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Baseball life advice
By Stacey May Fowles. 2017
Fowles gives us a candid perspective on subjects ranging from bat flips to bandwagoners, from the romance of spring training…
to the politics of cheating, from the importance of having a favourite player to the near-religious splendour of a no-hitter. She confronts the stereotypes that female fans lack real knowledge about the game and are only at the ballpark for the eye candy, and calls out the "boys will be boys" attitudes and its implications both on and off the field. She also offers exhilarating snapshots of the Blue Jays' 2015 season, and reflects on the relevance of specific players not only to the average fan, but to the game's history as a whole. Fowles explores how we can use the lens of baseball to examine who we are--for better or worse--and reminds us that our love for the game shouldn't stop us from demanding it be better to its players and its fans. Bestseller. 2017.Baseball anecdotes
By Daniel Okrent, Steve Wulf. 1989
This collection portrays 150 years of great triumphs, heart-breaking losses and amusing blunders in the history of baseball, including the…
Chicago "Black" Sox Scandal of 1919 and the miraculous comeback of the Mets in the 1986 World Series. 1989.After the prophet: the epic story of the Shia-Sunni split in Islam
By Lesley Hazleton. 2009
Journalist recreates the seventh-century lives of the prophet Muhammad and his ninth wife Aisha. Details the strife over succession that…
followed his death and fostered different branches of Islam. Portrays tribal society, religious beliefs, rivalries, customs, and battles. Ties historical events to twentieth-century Middle East conflicts. Some descriptions of violence. 2009.100-minutes with the Qur'an: in the name of Allah, the merciful, the beneficial
By Anwar Rashid Siddiqui. 2010
The Qur'an is so precious to Muslims that many are able to recite it from beginning to end. Yet for…
people outside Islam it is a closed book. This book seeks to bridge that divide such that the depth of the Qur'an's guidance becomes available to all. 2010.Reaping the whirlwind: the Taliban movement in Afghanistan
By Michael Griffin. 2001
Griffin chronicles the rise of the Taliban from their first appearance in 1994, examines their place in the context of…
Afghanistan's political instability, and discusses the significance of their brand of Islamic fundamentalism. 2001.The Muslim Jesus: sayings and stories in Islamic literature (Convergences)
By Tarif Khalidi. 2001
This work presents, in English translation, the largest collection ever assembled of the sayings and stories of Jesus in Arabic…
Islamic literature. Tarif Khalidi's introduction and commentaries place the sayings and stories in their historical context, showing how and why this "gospel" arose and the function it served within Muslim devotion. The sayings and stories, some 300 in number and arranged in chronological order, show us how the image of this Jesus evolved throughout a millennium of Islamic history. 2001.Islam and the myth of confrontation: religion and politics in the Middle East
By Fred Halliday. 1995
The author examines the widely accepted image of confrontation between "Islam" and "the West", created largely by the rise of…
Islamic militancy in the Middle East and the perceived influence of Islam on politics and society. Considering the sources of Islamic militancy and the rhetoric of Islamic and anti-Muslim leaders, he argues that the Middle East is a set of variant societies, facing the economic and political problems of the Third World.The veiled kingdom
By Carmen Bin Ladin. 2004
On September 11th 2001, Carmen Bin Ladin heard the news on the radio that the Twin Towers had been struck.…
She instinctively knew that her brother-in-law was involved in these horrifying acts of terrorism, and her heart went out to America. She also knew that her life and the lives of her family would never be the same again. In 1974 Carmen, half Swiss and half Persian, married into the Bin Laden family and found herself inside a complex and vast clan, part of a society that at that point she neither knew nor understood. Determined to protect her daughters from the inevitable restrictions within a society riddled with hypocrisy and contradiction, in 1985 Carmen moved back to her home country, Switzerland. Carmen's story takes us inside one of the most powerful, secretive and repressive kingdoms in the world and the Bin Laden family's role within it. 2004. Uniform title: Voile déchiré.Ramadan: the holy month of fasting (Orca origins)
By Ausma Zehanat Khan. 2018
Throughout the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast during the day and break the fast together as a family each night.…
Ramadan provides the opportunity to focus on positive thoughts and actions. It is a time to become more grateful for the blessings people often take for granted and be reminded of the importance of helping others. This book examines the origins and traditions of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Grades 3-6. 2018.Without mercy: a woman's struggle against modern slavery
By Miriam Ali, Jana Wain. 1995
For Miriam, the turning point in her life came with the confirmation that her daughters, Zana and Nadia, aged only…
fifteen and fourteen respectively, had been taken from their home in Birmingham to be sold by their father to 'husbands' in Yemen. She finally took her remaining children and left, beginning the fight to bring Zana and Nadia back home. 1995.Willie Mays: the life, the legend
By James S Hirsch. 2010
Authorized biography of baseball outfielder Willie Mays, born in 1931 Alabama. Follows Mays from the Negro Leagues to the New…
York Mets. Highlights Mays's best games, including his astonishing catch when playing for the Giants in the 1954 World Series. Discusses his personal life and baseball's racial integration. Bestseller. Some violence and strong language. 2010.Willie Stargell: an autobiography
By Willie Stargell, 1956 Bird Tom. 1984
The memoirs of a legendary Pittsburgh Pirate whose personality and emphasis on teamwork earned him the respect of managers, fans,…
and other players. He recalls his unsettled childhood, early passion for baseball, and the rough years as a black in the minor leagues. "Pops" also shares his experiences with his family, career, teammates, the press, changes in the game, and the struggles of playing pro ball. 1984.Veiled threat: the hidden power of the women of Afghanistan
By Sally Armstrong. 2002
Denied schooling, employment and adequate health care and confined to their homes unless accompanied by a male relative, the women…
of Afghanistan struggled to survive under the Taliban regime. The author describes the ways these women and girls rebelled against the Taliban. 2002.2014 is the 20th anniversary of the strike that killed baseball in Montreal, and the 10th anniversary of the team's…
move to Washington, DC. But the memories aren't dead - not by a long shot. Here, finally, is the definitive English-language history of the Montreal Expos, written by New York Times bestselling sportswriter Jonah Keri. 2014.Un choc de religions: la longue guerre de l'islam et de la chrétienté, 622-2007
By Jean-Paul Roux. 2007
Bataille de Poitiers, croisades, prise de Constantinople, guerre d'Algérie: il y a ce conflit armé qui a commencé en l'année…
632. Il n'y a pas d'année, pas de semaine peut-être sans que du sang soit versé par des chrétiens ou par des musulmans. Ne vaut-il pas la peine de le rappeler, de montrer à nos contemporains que les événements qui occupent l'actualité, qui les bouleversent, s'inscrivent dans une longue série de 1375 ans d'événements tout aussi spectaculaires ; que de plus petits faits dont on ne parle guère qu'un jour ou deux ont eu, tous les jours, leurs équivalents pendant 1375 ans ? 2007.Touching all the bases: baseball for kids of all ages
By Claire Mackay. 1994
In nine "innings," Claire Mackay examines and explains every imaginable aspect of the game of baseball. Beginning with the history…
of the game, Mackay describes the player's positions, equipment, and the ballparks they play in. Throughout the book are bits of baseball lore and trivia. Grades 4-7. c1994.The way of the Sufi
By Idries Shah. 1980
The trouble with Islam: a wake-up call for honesty and change
By Irshad Manji. 2003
Irshad Manji considers herself a Muslim, but is at issue with many of its cornerstones: tribal insularity, deep-seated anti-Semitism, and…
an uncritical acceptance of the Koran as the final, superior, manifesto of God. In an open letter to Muslims and non-Muslims alike, she asks pointed questions such as: "Who is the real colonizer of Muslims -- America or Arabia? Why are we squandering the talents of women, fully half of God's creation?" Manji offers a vision of how Islam can undergo a reformation that empowers women, promotes respect for religious minorities, and fosters a competition of ideas, reviving Islam's lost tradition of independent thought. 2003.The summer game
By Roger Angell. 1972
Recaptures some of the funniest and finest moments of baseball in the 1960s. Includes the rise of California's teams, the…
sufferings of the Mets, the fall of the Yankee empire, the triumphs of the Dodgers, Cardinals, and Orioles, and much more. Bestseller. 1972.The northern game: baseball the Canadian way
By Bob Elliott. 2005
Opening at the 2004 Olympic baseball tournament, where the unheralded Canadian team came within an errant throw of the gold…
medal game, the author recounts Canada's rich baseball history, from 1838 to 2004, when the top rookie in both major leagues hailed from the Great White North. 2005.