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Cleopatra: A Life Cleopatra: A Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.73 — 123,251 ratings — published 2010
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Flow Down Like Silver Flow Down Like Silver (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 4,511 ratings — published 2009
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Justine (The Alexandria Quartet, #1) Justine (The Alexandria Quartet, #1)
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avg rating 3.85 — 10,164 ratings — published 1957
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The Alexandria Quartet  (The Alexandria Quartet, #1-4) The Alexandria Quartet (The Alexandria Quartet, #1-4)
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avg rating 4.18 — 12,241 ratings — published 1960
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لا أحد ينام في الإسكندرية لا أحد ينام في الإسكندرية (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 4,390 ratings — published 1996
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,462,106 ratings — published 1949
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Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1) Ink and Bone (The Great Library, #1)
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avg rating 3.96 — 32,139 ratings — published 2015
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Alexandria (Marcus Didius Falco, #19) Alexandria (Marcus Didius Falco, #19)
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avg rating 4.00 — 3,013 ratings — published 2009
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الإسكندرية في غيمة الإسكندرية في غيمة (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.60 — 983 ratings — published 2013
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The Library of Alexandria: Centre of Learning in the Ancient World The Library of Alexandria: Centre of Learning in the Ancient World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.39 — 96 ratings — published 2000
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The Alexandria Link (Cotton Malone, #2) The Alexandria Link (Cotton Malone, #2)
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avg rating 3.94 — 43,848 ratings — published 2007
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The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern Mind (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,602 ratings — published 2006
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Balthazar (The Alexandria Quartet, #2) Balthazar (The Alexandria Quartet, #2)
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avg rating 4.13 — 4,401 ratings — published 1958
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Alexandria: The City that Changed the World Alexandria: The City that Changed the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 628 ratings — published 2023
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يا بنات إسكندرية يا بنات إسكندرية
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avg rating 3.35 — 66 ratings — published 1990
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Weave World Weave World (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 34,118 ratings — published 1987
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Roadside Picnic Roadside Picnic (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 87,178 ratings — published 1972
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Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1) Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War, #1)
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avg rating 4.05 — 35,257 ratings — published 2014
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The Idiot The Idiot (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 217,486 ratings — published 1869
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Demons Demons (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.31 — 63,037 ratings — published 1872
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The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 994,411 ratings — published 1939
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Down and Out in Paris and London Down and Out in Paris and London (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 101,214 ratings — published 1933
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The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 5,724,486 ratings — published 2012
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
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avg rating 4.47 — 11,414,775 ratings — published 1997
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,401,324 ratings — published 1942
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The Picture of Dorian Gray The Picture of Dorian Gray (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,879,067 ratings — published 1890
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Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #1) Just One Damned Thing After Another (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #1)
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avg rating 3.87 — 52,478 ratings — published 2013
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Demian Demian (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 135,678 ratings — published 1919
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Steppenwolf Steppenwolf (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 215,496 ratings — published 1927
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ترابها زعفران ترابها زعفران (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.34 — 206 ratings — published 1985
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طيور العنبر طيور العنبر (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.63 — 1,056 ratings — published 2000
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The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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avg rating 4.35 — 9,911,514 ratings — published 2008
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The Vanished Library: A Wonder of the Ancient World The Vanished Library: A Wonder of the Ancient World (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as alexandria)
avg rating 3.38 — 422 ratings — published 1987
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ميرامار ميرامار (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as alexandria)
avg rating 3.82 — 8,034 ratings — published 1967
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Alexandria: City of Memory Alexandria: City of Memory (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 67 ratings — published 2004
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Alexandria: A History and a Guide; and Pharos and Pharillon Alexandria: A History and a Guide; and Pharos and Pharillon (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as alexandria)
avg rating 3.70 — 76 ratings — published 1961
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South Wind South Wind (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as alexandria)
avg rating 3.61 — 332 ratings — published 1917
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A History of My Times A History of My Times (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 3,384 ratings — published -362
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C.P. Cavafy: Collected Poems C.P. Cavafy: Collected Poems (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.43 — 5,506 ratings — published 1935
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Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as alexandria)
avg rating 4.16 — 171,673 ratings — published 1960
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The Star Diaries The Star Diaries (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as alexandria)
avg rating 4.21 — 11,944 ratings — published 1957
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Libraries in the Ancient World Libraries in the Ancient World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 824 ratings — published 2001
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The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 75,609 ratings — published 1956
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Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days Diamond Dogs, Turquoise Days (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as alexandria)
avg rating 4.00 — 12,330 ratings — published 2001
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Père Goriot Père Goriot (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 66,922 ratings — published 1835
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The Iliad The Iliad (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 509,674 ratings — published -800
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Kallimachos: The Alexandrian Library and the Origins of Bibliography (Wisconsin Studies in Classics) Kallimachos: The Alexandrian Library and the Origins of Bibliography (Wisconsin Studies in Classics)
by (shelved 2 times as alexandria)
avg rating 4.25 — 4 ratings — published 1991
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Cleopatra: The Queen Who Challenged Rome and Conquered Eternity Cleopatra: The Queen Who Challenged Rome and Conquered Eternity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as alexandria)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,554 ratings — published 2018
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The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as alexandria)
avg rating 4.36 — 1,072 ratings — published 1993
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A History of the Arab Peoples A History of the Arab Peoples (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 4,639 ratings — published 1991
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Enock Maregesi
“Biblia pamoja na historia vinatwambia kuwa mitume kumi na wawili wa Yesu Kristo waliamua kufa kinyama kama mfalme wao alivyokufa, kwa sababu walikataa kukana imani yao juu ya Yesu Kristo.

Mathayo alikufa kwa ajili ya Ukristo nchini Ethiopia kwa jeraha lililotokana na kisu kikali, Marko akavutwa na farasi katika mitaa ya Alexandria nchini Misri mpaka akafa, kwa sababu alikataa kukana jina la Yesu Kristo.

Luka alinyongwa nchini Ugiriki kwa sababu ya kuhubiri Injili ya Yesu Kristo katika nchi ambapo watu hawakumtambua Yesu.

Yohana alichemshwa katika pipa la mafuta ya moto katika kipindi cha mateso makubwa ya Wakristo nchini Roma, lakini kimiujiza akaponea chupuchupu, kabla ya kufungwa katika gereza la kisiwa cha Patmo (Ugiriki) ambapo ndipo alipoandika kitabu cha Ufunuo. Mtume Yohana baadaye aliachiwa huru na kurudi Uturuki, ambapo alimtumikia Bwana kama Askofu wa Edessa. Alikufa kwa uzee, akiwa mtume pekee aliyekufa kwa amani.

Petro alisulubiwa kichwa chini miguu juu katika msalaba wa umbo la X kulingana na desturi za kikanisa za kipindi hicho, kwa sababu aliwaambia maadui zake ya kuwa alijisikia vibaya kufa kama alivyokufa mfalme wake Yesu Kristo.

Yakobo ndugu yake na Yesu (Yakobo Mkubwa), kiongozi wa kanisa mjini Yerusalemu, alirushwa kutoka juu ya mnara wa kusini-mashariki wa hekalu aliloliongoza la Hekalu Takatifu (zaidi ya futi mia moja kwenda chini) na baadaye kupigwa kwa virungu mpaka akafa, alipokataa kukana imani yake juu ya Yesu Kristo.

Yakobo mwana wa Zebedayo (Yakobo Mdogo) alikuwa mvuvi kabla Yesu Kristo hajamwita kuwa mchungaji wa Injili yake. Kama kiongozi wa kanisa hatimaye, Yakobo aliuwawa kwa kukatwa kichwa mjini Yerusalemu. Afisa wa Kirumi aliyemlinda Yakobo alishangaa sana jinsi Yakobo alivyolinda imani yake siku kesi yake iliposomwa. Baadaye afisa huyo alimsogelea Yakobo katika eneo la mauti. Nafsi yake ilipomsuta, alijitoa hatiani mbele ya hakimu kwa kumkubali Yesu Kristo kama kiongozi wa maisha yake; halafu akapiga magoti pembeni kwa Yakobo, ili na yeye akatwe kichwa kama mfuasi wa Yesu Kristo.

Bartholomayo, ambaye pia alijulikana kama Nathanali, alikuwa mmisionari huko Asia. Alimshuhudia Yesu mfalme wa wafalme katika Uturuki ya leo.
Bartholomayo aliteswa kwa sababu ya mahubiri yake huko Armenia, ambako inasemekana aliuwawa kwa kuchapwa bakora mbele ya halaiki ya watu iliyomdhihaki.

Andrea alisulubiwa katika msalaba wa X huko Patras nchini Ugiriki. Baada ya kuchapwa bakora kinyama na walinzi saba, alifungwa mwili mzima kwenye msalaba ili ateseke zaidi. Wafuasi wake waliokuwepo katika eneo la tukio waliripoti ya kuwa, alipokuwa akipelekwa msalabani, Andrea aliusalimia msalaba huo kwa maneno yafuatayo: "Nimekuwa nikitamani sana na nimekuwa nikiitegemea sana saa hii ya furaha. Msalaba uliwekwa wakfu na Mwenyezi Mungu baada ya mwili wa Yesu Kristo kuning’inizwa juu yake." Aliendelea kuwahubiria maadui zake kwa siku mbili zaidi, akiwa msalabani, mpaka akaishiwa na nguvu na kuaga dunia.

Tomaso alichomwa mkuki nchini India katika mojawapo ya safari zake za kimisionari akiwa na lengo la kuanzisha kanisa la Yesu Kristo katika bara la India.

Mathiya alichaguliwa na mitume kuchukua nafasi ya Yuda Iskarioti, baada ya kifo cha Yuda katika dimbwi la damu nchini India. Taarifa kuhusiana na maisha na kifo cha Mathiya zinachanganya na hazijulikani sawasawa. Lakini ipo imani kwamba Mathiya alipigwa mawe na Wayahudi huko Yerusalemu, kisha akauwawa kwa kukatwa kichwa.

Yuda Tadei, ndugu yake na Yesu, aliuwawa kwa mishale alipokataa kukana imani yake juu ya Yesu Kristo.

Mitume walikuwa na imani kubwa kwa sababu walishuhudia ufufuo wa Yesu Kristo, na miujiza mingine. Biblia ni kiwanda cha imani. Tunapaswa kuiamini Biblia kama mitume walivyomwamini Yesu Kristo, kwa sababu Biblia iliandikwa na mitume.”
Enock Maregesi

Kelsey Brickl
“In his most thrilling military victory to date, Napoleon had defeated an Ottoman force eighteen thousand men strong at Aboukir. It had been Javert’s first real taste of battle, watching cannon fire blow ships into splinters and hearing the last screams of drowning men. The French army, stinking and spluttering with plague, had emerged victorious but exhausted. They had taken refuge in Alexandria, though it hardly felt safe. Very recently, Napoleon had left with a few of his nearest friends for a voyage into the Delta. Now Javert was just one of the confused mass left reeling in the wake of the chaos.”
Kelsey Brickl, Wolves and Urchins: The Early Life of Inspector Javert

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