Kita ajak melihat sejarah para wanita muslimah yang sukses mencetak anak-anak didiknya menjadi ulama rabbani yang ilmunya menyebar ke seantero negeri dan disaksikan keunggulannya oleh semua warga bumi. Wanita muslimah merupakan sebuah kekuatan yang mendorong dan menginspirasi jiwa anak-anaknya dan juga jiwa para ulama rabbani. Mereka ibarat ruh yang terus berjalan, tetapi tak terlihat; ibarat c…
Sudah seberapa sering kita belajar tentang bagaimana semestinya bersikap yang terbaik pada kedua orangtua? Bahkan dalam Islam... bakti pada kedua orangtua memiliki keutamaan setelah ketaatan pada Allah & Rasulullah. Bukankah kita tau benar keutamaan ini? Tapi tak bisa dipungkiri, beberapa dari kita bisa jadi menunaikan bakti dengan tidak leluasa, canggung, setengah hati, namun juga tak me…
Pada suatu malam bulan September 2004, aktivis hak asasi manusia Munir bertolak ke Belanda dengan pesawat Garuda untuk memulai studi pascasarjananya, namun dia tak pernah tiba di Amsterdam dengan selamat. Munir tewas diracun dalam perjalanan. Ditulis berdasarkan wawancara, pengamatan di ruang sidang, bocoran dokumen-dokumen, dan berkas-berkas kepolisian, karya Matt Easton ini menelusuri sala…
Joanna Ho, New York Times bestselling author of Eyes That Kiss in the Corners, has written an exquisite, heart-rending debut young adult novel that will inspire all to speak truth to power. Maybelline Chen isn’t the Chinese Taiwanese American daughter her mother expects her to be. May prefers hoodies over dresses and wants to become a writer. When asked, her mom can’t come up with one spec…
Raising a teenager can be challenging, exhausting and, at times, infuriating for parents. In How to Raise a Teen, parenting expert and mother of four young adults Sarah Ockwell-Smith provides advice and guidance for parents, carers, and anybody else who works with teenagers and their families on how to navigate this tricky period. Using her unique blend of practical parenting advice, neurosc…
This is the story of Octav Botnar (1913-1998). Born on the eve of the First World War on one of the fault lines of European history, after participating in many of the events which would shape the Europe we know today, Botnar became one of Britain’s most successful businessmen at an age when many think of little more than retirement. Born in 1913 in Czernowitz, then part of the Austro-Hungari…
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...and It's All Small Stuff is a book that tells you how to keep from letting the little things in life drive you crazy. In thoughtful and insightful language, author Richard Carlson reveals ways to calm down in the midst of your incredibly hurried, stress-filled life. You can learn to put things into perspective by making the small daily changes Dr. Carlson sugges…
Aziza's Secret Fairy Door and the Birthday Present Disaster is the third title in a fun and inclusive, young magical adventure series for readers of 6-8 from Lola Morayo. Inspired by fairies and magical creatures from world mythology it is gorgeously illustrated in black and white throughout by Cory Reid.
Aziza's Secret Fairy Door and the Magic Puppy is the fifth title in this fun and inclusive, young magical adventure series for readers of 6-8 from Lola Morayo. Inspired by fairies and creatures from world mythology this is gorgeously illustrated in black-and-white throughout by Cory Reid. Aziza's brother Otis is pestering their parents for a dog. Again. Even though they're not allowed pets i…