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The veiled kingdom
Par Carmen Bin Ladin. 2004
On September 11th 2001, Carmen Bin Ladin heard the news on the radio that the Twin Towers had been struck.…
She instinctively knew that her brother-in-law was involved in these horrifying acts of terrorism, and her heart went out to America. She also knew that her life and the lives of her family would never be the same again. In 1974 Carmen, half Swiss and half Persian, married into the Bin Laden family and found herself inside a complex and vast clan, part of a society that at that point she neither knew nor understood. Determined to protect her daughters from the inevitable restrictions within a society riddled with hypocrisy and contradiction, in 1985 Carmen moved back to her home country, Switzerland. Carmen's story takes us inside one of the most powerful, secretive and repressive kingdoms in the world and the Bin Laden family's role within it. 2004. Uniform title: Voile déchiré.Ramadan: the holy month of fasting (Orca origins)
Par Ausma Zehanat Khan. 2018
Throughout the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast during the day and break the fast together as a family each night.…
Ramadan provides the opportunity to focus on positive thoughts and actions. It is a time to become more grateful for the blessings people often take for granted and be reminded of the importance of helping others. This book examines the origins and traditions of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Grades 3-6. 2018.Without mercy: a woman's struggle against modern slavery
Par Miriam Ali, Jana Wain. 1995
For Miriam, the turning point in her life came with the confirmation that her daughters, Zana and Nadia, aged only…
fifteen and fourteen respectively, had been taken from their home in Birmingham to be sold by their father to 'husbands' in Yemen. She finally took her remaining children and left, beginning the fight to bring Zana and Nadia back home. 1995.Veiled threat: the hidden power of the women of Afghanistan
Par Sally Armstrong. 2002
Denied schooling, employment and adequate health care and confined to their homes unless accompanied by a male relative, the women…
of Afghanistan struggled to survive under the Taliban regime. The author describes the ways these women and girls rebelled against the Taliban. 2002.Vegetables and bush fruits (Cullen garden guides)
Par Mark Cullen. 1985
Provides information on preparing and planting a garden, the tools and materials required, as well as detailed information on 21…
vegetables and 8 bush fruits. Includes a chapter on gardening with children. (Cullen Canadian garden guide)Une histoire des fleurs: entre nature et culture
Par Valérie Chansigaud. 2014
" Les fleurs nous accompagnent dans toutes les étapes de notre vie aussi bien dans les moments heureux que malheureux,…
dans notre intimité comme dans notre vie sociale. Elles sont tellement omniprésentes que l'on a oublié qu'elles avaient aussi une histoire. Ce livre, en se basant sur une riche iconographie, retrace les multiples liens culturels qui nous unissent au monde des fleurs et nous invite à nous interroger sur ces relations. Depuis quand date notre passion pour les fleurs ? Que nous racontent les fleurs dans l'art ? Fleurs de riches ou fleurs de pauvres ? Les fleurs rendent-elles heureux ? Cet amour des fleurs n'est cependant pas sans conséquences et l'on peut s'interroger sur son coût écologique, sur les causes de la disparition de certaines fleurs et sur la naturalité de nos jardins. La démarche originale de ce livre nous conduit à reconsidérer cette histoire entre nature et culture et à nous poser des questions parfois insolites. Y avait-il des fleurs au paradis terrestre ? La plus belle des fleurs n'est-elle pas artificielle ? Y aura-t-il encore des fleurs demain ? " -- 4e de couv.Une histoire du monde sans sortir de chez moi
Par Bill Bryson, Hélène Hinfray. 2014
" Si l'Américain Bill Bryson nous a déjà régalés de désopilantes chroniques sur ses compatriotes, c'est dans un vieux presbytère…
anglais qu'il a élu domicile. Mais au lieu de s'y reposer après avoir aussi exploré l'univers (Une histoire de tout, ou presque), il découvre que beaucoup d'événements qui se sont produits sur Terre depuis au moins deux siècles se retrouvent sous forme d'objets et de rituels dans notre intérieur. Il entreprend alors un Grand Tour à l'échelle d'une maison pour raconter de pièce en pièce l'aventure du génie humain. Au fil de cette histoire humoristique et sérieuse de l'envers du décor, vous croiserez des personnages aussi différents que Virginia Woolf (qui n'aimait pas sa bonne) et Karl Marx (qui couchait avec la sienne). Vous saurez tout sur l'invention de la tapette à souris et la construction de la tour Eiffel ; vous pénétrerez dans d'immenses châteaux, mais aussi dans votre matelas, que squattent deux millions d'acariens ; et puis vous comprendrez que sans les water-closets à chasse d'eau il n'y aurait pas eu de révolution industrielle. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: At home : a short history of private life.Un choc de religions: la longue guerre de l'islam et de la chrétienté, 622-2007
Par Jean-Paul Roux. 2007
Bataille de Poitiers, croisades, prise de Constantinople, guerre d'Algérie: il y a ce conflit armé qui a commencé en l'année…
632. Il n'y a pas d'année, pas de semaine peut-être sans que du sang soit versé par des chrétiens ou par des musulmans. Ne vaut-il pas la peine de le rappeler, de montrer à nos contemporains que les événements qui occupent l'actualité, qui les bouleversent, s'inscrivent dans une longue série de 1375 ans d'événements tout aussi spectaculaires ; que de plus petits faits dont on ne parle guère qu'un jour ou deux ont eu, tous les jours, leurs équivalents pendant 1375 ans ? 2007.There is a season: a memoir in a garden
Par Patrick Lane. 2004
Lane is not only an accomplished writer, he is also an avid gardener; and he is an alcoholic. In 1999,…
he went into rehab, then returned to his beloved garden, shaky but alive. For a year, he stayed close to home, gardening and slowly retrieving himself from the grip of alcohol and drug dependency. This is his account of that first year. 2004.The way of the Sufi
Par Idries Shah. 1980
The trouble with Islam: a wake-up call for honesty and change
Par Irshad Manji. 2003
Irshad Manji considers herself a Muslim, but is at issue with many of its cornerstones: tribal insularity, deep-seated anti-Semitism, and…
an uncritical acceptance of the Koran as the final, superior, manifesto of God. In an open letter to Muslims and non-Muslims alike, she asks pointed questions such as: "Who is the real colonizer of Muslims -- America or Arabia? Why are we squandering the talents of women, fully half of God's creation?" Manji offers a vision of how Islam can undergo a reformation that empowers women, promotes respect for religious minorities, and fosters a competition of ideas, reviving Islam's lost tradition of independent thought. 2003.The tightwad gazette: promoting thrift as a viable alternative lifestyle
Par Amy Dacyczyn. 1992
The self-sufficient gardener: a complete guide to growing and preserving all your own food
Par John Seymour. 1978
The scented garden: creating fragrance beauty in the home and the garden with a rich diversity of plants and flowers
Par David Squire, Jane Newdick. 1988
Ponds, herbaceous borders, rockeries and window boxes, any garden area in fact can be enriched by perfume and a wealth…
of scented plants can also be grown indoors. The authors write about plants for every season and for all types of gardens and include many anecdotes about fragrant plants, some of which are associated with stories that have been woven into history. c1988.The scented garden
Par Rosemary Verey. 1981
All too often a garden is only a show-piece for colour and shape: without that extra dimension of perfume it…
loses its soul. In this book the author presents over a thousand plants which she finds best able to provide a framework for a fragrant garden, how to grow them and how to bring their flavours indoors. A bonus is the rediscovery of plants that have been grown and used in the past in Egypt and Rome, through the Middle Ages and Tudor England to the Victorians. 1981.The rusty rake gardener: beautiful Canadian gardens with minimum toil
Par John Lawrence Reynolds, Dave Cummins, Cathy Cummins. 1999
According to the authors, anyone can maintain a beautiful garden with a minimum amount of work if they just know…
a few simple gardening secrets. Through a combination of anecdotes and instruction the authors share these secrets with the reader. 1999.The organic lawn care manual: a natural, low-maintenance system for a beautiful, safe lawn
Par Paul Boardway Tukey. 2007
Explains how to evaluate lawn-care needs, how grass grows, how to create healthy soil, and how to select grass that…
is drought tolerant and disease and pest resistant. There are chapters on starting a lawn from scratch or refurbishing an existing lawn, making the transition from synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, watering, weeding, dealing with pests and diseases, and mowing and maintenance. Includes a glossary and a list of ground covers. 2007.The life-changing magic of tidying up: the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing
Par Marie Kondō. 2015
Presents a guide to cleaning and organizing a living space, discussing best methods for decluttering and the impact that an…
organized home can have on mood and physical and mental health. 2015. Uniform title: Jinsei ga tokimeku katazuke no mahō.The kitchen gardener: grow your own fruit and veg
Par Alan Titchmarsh. 2008
Alan's comprehensive guide will tell you everything you could possibly want or need to know about fruit and veg and…
how to grow it, including herbs, baby veg, salads, every-day fruits plus gourmet or unusual varieties. The book takes a very practical approach, starting from scratch for the benefit of anyone who's never grown their own before, but is also ideal for those with some experience. 2008.