Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)

The long-awaited, eagerly anticipated, arguably over-hyped Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has arrived, and the question on the minds of kids, adults, fans, and skeptics alike is, "Is it worth the hype?" The answer, luckily, is simple: yep. A magnificent spectacle more than worth the price of admission, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will blow you away. However, given that so much has gone into protecting the secrets of the book (including armored trucks and injunctions), don't expect any spoilers in this review. It's much more fun not knowing what's coming--and in the case of Rowling's delicious sixth book, you don't want to know. Just sit tight, despite the earth-shattering revelations that will have your head in your hands as you hope the words will rearrange themselves into a different story. But take one warning to heart: do not open Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince until you have first found a secluded spot, safe from curious eyes, where you can tuck in for a good long read. Because once you start, you won't stop until you reach the very last page.

A darker book than any in the series thus far with a level of sophistication belying its genre, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince moves the series into murkier waters and marks the arrival of Rowling onto the adult literary scene. While she has long been praised for her cleverness and wit, the strength of Book 6 lies in her subtle development of key characters, as well as her carefully nuanced depiction of a community at war. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, no one and nothing is safe, including preconceived notions of good and evil and of right and wrong. With each book in her increasingly remarkable series, fans have nervously watched J.K. Rowling raise the stakes; gone are the simple delights of butterbeer and enchanted candy, and days when the worst ailment could be cured by a bite of chocolate. A series that began as a colorful lark full of magic and discovery has become a dark and deadly war zone. But this should not come as a shock to loyal readers. Rowling readied fans with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by killing off popular characters and engaging the young students in battle. Still, there is an unexpected bleakness from the start of Book 6 that casts a mean shadow over Quidditch games, silly flirtations, and mountains of homework. Ready or not, the tremendous ending of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince will leave stunned fans wondering what great and terrible events await in Book 7 if this sinister darkness is meant to light the way. --Daphne Durham

The Holy Qur'an Digital Book RS 3000TH and The History of Islam

Full Holy Qur'an(114Surahs, 6,236verses)certified by Al-Azhar - Compact size and good quality design - Easy and fast search for Surah and verses - Built-in Speaker - Book-marking of Surahs and verses that will be saved even after shutdown - Usable at night with background light - Built in DC Adapter jack - Recitation speed control in 3 steps - Holy Qur'an text in Uthmanic fonts licensed by Harf Information Technologies - Translated into English by Mohsen Khan and French by the presidency of Islamic Reseaches, IFTA, Call AND Guidance - Recited by Shaikh Al Hothaify. Specifications - Size: 108 X 68 X 16mm - Weight: 105g(including batteries) - Earphone: 5mW(frequency: 20Hz ~ 20KHz) - Battery: 2 X AAA size. Product Description: The program presents a full display of the events of the Islamic history in a thousand year, beginning from the year 1 until 1000 A.H. The program includes the historical events, the military events and the mortality. The user can show a chronological order of all the historical events witnessed by the Muslim Ummah, displaying the events of each year separately. The program provides the ability to search for main topics, which are linked to many other subtopics that cover all the events of the Islamic history in a thousand year. The advanced textual search, based on Harf's technologies in the field of computational linguistics, includes morphological search, which enables search for words or phrases on various levels. The user can search for a word or a phrase on root level, or with affixes; or rather search for exact matches for search words or phrases. The program includes two kinds of indexes: General indexes: which include indexes of Qur'anic verses, Hadiths, poetic verses, biographical names, etc. Special indexes: which include indexes of military events, revolutions, natural disasters, major battles and conquests, etc. The text material of the program is supported with a library of illustrative maps accompanied by audio commentary.