July 31, 2005 Welcome to a generous selection of articles from DAWN's Weekly Books & Authors. This page is updated every Sunday. For current issue Click here Water, water everywhere... Sindh has entered a phase of water insecurity. This calls for taking all possible measures to manage and conserve water resources. This is imperative ... EXCERPTS: Lost and found Evening was only a few hours away; the sun had reached the snow-clad peaks and the slight warmth generated by its weak rays had... ARTICLE: Fiction and reality Advertisements for a book about a fictional suicide bombing in London have been quickly removed by its publishers. The book had hit bookstores the same day that 52.... AUTHOR: The twain meet I was an English literature undergraduate when I first met Dr Nomanul Haq. The event was a Shakespearean conference in 1997, conceived and organized by Prof Raffat.... CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEWS: Clean up your act “Once upon a time,” began the book, and I yawned in anticipation of what was to come. Naturally, I thought it to be another one of the same old, same old piyaray bachoan book.... CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEWS: Hold on to the magic The magic continues with the highly anticipated release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth.... REVIEWS: Changing life’s patterns Women in Pakistan comprise a large portion of the population, yet their role in society is still not fully established. Shouldering... REVIEWS: Ignorance or bliss? How can you judge the extent to which democratic values are respected in a society? A report of the United States House Committee on Government Operations published in 1960 provides a yardstick.... REVIEWS: An all-consuming obsession In 1866, the French government sent a team of five naval officers and one government official on a mission to chart the course of the Mekong river, which, originating from the... REVIEWS: Famous 15 As compared to the West where many meaningful studies of the cinema have resulted in a large number of books, India, which produces more feature films than any other country, including... REVIEWS: America’s gluttony In the 18th century, coal displaced wood as the dominant energy source after trees became scarce in Europe. But most Europeans resisted coal for years because of the smoke it emitted.... IN BRIEF “We are born with instinct for movement”. Dance prompts people to have a dialogue with their bodies. Dance is born when body, space and time, combine and dance.”... REVIEWS: Critical corollary To criticize is to judge. It can mean taking certain things (or people) to the cleaners or going gaga over their virtues. But who is a critic?... REVIEWS: A look at history This book is a good source of knowledge for students studying history in Urdu. Written in a descriptive or narrative... REVIEWS: Masters... in the pocket! THE birth of a genius is not an everyday happening. If Iqbal is to be taken on face value, it takes “thousands of years”. But even if you take out the element of overstatement that is an integral part... IN BRIEF A rather unusual publication, Lamha Lamha includes creations of Nadeem Sibtain who is a poet as well as painter. It is difficult to decide whether it is the poet or the artist who yields in creating such delicate pieces....

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