Subject(s): Veils -- Religious aspects Islam | Clothing and dress -- Political aspects -- Islamic countries | Muslim women -- Social conditions | Hijab | Hijab -- Government policy Summary: "In recent years bitter controversies have erupted across Europe and the Middle East about women's veiling, and especially their wearing of the face

Subject(s): Muslims -- Ethnic identity -- United States | Muslim youth -- Ethnic identity -- United States | Muslims -- Attitudes -- United States | Muslim youth -- Attitudes -- United States Summary: "This book presents a journey into the ideas, outlooks and identity of young Muslims in America today. Based on around 400 in-depth interview

Subject(s): Diarists -- Diaries -- Great Britain | Great Britain -- Anecdotes -- Social life and customs -- 20th century Summary: In 2001, 148 tattered and mould-covered notebooks were discovered lying among broken bricks in a skip on a building site in Cambridge. Tens of thousands of pages were filled to the edges with urgent handwriting. They

Subject(s): Muslims -- Non-Islamic countries | Muslims -- Ireland | Muslims -- History -- Ireland | Ireland -- History Summary: Since 9/11, interest in Muslims in Europe has increased significantly. There has been much public debate and academic research focused on Muslims living in larger Western European countries like Britain, France or Germ

Subject(s): Presidential candidates -- Biography -- United States | Presidents -- Election -- 2016 -- United States Summary: Authoritative, timely, and provocative, this deeply researched biography of Donald Trump provides a complex portrait of the man who--despite broad skepticism--could be the next president of the United States. Despite deca

Subject(s): Finance, Personal Summary: " Finance for Normal People teaches behavioral finance to people like you and me - normal people, neither rational nor irrational. We are consumers, savers, investors, and managers - corporate managers, money managers, financial advisers, and all other financial professionals. The book guides us to kn

Subject(s): mahathir | Internet -- Technological innovations | Library information networks | Electronic funds transfers Summary: Blockchains are new technology layers that rewire the Internet and threaten to side-step older legacy constructs and centrally served businesses. At its core, a blockchain injects trust into the network, cutting off

Subject(s): Social skills in children | Social skills -- Study and teaching | Home and school | Child development Summary: "Developing social and emotional wellbeing in children provides a practical guide full of proven strategies for promoting social and emotional learning (SEL) skills in children aged 4-16. A practical guide designed to

Subject(s): Body language Summary: "What does your body language say about you? From strangers on the street, to your closest friends and family - even if you're not speaking, you're saying a lot with your body. Body Language explores the way we use our bodies to communicate, the way we hold ourselves, the way we sit, stand, and p

Subject(s): Hume, David, 1711-1776 -- Religion | Miracles -- History of doctrines | God -- Proof | Epistemology Summary: Suppose that one is presented with a report of a miracle as an exception to nature's usual course. Should one believe the report and so come to favour the idea that a god has acted miraculously? David Hume argued that no