There are bigger one’s at the ADIBF — Jarir and the Abu Dhabi University Bookstore are two that come to mind — but the biggest single bookstore in the UAE is Kinokuniya at the Dubai Mall. This colossal store, which comes in at 68,000 sq.-ft. is three-times larger than so called “superstores” popular in the United States. The total stock surpasses half a million books, one thousand magazines, all in six languages: Arabic, English, Japanese, Chinese, French and German.During a quick shopping trip to Dubai last night, I would have loved to have had the chance to stop in (I love the Kinokuniya in New York City), but we stopped a bit short, popping into the Mall of the Emirates instead, where there was a much smaller outlet of Borders. We did nevertheless drive further down Sheikh Zayed Road to cruise past the new Burj Khalifa — the tallest building in the world, at 2625 feet (800 meters) and 160 stories. It looked, the fog shrouding Dubai last night, otherwordly — like something out of a sci-fi movie, a rocket ship awaiting lift off to another world. –Edward Nawotka