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In his book: “Questions And Answers About Islam”, Wael El-Manzalawy is discussing many major issues: the presence of the God, the necessity of religion, the truth about the Christ, woman in Islam, the relationship between Muslims and non-Muslims……etc. Did Islam spread by the sword? Is Islam the religion of terrorism? Using the technique of imagined dialogues, Wael El-Manzalawy answers these questions and many other questions.
Wael El-Manzalawy is an Egyptian writer. He writes articles and short stories in Arabic and English. His articles and short stories were published at many newspapers, magazines and web sites.
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Have you been planning to visit or travel Australia? Not sure where to start with the planning and preparation? Are you struggling to find relevant information from books and from the hundreds of travel information websites? Frustrating isn’t it! Prior to organising my families travels in Australia I searched many websites and books, all I could find was small snippets of useful information.
Therefore I compiled all my travel experience and research into one very unique book ‘Your Guide To Travelling Australia’ which you will not find anything similiar on the internet or in a bookshop.
Australia is such a diverse country that wherever you go it is so exciting, from beautiful beaches, deserts, tropical rainforests, National Parks and hundreds of unique icons that are truly Australian. To discover these treasures driving around Australia or through several states is the best way to see the real Australia.
‘Your Guide To Travelling Australia’ gives you the insight and the information to be able to plan an unforgettable driving, camping and adventure in Australia.
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Dark, twisted, and outrageous, 29 Jobs and a Million Lies is not the story of your all-American girl seeking glory and success, but a glimpse at counterculture’s underbelly and attempts to succeed within that world. From demented B-movie, roach-infested film production offices chock full of freakish characters to the Cannes Film Festival; from starting a punk rock record label to its hard but inevitable crash; from a grimy, Greenwich Village restaurant kitchen to failed attempts at joining the Navy, you gotta ask, What’s a nice girl from the suburbs doing all of this dirty work for, anyway?
29 Jobs and a Million Lies is the gut-wrenching, self-deprecating account of how ambition to stand out was wiped out by clumsy choices, immaturity and self-defeating righteousness. Energized to prove to the doubters that she could succeed despite the unorthodox approach, this litany of boneheaded decisions portrays how the author painfully hurled heart and soul into a long trail of draining pursuits, failing so often that success was invisible. 29 Jobs is a post-GenX novel, except it’s true, and in the vein of Sarah Vowell, Chuck Klosterman, and Dave Eggers.
Free ($7.77 for print)
144 pages
(1 votes, average: 10 out of 10)
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The FREE e-book, Ripples of Difference, is a collection of unique and powerful stories written by volunteers from around the world. From refugee camps in Africa to orphanages in Asia, readers can learn about how volunteers are touching the lives of others and making a difference - a ripple of difference.
The book is not just a collection of stories; it is a call to action. Mahatma Gandhi said, “You must be the change you wish to see in the world”. We want to challenge readers to stand up and create their own ripple and join the sea of change that brings hope to those in need around the world!
Ripples of Difference has been launched by Global Volunteer Network in recognition of International Volunteer Day, December 5th 2009, to celebrate the thousands of volunteers who have given their love, energy, and time to help communities in need around the world.
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Her name is Lori Foroozandeh, and this is her true story.
Lori lived her young years as a victim of abuse. As she grew older she fell into a classic pattern of self-destructiveness. But by the time she was twenty-seven, she was doing her utmost to create a sane life.
Mohammad Foroozandeh seemed like a man she could trust, a man who would care for her and respect her. Though she knew he engaged in drug use, she ignored the warning signs and married him. Two years later, he asked her to move to Iran, promising that she could pursue her career, assuring her that the country was quite modern. For four years, Lori adjusted as best she could to the oppressive customs of the land, but as her husband grew more demanding of her, he also became more violent.
After the World Trade Center bombings, Mohammad told her they must leave Iran. He purchased bus tickets that he said would take them out of the country and eventually to America. But before they could escape, armed guards attacked and kidnapped her. Lori was blindfolded and taken to a paramilitary POW camp somewhere in the hills.
Then the nightmare began…. six weeks of horrific beatings, raping, torture, and starvation.
The reason I’m writing is that I truly want this story to get out. It took me eight years to write it, and the reason I went with a self publishing company was that any correspondences I had with the larger publishers required me to edit my book and leave out certain details. (For example my childhood sexual abuse and drug addiction…they only wanted the book to focus on IRAN ).
Once a girl from Bahrain and I escaped the camp (will elucidate when requested) we went to Ostandary a place in Iran to help foreigners in trouble. Since there is no American embassy in Iran , I was taken (flown to) Dubai, UAE, where our embassy paid my way home. But before doing so they made me sign a non disclosure agreement that I wouldn’t talk about what happened to me.
On Nov. 14th I arrived back in the USA . since then I’ve been writing my story but wanted no publicity, until the book had been published which took eight years. Now that it is published I would like the people to know.
I am also not a squeeky clean person, I fled to Iran due to having false prescription charges I was facing due to being a nurse and addicted to Vicodin.
The above and my childhood sexual abuse is also accounted for in the book.
When I arrived home on Nov.14, 2001, I had severe head trauma and brain injury that I now have dealt with. I have had seizures due to this, and I was injured internally when I was raped there with a rifle barrel. They also did public rapes. I also taught english at Zabanamoozan Language School in Iran until one of my students were drowned in her fathers swimming pool for not being a virgin on her wedding night.
– Lori Foroozandeh
Author Website
(1 votes, average: 10 out of 10)
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Is Global Warming a myth, a conspiracy, an “Inconvenient Lie, or “An Inconvenient Truth”?
Is carbon dioxide good or bad for the planet?
Are petroleum products good or bad sources of energy?
Wind farms? Nuclear? Bio-fuels?
Do we need to conserve or produce more energy for an ever-expanding world economy?
Are politicians making the problem worse or better?
No matter if you think all this is an Inconvenient Truth or something else, Howard Johnson’s A Convenient Solution has many of the answers to our energy crisis along with some solid solutions we can implement
using today’s technology.
We can replace all fossil fuels with renewable fuels and alternative energy sources within ten years and with only minor disruptions to present manufacturing and distribution systems.
A Convenient Solution describes most of the existing energy systems and some proposed new ones, all within current technology and present capabilities. Some of these proposed systems are quite unusual and some are very recently announced. Mr. Johnson provides many unique and surprisingly workable, long-term answers to the many growing concerns about energy, the economy, and much greater energy efficiency and reliability.
Adopting these new systems would improve our balance of trade, our economy, our job opportunities, and our technological presence. It could even reduce or eliminate the growth of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, whatever that might do.
The point has been reached where we no longer have the luxury of time. The menace is here, now, and dangerous. If we don’t act immediately, the consequences could be catastrophic.
$4.95
365 pages (95,000 words)
(1 votes, average: 9 out of 10)
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Free anthology of quality sci-fi & fantasy
Detective thrillers, political satire, family drama, fables, fable deconstructions, the mysteries of debugging: there’s something in this anthology for every fan. Contains nine original stories and five original artworks.
We found awesome fiction, bought it, and released it online under a Creative Commons license. We learned a lot, so the appendix, “How To Do This And Why,” has submission/rejection statistics, our budget, and some behind-the-scenes musings on process, supply and demand.
Some excerpts from the stories that got us over four stars on GoodReads:
Day-to-day life with a sponge golem was pleasant.
-“Daisy” by Andrew Willett (audio version)
Anyone who’d ever seen the Martian Ambassador would recognize it, the way he wielded it like his staff of office.
I frowned at Seeth. “So how does the Ambassador’s staff wind up broken on a street in the Crops, when the Ambassador is dying peacefully in his hotel room?”
“I guess that’s what I need you to find out.”
-“The Ambassador’s Staff” by Sherry D. Ramsey
Sarita kept feeding her, one bite after another. “You were the one who insisted on breast-feeding. Joshua and I would have been fine using formula. They’ve duplicated the ingredients found in breast milk, you know. Perfected it two decades ago.”
“It’s not the same,” Kate insisted. “I can’t prove it, but I’m sure it isn’t.”
-“Jump Space” by Mary Anne Mohanraj
Xanathan Kurtler didn’t die because of greed. Not his own, anyway. It wasn’t greed that made him plant those trees.
-“Goldenseed” by Therese Arkenberg
The technically proficient could breach the best software security systems by deliberately inducing errors in the hardware. Couldn’t the rational induce faith in themselves the same way?
-“Single-Bit Error” by Ken Liu
The crack of leather that followed hurt more than my own whipping.
You might think we’d never be dumb enough to eat Jilly Jallys again.
-“Friar Garden, Mister Samuel, and the Jilly Jally Butter Mints” by Carole Lanham
Those and more, available as HTML, PDF or print-on-demand physical book. Plus mobile editions:
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Always discerning, often humorous, as often ‘deep’, Kapuscinski offers us his reflections on the Nature of Being. To explain his Perception of Reality, the author delves into ancient scriptures, as well as into the latest scientific discoveries.
INHOUSEPRESS presents the first of three volumes of Essays. Each volume includes 52 essays by Stanislaw Kapuscinski, architect, sculptor and prolific writer, who demonstrates his unique perspective on subjects as diverse as The Last Things, Phenomenology, Life, Power, Body and Soul, Freedom, Duality, Pleasure, Prayers, Traditions, Myth and Reality, Sex, Salvation, and many others. This collection helped the author to develop his philosophy, which hence manifests itself in his many novels. Seven of his novels written under the pen-name Stan I.S. Law, are available on Amazon.com and most major online distributors.
Complete list of essays can be viewed at http://stanlaw.ca/br1.html
(1 votes, average: 9 out of 10)
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TRASH PROOF NEWS RELEASES is a tool designed with one specific goal – to get you publicity in your target media that achieves a return on investment that rivals and even exceeds your best marketing. It offers media everything they need to run with the story using you and the resources you’ve arrayed and meet their needs in today’s fast paced environment and ever changing technologies.
Praise for Paul Krupin’s Trash Proof News Releases
In Trash Proof, Paul Krupin once again displays his unique ability to cut through the fluff and provide actionable advice right from page one. This book goes way beyond the competition. I would recommend it for the novice through the experienced publicist, to the “do-it-yourselfer”. There’s something valuable here for everyone.
– Barbara Kimmel, Publisher and Publicist
Wow! A results-only guide to getting free coverage in the media. This is the BEST book on the subject out there! The examples are priceless!
– Joe Vitale, author “The Attractor Factor”, and many other books
Updating his classic “Trash-Proof News Releases” for the Internet era, Krupin once again provides extremely useful guidance (successful press release formulas, journalist interviews, and plenty of examples) useful to both novice and experienced seekers of media coverage–including do-it-yourselfers who don’t do PR for a living.
– Shel Horowitz, author of Grassroots Marketing for Authors and Publishers and other books
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From David’s Introduction: “In recent years, there has been an explosion in the amount of material available to the person who wants to learn about Japanese woodblock printmaking. Both on the internet and in printed books, the beginner has access to so much information that it can be difficult to know where to start. That is where this book comes in. Remembering back to the days when I was first exploring this craft, I have created the book that I desperately wanted back then, but which didn’t exist - a book that included everything that I needed to know. I have tried to create a highly practical and focussed guidebook that will take you - step by step - completely through the process of creating your first print, answering (hopefully) all the questions you will ask along the way.”
Rich Media: The eBook contains approximately 60 ‘pages’ (each one actually a wide-screen ’spread’), as well as many photos in high-resolution format. In addition to the standard text+illustration material, it also contains numerous audio and video clips showing every important stage of the printmaking process.
(1 votes, average: 10 out of 10)
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In 1992, Vicky Gallas opened escort services in Orlando, Florida. Two years later she became the focus of an intense criminal investigation that resulted in her arrest in late 2001, and subsequent jury trial. With her fighting spirit and her unwillingness to buckle under an unrelenting pattern of intimidation, the author became the only owner of an escort service in the United States brought to trial on organized crime charges and found innocent.
In this hard-hitting memoir, Gallas reveals how racketeering and organized crime charges were brought against her based on evidence so flimsy that agents and prosecutors could not get a wiretap or a warrant to search.
The real story begins in early 1993, with the discovery of blocks on escort service telephone lines in Orlando area resort PBX systems during large convention bookings. The author unknowingly walked into the middle of one of the biggest ongoing conspiracies in US history, and as she discovered, the blocks began in the late 1980s and were not isolated to the Orlando area, but were also transpiring in Las Vegas and later in numerous other US cities. Though there have been civil suits filed in Nevada and federal courts over the blocks by other victims of the conspiracy, to this day the practice has evolved and continues unabated by the powerful group that concocted the conspiracy so long ago. The real story is the relentless pursuit of Vicky Gallas by powerful people with so much to lose if the truth were to be exposed.
For anyone fascinated with the foibles of our criminal justice system, the sensational Orlando connection, and how escort services really work, this is a must-read book.
Author Website
(1 votes, average: 2 out of 10)
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Have you ever wondered what it might be like to go to Antarctica on a whim, or did you start thinking about it just now? Is going on the Trans-Siberian Railway on your list of things to do before you die, but you’re not entirely sure why? Does your idea of good traveling exclude any kind of detailed planning?
If so, you might want to get One for the Road. It’s a fun read, but it will also teach you a lot about several far-away and foreign parts, and about how to travel independently anywhere in general.
Building on experience from 60 countries worth of independent travel, the author takes you on three journeys to places you may never have considered visiting, although you probably should and you definitely could.
The book was published on paper in 2008, but was only recently made available as free PDF, ePub, mobi and LIT downloads from the book’s Web site, bjornfree.com.
FREE (but not because it had to be)
381 dead tree pages
(7 votes, average: 9.57 out of 10)
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50 Benefits of Ebooks is Published in an Updated and Expanded Edition
http://epublishersweekly.blogspot.com/2009/09/50-benefits-of-ebooks-is-published-in.html
A new edition of our popular book about ebooks is now available.
50 Benefits of Ebooks is a lively introduction to the brave new worlds of ebooks and electronic publishing. This revised September 2009 edition (now 51,000 words) is 25% larger than the March edition, contains new chapters, and features an inspiring Afterword by Michael S. Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg.
A PDF version is available for sale right now. An EPUB version will be available on September 28; the paperback will be released on October 14.
The price is $ 2 — one-tenth of the paperback price.
There is a special discount for senior citizens and for buyers of the March edition: $ 1.
Michael S. Hart, who has been called ‘the inventor of ebooks’, says about the book: “This book is pretty much a ‘must read’ and a ‘ready reference’ for anyone considering eBooks.”
In addition to the essay by Mr. Hart, new chapters have been added, and other chapters have been expanded and updated, including the chapter about How and Where to Find Free Ebooks. An article “The Google Book Search Settlement Demystified”, offers a clear and simple explanation of this boggling issue.
More About the book:
Written for a wide audience — from ebook newcomers to experts — in 28 chapters, the book explores 5 essential aspects of ebook reading, writing and publishing: A. Benefits of Ebooks and Paper Books; B. Reading Ebooks; C. Ebooks for Authors & Publishers; D. The Value of Reading; and E. The Education of An Ebooklover. Ebook newcomers will find all the basics here. Ebook experts can debate and debunk the author’s wild predictions for the rosy and thorny future of ebooks, by reading the essay, “Publishing Ebooks: Ten Tremendous Trends in 2009.” Authors will discover tips and resources for ebook publishing. Library professionals will enjoy the book’s glossary, Index, and links to leading ebook sites.
For more information, contact Victoria Weise by email: ebook AT care2.com
For more information, please visit the book’s companion blog-site, at
http://www.EpublishersWeekly.net
$2.00
374 pages (51,000 words)
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Strategies to keep you sane
Housework is a unique challenge.
How you feel about housework not only affects your home - it can impact your relationships, your emotional well-being and your health. It can even affect your finances!
So if you’re just not at home with the domestic stuff…
Relax. There’s a brand new resource just for you!
Make Peace With Housework is a series of eBooks that deal with the mental woes of domestic life. Each of the 8 eBooks address a separate issue, ranging from Futility to Injustice to Overwhelm. This introduction sets out why we need to address the psychological aspects of housework - and shows exactly how to do it. The free intro gives you a taster of what you can expect from the series and also explains why this resource came about - and why women everywhere will find it useful, entertaining and inspiring.
So if housework is doing your head in - this intro will explain how there is another way.
It’s brilliant! Funny, interesting, informative and enjoyable. Thank-you!”
Tina Kirkman, West Yorkshire UK
“…wonderful and chock full of inspiration and useful info.”
Kris Wise, Manchester USA
“I’m married to a housework-phobic woman who will LOVE your ideas.”
Chris Twiggs, Florida USA
“…if I hadn’t read your book, I might not have understood the tools to help me begin what looked like a neverending task.”
Lowenna Luke, Cornwall UK
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This guidebook is the result of ten years of extremely active personal practice and study of the out-of-body phenomenon(the phase), coupled with having successfully taught it to thousands of people. I know all of the obstacles and problems that are usually run into when getting to know this phenomenon, and have tried to protect future practitioners from them in this book.
This guidebook was not created for those who prefer light, empty reading. It is for those who would like to learn something. It contains no speculations or stories, only dry, hard facts and techniques in combination with a completely pragmatic approach and clear procedures for action. They have all been successfully verified by a vast number of practitioners that often had no prior experience. In order to achieve the same result, it is only necessary to read through each section thoroughly and complete the assignments.
The book is beneficial not only for beginners, but also for those who already know what it feels like to have an out-of-body encounter and have a certain amount of experience, as this guidebook is devoted not only to entering the state, but also equally dedicated to controlling it.
Contrary to popular opinion, there is nothing difficult about this phenomenon if one tries to attain it with regular and right effort. On average, results are reached in less than a week if attempts are made every day. More often than not, the techniques work in literally a couple of attempts.
(4 votes, average: 7.75 out of 10)
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Dear Vacation Rental Owner,
have you forgotten why you ever started with vacation rentals? Is all getting you down? You imagined interesting guests and a healthy second income. You’ve got endless chores and piles of bills.
Momentum is a cruel fact of life. When people do well, they are buoyed by their own success, and go on to greater achievements. When things go wrong, they seem to keep going wrong relentlessly. Eventually, the knocks can wear you down. You lose your spark, everything is a drag. You’re certainly not projecting holiday spirit to your guests!
You can escape from the cycle. To start with you need to ‘step outside of yourself’. Take an objective look at the situation. If you’ve got enough awareness to recognise you have a problem, then you’ve just taken the first step to making things better.
Use external resources to help give you clarity on where you might be going wrong. A book like “100 Tips For Successful Renting” will give you lots of good ideas, without overwhelming you.
Start taking a regular afternoon coffee break with your “100 Tips For Successful Renting” book. It’s never wasted time to let your mind relax and become more open to the bigger picture.
Take three sheets of paper. Write one of your goals in a bubble in the centre of each sheet. Every time you come across a tip or an idea that would help to achieve you goal, write it on the piece of paper like a spider diagram. Don’t be afraid of writing in your own ideas, drawing lines to link ideas together even putting in some color. You’ll amaze yourself with your own creativity - and very soon you’ll have drawn your own route map out of your rut.
Don’t try to fix everything at once. With all your ideas on paper, pick one or two that you think would make the most difference. Then book some regular time in your diary to make it happen. 15 minutes every day is perfect. 12 hours straight once a year is not so good.
Keep your book by your bedside, and your diagram prominently displayed. Keep your eye firmly on the goal. Become defined by your dreams, not by your chores
Wish you successful renting!
Sincerely yours
Milan Matchev
(1 votes, average: 10 out of 10)
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