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Invisible
Everyone thinks Emma Dockery is crazy. Obsessed with finding the link between hundreds of unsolved cases Emma has taken leave from her job as an FBI researcher. Now all she has are the newspaper clippings that wallpaper her bedroom and her nightly recurring nightmares of an all-consuming fire.
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Yuva India
This title delves into the lifestyles of India’s young men and women. While discussing what makes them tick, it unveils the phenomenon of the attitudinal convergence that is swiftly growing across youth squadron in India. Tracing its origin to the entry and exposure to a cosmopolitan culture, the research behind convergence zeroes in on how a young India is defining its identity in terms of the modern time sensibilities. Based on studies done for over a decade, the author documents and analyzes how India’s youth approaches the themes of identity, sexuality, personal relevance, image, spirituality, social connections and community and professional pursuits and tries to make sense of their aspirations. About Ray Titus Ray Titus is Professor of Marketing and Strategy at the Alliance School of Business, Alliance University. His main fields of interests converge on consumer behaviour and marketing strategy. Previously, he has worked for the Taj Group of Hotels, INI Technologies, Landmark Gulf Group and Cafe Coffee Day. His business articles and expert comments have been frequently featured in The Globe and Mail, Sunday Guardian, Voice of America, The Telegraph, The Hindu Business Line and other prominent media publications. He is also the co-author of Business Drama - How Shakespearean Insights Help Leaders Manage Volatile Contexts.
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A Twist Of The Knife
With each twist of the knife, a chilling new journey begins. From a woman intent on bizarre revenge, to a restaurant critic with a morbid fear of the number thirteen and from a man arranging a life - changing assignation, to a couple heading for a disaster - filled vacation. In multi - million - copy bestselling author Peter Jame's collection of short stories we first come to meet Brighton's finest detective, Roy Grace and read the tale that went on to inspire James hugely successful novel, Dead Simple. James exposes the Achilles heel of each of his characters and makes us question how well we can trust ourselves and one another. Each tale carries a twist that will haunt readers for days after they turn the final page. Combining every twisted tale from the e-book bestsellers Short Shockers One and Short Shockers Two, with a never - seen - before collection of new material, A Twist of the Knife shows Peter James as the undisputed grand master of storytellers with this sometimes funny, often haunting, but always shocking collection.
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Green Signals
The debate on whether to privilege economic growth over ecological security is passe. Environmental considerations must be at the heart of economic growth, especially for a country of 1.25 billion people destined to add another 400 million by the middle of the century. Green signals chronicles the '1991 moment' in India's environmental decision-making, telling the story of how, for the first time, the doors of the environment ministry were opened to voices, hitherto unheard, into the policy-making process. It details efforts to change the way environment is viewed both by proponents of environmental security and those who prize economic growth at all costs. Told from the perspective of a pivotal decision maker, the book addresses the challenges involved in trying to ensure economic growth with ecological security. It takes us through India's coming of age in the global environmental and climate change community to take on a leadership role that is progressive, proactive and steeped in national interest. Using speaking orders on high-profile projects, notes and letters to the Prime Minister, ministerial colleagues, chief ministers and others, Jairam Ramesh gives an insight into the debates, struggles, challenges and obstacles to bringing environmental considerations into the mainstream of political and economic decision-making. This collection reveals the story of the author's attempt at the highest levels of governance to introduce effective decision-making, a transparent and accountable administration and to make environmental concerns an essential component of a nation's quest to accelerate economic growth and end the scourge of poverty and deprivation. About the Author Jairam Ramesh is chair of the future earth engagement committee, a research platform on global sustainability. Formerly he was the minister of state (Independent charge) of environment and forests, government of India. He is also a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India.
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City Of Spies
A thrilling coming-of-age story that is set in the Pakistan of Zia and Bhutto. 'God was everywhere, but so was the general'. It is the summer of 1977 and Pakistan swelters in the unrelenting heat. Weeks after her eleventh birthday, Aliya Shah wakes up to the news that there has been a coup d'etat, General Zia has taken over the country and Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is in jail. Although the shadow of the general and his increasingly puritanical edicts threaten to disrupt their comfortable existence, life goes on for Aliya much as before as she attends the American School in Islamabad. However, when a much loved young boy, the son of the family retainer, dies tragically in a hit-and-run accident, her world is turned upside down, especially when she discovers the terrible secret of the murderer's identity. City of Spies is coming-of-age story that explores Aliya's conflicting loyalties and her on-going struggle to make sense of her world. Set in late 1970's Islamabad and Lahore, City of Spies is a gripping novel that unfolds over thirty months in Pakistan's tumultuous history. This delicate political novel evokes the sights and smells of the Pakistan of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and General Zia. We are inside the head of a child, spying on her past. I read this novel as the story of another schoolgirl in Pakistan, a different Malala. This Malala unmasks a whole landscape of feeling. Amitava Kumar, author of 'Husband of a Fanatic'. Interesting Facts New fiction from bestselling Pakistani author of Noor. A story set in the seventies in Islamabad against the backdrop of General Zia's coup and the cold war between the US and the Soviet Union. Gripping, well-paced story seen through the eyes of a young girl, Aliya. Readers of literary fiction by Mohammed Hanif, Mohsin Hamid, Daniyal Mueenuddin, Musharraf Ali Farooqi and other Pakistani authors will delight in this novel.
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Who Me?
Jane, a simple girl, is dumped by Arun, her fiancé, at the altar for an attractive rich heiress. Jane’s confidence is shaken, but she is not ready to give up. She is ready to undergo a complete makeover to win Arun back. She turns up at their school reunion looking completely glamorous and sexy, getting her share of attention, especially from her ex-fiancé. But Jane finds herself in a dangerous situation later and discovers secrets she had never known before. Will her transformation work for the better or for the worse?
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Still Alice
Alice Howland is a fifty-year-old cognitive psychology professor at Harvard and a world-renowned expert in linguistics, with grown children and a satisfying marriage, when she starts to experience fleeting forgetfulness and disorientation. She initially attributes these episodes to normal aging or menopause. But as her symptoms worsen, she sees a neurologist and is given the diagnosis that will change her life forever-early-onset Alzheimers disease. With no cure or treatment, Alice struggles to find meaning and pur-pose in her life as her sense of self is gradually stripped away, leaving her unable to continue in her profession, take care of herself, recognize her loved ones or even understand that she has a neuro-degenerative disease. Without memory or hope, Alice is forced to live in the moment, which is in turns beautiful, terrifying and mad-dening. About the Author Lisa Genova is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Love Anthony, Left Neglected and Still Alice. Her first novel, Still Alice, has been adapted into a film starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin and Kristen Stewart. Lisa graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in biopsychology and holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. She travels worldwide speaking about Alzheimers disease, traumatic brain injury and autism.
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The Dead Will Tell
Innumerable ghost stories are woven about the Hochstetler farm in Painters Mill. But no one is aware of the reason for the passing of an Amish father and his four children and his wife disappearing. This was thirty-five years ago. Kate Burkholder, Chief of Police is now called to Painters Mill to investigate a new suicide case. Evidences soon point out that the man hanging from the rafters in his own barn was rather murdered. Kate, as she unravels the case, discovers that there is a tragic link between the murder and the thirty-five-year-old incident. And just when she thinks her personal life is going well with agent John Tomasetti and her moving in together, this case leads to more chaos in her life. Find out how Kate deals with her personal and professional life and strikes a balance between the two.
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The Rithmatist
Although Joel is spellbound by the magic of Rithmatics, he is not gifted, unlike others. Undeterred, he coaxes Professor Fitch to teach him magical theory. But he still can't infuse his shielding lines and circles with authority, or bring his chalk-drawn beings to life, but he's fast to master the fundamental geometric guidelines. His distinctive expertise will soon face an unexpected test when the best Rithmatist students are taken hostage from his Academy. Since he's not a magic worker, Joel seems to be safe, but he is adamant about investigating the case and proving his mettle. But people start dying and Joel gathers he will require the help of Rithmatist beginner, Melody. Can they stop the killer together before it is too late?
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Vedic Maths 2
Ancient India was known to have made some ground breaking discoveries and inventions in the field of Mathematics, Science, Medicine and others. This book focuses on the contribution of the Vedic times to the field of Mathematics. India, the land which gave the world Zero, had discovered much in Mathematics. It was not constrained by religion as it is presumed by many to be. The book asserts that the laws of the Universe were chronicled in those ancient works as precise mechanistic functions and principles. Most of the Vedic Math was conveyed as hymns, rhymes and verses. This book also conveys how fast calculations could be made using those principles mentally. It helps the readers in various examinations as well as enables them to discover the long lost treasure hidden in the Vedic Math chests.
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Vedic Maths
Vedic Maths - 1 compiles several simple sutras by H. K. Gupta, and with little practice, one can learn to perform mental calculations at a very high speed. An accidental meeting in 2001 inspired the author to explore the unfamiliar world of Vedic Mathematics. The content in the book includes Introduction, Multiplication of Single Digit Numbers, General Formula to Encompass All Multiplications, Multiplication of Two (or more) Digit Numbers, Special Method of Multiplication, Division of Numbers by Nikhilam Method, Finding Square of Numbers, Square Root of Numbers, General Formula for Divisions, and Answers. H. K. Gupta received his bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from NT, Mumbai. All through his meritorious career in the Indian Air Force, Gupta nurtured his interest in maths by teaching school children both physics and maths. He also coached aspirants for All India competitive examinations.
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Understanding Type 2 Diabetes
This title studies what diabetes is and how it comes about. It explains the practical changes you can make to your diet and physical activity that can be incorporated into your routine to maintain and improve your health. It also examines the medical aspects of diabetes care, the best ways to control your waistline, blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels. The book also talks about the ways of avoiding possible major complications. Individual chapters explore the consequences of diabetes on the heart, vision, feet, kidneys, bladder, mind, mood, sleep, and sex, delving into the best ways that will help you lead a life with optimum health.
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Shotgun Lovesongs
Hank, Leland, Kip and Ronny are born and raised in the same Wisconsin town - Little Wing. They are now growing up to be husbands and fathers, shouldering their own responsibilities, and building individual lives. One of the four siblings does not leave the town. He is still taking care of the family land that has been cultivated for generations. But the others leave, go to far off places to live different lives. They even achieve success in their own fields - one becomes a rock star, one, a commodities trader, and the other, a rodeo stud. And then there is Beth, whose presence has always kindled the kind of passion that either leads to the love songs and rivalries. Discover the further journeys of these characters that will remain with you long after you finish reading their story.
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Treasure Island..
Think of the high seas and of a buccaneer ship; of a wild seaman with a sea chest full of gold; of Long John Silver; of a buried treasure and of young Jim Hawkins, the boy with the treasure map the key to it all. This is the Treasure Island and if you dont think of all this, the pirates will hunt you down and when they find you, for find you they sure will, they will truss you and carry you back to their ship and just before they feed you to the sharks, as you walk the gangplank with a sword digging sharp and sure into your back, they will sing their one last song for you . . . Fifteen men on the dead mans chest Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! About the Author Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson was born on the 13th of November, 1850, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Best known as the author of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Stevenson is probably one of the most widely translated and extensively read authors in the world. Though his work is often relegated to the genre of childrens literature, Stevenson was and is, a literary giant in his own right. He wrote everything plays, poems, essays on literary criticism and theory, travelogues, romances, adventure stories, fantasies, fables and short stories and he wrote in a manner which pulled the reader right into the world he strove hard to create.
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The Modi Effect
How did a 'chai wallah' who sold tea on trains as a boy become Prime Minister of India? On May 16, 2014. Narendra Modi was declared the winner of the largest election ever conducted anywhere in the world, having fought a campaign unlike any before. Political parties in Britain, Australia and North America pride themselves on the sophistication 01 their election strategies. but Modi's campaign was a master-class in modern electioneering. His team created an election machine that broke new ground in the use of social media, the Internet. mobile phones and digital technologies. Modi took part in thousands of public events, but in such a vast country it was impossible to visit every town and village. The solution? A 'virtual Modi' - a life-size 3D hologram-beamed to parts he could not reach in person. These pioneering techniques brought millions of young people to the ballot box The holy grail of election strategists everywhere-as Modi trounced the governing Congress Party led by the Gandhi dynasty. Former BBC correspondent and Downing Street communications expert Lance Price has been granted exclusive access to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team of advisers. With complete freedom to tell it as he finds it, he details Modi's rise to power, the extraordinary election victory and its aftermath. The Modi effect inside Narendra Modi's campaign to transform India lifts the lid on a whole new box of tricks, where message-management and IT wizardry combined to create a vote-winning colossus of awesome potency. Political strategist Lance Price reveals the amazing story behind Narendra Modi's 2014 Indian election victory. Lance Price is the only author to have secured interviews with Narendra Modi and with several of his ministers and others closely involved in the campaign. Modi has never spoken in detail about his reflection on the election before. No other book will have these insights from the inside. It is also the only book written from the perspective of an impartial outside observer with no axe to grind. The author is also an expert on elections and has drawn on comparisons with elections in the west. He was director of communications for Tony Blair's labour party in the UK Modi's international profile continues to rise with extremely successful foreign tours and in India the economic mood is buoyant. How the victory was won-the detailed planning and strategy, the revolutionary use of IT and social media, meticulous mustering of grassroots party workers-is all detailed here with the right overview for the general reader. Without becoming either a management case study or a narrow view of one aspect Narendra Modi's official Facebook page has more than 21 million likes. And he has more than 6 million followers on Twitter. The book is timed right (Just about a year after the elections) and has many insights provided by Modi himself and his core team. This book will be the definitive book on the election campaign and will be the one book general readers, corporates and institutions will buy as a record of a watershed moment in Indian history. About the Author Lance Price is a political strategy consultant who worked at 10 Downing Street from 1998 to 2000 where he was a deputy to Alistair Campbell. He was the Labour Party's director of communications from 2000 until the general election of 2001, when Tony Blair secured his second landslide. Before joining Number ten he was a BBC Political Correspondent for many years.
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The Storyteller's Tale
Delhi has been plundered once again, this time by the forces of Ahmad Shah Abdali. Forced to evacuate as his house is destroyed, the Storyteller begins his journey away from the city when he encounters a haveli and is invited by its enigmatic Begum to narrate tales. In a mutual exchange of stories, the plot encapsulates various manifestations of love, friendship, loyalty, trust, hatred and jealousy. Tales of unconditional love between two brothers Taka (human) and Wara (wolf) to loyalty between two friends (Aresh and Barab), a bond that transcends death. The Storyteller and the Begum are questioning each other’s stance on love and embracing a deepening but unspoken desire for each other. Set in the 1700s, each story gives a new dimension to love, its manifestation complete as human bonds go through waves of loyalty, trust, hatred, desire, betrayal and jealousy.