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Who Shall Command the Skylark Not to Sing?

The Poetics of Love, Hate, and Hope in the East and West

By: Adel Al-Atawneh

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Who Shall Command the Skylark Not to Sing?

The Poetics of Love, Hate, and Hope in the East and West

By: Adel Al-Atawneh

You can muffle the drum, and you can loosen the strings of the lyre, but who shall command the skylark not to sing? Literature proves to be the symbolic and sound device from which quieted ideologies transcend the forever politically correct or culturally restricted societies of past and present. In Who Shall Command the Skylark Not to Sing? Dr. Adel Al-Atawneh sheds light on the oeuvres of two honorable writers, Adrienne Kennedy and Ghassan Kanafani, who depict and portray social diseases through celebrated works of literature of underdogs fighting for their place. While focusing on the struggles associated with the construction of an audacious personal identity, this comparative study of East and West is the great search for self. Al-Atawneh examines the politics of hatred, inequality, and denial that run parallel between two worlds different only in time and space. By formulating a connection between the quests for identity and self while looking for a place, he demonstrates the inseparability between the three social characteristics. Along the way, he abridges the widening gap between relations in the East and West. With intention of using the past to open understanding for the future, Dr. Al-Atawneh extends an invitation of hope for the national struggle so the question will never again have to be asked: Who Shall Command the Skylark Not to Sing?

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1615661018

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The Legacy of the Pacesetters of Tau Omega Chapter, ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC?

By: TAU OMEGA CHAPTER et.al

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The Legacy of the Pacesetters of Tau Omega Chapter, ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC?

By: TAU OMEGA CHAPTER et.al

The Legacy of the Pacesetters of Tau Omega Chapter, a timeless service to the Harlem community and beyond" is a comprehensive recording of this Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority chapter's 88 year history in the village of Harlem. The authors combed through hundreds of documents and pictures from various resources. The book goes beyond chronological facts to provide a heartfelt interpretation of its past. They are confident that members reading this document will be inspired to continue their legacy and be proud of knowing who they were, who they are and the basis of their history and traditions.

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1491847085

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The Roots of Reno

By: Al W. Moe

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The Roots of Reno

By: Al W. Moe

Reno was truly Hell on Wheels in the 1920's. The rest of the nation considered the town Sodom and Gomorra, but that's only half the truth. Reno offered everything in the way of adult entertainment, from speakeasy's and houses of ill-repute, to open gaming - legal or not. And it took plenty of sins by the founding fathers to make Reno "The biggest little city in the world." When the gold-veins of Tonopah and Goldfield ran out, the casino owners moved to Reno, where even greater riches awaited. Together, a group of four men (Nick Abelman, Bill Graham, Jim McKay, George Wingfield) took over Reno's casinos and held sway over the town for the next three decades. Together they administered policy, collected juice, ran politicians, and owned the red-light district and most of the town's casinos. When that wasn't enough they took over the banks and laundered money for crooks like "Pretty Boy" Floyd, Alvin Karpis, and Ma Barker's boys, and offered safety to "Baby Face" Nelson. It was a good gig. The Reno Four dictated policy all over Northern Nevada, taking special care of Reno and Lake Tahoe casinos up until the late 1950's. Their influence made Reno before Bill Harrah or "Pappy" Smith ever arrived, needing an introduction and permission to build their own casinos, Harold's Club and Harrah's. This is an expansion, an unabridged version of "Mob City - Reno" with much to tell about Nevada's gold mining towns.

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Al Moe

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143921199X

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Al-Ghazali the Islamic Reformer

By: Mohamed Abu Bakr a. Al-Musleh

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Al-Ghazali the Islamic Reformer

By: Mohamed Abu Bakr a. Al-Musleh

Numerous studies have been done on Imam al-Ghzali (1058-1111) in almost all major languages. So much is the academic attention given to him, and deservedly so, that it is difficult to find any element of originality in a new study on him. Various aspects of his life and thought have yet to be adequately studied, one of them being his role in islah (Islamic reform). It is also true that the study of islah as a separate topic is somewhat new, and available literature on the subject is limited within the views and the achievements of a number of distinguished scholars in the modern times. This work attempts to discover part of the rich legacy of the reformers by introducing a pre-modern scholar as Imam al-Ghazali.

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The Other Press

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9675062827

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March to a Promised Land

The Civil Rights Files of a White Reporter, 1952-1968

By: Al Kuettner

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March to a Promised Land

The Civil Rights Files of a White Reporter, 1952-1968

By: Al Kuettner

A white Southern reporter's eyewitness account of the civil rights revolution he covered, the historic figures he met and interviewed, and the life-changing events he witnessed

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Capital Books

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1933102284

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Apollo

The Mission to Land a Man on the Moon

By: Al Cimino

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Apollo

The Mission to Land a Man on the Moon

By: Al Cimino

Apollo follows man's dream of walking among the stars and charts how space travel and space programs have grown since then. In 2019, it will have been 50 years since Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon. When his famous words came crackling across the atmosphere—“That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.” The first moon landing took place on July 20, 1969, during the Apollo 11 mission. Nine days earlier, on July 11, 1969, David Bowie released his iconic “Space Oddity” song about Major Tom the astronaut. The two events resonated with people back on Earth like a match made in the heavens. The crew of Apollo 11—Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins—had been launched into space by the powerful Saturn 5, a three-stage rocket which was about as tall as a 36-story building. It was the culmination of NASA’s human spaceflight program which began 1961. This is the story of the Apollo Missions, with all of its ups and downs—in 1967, a cabin fire killed the entire crew of Apollo 1, and-after an oxygen tank exploded-the Apollo 13 crew limped back to Earth using the lunar module as “lifeboat.” But despite Apollo’s many setbacks, twelve men walked on the Moon and their place in American history was assured forever.

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Chartwell Books

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0785837035

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Let's Start with the Children

Journey to St. Ann's

By: Al Colella

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Let's Start with the Children

Journey to St. Ann's

By: Al Colella

Make the journey from the slave trade of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to the plight of African Americans in inner-city America in the South Bronx. Learn about the ravages and disadvantages of residence there and its lifelong impact upon an entire population. Recognize that this continuing situation has a sad and shameful historical path shaped by societys blindness to humanity. This malaise of blindness exacted an unfair, immoral, and immeasurable human cost upon generations; a blindness which denied entry to the opportunities afforded others as a birthright. The aggregated cost in the South Bronx is staggering beyond belief. There is, however, a collateral cost to the reservoir of national resources caused by a failure to recognizeand, therefore, unrealized and unavailablethe creativity, talents, skills, and potential of inner-city residents. Hear those voices that have addressed the inequities of this situation; learn of individuals who believe in the humanity of every individual. Despite these voices, the deplorable inner-city situation continues and even worsens. Is anybody listening? There are listeners who have taken up the cause, albeit in the face of a lack of political, humanitarian, and spiritual wills. Learn about those listeners in a New England church community that made the trek to the South Bronx for a decade. One may perceive these two communities as radically different; experience the merger of two communities into a single family via the grace of a spiritual ministry. Think about how you can make a differencesomewhere, sometime, somehowand discover the difference in your being. Proceeds from book sales will be directed to an educational fund specifically for the children of St. Anns community in the South Bronx.

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WestBow Press

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1449778909

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Gunfighters

A Chronicle of Dangerous Men & Violent Death

By: Al Cimino

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Gunfighters

A Chronicle of Dangerous Men & Violent Death

By: Al Cimino

Delve into the world of the Wild West and the gunslingers that populated its dusty towns and saloons.

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0785833765

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The Spying Game

The History of the Secret Services

By: Al Cimino

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The Spying Game

The History of the Secret Services

By: Al Cimino

Throughout history, secret services have been employed by repressive regimes to keep the populace in check at home, while hiring agents to collect intelligence abroad. Britain's first secret service was established by Sir Francis Walsingham, secretary of state to Elizabeth I; meanwhile the US Secret Service was set up in 1865 as a specialized department of the Treasury, charged with stopping the circulation of forged banknotes. This book concentrates on more recent covert operations conducted by the modern-day security services of the USA, Britain, Russia and China, a game of spy versus spy played out day by day and decade by decade across the world, with the ultimate stake each nation's freedom. From Sidney Reilly 'Ace of Spies' through the heyday of the KGB, CIA and MI5/ MI6 to today's super-snooper Big Brother set-up, The Spying Game gives you the inside track on an incredible cloak and dagger world of international intrigue now being eclipsed by computers and electronic surveillance as the NSA in America and Britain's GCHQ take over the reins.

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Arcturus Publishing

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1788284135

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Aim High

How High Can You Fly?

By: Al LÓpez

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Aim High

How High Can You Fly?

By: Al LÓpez

Book Description Since the beginning of mankind, there have always been individuals who start life with disadvantages but by sighting their Aim High above mediocrity they have accomplished great things! I chose the title Aim High for this book as an analogy to impress upon the readers that regardless of their beginnings by sighting their Aim High they can go on to be the best that they can be at whatever they want. The key to success is first to develop a desire for something. What do you want out of life? Once a desire is instilled within, motivation follows, and then you must write out a well thought out plan of action on how to do what you want to achieve then you must follow through with action. I believe we all have a purpose in life. The hard part is to find out what that something is. What is your purpose? The soul that has not established aim loses itself. Montaigne (15331592) In the book Aim High I have done my best to present in sixteen steps guidance and stimulus for success. Success does not happen immediately. Achieving success happens by having a series of successes. The first successes are small, but as you move up one step at a time, you will move up to accomplish higher and higher achievements. Aim High is a self-help book about self- improvement. I have written the sixteen-step aim high path to personal achievementstudy guide in a way that I hope will help all who read it improve the quality of their lives. We go through life making choices. We have the capacity to direct our destiny by the choices we make In the Aim High book I have presented sixteen points I call steps: Effort, Example, Enthusiasm, Spiritual, Physical, Personal, Encouragement, Personality, Financial, Career, Looks, Speak, Purpose, Plan, Belief, Action. These sixteen points provide guidance and serve as a stimulus for success through self-motivation. It is the awaking of the inner self to the potential that can be realized. In order to reach your highest and fullest potential, you must first have the courage to think, to imagine, to dream. Dream! What do you want for yourself out of life? What do you desire? The definition of desire in (thesaurus) is synonyms with hunger, craving, longing, and yearning. Desire will stoke your self-motivation to do! Your first priority is to decide and establish what you desire as your goal. Goal setting is the single most important ingredient in self-motivation that leads to achieving success. Your next priority is to write out a specific plan of action about how you are going to achieve your goal, and you should know why you want you desire it. Then go after your goal with passion, a burning desire within you. To do it! My grandson Ryan invited me to go to the movie, The Empire Strikes Back. I was impressed with what the Jedi teacher teaches his student about engaging the force that is the greatest power in the universe. He tells his student that there is no try, that there is either do or not do. Another important ingredient necessary to achieve success is self-confidence. Self-confidence is a by- product of preparation, and in order to succeed you must discipline yourself to establish the habit of doing what need to be done. Now, not tomorrow! Affirm to yourself, I have faith and belief in myself that I will achieve my goal because I expect to achieve it, because I will work hard to do so, and that no matter what the circumstances, I will never give up. Action is what produces results! Do Power! The thrust of Aim High is to implant the sixteen steps outlined in this book into your mind as seeds necessary for success. We are all born with a powerful toolour brain, and it is up to each and every one of us to learn how to use that powerful tool more efficiently and effectively. On the cover of Aim High, there is a red dot in the center. That dot represents you, and you are your own bulls-eye! To try to hit right in the center of the bulls-ey

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The different aspects of islamic culture

Sciences and Technology in Islam

By: Ahmad, Maqbul,Al-Hassan, Ahmad Youssef,Iskandar, Albert Z.,UNESCO

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The different aspects of islamic culture

Sciences and Technology in Islam

By: Ahmad, Maqbul,Al-Hassan, Ahmad Youssef,Iskandar, Albert Z.,UNESCO

Research into Islamic science and technology is still in is early stages, but there is now sufficient material available for a preliminary study. Volume IV is intended to fill a gap which deserves a major multi-volume work. Part I is a review of the history of science in Islam. It deals with the contribution of Islamic civilization to mathematics, astronomy, and physics, which have long been acknowledged, but also advances made by Muslim scientitsts in the fields of cosmology, geology and mineralogy, zoology, veterinary science and botany.

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9231038303

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9789231038303

Lies (and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them)

By: Al Franken

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Lies (and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them)

By: Al Franken

Al Franken, one of America's savviest satirists has been studying the rhetoric of the Right. He has listened to their cries of 'slander', 'bias' and even 'treason'. He has examined the Bush administration's policies of squandering our surplus, ravaging the environment, and alienating the rest of the world. He's even watched Fox News. A lot. And in this fair and balanced report, Al bravely exposes them all for what they are: liars. Lying, lying, liars.

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0141924756

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Los Alamitos

a Novel

By: Al Stotts

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Los Alamitos

a Novel

By: Al Stotts

Los Alamitos is a coming-of-age story. Set in New Mexico in the late 1960s, a small town university journalism student meets and falls for a bohemian music student from New York City. They share interests in rock and classical music and politics, but the beautiful violinist is dedicated to a solo career in both music and life. With the political turmoil and music of the 1960s as a backdrop, Tristan and Charlotte begin a tentative relationship as they are drawn into student protests over an attempt to ban sexually explicit poetry and opposition to the Vietnam War. But Charlotte’s attraction to a militant Weather Underground organizer threatens their relationship. Familiar names of the era are also central to the storyline: land grant activist Reies Lopez Tijerina, Dr. Martin Luther King, U.S. Senators Bobby Kennedy and Fred Harris, President Richard Nixon, poets Sylvia Plath and Lenore Kandel, and rock singer Jim Morrison of the Doors. But the underlying story of Los Alamitos is Tristan’s other love interest – New Mexico. Arriba Nuevo México!

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iUniverse

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1663262292

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Oh, the Things I Know!

A Guide to Success, or, Failing That, Happiness

By: Al Franken

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Oh, the Things I Know!

A Guide to Success, or, Failing That, Happiness

By: Al Franken

The classic New York Times bestseller by Senator Al Franken, author of Giant of the Senate Senator Al Franken, or Dr. Al Franken, as he prefers to be called, has written the first truly indispensable book of the new millennium. Filled with wisdom, observations, and practical tips you can put to work right away, Oh, the Things I Know! is a cradle-to-grave guide to living, an easy-to-follow user's manual for human existence. What does a megasuccess like Al Franken—bestselling author, Emmy-award winning television star, sitting U.S. Senator, and honorary Ph.D.—have to say to ordinary people like you? Well, as Dr. Al himself says, "There's no point in getting advice from hopeless failures." Join Mr. Franken—sorry, Dr. Franken—on a journey that will take you from your first job ("Oh, Are You Going to Hate Your First Job!"), through the perils and pitfalls of your twenties and thirties ("Oh, the Person of Your Dreams vs. the Person You Can Actually Attract!"), into the joys of marriage and parenthood ("Oh, Just Looking at Your Spouse Will Make Your Skin Crawl!"), all the way to the golden years of senior citizenship ("Oh, the Nursing Home You'll Wind Up In!"). Don't travel life's lonesome highway by yourself. Take Al Franken along, if not as an infallible guide, then at least as a friend who will make you laugh.

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0452284503

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Arabic Astronomy in Sanskrit

Al-Birjandī on Tadhkira II, Chapter 11, and Its Sanskrit Translation

By: ʻAbd al-ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn Birǧandī

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Arabic Astronomy in Sanskrit

Al-Birjandī on Tadhkira II, Chapter 11, and Its Sanskrit Translation

By: ʻAbd al-ʻAlī ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥusayn Birǧandī

This book provides the first presentation of the bilingual textual material that illustrates the transmission of Islamic astronomy to scientists of the Indian Sanskritic tradition. It includes editions of the chapter of the "Tadhkira" in which the mid-thirteenth century Persian astronomer, Nas?r al-d?n al- s? discussed the new solutions that he devised to overcome certain technical problems in the lunar and planetary models of Ptolemaic astronomy and of the learned commentary composed by al-Birjand? in the early sixteenth century together with the Sanskrit translation of both made by Nayanasukha at Jaipur in 1729. An English translation of the Arabic texts and a commentary discussing their technical meanings and the deviations from them in the Sanskrit version together with a glossary of the Arabic and Sanskrit technical vocabulary conclude the volume.

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BRILL

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9004124756

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9789004124752

Roosevelt and Churchill

A Friendship That Saved the World

By: Al Cimino

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Roosevelt and Churchill

A Friendship That Saved the World

By: Al Cimino

Roosevelt and Churchill is the story of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill—a friendship that saved the world. “Being with them was like sitting between two lions roaring at the same time.” —[Churchill's daughter] Mary Soames As the world faced the deadliest conflict in human history, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, thirty-second president of the United States, and Winston Churchill, wartime prime minister of the United Kingdom, recognized each other as vital allies. Under the menacing threat of world domination by Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany in Europe and the military power of Japan in Asia, Roosevelt and Churchill’s urgent need for each other’s support soon turned into a firm friendship. Thrown together during World War II, their relationship was rarely straightforward. They disagreed politically, but maintained the greatest affection and respect for each other. They would often sit up late into the night drinking and smoking together. Their correspondence comprised nearly two thousand letters and cables. Together they steered the world through the dark days between 1939 and 1945 and emerged victorious. Both men were fallible, both making political and strategic mistakes—sometimes at the cost of thousands of lives. However, without the bond between them, the war against Nazism, Fascism, and Japan’s imperial ambitions would have been lost. Roosevelt and Churchill tells the tale of a friendship with consequences like no other, that helped create world peace.

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0785836330

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The New Democrats and the Return to Power

By: Al From

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The New Democrats and the Return to Power

By: Al From

After Barack Obama's solid win in the 2012 election, it's easy to forget that there was a time, not long ago, when the Democrats were shut out of power for over a decade. But Al From remembers. In 1984, he led a small band of governors, US senators, and members of Congress to organize the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC). Their mission: to rescue the party from the political wilderness, redefine its message, and, most importantly, win presidential elections. In April 1989, From traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas, to recruit the state's young governor, Bill Clinton, to be chairman of the DLC. Here, Al From explores the founding philosophy of the New Democrats, which not only achieved stunning validation during Clinton's two terms, but also became the model for resurgent center-left parties in Europe and throughout the democratic world. Here, he outlines for the first time the principles at the heart of the movement, including economic centrism, national security, and entitlement reform, and why they are vital to the success of the Democratic Party in the years ahead.

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1137401443

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Proceedings of the Eighth Saudi Students Conference in the UK

By: Neil E. T. Al ALFORD

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Proceedings of the Eighth Saudi Students Conference in the UK

By: Neil E. T. Al ALFORD

Included in this proceedings is a selection of peer-reviewed scholarly papers by Saudi postgraduate researchers who presented their work at a student conference held in London at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre from January 31 to February 1, 2015. The volume covers topics from fields in the humanities, social sciences and natural and applied sciences. Appealing to both specialists and non-specialists, the topics addressed by the students reflect advances in knowledge, research trends, and scholarly debates across the academic spectrum. This cross-disciplinary conference was organised by the Scientific Society for Saudi Students in the UK with support from the Saudi Arabian Cultural Bureau in London, Imperial College London and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. KAUST is committed to the development of a knowledge-based economy in Saudi Arabia. Under the leadership of founding Vice President, Dr Najah Ashry, KAUST's Saudi Initiatives organization invests in the Nation's brightest young minds to ensure a strong and prosperous future. Through a variety of targeted programs and special projects, such as this year's Conference, Saudi Initiatives identifies, nurtures, and supports talented young Saudis for KAUST and for Saudi Arabia."--

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World Scientific

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1783269154

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9781783269150

Flying Tigers Aim High and Think Big

By: Al Lopez

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Flying Tigers Aim High and Think Big

By: Al Lopez

About the Author AL Lopez was born in Antonito, Colorado and learned to fly during his last year in high school while being absent from school. Principal, George Schilthuis, summoned AL to his office to expel him. Upon learning what AL was doing during his absence Mr. Schilthuis, chose to give AL permission to miss school three afternoons a week to work at the airport and fly. Al was a pilot for the Flying Tigers for 35 years. Since retirement AL has been a Real Estate Broker, Toastmaster, Auctioneer, Youth Motivational Speaker, and is an author. AL resides in Leesburg, Florida

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1465318070

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Journeys Inside My Shadow

By: Al LaGrone

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Journeys Inside My Shadow

By: Al LaGrone

Journey One: The story begins on Christmas 1988. The protagonist Alonzo/Alonso is riding on a bus crossing the Andes into Argentina from Santiago, Chile. He is traveling to San Francisco (Córdoba) to visit his exchange-student host family for the first time in ten years. During this journey, he is confronted with memories of the past through a continuous series of flashbacks. These include growing up black in a racially divided Chicago; the lingering effects of a sexual assault at ten; living in Madrid, Spain for two years; and his first visit to Argentina as an American Field Service participant, arriving to the town of San Francisco on his host brother s birthday and a day before Argentina won its first World Cup soccer championship. The first part ends when his host brother Sergio is smitten with a beautiful young travel agent assisting them in rearranging Alonzo s return ticket to the States. Journey Two: Alonzo returns to Argentina after one year and three months to be his host brother s best man; Sergio is marrying the young lady who assisted them in the travel agency. Alonzo s week-long stay and, in particular, Sergio s wedding day, are highlighted. This section ends at the Córdoba International Airport with Alonzo giving his good-byes to his host parents. Journey Three: The final portion focuses on specific events from 1994 2009. It begins in July 1994 with the death of Alonzo s mother, followed eight months later by the death of a sister from cancer. Subsequent chapters highlight his relocation from Lafayette, Indiana, to Ann Arbor, Michigan (with a month-long stay in Toledo, Ohio, during the OJ Simpson trial proceedings) and finding employment at the University of Michigan; traveling to Argentina in 1997, and again in 1999 for the last time; and finally, corresponding with Sergio in December 2009 from Santiago, Chile, before returning to the States after visiting a friend in Viña del Mar.

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1479736813

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To Bear Any Burden

The Vietnam War and Its Aftermath in the Words of Americans and Southeast Asians

By: Al Santoli

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To Bear Any Burden

The Vietnam War and Its Aftermath in the Words of Americans and Southeast Asians

By: Al Santoli

To Bear Any Burden is necessary to understand the most significant aspect of the Indochina wars: the human one." —Tran Van Dinh, author of Blue Dragon White Tiger: A Tet Story "At least this reader would like to spend hours if not days talking to each of the people within these pages." —Jack Reynolds, Network Correspondent, NBC " . . . remarkable insight into the human aspect of the war." —Library Journal The 48 American and Asian veterans, refugees, and officials who speak in this book come from widely divergent backgrounds. In their narratives we hear them reliving crucial moments in the preparation, execution, and aftermath of war. It is a riveting, eyewitness account of the war and also reclaims from this tragic continuum larger patterns of courage and dedication.

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Indiana University Press

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0253213045

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9780253213044

What Do a Christian Be?

From Belief to Behavior

By: Al Fasol,Malinda S. Fasol

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What Do a Christian Be?

From Belief to Behavior

By: Al Fasol,Malinda S. Fasol

Christian doctrine and Christian belief are like breathing in and breathing out. Each is a separate function and each is dependent on the other. In What Do A Christian Be? the two main characters, Scott and Lori, work through how to become a Christian, and then how to face various issues in the Chrisitan life. Scott and Lori confront dysfunctional family life, sexual temptations, false prophets, race relations, social elitism, and other contemporary problems. How Scott and Lori work through those problems helps us to know how to move from Christian belief into Christian behavior.

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1438915284

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Project Rabbit Hole

By: Al Tyas

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Project Rabbit Hole

By: Al Tyas

Al Tyas uses his personal experiences as a retired paranormal investigator, case studies, research and exclusive interviews to give a new and modern look into the supernatural, how it may be changing in the dawn of a new, technological age, and new dangers that we face when we encounter these elusive beings.

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0359639569

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9780359639564

Why We War

The Human Investment in Slaughter and the Possibilities of Peace

By: Al Smith

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Why We War

The Human Investment in Slaughter and the Possibilities of Peace

By: Al Smith

Why We War begins a new dialog about war and the social organization of peace. This book re-orients the thinking about war from a preoccupation with "a war," to an investigation into the phenomenon of war itself. There is an unequal investment in war that has historically damaged the ability of social systems to perform adequately for all members of society. The result is ongoing strife, warfare, and poverty. War emerges as the disease of civilization and the bane of human rights.

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1847285201

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9781847285201

Pont Marie

A Novel

By: Al Stotts

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Pont Marie

A Novel

By: Al Stotts

Metempsychosis refers to the passing of the soul at death into another body, either human or animal. At its most basic, it refers to reincarnation, but the theory of past lives can have overwhelming consequences especially when memories of these past lives seep into the life we currently live. Just ask a modern day, middle-aged New Mexico gentleman whose dreams threaten his reality. According to his dreams, this unassuming man was once a printer in seventeenth century Paris and then a United States senator. Prior to both of these lives, he was an Anasazi sun priest in the eleventh century. At first, it was easy to ignore his dreams. However, thanks to their persistence, this man must come to terms with the ramifications of his past lives and how they may affect the life he currently struggles to lead. Set above the backdrop of an ancient bridge in Paris, Pont Marie is the narrative of places, people, and things once forgotten but enlivened in one mans mind. How can he thrive in his current life when the past permeates his present? How can he hold together relationships, when ancient relationships still haunt? Will his quest for closure leave him cleansed or perhaps insane?

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iUniverse

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1462006140

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Fortuitous Fate

By: A.L. Jones

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Fortuitous Fate

By: A.L. Jones

Fortuitous Fate is an multi perspective journey. A thrill ride for a thousand eyes. When N’jeri Solarin makes a promise to reunite Ajay with his father, she never expected it to take over ten years. Now, she’s digging through uncharted soil, even other countries, to make it happen. But never did she expect to discover the hidden truths behind his disappearance, including the many individuals who are also in search of this man. Who is this Dr. Muresh? Why is he the most wanted man in the new world? And why is every new person N’jeri meets along the way connected to something larger? Is her and Ajay’s journey fortuitous...or is this fate?

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Archway Publishing

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1665732164

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9781665732161

The Collective Mindset

A Roadmap for Continuous Innovation and Mindful Change

By: Richard Bernato,Anthony Annunziato,Al Pisano

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The Collective Mindset

A Roadmap for Continuous Innovation and Mindful Change

By: Richard Bernato,Anthony Annunziato,Al Pisano

We present, in this book, a model and process called The Collective Mindset which embraces collaboration, communication, reflection, and future-thought. That is, for every action we take in education, we must understand how to empathize and relate to others, as well as reflect on how each decision affects others within the space.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1475863543

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From Last to First

Ten Life-Changing Steps to Wealth and Success

By: Al Angrisani

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From Last to First

Ten Life-Changing Steps to Wealth and Success

By: Al Angrisani

“The trick to success is not avoiding failure; rather, it’s having in your back pocket the secrets for transforming the inevitable failure into success.” For more than twenty-five years Al Angrisani has been helping troubled and under-performing companies experience a “reversal of fortunes” and turn failure into success and new shareholder wealth. Along his journey, he has developed a proven business turnaround model that has created hundreds of millions of dollars of wealth over and over again. In his first book, Win One for The Shareholders, Al shared his model with the world and the book instantly became a must-read. In this new book, From Last to First, Angrisani expands his turnaround philosophy to personal lives and careers, showing success- oriented readers how to turn the tables on failure and losing when life deals them a bad hand. Working professionals who have hit a rough patch in their business and/or personal lives can now turn to Al’s turnaround philosophy and model to create new success and wealth for them, their families, and shareholders. In From Last to First, Angrisani examines the failure-breeding mistakes he has seen people make over and over again. He then offers his ten key steps proven to turn these failures into success. Readers will learn: How to begin by taking responsibility for their own lives That failure is one of life’s greatest gifts; it’s the ONLY route to real change and success Once they have faced failure head-on, success and wealth are just a few steps away After you have read From Last to First, you will be empowered by the insight and tools it gives you to meet life’s adversities head-on and defeat failure by achieving success again and again. Turn the Tables on Failure When Life Deals You a Bad Hand Are you struggling in the face of adversity and finding it impossible to succeed and create wealth for yourself, your family, and your business? If the answer is yes, you need to read this book. In his first book, Win One for the Shareholders author Al Angrisani presented his proprietary system for business turnarounds. In From Last to First, Angrisani explains how his proven system can be used to achieve success in personal and family relationships and career planning.

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Humanix Books

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1630061042

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The Time of Their Lives

The Golden Age of Great American Book Publishers, Their Editors, and Authors

By: Al Silverman

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The Time of Their Lives

The Golden Age of Great American Book Publishers, Their Editors, and Authors

By: Al Silverman

A lively portrait of mid-twentieth-century American book publishing—“A wonderful book, filled with anecdotal treasures” (The New York Times). According to Al Silverman, former publisher of Viking Press and president of the Book-of-the-Month Club, the golden age of book publishing began after World War II and lasted into the early 1980s. In this entertaining and affectionate industry biography, Silverman captures the passionate spirit of legendary houses such as Knopf; Farrar, Straus and Giroux; Grove Press; and Harper & Row, and profiles larger-than-life executives and editors, including Alfred and Blanche Knopf, Bennett Cerf, Roger Straus, Seymour Lawrence, and Cass Canfield. More than one hundred and twenty publishing insiders share their behind-the-scenes stories about how some of the most famous books in American literary history—from The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich to The Silence of the Lambs—came into being and why they’re still being read today. A joyful tribute to the hard work and boundless energy of professionals who dedicate their careers to getting great books in front of enthusiastic readers, The Time of Their Lives will delight bibliophiles and anyone interested in this important and ever-evolving industry.

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Open Road Media

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1504028252

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9781504028257

What Becomes

By: A. L. Kennedy

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What Becomes

By: A. L. Kennedy

Twice selected for Granta’s list of Best Young British Novelists, winner of the 2007 Costa Book Award for her acclaimed novel Day (“Day is a novel of extraordinary complexity”—The New York Review of Books), which was also chosen as one of New York magazine’s top ten books of the year—the internationally revered A. L. Kennedy returns with a story collection whose glorious wit and vitality make this a not-to-be-missed addition to the canon of one of our most formidable young writers. No one captures the spirit of our times like A. L. Kennedy, with her dark humor, poignant hopefulness, and brilliant evocation of contemporary social and spiritual malaise. In the title story, a man abandons his indifferent wife and wanders into a small-town movie theater where he finds himself just as invisible as he was at home. In the masterfully comic “Saturday Teatime,” a woman trying to relax in a flotation tank is hijacked by memories of her past. In “Whole Family with Young Children Devastated,” a woman, inadvertently drawn into a stranger’s marital dysfunction, meditates on the failings of modern life as seen through late-night television and early-morning walks. Powerful and funny, intimate and profound, the stories in What Becomes are further proof that Kennedy is one of the most dazzling and inventive writers of her generation.

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Vintage

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0307593134

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9780307593139

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