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Kitab Arba'in Nawawiyyah yang ditulis oleh ulama besar Imam an-Nawawi rahimahullah adalah sebuah kitab yang penuh rahmat dan berkah. Yang banyak dihafalkan, dikaji dan disyarah oleh para alim ulama, ini karena keikhlasan beliau . Dan isinya merupakan hadits-hadits fondasi Islam, sehingga beliau memberi nama...

The Life of Charlotte Brontë is the posthumous biography of Charlotte Brontë by fellow novelist Elizabeth Gaskell. The first edition was published in 1857. A major source was the hundreds of letters sent by Brontë to her lifelong friend Ellen Nussey. Gaskell had to...

A memoir of a sexual assault survivors experiences delivered through poems, excerpts, and drawings. *Trigger Warning* Sexual Violence/AbuseAuthor: Molly HamelISBN-10: 1714386775ISBN-13: 9781714386772Publisher: BlurbLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/05/2020Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.30d

By the Ionian Sea: Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy is a classic Italian travelogue by George Gissing. Gissing was a British novelist who published 23 novels. He also worked as a teacher and tutor throughout his life.Author: George GissingISBN-10: 1714376095ISBN-13: 9781714376094Publisher: BlurbLanguage:...

How to turn a collection of memories, photos and stories into a book, using Blurb and BookWright.Author: Greta DaigleISBN-10: 1714336166ISBN-13: 9781714336166Publisher: BlurbLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/25/2020Pages: 24Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.07d

The Life of Prophet Musa AS (Moses) English Edition Ultimate Version Based From The The Holy Quran And Al-Hadith. Prophet Musa Ibn Imran known as Prophet Moses AS in the Bible, considered a prophet and messenger in Islam, is the most frequently mentioned individual...

Robert Heywood is known as the writer of several travelogues, including: A Journey to Italy in 1826, A Journey to America in 1834, A Journey to the Levant in 1845 and A Journey in Russia in 1858. In this book Heywood describes his visit...

Robert Heywood is known as the writer of several travelogues, including: A Journey to Italy in 1826, A Journey to America in 1834, A Journey to the Levant in 1845 and A Journey in Russia in 1858. In this book he describes his journey...

Don Manoel Gonzales is the assumed name of the writer of a "Voyage to Great Britain, containing an Account of England and Scotland, " which was first printed in the first of the two folio volumes of "A Collection of Voyages and Travels, compiled...

Ernest Weekley (27 April 1865 - 7 May 1954) was a British philologist, best known as the author of a number of works on etymology. His An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English (1921) (850 pages) has been cited as a source by most authors...

"Partners in crime", the lamest of lame expressions, but I can't think of a better way to describe my relationship with my mom, Ellie. Sometimes it felt like we were best friends rather than mother and daughter, until I called her a b**** in...

Minot Judson Savage (June 10, 1841 - May 22, 1918) was an American Unitarian minister, psychical researcher and author. He graduated from the Bangor Theological Seminary in 1864, and for nine years was in the Congregational ministry, being a home missionary at San Mateo...

Ernest Albert Savage (1877-1966) was Principal Librarian of Edinburgh Public Libraries from 1922 to 1942, President of the Scottish Library Association from 1929 to 1931, and President of the Library Association in 1936. He wrote extensively on libraries and library science. Savage had a...

Everyday around the world, hundreds if not thousands of people experience what no human being should ever have to experience. It is something that most times goes unseen and it is something that sadly never becomes known and so never obtains justice. This is...

From the very first word in this book, you can readily determine this book is decidedly not a massive, ponderous tome destined to become a classic through the ages of time, discussed by sophisticated people in book clubs. No, this is merely the brief...

The life of Badman is a very interesting description, a true and lively portraiture, of the demoralized classes of the trading community in the reign of King Charles II; a subject which naturally led the author to use expressions familiar among such persons, but...

This book enables readers to learn about upstanders, partisans, and survivors from first-hand perspectives that reveal the many forms of resistance-some bold and defiant, some subtle-to the Nazis during the Holocaust. What did those who resisted the Nazis during the 1930s through 1945-known now...

An Affirmation of Faith constitutes an archive of great historical and cultural significance and should be valued, well-received and studied for that reason alone. John Walter Vincent Cordice Jr., MD As the first African American to break the glass ceiling of 0-6 (Captain) rank,...

Chicago's breathtaking Lake Shore Drive, with its beaches and luxury homes, has its origin in a neglected marsh and a clandestine land development. Meet the uncrowned king of the disputed shore, George Wellington Streeter, the outlandish swindler, unlikely hero and self-proclaimed founder of the...

Old Charleston Originals by prolific local author Margaret Eastman revives stories from the Holy City's incredible past. Preserved within these pages are tales from the swashbuckling early settlers, tales of the exclusive events thrown by Jockey Club, and the rise and fall of the...

This is the story of comedian and former Marine Mark Sweeney, a 20-year comedy veteran and the funniest guy in his price range. The oldest of six children, his battle for attention started early. He survived Catholic School and high school in the 70's...

This is a spiritual autobiography of an average man who dares to ask and attempts to answer the biggest questions in life. As he struggles to understand the meaning of life, he confronts the ultimate question, "What is real happiness?", and stumbles upon its...

In this book, a physician, well-known for praying with his patients, and an award-winning professor of theology share their insights on how religious faith can provide help in the healing process of today's health care ministry. The authors avoid rehashing analytical theories on suffering...

Author: Ursula RobinsonISBN-10: 1608805751ISBN-13: 9781608805754Publisher: Eber & Wein PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/19/2017Pages: 266Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

Henry Schmidt has done it again.... He has written for the people who look to find their friends or themselves in each and every story he comes up with.... One reader said she was certain that it was her mate who he wrote about...

Biographical Roundup BOB HOPE: Once he couldn't hold a job in a storage warehouse; but he now holds down the job of America's favorite comedian; CAPTAIN EDDIE RICKENBACKER: He is a hero of two wars, yet he was once too shy to say "Good...

LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF A TUSCAN GARDENER The author, Alessandro Tombelli, born and raised in Florence, tells his story of his early days as a gardener in Tuscany. After being trained in Italy and in England, he starts to make his Garden Connection. It...

He has been called "a Northwest folk hero," "Jesse James," and "Billy the Kid." But until now, he hasn't been called a she. Contrary to popular belief, D.B. Cooper not only survived the infamous hijacking on November 24, 1971. He also committed the high-flying...

One of the most fascinating works to fall into obscurity almost immediately after its initial publication, this 1886 autobiography by EMILY RUETE (1844-1924)-born in Zanzibar as Salamah bint Said, a princess of that realm as well as of Oman-offers a surprising perspective on the...

The author considered the story of Marco Polo "one of the most romantic and interesting of mediaeval or of modern times," and in this delightful little book, he sets out to recount the adventures of the intrepid explorer. Intended for young readers, Brooks' well-chosen...

Popular American essayist, novelist, and journalist CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) was renowned for the warmth and intimacy of his writing, which encompassed travelogue, biography and autobiography, fiction, and more, and influenced entire generations of his fellow writers. Here, the prolific writer turned editor for...

Popular American essayist, novelist, and journalist CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER (1829-1900) was renowned for the warmth and intimacy of his writing, which encompassed travelogue, biography and autobiography, fiction, and more, and influenced entire generations of his fellow writers. Here, the prolific writer turned editor for...

Walden is a timeless record of one man's inner journey in the great outdoors. In 1845, Henry David Thoreau set out on a personal experiment that was as simple as it was profound. For two years, two months, and two days he would live...

ord Ferdinando Stanley was the fifth earl of Derby, a leading claimant to the throne. Considered a man who had everything, he was also the patron of the company of players which was fortunate enough to include William Shakespeare. At the time, Shakespeare was...

William Henry Hudson lived form 1841 to 1922. He was an author, naturalist and ornithologist. Hudson's parents settled in Argentina where Hudson spent his youth studying the flora and fauna of the area. Hudson later moved to England where he helped found the back...

In this autobiography, Charles Farrell Crocker gives a glimpse of the many ways God moved and worked throughout his life to touch the lives of others through church music. known throughout the southeast for his expertise with children's choirs, Charles Crocker worked throughout his...

There is never a dull phrase in Arthur Saltzman's OBLIGATIONS OF THE HARP, his fourth book of essays. The writing in these twenty-five pieces is by turns wry and satirical, sensually descriptive, playfully punning-but always nuanced and illuminating. Reference points range from Kobe Bryant...

The number of seniors in our population is burgeoning and will continue to grow. Seniors are eager to tell their stories, explain their philosophies, create fictions, and vent their anger at the injustices they perceive in the nation and the world. In SENIOR CITIZENS...

British writer GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON (1874-1936) expounded prolifically about his wide-ranging philosophies-he is impossible to categorize as "liberal" or "conservative," for instance-across a wide variety of avenues: he was an arts critic, historian, playwright, novelist, columnist, and poet. His witty, humorous style earned him...

OTTO EDUARD LEOPOLD VON BISMARCK (1815 1898) was born into a family that had belonged to the nobility from the 14th century. He studied law at the Universities of G ttingen and Berlin, and later served as prime minister of Prussia, from 1862 to...

True fall and winter stories about growing up on a small family farm in Wisconsin 40 years ago. Appropriate for readers of all ages. Book Number 5 in the Series.Author: Leann R. RalphISBN-10: 1601456948ISBN-13: 9781601456946Publisher: Booklocker.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/24/2008Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w...

At the turn of the century, Robert Hugh Benson became one of the most famous converts from Anglicanism to Catholicism in England. This is his story, told in his own words. "The Unsung Genius of the Catholic Literary Revival" Benson's masterly Confessions of a...

Where is success? Is it far away, or could it be right under your nose? Russell Conwell's motivational classic will help you find it, and it may be much closer than you ever imagined. The diamonds of life are there for the taking, if...

Nonfiction. Memoir. Poetry. Essays. Italian American Studies. Although it is true that I distanced myself from my youth, of course (everybody does), I never distanced myself from my ethnicity. I simply write poems and stories--and, of recent decades, essays and memoirs--as they occur to...

The powerful story an illegitimate, black foster care child, the unwavering faith of his white adoptive mother, and their improbable journey to prove that when hard work, determination and grace meet opportunity... anything can happen.The powerful story of a former foster care child, born...

Have you haerd the good news about happiness? We have proof to show you that happy people live longer, are healthier, are a pleasure to be with abd fully enjoy life. Now you can join this group of wonderful people. Memoirs of Happy Psychologist...

November 29th 1969 a cold and windy night a mother and her nine months old son in arms walking to find a place to call home. Not really late just dusk dark. Wanted to get back to my one room that I was renting...

The historical biographies of Joan's Great Great, and Great Gradnfathers, Eli and Edward, both Sea Captains, plus master ship builders and voyagers brings to life romance, dramatic family life, Atlantic Ocean, Great Lakes sailing adventures, whaling, voyage ship wreck, conflicting religious situations, local government...

GUY DE MAUPASSANT, the master of the nineteenth-century French short story, visited Sicily in the spring of 1885 and wrote his travel memoir as a tribute to the art, architecture, people and landscape of this Mediterranean island. He provides a vivid account of this...

These compelling, enlightening, and often highly personal experiences tell stories of average citizens as well as historical figures who made huge sacrifices by serving in the military, giving the reader new perspectives on war, and its real costs. Wars are generally started by those...