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Understanding Australia's Neighbours is a comprehensive introduction to the study of Asia.

A Muslim punk house in Buffalo, New York, inhabited by burqa-wearing riot girls, mohawked Sufis, straightedge Sunnis, Shi'a skinheads, Indonesian skaters, Sudanese rude boys, gay Muslims, drunk Muslims, and feminists. Their living room hosts parties and prayers, with a hole smashed in the wall to indicate the direction of Mecca. Their life together mixes sex, dope, and religion in roughly equal amounts, expressed in devotion to an Islamo-punk ...

Adam Jones (BRADLEY COOPER) ist wie ein Rockstar: Genial, erfolgreich, leidenschaftlich und mit einem äußerst exzessiven Lebensstil. Dieser kostet ihn den Job als Chefkoch in einem der exklusivsten Sternerestaurants in Paris. Ein tiefer Fall, aber nach über zwei Jahren ist Adam Jones clean und zurück in seiner Wahlheimatstadt London. Er taucht bei seinem alten Freund Tony (DANIEL BRÜHL) auf und will dessen Restaurant zur neuen Topadresse mache...

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After the deaths of his parents, Simon Bell returns to his hometown of Sherwood, Alabama, hoping for a simple, quiet existence. But when he meets Delia Holladay one hot, unmoving summer day, latent needs and desires are awakened. Delia is young, beautiful, and married. As their emotions deepen, the affair slips beyond their control, building to a final reckoning that will leave no one untouched. Divining Rod tells a richly layered tale of adul...

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Time Out Val and Chaz broke up after Chaz safeworded unnecessarily during a scene. Can they find a way to come back together? Strict Consequences Garson knows he shouldn't give in to Jarvis' proposition that they spend an evening getting to know each other, but the reward of unlimited time in Jarvis' dungeon is much too tempting. Tagging Mackenzie Steele Denton's business is booming. He's in demand. Tattooed and intimidating, Steele is also in...

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This stunning art, culture and history book profiles China's most prolific and dynamic city. Shanghai's tumultuous history has resulted in the progressive and stylish city of today.

Michael Knight is more than a master of the short story. He knows the true pace of life and does not cheat it, all the while offering whopping entertainment.”-Barry Hannah Long considered a master of the form and an essential voice in American fiction, Michael Knight's stories have been lauded by writers such Ann Patchett, Elizabeth Gilbert, Barry Hannah, and Richard Bausch. Now, with Eveningland he returns to the form that launched his caree...

1972 - Amerika verfällt dem Schachfieber als sein jüngster Schach-Großmeister der Geschichte, Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire), in einem spektakulären Spiel um die Weltmeisterschaft auf seinen russischen Rivalen Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber) trifft. Die amerikanisch-russische Konfrontation auf dem Schachbrett mitten in den Wogen des Kalten Krieges löst einen wahren Medienzirkus aus und Fischer findet sich plötzlich als Spielball der Interessen z...

1972 - Amerika verfällt dem Schachfieber als sein jüngster Schach-Großmeister der Geschichte, Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire), in einem spektakulären Spiel um die Weltmeisterschaft auf seinen russischen Rivalen Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber) trifft. Die amerikanisch-russische Konfrontation auf dem Schachbrett mitten in den Wogen des Kalten Krieges löst einen wahren Medienzirkus aus und Fischer findet sich plötzlich als Spielball der Interessen z...

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In Journey to the End of Islam, Michael Muhammad Knight -- whose work has led to him being hailed as both the Jack Kerouac and Hunter S. Thompson of American Islam -- wanders through Muslim countries, navigating between conflicting visions of his religion. Visiting holy sites in Pakistan, Syria, Egypt, and Ethiopia, Knight engages both the puritanical Islam promoted by Saudi globalization and the heretical strands of popular folk Islam: shrine...

Now you will be unstoppable! Everything you need to build websites with FileMaker is in this book. Many of you have wanted to build FileMaker driven websites for yourself, your boss or your clients. You have been unable to do so because of time restraints and the pressure of learning yet another language. This book teaches you how to use FMStudio to build powerful FileMaker applications without writing a single line of code. FMStudio is a Drea...

Amazing Ayyub, an Iranian Shi'ite skinhead, and Rabeya, a burqa-wearing punk, have kidnapped Matt Damon and are holding him hostage. They demand that Hollywood depict Muslims in a positive light--"just one movie where we're not these two-dimensional al Qaeda stereotypes." But Damon's concerned they're playing into that same terrorist paradigm, thereby furthering the neoconservative perception of Islam. Meanwhile, Ayyub embarks on a mission to...

With a cast of characters ranging from Malcolm X to 50 Cent, Knight¿s compelling work is the first detailed account of the movement inextricably linked with black empowerment, Islam, New York, and hip-hop. Whether discussing the stars of Five Percenter rap or 1980s crack empires, this fast-paced investigation uncovers the community¿s icons and heritage, and examines its growing influence in urban American youth culture.

The growth of Shanghai viewed through its dynamic visual culture