Libraries and the Development of CivilizationsLibraries and the Development of Civilizations is an essay by the late renowned Malaysian social theorist and professor, Syed Hussein Alatas. His last piece of writing before his passing in 2007, this slim volume contains his thoughts on the library as an institution and the role it plays in developing the minds of people. The reader is given a glimpse into Alatas book collection. Given his long career as an academic, the titles he read span a wide

Fosse explains

accompanied by an enlightening introduction

lasting power can never grow 'out of the barrel of a gun'

disseminated

Philip Stern argues that corporations took the lead in global expansion and administration

Who does it affect the most

Oliver Burkeman introduces us to an unusual group of people who share a single

book reviews

bringing into focus a standpoint that requires reflection and commitment

health and sickness

is a lawyer who has been successful at everything until — betrayed and brokenhearted — she must turn to the person she thought she needed least

revealing a unity of perspective among Muslim thinkers