I have always heard great things about Ruth Ware, but it always seemed my book reading schedule was so packed I never had time to grab one of her books. The problem? All passengers remain accounted for and so, the ship sails on as if nothing has happened, despite Lo’s desperate attempts to convey that something (or someone) has gone terribly, terribly wrong. But as the week wears on, frigid winds whip the deck, gray skies fall, and Lo witnesses what she can only describe as a dark and terrifying nightmare: a woman being thrown overboard. At first, Lo’s stay is nothing but pleasant: the cabins are plush, the dinner parties are sparkling, and the guests are elegant. The sky is clear, the waters calm, and the veneered, select guests jovial as the exclusive cruise ship, the Aurora, begins her voyage in the picturesque North Sea. Lo Blacklock, a journalist who writes for a travel magazine, has just been given the assignment of a lifetime: a week on a luxury cruise with only a handful of cabins.
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Despite repeatedly expressing remorse for the distress that his novel has caused to Muslims, Rushdie has continuously faced death threats. After the novel’s publication in 1988, Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran issued a fatwa - a religious edict - ordering Muslims to execute the author for the novel’s blasphemous depictions of the Islamic faith. The recent near-fatal attack on the author stems from a long history of violent backlash that Rushdie has received. Growing up in a liberal Muslim family, Rushdie now firmly considers himself to be an atheist - a conversion which is not taken lightly in the Islamic faith.Īlthough expected to live, Rushdie is still in grave condition after the recent stabbing - having completely lost vision in one eye and mobility in one hand, in addition to suffering from over 16 stab wounds in his back and chest. He was initially exiled from Iran and targeted due to his depiction of the Prophet Muhammed in his book “The Satanic Verses,” which was released in 1988. He was slated to present his thoughts on freedom of speech as an exiled author in America. 12, 2022, world renowned Indian-British-American author Salman Rushdie was stabbed repeatedly in an assassination attempt at a conference in New York. “ Dr Shepherd has faced serial killers, natural disaster, ‘perfect murders’ and freak accidents, all in the pursuit of the truth.Īnd while he’s been involved in some of the most high-profile cases of recent times, it’s often the less well-known encounters that prove the most perplexing, intriguing and even bizarre. I also have the e-book version that I forgot about oops! After a huge nudge from a fellow non – fiction book lover, I took the plunge and practically devoured this passionate account of Dr Richard Shepherd’s career as a forensic pathologist. My first non – fiction read was this highly anticipated read, that’s been neglected on my shelf for a month. I love a good fiction read but since graduating last June, I’ve found that I’ve been shying away from the books that I’d come to love while studying forensics. This month I’ve set myself a goal to read mainly non-fiction with four exceptions for blog tours and reviews. This splendid volume, in many ways the capstone of the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, is the first unabridged collection of Bonhoeffer's 1943 prison letters and theological writings. The materials gathered and selected by his friend Eberhard Bethge in Letters and Papers from Prison not only brought Bonhoeffer to a wide and appreciative readership, especially in North America, they also introduced to a broad readership his novel and exciting ideas of religionless Christianity, his open and honest theological appraisal of Christian doctrines, and his sturdy, if sorely tried, faith in face of uncertainty and doubt. Despite Dietrich Bonhoeffer's earlier theological achievements and writings, it was his correspondence and notes from prison that electrified the postwar world six years after his death in 1945. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. If your style isnt in the list, you can start a free trial to access over 20 additional styles from the Perlego eReader. This new and revised edition includes the full version of the Hadith of the Lie as well as an extensive bibliography of major works dealing with Islam and women and gender studies. Citation styles for Women in Islam How to cite Women in Islam for your reference list or bibliography: select your referencing style from the list below and hit copy to generate a citation. This definitive resource gathers together all the significant source material on the subject and presents it in an accessible format in clear unambiguous English with cross-references to the Arabic originals and an in-depth index. WOMEN IN ISLAM : Anthology from the Quran and Hadith Nicholas Awde. Topics covered include Hygiene, Divorce, Marriage, Sex and Chastity, Inheritance, and Status & Rights. rn detay WOMEN IN ISLAM : Anthology from the Quran and Hadith - Awde, Nicholas. The hadiths themselves are taken from the collections of Bukhari and Muslim, the Sahihain or the Two Sound Collections that are considered the most reliable. Included are all major references to women in the Quran and Hadiths, the two scriptures on which Islamic legislation and social practice are based. What does Islam really say about women? This anthology is the standard reference work on the role of women in Islam, a topic of growing popularity both within Islamic studies courses and women s studies. The sun was still in its waking up stages and the light on the leaves spoke of new beginnings. “Look around you Kadyn, what do you see? No don’t tense up he’s not here, he has nothing to do with this place it’s just you and me here now, tell me, what do you see?” She took her time looking around at the wild flowers that grew between the grass and trees. I helped her out of the car and walked her through the trees and into the little meadow in the clearing. I got out of the car and walked around to her side, we were just a few minutes from the house but that was okay. I won’t let it be, if I had to drag her kicking and screaming into our life, the life I wanted to give her, share with her, then I will. She was too young, too beautiful and just too fucking perfect for this to be her life. It wasn’t supposed to be like this, she wasn’t supposed to be like this. “Do you even see what you’re looking at Kadyn?” she turned wide eyes to me, her face drawn and so fucking sad I wanted to hit something. I slammed the car into park and turned to her. She seemed so detached, so removed, like she was just going through the motions. There were no words said between us as I headed for home, she just sat there with her arms folded in her lap looking out the window at the scenery. GH: I made up stories all my life, but knew that I would write books when I read Little women at age 7. She feels that the culture, language and people of the mountains have often been misunderstood and even ridiculed by outsiders who have little knowledge of the cultural diversity found there. Her Appalachian heritage is very important in her writing in fact, the majority of her works are set there. Gloria attended Riverside Elementary School in Spear, North Carolina, Crossnore High School in Crossnore, North Carolina, Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina and the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. Her mother still runs the family's country store, Sunny Brook Store, which can be seen in the railroad scene of The year of the perfect Christmas tree and in But no candy (the frontspiece). Gloria Houston was born in Marion, North Carolina and grew up in Avery Country near Spruce Pine, North Carolina. She states that she has been a flight attendant, teacher, waitress, consultant, free-lance writer, columnist, wife and mother and has had fun doing most things, but writing and talking to children is the most fun. She teaches children's literature, the techniques of writing and adolescent literature. GLORIA IS CURRENTLY AN ASSISTANT professor and author-in-residence at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Bleeding midnight, an ancient evil is spilling into the world, and unless the sheriff and his posse can saddle up in time, Golgotha will have seen its last dawn…and so will all of Creation. And a shady saloon owner, whose fingers are in everyone’s business, may know more about the town’s true origins than he’s letting on.Ī haven for the blessed and the damned, Golgotha has known many strange events, but nothing like the primordial darkness stirring in the abandoned silver mine overlooking the town. A banker’s wife belongs to a secret order of assassins. The mayor guards a hoard of mythical treasures. The sheriff bears the mark of the noose around his neck some say he is a dead man whose time has not yet come. Nevada, 1869: Beyond the pitiless 40-Mile Desert lies Golgotha, a cattle town that hides more than its share of unnatural secrets. If that doesn’t grab your attention, here’s the synopsis: Out of the two, I definitely prefer the UK cover (on the right). Belcher’s The Six-Gun Tarot since it came out in the US (published by Tor), but it seems to have also been quietly released in the UK, recently, by Titan Books. Spotted the UK cover in Forbidden Planet in London today, and was moved to share it on here. This volume aims to address this gap in scholarship by discussing a variety of Latin and Greek texts and authors across the late Hellenistic, Imperial, and Late Antique periods, including studies of major Latin authors, such as Virgil, Horace, and Ovid, and Byzantine authors writing in classicizing verse. Although much work has been done on the Hymns over the past few decades, and despite their importance within the Western literary tradition, their influence on authors after the fourth century BC has so far received relatively little attention and there remains much to explore, particularly in the area of their reception in later Greco-Roman literature and art. The Reception of the Homeric Hymns is a collection of original essays exploring the reception of the Homeric Hymns and other early hexameter poems in the literature and scholarship of the first century BC and beyond. Silence makes most of us add concessions, favors, bonuses, or cut demands (apparently we want less from those who talk less).Īll good so far, silence is excellent… But listening doesn’t come naturally to the human mind. Skilled negotiators learn first to shut up because most people can’t bear the silence. Keeping your mouth shut and listening is a sign of wisdom, not a weakness. Yet, your presence says everything your friend needs to hear “I’m here for you”. Many of us avoid, for example, visiting a friend in the hospital being afraid that we would not say the right words. However, you know you have left many other opportunities to speak your mind… What you can’t do on Thursday, you could do on the following days… Friday is an end. Silence is like a Thursday because it’s kind of hard to keep your mouth shut when you have so many things to say. Why? Because it comes after a Sunday which you never want to end. Silence is like an inspiring Thursday after a troublesome Monday… And let’s face it, most Mondays are troublesome. That is why learning to be silent, particularly when dealing with certain types of people and/or situations, it’s more beneficial than arguing or shouting.Ĭan you count how many times being silent saved your purpose? It is true that there’s immense power in silence. Silence can it really help you get your point across better than uttering words? |