Continuing her journey from a deeply religious Islamic upbringing to a post at Harvard, the brilliant, charismatic & controversial New York Times & Globe & Mail 1 bestselling author of Infidel & Nomad makes a powerful plea for a Muslim Reformation as the only way to end the horrors of terrorism, sectarian warfare & the repression of women & minorities. Today, she argues, the world`s 1.6 billion Muslims can be divided into a minority of extremists, a majority of observant but peaceable Muslims & a few dissidents who risk their lives by questioning their own religion. But there is only one Islam &, as Hirsi Ali shows, there is no denying that some of its key teachings-not least the duty to wage holy war-are incompatible with the values of a free society. For centuries it has seemed as if Islam is immune to change. But Hirsi Ali has come to believe that a Muslim Reformation-a revision of Islamic doctrine aimed at reconciling the religion with modernity-is now at h&, & may even have begun. The Arab Spring may now seem like a political failure. But its challenge to traditional authority revealed a new readiness-not least by Muslim women-to think freely & to speak out. Courageously challenging the jihadists, she identifies five key amendments to Islamic doctrine that Muslims have to make to bring their religion out of the seventh century & into the twenty-first. & she calls on the Western world to end its appeasement of the Islamists. ” Islam is not a religion of peace, ” she writes. It is the Muslim reformers who need our backing, not the opponents of free speech. Interweaving her own experiences, historical analogies & powerful examples from contemporary Muslim societies & cultures, Heretic is not a call to arms, but a passionate plea for peaceful change & a new era of global toleration. In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo murders, with jihadists killing thousands from Nigeria to Syria to Pakistan, this book offers an answer to what is fast becoming the world`s number one problem. ...

A sweeping novel of art theft, anti-Semitism, contemporary Cuba, & crime from a renowned Cuban author. In 1939, the Saint Louis sails from Hamburg into Havana`s port with hundreds of Jewish refugees seeking asylum from the Nazi regime. From the docks, nine-year-old Daniel Kaminsky watches as the passengers, including his mother, father, & sister, become embroiled in a fiasco of Cuban corruption. But the Kaminskys have a treasure that they hope will save them: a small Rembrandt portrait of Christ. Yet six days later the vessel is forced to leave the harbor with the family, bound for the horrors of Europe. The Kaminskys, along with their priceless heirloom, disappear. Nearly seven decades later, the Rembrandt reappears in an auction house in London, prompting Daniel`s son to travel to Cuba to track down the story of his family`s lost masterpiece. He hires the down-on-his-luck private detective Mario Conde, & together they navigate a web of deception & violence in the morally complex city of Havana. In Heretics, Leonardo Padura takes us from the tenements & beaches of Cuba to Rembrandt`s gloomy studio in seventeenth-century Amsterdam, telling the story of people forced to choose between the tenets of their faith & the realities of the world, between their personal desires & the demands of their times.A grand detective story & a moving historical drama, Padura`s novel is as compelling, mysterious, & enduring as the painting at its centre. ...

The Sky-Watcher Heritage-76 has been specially designed to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy (IYA) & the 400th Anniversary of Galileo’s first telescope. This is not only a highly functional precision optical instrument but also a beautiful collector’s piece, desk or shelf ornament, & ideal gift. The beautiful, luxurious tube graphics depict a richly historical theme. The images have been specially designed to symbolise Galileo & his conflict with the Catholic church. Galileo Galilei’s public championing of Copernicus’ theory of heliocentrism, which was contrary to the geocentric beliefs at the time, eventually led to him being denounced to the Roman Inquisition. He was subsequently tried, suspected of heresy, forced to recant, & spent the rest of his life under house arrest. Of course Galileo, “ The father of modern science” & “ The father of modern observational astronomy” was proved right in the end. The telescope tube is also adorned with the words “ Galileo 400” & “ International Year of Astronomy” as well as key dates in the lifetime of Galileo. The telescope comes equipped, as standard, with a 5x magnification Finderscope, for the easy location of night sky objects. Also the two supplied eyepieces have been specially upgraded to higher quality Super Modified Achromats to increase your viewing pleasure. The telescope accepts standard 1.25” accessories so the magnification range can easily be extended additional 1.25” eyepieces and/or Barlow lens. The uncomplicated manually operated Dobsonian alt-azimuth mount makes it a convenient, highly portable, grab-&-go system. The complete telescope & mount comes fully assembled straight out of the box. Supplied in presentation Giftbox. ...

This is a sumptuous celebration in words & photographs of the fascinating riches of heritage fruits & vegetables. Published in collaboration with the Royal Horticultural Society & presented by season for growers & seasonally minded cooks, this book introduces heritage fruits & vegetables in entertaining stories & beautifully composed photographs that highlight all the unusual colours, shapes & textures of heritage varieties in a painterly way. It offers full descriptions of each type of fruit & vegetable &

Includes:: stories about their origins, development, the reception they received upon introduction to various countries, as well as the folklore associated with them. No one interested in food, plant cultivation or history will fail to be captivated by this glorious tribute to the food we so often take for granted.

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A unique celebration of some of Britain`s most beautiful & popular locations, complete with key facts, top 10 places to visit, & detailed locator maps Britain`s Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty were first proposed under the 1949 National Parks & Access to the Countryside Act--the same legislation which led to the creation of the National Parks. They represent some of the finest & most beautiful landscapes in the country, & the very best of them are brought together in this beautifully illustrated book. Some of Britain`s most popular areas are featured here, including the Cotswolds, the Northumberland coast, the Chilterns, & the Cranborne Chase in Dorset. ...

The Heritage-130P has been specially designed to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy & the 400th Anniversary of Galileo’s first telescope. This is not only a highly functional precision optical instrument but also a beautiful collector’s piece & ideal gift. The telescope tube is adorned with the names of many famous figures that have made significant contributions to the advancement of astronomy over this 400yr period, including Galileo Galilei himself. Housing the same superb Parabolic Primary Mirror as our highly-renowned Explorer-130P, this telescope is an excellent & capable all-rounder which will provide wonderful views of both the Moon & Planets as well as Deep-Sky Objects. The collapsible patented Flex Tube™ system has been incorporated making it even more convenient to transport & store. The uncomplicated manually operated Dobsonian alt-azimuth mount makes it a superb, highly portable, grab-&-go system. The complete telescope & mount comes fully assembled straight out of the box. Supplied in presentation Giftbox. ...

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Herm & Jethou at 1:10, 000 on a detailed topographic map produced by the British Directorate of Military Survey. Contours are at 5 metres intervals, with graphics showing different types of the terrain & vegetation, e.g. rough grassl&, scrub, woods, rocks, sand & shingle, etc. The map shows all the details expected of topographic mapping at this scale, including roads, tracks & paths, individual buildings, field boundaries, etc., & has a UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at 1 ...

Hermannsweg plus Eggeweg, a combined 218km long-distance hiking trail in north-western Germany between Rheine & Marsberg along the Teutoburger Wald & hills of the Eggegebirge. The route is presented on 18 panels, accompanied by street plans of Rheine, Bielefeld, Horn-Bad Mainberg & Marsberg. Maps in this new series from Kompass, begun in summer 2014, are at 1:50, 000, contoured & GPS compatible, & printed on sturdy but light waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper. Each route is prominently highlighted on a series of 17.5 x 20cm panels & annotated with 5km markers. Topography is shown by contours (intervals at 20m or 40m) enhanced by relief shading with colouring and/or graphics for woodlands, orchards, vineyards, etc. Symbols indicate various accommodation options (hotels, campsites, youth hostels), sport facilities, & various places of interest. The maps also show locations of car parks near the route & railway lines are shown with stations. The maps have a 2km UTM grid. Each title

Includes:: street plans of local towns, a route profile, details of recommended accommodation indicating price range, plus descriptions of main places of interest. Map legend & all the text are in German only. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Topographic coverage of the Canary Islands at 1:25, 000 published by the Instituto Geográfico Nacional – Centro Nacional de Información Geografica, the country’s civilian survey organization. The maps have contours at 10m intervals & colouring and/or graphics to show different types of vegetation or land use. Boundaries of national parks & other protected areas are marked. In addition to all the usual information shown on topographic mapping at this scale: detailed presentation of the road network with rural tracks & paths, etc, the maps also show campsites. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus margin ticks for latitude & longitude at 1` intervals. The majority of the titles have been published since late 1990s. Map legend is in Spanish only.COVERAGE: each 25K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map, with the numbering system: I = NW quarter, II = NE quarter, III = SW quarter, & IV = SE quarter. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...