Al: 2273 books
The Hour of Sunlight
One Palestinian's Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2011
As a teenager in Palestine, Sami al Jundi had one ambition: overthrowing Israeli occupation. With two friends, he began to build a bomb to use against the police. But when it exploded prematurely, killing one of his friends, al Jundi was caught and sentenced to ten years in prison.
It was in...
The Rejected Stone
Al Sharpton and the Path to American Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Lord knows, Rev Al has had his personal and very public ups and downs - but he's come out bigger and better than ever. Though the host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation is as fiery and outspoken as ever about the events and issues that matter most, he's learned that the only way we can get right as a nation...
E-Man
Life in the Nypd Emergency Service Unit
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2009
Al Sheppard was on the front lines of the most difficult job in police work. E-Men risk their lives every day in many different ways. They are great cops, and Als memoir is right on the mark.
Detective Sgt. Joseph Coffey, NYPD, Ret., Author of The Coffey Files
Sheppard served in the NYPD during...
Madinah
City Stories from the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
Featuring:
Nedim Gursel (Istanbul), Gamal Al-Ghitani (Alexandria), Fadwa Al-Qasem (Dubai), Ala Hlehel (Akka), Hassan Blasim (Baghdad), Yousef Al-Mohaimeed (Riyadh), Elias Farkouh (Amman), Nabil Sulayman (Latakia), Joumana Haddad (Beirut), and Yitzhak Laor (Tel Aviv).
About the Book
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Baghdad Diaries
A Woman's Chronicle of War and Exile
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
In this often moving, sometimes wry account of life in Baghdad during the first war on Iraq and in exile in the years following, Iraqi-born, British-educated artist Nuha al-Radi shows us the effects of war on ordinary people. She recounts the day-to-day realities of living in a city under siege, where...
by Al Stefanelli
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2011
The tides are turning. Organized religion is losing it's credibility to the groundbreaking discoveries made by the scientific community which is continually providing empirical evidence for what was once held sacred. With the advent of the World Wide Web and through the tireless efforts of civil...
How Al-Anon Works
for Families & Friends of Alcoholics
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
Al‑Anon’s basic book discusses our mutual-help program of recovery, including personal stories. A beginning approach to the Twelve Concepts of Service is included.
Quantum Soup
Fortune Cookies in Crisis New and enlarged edition
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2011
Peppered with a delicate mix of wisdom and humor, this new and enlarged edition of Quantum Soup is a light-hearted yet informative combination of happy anecdotes and traditional Chinese sensibilities in a Western setting. Every mini-essay is accompanied by the author's calligraphy and illustrations,...
by Ayatullah Muhammad Baqir Al Sadr
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2018
Al-Mahdi (peace be upon him) is no longer an idea waiting to be materialized nor a prophecy that needs to be substantiated, but a living reality and a particular person, living among us in flesh and blood, who is sharing our hopes, suffering, sorrows and joys, actually witnessing all the sufferings,...
by Al Ballard
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2013
In You Don’t Need to Smoke Anymore! Al Ballard gives a fool-proof, failsafe step-by-step method to quit smoking once and for all. Utilizing leaves of the moringa tree—considered a miracle tree in many countries and even revered in others—combined with a gradual and progressive substitution plan,...
by Al Ballard
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2013
In You Don’t Need to Smoke Anymore! Al Ballard gives a fool-proof, failsafe step-by-step method to quit smoking once and for all. Utilizing leaves of the moringa tree—considered a miracle tree in many countries and even revered in others—combined with a gradual and progressive substitution plan,...
by Imam al-Ghazali
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Imam al-Ghazali explores the meaning and significance of fraternity in Islam in this brilliant essay from his seminal work, The Revival of the Religious Sciences, which covers material assistance, personal aid, holding one's tongue, speaking out, forgiveness, loyalty, sincerity, and informality.Table...
A Treasury of Virtues
Sayings, Sermons, and Teachings of 'Ali, with the One Hundred Proverbs attributed to al-Jahiz
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2013
A Treasury of Virtues is a collection of sayings, sermons, and teachings attributed to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (d. 40/661), the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, the first Shia Imam and the fourth Sunni Caliph.
An acknowledged master of Arabic eloquence and a sage of Islamic wisdom,...
Light in the Heavens
Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2016
Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, wielding an authority second only to the Qur'an.
The words of Muhammad (d. 11/632), God's messenger and prophet of Islam, have a special place in the hearts of his followers. Wielding an authority second only to the Qur'an, Muhammad’s hadith are cited by scholars...