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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.The voice gallery: travels with a glass throat
By Keath Fraser. 2002
For twenty years, the author battled a rare disorder that caused him agonizing episodes of broken speech, leading to the…
loss of his voice. Mislead by the medical profession, convinced that the problem was psychological, Fraser finally received a proper diagnosis and found some relief with Botox, a drug mainly used to smooth out wrinkles. He then set out around the world to find others like himself, and to record in this memoir the wonders and frailties of the human voice. Some strong language. 2002.The mold in Dr. Florey's coat: the story of the penicillin miracle
By Eric Lax. 2004
Describes how in 1940 Oxford scientists Howard Florey, Ernst Chain, and Norman Heatley developed an antibiotic wonder drug from the…
mold discovered by Alexander Fleming twelve years earlier. Explains penicillin's lifesaving impact on treating infections, especially of World War II soldiers. Covers the controversy surrounding the 1945 Nobel Prize. 2004.Four strong winds: understanding the growing challenges to health care
By Michael B Decter. 2000
According to Michael Decter, the forces behind the changes in our health care systems are fourfold: paradigm shifts, new public…
expectations, technology and finances. Supplemented with case studies from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia, he analyzes how fiscal constraints, market competition, evolving technology and changing consumer demands are reshaping health care systems around the world at a dizzying rate. 2000.The mind's eye
By Oliver W Sacks. 2010
Neurologist uses case studies to illustrate the brain's ability to adapt to lost senses. Discusses a concert pianist who can…
no longer read music, a writer who is unable to read print after suffering a stroke, and Sacks's own macular melanoma and its effects on his visual perception. 2010.Being mortal: medicine and what matters in the end
By Atul Gawande. 2014
In his previous books, Dr. Gawande, a practicing surgeon, has fearlessly revealed the struggles of his profession. Now he examines…
its ultimate limitations and failures - in his own practices as well as others’ - as human lives draw to a close. And he discovers how we can do better. He follows a hospice nurse on her rounds, a geriatrician in his clinic, and reformers turning nursing homes upside down. He finds people who show us how to have the hard conversations and how to ensure we never sacrifice what people really care about. The subject of a PBS documentary. Bestseller. 2014.The silent thief: bone-building exercises and essential strategies to prevent and treat osteoporosis
By Karine Bohme, Frances Budden. 2001
Known as the "Silent Thief" for its quiet, symptom-free onset, osteoporosis can slowly erode bone mass. However, it can not…
only be treated, but also prevented with good advance planning, simple lifestyle strategies, and essential bone-building exercises. This book outlines a comprehensive, three-pronged approach to combating and preventing osteoporosis - one combining dietary, medical and exercise-based strategies. 2001.The lonely patient: how we experience illness
By Michael Stein. 2007
Despite years of medical training and practice, only when his brother-in-law Richard was diagnosed with a rare cancer did internist…
Stein contemplate the psychological effects of illness. During the next eight years, as Richard fought a losing battle, Stein witnessed how he and other patients dealt with chronic and terminal illnesses and how caretakers and loved ones were affected. He compares it to living in a strange, new place in which one experiences four emotional stages: betrayal, terror, loss, and loneliness. Some strong language. 2007.World medicine: the East West guide to healing your body
By Tom Monte. 1993
Compares principles and practices of the major traditional systems of healing: Chinese, Indian Ayurvedic, Greek, homeopathic, and naturopathic with conventional…
western, or allopathic, medicine. Summarizes important aspects of bodily organs, systems, and senses from different perspectives, and presents a worldview of health and human potential in an epilogue. c1993. Uniform title: EastWest Natural health.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.Winston Churchill's afternoon nap: a wide-awake inquiry into the human nature of time
By Jeremy Campbell. 1986
Who goes first?: the story of self-experimentation in medicine
By Lawrence K Altman. 1987
Well of lies: the Walkerton water tragedy
By Colin N Perkel. 2002
Over a period of a week in May 2000, hundreds of people in Walkerton, Ontario, were afflicted by a deadly…
strain of E. coli bacteria. Combining interviews and original research with testimony given to the Walkerton Inquiry, Perkel reconstructs the events leading up to the tragedy. He shows how a system has failed utterly, at almost every level, and how the virtues of a small town have contributed to the disaster. 2002.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.Understanding arthritis: What It Is, How To Treat It, How To Cope With It
By Irving Kushner, Ann Forer, Ann B McGuire. 1984
Describes the most common rheumatic diseases and the currently accepted medical treatment. Dispels some of the folklore concerning the diseases…
and explains that most medical research has not substantiated many of the "home remedies". 1984.Un miracle de l'amour: la renaissance d'un enfant autistique
By Barry Neil Kaufman, Luc Bernard Lalanne, Marie-Thérèse Kerzoncuf-Kolakowski. 1985
"Votre fils est autistique. C'est irrécupérable!" Barry et Suzi décident de percer, seuls, sans aucune aide professionnelle, le mur de…
cette forteresse qui coupe leur fils du monde. 1985. Titre uniforme: Son rise.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.Un anthropologue sur Mars: sept histoires paradoxales
By Oliver W Sacks, Christian Cler. 1996
Sept récits consacrés à des personnages atteints de troubles neurologiques aussi divers que le syndrome de La Tourette, l'autisme, l'amnésie…
et la cécité totale aux couleurs. À travers chacun d'eux, l'auteur, un neurologue, démontre que les troubles neurologiques ne sont pas seulement des maladies, ils ouvrent des mondes nouveaux grâce aux merveilleuses capacités de reconstruction et d'adaptation que l'humain possède. 1996.