Man-Eaters of Kumaon(Reprint) (Oxford India Paperbacks) by JimCorbett, 2012Jan01 Paperback, 228 Pages, Published 1993 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-562255-3, ISBN: 0-19-562255-3
"Jim Corbett was every inch a hero, something like a "sahib" Davy Crockett: expert in the ways of the jungle, fearless in the pursuit of man-eating big cats, and above all a crack shot. Brought up on a hill-station in north-west India, he killed his first leopard before he was nine and went on to achieve a legendary reputation as a hunter. Corbett was also an author of great renown. His books on the man-eating tigers he once track ..."
"Decline can be avoided. Decline can be detected. Decline can be reversed. Amidst the desolate landscape of fallen great companies, Jim Collins began to wonder: How do the mighty fall? Can decline be detected early and avoided? How far can a company fall before the path toward doom becomes inevitable and unshakable? How can companies reverse course? In How the Mighty Fall, Collins confronts these questions, offering leaders the well-foun ..."
The New Odyssey The Story of Europe's Refugee Crisis by Patrick Kingsley, 2012Jan01 Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2016 by Guardian Faber Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-78335-105-3, ISBN: 1-78335-105-5
"Europe is facing a wave of migration unmatched since the end of World War II - and no one has reported on this crisis in more depth or breadth than the Guardian's migration correspondent, Patrick Kingsley. Throughout 2015, Kingsley traveled to 17 countries along the migrant trail, meeting hundreds of refugees making epic odysseys across deserts, seas and mountains to reach the holy grail of Europe. This is Kingsley's unparalleled accoun ..."
"A one-of-a-kind guide to fifty of the most important cultural and historic sites in the United States guaranteed to fascinate, educate, and entertain selected and described by the former director of the Smithsonian s National Museum of American History. From Massachusetts to Florida to Washington to California, "50 Great American Places" takes you on a journey through our nation s history. Sharing the inside stories of sites as old as M ..."
"**As seen in the upcoming Sony Pictures film Ghostbusters**Years before they made headlines with the Ghostbusters, Erin Gilbert and Abby L. Yates published the ground-breaking study of the paranormal, Ghosts from Our Past - now back in print!Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Whether you’re a believer or a sceptic, you’ll find the information you’re seeking right here in this extraordinary book, including: · The frig ..."
The Memory Illusion(1st Edition) Remembering, Forgetting, and the Science of False Memory by Dr. Julia Shaw, 2012Jan01 Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2016 by Random House Uk ISBN-13: 978-1-84794-762-8, ISBN: 1-84794-762-X
"Think you have a good memory? Think again. Memories are our most cherished possessions. We rely on them every day of our lives. They make us who we are. And yet the truth is they are far from being the accurate record of the past we like to think they are. True, we can all admit to having suffered occasional memory lapses, such as entering a room and immediately forgetting why, or suddenly being unable to recall the name of someone we'v ..."
Cross Kill(1st Edition) BookShots (An Alex Cross Thriller) by James Patterson, 2012Jan01 Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2016 by Bookshots ISBN-13: 978-1-78653-001-1, ISBN: 1-78653-001-5
"James Patterson's BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment. ALEX CROSS, I'm coming for you - even from the grave if I have to. Along Came a Spider killer Gary Soneji has been dead for over ten years. Alex Cross watched him die. But today, Cross saw him gun down his partner. Is Soneji alive? A ghost? Or something even more sinister? Nothing will prepare you for the wicked truth."
The Saffron Road A Journey with Buddha's Daughters by Christine Toomey, 2012Jan01 Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2016 by Portobello Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-84627-493-0, ISBN: 1-84627-493-1
"A brief meeting with a Buddhist nun in India made a deep impression on Christine Toomey. It sent her on a two-year, 60,000-mile odyssey to learn more about the contemporary women choosing in their thousands to become part of a long tradition of female spirituality that stretches back through the centuries and now embraces the radical possibility that the next Dalai Lama could be female. In The Saffron Road, Toomey follows in the footste ..."
""What Color Is Your Parachute?" is the world s most popular job-hunting guide, revised and updated annually, with more than ten million copies sold. This 2016 edition features the latest studies and perspectives on today s job-market, including proven strategies for finding jobs even when everyone tells you there are none. Career expert Richard N. Bolles reveals surprising advice on what works and what doesn t so you can focus your effo ..."
Get Backed Craft Your Story, Build the Perfect Pitch Deck, and Launch the Venture of Your Dreams by Evan Baehr, Evan Loomis, Baehr/Loomis, 2012Jan01 Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2015 by Harvard Business Review Press ISBN-13: 978-1-63369-072-1, ISBN: 1-63369-072-5
""Anyone who comes to pitch on Shark Tank should read this book first!"--Barbara Corcoran, ABC's Shark Tank "I have seen literally thousands of companies trying to raise capital and know that a great pitch deck is critical. This book gives you the playbook for creating yours."--Naval Ravikant, cofounder and CEO, AngelList "I raised twice the amount of money I set out to in a mere five weeks. I'm naming my firstborn child after the Evans. ..."
The Tears of the Rajas(1st Edition) Mutiny, Money and Marriage in India 1805-1905 by Ferdinand Mount, 2012Jan01 Hardcover, 784 Pages, Published 2015 by Simon & Schuster Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-4711-2945-2, ISBN: 1-4711-2945-4
"The Tears of the Rajas is a sweeping history of the British in India, seen through the experiences of a single Scottish family. For a century the Lows of Clatto survived mutiny, siege, debt and disease, everywhere from the heat of Madras to the Afghan snows. They lived through the most appalling atrocities and retaliated with some of their own. Each of their lives, remarkable in itself, contributes to the story of the whole fragile and ..."
The Great Work of Your Life(Reprint) A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling by Stephen Cope, 2012Jan01 Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2015 by Bantam ISBN-13: 978-0-553-38607-3, ISBN: 0-553-38607-7
"From the Senior Scholar-in-residence and Ambassador for the famed Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health comes an incisive and inspiring meditation on living the life you were born to live. In this fast-paced age, the often overwhelming realities of daily life may leave you feeling uncertain about how to realize your life’s true purpose—what spiritual teachers call dharma. But yoga master Stephen Cope says that in order to have a fulfilli ..."
"A riveting follow-up to Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal's account of the most memorable missions of the Mossad, No Mission is Impossible sheds light on some of the most harrowing, nail-biting operations of the Israeli Special forcesMossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service brought to life the gripping, legendary missions of Israeli's national intelligence force like never before, capturing the danger of the operati ..."
""It's a book! It's a guide! It's a way of life!" The exciting new book in the acclaimed, bestselling, award-winning UNBORED series: Here comes UNBORED Adventure.UNBORED Adventure has all the smarts, innovation, and free-wheeling spirit of the original UNBORED and its 2014 spinoff, UNBORED Games, but with a fresh focus on encouraging kids to break out of their techno-passivity and explore the world around them--whether that's a backyard, ..."
Do No Harm Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery by Henry Marsh, 2012Jan01 Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2014 by Phoenix ISBN-13: 978-1-78022-592-0, ISBN: 1-78022-592-X
"Longlisted for both the Guardian First Book Award and the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, DO NO HARM ranks alongside the work of Atul Gawande, Jerome Groopman, and Oliver Sacks. With compassion and candor, leading neurosurgeon Henry Marsh reveals the fierce joy of operating, the profoundly moving triumphs, the harrowing disasters, the haunting regrets, and the moments of black humor that characterize a brain surgeon's life. If y ..."
From the Ruins of Empire(Reprint) The Revolt Against the West and the Remaking of Asia by Pankaj Mishra, 2012Jan01 Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2013 by Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-241-95466-9, ISBN: 0-241-95466-5
"Pankaj Mishra's provocative account of how China, India and the Muslim World are remaking the world in their own image - shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2013. It is shortlisted for the Orwell prize 2013. Viewed in the West as a time of self-confident progress, the Victorian period was experienced by Asians as a catastrophe. As the British gunned down the last heirs to the Mughal Empire or burned down the Summer Palace in Beijing, it wa ..."