Subject(s): Byrne, Gary J | Clinton, Bill, 1946- | Clinton, Hillary Rodham | United States. Secret Service -- Biography -- Officials and employees | Political corruption -- History -- 20th century -- United States | Presidents -- Protection -- United States | Presidents' spouses -- United States | United States -- Politics and government -- 199

Subject(s): World politic | Syria -- History -- Civil War, 2011- Summary: "Most accounts of Syria's brutal, long-lasting civil war focus on a domestic contest that began in 2011 and only later drew foreign nations into the escalating violence. Christopher Phillips argues instead that the international dimension was never secondary but t

Subject(s): Ibn al-'Arabi, 1165-1240 | Intermediate state -- Islam | Creation (Islam) Summary: "This book explores how Ibn al-Arabi (1165-1240) used the concept of barzakh (the limit) to deal with the philosophical problem of the relationship between God and the world, a major concept disputed in ancient and medieval Islamic thought. Th

Subject(s): Widows -- Fiction | Coffeehouses -- Fiction | Grief -- Fiction Fiction | Moving, Household -- Fiction | Neighbors -- Fiction | French fiction -- Translations into English | Ireland -- Fiction Summary: Diane seems to have the perfect life. She is a wife, mother, and the owner of Happy People Read and Drink Coffee, a cozy literary caf

Subject(s): Kapsambelis, Niki | Kapsambelis, Niki -- Family | Alzheimer's disease -- Biography -- Patients -- United States | Alzheimer's disease -- Case studies -- Patients Family relationships -- United States | Alzheimer's disease -- Popular works -- Patients Rehabilitation Summary: "An inspiring race against time: The courag

Subject(s): Female friendship -- Fiction Summary: "A witty and winning new voice comes alive in this infectious road trip adventure with a rock-and-roll twist. Shapiro's debut blends the emotional nuance of Elena Ferrante with the potent nostalgia of High Fidelity, in a story of two women--one rich and alluring, the other just another p

Subject(s): War (Islamic law) | War -- Religious aspects Islam | Jihad | International law (Islamic law) Summary: "The question of how the Sharia (Islamic law) regulates the notions of just recourse to, and just conduct in, war has long been the subject of heated controversy. This book offers a scholarly exploration of the Islamic laws of w

Subject(s): Human rights movements | Human rights -- Economic aspects | Business and politics Summary: "Society is broken. We can design our way to a better one. In our increasingly interconnected world, self-interest and social-interest are rapidly becoming indistinguishable. If the oceans die, if society fractures, or if global warming s

Subject(s): Smallpox -- Vaccination History | Smallpox -- Vaccination History -- 18th century -- United States | Medicine -- History. -- United States Summary: "More than fifty years before the American Revolution, Boston was in revolt against the tyrannies of the Crown, Puritan Authority, and Superstition. This is the story of a fateful ye

Subject(s): Muslims -- Civilization | Muslims -- Relations | Islamic countries -- History | Islamic countries -- Relations | Islamic countries -- Civilization Summary: Cosmopolitanism has become a key concept in social and political thought, standing in opposition to ideologies such as nationalism, parochialism and fundamentalism. Much recent d