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The history of Magnus Maharba and the Black Dragon is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1867. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. ...

In recent decades, Islamist political movements in many Arab countries have strategically invested in a political process that was stacked heavily against them. And, to the surprise of many, they have actually succeeded by gaining more seats in parliaments and demonstrating their position as the only opposition movements with a popular base. Between Religion and Politics is a broad, cross-national study of Islamist parties in Arab parliamentar...

Arguing Islam after the Revival of Arab Politics analyzes the politics of religion in the Arab world after the emergence of new public spheres over the past few decades. The book examines those spheres as they really are, not measuring them against any ideal of democratic deliberation.

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The collapse of authoritarian regimes and the global resurgence of liberal democracy has led to a renewed interest in constitutions and constitutionalism among scholars and political activists alike. This book uses the Arab experience to explain the appeal of constitutional documents to authoritarian regimes and assesses the degree to which such constitutions can be used in the effort to make the regimes more accountable.

This first systematic treatment of the concept and practice of scaffold hopping shows the tricks of the trade and provides invaluable guidance for the reader's own projects. The first section serves as an introduction to the topic by describing the concept of scaffolds, their discovery, diversity and representation, and their importance for finding new chemical entities. The following part describes the most common tools and methods for scaff...

Easily accessible and highly informative, "The Everything Paying for College Book" takes the mystery out of myriad money sources, where to find grants and loans, and how to fill out the endless paper trail of forms so that readers can spend less time thinking about their finances and more time hitting the books.

Written with the practicing medicinal chemist in mind, this is the first modern handbook to systematically address the topic of bioisosterism. As such, it provides a ready reference on the principles and methods of bioisosteric replacement as a key tool in preclinical drug development. The first part provides an overview of bioisosterism, classical bioisosteres and typical molecular interactions that need to be considered, while the second p...

Focuses on three issues very much at the heart of discussions about democracy today: dictatorship, development, and diffusion. This title provides an assessment of the field for students and scholars of comparative politics and the political economy of development.

Lindberg, University of Florida, Sara Meerow, University of Amsterdam, James Raymond Vreeland, Georgetown University, Sharon L. Wolchik, George Washington University

A new edition of the classic 1965 autobiographical novel set in Harlem.

In this book of poetry, photographs, and scripture, poet Nathan Brown expands the tradition of spiritual literary struggles by engaging with the Book of Job both as poetry and as catalyst for personal, contemporary questions of innocence and experience, faith and doubt. Often irreverent but always honest, Not Exactly Job is an emotionally powerful and intellectually challenging work.

Author and inventor Joe Nathan Brown presents the Perimeter Saw, a new tool that will make life easier for anyone in the manufacturing, construction or farming fields. If you are in plumbing, electrical wiring, or another specialized field, this tool can be useful for you. Explore the beginnings of the product with this guide, which includes original drawings of its development. The engineering process continues, and patents are pending. Here ...

A story told in poetry and prose, woven from the threads of chaos and fear, the pain of leaving behind those we love, and ultimately the power of life, the impact one human being has on the rest of the world. It's the glory of our gathering, of sunrise and coffee, ravioli and margaritas, whisky and contemplation in the wee hours of the moring, the reduction of this world into its basic ingredients, the food, the drink, the comrades. Here, the ...

Agave offers a mixture of graphic art, essays, short stories, poems, songs, and recipes that focus in some way on tequila. The writing ranges from the comical to the touchingly serious, and contributors include several nationally-known figures. The book is designed to be a conversational piece at parties and a coffee-table showpiece for anyone interested in both tequila and art.

Nathan J. Brown is Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University. He is the author of several books, including The Dynamics of Democratization, Palestinian Politics after the Oslo Accords, and Constitutions in a Nonconstitutional World.

Nathan Brown's penetrating account of the development and operation of the courts in the Arab world is based on fieldwork in Egypt and the Gulf. The book addresses several important questions. Why, for example, did Egypt's political leaders construct an independent judicial system that limited their own authority? And why does such a system appeal to Arab rulers outside Egypt? While most accounts stress the role of imperialism or liberal ideol...

In this collection of almost sixty tales, Indians themselves-Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, Seminoles, and others-tell us about their beliefs, their traditions, and their history, in myths and legends that cover the classic themes of world mythology. Most of the stories were recorded in the late nineteenth century, at a time when Indian myth-keepers who remembered the tribal tales were still alive. Notes and introductory comments thr...

Exploring the methodologies and applications ofcomputational tools in drug design, this book is a practical introduction to chemoinformatics, molecular modelling and computational chemistry for researchers.

A glimpse at the book of Acts reveals how commonplace both the spiritual gifts and evangelism were to the health and vitality of the early church. Often, the operation of these gifts opened the door for the gospel message to be proclaimed. In An Open Door, Nathan Brown challenges you to both discover your spiritual gift(s) and better understand how your gifts can be best employed to glorify God and open a spiritual door for evangelism to take ...