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Raised in a progressive Muslim family in the shadows of the Himalayan mountains, where she attended a Catholic girls' school, Daisy experienced culture shock when her family sent her to the States to attend high school in a mostly Jewish Long Island suburb. Ambitious and talented, she quickly climbed the corporate ladder after college as an architectural designer in New York City. Though she loved the freedom that came with being a career woman, she felt that something was missing from her life. One day a friend suggested that she visit a Sufi mosque in Tribeca.

Puede considerarse como la obra poética más importante del siglo XX. El mismo Federico la definía como “mi obra más popular” y él la llamaba gitana, “porque el gitano es el alfabeto de la verdad andaluza y universal”. Los temas que salpican el romancero a lo largo de sus 18 romances recorren valores universales como la muerte, la noche, el cielo o la luna.

The Imran from Shikral is back. He has discovered a gory conspiracy against his own country. And he will not settle until he has crushed it.

If you’re one of the unlucky few who has a partner who snores, don’t worry. We’ve got your backs and created the ultimate solution to ensure you still get to sleep. This audiobook is filled with over 10 hours of the very best white noise and sleep sounds to help block out any snoring. You’ll finally get the sleep you deserve and you’ll wake up feeling refreshed and recharged.

An utterly evocative and heart-wrenching novel about the importance of family, love and being true to yourself. Perfect for fans of Dinah Jefferies, Santa Montefiore and Diane Chamberlain. Living on the streets of Bombay, Jyothi has no-one to turn to after her mother is involved in a tragic accident. But after a chance meeting with Monika and Jack Kingsley, Jyothi’s life changes forever when the young couple decide to adopt her. The new family return to England, but Jyothi finds it difficult to adapt.

Intizar Hussain is recognized as the greatest contemporary Pakistani Urdu fiction writer. Among his numerous awards is a nomination for the Man Booker International Prize in 2013. The Seventh Door and Leaves are among his books translated into English. His writings include "Basti", "Hindustan Se Aakhri Khat", "Agay Samander hai", "Shehr-e-Afsos", "Jataka Tales", "Janam Kahanian", and "Wo Jo Kho Gaye". Presented here is a collection of folk tales from his book Nai Purani Kahanian.

This collection in Urdu includes: "Manto Fasadaat Par", in which the literary critic Muhammad Hasan Askari invites the listener to contemplate Manto’s approach towards writing on Partition; "Baray Aadmi", a short story in which we meet the innocent and vibrant Zakiya Begum; and "Hamid ka Bacha", Saadat Hasan Manto’s short story addressing hypocrisy.

Saadat Hasan Manto was a Pakistani playwright and author considered among the greatest writers of short stories in South Asian history. Presented here is a selection from his writings.

Thirty years ago, Super Villains won. After killing the Avengers, the X-Men, and nearly every other Super Hero, the Red Skull took over the United States. Since that day, a traumatized Wolverine (Sharad Kelkar) has wandered in a daze of survivor’s guilt and self-loathing over his failure to protect his fellow X-Men and their mutant students.

Guy Marchant a réfléchi, c'est lui, l'homme providentiel. Il veut offrir à la France le meilleur. Il est prêt à négocier, au plus haut sommet du monde, avec ses homologues internationaux. Il est prêt à se battre pour relever les défis de toutes les crises : sanitaires, économiques, sociales, environnementales et culturelles. En un mot, il est prêt à entrer dans l'Histoire. Mais avant, il y a cette épreuve majeure qu'est la campagne électorale. Un passage ultime en démocratie, un temps à part avant les grandes affaires.

Fired from the service due to his unorthodox methods, Imran starts private practice with his newfound associate Roshi, and successfully combats an international conspiracy.

Blue birds were spreading the epidemic, but were they really?

These stories wrestle with the experience of loss—of loved ones, of relationships, of a sense of self, of health—and forge a path to hope as characters fight their way forward. From bestsellers and SPFBO finalists to rising voices, 13 exceptionally talented authors explore the many facets of grief and healing through the lens of fantasy and sci-fi.

“What's most compelling about a scientific story is the way it challenges us to think about the concepts we take for granted,” writes guest editor Carl Zimmer in his introduction. The essays in this year’s Best American Science and Nature Writing probe at the ordinary and urge us to think more deeply about our place in the world around us.

Come on a journey with award-winning GP Dr Amir Khan to discover how families begin and how you became part of your family.

Imran was having a day in his life when he stumbled upon a secret message. Inadvertently. Now that he is involved, he cannot step back until he has solved the mystery. In apparently unrelated events, Imran has to find a pattern and a criminal.

Lurking in the corner of your living room, perhaps reading this sentence over your shoulder right now, is an often invisible creature that is everywhere and nowhere. Djinn are the cool breezes in warm rooms, the materializations of your deepest desires, the monsters waiting beneath your bed. They have appeared in the stories of Muslim communities across time and throughout the world, but this is the first comprehensive guide to these beguiling creatures.

Against the backdrop of the subcontinent's independence and the origin of People's Republic of China, Imran enjoys his stay in the UK as a young student, works on his mental and physical abilities and discovers new ways to bring the biggest criminal of the new era to justice.

Rajinder Singh Bedi (1 September 1915-1984) was an Indian Urdu writer of the progressive writers' movement and a playwright, who later worked in Hindi cinema as a film director, screenwriter and dialogue writer. Bedi is considered one of the leading 20th century progressive writers of Urdu fiction, and one of the most prominent Urdu fiction writers. He is most known for "disturbing" Partition of India tales. This collection includes the following: "Garam Coat"; "Lajwanti"; and "Sirf Ek Cigarette."

Como tantas otras obras de Lope de Vega, ésta está basada en una canción popular que decía: Que de noche le mataron al caballero la gala de Medina, la flor de Olmedo. Esta tragicomedia tiene su base en un hecho histórico: la muerte de don Juan de Vivero, caballero de Olmedo, a manos de su vecino Miguel Ruíz. Lope refleja de manera sencilla y elegante, los problemas, los anhelos y los ideales del pueblo a través de tres personajes arquetípicos: el galán de nobles valores, la dama de gran belleza y altos sentimientos y el criado del galán, gracioso y a la vez su consejero.