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Cyrus Shams has always been lost. He’s grown up tangled in the mysteries of his past – an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields, a haunting work of art by an exiled painter, and his mother, whose plane was shot down over the Persian Gulf when he was just a baby.Now, newly sober and maybe in love, he’s headed for an encounter that will transform everything he thought he knew. Can a final revelation change the truth of Cyrus's life? Electrifying, funny, and all-consuming, Kaveh Akbar's Martyr! is a masterpiece.

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*AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021***Selected as one of TIME''s 100 Must-Read Books of 2021**''Profound and singular, smart and sad and funny. . . We need Pilgrim Bell.'' TOMMY ORANGEWith formal virtuosity and ruthless precision, Kaveh Akbar''s second collection takes its readers on a spiritual journey of disavowal, fiercely attendant to the presence of divinity where artifacts of self and belonging have been shed. How does one recover from addiction without destroying the self-as-addict? And if living justly in a nation that would see them erased is, too, a kind of self-destruction, what does one do with the body''s question, "what now shall I repair?" Here, Akbar responds with prayer as an act of devotion to dissonance - the infinite void of a loved one''s absence, the indulgence of austerity, making a life as a Muslim in an Islamophobic nation - teasing the sacred out of silence and stillness.Richly crafted and generous, Pilgrim Bell''s linguistic rigour is tuned to the register of this moment and any moment. As the swinging soul crashes into its limits, against the atrocities of the American empire, and through a profoundly human capacity for cruelty and grace, these brilliant poems dare to exist in ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE FELIX DENNIS PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST COLLECTION 2018I could not be held responsiblefor desirehe could not be held at allTracking the joys and pains of the path through addiction, and wrestling with desire, inheritance and faith, Calling a Wolf a Wolf is the darkly sumptuous debut from award-winning poet Kaveh Akbar. These are powerful, intimate poems of thirst: for alcohol, for other bodies, for knowledge and for life.''The struggle from late youth on, with and without God, agony, narcotics and love, is a torment rarely recorded with such sustained eloquence and passion as you will find in this collection''FANNY HOWE''Compelling . . . strange . . . always beautiful'' ROXANE GAY, AUTHOR OF BAD FEMINIST AND HUNGER''Truly brilliant''JOHN GREEN, AUTHOR OF THE FAULT IN OUR STARS''A breathtaking addition to the canon of addiction literature''PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (STARRED REVIEW)

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For three months every year football clubs buy and sell human beings. They spend more than £4 billion a year on footballers. The right deal can help you win you the game's top prizes, the wrong deal can cost you your job and bankrupt your club. Jim White and Kaveh Solhekol are two of the world's leading transfer experts. Let them take you behind the scenes into this murky, cutthroat, winner-takes-all, billion-pound world. Jim and Kaveh have some of the best contacts in the business. In Come and Get Me they will talk to the world's most famous players, managers and agents to take you to the heart of the deals that happened and the ones that got away. Names Jim and Kaveh will speak to for the book include: Jose Mourinho, Sir Alex Ferguson, Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola, Jorge Mendes, Mino Raiola, Jonathan Barnett, Kia Joorabchian, Harry Kane, Jack Grealish, Raheem Sterling and manty, many more. But has the time come for football to slam shut the window for good? Isn't it immoral to buy and sell humans? Why doesn't football have a draft system like the NFL? Jim and Kaveh will speak to leading NFL owners such as ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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?? 101 Akbar-Birbal Stories – Timeless Tales of Wisdom and WitStep into the grand court of Emperor Akbar and meet Birbal—the wisest of them all!This beautifully illustrated collection brings together 101 classic tales of Akbar and Birbal—full of humor, cleverness, and timeless lessons. These stories have been told and retold for generations and continue to fascinate young readers and adults alike with their mix of morals, mischief, and Mughal charm.?? What Makes This Book Special: Large, vibrant illustrations bring the royal court to life 101 short and engaging stories with powerful life lessons Ideal for read-aloud sessions with younger children Promotes values like intelligence, honesty, loyalty, and friendship Perfect for independent reading for kids aged 6 and above?? Perfect For: Children aged 6–12 Fans of Indian folktales and history Parents and educators looking for moral-based stories Gifting during festivals, birthdays, or school eventsLet your child experience India's rich storytelling tradition through the witty and wise world of Akbar and Birbal. These tales will entertain, enlighten, and inspire young readers with each turn of the page!

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A timeless compilation of 101 Akbar Birbal tales in Hindi to enchant the young readers with the grandeur of Akbar's Court and the witty solutions of his favorite courtier, Birbal. The timeless tales of Akbar and Birbal have been passed from one generation to another, and continue to fascinate young readers and adults alike. Its beautiful illustrations will help the young learners understand these tales of wisdom, built upon the themes of loyalty, friendship, and virtue.A quintessential story book for young readers! •

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Part memoir, part explosive window into the mind of a catfisher, a thrilling personal account of three women coming face-to-face with an internet predator and teaming up to expose them. In 2011, three successful and highly educated women fell head over heels for the brilliant and charming Ethan Schuman. Unbeknownst to the others, each exchanged countless messages with Ethan, staying up late into the evenings to deepen their connections with this fascinating man. His detailed excuses about broken webcams and complicated international calling plans seemed believable, as did last minute trip cancellations. After all, why would he lie? Ethan wasn't after money — he never convinced his marks to shell out thousands of dollars for some imagined crisis. Rather, he ensnared these women in a web of intense emotional intimacy. After the trio independently began to question inconsistencies in their new flame's stories, they managed to find one another and uncover a greater deception than they could've ever imagined. As Anna Akbari and the women untangled their catfish’s web, they found other victims and realized that without a proper crime, there was no legal reason for “Ethan” to ever stop.There Is No Ethan catalogues Akbari's experience as both victim and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''The best football book of the year. A must-read for anyone who loves football'' Harry RedknappFootball used to be a sport. Then it became a business. Now it''s a whole industry.For three months every year football clubs buy and sell human beings. People who are so good at their job that others are willing to pay millions and millions of pounds to work with them, and for good reason; the right deal can help you win football''s top prizes while the wrong deal can cost you your job and bankrupt your club. It''s a fast-paced, at times murky and cutthroat world worth billions - and Jim White and Kaveh Solhekol have been at the heart of it for decades.In Deadline Day, Jim and Kaveh, two leading transfer market experts, take us behind the scenes of this uniquely tense and secretive world where the winner takes it all. They uncover what really happens in this game within the game where everything is for sale at the right price. And that''s a price that''s being paid by some of the richest people and countries on the planet, including billionaire US investors and Gulf states such as Saudi Arabia who have money to ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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India is a country divided, torn by religious strife and hounded by potential invaders on all sides. The world’s most powerful governments believe that whoever controls India holds the strategic advantage for global domination. As the chaos spins out of control, a name resurfaces after centuries of obscurity: Akbar.Once a religious zealot who created his own dominant religion in the region, Akbar has returned, if not in body, then at least in spirit. Beeker, the leader of the fearsome Black Berets, wants nothing to do with a tangle of religious fanatics—until he learns they’ve stolen two atomic bombs they intend to use in their new holy war. Suddenly the mission’s far-reaching, devastating implications become impossible to ignore. The Black Berets are the world’s best hope.

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The stories of 'Akbar and Birbal' are the most cherished folklores of India that have been passed from one generation to another, enthralling both young and adult readers. This book is a beautifully illustrated compilation of several tales of wit and wisdom, built upon the themes of loyalty and friendship.

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''This imaginative and empathetic book will probably not guide you to better sleep, but it will be a fine companion for the wakeful hours''GUARDIAN''A rich kaleidoscope of a book in which a series of visions emerge from the shadows''FINANCIAL TIMES''A celebration of the exuberance of night-time and a moving portrait of the dangers of the dark''THE TIMES''A beautifully written combination of personal reflection and broader thought . . . at once atmospheric and touching'' Louise Doughty, author of Apple Tree YardThe night is a time of darkness and nightmares, fear and vulnerability, especially for women. And, yet, it is another world, full of beauty and possibility, too.After the sun goes down, insomnia and sleep paralysis do threaten. But some have always walked the nocturnal landscapes, with more or less confidence. Others have worked, night shifts and hidden night work: nurses, security guards, sex workers. And some have found solace in the darkness, from queer rave culture to religious pre-dawn traditions.From dusk through to day, Arifa Akbar elegantly explores how the night shapes our bodies, minds and cultures. A personal and artistic journey from fear and into hope, Wolf Moon embraces the dark before bringing us, once more, into the light.''Had ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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* SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2021 *''If her moving, engrossing, elegantly written memoir does not win prizes, there really is no justice in the literary world.'' Lucy Atkins, Sunday TimesAll happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.When Arifa Akbar discovered that her sister had fallen seriously ill, she assumed there would be a brief spell in hospital and then she''d be home. This was not to be. It was not until the day before she died that the family discovered she was suffering from tuberculosis. Consumed is a story of sisterhood, grief, the redemptive power of art and the strange mythologies that surround tuberculosis. It takes us from Keats''s deathbed and the tubercular women of opera to the resurgence of TB in modern Britain today. Arifa travels to Rome to haunt the places Keats and her sister had explored, to her grandparent''s house in Pakistan, to her sister''s bedside at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead and back to a London of the seventies when her family first arrived, poor, homeless and hungry. Consumed is an eloquent and moving excavation of a family''s secrets and a sister''s detective story to understand her ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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’…short, sharp guide to managing your mind.’ THE SUNDAY TIMES STYLE‘If I could inject it, I would.’ REFINERY29‘Brilliant’ THE TELEGRAPHManage your mind. Handle your emotions. Concentrate on what matters in life.So many of us feel stressed in our daily lives but lack the ability to respond to life’s hurdles effectively and overcome these challenges. We can build resilience to stress by taking action to live our lives in a more meaningful way.The answer is to become stressilient.Dr Sam Akbar will show you how. As a clinical psychologist with over ten years of experience, Dr Sam draws from her own professional expertise to provide sensitive and realistic guidance to feel calmer, less stressed, and more resilient to life’s challenges.From understanding how your brain works, managing your emotions and challenging your thought-processes, to opening up your perspective and having more self-compassion, Stressilient offers an indispensable, easy and effective go-to guide to help you get from surviving to thriving.

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, justly venerated as a Mahatma, dismantled the mightiest empire in world history through the inspirational power of three pivotal mass campaigns across two decades. In 1920 Gandhi liberated Indians from fear through the unprecedented mass mobilization of the non-cooperation movement. In 1930 he turned a pinch of salt into a metaphor for the punitive, heartless colonial exploitation of the impoverished. The 1942 call to 'Quit India' sent a final, unambiguous message to foreign overlords: Indians would prefer to die rather than live in British fetters. Once Gandhi had unchained India, history could no longer remain dormant. Akbar draws on historical archives and contemporary narratives to vividly depict the mass ferment and individual protest that swept across the subcontinent. The combination of meticulous scholarship with riveting storytelling, make Gandhi in Three Campaigns an unmissable fresh portrait of an icon and a time.

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''To read this book is to understand Afghanistan as it exists today. This haunting memoir traces the unimaginable odyssey of one family whose world has collapsed . . . Poetic, powerful, and unforgettable.'' – Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns.A true life account of growing up in Afghanistan, Qais Akbar Omar recounts his happy childhood in Kabul, his journeys with his family across Afghanistan in search of a safe haven, and life under the Taliban rule as a young man.Qais was eleven when a brutal civil war engulfed Kabul. For Qais, it brought an abrupt end to a childhood filled with kites and cousins in his grandfather''s garden: one of the most convulsive decades in Afghan history had begun. Ahead lay the rise of the Taliban, and, in 2001, the arrival of international forces.A Fort of Nine Towers is the story of Qais, his family and their determination to survive these upheavals as they were buffeted from one part of Afghanistan to the next. Drawing strength from each other, and their culture and faith, they sought refuge for a time in the Buddha caves of Bamyan, and later with a caravan of Kuchi nomads. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Elektronická kniha - autor Vojtěch Novotný, 538 stran, česky Kniha Martyr Christi je životopisnou a v širším smyslu i historickou studií, jež je věnována katolickému knězi, jezuitovi, věhlasnému kazateli a redaktorovi Adolfu Kajprovi (1902–1959). Životopisné kapitoly doplňuje stručná informace o pověsti Kajprovy svatosti a mučednictví a prezentace a soupis jeho písemného díla. Přílohy tvoří co nejúplnější přepis dokumentů, které zásadním způsobem dokládají Kajprův životní běh a poskytují jeho autobiografická ohlédnutí nebo svědectví druhých osob o tom, co s ním prožily, jak si ho pamatovaly a jaký k němu měly vztah. Odborná monografie má vedle striktně vědeckých účelů sloužit rovněž beatifikačnímu procesu Adolfa Kajpra.

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The remarkable true story of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, and the two men in war-torn Japan whose lives he changed forever. On the 14th of August 1941, a Polish priest named Maximilian Maria Kolbe was murdered in Auschwitz. Kolbe's life had been remarkable.Fiercely intelligent and driven, he founded a movement of Catholicism and spent several years in Nagasaki, ministering to the 'hidden Christians' who had emerged after centuries of oppression. A Polish nationalist as well as a priest, he gave sanctuary to fleeing refugees and ran Poland's largest publishing operation, drawing the wrath of the Nazis. His death was no less remarkable: he volunteered to die, saving the life of a fellow prisoner.It was an act that profoundly transformed the lives of two Japanese men. Tomei Ozaki was just seventeen when the US dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, destroying his home and his family. Masatoshi Asari worked on a farm in Hokkaido during the war and was haunted by the inhumane treatment of prisoners in a nearby camp.Forged in the crucible of an unforgiving war, both men drew inspiration from Kolbe's sacrifice, dedicating their lives to humanity and justice. Ozaki followed in his footsteps and became a friar. Asari created ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Kniha Martyr Christi je životopisnou a v širším smyslu i historickou studií, jež je věnována katolickému knězi, jezuitovi, věhlasnému kazateli a redaktorovi Adolfu Kajprovi (1902–1959). Životopisné kapitoly doplňuje stručná informace o pověsti Kajprovy svatosti a mučednictví a prezentace a soupis jeho písemného díla. Přílohy tvoří co nejúplnější přepis dokumentů, které zásadním způsobem dokládají Kajprův životní běh a poskytují jeho autobiografická ohlédnutí nebo svědectví druhých osob o tom, co s ním prožily, jak si ho pamatovaly a jaký k němu měly vztah. Odborná monografie má vedle striktně vědeckých účelů sloužit rovněž beatifikačnímu procesu Adolfa Kajpra.

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This short work sets forth in the Grand Duchess's own words her vision for monastic life in inner city early twentieth century Moscow. The style is very different from that of better-known monastic rules, as for example of St. Benedict. Through it the reader is offered a glimpse into the daily life of this short lived but fruitful outreach of one of the best known grand daughters of Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland. A short life of the new martyr, murdered by the Bolsheviks, is provided at the end of the work. Well illustrated with black and white photos.

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