An instant New York Times bestseller! From the bestselling author of But What if We're Wrong, a wise and funny reckoning with the decade that gave us slacker/grunge irony about the sin of trying too hard, during the greatest shift in human consciousness of...

An insurgency in Nigeria by the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram has left thousands dead, shaken Africa's biggest country and worried the world. Yet they remain a mysterious almost unknowable organisation. Through exhaustive on-the-ground reporting, M.J. Smith takes readers inside the violence and provides...

An intellectual who faults the communist party for not being left enough; a tibetan poet who has become the conscience of her nation; and the bestselling novelist who has began to enjoy the fruits of capitalism-here are some of the people through whom pankaj...

An intimate view of the influences, encounters and defining historical moments that forged the vision of 's first prime minister Written by Nayantara Sahgal, prize-winning novelist and political commentator, Jawaharlal Nehru presents an intimate view of the influences, encounters and defining historical moments that...

An intoxicating interconnected history of booze and medicine, from one of the world's foremost cocktail writers.Consider the Negroni. The bittersweet cocktail dating to the early 1900s is made of equal parts gin, sweet vermouth and Campari. Gin takes its name and flavour from the...

An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep defying fiction'and TIME OUTOne was an architect. The other a serial killer. This is the incredible story of these two men and their realization of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, and its amazing...

An original and compelling history of the northern European medieval renaissance in art, science and philosophy, which rivalled its Italian counterpart, by the author of The Florentines and The Borgias.[Bokinfo].

An original history of Russia's thousand-year past, tracing the forces and the myths that have shaped Putin's politics and rekindled the Cold War.Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has reshaped history. In the decades after the collapse of Soviet communism, the West convinced itself that...

An outstanding and moving essay on the Palestinian struggle and the power of narrative from the Women's Prize for Fiction-shortlisted author ofand Enter Ghost'Combinesand intellectual brillianceand withand moral clarityand andand profound resoluteness of purpose'and SALLY ROONEYAward-winning author ofand The Parisianand andand Enter Ghostand Isabella...

An overview of the lost peoples and cultures who flourished and fought for survival alongside the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans.Beyond the Greeks, Romans and Hebrews of the Classical and Biblical eras, a rich diversity of peoples helped lay the foundations of the modern world....

An unprecedented high-level master narrative of America's intelligence wars, from the only person ever to helm both the CIA and the NSA, at a time of heinous new threats and momentous change. How did American intelligence respond to terrorism, a major war and the...

An unprecedented, page-turning narrative of the Nazi rise to power, the Holocaust, and Hitler's post-invasion plans for Russia told through the recently discovered lost diary of Alfred Rosenberg - Hitler's philosopher' and architect of Nazi ideology. Only recently discovered by former FBI agent Robert...

An unpredictable music composter who defied the conventions of his time, a trendsetter who introduced a fusion of Western rock and jazz with Indian classical music - R.D Burman's life and career make him one of the most important and versatile artists to dominate...

An urgent examination of the great wave of change breaking over today's world - from the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic andand New York Timesand bestselling author ofand The Death of Truth A profoundly inspiring and prophetic perspective on the contemporary world' Ai WeiweiIn the twenty-first...

An utterly dazzling book, the best piece of history I have read for a long time' Jerry Brotton, author ofand A History of the World in Twelve Maps'Not merely an horologist's delight, but an ingenious meditation on the nature and symbolism of time-keeping itself'...

Analysing the evolution of Lahore's social organization, culture and ideologies since Pakistan's independence in 1947, this book explores how social and cultural changes affect the social economy, spatial structure and urban environment.It uncovers the internal dynamics and functional order of the city that sustain...

Ancient Rome matters.Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves. Its myths and stories - from Romulus and Remus to the Rape of Lucretia - still strike a chord with us. And its debates about citizenship,...

and bizarre corporate takeover in history: Elon Musk's acquisition and subsequent occupation of Twitter.In October 2022, Elon Musk marched through Twitter's front doors carrying a kitchen sink, tweeting a message to his millions of followers: let that sink in'. His takeover came with the...

And so we afterwards took up his bones which are more valuable than precious stones and finer than refined gold ...' Account of the martyrdom of Polycarp, c. AD 156 From the earliest period of Christian worship striking comparisons were drawn between sacred matter...

Andar Rooh Rahyam By Qazi Khadim

Andrew Marshall is a Pentagon legend. For more than four decades he has served as Director of the Office of Net Assessment, the Pentagon's internal think tank, under twelve defense secretaries and eight administrations. Yet Marshall has been on the cutting edge of strategic...

Andy Warhol kept these diaries faithfully from November 1976 right up to his final week, in February 1987. Written at the height of his fame and success, Warhol records the fun of an Academy Awards party, nights out at Studio 54, trips between London,...

Anjam-e-Baharan is written by by world known Turkish writer Adalet Agaoglu. Anjam-e-Baharan is the Urdu translation of her novel Yazsonu (Summer's End) by Huma Anwar. Narrated by an author on vacation among the classical ruins of the ancient city of Side on the Mediterranean...

Annawadi is a slum at the edge of Mumbai Airport, in the shadow of shining new luxury hotels. Its residents are garbage recyclers, construction workers and economic migrants, all of them living in the hope that a small part of India's booming future will...

Anne Whitehead brings to life Napoleon's time on St Helena and the web of connections around the globe which framed his last years. Betsy's father, William Balcombe, was well-connected in London, and he smuggled letters and undertook a clandestine mission to Paris for Napoleon....

Annexation and the Unhappy Valley: The Historical Anthropology of Sindh's Colonization addresses the nineteenth century expansion and consolidation of British colonial power in the Sindh region of South Asia. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach and employs a fine-grained, nuanced and situated reading of multiple...

Another terrific book by Rob Eastaway' SIMON SINGH A delightfully accessible guide to how to play with numbers' HANNAH FRYHow many cats are there in the world?What's the chance of winning the lottery twice?And just how long does it take to count to a...

Antonio Negri wrote the two essays that comprise Time for Revolution while serving a prison sentence for alleged involvement with radical left-wing groups. Although the essays were written two decades apart, their concerns are the same: is there a place for resistance in a...

Appeals to the nerdy side of just about all of us... a great book to give'and -and Jane Garvey'A splendid book: clearly written, elegantly structured and full of facts you are unlikely to chance on anywhere else' -and Daily Mail'A wonderful book' - Mark...

Apple embraced co-creation to enhance the speed and scope of its innovation, generat­ing over $1 billion for its App-Store partner-developers in two years, even as it overtook Microsoft in market value. Starbucks launched its online platform MyStarbucksIdea.com to tap into ideas from customers and...

Approaches to the Studies in Socia-culture Muslim South Asia and the World by Moinuddin Aqeel

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Are violent jihadis an enduring feature of modern international affairs, or do they hold in their own doctrines the seeds of self-destruction? Historical precedent suggests the latter. Jihadi ideologues have formulated an individualist-centered Islam to mobilise Muslims far and wide, youths above all, to...

Art Day by Dayand presents snapshots of the most exciting, unusual and noteworthy art events from around the world and throughout history through direct testimonies, eyewitness accounts and contemporary chroniclers.Each day has its own section, starting with an extended quote giving artists, critics and...

Art of Pakistan: Indigenous Elements and Western Influences byand Abid Hussain Qureshi

art; photography; pictorial; memoir; design

Art Violence andamp; the State In The Killing Fields Of Karachi

Arthur Swinson�s account of his time in the Japanese invasion of the British India from April to June 1944, this book is a tour de force about the battle of Kohima. On 7 March 1944 Tokyo announced that the Japanese invasion of British India...

Artificial intelligence has long been a mainstay of science fiction and increasingly it feels as if AI is entering our everyday lives, with technology like Apple's Siri now prominent, and self-driving cars almost upon us.But what do we actually mean when we talk about...

Artist and illustrator Elizabeth Gould is finally given the recognition she deserves in this gorgeous volume that includes hundreds of her stunning and scientifically precise illustrations of birds from nearly every continent.Published in association with the Natural History Museum, LondonFor all of her short...

As 2023 marks the 300th birthday of Adam Smith, Father of Capitalism', capital apparently makes the world go round-but, as this issue explores, it is not the only structure we can use to orchestrate interactions, transactions and the business of conducting our lives. As...

As an experiment, author Maniza Naqvi wrote to a number of writers, asking them for “an ember from your fire . This could be “a line or two - a paragraph or page - a story, a poem, or a song - anything about...

As chairman of PowerGrid, one of India's leading utility companies, R.P. Singh was on the inside track of Indian business, government and policy for 12 long years-years spent not just reshaping power networking in India but also raising the benchmark in corporate governance. It...

As chairman of the US Senate's Arms Control Subcommittee, Larry Pressler advocated the now-famous Pressler Amendment, enforced in 1990 when President George H.W. Bush could not certify that Pakistan was not developing a nuclear weapon. Aid and military sales to Pakistan were blocked, including...

As fascinating as it is beautifully written' JARED DIAMOND, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of and Guns, Germs and SteelRivers, more than any road, technology or political event, have shaped the course of civilization.Rivers have opened frontiers, defined borders, supported trade, generated energy and fed billions....

As Germany and then Japan surrendered in 1945 there was a tremendous hope that a new and much better world could be created from the moral and physical ruins of the conflict. Instead, the combination of the huge power of the USA and USSR...

As India hurtles towards Partition, in Lahore's ancient inside city, Amrau Dar is not thinking about politics. She is waiting for a prediction about her son, Awais, to come true. Awais discovers not a secret garden but a secret city and his beloved sister,...

As India, one of the world's fastest-growing economies, races towards becoming a major world power, all-too-familiar disadvantages and drawbacks hold the country back - extreme poverty, poor governance and, importantly, difficult international markets. The one issue that needs to be addressed today is how...

As late as the last quarter of the twentieth century there were expectations that Islam's political and cultural influence would dissipate as the advance of westernization brought modernization and secularization in its wake. Not only has Islam failed to follow the trajectory pursued by...

As long as we have been human, we have been mythmakers. In A Short History of Myth, Karen Armstrong holds up the mirror of mythology to show us the history of ourselves, and embarks on a journey that begins at a Neanderthal graveside and...