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New Arrivals on Display : 15th February,  2010

The book offers arguments both stirring and sensible, reminding us of the promise a Hillary Clinton presidency could hold for America. As the country prepares for the 2008 political season, one Democratic candidate has risen above the rest as a legitimate contender for the presidency: Hillary Rodham Clinton. In this passionate exploration of her political career, author argues that Hillary has always what it takes to make it to the White House and lead America out of the divisive Bush years into the future.

The book is both a personal and political memoir. It is a revealing inside account from a man who has helped fight a stereotypical attitude in the West towards an increasingly important group of states. Kazakhstan, the ninth largest state in the world in area, with a 98 percent literacy rate, rich in oil and mineral resources, s the leading country of the former Soviet Union in market reforms and economic growth. The author's first hand account, full of insights, makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the context of important events that have drastically changed the map of the world in the last 10-15 years.

Presenting both the theory and the rational behind high-performance team, the authors   explain that merely putting together such a team will not give the desired results. The key features of this book are to provide both the roadmap for creating effective teams as well as the vehicles for getting there.

There exist two Keralas, both volubly at loggerheads with each other. This anthology of fiction, non-fiction, memoir and travelogue records the sound bytes.

This publication represents a useful resource on citizen participation in governance and its role in effective realization of the internationally agreed development goals encapsulated in the MDG targets.

The author records the voices of eleven such children living in shelters in Delhi. What emerges from these narratives is a nightmarish world of poverty and neglect, rape and murder, Mafiosi-like gangs and police brutality. Yet there are redemptive stories of courage too, of friendships made and kindnesses repaid. These real-life stories of homeless children are testimony to their resilience in the face of adversity, their will to carry on the determination to build a life of dignity.

The book explores what happens when starfish take on spiders. It reveals how established companies and institutions, from IBM to Intuit to the U.S. government, are also learning how to incorporate starfish principles to achieve success.

This book brings together the ideas of the mind and the ground beneath our feet. It's a book not about spirituality or religion, but about those places that channel the wisdom of the ages, of far-flung cultures, and unique perspectives.

This is a portrait of one of the world's largest cities. The author sets out to discover the real Delhi, a city he describes as being India's dream town and its purgatory. He treads the city streets, making his way through Delhi and its suburbs, visiting its less celebrated destinations.

The world faces some formidable challenges. In this atlas over 50 full colour world maps and graphics break down hardcore statistics to provide a compelling analysis of all political, social, economic and ecological nightmares. The book get behind the headlines and understand the world-from urbanization to globalization, terrorism to tourism, military spending to human rights.

New Additions in Authors' Corner

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These poems combine protest with tenderness. Malika represents the large number of women in our society forced into a life of deprivation.

Saada Khayal (ghazals & nazams). Vani Prakashan, 2009

The book tells the story not only of Indian Jews but to Israel and its successes and failures as an immigrant absorbing society. It articulates some of the central issues of transnational identity faced   by immigrants the world over.

New Additions in Delhi Documenta

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This book is an attempt to reveal the glorious history and cultural heritage of Delhi. The book is divided into three parts. In the first, the situations of the seven cities and of the principal monuments, are given. The second part treats of archaeology and architecture. The third part gives the history of Delhi from the Muhammadan conquest to the present time.

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