Shaila: 18 books
A Manual for Marco
Living, Learning, and Laughing With an Autistic Sibling
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
An 8-year old girl decides to make a list of all the things she likes and dislikes about dealing with her autistic brother, and in doing so realizes that she has created A Manual for Marco.
"Through her genuine and caring accounts about growing up with an older, autistic brother, this...
by Shaila Abdullah
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2011
From the darkest hour of American history emerges a mesmerizing tale of tender love, a life interrupted, and faith recovered. Arissa Illahi, a Muslim artist and writer, discovers in a single moment that no matter how carefully you map your life, it is life itself that chooses your destiny. After her...
Wisdom Wide and Deep
A Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhana and Vipassana
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2011
Wisdom Wide and Deep is a comprehensive guide to an in-depth training that emphasizes the application of concentrated attention (jhana) to profound and liberating insight (vipassana). With calm, tranquility, and composure established through a practical experience of jhana meditators are able to halt...
Focused and Fearless
A Meditator's Guide to States of Deep Joy, Calm, and Clarity
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2008
With this accesssible guide, meditators (and non-meditators) can understand how to attain extraordinary states with relative ease. Blended with contemporary examples and pragmatic "how to" instructions that anyone can try, Focused and Fearless provides a wealth of tools to cultivate non-distracted...
Pregnancy Blues
What Every Woman Needs to Know about Depression During Pregnancy
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2005
It should be a time of joyous anticipation–the happiest time in a woman’s life. But for many women, the joys of pregnancy are clouded by feelings of fear, sadness, and confusion. And unlike postpartum depression, which is widely portrayed in the media and embraced by the medical community, depression...
by Shaila Arora
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2012
Day in and day out they faced the worst atrocities that Manhattan had to offer.
As veteran NYPD Homicide detectives, Jack Grayson and Kate Devereaux have experienced the worst of mankind; they’ve hunted down sadistic suspects and waded through chilling, grisly crime scenes. They’ve endured...
Rani in Search of a Rainbow
A Natural Disaster Survival Tale
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
Displaced by the Pakistan floods, Rani's family has taken refuge at a relief camp where they are doing their part to help other flood victims. Eight-year-old Rani wants to assist but doesn't know how. Heeding the advice of her father to help in a way only children can, Rani embarks on a journey to...
Shouldn't I Be Happy
Emotional Problems of Pregnant and Postpartum Women
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
A guide for expectant and new mothers on emotional issues associated with parenthood, including post-partum depression.
Pregnancy and childbirth are a happy and joyous time for some women, but for others the experience can be one of anxiety, fear, and confusion. Because our society cherishes...
Translating Museums
A Counterhistory of South Asian Museology
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
Shaila Bhatti's immersive study of the Lahore Museum in Pakistan is one of the first books to offer an in-depth historical and ethnographic analysis of a South Asian museum. Bhatti thus presents an alternative example of visitor experience and museum practice to that of the West, which has been the...
by Shaila Van Sickle
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2012
A new semester has just started at Southwestern College in New Mexico and college president Walt Asher has a mystery on his hands, quite literally. Asher needs to find out which of his staff wrote an award winning mystery that entitles the college to benefit from a substantial prize. While it is simply...
My Friend Suhana
A Story of Friendship and Cerebral Palsy
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
A simple tale of love and friendship to warm your heart
Award-winning author and designer Shaila Abdullah teams up with her 10-year-old daughter Aanyah to bring you this heartwarming tale of a little girl who forms a close bond with a child with cerebral palsy. The girl finds that through her art,...
by Shaila Patel
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2018
Empath Liam Whelan is determined to protect Laxshmi "Lucky" Kapadia, the girl he loves, at all costs--even if it means breaking her heart to keep her alive. Stopping the joining cold means Liam's life is in danger from the Soul Seekers and the ruthless Minister Gagliardi who now has designs...
by Shaila Patel
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
Two souls. One Fate.
Eighteen-year-old Liam Whelan, an Irish royal empath, has been searching for his elusive soulmate. The rare union will cement his family's standing in empath politics and afford the couple legendary powers, while also making them targets of those seeking to oust them.
Laxshmi...
Popular Culture, Voice and Linguistic Diversity
Young Adults On- and Offline
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2017
This book analyses the language practices of young adults in Mongolia and Bangladesh in online and offline environments. Focusing on the diverse linguistic and cultural resources these young people draw on in their interactions, the authors draw attention to the creative and innovative nature of...
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