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Architecture |
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New glass architecture /
Richards, Brent. --London: Laurence King Publishing, 2006.
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This book
demonstrates that a new aesthetic in glass architecture has been
developing since the 1990s-one that investigates the potential
for constructing with light rather than the modern movement's
pursuit of the lightness of construction and shows how this can
be traced directly back to the Crystal Palaces of 1851. The book
begins with an introduction that traces the history of the key
moments of glass in architecture, explains the importance of
glass artists in the second half of the twentieth century and
describes developments in glass technology in architecture in
the last 20 years. |
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Biography |
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Daughter of the East: an
autobiography / Bhutto, Benazir. --London: Pocket Books, 2007 |
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The daughter
of one of Pakistan's most popular leaders, Benazir grew up in
one of the country's richest families. Her riveting
autobiography, first published twenty years ago and now updated
to cover her own story since then and how her country has
changed since thrust into the international limelight after
9/11, is an inspiring tale of strength, dedication and courage
in the face of adversity. |
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Gandhi handbook / Jain, Manik.
--Kolkata: Philatelia, 2006. (Reference |
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This is a
reference work primarily dealing with all kinds of philatelic
items issued on Gandhi throughout the world till date comprising
stamps, sheetlets, proofs, essays, colour trials, miniature
sheets, souvenir sheets, deluxe sheets, postal stationary. This
book also provides useful information on Gandhi's life and works
through main events geology sayings of Gandhi tributes to
Gandhi, Gandhi literature and other general information like
ashrams, museums, statues, monuments which will help Gandhi
collectors enjoy, nurture & cultivate their hobby the passion |
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Economics |
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Information and communication
technologies for economic and regional developments / Rahman,
Hakikur.--Hershey: Idea Group Publishing, 2007. |
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The
information revolution has completely transformed the global
development approach through innovative utilization of
information and communication technologies (ICTs). Specifically,
in ICT practices for development, contribution of information
and knowledge management is significant. This book provides
recommendations, success cases and failures of those
developments practices that can be taken into consideration for
future project preparation |
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Environmental Policy |
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Handbook of agriculture in
India / Ray, Shovan, ed.--New Delhi: Oxford University Press,
2007 (Reference) |
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India's
agricultural growth in the twentieth century has been low
compared to that in other developing countries. However, there
have been some important developments in the agricultural sector
in this period. Famines have all but disappeared and there is
now a food surplus. The green revolution too increased yield and
productivity for certain crops in specific agro-climate zones.
This timely handbook reviews key issues in Indian agriculture
today. |
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Handbook of Globalization and
the Environment / Thai, Khi V. --Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2007
(Reference) |
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This book
explores strategies and solutions that support healthy economic
growth, protect the environment, and create a more equitable
world. The book sets the stage with coverage of global
environmental issues and policies. It explores international
sustainable development, the evolution of a global warming
policy, transborder air pollution, desertification, space and
the global environment, and human rights to water. Building on
this foundation, the editors discuss global environmental
organizations and institutions with coverage of the UN's role in
globalization, the trade-environment nexus, the emergence of
NGOs, and an analysis of the state of global environmental
knowledge and awareness from an international and comparative
perspective |
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Geography
& Travel |
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The last time I saw Tibet / Dey,
Bimal. --New Delhi: Penguin, 2007 |
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The book
recounts author's adventures during his trip in 1956: a time
when Sikkim was not yet part of India' the 14th Dalai Lama still
ruled in Tibet although Chinese presence was marked, and Indians
were not banned from traveling there |
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Rajasthan, Delhi and Agra /
Hole, Abigail. --Oakland: Lonely Planet, 2005. (Reference) |
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Experience
iconic India - the buzz of old Delhi's bazaars, the timeless
perfection of the Taj Mahal, dusky-pink Jaipur and sky-blue
Jodhpur, the golden for city of Jaisalmer, and star-filled
desert nights on camel safari. This Lonely Planet travel guide
provide all these details. |
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History |
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The Audacity of hope: thoughts
on reclaiming the American dream / Obama, Barack. --New York:
Crown Publishers, 2006. |
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The author is
that rare politician who can actually write and write movingly
and genuinely about himself. He strives in these pages to ground
his policy thinking in simple common sense while articulating
these ideas in level-headed, nonpartisan prose. That, in itself,
is something unusual, not only in these venomous pre election
days, but also in these increasingly polarized and polarizing
times |
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Dreams from my father: a story
of race and inheritance/ Obama, Barack. --New York: Crown, 2004. |
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This
autobiography tells the story of Obama's struggle to understand
the forces that shaped him as the son of a black African father
and white American mother-a struggle that takes him from the
American heartland to the ancestral home of his great-aunt in
the tiny African village in Alego. Fluidly, calmy, insightfully,
Obama guides us straight to the intersection of the most serious
questions of identity, class, and race. |
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The Seven Wonders of the
World--New York: Life Books. (Reference) |
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The concept
was invented by the ancients: these are things to be experienced
in one's lifetime. Their choices were man-made works on a
monumental scale, pyramids and temples and tombs of surpassing
grandeur. This notion of seven wonders proved irresistible, and
during the Middle Ages, another list was created. In the modern
era, yet another. These are, as well, natural wonders and animal
wonders. Here, in a single Life volume, are all of them - seven
lists -each worthy of the original admonition. |
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Literature |
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Reflected in water; writing on
Goa / Pinto, Jerry, ed.--New Delhi: Penguin, 2006 |
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This book is a
collection of essays, poems, stories and extracts from published
works that bring to life both the natural beauty and the
changing social and political ethos of India's smallest
state.Described as the Kashi of the South, the Rome of the East
and the pearl of the Orient, Goa, located on the west coast of
India, is renowned for its scenic charm, its beaches, and the
architectural splendour of its temples, churches, and old
houses. |
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Management |
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Break free: discover your
leadership signature/Chatterjee, Debashis. --New Delhi: Penguin,
2006 |
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This book
offers breakthrough perceptions and choices for us in our
interactions with the people around us at home and at the
workplace. True leadership, is built on relationships; and
relationships are formed when the distance hearts and minds in
bridged by a shared purpose. Bringing together the profound
wisdom of the past and his own wisdom of the future. |
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Knowledge networks for business
growth / Back, Andrea, ed. --New York: Springer, 2007. |
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Companies are
constantly searching for new ways of creating higher profit and
a larger market share. The first part of the book contains three
case studies which illustrate the idea of knowledge networks for
growth. The step-by-step methodology of the second part shows
the reader how to build up and maintain these networks. The
templates in the last part of the book ease the adaptation of
networks for the reader's own company or his or her specific
business needs. |
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Painting |
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Painting for the Mughal
emperor: the art of the book 1560-1660 / Stronge, Susan.
--London: V & A Publications, 2002 (Reference) |
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The golden age
of the Mughal Empire comprised the reigns of three emperors:
Akbar, Jehangir and Shah Jahan. This book provides a detailed
survey of the Victoria and Albert Museum's renowned collection
of the period, tracing the place of individual works in the
Mughal tradition of arts of the book. The collection includes
pictures from the first major project of the new Mughal studio,
the epic adventures of the Muslim hero Hamza; dramatic battles
and episodes from the life of the emperor Akbar from the famous
Akbarnama; and a remarkable series of portraits of the emperors,
their sons, and leading members of the court from 17th century. |
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Political Science |
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China and India: learning from
each other: reforms and policies for sustained growth / Jahangir
Aziz, ed.--Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, 2006 |
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India and
China are the two fastest growing emerging markets and among the
three largest economies in Asia. They have each amassed huge
foreign currency reserves. And their economic muscle is now
having far-reaching effects on the global economy. This book
draws together analysis and insight from policymakers and
advisors in both countries. It shows how, for many years, the
two countries have cooperated and learned from each other. |
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Reconciliation: Islam,
democracy and the West / Bhutto, Benazir. --London: Simon &
Schuster, 2008 |
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Bhutto
recounts in gripping detail her final months in Pakistan and
offers a hold new agenda for how to storm the tide of Islamic
radicalism and to rediscover the values of tolerance and justice
that lie at the heart of her religion. With extremist Islam on
the rise throughout the world, the peaceful, pluralistic message
of Islam has been exploited and manipulated by fanatics, Bhutto
persuasively argues that America and Britain are fueling this
turn toward radicalization by supporting groups that serve only
short-term interests. This is a powerful and insightful analysis
of the formidable challenges that confronted an extraordinary
woman who paid the ultimate price for daring to bring democracy
to Pakistan. |
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Pollution |
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Urban air pollution in Asian
cities: status, challenges and management / Schwela, Dieter.
--London: Earthscan, 2006. |
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This book
provides a comprehensive and comparative assessment of the
current status and challenges in urban air pollution management
in 20 cities in the Asian region. It examines the effects on
human health and the environment, and future implications for
planning, transport and energy sectors. National and local
governments have begun to develop air quality management
strategies to address the deterioration in urban air quality;
however, the scope and effectiveness of such strategies vary
widely. |
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Religion |
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Jesus lived in India: his
unknown life before and after the crucifixion / Kersten, Holger.
--New Delhi: Penguin books, 2001 |
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This
compelling book presents irrefutable evidence that Jesus did
indeed live in India, dying there in old age, the result of many
years of investigative research. This book takes the reader to
all the historical sites connected with Jesus in Israel, the
Middle East, Afghanistan and India. As well as revealing age-old
links between, the Israelites and the East, the evidence found
by the author points. |
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Terrorism |
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The five front war: the better
way to fight global jihad/ Byman, Daniel. --New Jersey: John
Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008. |
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An
impressively comprehensive analysis of one of the most
formidable security challenges of our time. Its authoritative
policy recommendations are as timely as they are compelling. The
author paints a big picture that many of us haven't seen,
examining everything that war on terrorism encompasses. The book
demonstrates with crystal clarity that we can and we must do
better than we have in the past in order to protect our future. |
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