Reviews for THE LOST STORY OF ISLAM: RECOVERY THROUGH THEOLOGY, HISTORY AND ART

The average rating for THE LOST STORY OF ISLAM: RECOVERY THROUGH THEOLOGY, HISTORY AND ART based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-02-05 00:00:00 Ben Moran Very good, thorough introduction to all the fundamentals of businesses. Stress"introduction". Really covers the necessary base knowledge and key concepts with enough explanation to get you familiar with things without overwhelming you with specialised terminology or confusing equations. Interesting that it was put out in 2008 and yet it didn't feel obsolete at all - except for the chapter on Information Technology at the end (but that is kind of inevitable). He talks about how business models are definitely going to need to change, and they certainly have, so it would be interesting to see what he has to say about the sharing economy, crowd funding and other developments. Downsides: The style of writing is irritating at first (a very "spoken" style peppered with countless ellipses that look unprofessional and are mostly unnecessary) but surprisingly enough you get used to it before long. And the final business case in the appendix gets you all interested in the scenario and the company, you wonder what's going to happen and what kind of analysis is possible, and then the book just finishes with no follow up whatsoever. Feels like missing the last step on the staircase, but maybe that's just me.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-05-10 00:00:00 Jennifer Hooks Maybe it is the compulsive beauty of its avant-garde paintings, or the exotic Afro-Cuban motifs, or the translucent light that floods every object on the island, or the plentiful subject matter for photo journalism, but Cuban art is infinitely interesting to any visual art aficionado. This particular book is a collection of chronologically organized but somewhat thematically disjointed essays and full color reproductions of major Cuban artworks. Of particular interest are the rare photography of Walker Evans and the excellent selection of Wifredo Lam's genius paintings.