• The Language of Secrets

    The Language of Secrets: A Novel

    The Unquiet Dead author Ausma Zehanat Khan once again dazzles in The Language of Secrets, a brilliant mystery woven into a profound and intimate story of humanity.

    Detective Esa Khattak heads up Canada’s Community Policing Section, which handles minority-sensitive cases across all levels of law enforcement. Khattak is still under scrutiny for his last case, so he’s surprised when INSET, Canada’s national security team, calls him in on another politically sensitive issue.

    Product details

    • Series: Rachel Getty and Esa Khattak Novels (Book 2)
    • Hardcover: 336 pages
    • Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin (February 2, 2016)
    • Language: English
    • ISBN-10: 1250055121
    • ISBN-13: 978-1250055125
    • Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 1 x 9.5 inches
    • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
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  • Check Your English Vocabulary for IELTS

    Check Your English Vocabulary for IELTS: Essential words and phrases to help you maximise your IELTS score

    This workbook provides a resource for students studying towards the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam.

    Fully updated for this third edition, the book provides exercises to help teach and build vocabulary related to the IELTS test and also covers grammar, use of English, comprehension and spelling.

    Suitable for both self-study and the classroom, it includes a range of activities to help students build and improve their English vocabulary and language skills.

    Published: 03-01-2012
    Format: Paperback
    Edition: 3rd
    Extent: 128
    ISBN: 9781408153932
    Imprint: A&C Black Business Information and Development
    Illustrations: N/A
    Dimensions: 8 1/4″ x 11 3/4″
    List price: $14.95
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  • Hugs for Snoopy (Peanuts)

    Hugs for Snoopy (Peanuts)

    Peanuts fans of all ages will love this novelty board book about hugs with a touchable, lovable plush Snoopy face on the cover!

    Whether you’re happy, sad, lost, or found, nothing warms the heart like a hug—just take it from Snoopy! In this adorable board book, Snoopy earns a hug from Linus, snuggles away the sniffles for Woodstock, and gets caught in a cuddle with Charlie Brown. Now Peanuts fans, young and old, can feel the love, too!

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  • The Genius of Islam: How Muslims Made the Modern World

    The Genius of Islam: How Muslims Made the Modern World

    The Middle Ages were a period of tremendous cultural and scientific advancement in the Islamic Empire—ideas and inventions that shaped our world.
    Did you know that:
    • The numbers you use every day (Arabic numerals!) are a Muslim invention?
    • The marching band you hear at football games has its roots in the Middle East?
    • You are drinking orange juice at breakfast today thanks to Islamic farming innovations?
    • The modern city’s skyline was made possible by Islamic architecture?

    The Muslim world has often been a bridge between East and West, but many of Islam’s crucial innovations are hidden within the folds of history. In this important book, Bryn Barnard uses short, engaging text and gorgeous full-color artwork to bring Islam’s contributions gloriously to life.  Chockful of information and pictures, and eminently browsable, The Genius of Islam is the definitive guide to a fascinating topic.

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  • Yo Soy Muslim: A Father's Letter to His Daughter

    Yo Soy Muslim: A Father’s Letter to His Daughter

    From Muslim and Latino poet Mark Gonzales comes a touching and lyrical picture book about a parent who encourages their child to find joy and pride in all aspects of their multicultural identity.

    Dear little one,
    …know you are wondrous.
    A child of crescent moons,
    a builder of mosques,
    a descendant of brilliance,
    an ancestor in training.

    Written as a letter from a father to his daughter, Yo Soy Muslim is a celebration of social harmony and multicultural identities. The vivid and elegant verse, accompanied by magical and vibrant illustrations, highlights the diversity of the Muslim community as well as Indigenous identity. A literary journey of discovery and wonder, Yo Soy Muslim is sure to inspire adults and children alike.

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  • Dharma Parenting

    Dharma Parenting: Understand Your Child’s Brilliant Brain for Greater Happiness, Health, Success, and Fulfillment

    Dharma Parenting offers a uniquely individual approach to raising a happy and successful child. The word “dharma” means a way of living that upholds the path of evolution, maintains balance and supports both prosperity and spiritual freedom.

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  • I Know Many Songs, But I Cannot Sing

    I Know Many Songs, But I Cannot Sing

    While exploring Cairo, Ib, an American, is taken up with by Armenian Gamal-Leon, who follows him by way of a practical joke during the Muslim Ramadan fast period, and humorous cultural misunderstandings ensue.

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  • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

    21 Lessons for the 21st Century By Yuval Noah Harari

    21 Lessons for the 21st Century By Yuval Noah Harari would deserve serious consideration. In this collection of provocative essays, Harari, author of the critically praised Sapiens and Homo Deus, tackles a daunting array of issues, endeavoring to answer a persistent question:

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  • Contagious: Why Things Catch On

    Contagious: Why Things Catch On

    In Contagious, Berger reveals the secret science behind word-of-mouth and social transmission. Discover how six basic principles drive all sorts of things to become contagious, from consumer products and policy initiatives to workplace rumors and YouTube videos. Learn how a luxury steakhouse found popularity through the lowly cheesesteak, why anti-drug commercials might have actually increased drug use, and why more than 200 million consumers shared a video about one of the most seemingly boring products there is: a blender.

    Contagious provides a set of specific, actionable techniques for helping information spread—for designing messages, advertisements, and content that people will share. Whether you’re a manager at a big company, a small business owner trying to boost awareness, a politician running for office, or a health official trying to get the word out, Contagious will show you how to make your product or idea catch on.

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  • Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini

    Sea Prayer By Khaled Hosseini

    Sea Prayer is composed in the form of a letter, from a father to his son, on the eve of their journey. Watching over his sleeping son, the father reflects on the dangerous sea-crossing that lies before them. It is also a vivid portrait of their life in Homs, Syria, before the war, and of that city’s swift transformation from a home into a deadly war zone.

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  • Scratch and Sparkle Mermaids / Unicorns Stencil Art Spiral-bound

    Scratch and Sparkle Mermaids: Unicorns Stencil Art Spiral-bound

    Unicorns and Mermaids, part of the Scratch and Sparkle series, is a fabulous new stencil-art title.

    This title includes a simple how-to introduction as well as picture ideas on every spread. Children will love scratching the black pages and seeing the pictures come to life with sparkles and color! The book comes with a wooden scratcher and three pages of great stencils, making it easy to draw fantasy scenes filled with gorgeous unicorns and mermaids.

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  • Habibi

    Habibi

    The day after Liyana got her first real kiss, her life changed forever. Not because of the kiss, but because it was the day her father announced that the family was moving from St. Louis all the way to Palestine. Though her father grew up there, Liyana knows very little about her family’s Arab heritage.

    Her grandmother and the rest of her relatives who live in the West Bank are strangers, and speak a language she can’t understand. It isn’t until she meets Omer that her homesickness fades. But Omer is Jewish, and their friendship is silently forbidden in this land. How can they make their families understand? And how can Liyana ever learn to call this place home?

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