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New Arrivals on Display :
31st March, 2010 |
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The following titles will be on display on the 'New Arrivals'
shelf until 31st March 2010. You are welcome to reserve
a book, if you wish to borrow any of them. Reservations will be
entertained on a first-come, first served basis and do remember that
if you have reserved more than one title, you will be given
preference only on one. May we remind you that now you can also
reserve the books through WEBOPAC from our website:
www.indiahabitat.org
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Atlas |
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The
Complete earth: a satellite portrait of the planet / Palmer,
Duglas. --London: Quercus, 2006 (Reference) |
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The book
explores our planet, explaining the how and when of its mountain
ranges, deserts, ice-sheets, volcanoes and oceans. Combining
NASA's digital portrait of the planet with high resolution
satellite imagery that zooms in on noteworthy features from
volcanoes to asteroid craters, river deltas to glaciers. |
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Biography / Autobiography |
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Double life of
Ramalinga Raju: the story of India's biggest corporate fraud /
Nag, Kingshuk. --New Delhi: HarperCollins, 2009 |
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The story of the rise and fall of Ramalinga Raju,
promoter of blue-chip software company Satyam, has no parallel
in Indian corporate history. He created a $ 2 billion company in
the short period of time, only to leave it penniless. At the
heart of the scandal lay the IT baron's craving for land. |
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SMG: a
biography of Sunil Manohar Gavaskar / Prabhudesai, Devendra.
--New Delhi: Rupa, 2009 |
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Sunil Manohar
Gavaskar or SMG as he is known was the individual who taught
Indian cricket to believe in itself. This biography is a
comprehensive account of the remarkable life of the greatest
opening batsman in cricketing history. The book takes the
readers through SMG's formative years, and subsequently, his
battles for his country. |
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Straight drive / Gavaskar, Sunil. --New Delhi:
Rupa, 2009
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Sunil Gavaskar
is the idol of millions the world over. His magic with the bat
created several records and won the hearts of as many. His
transition from a cricketer to being a critic and a columnist,
whom the entire media hankers after, has indeed been a welcome
one. |
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To the last bullet: the inspiring story of
braveheart - Ashok Kamte: 26/11 Mumbai terror attack-Cama
hospital incident unfolded... / Kamte, Vinita. --Pune: Ameya
Prakashan, 2009
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This is the
extraordinary story of Ashok Kamte, Additional Commissioner of
Police, East Region, Mumbai who died fighting terrorists in the
26/11 attack on Mumbai. It traces the life and career of this
fearless officer who showed exemplary valour at his postings-be
it at the Naxalite-affected Bhandara district, Satara, Sangli,
Solapur or Mumbai. It also brings out the details of his life
which would inspire many a youngster. |
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Economics |
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Economics: the
key concepts / Rutherford, Donald. --London: Routledge, 2007 |
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This key guide
covers the A to Z of contemporary economics in all its forms.
The key concepts covered include: competition and monopoly,
development economics, equality, ethics and economics, game
theory and property rights. |
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Ethics |
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Cosmopolitanism: ethics in a world of strangers / Appiah, Kwame
Anthony. --London: Allen Lane, 2006 |
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The author is
predicated on the principles of the existence of different
people bound by a simple nexus of common values and humanity.
The author basically argues against assumed imperatives that
lead to the clashing of ideologies, cultures and civilizations.
He postulates that the ethos of differentiating societies
notwithstanding, there are more binding similarities in a united
world. The prime thrust of his argument is that many people of
cosmopolitan temperament are not necessarily from the elite
spectrum of their societies or for that matter, of the world.
He is of the view that in a world full of strangers,
cosmopolitanism is a universal trait of humankind. This is
basically an ancient philosophy, but one which may still be in
dire need of a contemporary validation. |
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History |
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Tatya Tope's operation red lotus: The Tope family
presents the story of Tatya and the Anglo-Indian war of 1857 /
Tope, Parag. --New Delhi: Rupa, 2010 |
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The book is a
quest to understand the real history of the Anglo-Indian War of
1857. The book is the first detailed account of Tatya Tope that
covers his entire campaign from the planning of the war until
his death; and offers a surprising answers to the generations
old questions-was the man hanged on 18 April 1859, Tatya Tope? |
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Human Development |
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Human
development in India: challenges for a society in transition /
Desai, Sonalde B. --New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2010
(Reference) |
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This report
highlights how poverty and affluence intersect with age-old
divisions of regional inequalities, gender, caste, and religion
that have long structured human development in India. India's
rapid economic expansion has raised global interest in its
complex society and the continued growth that has touched the
country citizen. |
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International Relations |
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India and China: the next decade: papers and
proceedings of a seminar organised by the Observer Research
Foundation and / Muni, S D, ed. --New Delhi: Rupa, 2009 |
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India and
china have emerged as two of the most critical players not only
in Asia but the world as whole. Their mutual engagement during
the coming decade will significantly influence the defining of
strategic economic relations in Asia and beyond. Both India and
China have issues of common concern in world politics related to
energy security, climate change, terrorism, uni-polarity and
global financial instability. |
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Managment |
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M.O.D.E.L: the
return of the employee / Mukul Deva. --Los Angeles: Response,
2007 |
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This book
highlights the basic tools one needs to be happy and successful
and focuses on the lighter facets of an otherwise tough and
strained professional environment. It intends to entertain and
direct a professional to look beyond what stares her/him in the
face and work towards having a genial/synergistic approach to
the atmosphere that she/he has to survive and thrive in. |
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Paintings |
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Painted rock
shelters of India / Wakankar, Vishnu Shridhar. --Bhopal:
Directorate of Archaelogy, 2005 (Reference) |
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This
compilation of theme based paintings collected from different
contexts has shown the bounties of Indian rock art that
enthralls the layman and gives clues to the scholar for further
researchers. The author has enumerated in his work over 1532
rock shelters mainly spread in the states of Uttar Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Orissa and Karnataka. |
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Science & Technology |
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366 days of
science and technology / Khandurie, Vijaya. --New Delhi: Rupa,
2009 |
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The prime
objective of this book is to popularize science among school and
college students, and for the masses. There are normally 365
days in one year. In every leap year, 29 February is added. Many
things have happened in the past and are happening each day in
the realm of science and technology. Usually, political figures
make more impact in history, and they are remembered on their
birth and death anniversaries. It is not only compilation of
births and deaths of scientists. It includes historical events
in science and technology, like the establishment of the Hubble
pace Telescope in Earth's orbit; the announcement by the
American President Kennedy to put man on moon before the end of
1969; heart transplantation; landing of spacecraft; discoveries
and inventions; just to name a few. |
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Social Science / Gender |
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The Enigma of
the Kerala women: a failed promise of literacy / Mukhopadhyay,
Swapna, ed. --New Delhi: Social Science Press, 2007 |
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The book
consists of multi-disciplinary research carried out on various
aspects of gender relations in Kerala by scholars from a range
of social science discipline under the gender network. The book
a rich body of data which provides comparative figures relating
to development indices for Kerala in relation to some other
states as well as India as a whole. |
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Social Networks |
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Let's connect:
using LinkedIn to get ahead at work / Jain, Ajay. TCP Media,
2008 |
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This book is
all about the principles behind using LinkedIn. LinkedIn has
made the world of business a much smaller place and this is a
networking tool that helps us discover inside connections to
exchange information, ideas and opportunities.
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Sports |
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The Mad, mad
world of cricket / Dar, Sudhir. --New Delhi: Penguin Books, 2007 |
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In India cricket is more than a game; it is a
national obsession. And with a World Cup always around the
corner, there is no better way to prepare for the excitement of
seeing the men in blue in action that with renowned cartoonist's
creations. The famous cartoonist shows in his inimitable style
how cricket can change flight schedules, disrupt board meetings,
encourage spirituality, promote the sale f effigies, and cause
general disharmony in the household. |
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Trade & Commerce |
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50 reasons to
buy fair trade / Litvinoff, Miles. --London: Pluto Press, 2007 |
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This book
shows how fair trade's impact forces governments and
corporations to rethink the way they do business. This
compelling book gives 50 reasons for buying trade products. It
exactly shows why fair trade matters, and how we can all make a
difference in the fight to end poverty and injustice. |
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Travel / History |
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Whispering
deodars: writings from Shimla Hills / Chaudhry, Minakshi, ed.
--New Delhi: Rupa, 2009 |
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Shimla has long been at the forefront of Indian
history and a larger part of the credit goes to its beautiful
landscape. A small town rich with events, architecture and
memories, Shimla still has not lost its enviable charm. This
anthology comprises articles written by many interesting people
who share a past with Shimla: either as residents, students, or
professionals. The articles cover a range of things about the
place including the suburbs around Shimla. |
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Wildlife Photography |
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It's a wild story / World
Life Fund (Reference) |
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This book
features incredible tales of ardent wildlife photographers and
their passion to capture some of nature's creatures. Behind each
stunning photograph is a story of fearlessness, patience and
adventure. This collection documents a photographer's journey as
a silent guest on seasoned wildlife turf.
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Year Books / Annuals |
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India 2010: a
reference annual / India. Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting. --New Delhi: Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting, 2010 (Reference) |
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This Reference Annual give a panoramic view of
country's progress in the field of economy, rural and urban
development, industry and infrastructure, art and culture,
health, defence, education, mass communication, etc. It also
showcases latest advancements in science and information
technology. It incorporates sections on general knowledge,
current affairs, sports, events of the past year and latest ones
too. |
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New
Additions in Authors' Corner
(For
reference only) |
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Bansal, Achla, A5770/S
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Ace upon King. --New
Delhi: Books India International, 2000
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The stories in this book are strokes of
individual expression which does not borrow from old or
new-coined accepted metaphors. Not conforming to celebrated
non-conformity is, perhaps, the most difficult conformism to
avoid. |
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Checkmate and other short
stories. --UK: Skrev Press, 2008 |
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This is a
collection of short stories which have been published widely in
leading Indian dailies and
journals.
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New Additions in Delhi Documenta
(For reference only) |
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Delhi under hammer: the crisis of sealing and
demolition / Jain, A K.
--New Delhi: Rupa, 2010
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When in February 2006, the Supreme Court directed
Municipal Corporation of Delhi to demolish certain illegal
properties in Delhi, no one imagined that this would snowball
into a major crisis, political turbulence and human tragedy in
the capital. There was unprecedented confrontation between the
judiciary and government. The impending emergency was met by
bringing out a new planning legislation in the shape of Master
Plan of Delhi 2021 published in February 2007. It established a
new connect between the common man and urban planning, what was
going on behind the scene makes an interesting story. The author
was at the helm of affairs, shares the inside story, the
intrigues and politics, struggles and battles. |
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New Additions in Electronic Report
(For reference only) |
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Note: These reports can be
accessed through the shortcut ‘Electronic Documents’ on the OPAC
terminal. |
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Economic survey of India 2009-10 / India.
Ministry of Finance |
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This
publication provides information on economic survey of India in
2009-10. The Survey witnesses an early revival in the economic
growth of India. The Survey has also put Rs 25000 crores as
disinvestment target. The publication reviews different facets
of Indian economy in detail.
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