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Architecture |
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Making public buildings: specificity,
customization, imbrication / Adjaye, David. --London: Thames and
Hudson, 2006 |
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The book focuses
for the first time on Adjaye's engagement with civic space and the
built environment. Throughout his practice Adjaye has combined the
sensual and emotive with a conceptual approach to the fundamental
elements of architecture. |
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Earth Science |
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Earth: a new perspective / Cheetham,
Nicholas. --London: Quercus |
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This book travels
the world in four chapters: Earth, Water, Air and Fire. Earth flies
us over mountains, forests, deserts, and tundra. Water follows
rivers and coastlines, explores ice fields and seas before plunging
into the abyss of the deep ocean. Air examines storms, hurricanes,
wind-sculpted patterns and atmospheric phenomena such as the aurora
borealis. Finally, Fire ends the book with volcanoes, asteroid
impacts, forest fires, pollution and man's impact on the
environment. |
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The Water Encyclopedia: Hydrologic
data and internet resources / Fierro, Pedro, ed. --London: Taylor
and Francis, 2007 (Reference) |
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The new edition
contains more than 1100 tables and 500 figures providing data
related to weather, surface water, groundwater, water use, water
quality, waste water, pollution, and water resources management. The
first two chapters are completely new and discuss data management
and international data collection. |
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Economics |
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Amartya Sen: Critical assessement of
contemporary economists / Wood, John Cunninggham, ed. --London:
Routledge, 2007 (5 Vols) |
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Amartya Sen
occupies a unique position among modern economists. He is an
outstanding economic theorist, a world authority on social choice
and welfare economics; he is a leading figure in development
economics, carrying out path-breaking work on appraising the
effectiveness of investment in poor countries and, more recently, on
the economic analysis of famines. Sen's work act as a point of
origin, not simply for these articles, but also for continuing
studies in economics and other areas. |
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Advisor
for the life: become the indispensable financial advisor to affluent
families / Gresham, Stephen D. --New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons,
2007 |
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Writing a book is
like taking a long journey. This book was a great journey. The
process of capturing the best practices of top advisors uncovered
some terrific new tactics. A good coach can help even the best
players reach their potential. |
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Future
energy: how the new oil industries will change people, politics and
portfolios / Paul, Bill. --New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, 2007 |
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The future of the
world is threatened by a rising demand for energy, especially crude
oil, which poses grave risks to nations' security and economies and
the global environment. But a technological revolution now brewing
promises energy independence for every nation at the expense of
terrorists and anti-American nationalists. It also holds the key to
moderate long-term energy prices and a significantly improved
natural environment. This energy technology revolution, which will
be the equal of the information revolution of the 1990s, will
restructure the global oil industry as radically as it was
restructured in the 1800s when the demand for whale oil decimated
whale populations. It will fundamentally change nations, challenging
leaders to balance competing technologies and sectors and shape them
into a "new" oil industry that serves the people, not special
interests. It will affect ever. |
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The Republic of hunger and other
essays / Patnaik, Utsa. --Gurgaon: Three Essays, 2007 |
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This book is as
much a comment on the state of economics as a discipline today, as
on the economic policies that are ruining the lives and livelihoods
of millions of people in the Third World. The unifying theme of her
essays is the impact on the Third World of the new imperialism in
the present era, which takes the form of deflationary neo-liberal
economic reforms, a thrust towards free trade and subservient
agriculture. The author shows how these policies are causing
unprecedented rural distress and universal hunger in the developing
countries including India. |
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India: the next global superpower/
Bhandare, Namita, ed. --New Delhi: Rolli books, 2007
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The Hindustan
Times leadership summit is an international forum for world leaders
to share their vision for the world. The annual summit is designed
to create an environment for debate and discussion as key figures
from the world of politics, business and society present their
dreams, concerns and aspirations to make the world a more harmonious
place. This book is a result of that brainstorming.
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E-governance |
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Current issues and trends in
E-Government Research/ Norris, Donald F. --Hershey: Cybertech
Publishing, 2007 |
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The book presents
the most current issues in e-government hardware and software
technology, adoption and diffusion, planning and management and
philosophy. |
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Film |
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Film and Television: a guide to the
reference literature / Emmons, Mark. --Westport: Libraries, 2006 |
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The popularity and
pervasiveness of film and television in 21st century life is
inescapable. Whether viewed as entertainment, educational, or
cultural forms, the effect of these media on our lifestyles and
attitudes is unmistakable. This book is intended as a starting point
where interested researchers can begin their investigations by using
the reference literature. |
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Looking for the big B: Bollywood,
Bachchan and me/ Hines, Jessica. --London: Bloomsbary, 2007 |
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This book is a
fascinating look at the Bombay film industry and the story of a very
unlikely friendship |
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History |
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Glimpses of Harappan archaeology
(circa 2700-2000 B. C.) / Sharma, Deo Prakash. --Delhi: Bharatiya
Kala Prakashan, 2006 (Reference) |
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During the third
millennium B.C. (Circa 2700-2000 B.C.) a highly developed
civilization known as Harappan Civilisation, existed mostly along
the rivers Indus and Sarasvati and Western Uttar Pradesh, all
located in North_Western part of South Asia. The area covered 1-6
million sq.km by the Harappan Civilisation Extended from Sutkagendor,
on the Makran coast situated on the border of Iran and Pakistan, to
Alamgirpur and Hulas, Mandi and Shamlinagar. The Harappan
civilization is the most appropriate term for its nomenclature.
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International
Relations |
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American's secret war: inside the
hidden worldwide struggle between the United States and its enemies/
Friedman, George. --London: Abacus, 2004 |
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The startling
truth behind America's foreign policy and war effort in Afghanistan,
Iraq and beyond from the founder of the company dubbed the shadow
war. |
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Law |
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The Best intentions: Kofi Annan and
the UN in the era of American World power / Traub, James. --London:
Bloomsbury, 2006 |
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The book is both
fascinating, fly-on-the wall account of Kofi Annan's controversial
two terms as Secretary General of the United Nations and an
important critical study of the institution that has carried the
best hopes of the world since 1945. |
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Management |
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Visual selling : capture the eye and the customer will follow /
Leroux, Paul. --New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, 2007 |
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This book is
chock-full of reasoned insight, proven technique, and compelling
logic. Perhaps most importantly, it challenges the seller to return
to the centre of the selling process. |
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Religion |
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Ethics in everyday Hindu life:
Narration and tradition in a South Indian Town / Prasad, Leela.–Ranikhet:Permanent
Black,2007 |
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This
riveting book presents everyday stories on subjects such as deities,
ascetics, cats, and cooking, alongside public discourses on ethics.
It shows that the study of oral narratives and performance practices
is essential to a proper understanding of lived Hinduism |
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