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In this beautiful photography book, offers a unique glimpse into the life of the people of Sinai: its original natives of Bedouins and those who migrated to it from other parts of Egypt or the globe.
Islamic Methodologies Made Easy” by Ehab Shawky is a book that aims to simplify the understanding of Islamic methodologies for the average reader. It covers various topics such as the importance of methodology in Islam, the different schools of thought, and the principles of Islamic jurisprudence.
The book starts by defining methodology and its significance in Islam. It then goes on to explain the different schools of thought in Islam, such as the Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi’i, and Hanbali schools, and their origins and differences. The book also covers the basic principles of Islamic jurisprudence, such as the sources of Islamic law, the methods of interpreting them, and the different types of rulings in Islam.
Throughout the book, the author uses simple language and examples to make the content easier to understand. The book also includes diagrams and charts to help readers visualize the concepts better. Additionally, the author provides references to the original sources of Islamic knowledge, such as the Quran and the Hadith, to encourage readers to explore further.
(2020) THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & RADIO 2 SUMMER BOOK CLUB PICK, A GRIPPING FAMILY DRAMA SET IN SUBURBAN NEW YORK
‘I absolutely adored it’ Liane Moriarty, bestselling author of Big Little Lies
Gillam, upstate New York.
A town of ordinary, big-lawned suburban houses. The Gleesons have recently moved there and soon welcome the Stanhopes as their new neighbours. Lonely Lena Gleeson wants a friend but Anne Stanhope – cold, elegant, unstable – wants to be left alone.
It’s left to their children – Lena’s youngest, Kate, and Anne’s only child, Peter – to find their way to one another. To form a friendship whose resilience and love will be almost broken by the fault line dividing both families, and by the terrible tragedy that will engulf them all.
A tragedy whose true origins only become clear many years later . . .
A story of love and redemption, faith and forgiveness, Ask Again, Yes reveals the way childhood memories change when viewed from the distance of adulthood – villains lose their menace, and those who appeared innocent seem less so
A story of how, if we’re lucky, the violence lurking beneath can be vanquished by the power of love.
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A PRIMA BOOK OF THE YEAR
‘Immersive and deeply moving’ Anna Hope, author of Expectation
‘Keane takes on one of the most difficult problems in fiction – how to write about human decency . . . a compelling case for compassion over blame, understanding over grudge, and the resilience of hearts that can accept the contradictions of love’ Louise Erdrich, National Book Award winning author of The Round House
‘Leaves one shaking one’s head in frank admiration. A triumph’ Matthew Thomas, bestselling author of We Are Not Ourselves
(2017) On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov – recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt – is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol.
Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. But instead of his usual suite, he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval.
Can a life without luxury be the richest of all?
(2016) Spanning the collapse of Ottoman rule and the British Mandate in Palestine, this is the story of three generations of a defiant family from the Palestinian village of Hadiya before 1948. Through the lives of Mahmud, chief elder of Hadiya, his son Khaled, and Khaled’s grandson Naji, we enter the lives of a tribe whose fate is decided by one colonizer after another. Khaled’s remarkable white mare, Hamama, and her descendants feel and share the family’s struggles and as a siege grips Hadiya, it falls to Khaled to save his people from a descending tyranny
(2011) The third in the cycle of novels that began with THE SHADOW OF THE WIND and THE ANGEL’S GAME. THE PRISONER OF HEAVEN returns to the world of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books and the Sempere & Sons bookshop. It begins just before Christmas in Barcelona in 1957, one year after Daniel and Bea from THE SHADOW OF THE WIND have married. They now have a son, Julian, and are living with Daniel’s father at Sempere & Sons. Fermin still works with them and is busy preparing for his wedding to Bernarda in the New Year. However something appears to be bothering him. Daniel is alone in the shop one morning when a mysterious figure with a pronounced limp enters. He spots one of their most precious volumes that is kept locked in a glass cabinet, a beautiful and unique illustrated edition of The Count of Monte Cristo. Despite the fact that the stranger seems to care little for books, he wants to buy this expensive edition. Then, to Daniel’s surprise, the man inscribes the book with the words ‘To Fermin Romero de Torres, who came back from the dead and who holds the key to the future’. This visit leads back to a story of imprisonment, betrayal and the return of a deadly rival.
(2010) In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man – David Martin – makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood, he has taken refuge in the world of books, and spends his nights spinning baroque tales about the city’s underworld. But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner. Like a slow poison, the history of the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love.
Then David receives the offer of a lifetime: he is to write a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, perhaps more. But as David begins the work, he realises that there is a connection between this haunting book and the shadows that surround his home…
رواية ملحمية كبيرة يذهب فيها الشاعر والروائي إبراهيم نصر الله إلى منطقة لم يسبق أن ذهبت إليها الروايات التي تناولت القضية الفلسطينية بهذه الشمولية وهذا الاتساع، مقدماً بذلك رواية مضادة للرواية الصهيونية عن أرض بلا شعب لشعب بلا أرض! تبدأ أحداث الرواية في الربع الأخير من القرن التاسع عشر وصولاً لعام النكبة، محاورة المفاصل الكبرى لهذه الفترة الزمنية الصاخبة بالأحداث بالغة التعدد، والصراع المرّ بين الفلاحين الفلسطينيين من جهة وزعامات الريف والمدينة والأتراك والإنجليز والمهاجرين اليهود والقيادات العربية من جهة أخرى.
إنها حكاية شعب حقيقي من لحم ودم كان يحيا فوق أرض حقيقية له فيها تراث وتفاصيل أكثر من أن تحصى وأكثر من أن يغيّبها النسيان، ووجود ممتلئ صخباً وتوتراً وفرحاً ومآسي وأحزاناً رواية ملحمية كبيرة تقول: لقد كان الفلسطينيون دائما هنا، ولدوا هنا وعاشوا هنا وماتوا ويعيشون..
يقول بطل الرواية (أنا لا أقاتل كي أنتصر بل كي لا يضيع حقي. لم يحدث أبداً أن ظلّت أمّة منتصرة إلى الأبد. أنا أخاف شيئاً واحداً: أن ننكسر إلى الأبد، لأن الذي ينكسر الى الأبد لا يمكن أن ينهض ثانية، قل لهم احرصوا على ألا تُهزموا إلى الأبد).
وكما يحدث دائماً في أعمال إبراهيم نصر الله تلتقي في هذه الرواية، التي تسمع وترى، الملحمة والحكاية الشعبية والشهادة الشفوية والأغنية واللغة السينمائية، وفي خضم ذلك تتقدم الحياة الشعبية الفلسطينية اليومية في القرى والمدن لتحتل المشهد الإنساني الرحب والحافل بحكايات البطولة والحب، الحياة والموت، والخيانة و الصفاء والرحمة والقسوة، في حين تضيء ميثولوجيا الخيل أعمق زوايا أرواح الشخصيات والقيم الكبرى لمجتمع بالغ الحيوية في طقوسه وحكاياته وأغانيه. وإذا ما كان لكل رواية كبيرة قانونها فإن لهذه الرواية رؤيتها الخاصة في التعامل مع هذا كله
(1999) Charlie is a freshman. And while he’s not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But Charlie can’t stay on the sideline forever. Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a deeply affecting coming-of-age story that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up.