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Indira Gandhi: Prakriti Mein Ek Jiwan Ramesh Jairam

Indira Gandhi, prime minister of India for sixteen years, was as charismatic as she was controversial-at once admired and criticized for her political judgements and actions. Yet beyond such debate, what has not been fully understood is her life-long communion with nature and how that defined her very being. Weaving personal, political, and environmental history, politician-scholar Jairam Ramesh narrates the compelling story of Indira Gandhi, the naturalist. He tells us why and how she came to make a private passion a public calling; how her views on the environment remained steadfast even as her political and economic stances changed; how her friendships with conservationists led to far-reaching decisions to preserve India's biodiversity; how she urged, cajoled, and persuaded her colleagues as she took significant decisions particularly regarding forests and wildlife; and how her own

Aesthetic Dining: The Art Restaurant Around the World Makris Christina

- For the first time, a global guide to the Art Restaurant - a place where great art and memorable food meet - Interviews with chefs, restaurateurs and artists, including Tracey Emin, Mark Hix and Julian Schnabel - Richly illustrated with images of the art in its context "I went to Noma and interviewed Ren (Redzepi). We were talking about art and food but the restaurant was closed. Everybody asked me how was the food, what did you eat - and he basically gave me some marmite. The best marmite I've ever had." - David Shrigley This is the definitive guide to Art Restaurants - a new way to appreciate food. Christina Makris, collector of art and a Patron of The Tate and RA, takes the reader on a tour of 25 of the world's greatest art restaurants, from New York to Hong Kong and Cairo to London. Makris traces their stories, details the art highlights, and meets artists, restaurateurs and

The Good Research Guide: Research Methods for Small-Scale Social Research Projects Denscombe Martyn

The Good Research Guide provides practical and straightforward guidance for those who need to conduct small-scale research projects as part of their undergraduate, postgraduate or professional studies.The 7th edition covers topics in a clear, user-friendly style outlining the key points and explaining why they are important.The new edition has been updated throughout and has additional material on topics such as social media research, online surveys, image-based research and participatory action research. It also features new chapters on how to prepare for a research project, with specific guidance on:how to undertake a literature reviewhow to write a research proposalhow to ensure the research is ethicalhow to locate the project within a research paradigmFull of practical advice and valuable examples, this is the go-to book for

Great Adaptations: Star-Nosed Moles, Electric Eels, and Other Tales of Evolution's Mysteries Solved Catania Kenneth

"The irresistible enthusiasm of Great Adaptations couldn't come at a better time."--David P. Barash, Wall Street Journal "Be very amazed."--Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words and Becoming WildHow one scientist unlocked the secrets behind some of nature's most astounding animalsFrom star-nosed moles that have super-sensing snouts to electric eels that paralyze their prey, animals possess unique and extraordinary abilities. In Great Adaptations, Kenneth Catania presents an entertaining and engaging look at some of nature's most remarkable creatures. Telling the story of his biological detective work, Catania sheds light on the mysteries behind the behaviors of tentacled snakes, tiny shrews, zombie-making wasps, and more. He shows not only how studying these animals can provide deep insights into how life evolved, but also how

B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth Volume 3 Mignola Mike

Vegan Do It! Willis Charlotte

A young person's guide to adopting a vegan lifestyle, including plenty of practical tips, advice, support and original

The Oxford Handbook of International Refugee Law Costello Cathryn

The Oxford Handbook of International Refugee Law is a comprehensive, critical work, which analyses the state of research across the refugee law regime as a whole. Drawing together leading and emerging scholars, the Handbook provides both doctrinal and theoretical analyses of international refugee law and practice. It critiques existing law from a variety of normative positions, with several chapters identifying foundational flaws that open up space for radical rethinking. Many authors work directly in the field, and their contributions demonstrate how scholarship and practice can mutually inform each other.Contributions assess a wide range of international legal instruments relevant to refugee protection, including from international human rights law, international humanitarian law, international migration law, the law of the sea, and international and transnational

First, Lead Yourself Hearns Cilln

Jews and the Quran Bar-Asher Meir M.

Unimpressed Tacchia Miranda

What makes Unimpressed so impressive and entertaining is how Tacchia taps into instantly relatable feelings and situations while simultaneously creating art that exudes confidence and vulnerability. (Sample caption: "When you went from giving him an earful to a mouthful.") Her often scabrous depiction of life as a young single woman today echoes that of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's (Fleabag) or Abbi Jacobsen and Ilana Glazer's (Broad City). Funny, smart, observant, sexy, gross, and relatable -- Unimpressed is a wonderful debut and a great gift idea.

Hands-On Functional Test Automation: With Visual Studio 2017 and Selenium Chandrasekara Chaminda

Get started with functional testing of both web apps and Windows apps using different test frameworks. This book will take you on a deep dive into integrating functional automation testing with deployment pipelines.Hands-On Functional Test Automation contains step-by-step lessons that will give you an understanding of how to do functional test automation using Selenium with C# and Python. Also, you will learn how to enhance your test automation development with third-party frameworks. You will configure test clients, run functional tests through Azure DevOps release management, and carry out performance and load-testing to gain a good understanding of how to do cloud-based load testing.Each lesson comprises an introduction to the related concepts to help you understand how things work. This will broaden your knowledge so you can implement test automation in

Aqa a Level Computer Science Reeves Bob

AQA A-level Computer Science gives students the chance to think creatively and progress through the AQA AS and A-level Computer Science specifications.

Designing Reform: Architecture in the People's Republic of China, 1970-1992 Roskam Cole

Investigating the rich architecture of post-Mao China and its broad cultural impactIn the years following China's Cultural Revolution, architecture played an active role in the country's reintegration into the global economy and capitalist world. Looking at the ways in which political and social reform transformed Chinese architecture and how, in turn, architecture gave structure to the reforms, Cole Roskam underlines architecture's unique ability to shape space as well as behavior. Roskam traces how foreign influences like postmodernism began to permeate Chinese architectural discourse in the 1970s and 1980s and how figures such as Kevin Lynch, I. M. Pei, and John Portman became key forces in the introduction of Western educational ideologies and new modes of production. Offering important insights into architecture's relationship to the politics, economics, and

Children of the Atom by Vita Ayala Vol. 1 Ayala Vita

When did the X-Men get sidekicks? Now! Don't miss the debut of the greatest teenage super hero team of all time! They have learned from the best, now they're ready to be put to the test! But who the heck are these kids, where did they come from and why are their powers so similar to the X-Men's? The Children of the Atom soon get a chance to prove their credentials when a local prison riot quickly turns into an escape. The strangest teens of all are on the case - but so are the Avengers! Meanwhile, a brand-new alternative medicine is changing lives at school, but who's recruiting the victims - we mean patients?! Plus: an amazing race between the mutant inventor Forge, the brilliant Wakandan princess Shuri and more! Collecting CHILDREN OF THE ATOM #1-6 and material from MARVEL'S VOICES

Hunting A Killer / Pursuit Of The Truth Helm Nicole

Hunting a Killerby Nicole Helm The Tactical Crime Division's in hot

The Tao of Psychology Bolen Jean Shinoda

Understanding the Moments That Touch and Transform Our Lives Who hasn't experienced that eerie coincidence, that sudden, baffling insight, that occasional flash of extrasensory perception that astonishes? Can these events be dismissed as mere chance, or do they have some deeper significance for us? The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this classic explores the inter-relationship between these meaningful coincidences and our intuitive sense that we are part of some deep oneness with the universe -- a oneness called Tao in Eastern philosophy and synchronicity in Jungian psychology. By relating the concepts of Tao and synchronicity, Dr. Bolen reveals important links between psychology and mysticism, right brain and left, the individual and the external world. The Tao of Psychology provides the key for each individual to interpret the synchronistic events in his or her life and gives fresh insight into the relationships, dreams, and flashes of perception that transform our existence.

Connecting in the Online Classroom: Building Rapport Between Teachers and Students Glazier Rebecca A.

More students than ever before are taking online classes, yet higher education is facing an online retention crisis; students are failing and dropping out of online classes at dramatically higher rates than face-to-face classes. Grounded in academic research, original surveys, and experimental studies, Connecting in the Online Classroom demonstrates how connecting with students in online classes through even simple rapport-building efforts can significantly improve retention rates and help students succeed.Drawing on more than a dozen years of experience teaching and researching online, Rebecca Glazier provides practical, easy-to-use techniques that online instructors can implement right away to begin building rapport with their students, includingproactively reaching out through personalized check-in emails;creating opportunities for human connection

Girl Power: Indian Women Who Took On the World Hiranandani Neha

Uncover the stories of some of India's most iconic women. Packed full of facts, this is an unforgettable guide to some of the women that have shaped Indian

Renewable Energy Resources Twidell John

Renewable Energy Resources is a numerate and quantitative text. It covers the many renewables technologies implemented worldwide by harnessing sustainable resources, mitigating pollution and climate change, and providing cost effective services.This fourth edition is extensively updated by John Twidell with global developments as underpinned by fundamental analysis and illustrated by case studies and worked examples. Efficiency of end-use and cost-effectiveness is emphasized. Each chapter begins with fundamental scientific theory, and then considers applications, environmental impact and socio-economic aspects, before concluding with Quick Questions for self-revision, Problems and new Exercises. Basic theory underlying the technologies is covered in succinct Reviews of electrical power, fluid dynamics, heat transfer and solid-state physics. Common symbols and

Writing the Field Recording: Sound, Word, Environment Benson Stephen

Intervenes in contemporary debates about the relationship between literature and field recordingA field recording is any audio recording made outside of the studio. Such recordings have lately become important to contemporary musicians, sound artists and environmentalists. However, less attention has been given to the relation of sound, as manifested in the theory and practice of the field recording, to writing. The 11 essays collected here take the recent explosion of interest in field recording as the point of departure for an investigation of the sounded field in music and its relationship to literature and writing. Including seminal pieces on field thinking by John Berger and Lisa Robertson, Writing the Field Recording analyses contemporary text scores, histories, composer statements, critical literature, poetry and nature writing in the

A Guide to Violin Varnish - A Selection of Classic Articles on the Development and Qualities of Different Violin Varnish...

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subject of violins. The titles in this range include "A Guide to Violin Strings" "A History of Violins in England" "Paganini and the Violin" and many more. Each publication has been professionally curated and includes all details on the original source material. This particular instalment, "A Guide to Violin Varnish" contains information on the development and qualities of different violin varnishes. It is intended to illustrate aspects of violin construction and serves as a guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and understand the field in its historical

Wish You Were Here Picoult Jodi

An upcoming book to be published by Penguin Random

Kid Engineer: Working with Buildings and Structures Howell Izzi

An introduction to the different fields of engineering through fun, achievable

Harsh Times Vargas Llosa Mario

Behind this violent act is a lie passed off as truth, which forever changed the development of Latin America: that those in power encouraged the spread of Soviet communism in the Americas. Mario Vargas Llosa has written a drama on a world stage, in which some persecutors end up as victims of the very plot they helped

In the Clouds Bernhardt Sarah

In 1878 Gustave Flaubert looked on in horror as his publisher picked up a manuscript from the mysterious stage actress Sarah Bernhardt and published it in place of a new edition of his latest work, and watched it go on to become an instant bestseller, achieving international fame.Narrated by a chair in a hot-air balloon, In the Clouds is a light-hearted, humorous tale that follows a character reminiscent of Bernhardt through the skies above Paris. Sadly the story sunk into obscurity, lying out of print in the English language for much of the twentieth century. Featuring the original illustrations by Georges Clairin, and in a fresh edit of the first English translation, this edition seeks to bring the tale to a new generation of readers. 'Apart from its highly original premise... its jaunty style proved her to be a lively, amusing writer.' -Robert

Why We Need Water Waffles + Mochi Mangual Cynthia Ines

An all-new storybook, with over 30 stickers, Based on Netflix's Waffles + Mochi, which is prodcued by President Barack and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground Productions!Before Waffles and Mochi can make a special meal for their friends, they need to learn about a very important ingredient--water. Follow them around the world as they learn how necessary water is and the different ways it can be used. Children ages 3 to 7 who love Netflix's new show about friendship and fun-filled eating will enjoy this full-color storybook that includes over 30 stickers.Join Waffles and Mochi for global adventures that reveal the stories behind our food. Produced by President Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground Productions and streaming on Netflix, Waffles + Mochi is an entertaining mix of puppetry, animation, celebrity chefs, and famous

Astrogeographia: Correspondences Between the Stars and Earthly Locations Powell Robert a.

As above, so below is the foundation of all star wisdom. It was known in ancient times that there are correspondences between the macrocosm (heavenly realm) and the microcosm (human being) and the Earth. Astrogeographia is a modern form of that ancient star wisdom.According to the astronomer Johannes Kepler, "There radiates into the Earth soul an image of the sense-perceptible zodiac and the whole firmament as a bond of sympathy between Heaven and Earth.... This imprint into the Earth soul through the sense-perceptible zodiac and the entire sphere of fixed stars is also confirmed through observation."And Steiner said in his course on astronomy, "We can conceive of the active heavenly sphere mirrored in the Earth." The authors of Astrogeographia set out to determine the correspondences between the starry heavens and the earthly

The Gate in the Fence Menzies Bob

The book is about two neighbours who live in houses separated by a fence with a gate in it. It was there before either of them moved in. The gate provides easy access between the two properties. One of the neighbours is an ex-war vet who lives alone and is struggling with life and relationships after his combat experiences. The other property houses a family: a bank manager and his wife. The husband, Michael moves in first to take up his new role at the bank, while his wife stays on to sell the old house. In his new role he inherits a PA who sees her new boss as a bit of challenge, in more ways than one. Katie, Michael's wife finally settles in to life at the new home, until one morning there is an unexpected knock at the front door. Who is it, and what do they want? What happens next will change all of their lives forever. The twists and turns in the storyline will have you wanting to

How to Harmonize Chords to Melody Buckler Lawrence A.

Unequal Cities: Structural Racism and the Death Gap in America's Largest Cities Benjamins Maureen R.

The elimination of racial and ethnic inequities--differences that are avoidable, unnecessary, and unfair--has been one of the overarching health-related goals of the United States for decades. Yet dramatic differences in health outcomes between Blacks and whites persist, rooted in structural and social determinants of health. Nationally, a Black baby can expect to live four years less than a white baby. But mortality outcomes and inequities vary widely across cities. In Washington, DC, for example, the average life expectancy for Blacks is twelve years less than that of whites. But in other cities, mortality differences between races are less striking or nonexistent. If health equity can be achieved in some cities, why not all? This is arguably the most important health equity issue of our time.In Unequal Cities, Maureen R. Benjamins and Fernando G. De Maio gather a