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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 secret life of words: how English became English
By Henry Hitchings. 2009
An account of the transplanted, stolen, and bastardized words that make up the English language. A history of English as…
a whole, and of the thousands of individual words, from more than 350 foreign tongues, that trickled in gradually over hundreds of years of trade, colonization, and diplomacy. Covers the Norman Conquest to the present day, chronicling the English language as a living archive of human experience. Some strong language. 2009.The Penguin dictionary of art and artists (Reference Bks.)
By Peter Murray, Linda Murray. 1983
This comprehensive and detailed reference contains entries on major artists of the last seven centuries; short biographies of over 1,200…
artists; descriptions of artistic techniques and styles; definitions of artistic movements; and much more. 1983.The Oxford dictionary of saints (Oxford paperback reference)
By David Hugh Farmer. 2003
This book features concise accounts of the lives, cults, and artistic associations of over 1,400 saints, from the famous to…
the obscure, the rich to the poor, and the academic to the uneducated. From all walks of life and from all periods of history, the wide varieties of personalities and achievements of the canonized are reflected. Featuring maps of pilgrimage sights in Europe and fully updated appendices. Recently-added saints include the Martyrs of Korea, Vietnam, and the Spanish Civil War, Andrew of Crete, and Emily Rodat, a female hermit of the 7th century. There are also more Scottish and Irish saints, and ancient Welsh saints; more European saints from all centuries, as well as more saints from Eastern Europe; more recently canonized saints, and female saints from the USA. 2003. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.The meaning of everything: the story of the OED
By Simon Winchester. 2003
This companion to "The Professor and the Madman" (DC18092) recounts the monumental, seventy-year effort to compile the definitive, twelve-volume Oxford…
dictionary, completed in 1928. Winchester describes the goal to provide comprehensive meanings of all words, the project's complexity, crucial volunteer participation, and key figures directing the task. 2003.The Islamic enlightenment: the struggle between faith and reason, 1798 to modern times
By Christopher De Bellaigue. 2017
This absorbing account of the political and social reformations that transformed the lands of Islam during the nineteenth and early…
twentieth centuries offers a game-changing assessment of the Middle East. Beginning his account in 1798, de Bellaigue demonstrates how the Middle East has long welcomed modern ideals and practices, including the adoption of modern medicine, the emergence of women from seclusion, and the development of democracy. With trenchant political and historical insight, de Bellaigue further shows how the violence of an infinitesimally small minority is in fact the tragic blowback from that modernization. This revolutionary argument, which completely refutes the misconception that Muslims live in a benighted state of backwardness, reveals the folly of Westerners demanding modernity from their Islamic neighbors. 2017.Easy American idioms: [hundreds of idiomatic expressions to give you an edge in English!] (Esl Ser.)
By Living Language. 2006
"It slipped my mind," "Don't fly off the handle," and "I'm counting on you" are just a few of the…
idiomatic expressions that native English speakers might use on any given day. For non-native speakers, however, these phrases can be confusing. "Easy American idioms" cuts through that confusion and teaches natural sounding conversational English. The lessons in "Easy American idioms" focus on situations that everyone can relate to: meeting people, expressing likes/satisfaction, expressing dislikes/displeasure, working, shopping, socializing, sports, television, going out, and more. Each section features useful and appropriate idiomatic expressions, with dialogues interspersed between lessons. Idioms can be complicated, but the lessons and dialogues are simple and clear. Includes over 4 hours of recordings. 2006.Easy pronunciation
By Living Language. 2005
More than nine million Americans do not speak English well or at all (according to the 2000 U.S. Census), and…
only two million of those adults can afford the time and cost required to enroll in an ESL class. This comprehensive self-study course offers an affordable and highly effective alternative to classroom study. "Easy pronunciation" is for all levels of ESL students as well as native speakers with strong regional accents. 2005.Nine parts of desire: the hidden world of Islamic women
By Geraldine Brooks. 1995
Portrait of an oppressed class slowly achieving some liberation. During a six-year Middle East assignment, a Western journalist wears the…
veil and mixes with Muslims in a quest to understand women in the Islamic world. Brooks talked with fundamentalists and feminists, studied the Koran, witnessed surgical procedures to repair female genital mutilation, and gathered impressions of cultural traditions. 1995.Early Islam (Great ages of man)
By Desmond Stewart. 1967
An insight into the Islamic culture and empires from the sixth through the thirteenth century. During this period the Islamic…
world included Egypt, Persia, Arabia, and parts of India. 1967. (Great ages of man).Dictionnaire des citations du monde entier
By Karl Petit. 1978
Dire et interdire: [éléments de jurologie]
By Nancy Huston. 1980
Manuel pratique de terminologie
By Robert Dubuc. 1978
Price of honor: Muslim women lift the veil of silence on the Islamic world
By Jan Goodwin. 1994
Goodwin became interested in the plight of Muslim women because of her relationship with a Pakistani girl who became like…
her daughter and who was bartered in marriage at age eleven. Goodwin interviewed women, and some men, in ten Islamic countries. She examines the lives of women of various stations and the effects of changing Islamic attitudes in the late twentieth century. Descriptions of violence. 1994.Le désir d'islam: essai
By Martine Gozlan. 2005
Le français, langue des affaires
By André Clas, Paul-A Horguelin. 1979
Les messagers mystérieux ((Lire et savoir. Aventure-policier))
By Gilles Hersay. 1967