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

Subject(s): Small business | Small business -- Location | New business enterprises | Entrepreneurship | Success in business Summary: "100 Cities. 100 Entrepreneurs. 9 Keys for Success. Main Street Entrepreneur offers a unique look at what it takes to create a successful and thriving business. Lifelong entrepreneur, business consultant and

Subject(s): Qur'an -- Manuscripts -- Early works to 1800 | Qur'an -- Criticism, Textual | Qur'an -- History | Manuscripts, Arabic -- History | Manuscripts, Arabic -- Yemen Summary: The Sanaa Palimpsest: The Transmission of the Qur'an in the First Centuries AH' provides a new annotated edition of the two layers of the 'Sa

Subject(s): Islam -- History -- Africa | Islamic renewal -- Africa | Islamic awakening -- Africa | Islam and politics Summary: Based on twelve case studies (Senegal, Mali, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar and the Comoros), this book looks at patterns and peculiarities of different traditions of Islamic r

Subject(s): Evolution -- Religious aspects Christianity | Religion and science Summary: From the Publisher: Finally, the war between science and religion is over. The winner? All of us. With supporters from an incredibly wide spectrum of backgrounds and beliefs, including five Nobel laureates, Thank God for Evolution! builds bridges, provides