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The continuing adventures from Isabel Dalhousie, Edinburgh philosopher and curious observer of the behaviour of her fellow man.

Growing up on a south London estate and excluded from every school that would take her, Alesha is the poster girl for the nation's 'feral youth'. When a young teacher makes an unexpected reappearance in the 15-year-old's life, opening the door to a world of salaries, pianos and middle-class housemates, Alesha's instinct is to pull up her hood and return to the streets. But fuelled by a need to survive, she falls into a cycle of crime, violence and drug dealing, her one true ally deserting her when she needs him most.

Crabbed Age ad Youth is a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson: There is a strong feeling in favour of cowardly and prudential proverbs. The sentiments of a man while he is full of ardour and hope are to be received, it is supposed, with some qualification. But when the same person has ignominiously failed and begins to eat up his words, he should be listened to like an oracle. Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.

Desde la edad adulta, Mina recuerda su primera juventud como si se tratara de olvidados fotogramas de una película antigua. Son los recuerdos de una época en la que una inquieta y alborotada Mina se dedicó ilusoriamente a ayudar a los demás como una forma de asumir sus propias carencias. Querer para que me quieran, parece ser su objetivo. Como si su propia existencia estuviera detenida, abocada a un letargo del que intenta salir viviendo la de aquellos que la rodean.

Pada suatu hari di masa pemerintahan khalifah Umar Bin Khatab di kota Madinah. Seorang pemuda sudah bangun pagi-pagi buta untuk melaksanakan sholat Subuh berjamaah di Masjid Nabawi, Sang pemuda terkenal sebagai seorang yang saleh dan hatinya selalu ada di masjid.