Ayesha is a twenty-something reporter in one of the world’s most dangerous cities. Her assignments range from showing up at bomb sites and picking her way through scattered body parts to interviewing her boss’s niece, the couture-cupcake designer. In between dicing with death and absurdity, Ayesha despairs over the likelihood of ever meeting a nice guy, someone like her old friend Saad, whose shoulder she cries on after every romantic misadventure. Her choices seem limited to narcissistic, adrenaline-chasing reporters who’ll do anything to get their next story—to the spoilt offspring of the Karachi elite who’ll do anything to cure their boredom. Her most pressing problem, however, is how to straighten her hair during the chronic power outages. Karachi, You’re Killing Me! is Bridget Jones’s Diary meets The Diary of a Social Butterfly—a comedy of manners in a city with none.

Get inspired and plan your next trip with Fodor’s ebook travel guide to St. Maarten, Anguilla, Saba, Statia, and St. Barths. Easy navigation makes it simple for you to move through each section of the ebook with a simple touch. To get your bearings, browse a brief overview and peruse full-color maps of the islands. You’ll immediately develop a sense of each island’s awe-inspiring beauty as you flip through a vivid full-color photo album. Read more about the island and find all of the essential, up-to-date details you expect in a Fodor’s guide: From the best dining and lodging to top beaches and attractions, Fodor’s has it all. Discover five great Caribbean islands in one ebook. St. Maarten/St. Martin is a unique island governed by two nations, the Netherlands and France, and offers 37 picture-perfect beaches, a wide range of water sports (sailing, waterskiing, snorkeling, and deep-sea fishing), and nightlife (shows, discos, beach bars, and casinos). In tiny Anguilla the beaches are some of the Caribbean’s best and least crowded. The dining scene, funky late-night music scene, and excellent luxury resorts are also big draws. Saba is an adventure traveler’s paradise, with clear water, spectacular ocean life, and mountainous terrain (including Mt. Scenery) that’s great for hiking. St. Barths is the island of sexy, hedonistic, and hip, where shoppers, foodies, and chic travelers feel at home. Windsurfing and other water sports are also available for those looking for more than just a beach-lounging experience. Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel with the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Plan your ideal trip armed with the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that define a destination. Note: This ebook edition includes photographs and maps that will appear on black-and-white devices but are optimized for devices that support full-color images.

The impact of the life of Sabas and his exceptional system of monastic life has endured from the fifth century to the present. In this study, which originated from an archeological survey, Joseph Patrich examines the Sabaitic contributions to Palestinian monasticism, from Sabas's role as founder and abbot to the theological struggles after his death.

The insights and perspectives presented in this work seek to encourage and facilitate the deepest understanding and most diligent undertaking of the principles, precepts and practices of the Kwanzaa/Nguzo Saba tradition, to allow the historical-cultural-spiritual dynamics which they embody to have their greatest, transformative and liberating impact on the lives of individuals, families, communities, and nations, throughout the world-wide community of sons and daughters of Africa. We must not allow the power and potentials of this magnificent body of African history, heritage and promise to be lost to the anti-African forces, values and practices that seek to undermine their eternal truth, beauty and goodness. --Min. Mxolisi Ozo-Sowande

The author of this paperback bathroom reader received over the years many Chelm stories written by his grandfather and sent to him by email. He decided to compile these stories into a book and send it as a gift to his grandfather as a token of his appreciation to him. while putting it together he realized it could actually be a book fit for a bathroom reader that others could enjoy. A highly recommended bathroom reader which should be in every home that appreciates Jewish humor.

While attending a Catholic conference in the US to boost the faith in difficult times, Australian political journalist and ex seminarian Jack Duggan is made aware of a controversial codex written by a 4th century Syrian bishop. Only photographs of the codex are available, the original having gone missing soon after its discovery at the Palestinian monastery of Mar Saba. Within a few pages we are engaged in Duggan’s struggle with his religious past, a past that furnished him with the expertise to translate the codex, but left him antagonistic to all things religious. From there we are carried into the thick of a story that reveals, step by step, what this ancient codex contains, and it contains not a few historical surprises. At once a kind of thriller, a romance and a slice of life, The Mar Saba Codex is a big story with many an unexpected twist that traverses the globe from Sydney to San Francisco, and from New York to Rome, reaching its grand climax in the old walled city of Jerusalem where equally belligerent forces strive for dominance.