The Meaning of Friday
The Meaning of Friday

Author: Vanessa Gordon

Publisher: Dolman Scott Publishing

Published: 2021-09-01

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 1838453334

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Archaeologist Martin Day thinks he has escaped from real life when he buys a house on the Greek island of Naxos. Events prove him mistaken. He plans to write a book about a local historian called Nikos Elias and quickly realises that Elias had secrets which might lead to an exciting discovery. Then a man is murdered in a Naxos hotel, a mild-mannered American called Michael Moralis whom Day once met. Inspector Andreas Nomikos suspects that Moralis was connected to antiquities smuggling, but Day cannot believe it of the man. Nor can he leave well alone. While trying to get to the bottom of Elias's secret obsession, he also starts making his own investigations into who killed Michael Moralis. Rich local colour, a clever plot and an eccentric archaeologist make this first book in the Naxos Mysteries series an absorbing read.

Friday Black
Friday Black

Author: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Publisher: Mariner Books

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1328911241

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A piercingly raw debut story collection from a young writer with an explosive voice; a treacherously surreal, and, at times, heartbreakingly satirical look at what it's like to be young and black in America.

The Meaning of Sex
The Meaning of Sex

Author: Dennis P. Hollinger

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2009-06

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 0801035716

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An ethicist provides an engaging exploration of the meaning of sex and articulates a Christian ethic for addressing a host of sexual issues facing readers today.

The Friday Mosque in the City
The Friday Mosque in the City

Author: A. Hilâl Uğurlu

Publisher: Critical Studies in Architecture of the Middle East

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781789383027

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This edited volume explores the dynamic relationship between the Friday mosque and the Islamic city, addressing the traditional topics through a fresh new lens and offering a critical examination of each case study in its own spatial, urban, and socio-cultural context. While these two well-known themes--concepts that once defined the field--have been widely studied by historians of Islamic architecture and urbanism, this compilation specifically addresses the functional and spatial ambiguity or liminality between these spaces. Instead of addressing the Friday mosque as the central signifier of the Islamic city, this collection provides evidence that there was (and continues to be) variety in the way architectural borders became fluid in and around Friday mosques across the Islamic world, from Cordoba to Jerusalem and from London to Lahore. By historicizing different cases and exploring the way human agency, through ritual and politics, shaped the physical and social fabric of the city, this volume challenges the generalizing and reductionist tendencies in earlier scholarship.

The Origins of English Words
The Origins of English Words

Author: Joseph Twadell Shipley

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2001-07

Total Pages: 688

ISBN-13: 9780801867842

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There are no direct records of the original Indo-European speech. By comparing the vocabularies of its various descendants, however, it is possible to reconstruct the basic Indo-European roots with considerable confidence. In The Origins of English Words, Shipley catalogues these proposed roots and follows the often devious, always fascinating, process by which some of their offshoots have grown. Anecdotal, eclectic, and always enthusiastic, The Origins of English Words is a diverting expedition beyond linguistics into literature, history, folklore, anthropology, philosophy, and science.

Worse Things
Worse Things

Author: Sally Murphy

Publisher: Walker Books Australia

Published: 2021-11-03

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1760652822

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Worse Things is a story about connections, the ways they are made, and what happens when they are lost or illusive, from the award-winning author of Pearl Verses the World and Toppling. Winner of QLD CBCA Bilby Award for Younger Readers 2021 Worse Things follows the lives of three main characters: Blake, an Aussie Rules football player who suffers a devastating injury; Jolene, a hockey player who hates the game and and is grieving over the recent death of her father; and Amed, a soccer-loving, non-English speaking orphan who feels like an outsider since arriving in Australia after being raised in a refugee camp. Worse Things by Sally Murphy and Sarah Davis, selected as an Honour Book in the CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers category 2021. A touching and inspirational story about connections and the things that bind us all.

The Meaning and Explanation of the Glorious Qur'an (Vol 10)
The Meaning and Explanation of the Glorious Qur'an (Vol 10)

Author: Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman

Publisher: MSA Publication Limited

Published: 2009-10-29

Total Pages: 690

ISBN-13: 1861796706

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This is the 2nd edition of volume 10 of the ten volumes of The Meaning And Explanation Of The Glorious Qur'an. The first edition of this book contained many formatting and typing errors. In this new edition, we have corrected all the errors found in the first edition. We have also re-arranged the structure of the book and added the full Arabic Text of the thirty Parts of the Qur'an. The reader is now able to read not only the meaning, the transliteration and the tafsir (explanation) of the Glorious Qur'an but also the full Arabic text as well. Our mission is to gather in one place, for the English-speaking public, all relevant information needed to make the Qur'an more understandable and easier to study. This book tries to do this by providing the following: 1. The Arabic Text for those who are able to read Arabic 2. Transliteration of the Arabic text for those who are unable to read the Arabic script. This will give them a sample of the sound of the Qur'an, which they could not otherwise comprehend from reading the English meaning. 3. The meaning of the qur'an (translated by Dr. Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din Al-Hilali, Ph.D. and Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan) 4. Background introductions by two famous Islamic scholars, Maududi and Ibn Kathir 5. Explanation (abridged Tafsir) by Ibn Kathir (translated by Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri) We hope that by doing this an ordinary English-speaker will be able to pick up a copy of this book and study and comprehend The Glorious Qur'an in a way that is acceptable to the understanding of the Rightly-guided Muslim Ummah (Community).

A Dictionary of Superstitions
A Dictionary of Superstitions

Author: Iona Archibald Opie

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780192806642

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"If you've ever wanted the definitive answers on subjects such as black cats and white heather, look no further than this classic dictionary. Entries are illustrated by quotations that trace their development through the centuries. A work of reference for anyone with an interest in superstitions and their history." "Entries give real examples of usage, illustrating the meaning, history, and origin of superstitions. Subjects covered include spells, cures, rituals, taboos, charms, and omens. The dictionary is fully cross-referenced for easy browsing."--BOOK JACKET.

The Meaning and Purpose of Time
The Meaning and Purpose of Time

Author: Howard Modin

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2017-01-09

Total Pages: 75

ISBN-13: 1512771031

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Time pervades our whole existence. Like the air we breathe, we hardly take time to think about it. Some people may think that time always was and always will be. But this is not the case. When you realize time had a beginning and will have an end, then you are ready to understand the meaning and purpose of time.

Death On A Friday Afternoon
Death On A Friday Afternoon

Author: Richard John Neuhaus

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2001-01-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780465049332

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Numerous writers and composers have been captivated by the suggestiveness of Jesus' Seven Last Words. But Richard John Neuhaus's sustained exploration of these utterances is something altogether different. Through them he plumbs the depths of human experience and sets forth the central narrative of Western civilization-the suffering, death, and resurrection of Christ-in a way that engages the attention of believers, unbelievers, and those who are not sure what they believe. Death on a Friday Afternoon is an invitation to the reader into a spiritual and intellectual exploration of the dark side of human experience with the promise of light and life on the far side of darkness.