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Islamic Law in Action
A dynamic account of the practice of Islamic law, this book focuses on the actions of a particular legal official, the muhtasib, whose vast jurisdiction included all public behavior. In the cities of Cairo and neighboring Fustat during the Mamluk period (1250-1517), the men who held the position of muhtasib acted as regulators of markets and public spaces generally. They traversed their jurisdictions carrying out the duty to command right and forbid wrong, and were as much a part of the legal landscape as the better-known figures of judge and mufti. Taking directions from the rulers, the sultan foremost among them, they were also guided by legal doctrine as formulated by the jurists, combini...
The Library Innovation Toolkit: Ideas, Strategies, and Programs
Progress for the sake of progress is all too often a drain on precious time and resources. The communities and users that libraries serve are always changing; true innovation helps libraries adapt to meet their needs and aspirations both now and in the future. This stimulating collection offers numerous snapshots of innovation in action at a range of libraries, showcasing ideas and initiatives that will inspire librarians at their own institutions. Among the topics covered are The importance of creating organizational structures that lead to innovationStrategies for getting library staff and other stakeholders on board and engaged, complete with a step-by-step toolkit for achieving innovativ...
Henry Ford's War on Jews and the Legal Battle Against Hate Speech
Henry Ford is remembered in American lore as the ultimate entrepreneur—the man who invented assembly-line manufacturing and made automobiles affordable. Largely forgotten is his side career as a publisher of antisemitic propaganda. This is the story of Ford's ownership of the Dearborn Independent, his involvement in the defamatory articles it ran, and the two Jewish lawyers, Aaron Sapiro and Louis Marshall, who each tried to stop Ford's war. In 1927, the case of Sapiro v. Ford transfixed the nation. In order to end the embarrassing litigation, Ford apologized for the one thing he would never have lost on in court: the offense of hate speech. Using never-before-discovered evidence from archives and private family collections, this study reveals the depth of Ford's involvement in every aspect of this case and explains why Jewish civil rights lawyers and religious leaders were deeply divided over how to handle Ford.
A Lover's Discourse
'A fragmentary meditation on the nature of love' Guardian A Chinese woman comes to post-Brexit London to start over - just as the Brexit campaign reaches a fever pitch. Isolated and lonely in a Britain increasingly hostile to foreigners, she meets a landscape architect and the two begin to build their future together. Playing with language and the cultural differences that our narrator encounters as she settles into her new life, the lovers must navigate their differences and their romance, whether on their unmoored houseboat or in a cramped apartment in east London. Suffused with a wonderful sense of humour, this intimate novel asks what it means to make a home and a family in a new land.
The Paris Librarian
Hugo Marston’s friend Paul Rogers dies unexpectedly in a locked room at the American Library in Paris. The police conclude that Rogers died of natural causes, but Hugo is certain mischief is afoot. As he pokes around the library, Hugo discovers that rumors are swirling around some recently donated letters from American actress Isabelle Severin. The reason: they may indicate that the actress had aided the Resistance in frequent trips to France toward the end of World War II. Even more dramatic is the legend that the Severin collection also contains a dagger, one she used to kill an SS officer in 1944. Hugo delves deeper into the stacks at the American library and finally realizes that the history of this case isn’t what anyone suspected. But to prove he’s right, Hugo must return to the scene of a decades-old crime. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Conflicted
A THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR Bringing valuable lessons from the cutting edge of communication science, Conflicted does for our verbal communication what Thinking Fast and Slow did for our inner decision-making. 'One of my favourite writers . . . Beautifully argued, desperately needed.' MALCOLM GLADWELL 'Invaluable. The world will be a better place if everyone reads this book, and because it's so entertaining they probably will.' PHILPPA PERRY 'Essential.' THE TIMES 'Fascinating.' FINANCIAL TIMES What is the secret of happy relationships? How do companies build collaborative cultures? What lies behind some of the greatest scientific and creative breakthroughs? The surprising answer is: confli...
How to Disagree
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR>Ian Leslie's acclaimed new book reveals the secrets of how to disagree without fighting, and shows how mastering the techniques of productive disagreement can transform every aspect of our lives. 'One of my favourite writers . . . Beautifully argued, desperately needed.'MALCOLM GLADWELL'Invaluable. The world will be a better place if everyone reads this book.'PHILPPA PERRY'A cool bath of sanity in a world of frenzied hot takes.'HELEN LEWIS'Perspective-shifting in important ways.'OLIVER BURKEMANWhat is the secret of happy relationships?How do companies build collaborative cultures?What lies behind some of the greatest scientific and creative breakthroughs?The surprisi...
Kiki Man Ray
'Exuberantly entertaining' NYT Book Review 'Mark Braude's writing and subject make this book irresistible, as was Kiki herself.' Jim Jarmusch 'A delightful, marvelously readable, meticulously-researched romp of a book, Kiki Man Ray brings to life not just the kaleidoscopically talented Kiki herself, but the endlessly fascinating Montparnasse milieu over which she reigned.' Whitney Scharer, author of THE AGE OF LIGHT Though many have never heard her name, Alice Prin - Kiki de Montparnasse - was the icon of 1920s Paris. She captivated as a ground-breaking nightclub performer, wrote a bestselling memoir, sold out exhibitions of her paintings, and shared drinks and ideas with the likes of Pablo ...
化解衝突的高效溝通：當爭論產生，你選擇戰鬥還是逃跑？化異見為助力的關鍵說服法，讓關係更緊密
當爭論發生時，你選擇戰鬥還是逃跑？ 為什麼我們需要新的吵架方式？ 衝突不只是單純的戰鬥或逃跑反應（Fight or Flight）， 它如何讓我們的關係更緊密、 如何讓我們更聰明、 如何啟發我們…… 讓伊恩．萊斯里告訴你吧！ 意見分歧是要讓雙方氣急敗壞，還是應該達成共識？ 從不同意開始，進行一場有效的對話！ 意見分歧是一種思考方式？ 我們可以用它把模糊的概念化為可行的方法、把盲點轉為洞察力、把不信任改為共鳴。 學會如何不同意別人的意見！ 不必費盡心力如何吵贏別人或是說服別人，更非只想當個爛好人或委...
Eine Sprache der Liebe
Eine Liebe im Spannungsfeld von östlicher und westlicher Lebenswelt: charmant, poetisch und voller Humor Eine junge Chinesin kommt nach London. Sie lässt alles hinter sich, will ein neues Leben beginnen. Doch in der fremden Kultur und der fremden Sprache fühlt sie sich zunächst nur einsam und verloren. Bis sie sich in einen australischen Landschaftsarchitekten mit britisch-deutschen Wurzeln verliebt. Eine vorsichtige Annäherung beginnt. Voller Neugier auf die Fremdheit des Anderen, aber auch voller kultureller Missverständnisse. Beide versuchen, eine tragfähige Sprache als Fundament ihrer Liebe zu finden. Kann diese Liebe für beide zu einer neuen Heimat werden? Authentisch, offen, aber auch mit viel Selbstironie beschreibt Xiaolu Guo die vielfältigen Verwirrungen zwischen West und Ost und erzählt eindrücklich von einer ungewöhnlichen Liebe.
