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Essential Japanese Kanji uses a natural approach to learning the most basic kanji encountered in everyday situations in Japan. This new edition is packed with fun quizzes and useful exercises for those wishing to improve their Japanese ability. It has been repackaged in a more compact, value-for-money...

Ludwig Wittgenstein loved movies, and based on his remarks on watching them, there is a strong connection between his experience of watching films and his thoughts on aesthetics. Furthermore, however, Wittgenstein himself has been invoked in recent cinema. Wittgenstein at the Movies is centered on...

Notions of home are of increasing concern to persons who are interested in the unfolding narratives of inhabitation, displacement and dislocation, and exile. Home is viewed as a multidimensional theoretical concept that can have contradictory meanings; homes may be understood as spaces as well as...

The Golden Advice Series is a response to the obligation of giving naseehahand its obvious need in our ummah at the present time. This series focuses on the naseehah to the believers from the Glorious Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). These advice ranges from tawheed...

The World Economic Outlook, published twice a year in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic, presents IMF staff economists' analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term. Chapters give an overview of the world economy; consider issues affecting industrial countries, and economics...

Osteoporosis is a serious disease that affects millions of women and even men, and all ethnicities. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) and the National Institute for Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), more than 10 million women have been diagnosed with osteoporosis,...

A rapidly growing number of people are affected by an intolerance for foods that contain gluten. In some people the symptoms of gluten sensitivity may include bloating, abdominal discomfort, pain or diarrhea. Or it may be felt with a variety of extra-intestinal symptoms including headaches and migraines,...

If you’re someone who is suffering from celiac disease or gluten intolerance, there’s a good chance that you may struggle to find foods to eat on an everyday basis. If you’ve just become aware that you have the condition, it may seem as though everything contains wheat or gluten, and...

Practicing good control over the sugar that you consume each and every day is important to not only keep your blood glucose levels in check, but also keep your body weight under control.Suffering from excess body weight, and eating unhealthy foods are the leading causes of diabetes in the first...

Lameness, one of the most common and most troublesome of all equine ailments, remains the primary reason why horses are unable to fulfill their potential and their riders' and trainers' expectations. More preparation time is lost, more competitions are missed, and more careers are prematurely ended...

Narrated Abu Hurairah: Allah's Apostle (pbuh) said: "Whoever establishes prayers during the nights of Ramadan faithfully out of sincere faith and hoping to attain Allah's rewards (not for showing off), all his past sins will be forgiven." (Sahih Bukhari - Volume 1, Book 2, Number 36) ...

Coverage of the Clinton-Lewinsky saga followed in a long trail of media exposures of the more personal details of the lives of public figures. Many commentators have seen stories like this, and TV shows like Jerry Springer's, as evidence of a decline in the standards of the mass media. This increasing...

This compact devotional features one-page readings that are chock-full of biblical truth. Women will not only receive daily inspiration but also develop a deeper understanding of God’s Word as they spend a few minutes each day focusing on a verse or two and reading the informative and practical insights...

Even when you exercise and think you’re eating healthily, you can start packing on the pounds without realizing it. Then the fateful day comes when your favorite jeans, your best suit, or your once-flattering sundress stops fitting you. So, what are you doing wrong? There are countless...