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Tiger's claw
The fight for the Pacific begins. When China increases its naval presence in the Pacific and develops advanced weapon technology that targets American ships with lethal accuracy, it imperils American military superiority. Can the United States, in the wake of an economic recession and decreased military spending, compete with its cash-rich Chinese enemy? This question can be answered only when U.S.-China tensions blow up in an epic battle for supreme dominion of the Pacific. When China launches the first successful test of its Dong Feng-21D antiship ballistic missile, the future looks bleak for America. Fearing the U.S. will lose its naval supremacy in the Pacific if it does not counter this Chinese threat, President Kenneth Phoenix finds himself in a compromised position. New technology requires money, but the country is recovering from a massive recession, and the president has slashed the military budget to reduce the national debt. Without the funds to compete with China's advancing technology, are the country's days of naval preeminence in the Pacific running out? Retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Patrick McLanahan refuses to accept this fate. The government may lack money, but McLanahan reasons that the United States can afford to refurbish old but potent long-range B-1B Lancer bombers to promote the Air Sea Battle strategy that will push back against Chinese aggression. President Phoenix commissions McLanahan to lead this effort, and soon America stands ready to deploy an AirSea Battle task force in the South China Sea. The People's Liberation Army recognizes that this growing air threat will jeopardize its air and naval superiority in the South China Sea. They aggressively deploy advanced fighters, land-based antimissiles, three aircraft carriers, and exotic, top secret directed energy weapons against their neighbors, hoping to convince the U.S. Navy to stay away. But Patrick McLanahan is finally given the green light to lead his force westward to challenge the Chinese threat head-on.
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The New Students Companion : A Treasure House of K
homas Huxley sums up the message of learning as follows: Try to learn something about everything and everything about something. This book does full justice to this spirit of learning.There is an essential stage in every students life, where knowledge is the biggest treasure. Knowing more means scoring more and making a mark in the academic as well as knowledge circles across insti tutions and otherwise. The New Students Companion comprises information on: Indian History Indian Politics Geography of India and the world The universe and space Indian economy Science and technology Sports Culture Mathematics Get set to dive into invaluable information with this mandatory addition to your book shelf.
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Scandalous Liaisons
In Lucien's Gamble Lucien Remington, a debauched libertine, finds the untouchable Lady Julienne La Coeur dressed as a man in his gentleman's club. In Stolen Pleasures, Olivia Merrick, a merchant's daughter, finds out that her new husband, Sebastian Blake, is actually high-seas pirate Captain Phoenix and in her Mad Grace Hugh La Coeur, the Earl of Montrose, shelters from a snowstorm in an eerie mansion owned by a mad duchess. But her companion, fiercely independent Charlotte, might just keep him warm in the night.
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If It Hurts It Isn't Love
Presenting wise and inspiring principles, this is a simple collection of 365 principles that can heal the problems and pain in relationships.
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110%: 110 Strategies for Feeling Great Every Day
Nationally bestselling author Pat Croce knows that feeling great is the key to all of life's treasures. He said "I feel great!" when he bought the Philadelphia 76ers; he said it on his regular radio show, and he was even able to say it after nearly loosing his leg in a motorcycle accident. This little book of wisdome contaims Croce's personal stategies to remove mental blocks, elevate your mood, and stimulate positive thoughts. With the same high-energy, unconventional style that has made him one of the most dynamic NBA team owners and a favorite motivational speaker for Fortune 500 companies, Pat Croce reveals how you too can get 110 percent out of life every day. What are you waiting for? Tinker with your thinking and feel great, starting right now.
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Seven Years in Tibet
A travel book with autobiographical elements, Seven Years In Tibet is author Heinrich Harrer’s compilation of his experiences during his trip to Tibet between 1944 and 1951. What started as a mountain expedition to the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, went awry for the mountaineer when he was captured and put in a British detention camp in Ahmednagar, a place close to Mumbai. He was later transferred to another camp in Dehradun. This happened because Austria had entered the Second World War around this time, and the British officials decided to declare the mountaineer and his colleagues as enemies of war. Harrer and his colleagues managed to escape from the detention camp. While most of his fellow expeditioners choose to return home, Aufschnaiter, another hiker, decided to continue with Harrer towards Lhasa. The lengthy captivity did not douse their spirits and they finally scaled Nanga Parbat. People believed that they had not survived their journey as a long time had passed since their departure. After reaching Tibet, Harrer blended into the society and became an official of the Tibetan Government. Later, he met the 14th Dalai Lama and became his close friend and tutor. Seven Years In Tibet was translated into 53 languages. It was a US bestseller in 1954, with over 3 million copies being sold after first being published in 1952. The book has also been adapted into films. Hans Nieter made a documentary that contained video shots taken by Harrer during his Tibet trip. Director Jean-Jacques Annaud released a movie titled Seven Years In Tibet in 1997, which cast actors Brad Pitt and David Thewlis as Harrer and Aufschnaiter.
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Build Self-Confidence
This book shows you how to shake off all the sloth and lethargy and get cracking right away on your tasks and goals in life. Liberally sprinkled with myriad stories, anecdotes and events, it inspires us to follow in the footsteps of those who achieved greatness. It teaches how to overcome old habits and encumbrances, and how to mould circumstances, rather than be moulded by them.
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Let Go of Whatever Makes You Stop
Go from where you are to where you want to be! Hold On! You\'re on the verge of discovering new momentum for your life. God wants you to let go of whatever makes you stop. John Mason launched an all-out attack on mediocrity in his best-selling books An Enemy Called Average and You\'re Born an Original ??? Don\'t Die a Copy. In this book you\'ll find 52 new nuggets of truth that will break down the barriers to excellence in your life. Think About It Don\'t belittle...be big Impatience is one big ???get-ahead ache??? Bite off more than you can chew Constantly frustrate tradition with your creativity and imagination Stay out of your own way When you\'re trying to be like someone else, the best you can be is number two Paths without obstacles don\'t lead anywhere
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The Three Laws of Performance : Rewriting the Futu
Whenever something goes wrong and there is a need for a change to be implemented, organizations are faced with the dilemma where they do not know which part of the system is to be tackled first. Once they have chosen what to concentrate on, and they implement a process to fix it, other issues crop up. And, this seems to be a direct result of the process devised to fix the previous problem. The authors say that this is because making adjustments to the system that gave rise to the problem does not work. For that given system, its future has already been written in the minds of the people involved. The people involved here range from the top executives down to the workers at the lowest levels of the organization. If the people have become disillusioned with the system, no amount of fixing it will bring about a change. Also, the dissatisfaction these people feel is spilled out into the society through the attitude they carry home to their families and children. The authors say that to improve the situation, first, there must be a redefining of the perceived future as seen by all the employees of an organization. If the employees lack faith in the leaders, and the executives keep attributing the failures to the apathy of the people working for them, no amount of adjustment and fixing will work. This book, The Three Laws Of Performance: Rewriting The Future Of Your Organization And Your Life, shows how to redefine the organization’s future to the people, and how to get everyone to live into this new future. The authors list three basic laws to bring about this transformation. These laws, if applied, could transform performance to an entirely new level. The first section covers the three laws and illustrates them with case studies. These chapters will take the reader on a journey to South Africa, Japan, and the United States. The journey covers companies in fields as diverse as construction, mining, aerospace, and energy. The next section, chapters four and five, looks at organizational leadership from the perspective of the three laws. The third section shows how the reader can use the three laws to enhance their own leadership skills, how to master the three laws, and how to apply them in practical situations. The authors have not written the book as an academic exercise, they intend it to serve as a practical guide. They have drawn from their own personal experiences to illustrate the effectiveness of these principles. The book does not show the reader how to fix problems. It shows them how to rewrite the future, and bring about significant change in performance levels.
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Sicilian Nights
The Leopardi Brothers - Sicilian by name irresistible by nature! The Sicilian Boss's Mistress When Alessandro Leopardi finds Leonora Thaxton piloting his private jet, hes outraged. First, he doesnt employ females too distracting. Second, the ravishing beauty duped him. The billionaire is not about to let Leonora get away with such a stuntthat is, unless she agrees to be Alessandros no-strings mistress for one night! The Sicilian Baby Bargain All Annie has left in life is her baby boy, and now that is at risk. Falcon Leopardi has come to claim his late brothers child - and no one refuses the dark-hearted tycoon. So Annie agrees to return to Sicily with him. But she is surprised to discover that Falcon is a kind, honorable man a man who will protect her and her child at all cost, a man she could love.
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Her One and Only
The Perfect Father Liam Connolly should have been relieved to see Samantha Miller set off for England in search of the ideal husband to start a family with. Ever since Sam was a teenager, she's had a crush on Liam. But he's always resisted, believing they were an unlikely match. So why does he suddenly want to be the man to father her babies? A Perfect Night Katie Crighton feels like an outsider around her own friends and family, who all seem to be in happy relationships, while Katie remains a virgin. But the dangerously attractive Sebastian Cooke seems to be out to change all that. He teases and tantalizes Katie until they spend one special night togetherand she is left wanting more. About the Author Penny Jordan is one of the biggest names in romance fiction. She is a Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of over 160 novels. She has been writing for over 20 years and is a Top 5 bestselling author for the Mills & Boon Modern series, with worldwide sales of over 100 million books.
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It's Never Too Late... : To Win the Battle Against
(Paperback) Price: Rs.120 In a nation where most women are taught to be submissive at every stage in life, Maya stands out. In a society that finds fault in women for heinous crimes like rape, Maya stands up. Maya and Rajat fall in love while they study at IIT Kanpur, their daughter Sejal only makes the bond stronger even after years of marriage. Life is almost perfect when two petty criminals decide to make her fairy tale life a tale of horror and fear with their intention of molesting her. Will she be able to fight her fate while Rajat is away and save herself and her five-year-old? Will she be able to undo all stereotypes and face the male-dominated society after that fateful night? Will Rajat stand up with her as she decides to battle her fears and take the culprits to their just punishment? Its Never Too Late is a story of every woman who decides to fight her fears and even destiny of every human who chooses the right over the easy of every wife who shoulders all responsibilities of the house and of every mother who is unwavering in her resolve to ensure that her daughter grows up in a safer world. About the Author Priyanka Baranwal is a freelance writer, poet and blogger. She is a science graduate and a diploma holder in Teacher Training and Textile Designing. She has been a well-appreciated teacher and has also worked with an NGO in Bangalore. She loves music, literature, writing and travelling. Originally from Mirzapur (U.P.), Its Never Too Late is her debut novel.
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Mohini.
A beautiful and charismatic actress, a sensitive and immensely gifted director, a scheming, wily but brilliant manager Mohini is the pulsating saga of three individuals, each driven by an obsession. Set in the backdrop of the bold and brazen world of Bollywood, it is a tale of passion, intrigue and suspense. The narrative moves at a roller-coaster speed and captures love in its myriad shades: infatuation, romance, commitment, lust and obsession. A young girl growing up in the backwaters of Bollywood nurses a burning desire to become the number one star in the industry. In her ruthless and sometimes reckless pursuit, she uses and is used by many individuals. However, there are two men in her life who love her to absolute distraction. One she betrays and the other she rejects. Both unleash vengeance and in a strange quirk of serendipity are pitted against each other as the novel hurtles to a throbbing, thrilling climax. Mohini offers an insight into the biggest film industry the murky manipulations, the dirty deals, the shameless shenanigans, the tears behind the glycerine, the pain behind the paint and the suffering beyond the celluloid. About the Author Ramendra Kumar (Ramen) is a writer by passion and is Chief of Communications, Rourkela Steel Plant, Odisha. An award-winning author with twenty-three books to his credit, he spins yarns mainly for the young and the young at heart. He also dabbles in satire, poetry, fiction and travelogues. His stories have found a place in text books and anthologies published across the world. Ramen, an inspirational speaker and storyteller, is a regular at leading seminars and literary festivals, both in India and abroad.
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Spellbound
Max Westin, Sex incarnate everything about him was a little rough, a little gritty. A primitive creature, just like she was. He held her hand a little too long, his thickly lashed gaze clearly stating his intentions to have her, to tame her.Victoria, her name, just one word but spoken with such possession she could almost feel the collar around her neck. It's in your nature, he murmured, the desire to be taken. In this game of cat and mouse, everything is an illusion but the passion is as real as it gets.
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Error Code - Love : Not Every Story has a Hero
Kolkata, 2008 Driven by a crazed love, Dev, our next door shy software engineer commits the biggest mistake of his life. Over 72 marathon hours, he loses his education, career, love and life by a single act of madness. Bengaluru 2012, few Years later, Dev reaches Bengaluru in search of a better life. Destiny brings him face to face with his first love once again. He chases the same impossible dream only to find himself burning and failing in love. On the verge of losing everything that mattered, Dev fights his sense of practicality and his crazy but limitless Love. Lets find out who wins. Error Code Love takes you on an epic journey through the roads of friendship, jealousy, obsession, mistakes, redemption and love. It raises questions allied to grey areas of teen emotions and lets you find the answers within. About the AuthorSuman Bhattacharya is an Electronics Engineer by education and a Software Engineer by profession. Bugged by his old love for literature, he decided to share a story with the world that he started penning years back as a student. He is an avid reader and a prolific viewer of movies in different language and has a passion for freelance journalism. In his own words: If Error Code Love can influence even one Indian teenagers life, Ill feel privileged.
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Last Snow
Four days ago, US senator Lloyd Berns was killed in a hit-andrun on the island of Capri. His death deals a serious blow to President Carsons precarious new administration but more worrying is that Berns was never officially on Capri. According to the White House, Berns was on a tour of the Ukraine. Agent Jack McClure is in Moscow, babysitting Carsons troubled daughter. But the President needs Jack to investigate the senators final days in the Ukraine and since Alli Carson wont be parted from her protector, hell have to take her along. Their starting point is the senators last known contact: K. Rochev. But all they find at Rochevs address is the body of a young woman, brutally executed. And now Jack and Alli have attracted dangerous attention from the Ukranian police, the FSB and the Russian mafia.
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Mistress of the Throne : The Mughal Intrigues
1631, the Empress of India Mumtaz Mahal has died. Yet, rather than anoint one of his several other wives to take her place as Empress of India, Mughal King Shah Jahan anoints his seventeen-year-old daughter Jahanara as the next Queen of India. Bearing an almost identical resemblance to her mother, Jahanara is the first ever daughter of a sitting Mughal King to be anointed queen. She is reluctant to accept this title, but does so in hopes of averting the storm approaching her family and Mughal India. Her younger siblings harbor extreme personalities from a liberal multiculturalist (who views religion as an agent of evil) to an orthodox Muslim (who views razing non-Muslim buildings as divine will). Meanwhile, Jahanara struggles to come to terms with her own dark reality as the daughter of a sitting King, she is forbidden to marry. Thus, while she lives in the shadow of her parents unflinching love story, she is devastated by the harsh reality that she is forbidden to share such a romance with another. Mistress of the Throne narrates the powerful story of one of Indias most opulent and turbulent times through the eyes of an unsuspecting character - a Muslim queen. It uses actual historical figures to illuminate the complexity of an era that has often been called Indias Golden Age. About the AuthorRuchir Gupta is a graduate of Upstate Medical University and currently practicing medicine in Long Island, NY, where he lives with his wife and daughter. He has authored several books on anesthesiology. His interests include reading, blogging, traveling and learning history. This is his debut novel.
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Six Years
Six years have passed since Jake Fisher watched Natalie, the love of his life, marry another man. Six years of hiding a broken heart by throwing himself into his career. Six years of keeping his promise to leave Natalie alone and six years of tortured dreams of her life with her new husband, Todd. But six years haven't come close to extinguishing his feelings and when Jake comes across Todd's obituary, he can't keep himself away from the funeral. There he gets the glimpse of Todd's wife he's hoping for but she is not Natalie and Jake's world is turned completely inside out. As Jake searches for the truth, his picture perfect memories of Natalie begin to unravel. Mutual friends of the couple either can't be found or don't remember Jake. No one has seen Natalie in years. Jake's search for the woman who broke his heart and who lied to him soon puts his very life at risk as it dawns on him that the man he has become may be based on carefully constructed fiction
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Fit at 40
A practical guide to staying fit, healthy and younger looking in the 40s. Are you afraid of turning 40? 40 is an important milestone in our life. Yet, this is often the time when the bodys metabolism reduces progressively and a lot of health problems such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension, muscle and joint pain enter our lives. In Fit at 40, renowned obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Rishma Dhillon Pai will give you a lowdown on major health issues that plague us in the 40s, the importance of a healthy diet, and offer advice, solutions, precautions and tips to stay healthy, look younger and keep midlife crisis at bay, forever