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The World in a Life

This series delves into the depths of human existence, exploring the intricacies of life through narratives that mirror our own journeys. Each installment offers a unique perspective on personal growth, relationships, and the search for meaning within a shifting world. It's an intimate exploration that resonates with universal human experiences.

Anwar al-Sadat
Simone de Beauvoir
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Malik Ambar

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  • Malik Ambar

    • 176 pages
    • 7 hours of reading

    Part of The World in A Life series, this brief, inexpensive text provides insight into the life of slave soldier Malik Ambar. Malik Ambar: Power and Slavery across the Indian Ocean offers a rare look at an individual who began in obscurity in eastern Africa and reached the highest levels of South Asian political and military affairs in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.

    Malik Ambar
  • Simone de Beauvoir

    • 256 pages
    • 9 hours of reading

    This book situates Beauvoir's life and works in historical context. Her work considered numerous topics of contemporary relevance, like socialist politics, feminism, war crimes, human rights, and the possibilities and limits of political activism in support of social justice.

    Simone de Beauvoir
  • Anwar al-Sadat

    • 264 pages
    • 10 hours of reading

    Part of The World in A Life series, this brief, inexpensive text provides insight into the life of Anwar al-Sadat, one of the most transformative figures in Middle Eastern and world history.

    Anwar al-Sadat