Sameer Rahim 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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Publisher, The Bridge Street Press. Asghar and Zahra (JM Originals) out now.
The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V.S. Naipaul
Patrick FrenchSameer RahimSad to hear that Patrick French has died. I guess The World is What it Is will always remain half a life (well, three quarters.)
Paperback, 2009
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rumi - Past and Present, East and West: The Life, Teachings, and Poetry of Jalal Al-Din Rumi
Franklin D. LewisSameer RahimThe great Persian scholar Franklin Lewis has died. His "Rumi: Past and Present, East and West" is more than a biography. It's a richly informed recreation of a lost world of saints, mystics and scholars. What a legacy.
Paperback, 2007
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Satanic Verses
Salman RushdieSameer RahimMy thoughts on Salman Rushdie, British Muslims and why the Satanic Verses is the best guide to the controversy that engulfed it https://t.co/yov1jrGN8a
Paperback, 2008
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Identity: The Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment
Francis FukuyamaSameer RahimChatted to Francis Fukuyama last week. Key points: 1) Ukraine shouldn't join Nato; 2) Neo-liberalism got it wrong; 3) Meritocracy is worth defending (ref @adwooldridge); 4) Identity politics is a problem but affirmative action necessary. https://t.co/q0AH4wO9e5
Paperback, 2019
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Rumi: Swallowing the Sun
Franklin D. LewisSameer RahimThe great Persian scholar Franklin Lewis has died. His "Rumi: Past and Present, East and West" is more than a biography. It's a richly informed recreation of a lost world of saints, mystics and scholars. What a legacy.
Paperback, 2013
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book