Download or read book Miral written by Rula Jebreal and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-11-03 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soon to be a major motion picture from the award-winning director Julian Schnabel, starring Freida Pinto. WRITTEN BY the much-admired Italo-Palestinian journalist Rula Jebreal, Miral is a novel that focuses on remarkable women whose lives unfold in the turbulent political climate along the borders of Israel and Palestine. The story begins with Hind, a woman who sacrifices everything to establish a school for refugee Palestinian girls in East Jerusalem. Years later Miral arrives at the school after her mother commits suicide. Hind sees that Miral has the potential to change the world peacefully-but Miral is appalled by the injustice that surrounds her, and flirts with the notion of armed resistance. Hind desperately works to persuade her to stay the course of education, hard work, and non-violent resolution-but is she too late? Watch a Video

Download or read book Blue Aubergine written by Al-Tahawy and published by American University in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blue Aubergine tells the story of a young Egyptian woman, born in 1967, growing up in the wake of Egypt's defeat of that year, and maturing into womanhood against the social and political upheavals Egypt experienced during the final decades of the twentieth century. Physically and emotionally scarred by her parents and the events of her childhood, and incapable of relating to men, Nada, the 'Blue Aubergine,' fumbles through a series of dark and unsettling adventures, resorting first to full Islamic dress with niqab and gloves and then throwing it all off for the flowing hair and tight clothes of an emancipated young graduate student, in an ever more desperate and ultimately failed search for tenderness and affection. A frank assessment of the damage society wreaks by foisting unwise claustrophobic values on its children, this richly woven text shifts unpredictably through time and space like a sojourn in dream time. A mixed crowd of aunts and teachers, classmates and fellow students, Marxists and Islamicists are there to people the Blue Aubergine's bewildering journey to the knowledge that the maintenance of chastity and innocence and her naïve determination to cling to the threads of silk and lace that bind her to her past bring only misery and isolation.

Download or read book Brooklyn Heights written by Miral al-Tahawy and published by . This book was released on 2014-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hind, newly arrived in New York with her eight-year-old son, several suitcases of unfinished manuscripts, and hardly any English, finds a room in a Brooklyn teeming with people like her who dream of becoming writers. As she discovers the various corners of her new home, they conjure up parallel memories from her childhood and her small Bedouin village in the Nile Delta: Emilia who sells used shoes at the flea market smells like Zeinab, the old woman who worked for Hind's grandfather; the reflection of her own body as she dances tango awakens the awkwardness of her relationship to that body across the years; the story of Lilette, the Egyptian bourgeoise who has lost her memory, prompts Hind to safeguard her own. Through this kaleidoscopic spectrum of disadvantaged characters we encounter unique but familiar life histories in this award-winning and intensely moving novel of displacement and exile. It was the winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature, and was shortlisted for the 2011 Arabic Booker prize.

Download or read book Fable Queen written by Del Winterbottom and published by Del Winterbottom. This book was released on with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, Fable Kings and Queens have been a myth to most. Who would believe that there are boys and girls who can communicate with all life? But they are real--and so is Memoril, the mythical island that contains every kind of life, even dragons, and dinosaurs, phoenixes, krakens, and so many more magnificent things. Fable Kings and Queens have always been drawn to the island of all; some have even been born there. Right now, on Memoril, there are no Fable Kings--but there is a young Fable Queen. Her name is Miral: she is quite different, and she holds close to her heart...something very special indeed. Meanwhile, in the Ponds of Peace, the Elder Frog, Papa Ernes, sends Cupid the courageous frog out into the jungle for the first time to deliver something very important; but on the way, Cupid loses the package, and then he meets Miral, the Fable Queen. Miral and Cupid soon become friends and decide to go on an adventure around the island. Now things are about to happen: good things and bad things. Wonderful things. Terrible things. Things that have never happened before. Everything is about to change, forever. There is no going back. The colours are home.

Download or read book Exploring Star Trek Voyager written by Robert L. Lively and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1995, Star Trek: Voyager brought a new dynamic to Star Trek's familiar, starship oriented, show. Lost 70,000 light-years in space, Voyager and its crew faced an uncertain and changeable future, echoing anxieties felt in the United States at the time. These fifteen essays explore the context, characters, and themes of Star Trek: Voyager, as they relate to the culture and zeitgeist of the 1990s. Essays on gender show how the series both challenges and reinforces typical SF stereotypes through the characters of Captain Janeway, Kes and Seven of Nine, while essays on identity examine the show's intersections with disability studies, race and multiracial identities, family dynamics, and emerging AI and humanity. Using the epic journey of Homer's Odyssey as a starting point for the series, and ending with an examination of the impacts of inception at the birth of the internet age, this book shows the many ways in which Voyager negotiated different perspectives for what the future of the galaxy and the USA could be.

Download or read book Kindred Spirits written by Mark Anthony and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The origin story of a legendary friendship: When his new companion is accused of murder, Flint Fireforge must find a way to clear the half-elf's name When Flint Fireforge, dwarf and metalsmith, receives a wondrous summons from the Speaker of the Sun, he journeys to the fabled elven city of Qualinost. There, he meets Tanis, a thoughtful youth born of a tragic union between elf and man. Tanis and Flint, each a misfit in his own way, find themselves unlikely friends. But a pompous elf lord is mysteriously slain, and another elf soon meets the same fate. Tanis stands accused, and if his innocence cannot be proven, the half-elf will be banished forever. Solving the mystery will be a perilous task. Time is on the murderer's side—and he is not finished yet.

Download or read book Journals of the House of Commons written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1803 with total page 946 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Star Trek Voyager Unworthy written by Kirsten Beyer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest threat to the Federation was wiped out in one thought by the Caeliar. Starfleet needs to know if Caeliar are gone—so they send out the crew who can find answers in the Delta Quadrant-Voyager. Freed with a thought, the greatest menace to humanity, the Borg, are gone, absorbed into the Caeliar gestalt. But are they? Can this deadly menace that has hovered over humanity for decades truly be gone? Might some shadow of the Caeliar remain? The Federation decides that they have to know, and Starfleet is ordered to find out. The Starship Voyager leads a fleet into a region of space that has lived in fear of instant annihilation for generations: the Delta quadrant, home of the Borg. Afsarah Eden—the new captain of Voyager—is charged with getting answers, to reach out to possible allies and resolve old enmities in the Delta quadrant. The perfection that was given to the Borg was withheld from Seven of Nine. Left behind, she is living a twilight existence—neither Borg nor human—and slowly going mad. The whispers of the Collective, comforting murmurs she has always known, are replaced with a voice deep within her that keeps insisting she is Annika Hansen. Chakotay, the former captain of Voyager, offers to help Seven rendezvous with the ships that Starfleet Command has sent into the Delta quadrant, the probable destination of the mysterious Caeliar. These are not the friendly stars of the Federation; the unknown and the unexpected are the everyday.

Download or read book Children of the Storm written by Kirsten Beyer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling novel that continues the epic saga of the Starship Voyager! Little is known about the Children of the Storm—one of the most unique and potentially dangerous species the Federation has ever encountered. Non-corporeal and traveling through space in vessels apparently propelled by thought alone, the Children of the Storm at one time managed to destroy thousands of Borg ships without firing a single conventional weapon. Now in its current mission to the Delta Quadrant, Captain Chakotay and Fleet Commander Afsarah Eden must unravel whythree Federation starships—the U.S.S. Quirinal, Planck, and Demeter—have suddenly been targeted without provocation and with extreme prejudice by the powerful Children of the Storm...with thousands of Starfleet lives at stake from an enemy that the Federation can only begin to comprehend...

Download or read book Exploring Feeding Difficulties in Children written by Jane Desmarais and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of people suffering from different eating disorders has grown dramatically within the last twenty years. These two volumes examine feeding difficulties and eating disorders in children and adolescents, from babies to 19-year-olds. The volumes consist of clinical cases that describe the process of psychoanalytic psychotherapy used to treat the patients. The contributors look at the underlying causes for the disorders, such as bulimia and anorexia, lead to a normal life with the help of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. In addition, this collection takes into account the profound effects eating disorders have, not only on the patients, but on their immediate family and friends as well.'Many cases describe the anxieties and strategies of defence used against feelings of dependence and the risk of accepting from another. This is a core theme in both volumes and is the principal idea behind the paradoxical title, The Generosity of Acceptance.

Download or read book Nomination of Admiral Thomas H Moorer USN for Reappointment as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Architects of Infinity written by Kirsten Beyer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An original novel set in the universe of Star Trek: Voyager, from the New York Times bestselling author! As the Federation Starship Voyager continues to lead the Full Circle Fleet in its exploration of the Delta Quadrant, Admiral Kathryn Janeway remains concerned about the Krenim Imperium and its ability to rewrite time to suit its whims. At Captain Chakotay's suggestion, however, she orders the fleet to focus its attention on a unique planet in a binary system, where a new element has been discovered. Several biospheres exist on this otherwise uninhabitable world, each containing different atmospheres and features that argue other sentient beings once resided on the surface. Janeway hopes that digging into an old-fashioned scientific mystery will lift the crews' morale, but she soon realizes that the secrets buried on this world may be part of a much larger puzzle—one that points to the existence of a species whose power to reshape the galaxy might dwarf that of the Krenim. Meanwhile, Lieutenants Nancy Conlon and Harry Kim continue to struggle with the choices related to Conlon’s degenerative condition. Full Circle’s medical staff discovers a potential solution, but complications will force a fellow officer to confront her people’s troubled past and her own future in ways she never imagined… ™, ®, & © 2018 CBS Studios, Inc. STAR TREK and related marks and logos are trademarks of CBS Studios, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Download or read book The Magical world of 30 Bedtime Stories written by Amal Abu Saleh and published by tevoi. This book was released on 2023-07-05 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the world of 30 bedtime stories! As a mother of three kids and an elementary school teacher for more than 17 years. I understand the importance of bedtime stories to encourage imagination and creativity in our children. That’s why I was so excited to write this Book. Not only does it have 30 stories that are perfect for bedtime, but it also has a variety of scientific stories, fairy tales, and real-world stories, featuring characters of all shapes, sizes, and colors. Each story is accompanied by a coloring page that helps keep your little one connected to the content of the story. Your child will be able to explore a world of creativity, while also learning important lessons. This book is the perfect way to promote character traits in your children while they learn, laugh, and enjoy. It encourages honesty, self-control, helpfulness, kindness, positivity, persistence, gratitude, cleanliness, hard work, and more. So if you’re looking for a way to encourage your child’s imagination and creativity, look no further than the 30 Bedtime Stories Book.

Download or read book The Navy List written by Great Britain. Admiralty and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 1252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Diagnostic Imaging Brain written by Miral D. Jhaveri and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2015-12-24 with total page 1237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 300 diagnoses that are delineated, referenced, and lavishly illustrated highlight the third edition of this bestselling reference. World-renowned authority Dr. Anne G. Osborn and her expert author team of Drs. Karen L. Salzman and Miral D. Jhaveri provide carefully updated information in a concise, bulleted format, keeping you current with new disease entities and syndromes, MR imaging techniques and applications, and pathology relevant to brain imaging. Succinct text, outstanding illustrations, and up-to-date content make this title a must-have reference for neuroradiologists, general radiologists, neurologists, and neurosurgeons. Concise, bulleted text provides efficient information on more than 300 diagnoses that are clearly illustrated with 2,500 superb images Meticulously updated throughout, with new diagnoses and hundreds of new images that provide the most current information in the field. Expert guidance on CLIPPERS, second-impact syndrome in trauma, perfusion MR for tumor characterization, susceptibility-weighted imaging in stroke and brain bleeds, and molecular markers in brain tumor classification and grading. Updated coverage of brain trauma addresses newly recognized entities, techniques and imaging for rapid stroke triage, and functional imaging and dementia diagnosis.

Download or read book Gazelle Tracks written by Mīrāl Ṭaḥāwī and published by Garnet Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the tale of Muhra, a young woman whose name means filly, born of the descendants of the Bedouin tribes who settled in Egypt's Delta Province of El Sharqiyya during the 18th and 19th centuries. This title describes Muhra's quest as she seeks to discover the truth about her mother through the old family photographs.