A LIVELY AND ILLUMINATING HISTORY OF ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL RELIGIOUS SOCIAL AND POLITICAL FORCES IN HISTORY. Over the last 1,400 years, a succession of Muslim polities and empires expanded to control territories and peoples stretching from southern France to East Africa and...

A lively and practical guide to selling anything 'Ryan is not only charming and hilarious, he could sell milk to a cow. This book is going to be very helpful and humorous to a lot of people looking to up their business game' Andy...

A lively portrait of the state of india today and an investigation of what the future holds for the worlds fastest-growing country, as told by those in the thick of the action

A lively read that provides a practical step-by-step guide to founding a business.'and The Financial TimesIt's time to leapfrog the only hurdle between you and a million-dollar company.More people than ever want to be their own boss, but venturing forward with your own business...

A Lively, indispensable, cutting-edge exploration of our stake in India's gambit to transform itself from a developing country into a global powerhouse in record time. India is everywhere-Indian studios produce animated features and special effects for Hollywood movies; Indian software manages our health records;...

A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and through the ideas of great thinkers in the field "A whistle-stop introduction to the great works and thinkers of each age, this is a clear and...

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom! Though training to become an artisan who makes hina doll heads, Wakana Gojo is instead making cosplay costumes for Marin Kitagawa, one of the most popular...

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom! Traumatized by a childhood incident with a friend who took exception to his love of traditional dolls, doll-artisan hopeful Wakana Gojou passes his days as a...

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom!The preparations for Marin and JuJu's group cosplay steadily advance...until at long last, the costumes are complete!!That should just leave the photo shoot...but Wakana has a secret...

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom!Wakana and Marin make it through their very first cosplay event, and not long after, Marin's heart undergoes a change...?! But that's not going to stop her...

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom!Wakana has cosplay to thank for many things, but as it turns out, he's not alone. When he and Marin meet crossplayer Amane at an event, their...

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom!Wakana has spent every summer vacation on his own...until now! With a friend like Marin at his side, he's about to get a taste of everything summer...

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy romcom!When they're sucker punched at karaoke with a question about their relationship status, will Marin and Wakana 'fess up to their feelings or run for cover?! And...

A loner boy and a flashy girl find common ground via cosplay in this sweet and spicy rom-com!With the cultural festival looming and a beauty pageant to win, Marin and Wakana's days at school turn into a frenzy of activity! Though the pair are...

A long time ago, Joe Pike asked for help. In return, he would, one day, be called upon to return the favour, no questions asked. That day has come.Joe Pike is asked to protect the life of Larkin Conner Barkley, a spoiled rich girl...

A Long Watch offers a story of human complexity amid entrenched narratives of Sri Lanka's long civil war.Pulled from a dark ocean after a battle at sea, Commodore Boyagoda became the highest-ranking prisoner detained by the Tamil Tigers. For eight years, he lived at...

A long-awaited and highly intimate visual history of Versace, the glamorous and globally renowned Italian fashion house. Versace-a name that epitomizes Italian opulence, bold sexiness, and a flair for the extravagant-holds its place firmly in the fashion world as a legendary and iconic luxury...

A long-overdue expose of the astonishing yet shadowy power wielded by the world's largest law firms.Though not a household name, Jones Day is well known in the halls of power, and serves as a powerful encapsulation of the changes that have swept the legal...

A look deep inside the new Silicon Valley, from theand New York Timesand bestselling author ofand The Everything Store.Ten years ago, the idea of getting into a stranger's car, or a walking into a stranger's home, would have seemed bizarre and dangerous, but today...

A Los Angeles Times and Economist Best Book of the YearWith a New PrefaceThe grandson of an eminent ayatollah and the son of an Iranian diplomat, journalist Hooman Majd is uniquely qualified to explain contemporary Iran's complex and misunderstood culture to Western readers.The Ayatollah...

A lost princess and a vanished world: a remarkable true story that moves from the Punjab of the Raj to 1930s Paris and the Second World War Remarkable and compelling' Edmund de Waal Thoroughly engaging' Kamila ShamsieIn a Mumbai museum in 2007, Livia Manera...

A lost voice of old Japan reclaims her rightful place inhistory in this breathtaking work of imagination and scholarship from award-winning and internationally acclaimedauthor Katherine Govier. In the evocative taleof 19th century Tokyo, The Printmaker'sDaughter delivers an enthrallingtale of one of the world's great...

A lot of professors give talks titled 'The Last Lecture'. Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? If we...

A LOVE LOST. A LIFE CUT SHORT. 'From the moment I set eyes on him I adored him. The connection between us was so strong it went beyond everything else. His job, my job, his lifestyle, my lifestyle. All that fell away.' And then...

A lucid and inspiring consideration of the challenges we and our world now face, and a proposal for a way to avoid disaster. A must read' Gordon Brown A truly excellent book' Sir David King The three biggest challenges facing the world today, in...

A luminous guide to how the radical new science of counterfactuals can reveal the full scope of our universeThere is a vast class of properties, which science has so far neglected, that relate not only to what is trueand -and the actualand -and but...

A magisterial history of calculus (and the people behind it) from one of the world's foremost mathematicians.This is the captivating story of mathematics' greatest ever idea:and calculus.and Without it, there would be no computers, no microwave ovens, no GPS, and no space travel. But...

A magisterial history of the astounding rise - and unimaginable fall - of America's most iconic corporationPerhaps no company reflects American ingenuity, innovation, and industrial fortunes as well as the iconic General Electric Company. Producing storied leaders and almost every product imaginable, GE built...

A magisterial study of the history and theory of one of the most controversial political movementsAnarchism routinely gets a bad press. It's usually seen as meaning chaos and disorder -- or even nothing at all. And yet, from Occupy Wall Street to Pussy Riot,...

A magnificent pictorial survey of the great architectural monuments of IranHundreds of spectacular photos taken especially for this book, plus plans and elevations of key monumentsAn important visual resource for students and architects and a visual treat for the casual readerIran, the former Persia,...

A magnificent, essential compendium, in the absence of which the man, the thinker and his thought would have been amputated, unfinished and incompletely understood'and LiberationAestheticsand offers a focused study on the philosophy, literature and other works of the imagination which have informed Foucault's particular...

A majestic story' David Bodanis,and Financial TimesFrom the international bestselling author ofand Physics of the Impossibleand andand Physics of the FutureThis is the story of a quest: to find a Theory of Everything. Einstein dedicated his life to seeking this elusive Holy Grail, a...

A Major BBC Series Starring Ben Whishaw. The multi-million copy bestseller and Book of the Year at The National Book Awards. Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up to something entirely good, entirely noble and entirely loveable.' - Stephen FryWelcome to...

A major history of Central Asia and how it has been shaped by modern world eventsCentral Asia is often seen as a remote and inaccessible land on the peripheries of modern history. Encompassing Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and the Xinjiang province of China,...

A major international bestseller.The little-known true story of a Nazi plot to kill Winston Churchill, President Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin at the height of World War II, and how it was averted.In 1943 only three men stood in Hitler's way; Churchill, Roosevelt and...

A major new epic begins featuring Winged Victory, Samaritan, and the Confessor, three of Astro City's most popular heroes. When criminal charges are brought against Winged Victory, the Confessor must investigate, leading to open combat with Samaritan! Can Astro City's three greatest heroes find...

A major new examination of the Indian Ocean, revealing how the region has become a hotly contested geopolitical flashpointand Throughout history, the Indian Ocean has been an essential space for trade, commerce, and culture. Every European power has sought to dominate it. Now, after...

A major new history of Churchill in the 1930s, showing how his meetings at Chartwell, his country home, strengthened his fight against the Nazis and In the 1930s, amidst an impending crisis in Europe, Winston Churchill found himself out of government and with little...

A major new history of medieval monasticism, from the fourth to the sixteenth centuryFrom the late Roman Empire onwards, monasteries and convents were a common sight throughout Europe. But who were monasteries for? What kind of people founded and maintained them? And how did...

A major new history of the Crusades with an unprecedented wide scope, told in a tableau of portraits of people on all sides of the wars, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Templars.For more than one thousand years, Christians and Muslims...

A major new investigation into the Bhutto family, examining their influence in Pakistan from the colonial era to the present day "Students of geopolitics and South Asia will find this a valuable book."--Kirkus Reviews "Fluently written, impeccably researched and never short of extraordinary insights,...

A major science fiction novella by the master of British science fiction. First published almost a quarter of a century ago, it is republished here in its own right for the first time. The best contemporary writer of science fiction.' -and The Guardian The...

A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union-showing how Gorbachev's misguided reforms led to its demise“A deeply informed account of how the Soviet Union fell apart. -Rodric Braithwaite,and Financial Times“[A] masterly analysis. -Joshua Rubenstein,and Wall Street JournalIn 1945 the Soviet Union controlled...

A major survey of the Japanese designers, artisans, manufacturers and technologies that have shaped the world of modern designDesign in Japan is deeply rooted in the country's historic craft culture, profound understanding of materials and commitment to functionality. These qualities yield chairs, cups and...

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A MANTRA FOR OUR TIMES COMPETE BUT COOPERATE A small event in 1987 a meeting of entrepreneurs with big ideas in Delhi went on to change the face of the Indian software industry. For, at the meeting, attended, among others, by N.R. Narayana Murthy...

A massive disconnect exists today between consumers and providers. As consumers, we have a greater selection of higher quality goods and services to choose from, yet our experience of obtaining and using these items is more frustrating than ever. At the same time, companies...

A master storyteller as well as a leading energy expert, Daniel Yergin continues the riveting story begun in his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Prize. In The Quest, Yergin shows us how energy is an engine of global political and economic change and conflict, in...

A masterclass for women in communication and body language, this book offers a toolbox of practical exercises that will help you communicate with ease and confidence.Covering core areas such as posture, movement, gesture, eye contact, facial expression and voice, communications expert Juliet Erickson explores...

A masterful history of how war and insecurity, both real and perceived, have driven Russia's destiny for centuries, including the disastrous invasion of Ukraine.Putin retains his stranglehold on his position in Russia despite an almost ruinous invasion of Ukraine. The answer as toand howand...