(I really like this one and recommend it for adults, as well.)
Raining Cats and Dogs ~ by Jane Yolen, 1993, children's
(Already reviewed by Kiki on Saturday -- I mean, Caturday, the 23rd.)
My Cat, the Silliest Cat in the World ~ by Gilles Bachelet, 2006, children's
(Kiki plans to review this cat book on Caturday, the 30th.)
The Trouble with Poetry and Other Poems ~ by Billy Collins, 2005, poetry
(I wrote a teaser about this one, but I have more to say about it later.)
Islam: Opposing Viewpoints ~ edited by William Dudley, YA religion, 2004
Presents opposing viewpoints on the role of religion in Islamic countries (203 pages).
Chapter 1 : Are the Values of Islam and the West in Conflict?Islam: Opposing Viewpoints ~ edited by Paul A. Winters, religion, 1995
Chapter 2 : Does Islam Promote Terrorism and Violence?
Chapter 3 : What Is the Status of Women Under Islam?
Chapter 4 : How Will Islam's Future Be Shaped?
Same title for this older one, but different content and length (311 pages).
Chapter 1 : What Is the Goal of Political Islam?
Chapter 2 : What Is the Status of Women Under Islam?
Chapter 3 : Can Democracy Coexist with Islam?
Chapter 4 : Does Political Islam Promote Terrorism?
Chapter 5 : Is the Islamic World a Threat to the West?
Chapter 6 : Is Islam Uniting the Islamic World?

4 comments:
The Islam book looks interesting, but the chapter titles sure do sound like they are coming at the religion from a certain perspective. I hope the text is much less negative/critical than the chapter titles sound! Can you imgaine a book with a chapter "Can democracy coexist with Christianity"?
I won't have time to compare the two versions of that book on Islam until at least next week, but I noticed the longer book was published before 9/11 and the shorter one (for young adults) was published after 9/11. I'm curious about that. Also, the books have different Dewey system call numbers, one in the 200s and one in the 300s.
2004 = Y 297.27
1995 = 320.55
Maybe as a librarian, you can explain to me how that could be.
Those are definitely some provocative chapter titles for the Islam: Opposing Viewpoints books!
Enjoy your loot!
Yes, Claire, but it appears that each chapter has two parts, with opposing opinions. More after I read one or the other or both books.
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