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A Scrapbook of Memories

By: Ashok Chopra

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A rollercoaster ride through Indian publishingFor nearly forty years, Ashok Chopra has been responsible for publishing some of the biggest names in India: Khushwant Singh, Shobhaa De, Dom Moraes, Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins are part of his illustrious list. In this candid and colourful memoir, Chopra brings his long experience to explain what works and what doesn't in the Indian market: Why do some books last when others don't? Is there a winning formula for publishers and writers? What do readers in India want? How does one commission textbooks and reference guides? What should one do about bans and censorship? And how is the market holding up in the age of e-books and digital readers? While going into the commercial aspects of publishing, he does not forget the human stories. Be it sourcing manuscripts, chasing celebrity authors like Dilip Kumar and Anupam Kher, scoring historic deals in the cut-throat world of publishing or managing egotists, eccentrics and windbags, Chopra's adventures and ordeals are unfailingly entertaining. If he celebrates the hits (the runaway success of Freedom at Midnight, for instance), he does not leave out the misses (such as Shalimar, the book based on the movie, one of the biggest flops of Indian publishing). Along the way, he recounts scandalous episodes, stories of wild parties and lavish book events on warships and boats.Filled with rip-roaring revelations and honest reminiscences, this is the definitive story of English-language book publishing in India -- tracing its journey from the winding lanes of Daryaganj in New Delhi to the glamour of high-profile book launches.

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Harper Collins

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9351770966

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9789351770961

Of Love and Other Sorrows

Ten Modernists

By: Ashok Chopra

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Of Love and Other Sorrows

Ten Modernists

By: Ashok Chopra

Reports announcing the death of the book are now rife, but the continued relevance of the ten master writers discussed in this volume is proof to the contrary. Here we come across the dissident Czech writer Václav Havel, who later became the nation’s president; the South African Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer, with her pronounced anti-apartheid novels; the Chilean-American Isabel Allende, ‘the world’s most widely read Spanish author’; and Günter Grass, hailed as the ‘literary spokesman of his generation’. We also meet Graham Greene and Milan Kundera alongside the Egyptian Naguib Mahfouz, who, in his quiet way, ridiculed Islamic fundamentalism. The book is rounded off with three remarkable Latin American writers: Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz and Gabriel García Márquez. Of Love and Other Sorrows takes the reader on a fascinating journey in the company of some of the biggest names in modern literature. This illuminating study of their lives and works will seduce readers to rediscover these masters for themselves.

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Penguin UK

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9385890654

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9789385890659

Hero Vol.2

By: Ashok Raj

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Hero Vol.2

By: Ashok Raj

This volume focuses on the life and times of the ‘star of the millennium’, Amitabh Bachchan, and goes on to describe his contemporaries such as Shashi Kapoor, Dharmendra and Vinod Khanna, and also the next generation of heroes, including the Khans, Govinda, Hrithik Roshan and others who have followed. Ashok Raj is a research coordinator based in New Delhi. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, he has served as a consultant to several national and international organizations and NGOs in various spheres such as science, culture and the media. His significant work is a sixteen-part series on cinema, which was published in Screen (in 1988).

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Hay House, Inc

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9381398038

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9789381398036

The Complete MRCPsych

A comprehensive guide to the examination

By: Ashok Patel

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The Complete MRCPsych

A comprehensive guide to the examination

By: Ashok Patel

Studying for the MRCPsych exams can seem a daunting prospect, especially when faced with the vast amounts of literature available to help, but this book offers a complete solution in the form of a thoroughly comprehensive guide to the Part I Exam. Completely up to date and taking in the recent changes to the exam, the book reflects the exam format and content extremely accurately. Written by an experienced examiner with contributions from trainees, the book combines these elements to ensure that it is the perfect revision companion for any psychiatrist preparing for the MRCPsych Part I.

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CRC Press

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1444121340

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Of Love and Other Sorrows

Ten Modernists

By: Ashok Chopra

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Ten Modernists

By: Ashok Chopra

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Penguin UK

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Fatigue Behaviour of Offshore Structures

By: Ashok Gupta,Ramesh P. Singh

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Fatigue Behaviour of Offshore Structures

By: Ashok Gupta,Ramesh P. Singh

and Literature Rev iew Chapter 1 1. INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW The exploration for oil and gas in ever increasing water depths has given an impetus to research efforts on the behaviour of offshore structures under ocean environment. These structures are continuously subjected to environmental loading because of waves, wind and current. A response analysis is required to assess the safety of offshore structure under severe storm conditions as well as for estimation of damage caused by less severe but more frequently occuring sea states. A majority of the reported failures in the life time of offshore structures are in fact fatigue failures. The offshore structures are usually built in the form of welded tubular structures. The joints of these tubular members experience the fatigue damage mainly due to small defects in welding which act as crack initiators, high stress concentrations and the variable loads. The variable loads due to the ocean waves cause cyclic stress variation in the structural members and the accumu lated effect of these stresses results in the fatigue failure.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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364282899X

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9783642828997

An Introduction to Yoga Philosophy

An Annotated Translation of the Yoga Sutras

By: Ashok Kumar Malhotra

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An Introduction to Yoga Philosophy

An Annotated Translation of the Yoga Sutras

By: Ashok Kumar Malhotra

With its promise of personal improvement, physical well-being and spiritual enrichment, yoga is enjoying a resurgence in popularity at the turn of the third millennium. To unravel the mystery of the discipline, its philosophies and relevance in contemporary life, the original text of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali must be explored. This book offers the first accessible translation and commentary on Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. An introductory section examines the multidimensional aspects of yoga as philosophy, psychology, science, and religion, as well as exploring popular versions of yoga in the West. The core of the book offers a new translation of the entire text of the Yoga Sutras, in a language that is clear and comprehensible to students. Commentaries are presented to highlight the meaning of various statements (sutras) and key themes are outlined via sectional summaries. A full glossary of key words and names is also provided. Concluding chapters look at yoga in contemporary life, revealing the popularity of yoga in the 21st century through Star Wars, and exploring yoga's connection to health and science, contrasting yoga's holistic view of healing with that of the limited view of present day medical science. Sample physical, breathing and meditation exercises are provided. An Introduction to Yoga Philosophy offers a comprehensive introduction to the Yoga Sutras text of Patanjali to all students and interested readers of Indian philosophy and religion, world religions, east-west psychology, and mysticism.

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Routledge

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1351958631

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Rivers of Silence

Disaster on River Nam Ka Chu, 1962 and the Dash to Dhaka Across River Meghna During 1971

By: Ashok Kalyan Verma

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Rivers of Silence

Disaster on River Nam Ka Chu, 1962 and the Dash to Dhaka Across River Meghna During 1971

By: Ashok Kalyan Verma

Accounts of the Sino-Indian border dispute, 1962 and the India-Pakistan conflict of 1971.

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Lancer Publishers

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1897829345

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Reincarnation: a Myth or Science

By: Ashok Kumar Chattopadhyay

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Reincarnation: a Myth or Science

By: Ashok Kumar Chattopadhyay

As one family welcomes a new baby into the fold, its siblings have a multitude of questions about conception, birth, and life. In Reincarnation: A Myth or Science, author Ashok Kumar Chattopadhyay discusses the secret code of God in regard to the scientific process of reincarnation, transmigration, and re-birth. Chattopadhyay shares how the reality of this phenomenon has been proven by many spiritualists, scientists, and doctors through case histories of people who remembered their past life histories or from similar birthmarks or from direct experiences of near-death situations. Reincarnation: A Myth or Science opens the door to the scientific processes that occur at various stages of life from birth to death. It addresses the purpose of life by revealing the preaching of the ancient sages and wise people of the world, and it makes co-relations with scientific explanations. Reincarnation: A Myth or Science spreads the messages and advice of the saints and wise men of the world regarding the principle of as we sow, so we reap and to the truthfulness of the karmic cycle.

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Partridge Publishing

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1482856425

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The Life and Times of Baba Ramdev

By: Ashok Raj

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The Life and Times of Baba Ramdev

By: Ashok Raj

The continuing saga of a contemporary mass leader who sought out a vision and a method to amalgamate yoga and health care into the mainstream consciousness Baba Ramdev’s emergence as the new ideologue of a national and global spiritual resurgence is considered by many as a curious phenomenon. This work is a study on the making of the Ramdev spectacle with all its inescapable assertiveness, mass enthusiasm and, of course, controversies. It seeks to locate his philosophy in today’s socio-cultural milieu, while tracing its origins in Indian spiritual history, and the past landmark reformist movements that have been initiated in the country by earlier path-breakers including Sri Aurobindo, Swami Dayananda, Paramhansa Yogananda, Swami Sahajanand Saraswati, Bhagwan Nityananda, J. N. Krishnamurty and Sri Ramana Rishi. Indeed, Ramdev represents a renewed continuity to the great revival of the ancient Indian spiritual traditions and yoga that took place in the twentieth century and received recognition worldwide. With his own version of holistic yoga as a ploy for instituting the universal right to health, Baba Ramdev has proposed two distinct ideological alternatives to the current established order of the world – pranayama and the yogic way of life as the key to health restoration and well-being; and manifestation of an enabling spiritual environment for personal and social transformation. Ramdev’s arrival once again underlines the continuing significance of Oriental spiritualism the world over as it offers perhaps the most promising insights for the creation of a ‘new spiritually-awakened man’ – a man at ease with himself and with the world around him.

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Hay House, Inc

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9381398097

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9789381398098

13 Steps to Bloody Good Marks

By: Ashwin Sanghi,Ashok Rajani

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13 Steps to Bloody Good Marks

By: Ashwin Sanghi,Ashok Rajani

A SHORT BOOK THAT PACKS IN MANY TIPS AND TRICKS ON HOW TO TACKLE EXAMS AND GET THOSE MUCH DESIRED MARKS. Students who get good marks are those who are brilliant or those who are cram. True or False? False! There are also students who simply study smart. The Indian education system is a minefield. Negotiating this minefield and emerging with flying colours is a source of great strain and anxiety for Indian pupils and parents alike. Who can guide students to develop good study habits and thus get better results? Enter 13 steps to bloody good marks. After the stupendous success of 13 Steps to Bloody Good Luck and 13 Steps to Bloody Good Wealth, best-selling author Ashwin Sanghi (along with co-author, Ashok Rajani) presents a power-packed little book that provides simple, straightforward and effective steps that are a sure-fire way to obtain bloody good marks!

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Westland

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9395767804

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9789395767804

Listen to Your Body & Talk to Your Doctor

Learn to Understand What Your Doctor Says Disease * Diagnosis * Drugs

By: Dr. Ashok Kumar Batham, M.D.,

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Listen to Your Body & Talk to Your Doctor

Learn to Understand What Your Doctor Says Disease * Diagnosis * Drugs

By: Dr. Ashok Kumar Batham, M.D.,

Our body is the most sophisticated, intelligent, and priceless machine on this planet that nature has granted us. Endowed with the natural instincts of survival, sustenance, and self-propagation through self-protection, self-preservation, and reproduction, it achieves all these objectives by talking to us all the time, both in the states of health and disease. In the state of health, it tells us when water and glucose levels in the blood are low, through the sensations of thirst and hunger respectively, virtually forcing us to drink water and eat food. When tired and exhausted, it compels us to sleep. Even while sleeping, it tries to tell us if it needs food or water or safety in case of danger, through sensory perceptions or even through dreams indicative of these situations. Likewise, in case of the emergence of any disease, it develops early symptoms of uneasiness, discomfort, fever, pain, swelling, rashes, faintness, loss of appetite, and loss of sleep. However, the full-blown disease that is identifiable to the doctors takes a longer time to evolve. Therefore, it is prudent that we carefully listen to the body and take necessary remedial action, particularly, timely consultation with a medical professional or doctor. This booklet is aimed at establishing a good channel of communication between the medically educated, knowledgeable, skillful, and experienced medical professional or doctor who speaks a different medical language derived from Greek and Latin, and the common man or the patient, on the other side, who is differently educated by helping him understand medical jargon, and bringing about medical jagran, a Hindi word meaning ‘awakening’.

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Notion Press

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1947137026

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Crossing the Healing Zone

From Illness to Wellness

By: Ashok Bedi

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Crossing the Healing Zone

From Illness to Wellness

By: Ashok Bedi

The medicine of the 20th century was about the treatment of illness. The medicine of the 21st century is about wellness. Crossing the Healing Zone advances the new concepts of the emerging frontiers of integrative medicine, bringing together Eastern and Western healing traditions and merging body, mind, and spirit in a Jungian perspective. The journey through the Healing Zone that Dr. Bedi proposes is guided by archetypes and myths, active imagination, dreams and synchronicities, and the neuroplastic mysteries of our complex physical reality. The Healing Zone can be described in many ways—as the fourth dimension of consciousness, as quantum consciousness, as Jung’s “psychoid space,” as the Buddhist Third Way, or as the “gap” between the ego and the soul. Here, we can access all three areas of the triune brain—reptilian, limbic, and neocortical—all of which must be addressed in order to achieve full integration and healing. The Healing Zone is a bridge between the ego and the soul—a bridge that we can cross to reach the healing wisdom of the universe. Dr. Bedi outlines how to work with psychological and soul processes in moving from illness to wellness, and provides practical methods and techniques that can help readers access and engage the Healing Zone. The book contains informative and visual guidelines and practices that can help us create and manage our own personal wellness programs and become full and active partners in our own journeys from illness to wellness.

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Nicolas-Hays, Inc.

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0892545895

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9780892545896

Hero Vol.1

By: Ashok Raj

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Hero Vol.1

By: Ashok Raj

This volume traces the growth of the indigenous Hindi film hero from the silent era up to Dilip Kumar. The film hero is depicted as a credible representative of the social, cultural and political milieu of his era. The author contends that the development of Hindi cinema has been largely centered round the frontal figure of the hero. In the course of the narrative, the subject matter presents a compact history of mainstream Hindi cinema by placing personalities, events and trends in specific time frames.

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Hay House, Inc

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938139802X

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9789381398029

Chanakya on Management

By: Ashok R. Garde

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Chanakya on Management

By: Ashok R. Garde

Canakya’s Arthasastra deals with the different aspects of managing a kingdom, including management of men. The principles contained in Canakya’s work have the unique distinction of being used successfully in practice to achieve good results on a sustainable basis. The management principles used in the USA or in Japan are derived from their own cultural background. There exists enough evidence to show that these systems, even when meticulously and earnestly adopted in India, rarely take roots or produce the desired results. We need to look for those principles that make sense in our own social and work culture and which would hopefully deliver better results for all concerned - the customers, the investors, the employees and the society. This book on the management philosophy and practice of Canakya is the author’s earnest attempt to help Indian readership to become familiar with the great work of the First Total Management Guru of the world.

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Jaico Publishing House

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8179924084

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9788179924082

A Refresher Guide to Thin Film Technology

By: Ashok K. Batra,Mohan D. Aggarwal,Ashok Vaseashta

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A Refresher Guide to Thin Film Technology

By: Ashok K. Batra,Mohan D. Aggarwal,Ashok Vaseashta

Thin films have significantly impacted the present modern era of technology and are considered the backbone of advanced applications in various fields, such as optical devices, environmental applications, telecommunications devices, energy storage, photovoltaic solar cells, integrated circuits, and others. The critical issue for all applications of thin films depends on their morphology and stability. The morphology of thin films strongly depends on the deposition techniques. Hence due to its multidisciplinary nature, a background in thin film technology requires skills such as chemistry, physics, electrical engineering, and materials science and engineering

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Mahi Publication

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811949265X

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9788119492657

Good Health

A Pocket Book for Busy People

By: Ashok K. Singhal

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Good Health

A Pocket Book for Busy People

By: Ashok K. Singhal

This pocketbook focuses on good physical health. It is a practical guide not written by a health expert but by a pragmatic engineer. The author has forty-two years of experience as a successful entrepreneur and as a curator of numerous scientific articles, research papers, and proposals. Last but not the least, the author is well versed with both eastern and western cultures and their medical practices. The book provides readily useable information for simple lifestyle changes for the better management of common chronic diseases in a fashion that can be incorporated into simple daily routines.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1662439288

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9781662439285

SPEAKING WITH STYLE

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO PUBLIC SPEAKING

By: MAHINDRA, ASHOK

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SPEAKING WITH STYLE

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO PUBLIC SPEAKING

By: MAHINDRA, ASHOK

The art of public speaking is not a gift from heaven, but rather an accomplishment achieved through practice and hard work. You too can achieve this level of competence, if not mastery, by adopting the ideas and suggestions offered in Speaking with Style. This is a complete and comprehensive guide on the art of public speaking, which offers detailed and practical advice on mastering the skill to help readers becoming an effective, confident, and powerful speaker. Comprising 65 chapters divided into six sections, the book covers all important aspects of speech making ranging from preparation, presentation, rhetorical devices, self-analysis, to dealing with regulators and law courts. Each chapter is self-contained and complete in itself covering a technique that, once mastered, will enhance your power as a speaker. The author distills his extensive experience of forty years as a public speaker to present valuable insights and tips on becoming an accomplished speaker and empathetic communicator. His recommendations are easy, realistic, and are often accompanied by a checklist of instructions and examples from famous speakers down the ages. Since he is a chartered accountant, the students of accountancy and accountants in the profession and industry will find this book more interesting and relevant to them. Besides, it will be of immense value to the students and professionals in various other fields. TARGET AUDIENCE This is a must-read book for speakers, educators, trainers, entrepreneurs, executives, leaders and all those who aspire to improve their public speaking skills.

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PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

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9391818277

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9789391818272

The Road to Luxury

The New Frontiers in Luxury Brand Management

By: Ashok Som,Christian Blanckaert

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The Road to Luxury

The New Frontiers in Luxury Brand Management

By: Ashok Som,Christian Blanckaert

Discover the meaning of the latest trends in the luxury industry with this resource from leading voices in the field The thoroughly revised Second Edition of The Road to Luxury: The New Frontiers in Luxury Brand Management delivers a comprehensive overview of the foundations of, and new developments in, luxury brands. The book discusses a new wave of mergers and acquisitions, the rise of Gucci, the growth of Balenciaga, a variety of new collaborations between different companies, a growing support for sustainability, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of: An insightful analysis of the impact and meaning of the COVID-19 for the luxury industry, particularly for market growth in China The creation of savoir faire and business plan competitions in the luxury industry LVMH's sponsoring of Viva Technology Perfect for students in MBA programs or taking degrees or courses in Luxury Brand Management, The Road to Luxury will also earn a place in the libraries of executives and managers in the luxury business, marketing, branding, and advertising professionals and companies, and entrepreneurs interested in the workings of the luxury industry.

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John Wiley & Sons

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111974136X

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9781119741367

Knowledge Trove-TB-05

By: Ashok Kumar Tangri

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Knowledge Trove-TB-05

By: Ashok Kumar Tangri

Knowledge Trove is a carefully graded general knowledge series for classes 1 to 8. The series has been designed to make general knowledge learning more interesting and interactive and to ensure that the child is tuned in to the latest developments around the world. This series has been revised keeping in mind the competencies mentioned in the NCF 2023. This book also prepares the students for the various competitive examinations they might take in future.

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Saraswati House Pvt Ltd

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9355579586

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9789355579584

Tryst with Translation - A Case Study of Equivalence

Tryst with Translation

By: Dr.Ashok Vardhan Garikimukku

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Tryst with Translation - A Case Study of Equivalence

Tryst with Translation

By: Dr.Ashok Vardhan Garikimukku

This book, based on my doctoral work, makes a modest attempt to study the processes and the problems involved in translating these texts mainly with regard to the all important task of achieving communicative and/or semantic equivalence proposed by Peter Newmark.

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KY Publications

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9387769453

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9789387769458

Knowledge Trove-TB-08

By: Ashok Kumar Tangri

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Knowledge Trove-TB-08

By: Ashok Kumar Tangri

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Saraswati House Pvt Ltd

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9355579527

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9789355579522

The Spiritual Paradox of Addiction

The Call for the Transcendent

By: Ashok Bedi,Joseph Pereira

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The Spiritual Paradox of Addiction

The Call for the Transcendent

By: Ashok Bedi,Joseph Pereira

Addicts and alcoholics are often highly spiritualized individuals who lack the faith apparatus to make a healthy connection with their spiritual drive. As such, they turn to negative behavior patterns to fulfill that hunger: alcohol, drugs, food, sex, gambling, pornography, social media, and dysfunctional relationships. This book offers a series of insights and methods whereby faith may be restored and positively channeled into life-sustaining behaviors. It is addressed to addicts, their families and friends, as well as interested laypeople, government policymakers, and treatment professionals. The authors include instruction in yoga and breathing exercises, meditation, and mindfulness, as well as case studies and medical guidance for detoxification.

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Ibis Press

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089254192X

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9780892541928

From Food Scarcity to Surplus

Innovations in Indian, Chinese and Israeli Agriculture

By: Ashok Gulati,Yuan Zhou,Jikun Huang,Alon Tal,Ritika Juneja

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From Food Scarcity to Surplus

Innovations in Indian, Chinese and Israeli Agriculture

By: Ashok Gulati,Yuan Zhou,Jikun Huang,Alon Tal,Ritika Juneja

This book brings together unique experiences of India, China and Israel in overcoming economic, social, and natural resource challenges. Through its eleven chapters, the book captures the role of groundbreaking innovations in achieving unprecedented agricultural growth and stabilizing these nations. It provides a future outlook of the new challenges that will confront these countries in 2030 and beyond, related to tackling food and nutrition security, sustainable agricultural growth and adhering to improved food safety standards. This book provides useful insights for exploring technological innovations and policies that can address these future challenges and develop profitable and sustainable agriculture. This volume also highlights valuable lessons that India, China and Israel provide for the rest of the developing world where population is growing fast; natural resources are limited; and it is a challenge to produce enough food, feed and fibre for their populations. Tracing the historical past, this book is an impressive resource for academicians, policymakers, practitioners, agribusiness players, entrepreneurs in understanding the role of innovations in addressing future challenges.

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Springer Nature

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9811594848

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9789811594847

From Parastatals to Private Trade

Lessons from Asian Agriculture

By: Shahidur Rashid,Ashok Gulati,Ralph Waldo Cummings, Jr.

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From Parastatals to Private Trade

Lessons from Asian Agriculture

By: Shahidur Rashid,Ashok Gulati,Ralph Waldo Cummings, Jr.

In developing countries across Asia, food marketing parastatals have played an important role in agricultural policy, especially with regard to government efforts to stabilize food prices. Three broad market failures constitute the primary arguments for this form of government intervention: a lack of market integration stemming from inadequate infrastructure, the absence or inadequacy of risk-mitigating institutions and markets, and the need to protect the world's poorest communities from a volatile global market. Opponents of such public intervention schemes claim that the old rationales are no longer convincing, that the programs are not cost-effective and do not allocate resources optimally, and that private institutions are strong enough to take over many of the functions traditionally performed by parastatals. In From Parastatals to Private Trade, the editorsclearly from the latter camppose three general questions: Why must parastatal-centered policies in Asia change, when should policy changes occur, and how should such change happen: gradually or abruptly? Experts in agricultural policy use case studies from South Asia (Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan) and East Asia (Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam) to answer these questions; and a concluding chapter synthesizes these countries' experiences with price stabilization programs. In light of the evidencewhich indicates that parastatals played important roles in the past but have become overly expensive, and that reduced intervention can promote competition, help develop alternative institutions, and release funds for development and antipoverty programs without jeopardizing price stabilitythe editors highlight the challenges ahead and propose suggestions for reforming the existing paradigm for price-related policies. This volume provides valuable analyses for anyone concerned with balancing government intervention with market-friendly policies.

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Intl Food Policy Res Inst

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0801888158

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9780801888151

The Hay House Book of Cinema that Heals

By: Ashok Raj

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The Hay House Book of Cinema that Heals

By: Ashok Raj

A unique volume that highlights – tellingly and poignantly – how the impact of the Hindi film over the decades has played a significant role in trying to bring together people belonging to different faiths and different strata of society. Covering a vast time span from the silent era to the present, this work focuses on Hindi cinema’s attempts at promoting harmony and trust among various religions, communities and ethnic groups, while performing its basic function of entertaining the viewers. It identifies appropriate situations and characters in select films – such as Padosi (1941), Hum Ek Hain (1946), Mughal-e-Azam (1960), Dharamputra (1961), Amar Akbar Anthony (1977), Ghulam-e-Musthafa (1997), Lagaan (2001) and Veer-Zara (2004) – and describes how positive messages have been articulated through them. It also examines the response of the film makers to the changes that have been taking place over the years in society vis-à-vis the communal milieu in the country and their contribution towards making a cinema that heals. Ever since its inception a century ago, Indian cinema, far more than other popular cultural medium, has consistently taken up highly appealing and socially relevant interpretations of popular religious beliefs and customs. It has often attempted to ensure that the audiences identified themselves with the characters as they enacted their roles on screen. This cinema, though dominated by love stories and romantic escapism, has, occasionally, sent out a powerful message against age-old religious orthodoxy and outdated traditions by emphasizing that such factors have caused tremendous social tensions and suffering. In a very significant way, Indian cinema has tried to systematically break down religious and other barriers (say, ethnic, language, caste and class) and has endeavoured to engender an egalitarian society despite numerous obstacles. Here is a work that all readers, film buffs or not, will find stimulating, engrossing and informative.

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Hay House, Inc

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9384544140

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Maize in Asia

Changing Markets and Incentives

By: Ashok Gulati

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Maize in Asia

Changing Markets and Incentives

By: Ashok Gulati

Outcome of collaboration between International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, International Food Policy Research Institute, and International Fund for Agricultural Development.

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Academic Foundation

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8171886639

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The Missing Link

By: Ashok Ramnany

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The Missing Link

By: Ashok Ramnany

Do you sometimes get that feeling of being stuck? Does the world seem to move ahead leaving you behind? Is your career on hold? Or maybe you just don’t know where to begin. Is there a place for you in this huge world of business and career building? Is it all so confusing and sometimes frightening? You are bursting with ideas, but no one else seems to be excited about what you have to say. Slowly it dawns that maybe your ideas aren’t that hot anyway. Your dreams will end up being just that – dreams. They will never see the light of day. You need to find the right direction, or the right beginning, but you can’t seem to find that elusive door which will open up the possibilities for a fulfilling career. This is a no-holds-barred book on taking stock of your situation, finding the right triggers, and voila! It’s all there in front of you. You begin to wonder at the fact that it was in front of your eyes and yet you could not see it. Are you ready for the journey? Welcome to the world of self-realization.

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Notion Press

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1648926894

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