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  Secrets of the Koran

  Revealing Insights into Islam's Holy Bible

  by Don Richardson

  Forget all those evening news sound bites or diplomatically correct half-truths about the Koran and the religion of Islam. If you want to know what the Koran is really about, you have to know what it really says. Don Richardson gives you a nitty-gritty inside look at the Koran, helping to separate fact from fiction. These hard-hitting observations are not the author's opinion based on what he thinks the Koran... (more)
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  The Evolution of God

  by Robert Wright

  In this sweeping narrative that takes us from the Stone Age to the Information Age, Robert Wright unveils an astonishing discovery: there is a hidden pattern that the great monotheistic faiths have followed as they have evolved. Through the prisms of archaeology, theology, and evolutionary psychology, Wright's findings overturn basic assumptions about Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and are sure to cause... (more)
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  The Koran

  by Abdul Mannan Omar

  "The Koran" is universally accepted by Muslims to be the infallible Word of God as first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel nearly fourteen hundred years ago. Its 114 chapters, or surahs, recount the narratives central to Muslim belief, and together they form one of the world's most influential prophetic works and a literary masterpiece in its own right. But above all, the "Koran" provides the... (more)
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  The Sword of the Prophet

  Islam; History, Theology, Impact on the World

  by Serge Trifkovic

  Rushed to press--it contains references as recent as June2002--for September 11 release, this exceptionally fluid argument against militant Islam omits too many articles,but reports more Islamic savagery than Robert Spencer's "Islam Unveiled: Disturbing Questions About the World's Fastest-Growing Faith" and critiques Muslim theology more thoroughly than Timothy George's " Is the Father of Jesus the God of... (more)
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  Leap of Faith

  by Queen Noor

  Born in 1951 to a distinguished Arab-American family, Lisa Najeeb Halaby became the fourth wife of King Hussein at age 27. With her husband being not only Jordan's monarch but the spiritual leader of all Muslims, Lisa was unsure what her role would be. This moving memoir provides a timely look at one woman's story against a backdrop of 30 turbulent years: the displacement of over 1 million Palestinians by the... (more)
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  After the Prophet

  The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam

  by Lesley Hazleton

  Narrative history at its most compelling, After the Prophet relates the dramatic tragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between Shia and Sunni Islam. Even as Muhammad lay dying, the battle over his successor had begun. Pitting the family of his favorite wife, the controversial Aisha, against supporters of his son-in-law, the philosopher-warrior Ali, the struggle would reach its breaking point fifty... (more)
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  The language of medicine

  by Davi-Ellen Chabner

  This market-leading text helps readers understand and learn complex medical terms by dividing them into their component parts, clearly explaining the meanings of these terms in the context of how the body works in health and disease. Terminology and complex medical processes are described in an easy-to-understand manner that is readily accessible to learners of all levels. The Language of Medicine brings medical... (more)
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  A God Who Hates

  The Courageous Woman Who Inflamed the Muslim World Speaks Out Against the Evils of Islam

  by Wafa Sultan

  From the front page of The New York Times to YouTube, Dr. Wafa Sultan has become a force radical Islam has to reckon with. For the first time, she tells her story and what she learned, first-hand, about radical Islam in A God Who Hates , a passionate memoir by an outspoken Arabic woman that is also a cautionary tale for the West. She grew up in Syria in a culture ruled by a god who hates women. “How can such a... (more)
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  Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) in The Eyes of Just Westerners

  by Al Hussaini Al Hussaini Mo'adi

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  The Silence of Muhammad

  by Salim Bachi

  Based on historical fact and legends, this fictionalized account of the life of Muhammad was nominated for the prestigious Prix Goncourt   Before becoming the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad was a simple man of flesh and blood who started life as a poor or­phan in the Arabian city of Mecca. Through his union with his first wife Khadija, he became a prosperous merchant and caravaneer. He was visited by God at... (more)
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  The prophet's scribe

  by Osman Kartal

  Legend has it that an unconventional monk, Sergius, lover and champion of the people, helped shape the life of the only man to have ever founded both a religion and a state, the Prophet Mohammed. According to ancient and forgotten tales, it was Sergius, sometimes referred to as Bahira, who first hailed Mohammed a prophet and who scribed the suras that form the Koran. Drawing on a wealth of historical sources, some... (more)
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  Social Economics of Poverty

  The Great Leap-Fraud: Social Economics of Religious Terrorism, Volume 1, Judaism and Christianity

  by A.J. Deus

  Religious ignorance is as dangerous for societal stability as religious extremism. In The Great Leap-Fraud , author A. J. Deus shows that only through the cowardly behavior of a majority that is uneducated in religious questions can sectarian extremism and terrorism take shape and overtake societies. Modern civilizations fail to address the dangerous defect. Based on a reassessment of primary documents from... (more)
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  Seed of Avraham - The 4000 Year History of the Jewish Family

  by Othniel J. Seiden

  The miracle of its survival was predicted - guaranteed. The written history of the House of Avraham has been born out by the pick and shovel of 20th century archeology. To doubt its validity in the face of all the evidence is foolishness. But maybe I'm mistaken for perhaps the family of fools is even older than the House of Avraham. Like every family, the House of Avraham is a mixed lot. There have always been a... (more)
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  Jackie Tempo and the House of Wisdom

  by Suzanne Litrel

  "Baghdad, 927 C.E. Deep in the heart of the famous House of Wisdom hides a terrible secret, ready to unleash a destructive force on humanity. But the truth will be revealed only to those deemed most worthy. As murder and terror lurk amongst shadows of the Abbasid world, a visitor from the twenty-first century seeks to tap into its deadly powers. There is no stopping Devon Pearson—or so he thinks. Meanwhile, far... (more)
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  Very Short Introductions: Book 13

  The Koran

  A Very Short Introduction

  by M. A. Cook

  The Koran has constituted a remarkably resilient core of identity and continuity for a religious tradition that is now in its fifteenth century. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Cook provides a lucid and direct account of the significance of the Koran both in the modern world and in that of traditional Islam. He gives vivid accounts of its role in Muslim civilization, illustrates the diversity of... (more)
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  Critical Lives

  Muhammad

  by Yahiya Emerick

  The Critical Lives series takes a biographical look at pivotal, fascinating people and a critical look at the work and accomplishments that, rightly or wrongly, made them unique, influential, and enduring. Discover the events that shaped their lives and how they came to shape our worldMuhammad was a religious visionary and political leader. Raised in the harsh Arabian Peninsula and orphaned while still a child,... (more)
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  The Life and Religion of Mohammed As Contained in the Sheeah Traditions of the Hyat Ul Kuloob

  Translated From The Persian.
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  The Vision of Islam

  by William C. Chittick, Sachiko Murata

  Covering the four dimensions of Islam as outlined in the Hadith of Gabriel--practice, faith, spirituality, and the Islamic view of history--The Vision of Islam draws on the Koran, the sayings of the Prophet and the great authorities of the tradition. This clearly written book introduces the essentials of each dimension and then shows how each has been embodied in Islamic institutions throughout history.
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  Does My Head Look Big In This?

  by Randa Abdel-Fattah

  Sixteen-year-old Amal makes the decision to start wearing the hijab full- time and everyone has a reaction. Her parents, her teachers, her friends, people on the street. But she stands by her decision to embrace her faith and all that it is, even if it does make her a little different from everyone else. Can she handle the taunts of "nappy head," the prejudice of her classmates, and still attract the cutest boy... (more)
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  The 100

  A Ranking Of The Most Influential Persons In History

  by Michael H. Hart

  A list of the one hundred most influential people in history features descriptions of the careers, contributions, and accomplishments of the political and religious leaders, inventors, writers, artists, and others who changed the course of history. Simultaneous.