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Muslims - Vol 2: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rippin, ong>Anong>drew / Rippin ong>Anong>drew, PUBLISHER: Routledge, The religion of Islam is of vital concern to the modern world. In Muslims Volume 2: The Contemporary Period ong>Anong>drew Rippin examines Muslims' perception of ong>anong>d reaction to the challenges ong>anong>d chong>anong>ges occurring in contemporary life ong>anong>d questions their ability to relate the Qur'ong>anong> ong>anong>d the figure of Muhammed to 19th ong>anong>d 20th century culture. The inherited world view of Islam is compared with the emerging newly-discovered world view of the late 20th century ong>anong>d is explored in two ways, firstly by examining modern Muslim views on religious authority ong>anong>d by considering their effect on the actual lived practice of Islam. Essential reading for all scholars ong>anong>d lecturers of Islam ong>anong>d comparative religion.

The Illustrated Key to the Tarot

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: de Laurence, L. W., PUBLISHER: Stong>anong>dard Publications, Destiny is not some plong>anong>ed ong>anong>d unchong>anong>geable road imposed on life. Tarot, as a system of interpretation, cong>anong> discover mong>anong>y secrets of your destiny by the way of the Major ong>anong>d Minor Arcong>anong>a. Tarot cards cong>anong> give you ong>anong> ong>anong>swer to almost ong>anong>y question ong>anong>d cong>anong> uncover solutions to the problems before you. They cong>anong> warn you of dong>anong>gers or assure you of your decisions. They are your guide on the road of life. Simply present your question ong>anong>d follow the rules of the tarot to find your ong>anong>swer. This book is the traditional guide to reading the tarot. It presents you with the meong>anong>ings of all of the cards, even their specific tricks ong>anong>d pitfalls. It will also show you exactly how to lay out the cards ong>anong>d the exact methods that are best used when divining from your Tarot deck.

The Life and Adventures of Lyle Clemens

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rechy, John, PUBLISHER: Grove/Atlong>anong>tic, From the author of the classic City of Night comes a captivating, wickedly entertaining novel in which ong>anong> irrepressible young hero is set loose in the religious-fundamentalist world of Texas, the gambling palaces of Las Vegas, ong>anong>d the enticing mythos of Los ong>Anong>geles

Water Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling: Proceedings of an

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Committee on U S-Irong>anong>iong>anong> Workshop on Water Conservation Reus / Office for Central Europe ong>anong>d Eurasia Development Security a / Nati, PUBLISHER: National Academies Press, In December , a group of specialists on water resources from the United States ong>anong>d Irong>anong> met in Tunis, Tunisia, for ong>anong> interacademy workshop on water resources mong>anong>agement, conservation, ong>anong>d recycling. This was the fourth interacademy workshop on a variety of topics held in , the first year of such workshops. Tunis was selected as the location for the workshop because the Tunisiong>anong> experience in ong>addressong>ing water conservation issues was of interest to the participong>anong>ts from both the United States ong>anong>d Irong>anong>. This report includes the agenda for the workshop, all of the papers that were presented, ong>anong>d the list of site visits.

Guide to the University of Florida and Gainesville

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McCarthy, Kevin / Laurie, Murray / Hartigong>anong>, Karelisa V., PUBLISHER: Pineapple Press (FL), - Each significong>anong>t building on campus ong>anong>d in town is pictured ong>anong>d described here, with information on its history, architecture, location, ong>anong>d present use - Gainesville boasts charming historic neighborthoods ong>anong>d a vibrong>anong>t down-town entertainment district - This book will introduce everyone to the unique places ong>anong>d character of the university ong>anong>d the Gainesville area

The Last Chapter

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Rasmussen, A. W., PUBLISHER: Whitaker House, This book is ong>anong> optimistic message about the last days of the church ong>anong>d the second coming of Christ. While recording the visions, miracles, ong>anong>d healings that he has seen ong>anong>d witnessed, the author cong>anong>didly relates how the Spirit of God molded his life through heartaches, testings, ong>anong>d breathtaking supernatural experiences.

Brewster

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brewster Historical Society / Brewster Historical Society, PUBLISHER: Arcadia Publishing (SC), In , the North Parish of Harwich voted to become the town of Brewster in honor of Elder William Brewster, one of the most distinguished ong>anong>d revered Pilgrims of the Mayflower. As times chong>anong>ged, the people of Brewster turned from farming to fishing ong>anong>d from salt making to tall ships. They traveled the sea, wheeling ong>anong>d dealing with merchong>anong>ts in nearly every port on earth, fighting pirates, ong>anong>d surviving typhoons. Those who returned brought home to Brewster a measure of wealth ong>anong>d sophistication that is ong>anong> integral part of this little town's lively history. When the age of sail faded, the town looked to a quieter life. Brewster, with its eleven miles of pristine beaches, became the perfect tourist destination. Brewster tells the unique story of a town that prospered through the good times ong>anong>d held on amazingly during the bad times. It presents captivating photographs of the residents' struggle for existence as farmers, fishermong>anong>, ong>anong>d sailors. The book shows what the barbershop looked like ong>anong>d where the early residents of Brewster lived, played, ong>anong>d went to church. Brewster captures the charming moments of a time gone by.

Technics & Civilization

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mumford, Lewis, PUBLISHER: Mariner Books, This is a history of the machine ong>anong>d a critical study of its effects on civilization. Mumford has drawn on every aspect of life to explain the machine ong>anong>d to trace its social results. "ong>Anong> extraordinarily wide-rong>anong>ging, sensitive, ong>anong>d provocative book about a subject upon which philosophers have so far shed but little light" (Journal of Philosophy). Index; illustrations.

Sleep Demons: An Insomniac's Memoir

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hayes, Bill, PUBLISHER: Washington Square Press, Bill Hayes grew up in a family in which the question "How'd you sleep?" was as much a staple at the breakfast table as orong>anong>ge juice or coffee, a question that encouraged genuine reflection ong>anong>d a legacy of life-shaping implications. "If there's such a thing as ong>anong> insomnia gene, he tells us at the outset of this beautifully written memoir, "my father passed it on to me, along with his green eyes ong>anong>d Irish melong>anong>choly. Hayes' narrative affords ong>anong> intimate look at one mong>anong>'s singular journey through contemporary life -- from his over-caffeinated, sleep-disturbed childhood as the son of a Coca-Cola bottler to the height of his insomnia, when his partner struggles with AIDS ong>anong>d Hayes must face ong>anong> increasingly troubling ong>anong>d debilitating sleep disorder. Armed with ong>anong> infectious curiosity ong>anong>d ong>anong> obsession with the mysteries of his personal demons, he leads readers on a fascinating exploration of sleep disorders ong>anong>d contends with all mong>anong>ner of theories ong>anong>d experimentation, from the conceptions of sleep in ong>anong>cient mythology to today's state-of-the-art sleeping aids ong>anong>d clinics.

Supreme Court Watch : Highlights of the , and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Brien, David M., PUBLISHER: W. W. Norton & Compong>anong>y, Each edition of Supreme Court Watch offers narratives ong>anong>d ong>anong>alyses of legal disputes, political battles, ong>anong>d social confrontations as they unfold before the Supreme Court. Also included are excerpts from the justices' objections ong>anong>d dissents on the Court's most influential cases of the recent term. Supreme Court Watch is ong>anong> ideal supplement to the author's two-volume casebook, Constitutional Law ong>anong>d Politics, ong>anong>d serves as ong>anong> excellent compong>anong>ion to other books ong>anong>d for courses on law, legal studies, ong>anong>d the judiciary.

The World and a Very Small Place in Africa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wright, Donald R., PUBLISHER: M.E. Sharpe, This study looks at the effects of "global" phenomena -- trong>anong>s-Saharong>anong> trade, Europeong>anong> expong>anong>sion, the rise of ong>anong> Atlong>anong>tic plong>anong>tation complex, industrialization, imperialism, colonialism, world wars, growth of a world market, political independence ong>anong>d economic dependence -- on the way of life in Niumi, a small area at the mouth of the Gambia river in West Africa (now called The Gambia), over the last six-seven hundred years. Written in clear, accessible prose, ong>anong>d drawing on archival ong>anong>d oral traditions, the work considers global developments from a local/regional perspective.

Stop the Revolution: America in the Summer of Independence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: McGuire, Thomas J., PUBLISHER: Stackpole Books, The fascinating story surrounding the British effort to bring the Americong>anong> Revolution to a peaceful end The fateful September , meeting on Staten Islong>anong>d between British Admiral Lord Richard Howe ong>anong>d Benjamin Frong>anong>klin, John Adams, ong>anong>d Edward Rutledge A compelling glimpse into politics, military diplomacy, ong>anong>d Americong>anong> character at the dawn of independence Early America from the eyewitness viewpoints of a feisty English traveler, a distressed Lutherong>anong> pastor, a precocious young lady, two sympathetic British officers, ong>anong>d ong>anong> assortment of eccentric Founding Fathers

Telecommunications Protocols

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Russell, Travis, PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, * A complete overview of telephony, wireless, ong>anong>d data communications, this is a superb introduction for the novice ong>anong>d a plain-long>anong>guage, math-free refresher for the expert * Presents the fundamentals of each technology used to deliver network services, places them in context with each other, ong>anong>d gives practical examples of their applications * Get the basics of the SS7 network ong>anong>d its impact on cellular * Understong>anong>d the basics of TCP/IP ong>anong>d the Internet * Understong>anong>d the fundamentals of the cellular network, SONET, ong>anong>d ATM * Stay up to the minute on voice over IP ong>anong>d local number portability issues

Avengers Age of Ultron Mini Figure Thor 7 cm

Deciding to make his stay on Earth permong>anong>ent, the Asgardiong>anong> prince of thunder, Thor, has continued to adapt to life on a different world. Focusing his efforts on aiding his comrades, the mighty warrior has devoted his full attention to the Avengers. When ong>anong> unthinkable new threat faces the Earth, Thor fights to protect his second home with the focus ong>anong>d power of a lightning bolt.Crafted in heavy-weight solid metal alloy ong>anong>d hong>anong>d painted, this miniature stong>anong>ds 7 cm tall ong>anong>d features ong>anong> integral base. It portrays Thor wielding the mighty Mjolnir.Thor is a numbered, limited edition of pieces ong>anong>d comes in full color foam-lined archival box.

A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mong>anong>chester, William, PUBLISHER: Back Bay Books, From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, ong>anong>d wonder thong>anong> the Middle Ages. In hong>anong>dsomely crafted prose, ong>anong>d with the grace ong>anong>d authority of his extraordinary gift for narrative history, William Mong>anong>chester leads us from a civilization tottering on the brink of collapse to the grong>anong>deur of its rebirth-the dense explosion of energy that spawned some of history's greatest poets, philosophers, painters, adventurers, ong>anong>d reformers, as well as some of its most spectacular villains- the Renaissong>anong>ce.

Praying with Clare of Assisi

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Miller, Ramona, PUBLISHER: Word Among Us Press, Clare of Assisi, holding fast to the truth of the gospel, modeled her life on the humong>anong>ity of Jesus who, as she said, "was placed poor in the crib, lived poor in the world, ong>anong>d remained poor on the cross." Nobles ong>anong>d peasong>anong>ts sought her prayers, advice, ong>anong>d healing touch.

Thomas Lawrence

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Ashton, Geoffrey, PUBLISHER: Chaucer Press, Sir Thomas Lawrence painted some of the best known ong>anong>d loved images of the Regency period, Cherry Ripe, Pinkie ong>anong>d Master William Lambton (The Red Boy) which became some of the most famous images of Victoriong>anong> ong>anong>d early twentieth century times. However, Lawrence's real genius was to bring to life a huge cross-section of late Georgiong>anong> ong>anong>d Regency society. These rong>anong>ge from the elderly ong>anong>d kindly Queen Charlotte, wife of George III, to the swashbuckling grong>anong>dees of parliament ong>anong>d church. Lawrence had ong>anong> uncong>anong>ny ability to bring society to life, even when he was painting the Archbishop of Cong>anong>terbury. Today, he is also regarded as the leading portrait painter of the whole of Europe of his time, ong>anong>d is best seen in the Waterloo Chamber at Windsor Castle, where the Pope presides over the allied monarchs of Europe who defeated Napoleon. This beautifully illustrated book contains some of his finest work.

Islam and Ecology: A Bestowed Trust

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Foltz, Richard C. / Denny, Frederick Mathewson / Baharuddin, Azizong>anong>, PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Islam is the religion of over one billion people ong>anong>d is practiced in virtually every country on earth. The articulation of ong>anong> Islamic environmental ethic in contemporary terms is all the more urgent because Western-style conservation efforts do not fit all cultural ong>anong>d philosophical traditions. This volume outlines the Islamic view of the cosmic order ong>anong>d reviews the ways ong>anong> Islamic world view cong>anong> be interpreted, reassessed, ong>anong>d applied to such environmental problems as pollution ong>anong>d water scarcity. Sections on social justice ong>anong>d on issues of sustainability ong>anong>d development look at the history ong>anong>d roots of the current environmental crisis; at the broader context of women's rights of equal access to both natural ong>anong>d social resources; ong>anong>d at the interconnectedness of environmental protection ong>anong>d the alleviation of humong>anong> poverty.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kamkwamba, William / Mealer, Bryong>anong>, PUBLISHER: Harper Perennial, William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled ong>anong>d modern science was mystery. It was also a long>anong>d withered by drought ong>anong>d hunger. But William had read about windmills, ong>anong>d he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawiong>anong>s could enjoy: electricity ong>anong>d running water. His neighbors called him misala--crazy--but William refused to let go of his dreams. With a small pile of once-forgotten science textbooks; some scrap metal, tractor parts, ong>anong>d bicycle halves; ong>anong>d ong>anong> armory of curiosity ong>anong>d determination, he embarked on a daring plong>anong> to forge ong>anong> unlikely contraption ong>anong>d small miracle that would chong>anong>ge the lives around him. "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" is a remarkable true story about humong>anong> inventiveness ong>anong>d its power to overcome crippling adversity. It will inspire ong>anong>yone who doubts the power of one individual's ability to chong>anong>ge his community ong>anong>d better the lives of those around him.

The Company They Keep: Friendships in Childhood and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bukowski, William M. / Newcomb, ong>Anong>drew F. / Hartup, Willard W., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, Friendship is one of life's most essential ong>anong>d rewarding forms of interaction--a feature of every culture that most persons experience daily. While most research efforts on friendship have concentrated on such issues as peer acceptong>anong>ce ong>anong>d dyadic properties, there has been little exploration of friendship's role in a child's social ong>anong>d emotional growth. The Compong>anong>y They Keep provides a forum in which a group of internationally recognized scholars presents the major conceptual issues, themes, goals, methodological strategies ong>anong>d findings from their research on friendship. Contributors explore a variety of topics, including cultural variations in childrens' ong>anong>d adolescents' friendships, the association between friendship ong>anong>d cognitive ong>anong>d personality development, the effect of friendship on adjustment, ong>anong>d the links between experience within the family ong>anong>d relationships with friends.

The Role and Impact of the Internet on Library and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Liu, Lewis-Guodo, PUBLISHER: Praeger, Since that time, the literature on the Internet ong>anong>d its impact on ong>anong>d role in libraries ong>anong>d research has exploded. A simple keyword search in " Library Literature ong>anong>d Information Index," a primary electronic index of library ong>anong>d information science research literature, retrieves over items related to the Internet. The dominong>anong>ce of the Internet not only provides great opportunities for libraries to provide better services, but also poses tremendous challenges to librariong>anong>s ong>anong>d library ong>anong>d information science scholars. This volume includes discussions of current issues ong>anong>d trends, written by scholars ong>anong>d practitioners in the fields of library ong>anong>d information science, computer science, ong>anong>d computer engineering.

The History of the Earth: An Illustrated Chronicle of Our

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hartmong>anong>n, William K. / Miller, Ron, PUBLISHER: Workmong>anong> Publishing, "The History of Earth" combines geology, astronomy, evolution, history, cosmology, ong>anong>d painting to tell the complete ong>anong>d vivid history of that elegong>anong>t marble known as earth. Main Selection of the Astronomy Book Club. Ages 14-up.

Life Supports: New and Collected Poems

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bronk, William / Cong>anong>ade, Eugene G., PUBLISHER: North Point Press, "This is ong>anong> utterly compelling, harrowing ong>anong>d masterfully written body of poetry. Its publication is a major literary event". -- The Los ong>Anong>geles Times Book Review The original edition of Life Supports, published in , was greeted as one of the most significong>anong>t literary works to appear in this country. Cited by The New York Times Book Review, as "one of our finest... poets", Bronk went on to win the Americong>anong> Book Award ong>anong>d a reputation, in the words of Kirkus Reviews, as "one of the most solid ong>anong>d unfrivolous poets". Since then, there have been nine additional books, including a volume of collected essays Vectors ong>anong>d Smoothable Curves, which the Los ong>Anong>geles Times called "the products of a unified sensibility in the tradition of our most original prose stylists". Among writers of his generation, few are as esteemed by those who require the highest stong>anong>dards for the books they read. Bronk's "rare gift" as ong>anong> essay in the Voice Literary Supplement recently argued, "is the ability to float difficult truths on fleeting snatches of spoken breath". Bronk, according to Compound Eye, "is one of America's greatest living poets". According to poet ong>anong>d critic Michael Heller, he is "one of our modern masters". The new edition of Life Supports makes available once again one of the principal literary works of our time.

Othello

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shakespeare, William / Mowat, Barbara A. / Werstine, Paul, PUBLISHER: Washington Square Press, "Each edition includes: " - Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play - Full explong>anong>atory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play - Scene-by-scene plot summaries - A key to famous lines ong>anong>d phrases - ong>Anong> introduction to reading Shakespeare's long>anong>guage - ong>Anong> essay by ong>anong> outstong>anong>ding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play - Illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books "Essay by" Susong>anong> Snyder The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, ong>anong>d a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performong>anong>ces ong>anong>d programs. For more information, visit www.folger.edu.

Last Lion, The: Volume 1: Winston Churchill Visions of Glory

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Mong>anong>chester, William, PUBLISHER: Little Brown ong>anong>d Compong>anong>y, William Mong>anong>chester met Winston Churchill on Jong>anong>uary . Their encounter on the "Queen Mary "sparked ong>anong> intense curiosity in Mong>anong>chester that would eventually result in his classic three-volume "magnum opus""The Last Lion." In this, the first volume, we follow Churchill from his birth to , when he begong>anong> to warn against the remilitarization of Germong>anong>y. Born of a lovely, wong>anong>ton Americong>anong> mother ong>anong>d a gifted but unstable son of a duke, his childhood was one of wretched neglect. He sought glory on the battlefields of Cuba, Sudong>anong>, India, South Africa ong>anong>d the trenches of Frong>anong>ce. In Parliament he was the prime force behind the creation of Iraq ong>anong>d Jordong>anong>, laid the groundwork for the birth of Israel, ong>anong>d negotiated the independence of the Irish Free State. Yet, as Chong>anong>cellor of the Exchequer he plunged Englong>anong>d into economic crisis, ong>anong>d his fruitless attempt to suppress Gong>anong>dhi's quest for Indiong>anong> independence brought political chaos to Britain. Throughout, Churchill learned the lessons that would prepare him for the storm to come, ong>anong>d as the 's begong>anong>, he readied himself for the coming battle against Nazism--ong>anong> evil the world had never before seen.

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