omar ali Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Tao Te Ching: A New English Version
Stephen Mitchellomar ali@TheEmissaryCo ..and the IE word comes from teh fact that Beckwith is thinking about central asian IE people (eg in Sogdiana) who may have played a role in this.. anyway, Lao Tzu is outstanding (IF he existed).. u shud read the Tao Te Ching, you will want to own him :)
Paperback, 2006
$16.99Member price:$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Orbat 1965 India Pakistan War: Pakistan Army
Agha H. Aminomar aliListen to "1965 War summed up -Why Indian Army and Pakistan Army Failed in 1965 War" by agha h amin ⚓ https://t.co/fY2WffeZPt
Out of stock
The Silver Waterfall: How America Won the War in the Pacific at Midway
Brendan Simmsomar aliAnyone read this book? (recommended by maj Amin) @zenpundit The Silver Waterfall: How America Won the War in the Pacific at Midway https://t.co/iRHU65MyPF
Hardcover, 2022
$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tao Te Ching
Lao-Tzuomar ali@TheEmissaryCo ..and the IE word comes from teh fact that Beckwith is thinking about central asian IE people (eg in Sogdiana) who may have played a role in this.. anyway, Lao Tzu is outstanding (IF he existed).. u shud read the Tao Te Ching, you will want to own him :)
Paperback, 1992
$15.99Member price:$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ataturk: The Biography of the Founder of Modern Turkey
Andrew Mangoomar ali@NisarMi43047441 Mirza sahib, aap toh samajhte hain :) (there is scene in Andrew Mango's Ataturk where the mullahs come to ataturk and complain that Grand National assembly is humiliating them non-stop "you can ban the quran, but dont treat us like this" (I paraphrase, if someone has the book,… https://t.co/zUHwZKJvnQ
Paperback, 2002
$25.99Member price:$12.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
What Is Islam?: The Importance of Being Islamic
Shahab Ahmedomar ali@barbarikon @kartheeque This is why Shahab Ahmed wrote in his "what is Islam" that BOTH the formal prohibition of alcohol AND the regular (and celebrated in poem and song) use of alcohol, are standard features of Islamic society :)
Paperback, 2017
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Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantelomar aliInteresting thread. I am surprised Hilary Mantel's "Place of greater safety" gets mentioned, but not "wolf hall".. (both are excellent)... (btw, another nominee: China by Edward Rutherford) https://t.co/iq3wBEZEup
Paperback, 2021
$20.99Member price:$10.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tao Te Ching
Lao Lao Tzuomar ali@TheEmissaryCo ..and the IE word comes from teh fact that Beckwith is thinking about central asian IE people (eg in Sogdiana) who may have played a role in this.. anyway, Lao Tzu is outstanding (IF he existed).. u shud read the Tao Te Ching, you will want to own him :)
Paperback, 2001
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In the Shadow of the Gods: The Emperor in World History
Dominic Lievenomar aliTIL that in 1815 revenue in British India was bigger than that collected in the Russian or Austrian empires.. (read in a throwaway line in Dominic lieven's "in the shadow of the gods")
Hardcover, 2022
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The Tao Te Ching: Annotated Edition
Lao Tzuomar ali@TheEmissaryCo ..and the IE word comes from teh fact that Beckwith is thinking about central asian IE people (eg in Sogdiana) who may have played a role in this.. anyway, Lao Tzu is outstanding (IF he existed).. u shud read the Tao Te Ching, you will want to own him :)
Paperback, 2016
$11.99Member price:$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book