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Through simple and entertaining stories, Jamuna Rangachari brings out the essence of all religions practiced in India and how, underneath it all, we are all one.Jamuna Rangachari is a software professional. She lives in Mumbai with her husband and two children.... More

Medals or stripes proclaiming your designation are of little consequence when you are cornered by a hardened criminal. Viewed from this perspective alone, life 'on the beat' for top-cop Aftab Ahmed Khan has been no safer than that of any ordinary policeman patrolling the mean streets. What made a ma... More

‘It’s not people who aren’t credit-worthy. It’s banks that aren’t people-worthy’ —Muhammad YunusMuhammad Yunus, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, set up the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh to lend tiny sums to the poorest of the poor, who were shunned b... More

President Carters challenging and provocative assessment of what must be done to bring permanent peace to Israel with dignity and justice for Palestinians--and one of the most important books of the year--is now available in paperback.PRESIDENT CARTER'S COURAGEOUS ASSESSMENT OF WHAT MUST BE DONE TO ... More

“A savvy, streetwise primer on dozens of individual countries that adds up to a coherent theory of global politics.”–Robert D. Kaplan, author of Eastward to Tartary and Warrior Politics“A panoramic overview that boldly addresses the dilemmas of the world that our next president will confront... More

FROM THE WORLD'S FOREMOST INTELLECTUAL ACTIVIST, AN IRREFUTABLE ANALYSIS OF AMERICA'S PURSUIT OF TOTAL WORLD DOMINATION AND THE CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES THAT WILL FOLLOW. For over half a century, the United States has been pursuing a 'grand imperial strategy' with the aim of staking out the globe. ... More

Carl Bernstein's stunning portrait of Hillary Rodham Clinton shows us, as nothing else has, the true trajectory of her life and career with its zigzag bursts of risks taken and safety sought. Marshaling all the skills and energy that propelled his history-making Pulitzer Prize reporting on Watergate... More

The world's foremost critic of US foreign policy exposes the hollow promises of democracy in US actions abroad-and at home.The United States has repeatedly asserted its right ot intervene militarily against 'failed states' around the globe. In this much anticipated follow-up to his international bes... More

Editorial Review FOREWORD : Mansur Ali Khan, Nawab of Pataudi For the weary urban dweller, the verdant Mangala valley near the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka, would seem like a haven of peace and tranquillity. Appearances could not be more deceptive, as Saad Bin Jung discovered after forsaking... More

For the first time since the rise of Western capitalism, entrepreneurs in China and India can ignore New York and London—and still build companies worth billions. Thanks to social and economic revolutions, Asia has captured the best minds and money from all around the world.In Billions of E... More

What will be the legacy of President George Walker Bush? In this fascinating, timely book, Glenn Greenwald examines the Bush presidency and its long-term effect on the nation. What began on shaky, uncertain ground and was bolstered and propelled by tragedy, has ultimately faltered and failed on the ... More

Clive Bell wrote this book circa the First World War period and proposed to investigate the nature of Britain's leading war-aim ('fighting for civilisation'). The author intends to enquire what this thing is for which whole generations seem to have fought and for which taxpayers pay. In fact this bo... More

A stunning exposé of how A.Q. Khan set up Pakistan’s nuclear programme, and the role of the United States in the spread of nuclear weaponsBased on hundreds of interviews in the United States, Pakistan, India, Israel, Europe, and Southeast Asia, Deception is a masterwork of reportage and dramatic ... More

An insightful and powerful analysis of the forces driving global politics today and into the next century. In the summer of 1993 Foreign Affairs published an article entitled ‘The Clash of Civilizations?’ by Samuel Huntington. No article, according to the editors of that distinguished journa... More

In India Unbound, acclaimed columnist Gurcharan Das offers a comprehensive view of the economic and social transformation of India from independence to the new millennium. It is the riveting story of a nation’s rise from poverty to prosperity and the clash of ideas that occurred along the way. Das... More

Since Clausewitz, was has been considered a rational extension of politics by nations seeking to advance their interests. Now, in this sweeping reassessment of the ends and means of war, Martin van Creveld advances a new understanding of what was is today, and for what that it's fought.... More