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The Ramayana – the Journey of Rama – is India’s best-loved book, an inspiration to school-children, monks and moviemakers, yet it is virtually unknown in the Western world. The story of Rama, an exiled prince searching savage jungles for his kidnapped wife, it combines aspects of Heart of Dark... More

The invention of the car revolutionized the world and changed our landscape and our culture forever. A miracle of engineering, function and design, the car is an integral part of our society's history and a symbol of individuality and personal freedom.... More

From Steve McQueen's Mustang in "Bullitt" to 007's Aston Martins, and the veteran Darracq in "Genevieve" to the daredevil Mini Coopers in "The Italian Job," cars are the stars just as much as their human occupants in a number of films. This book reviews the good, the bad, and the ugly in car movies ... More

A celebration of Jaguars, from 1948 to today's S-type and X-type, features all-color photography and examinations of their technical relationship to U.S. and European Fords, and the marque's new "premium brand" role as a volume producer.... More

Travelling by land, sea and small plane from north-east India to Sri Lanka, Martin Buckley recreates one of the great journeys in world literature -- the Ramayana. The journey, along remote byways of a little-known India, offers an entirely novel perspective on the country. "From the Trade Paperback... More

"The A-Z of Cars" contains 387 profiles of the very latest models, such as the new edition Mini and the Toyota Prius, highlighting the imagination, craft, and ingenuity of car manufacturing at the beginning of the 21st century.... More

Precipitation Hardening (or age-hardening) is an important technique for the metal-using industries. The process is used to enhance the mechanical properties of a wide range of alloys, notably those based on aluminium, but also embracing some nickel and other non-ferrous alloys as well as certain st... More