One Hundred Jobs: A Panorama Of Work In The American City is an original and revealing portrait of the American jobs and an economy of differences and extremes. Journalist Ron Howell interviewed one hundred workers in New York City to find out what they do all day, how they do it, how they are compensated, and how they view their working lives. These portraits are enhanced with statistics (including salary, health-care benefits, average hours of work per week, and educational background) along with Ozier Muhammad's photographs of each employee's job site. From a lawyer to a school teacher, from locksmith to landlord, from a drug dealer to a cardiologist, from an executive assistant to a traffic "spotter", this compendium demonstrates the remarkable diversity of American workers today, highlighting differences in expectation and experience across the employment spectrum. A powerful composite of work in America, One Hundred Jobs is accessible, engaging, and informative reading for students of American economics and the contemporary workplace.

A very entertaining book,about the lives,of everday working people,doing unusual,unique jobs in NY.We often pass,these folks on the street,not realizing,what a special part they contribute to NYC!I Highly recommend this book!

This book, one of the more important works by Muhammad Asad, is a great contribution to the vast array of literature on Islamic jurispudence and governance. Asad provides a clear and balanced presentation of the essentials of an 'Islamic state'. While he shows its uniqueness, he also indirectly shows its similarities to a Western liberal democracy.

Asad's works are a must read for both Muslim and non-Muslim. The late author is a voice for moderation and progressivism that is the silent majority of Muslims. Read his book and you will hear that silent majority speak.

Muhammad Asad is my favourite Muslim author. He writes clearly and without ambugiaty. This books is based on an essay Asad wrote while working for the new Pakistan state in the 1940's. The author argues clearly for a change in attitude from Muslims, whether scholar or layman, that a true Islamic revival can only come about from going back to the Qur'aan and Sunnah and rejecting the schools of fiqh, which by their very nature are no longer relevant to the needs of our times. Clearly influeced by the Zaaheeri school of thought, which only follows the nass injuctions of the Qur'aan and Sunnah, he argues many Muslims have become confused as to what the true Shari'ah is and what are fiqhi derivitives of the various schools of thought. And because there is such a lack of homogenity from various factions of the Muslims community, he argues the situation will never change until Muslims reconcile themselves to the true tennets of the Shar'ah.

One of my friend suggested me to read this book. It gives muslim perspective on war, struggle and definition of jihad. This book shows the military aspect of Mohammed`s life. Excellent book especially for people interested in military, history and religion.

hello everybody, i confess, i dont know much about prophet muhammad, but so far this was the best book (content wise) that i have read written on him. It really reads like a novel and it is very rich with historical information as well as on the religion Islam. Good buy!

Kais Al-Kalby is an expert on the ancient languages, cultures and history of the Biblical time period. His extensive study of so many languages gives him an expertise in this matter that is hard to match. Languages including Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, Sanskrit, the old Persian, and many others are discussed along with those culture's many religious beliefs as written in their oldest scriptures. You will love this book as you sit with your own scriptures to learn what the original revealed texts laid out for the seeker of Truth and Light. Al-Kalby makes it extremely easy and fascinating, too, by showing word-for-word translations side-by-side with several languages. He uses both transliterations and the actual script of the languages for your comparison and further investigation. He hides nothing! This gives an unusually refreshing understanding of the depth of the original meanings and the poetry of the times. Whatever your religion, you will love this book. And I know the book has been printed at least 8 times, so there must be plenty out there to get a hold of. Do it! You will be amazed, enlightened, and you'll never look at your scriptures the same again.

Just try reading this book,you won't lose any thing.I think when someone reads it just looking for the truth,he or she will find it.But when you read it forget that you hate muslims and Islam.Try to bring your bible and the quran with you.Don't forget to bring also Mauris Bocaille's book:the quran,the bible,and sciences,so you can hear the truth from a muslim auther and a christian one.

Good points: The translation is a running translation so those who are foreign to Islam or Quran and Arabic idiom, should buy this one. Zafarulla Khan has done a fabulous job at translation and brining Quran to western readers. The translation has a brief introduction to the beliefs of Islam as supported from the Quran. This is what I like the best, especially for giving to my non-muslim friends, since in one book you can give them a synopsis of the teachings of Islam as well as its Sacred Text. The translation has a good index, for easy reference.

Other Considerations: The translation is in line with the beliefs of the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam and the beliefs expressed therein are the more recent interpretations of the Sacred Text. Some people (especially those who dislike the Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam) may not like that! But I believe that for these times, a modern interpretation is more important than classical ones, which obviously were more appropriate for the "classical" times. Zafrulla Khan's command on Arabic and English Language, as well as religion, is proven beyond doubt, so you can be certain that whatever he is writing does have its support in the language and faith.

Would not recommend for research purposes. The English translation goes paragraph by paragraph, so delineation between exact verse numbers is not so clear. This has been done (as explained in the preface as well) to better address the non-arabic western audience, so that they do not get lost in the technicalities of translation.

Aan elegant translation of an elegant script. Although it is difficult to transfer the full sense of arabic to any other language because of depth and breadth of the language, author has done an excellent job. Good for English readers who want to know the sense of Quran. A must have.

This book was wonderful! I could not put it down, and was amazed with all the trials and tribulations that the Babi's went through. This truly is an inspirational book and I reccomend it to everyone, regardless of age or religion. It is a great book and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

I am re-reading this book and find it even more fascinating than I did the first time. It delves into the history of the beginnings of the Bahai faith from a very human point of view. It is easy to get caught up in the stories of the persons and their personalities that were aware of the coming of a new age and what it would entail for their people. It tells the stories of the men chosen to bring a new faith to mankind; and also tells the stories of the disciples, both men and women, and faithful in the early days of the faith. I find myself rivited to page after page of the book and reading late into the night and agian early in the morning. If the history of the beginnings of the Bahai faith, the 1800's and religions interests you at all this is a must read book. Enjoy it, please

As a convert to Islam, this book was -- and is -- an invaluable source of information on what the religion of Islam is really all about. Of all the many books on Islam I have read, nothing comes even close to this one in laying out what Muslims believe, and presenting the religion of Islam in a scholarly, straightforward way.

This book also addresses many issues that can confuse both newcomers and oldtimers alike, such as the reason why Shirk is so often and so roundly condemned in the Qur'an (the short answer: it's beneath the dignity of man to worship that which is below him -- the issue of Shirk is always about associating partners with Allah, it's about recognising and respecting the dignity and position that Allah put you in).

All the basic beliefs are covered and much more.

If you are studying Islam and thinking of converting, this is the book you need to read. And if you're a Muslim without an adequate grasp of what your religion really teaches, you also need to read this book.

For converts, finding authentic information on what Islam really is can be most difficult and frustrating, if my own experience has been any indication. No doubt there are endless reams of material in Arabic, but there's precious little in English, and many of the books are far too short and far too generalised, aimed at painting a broad picture but scant on the details.

That's not the case with 'Religion of Islam'.

I'm grateful to Allah to have been able to read this book, and highly recommend it.

I am currently studying this book. I find it to be the best textbook of islam I have ever read. It will serve me as an invaluable reference for years to come. The Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement, who publish it, are theologically in conformity to mainstream Islam (NOT connected with the Qadiani Ahmadiyya Movement), so I would even reccommend this book for non-Ahmadiyyas.

There has never been a time when interreligious understanding was more needed. And I don't have in mind only the atrocities committed at the Pentagon and the World Trade Center and what seems to be, as I write, an impending war. It's trite to say, but true, that the vast geographical distances that once separated the great religions from one another have vanished, both figuratively in the sense that modern transportation and communication technologies have rendered them insignificant and literally in the sense that, given modern immigration patterns, Hindus and Muslims and Buddhists and Confucianists and Sikhs are very likely to be living in the same neighborhoods with Jews and Christians. It is imperative that we learn to understand one another better.

This book is an important step in that direction. By presenting academically serious, reliable, but still sympathetic portraits of the five great religious founders, it provides a basis for genuine dialogue between the faiths. It is an excellent book. The authors are first-rate, and the writing is generally clear and occasionally even quite good.

I wish it weren't so expensive, but I hope that it will nonetheless have a large readership. I recommend it enthusiastically.

Contributions from the best contemporary thinkers provide explorations of the lives and beliefs of the five founders of major world religions: Moses, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus and Muhammad. These essays provide new insights into the careers of these individuals, blending biography with spiritual insights. An excellent contemporary review.

Mustansir Mir has done a superb job of bringing to life selected works of Iqbal to a generation of Indian and Pakistani Muslims who do not read, write of speak Urdu fluently.
The author has gone into a detailed analysis of the work of Iqbal. Each poem is introduced with text and there are plenty of foot notes to grasp the meaning of each verse. It is said that poetry loses its charm when translated and is not as good as the original. In Mustansir Mir's case, I cannot subscribe to this view. His work has made me appreciate the true nature of Iqbal work in full force that even my parents who were well versed in Urdu and read his work did not enjoy.
For this invaluable gift to us, that is Indian Muslims, I offer a collective thank you!

Nadir Mir Ali

Superbly translated and deftly edited by Mustansir Mir, Tulip In The Desert showcases the poetry of Muhammad Iqbal, one of the Indian sub-continent's most influential thinkers who Urdu and Persian poetry helped to inspire the idea of an independent Pakistan. Rumi And Goethe: In paradise that perceptive German/Happened upon the Master of the East./Where is a poet of such stature!/Though not a prophet, he is possessed of scripture!/To the one who knew divine secrets/He read about the pact of Iblis and the doctor./Rumi said, 'You who bring words to life,/And hunt angels - and God -/Your thought has made its home/In the inner recesses of the heart,/And created this old world anew./At one and the same time in the body's frame,/You have seen the tranquillity and the restlessness of the soul,/You have been a witness to the birth of the pearl in the shell./Not everyone knows the secret of love;/Or is fit to reach these portals./'He who is blest, and a confidant, knows/That cunning comes from Iblis and love from Adam'.

Wonderful story. Tells of how Mr. Ali affected an 'underdogs' life & gave him strength to become a writer- even though he (the author) failed english as a subject in high school. This book is not just for sport/boxing lovers. My bookclub (all women) loved it.

Oxfordshire, England
Through a brilliant collection of essays, Miller grounds American culture's ambitions and dreams, uncovering the frailties and failings of those who have become the gods of his generation along the way. The result is not a depressingly harsh reality check, but a poignant personal view of the American Dream that seems to make the philosophy feel that much more accessible.

This was my first David Miller book. I have always been interested in modern iconography and like the majority of the western world am fascinated by Muhammad Ali and Bruce Lee. I bought "The Zen of Muhammad Ali" purely on face value. It was short and had an interesting title, which, in my mind, made it stand out amongst the rest of the heavily illustrated Ali merchandise currently being sold off the back of the Columbia Pictures/Michael Mann "Ali" film.

What I discovered was a deep, addictive read that I could relate to. Like me, Miller had ambitions on being a successful martial artist and author, but was prepared to learn from the lessons life taught him. He has his heroes and was fortunate enough to get to know two of them, Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard. Upon discovering their human sides and Bruce Lee's too, he does not then fall into the common media trap of ruthlessly dissecting them, but instead holds a mirror up to himself and those who decide to propagate the mythology of these figures. He makes a sound argument that through pushing these figures as modern-day gods and adding falsities to their lives devalues them as human beings. This is examined in full in his Bruce Lee essay in the book, "Bruce Lee, American."

After reading his four essays on his time with Ali, two on Sugar Ray Leonard and his one on Bruce Lee, I felt a better understanding and level of respect for these celebrities. I came from a showbusiness background myself and have seen first hand how harsh and seemingly unfair the media can be in their attempts to tell the "truth". Therefore, it was refreshing to see that Miller's frankness lacks the usual arrogant and condescending attitude too often seen in tabloids and unauthorised biographies. Instead he writes always with a close examination of his own mortality and often, by use of self-comparison, further shows why these great men truly are "great." This is never more evident than in his article "Wanting to Whup Sugar Ray."

The third part of the book, entitled "Personal Struggles", appeared, at my first glance at the contents page, to be a disappointing anti-climax. This could not be further from the truth and is in fact my personal favourite. The section starts with an inspired fictional short story and then follows on with real-life accounts of his life, which really touch upon the American Dream philosophy I spoke about earlier. These essays are sometimes sad, sometimes optimistic and always very human. Not being American, I found Davis Miller's work to be a warm and humble introduction to the culture he grew up in. Many can learn from his honest and gentle approach to the human spirit and the life it helps create.