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If the oceans were ink: an unlikely friendship and a journey to the heart of the Quran
Par Carla Power. 2015
Journalist relates her educational journey learning about the Quran. Sheikh Mohammad Akram Nadwi, a scholar of women in Islam, serves…
as her mentor. Power discusses her personal history in Arabic and Islamic countries, the Sheikh's educational journey, and the importance of cross-cultural education. 2015The age of radiance: the epic rise and dramatic fall of the atomic era
Par Craig Nelson. 2014
Author of Rocket Men (DB 69775) describes the rise and fall of the Atomic Age. Discusses pioneering physicists--including Bohr, the…
Curies, and Einstein--the development of weaponized atomic energy during World War II, and the use of nuclear power as part of the electrical grid. 2014Heretic: why Islam needs a reformation now
Par Ayaan Hirsi Ali. 2015
A Somali-born Dutch parliamentarian calls for a reformation of Islamic doctrine and proposes five amendments. She discusses her own experiences…
as a Muslim woman, the history of Islam, and the modern division of the religion into three distinct groups of practitioners, including extremists, peaceful observants, and religious dissidents. Bestseller. 2015Islamic scholar discusses the development of Islamic law, from the days of Muhammad to the twenty-first century. Examines source scripture,…
the influence of different traditions, and the impact of changing social mores due to interaction with western cultures. 2014The children of Abraham: Judaism, Christianity, Islam (Princeton classic editions)
Par F. E. Peters. 2004
Comparative-religion scholar traces the development of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from the sixth century BCE to the middle ages. Considers…
the scriptures, spiritual promises, communities, laws, ways of worshipping, and other topics of each religion. Discusses their confluences and divergences. 2004Five billion years of solitude: the search for life among the stars
Par Lee Billings. 2013
Journalist examines the growth of discoveries of exoplanets--planets that orbit stars other than the Sun--in the late twentieth and early…
twenty-first centuries and what it means for the identification of extraterrestrial life. Profiles astronomers and planetary scientists responsible for this batch of identified planets. 2013My accidental jihad: a love story
Par Krista Bremer. 2014
Bremer relates her life growing up in a secular family in California, moving to North Carolina and meeting her eventual…
husband--a devout Libyan immigrant, and their decision to get married after Bremer discovers she is pregnant. Discusses challenges faced due to their differing cultures and religions. 2014Faraday, Maxwell, and the electromagnetic field: how two men revolutionized physics
Par Basil Mahon, Nancy Forbes. 2014
Examination of the lives of Michael Faraday (1791-1867) and James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) and their contributions in the development of…
physics. Discusses Faraday's early life of poverty--and the challenges he faced because of his background--and Maxwell's ability to support Faraday's theories with mathematical formulas. 2014Newton's football: the science behind America's game
Par Allen St. John, Ainissa G. Ramirez. 2013
Journalist St. John and engineer Ramirez examine the game of football and discuss the behavioral and mechanical science concepts behind…
it. The authors explore the notion that chaos theory--as explained to them by MacArthur Fellow Stephan Wolfram--is the underpinning for Cincinnati Bengals' coach Sam Wyche's no-huddle. 2013Theoretical physicist examines advances in brain research that once could only be imagined in science fiction. Explores possibilities such as…
connecting brains to computers to power exoskeletons for those with paralyzed limbs, learning new subjects through artificial memory, and constructing a "brain-net" to link minds across the world. Bestseller. 2014Journalist focuses on the experiences of the people working at NASA from the aftermath of the 1986 Challenger shuttle explosion…
to the July 2011 final shuttle flight. Interviews flight controllers, shuttle workers, and astronauts. Covers the 2003 loss of the Columbia. Includes foreword by astronaut Jerry Ross. 2013Destiny disrupted: a history of the world through Islamic eyes
Par Tamim Ansary, Mir Tamim Ansary. 2009
Afghan writer offers a world history from an Islamic perspective, chronicling the Middle East from before Islam, through the time…
of Mohammed, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the crisis of Modernity, and the Islamist reaction. Investigates intersections of Islamic and Western cultures and tensions caused by their divergence. 2009Stranger to history: a son's journey through Islamic lands
Par Aatish Taseer. 2012
Novelist and journalist raised by his Sikh mother in India details his travels to Pakistan to learn more about his…
Muslim father. Examines the connections between nationality and religion. Some violence. 2009The world's religions
Par Huston Smith. 2009
Fiftieth anniversary edition of Smith's work originally titled The Religions of Man (RD 06327). Offers explanations of the basic tenets…
of seven major historical religions--Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity--revealing the spirit of each faith. Also discusses primal, or tribal, religions. 1958A grand complication: the race to build the world's most legendary watch
Par Stacy Perman. 2013
Journalist explores the rivalry between financier Henry Graves Jr. and automobile magnate James Ward Packard to build and own the…
most remarkable watch in history. Graves and Packard spurred Swiss watchmaker Patek Phillipe to manufacture the Graves Supercomplication--the most complex mechanical watch ever created. Details early-twentieth-century watchmaking techniques. 2013A universe from nothing: why there is something rather than nothing
Par Lawrence M. Krauss, Lawrence Maxwell Krauss. 2012
Arizona State University cosmologist challenges belief in a divine creator and describes modern research in quantum mechanics that suggests the…
universe originated out of nothing--and could eventually return to that. Includes afterword by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, author of The Greatest Show on Earth (DB 70102). 2012Author recounts founding the Chicago-based Interfaith Youth Core, a movement to bring young people of different faiths together for community…
service and to share their common values. Discusses his own religious and cultural identity issues while growing up as a Muslim. For senior high readers. 2007The faith club: a Muslim, a Christian, a Jew-- three women search for understanding
Par Priscilla Warner, Suzanne Oliver, Ranya Idliby. 2007
After the 9/11 attacks three American women--one Jewish, one Christian, and one Muslim--decided to collaborate on an interfaith children's book…
to show the similarities among their religions. They discovered that their own misunderstandings had to be addressed first, leading to candid dialogue as their faith club sought common ground. 2006Martian summer: robot arms, cowboy spacemen, and my 90 days with the Phoenix Mars Mission
Par Andrew Kessler. 2011
Author recounts spending the summer of 2008 in mission control of the Phoenix Mars expedition with one hundred thirty scientists…
and engineers. Describes the team's discovery of ice on Mars, discusses the possibility of life on the planet, and addresses conspiracy stories about the mission's findings. 2011Sex on the moon: the amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history
Par Ben Mezrich. 2011
Detailed account of college intern Thad Roberts's theft of moon rocks from NASA in 2002 and the FBI sting that…
snared him. Describes Roberts's sheltered upbringing, his estrangement from his parents, and his romance with a coworker that motivated the heist. Some strong language. 2011