Author: Paul Downs
Publisher: Humanoids, Inc.
ISBN: 1643375555
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
A group of young vigilantes roam the streets of Brooklyn solving supernatural crimes.
Urban Legendz
Author: Paul Downs
Publisher: Humanoids, Inc.
ISBN: 1643375555
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
A group of young vigilantes roam the streets of Brooklyn solving supernatural crimes.
Publisher: Humanoids, Inc.
ISBN: 1643375555
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
A group of young vigilantes roam the streets of Brooklyn solving supernatural crimes.
Keeping It Halal
Author: John O'Brien
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400888697
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
A compelling portrait of a group of boys as they navigate the complexities of being both American teenagers and good Muslims This book provides a uniquely personal look at the social worlds of a group of young male friends as they navigate the complexities of growing up Muslim in America. Drawing on three and a half years of intensive fieldwork in and around a large urban mosque, John O’Brien offers a compelling portrait of typical Muslim American teenage boys concerned with typical teenage issues—girlfriends, school, parents, being cool—yet who are also expected to be good, practicing Muslims who don’t date before marriage, who avoid vulgar popular culture, and who never miss their prayers. Many Americans unfamiliar with Islam or Muslims see young men like these as potential ISIS recruits. But neither militant Islamism nor Islamophobia is the main concern of these boys, who are focused instead on juggling the competing cultural demands that frame their everyday lives. O’Brien illuminates how they work together to manage their “culturally contested lives” through subtle and innovative strategies—such as listening to profane hip-hop music in acceptably “Islamic” ways, professing individualism to cast their participation in communal religious obligations as more acceptably American, dating young Muslim women in ambiguous ways that intentionally complicate adjudications of Islamic permissibility, and presenting a “low-key Islam” in public in order to project a Muslim identity without drawing unwanted attention. Closely following these boys as they move through their teen years together, Keeping It Halal sheds light on their strategic efforts to manage their day-to-day cultural dilemmas as they devise novel and dynamic modes of Muslim American identity in a new and changing America.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400888697
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
A compelling portrait of a group of boys as they navigate the complexities of being both American teenagers and good Muslims This book provides a uniquely personal look at the social worlds of a group of young male friends as they navigate the complexities of growing up Muslim in America. Drawing on three and a half years of intensive fieldwork in and around a large urban mosque, John O’Brien offers a compelling portrait of typical Muslim American teenage boys concerned with typical teenage issues—girlfriends, school, parents, being cool—yet who are also expected to be good, practicing Muslims who don’t date before marriage, who avoid vulgar popular culture, and who never miss their prayers. Many Americans unfamiliar with Islam or Muslims see young men like these as potential ISIS recruits. But neither militant Islamism nor Islamophobia is the main concern of these boys, who are focused instead on juggling the competing cultural demands that frame their everyday lives. O’Brien illuminates how they work together to manage their “culturally contested lives” through subtle and innovative strategies—such as listening to profane hip-hop music in acceptably “Islamic” ways, professing individualism to cast their participation in communal religious obligations as more acceptably American, dating young Muslim women in ambiguous ways that intentionally complicate adjudications of Islamic permissibility, and presenting a “low-key Islam” in public in order to project a Muslim identity without drawing unwanted attention. Closely following these boys as they move through their teen years together, Keeping It Halal sheds light on their strategic efforts to manage their day-to-day cultural dilemmas as they devise novel and dynamic modes of Muslim American identity in a new and changing America.
Velocity
Author: Adeal Alam
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665598166
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
‘’Year 2050, the beginning of the cyber world. I don’t remember my past or whoever I was supposed to be. Only acknowledgement I have is that CELL Operatives are pursuing to capture me.’’ ‘’It’s not who I am, what they seek, it’s what I obtain runs through my veins; the ability to stop the duration of time. The ability to fight physically through any obstacle or hardship.’’ ‘’I won't be able to survive this hunt without a cooperative. A thief Marco Gallo, the individual who rescued me. His objective is to smuggle me out of Knight city without being detained.’’ ‘’I will find my past. I will find my answers. My name is Jade Walker, this is my story, this is... Velocity.’’
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665598166
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
‘’Year 2050, the beginning of the cyber world. I don’t remember my past or whoever I was supposed to be. Only acknowledgement I have is that CELL Operatives are pursuing to capture me.’’ ‘’It’s not who I am, what they seek, it’s what I obtain runs through my veins; the ability to stop the duration of time. The ability to fight physically through any obstacle or hardship.’’ ‘’I won't be able to survive this hunt without a cooperative. A thief Marco Gallo, the individual who rescued me. His objective is to smuggle me out of Knight city without being detained.’’ ‘’I will find my past. I will find my answers. My name is Jade Walker, this is my story, this is... Velocity.’’
Where Are You, Leopold? - The Invisibility Game
Author: Michel-Yves Schmitt
Publisher: Humanoids, Inc.
ISBN: 1643375296
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
Leopold is just like every other boy in town...except that he can turn himself invisible!
Publisher: Humanoids, Inc.
ISBN: 1643375296
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
Leopold is just like every other boy in town...except that he can turn himself invisible!
Scare City
Author: Paul Jenkins
Publisher: Humanoids, Inc.
ISBN: 164337916X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Tensions rise in a Monster Metropolis when spooky things start to happen to its citizens! Will they solve the mystery before ancient rifts tear the community apart?
Publisher: Humanoids, Inc.
ISBN: 164337916X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
Tensions rise in a Monster Metropolis when spooky things start to happen to its citizens! Will they solve the mystery before ancient rifts tear the community apart?
Young Mozart
Author: William Augel
Publisher: Humanoids, Inc.
ISBN: 1643379275
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
A tender and playful glimpse at the childhood of the world's greatest musical genius.
Publisher: Humanoids, Inc.
ISBN: 1643379275
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
A tender and playful glimpse at the childhood of the world's greatest musical genius.
Boss Life
Author: Paul Downs
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399185291
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
**A Forbes Best Business Book of the Year, 2015** **Winner of the 2015 800-CEO-READ Business Book Award in Entrepreneurship** When columnist Paul Downs was approached by The New York Times to write for their “You’re the Boss” blog, he had been running his custom furniture business for twenty-four years strong. or mostly strong. Now, in his first book, Downs paints an honest portrait of a real business, with a real boss, a real set of employees, and the real challenges they face. Fresh out of college in 1986, Downs opened his first business, a small company that builds custom furniture. In 1987, he hired his first employee. That’s when things got complicated. As his enterprise began to grow, he had to learn about management, cash flow, taxes, and so much more. But despite any obstacles, Downs always remained keenly aware that every small business, no matter the product it makes or the service it provides, starts with people. He writes with tremendous insight about hiring employees, providing motivation to get the best out of them, and the difficult decisions he’s made to let some of them go. Downs also looks outward, to his dealings with vendors and to providing each client with exemplary customer service from first sales pitch to final delivery. With honesty and conviction, he tells the true story behind building and sustaining a successful company in an ever-evolving economy, often airing his own failures and shortcomings to reveal the difficulties that arise from being a boss and a businessperson. Countless employees have told the story of their experience with managers—Boss Life tells the other side of that story.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399185291
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
**A Forbes Best Business Book of the Year, 2015** **Winner of the 2015 800-CEO-READ Business Book Award in Entrepreneurship** When columnist Paul Downs was approached by The New York Times to write for their “You’re the Boss” blog, he had been running his custom furniture business for twenty-four years strong. or mostly strong. Now, in his first book, Downs paints an honest portrait of a real business, with a real boss, a real set of employees, and the real challenges they face. Fresh out of college in 1986, Downs opened his first business, a small company that builds custom furniture. In 1987, he hired his first employee. That’s when things got complicated. As his enterprise began to grow, he had to learn about management, cash flow, taxes, and so much more. But despite any obstacles, Downs always remained keenly aware that every small business, no matter the product it makes or the service it provides, starts with people. He writes with tremendous insight about hiring employees, providing motivation to get the best out of them, and the difficult decisions he’s made to let some of them go. Downs also looks outward, to his dealings with vendors and to providing each client with exemplary customer service from first sales pitch to final delivery. With honesty and conviction, he tells the true story behind building and sustaining a successful company in an ever-evolving economy, often airing his own failures and shortcomings to reveal the difficulties that arise from being a boss and a businessperson. Countless employees have told the story of their experience with managers—Boss Life tells the other side of that story.
The Official High Times Cannabis Cookbook
Author: Elise McDonough
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452101337
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Presents recipes that feature cannabis as an ingredient, along with an introduction that covers topics such as the difference between hemp and cannabis, the plant's potency when eaten, different strains, and its fat content.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452101337
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Presents recipes that feature cannabis as an ingredient, along with an introduction that covers topics such as the difference between hemp and cannabis, the plant's potency when eaten, different strains, and its fat content.
Bigby Bear
Author: Philippe Coudray
Publisher: Humanoids, Inc.
ISBN: 1643378740
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
A series of vignettes on imagination, science, mathematics, and the life of our planet...shared from the perspective of a curious bear and his furry, forest-dwelling friends!
Publisher: Humanoids, Inc.
ISBN: 1643378740
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
A series of vignettes on imagination, science, mathematics, and the life of our planet...shared from the perspective of a curious bear and his furry, forest-dwelling friends!
The Princess and the Warrior
Author: Duncan Tonatiuh
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 161312970X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
In the picture book Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes, award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings a cherished Mexican legend to life. A Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book ALA/ALSC Notable Children’s Book! “A palette of earthy, evocative colors . . . A genuine triumph.” ―Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) “Use this Aztec legend to inspire readers while teaching a bit about dramatic irony.” —School Library Journal Izta was the most beautiful princess in the land, and suitors traveled from far and wide to woo her. Even though she was the daughter of the emperor, Izta had no desire to marry a man of wealth and power. Instead, she fell in love with Popoca, a brave warrior who fought in her father’s army—and a man who did not offer her riches but a promise to stay by her side forever. The emperor did not want his daughter to marry a mere warrior, but he recognized Popoca’s bravery. He offered Popoca a deal: If the warrior could defeat their enemy, Jaguar Claw, then the emperor would permit Popoca and Izta to wed. But Jaguar Claw had a plan to thwart the warrior. Would all be lost? Today two majestic volcanoes—Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl—stand overlooking Mexico City. They have been admired and revered for countless generations and have formed the basis of many origin and creation myths. The integration of Nahuatl words (defined with a pronunciation guide in the glossary) into the narrative provides a rich opportunity to introduce and explore another facet of ancient Aztec culture. Take your child on an adventure back in time to a land of color and beauty.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 161312970X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
In the picture book Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes, award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings a cherished Mexican legend to life. A Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book ALA/ALSC Notable Children’s Book! “A palette of earthy, evocative colors . . . A genuine triumph.” ―Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) “Use this Aztec legend to inspire readers while teaching a bit about dramatic irony.” —School Library Journal Izta was the most beautiful princess in the land, and suitors traveled from far and wide to woo her. Even though she was the daughter of the emperor, Izta had no desire to marry a man of wealth and power. Instead, she fell in love with Popoca, a brave warrior who fought in her father’s army—and a man who did not offer her riches but a promise to stay by her side forever. The emperor did not want his daughter to marry a mere warrior, but he recognized Popoca’s bravery. He offered Popoca a deal: If the warrior could defeat their enemy, Jaguar Claw, then the emperor would permit Popoca and Izta to wed. But Jaguar Claw had a plan to thwart the warrior. Would all be lost? Today two majestic volcanoes—Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl—stand overlooking Mexico City. They have been admired and revered for countless generations and have formed the basis of many origin and creation myths. The integration of Nahuatl words (defined with a pronunciation guide in the glossary) into the narrative provides a rich opportunity to introduce and explore another facet of ancient Aztec culture. Take your child on an adventure back in time to a land of color and beauty.