Tag: books

Author Deric Whaley’s Book ‘The Ride’ Gives Unique Insider View on Prison Life

Author Deric Whaley’s Book ‘The Ride’ Gives Unique Insider View on Prison Life

What is life really like in prison? Not just the tough guys flexing muscles or wise old long-time convicts offering sage advice seen in the movies, but the drudgery, the small victories and losses, and the philosophizing, that mark day-to-day prison existence—and existentialism. Deric Whaley tells the real story in his book The Ride. Whaley,…

Hajj and Umrah Made Easy By Dr. Taqi Hashmi and Adnan Malik

Hajj and Umrah Made Easy By Dr. Taqi Hashmi and Adnan Malik

To Muslims, ” Hajj and Umrah “ rank among the greatest acts of worship, presenting the chance to cleanse one’s beliefs and increase intimacy with Allah. Yet these pilgrimages also tend to look imposing because of the rituals attached and the complicated logistical arrangements involved. Luckily, Hajj and Umrah Made Easy by Dr. Taqi Hashmi and Adnan…

Children’s Islamic books

Children’s Islamic books

” Children’s Islamic books ” are important in instilling faith, values, and knowledge at an early age. They familiarize children with the beauty of Islam through beautiful stories, vibrant pictures, and interactive learning. At Noble Books, we have a vast collection of Islamic books for children, specially selected to impart genuine knowledge in a fun manner. Advantages…

Items Signed by Jefferson, Washington and Einstein Headline University Archives’ June 4th Online-Only Auction

Wilton, CT, USA, May 20, 2025 — A six-volume set of books personally owned and signed by Thomas Jefferson; a Rev. War-dated letter signed twice by George Washington as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army; and an archive of German-language correspondence exchanged between Albert Einstein and an unidentified physics enthusiast are a few of the expected…

Novel ‘We Won’t Go Back’ Published; Addresses Women’s Issues

We Won’t Go Back, the second book of Wexler’s Farewell to South Shore series, is the story of Babs, who lived a pleasant life in a northern suburb of Chicago, devoting her time to her husband and two teen daughters. When the Supreme Court signals that it is going to overturn Roe v. Wade, however,…

Smart Ways to Publish Your Book Successfully in 2025

Smart Ways to Publish Your Book Successfully in 2025

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Rare, Significant Photographic Image of Lincoln will Headline University Archives’ Auction, Apr 23

On Wednesday, April 23rd, auction house University Archives will present an extraordinary artifact: a photographic image of President Abraham Lincoln, created circa 1895-1900 by George B. Ayres (1829-1905) using Alexander Hesler’s (1823-1895) original 1860 collodion negative of Portrait Sitting No. 2. Objects of this profound historical consequence and rare visual immediacy rarely come to auction….

University Archives’ Online-Only Auction, April 23rd, will Feature Over 60 Lots Dedicated to Lincoln

A vivid and lifelike photograph of Abraham Lincoln with Hesler/Ayres provenance, a one-page letter signed by Lincoln in 1859 and addressed to a man he’d defended in a murder trial, and a one-page autograph letter written in Hebrew in 1948 by the first Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion are three of many tantalizing items in…

Will The Stone industry be Rocked by The New Thinstone Handbook from Southwest Stone?

Tulsa, OK, March 22, 2025 — For generations the Cox family has been well known for everything involving hardscape, thin stone, masonry, and everything building stone related via there strong ties to the construction and masonry community in Tulsa Oklahoma, especially via there family business Southwest Stone which is one of the most popular wholesale…

Items Signed by Einstein, Dillinger, Lincoln, Marilyn Monroe and Babe Ruth are in University Archives’ Dec. 11 Auction

Wilton, CT, USA, November 26, 2024 — It isn’t often that John Dillinger, Marilyn Monroe, Babe Ruth and Abraham Lincoln all meet at the same place at the same time, but that’s exactly what will happen on Wednesday, December 11th, when items signed by all four luminaries will come up for bid in University Archives’…