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Architect Hafeez Contractor: selected
works 1982-2006/ Manohar, Prathima. --Mumbai: Spenta multimedia,
2006 (Reference) |
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Hafeez
Contractor's architectural footprints are indelibly stamped across
the Indian built environment. His dedication to design ingenuity,
efficient delivery and sophistication in building technology
applications has resulted in a portfolio that features some of the
most significant architectural accomplishments in contemporary
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Houses of Goa / Pandit, Heta. --Bardez,
Goa: Architecture Autonomous, 1999. (Reference |
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The campaign to
promote Goa as a tourist destination began sometime in the 1970s.
Even today, the image of Golden Goa persists, an image that confuses
golden beaches, sunlit temples and churches, golden groves of mango,
cashew and coconut with perpetual sunshine, silver sands and sunny
smiles. |
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Biography |
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Bobby and J. Edgar : the historic
face-off between the Kennedys and J. Edgar Hoover that transformed
America/ Hersh, Burton. --New York: Carrol & Graf Publishers, 2007 |
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Most of us would
be surprised to learn just how heavily intertwined are the histories
of one of the most reviled and one of the most beloved American
political icons. Together with RFK's father, Joe Kennedy, a man of
mythic proportions who presided over the pairing, Bobby and J.Edgar
formed a unique triumvirate marked by conflict and betrayal and,
beneath it all, a near Shakespearean familial bond. |
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Kipling Sahib: India and making of
Rudyard Kipling/ Allen, Charles. --Great Britain: Little Brown, 2007 |
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This account of
the first part of Kipling’s life, between 1865 and 1900, reveals the
real Kipling: the admirer of the underdog, who went on to rediscover
the child in himself and write the Jungle books and Kim before fame,
family tragedy and the hardening of his political prejudices undid
him. This exceptional book is a work of huge sympathy for both the
man –while not blind to his faults-and the country that made him.
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My country my life / Advani, L.K.
--New Delhi: Rupa & Co., 2008 |
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The book is an
extraordinary self portrait of India's leading political personality
- L.K.Advani. The book provides a riveting, insightful and assertive
account of Advani's fight for democracy during the emergency, his
Ram Rath Yatra for the reconstruction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya
that resulted in the biggest mass movement in independent India
since Independence and catalysed a nationwide debate on the true
meaning of secularism, and his years as India's Deputy Prime
Minister and Home Minister. This is a testimony to what Advani's
admirer as well as his critics have always know him for: the gift of
clarity of thought, strong convictions and forceful articulation |
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Who's who in Asia 2007/ Fechter,
Janine, ed. --New Jersey: Marquis, 2006. |
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This edition
features over 30,000 profiles of prominent individuals from the
continent of Asia, representing virtually every major field of
endeavor. Within these pages we will find Nobel Prize winning
scientists, innovators, inventors, authors, athletes, and
entertainers. |
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Economics |
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Escape from the benevolent
zookeepers:the best of Swaminomics / Aiyar, Swaminathan S Anklesari.
–New Delhi: Bennett, Coleman, 2008 |
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The
book is a compilation pf some of the best columns in "Swaminomics",
covers not just economics issues but also political, social and
environmental ones.
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Foreign Relations |
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The New Asian power d ynamic /
Rasgotra, Maharajakrishna, ed. --London: Sage Publications, 2007 |
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This book is
thoughtfully planned study of the changing power equations in Asia;
it makes an important contribution to the understanding of their
political, economic and security dimensions. In addition, it offers
valuable guidelines for new directions of policy. |
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US-Indian strategic cooperation into
the 21st century: more than words / Gangulu, Sunil, ed. --London:
Routledge, 2006 |
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Strategic
relations between the United States and India, historically best by
mutual animosity and mistrust, are in the midst of significant
improvement. This volume explores these mutual interests, as well as
persistent disjunctures, with a focus on long-term prospects for
strategic cooperation |
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History |
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An American witness to India’s
partition / Talbot, Phillips. --New Delhi: Sage Publicaitons, 2007 |
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Talbot's reports
from the field, presented here in the original, offer a kaleidoscope
of first-hand observations: on student life at Aligarh Muslim
University, local life in a small Muslim community in Kashmir, a
Vedic ashram in Lahore, Tagore's Shantiniketan, Gandhi's Sevagram,
crucial sessions of the Indian National Congress and the All India
Muslim League. This book is in a class by itself. |
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The three trillion dollar war: The
true cost of the Iraq Conflict / Stiglitz, Joseph E. --London:
Penguin Books, 2008. |
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The book is a
devastating reckoning of the true cost of the Iraq war-quite apart
from its tragic human toll -which the Bush administration estimated
at $50 billion, a sum that authors now show approximately sixty
times. The authors expose the gigantic expenses which have so far
not been officially accounted for, including not only conventional
items like replacing military equipment but also staggering cost of
caring for thousands of wounded veterans for the rest of their
lives. |
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Management |
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Flip: how counter-intuitive thinking
is changing everything- from branding and strategy to technology and
talent / Sheahan, Peter. --London: Harper Collins, 2008 |
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This book provides
a foundation and guidelines for developing and employing that
flexible mindset. It stimulates a way of thinking – an approach to
business and life-that will remain relevant regardless of the
changes that will occur at an increasingly rapid pace in the coming
years. It does not replace one rigid set of rules with another that
will soon be outmoded in turn.
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Plants |
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The complete encyclopedia of trees and
shrubs/ Vermeulen, Nico. --Lissa: Rebo International, 2006.
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This is an
extremely handy work of reference. The emphasis on size is above all
what makes the encyclopedia a particularly useful book for gardening
purposes. It's vital to have information on the height and growth
characteristics of trees and bushes. The distinctive characteristics
of the different types of trees and buses are brought to life in a
spectacular manner by the color photographs and all the information. |
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Religion |
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No God but God: the origins,
evolution and future of Islam / Reza Aslan. --New York: Random
House, 2006 |
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Though it the
fastest growing religion in the world, Islam remains, for much of
the West, shrouded in ignorance and fear. Author explains faith in
all its beauty and complexity. Beginning with a vivid account of the
social and religious milieu in which the prophet Muhammad forged his
message. This book is an elegantly written account of a magnificent
yet misunderstood faith. |
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Pascal's fire:
scientific faith and religious understanding / Ward, Keith.
--Oxford: Oneworld, 2006 |
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From quantum
physics to string theory, and Newtonian physics to evolution, the
suggestion of an ultimate mind adds a new dimension to scientific
thought, enhancing rater than detracting from its greatest
achievements. Also responding to potential criticisms that his
ultimate mind is so removed from the God of Abraham as to render Him
unrecognizable, author examines our most fundamental beliefs in a
new light. Emerging with a conception of God that is consistent with
both science and the World's major faiths, this ambitious project
will fascinate believers and skeptics alike. |
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Understanding India: relevance
of Hinduism / Kashyap, Subhash, ed. --New Delhi: Vitasta, 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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Social Problems |
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An Inconvenient truth: the planetary
emergence of global warming and what we can do about it / Gore,
Al.--Great Britain: Bloomsbury, 2006 |
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The climate crisis
may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it is
happening very quickly and has become a true planetary emergency.
The Chinese expression for crisis consists of two characters. The
first is a symbol of danger, the second is a symbol for opportunity.
In order to face down the danger that is stalking us and move
through it, we first have to recognise that we are facing a crisis.
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Natural disaster reduction / Sinha,
Dilip Kumar.--London: Anthem Press, 2007. |
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On
26 December 2004 the Indian Ocean tsunami caused unparallel
devastation. Post disaster reconstruction, international aid flows,
priority shifts on countries' policy agendas and technological
innovations testified to the global impact of natural hazards. This
book uses the 2004 tsunami as a starting point to analyse the
dynamics of disasters in South East Asia, the effects of climate
changes and geographical conditions, the development of early
warning systems and the principles of risk management in an era of
globalization. |
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Social Sciences |
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China and India: Opportunities and
threats for the global software industry / McManus, John. --Oxford:
Chandos Publishing, 2007 |
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The presentation
of software into all facets of life has been so significant that it
is not an exaggeration to say that we live in a software-enables
world today. In recent times, both China and India have been
variously described as 'emerging superpowers', transitioning
economies to watch, and the like. This book presents a 'time now
analysis' of the Chinese and Indian software industries, which are
rapidly evolving with changing competitive dynamics |
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Who's
your city? : how the creative economy is making where to live the
most important decision of your life/
Florida, Richard. --New York: Basic Books, 2008 |
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This book shows
how a new economic unit –the mega-region is the real driver of the
global economy, and explains why mega-regions are diverging not only
in economic specialization but even in personality, It’s this
divergence that makes place so crucial to our happiness, The author
provides detailed rankings of the best place to live for every major
stage of life, for both gay and straight singles and couples, for
those on a budget and those luckily not. |
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