In this work here presented in a complete English edition for the first time the problem of knowing God is confronted in an original & stimulating way. Taking up the Prophets teaching that Ninety-nine Beautiful Names are truly predicated of God the author explores the meaning & resonance of each of these divine names & reveals the functions they perform both in the cosmos & in the soul of the spiritual adept. Although some of the book is rigorously analytical the author never fails to attract the reader with his profound mystical & ethical insights which conveyed in his sincere & straightforward idiom have made from this book one of the perennial classics of Muslim thought popular among Muslims to this day. ...

Al-Kitaab Part One is the second book in the Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program & is now available in an extensively revised & reorganized third edition. This book with its companon website develops skills in formal & colloquial Arabic including reading listening speaking writing & cultural knowledge integrating materials in colloquial & formal/written Arabic. It provides a comprehensive program for students in the early stages of learning Arabic.

Features: Four-color design throughout the book with over 100 illustrations & photographs; Color-coded words & phrases throughout to easily follow the variety or varieties of Arabic you want to activate
- Egyptian Levantine and/or formal Arabic; Introduces over 400 vocabulary words in all three forms of Arabic side by side; Presents the story of Maha & Khalid in Egyptian & now Nasreen & Tariq in Levantine in addition to Maha & Khalid in formal Arabic; Expanded grammar explanations & activation drills including discussions about colloquial & formal similarities & differences; New video dialogues from everyday life in both Egyptian & Levantine to reinforce vocabulary in culturally-rich contexts; Develops reading comprehension skills with new authentic texts; Reinforces learning through extensive classroom activities & homework exercises that provide constant review;

Includes:: Arabic-English & English-Arabic glossaries reference charts & a grammar index; Reduced from 20 chapters to 13 chapters the course now more closely corresponds to two semesters of college study with an average of 4-5 contact hours per week; Textbook

Includes:: a convenient DVD with the basic audio & video materials (no interactive exercises) for offline study that will play in i Tunes & compatible MP3 players; New companion website
- alkitaabtextbook.com
- features fully integrated interactive self-correcting exercises all the audio & video materials & additional online course management & grading options for teachers Al-Kitaab Part One Third Edition provides 125 contact (classroom) hours with Approx. 250 homework hours. Students who complete Part One should reach an intermediate-mid level of proficiency.








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Al-Kitaab: Part One" develops skills in standard Arabic while providing additional material in both colloquial & classical Arabic. With new video material & revised & updated text & exercises the bound-in & revised DVDs supersede both the former CD audio set & video DVD previously available only as separate items
- making this singular volume a comprehensive whole for those immersed in the early & intermediate stages of learning Arabic. Providing Approx. 150 contact hours of college-level instruction parts of this revised edition are updated with contemporary selections for reading comprehension. The organization of the chapters has been adapted to reflect the most current pedagogical developments. Audio tracks for vocabulary sections now allow students to hear a new word followed by a sentence using it in context with previously acquired vocabulary & grammatical structures enabling students to build new vocabulary skills while reviewing old material. The basic texts have been refilmed with a new cast of actors. The DVDs also contain substantially more material that exposes the learner to Egyptian Arabic: students have the options of seeing & hearing the video of each lesson in both Modern standard Arabic & Egyptian colloquial Arabic. In addition a short dialogue in Egyptian colloquial Arabic appears at the end of each lesson. New video materials also feature interviews with Egyptians (subtitled in English) about various aspects of Arab culture such as gender issues fasting in the Muslim & Christian traditions social clubs & their significance & more. This title develops all language-related skills including reading listening speaking writing & cultural knowledge; immediately incorporates extensive use of authentic materials for reading listening & grammatical practice thus relating abstract grammatical concepts to practical skills; presents narrative-based content through audio & video media rather than written text to develop meaning-focused language processing skills utilizing two main characters & their extended families; develops reading skills through the use of composed texts derived from the main narrative & authentic texts from newspapers & journals; & introduces grammar using spiraling & inference challenging students to discover the grammar of the language by means of analogy problem solving & educated guessing. It reinforces grammar & vocabulary through extensive classroom & homework exercises that provide constant review & expand to challenge students as their skills develop; introduces students to Egyptian colloquial through scenes based on the main narrative to promote the use of shared vocabulary & structure of the two registers to increase listening comprehension skills; & contains Arabic-English & English-Arabic glossaries & reference charts as well as a new grammar index."
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Includes:: three DVDs bound into the book that feature contextualized vocabulary cultural

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Alabama Studio Sewing + Design is a follow up to Alabama Stitch book & Alabama Studio Style by Natalie Chanin. In this invaluable reference Chanin presents all of the stenciling & h&-stitching techniques her company uses to create an award-winning Alabama Chanin line of organic cotton clothing plus variations that lead to infinite design possibilities. Crafters are provided with patterns & instructions for dresses skirts tops a wrap a poncho a bolero fingerless gloves & a hat. Each piece is featured in both its basic un-embellished form & with varying combinations of embellishments. By mixing & matching the pieces & embellishments a stunning unique & versatile wardrobe can be built. ...

El Alamein was the World War II land battle Britain had to win. By the summer of 1942 Rommel's German forces were threatening to sweep through the Western Desert & drive on to the Suez Canal & Britain was in urgent need of military victory. Then in October after 12 days of attritional tank battle & artillery bombardment Montgomery's Eighth Army with Australians & New Zealanders playing crucial roles in a genuinely international Allied fighting force broke through the German & Italian lines at El Alamein. It was a turning-point in the war after which in Churchill's words we never had a defeat". Stephen Bungay's book is as much at home analysing the crucial logistics of keeping desert armies supplied with petrol & tank parts as it is reappraising the combat strategies of Montgomery & Rommel & ranges widely from the domestic political pressures on Churchill to the aerial siege of Malta key to the control of the Mediterranean. & in a chapter on " The Soldier's War" Bungay graphically evokes the phantasmagoric blur of thunderous cannonade & tormenting heat that was the lot of the individual men who actually fought & died in the desert." ...

Alan Bennett reads five more extracts from Untold Stories" his major collection of new writings. " Untold Stories" Alan Bennett's first major collection of prose since his bestselling " Writing Home" brings together the finest & funniest of his writing over the last ten years. Following on from " Untold Stories: Part 1: Stories" & " Part 2: The Diaries" (also available from BBC Audiobooks) " Part 3: Written on the Body" is both a reflection on Alan Bennett's childhood & schooldays & a meditation on writing. " Written on the Body" is a sideways look at Bennett's schooldays at Leeds Modern School & a recollection of the growing pains of puberty. " Seeing Stars" is a nostalgic view of the movies of the Forties seen by Bennett & his family in any one of the half a dozen cinemas in their district in Leeds including the Western the Clifton the Picturedrome & the Lyric. Finally " Staring Out of the Window" lets us into Bennett's creative process which apparently consists of a good deal of...well...staring out of the window. Alan Bennett's television series " Talking Heads" has become a modern-day classic as have many of his works for the stage including " Forty Years On" " The Lady in the Van" " The Madness of George III" (together with the Oscar-nominated screenplay " The Madness of King George") & an adaptation of " The Wind in the Willows". " The History Boys" won the Evening Standard & Critics' Circle awards for Best Play the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play the South Bank Award & six Tony Awards." ...

Alan Bristow founder of Bristow Helicopters died seven days after completing his autobiography. He was a truly remarkable man; his full-page obituary was published in The Times & The Daily Telegraph. As a merchant navy officer cadet during the war Bristow survived two sinkings played a part in the evacuation of Rangoon & was credited with shooting down two Stukas in North Africa. He joined the Fleet Air Arm & trained as one of the first British helicopter pilots he was the first man to land a helicopter on a battleship & became Westland's first helicopter test pilot. Sacked for knocking out the sales manager he flew in France Holland Algeria Senegal & elsewhere narrowly escaping many helicopter crashes before winning the Croix de Guerre evacuating wounded French soldiers in Indochina. For four years he flew for Aristotle Onassis's pirate whaling fleet in Antarctica before joining Douglas Bader & providing support services to oil drillers in the Persian Gulf. Out of that grew Bristow Helicopters Ltd the largest helicopter company in the world outside America. Bristow's circle included the great helicopter pioneers such as Igor Sikorsky & Stan Hiller test pilots like Harold Penrose & Bill Waterton Sheiks & Shahs & political leaders business giants like Lord Cayzer & Freddie Laker
- with whom he tossed a coin for GBP67 000 in 1969
- & the author James Clavell a lifelong friend whose book Whirlwind was a fictionalised account of Bristow's overnight evacuation of his people & helicopters from revolutionary Iran. Bristow represented Great Britain at four in hand carriage driving with the Duke of Edinburgh & precipitated the ' Westland Affair' when he made a takeover bid which eventually led to the resignation of Michael Heseltine & Leon Brittain & almost to the downfall of Margaret Thatcher

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Alan Dunn is one of the world leaders in sugar crafting & his expertise & elegant touch come together beautifully in this his latest book. Alans stunning life-like floral arrangements are simply breathtaking. Chapter 1 looks at flower & foliage build-ups & shows you how to create all the most popular classic flowers along with the more unusual & exotic ones. Next follows a chapter on arrangements showing you how to put together beautiful sprays & displays from the flowers you have learnt to make. Finally the Cakes chapter showcases a selection of flowers on individual cakes. Along with practical information on everything you need to know about sugar crafting at the front of the book this really is your one-stop guide to all things sugar craft. ...

Marking momentous occasions is an important part of everyday life & what better way to do so than with one of these stunning ...