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The new book from Alaa Al Aswany, author of the international bestsellers The Yacoubian Building and ChicagoFriendly Fire is a novella and collection of short stories from Alaa Al Aswany, author of the bestselling The Yacoubian Building. As in that novel, Al Aswany dissects modern Egyptian society and reveals with skill and detachment the hypocrisy, violence and abuse of power characteristic of a world in moral crisis. Here, though, the focus has shifted from the broad historical canvas to the minute stitches of pain that hold together an individual, a family, a school classroom, or the relationship between a man and a woman. Can a man so alienated from his society that he regards all its members as no better than microbes wriggling under a microscope survive within it? Can cynical religiosity triumph over human decency? Can a man put the thought of a delicious dish of beans behind him long enough to mourn his father's death? Alongside these wry questions, other, less mordant perspectives also have their place: an ageing cabaret dancer bestows the blessing of a vanished world on her lover's son; a crippled boy wins subjective victory from objective disaster. In Friendly Fire, readers will find again the vivid, passionate characters of today's Cairo, clamouring to be heard.Friendly Fire also features an introduction by Alaa Al Aswany giving the history of the novella, 'The Isam Abd el-Ati Papers', which was banned in Egypt for a decade.

Сегодня я веду разговор с Романом Медведевым, основателем проекта Friendly Cities и нескольких других мобильных приложений. Совсем недавно проект Романа был назван одним из лучших приложений AppStore самим AppStore. Это довольно большое достижения. Можно сказать, это мечта почти каждого разработчика. Потому что это, наверное, один из лучших разрешенных стероидов для бизнеса на основе мобильного приложения. Кроме того, проекты Романа неоднократно попадали в выборки от AppStore, в т.ч. как лучшие в своей категории в 90 странах мира. Роман дает бесценные советы по поводу того, что конкретно делать, чтобы приложение так активно фичерилось, понять, можно ли этим процессом каким-нибудь образом управлять, дает это что-либо на самом деле, а если да, то что именно.

A Friendly Letter to Skeptics and Atheists helps readers—both secular and religious—appreciate their common ground. For those whose thinking has moved from the religious thesis to the skeptical antithesis (or vice versa), Myers offers pointers to a science-respecting Christian synthesis. He shows how skeptics and people of faith can share a commitment to reason, evidence, and critical thinking, while also embracing a faith that supports human flourishing—by making sense of the universe, giving meaning to life, connecting us in supportive communities, mandating altruism, and offering hope in the face of adversity and death.