decades of significant progress, the prospects of women and girls in Afghanistan are once again dependent on radical Islamists who reject gender equality. When the United States announced the end of their twenty-year occupation and the Taliban seized control of the country on August 15, 2021, a steep regression of social, politic...

"As a bookseller, I loved Shelf Life for the chance to peer behind the curtain of Diwan, Nadia Wassef's Egyptian bookstore—the way that the personal is inextricable from the professional, the way that failure and success are often lovers, the relationship between neighborhoods and books and life. Nadia's story is for every business owner who has ever jumped without a net, and for every reader who has found solace in the aisles of a bookstore."—Emma ...

I sat quietly with rapt attention as I listened to the eloquent oration of my foster father, the first Minister of Social Welfare in the first republic and one-time Apesin of Lagosthe chieftaincy title he upheld till his death. He was late Chief J.M. Johnsona name that had known the ocean and beheld the sea. If there are other ways to define a gentleman beyond the sphere of letters of the alphabet, that man was a-man-among-thousands, Chief JMJ, as he was fondly called, would have earned mo...

Turkey has a very colorful business culture, where East and West and the old and new exist together, and where some business principles and the factors behind them are not easy to understand. My main reason for writing this book is to enable people from different cultural backgrounds to understand the fundamental business principles in Turkey, and to act on these rather than on their perceptions. By doing this, they can work more effectively without wasting time resolving disputes. Turks c...