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Cover Drive: All smoke, no fire
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Books are the weapons in the battle of ideas” - William Warder Norton. Sunday, June 14, 2015. All smoke, no fire. Could environmental issues be left to the call of the politicians and technocrats when the issue is essentially linked to people and their daily survival? Notwithstanding the fact that successive governments have been hostile to the environmentalism of its times albeit. This was bound to happen given the precarious balancing act the minister was trapped into, between contradictory pulls and p...
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Cover Drive: Knowing less is equally alarming
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Books are the weapons in the battle of ideas” - William Warder Norton. Sunday, August 9, 2015. Knowing less is equally alarming. This book is for those who not only think that climate change is an urgent problem, but also agree that getting the world off fossil fuels is difficult. Argues for not only cutting down on emissions, but paying the true costs of releasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. In a world where growing knowledge confronts as much ignorance, Climate Shock. Extent: 250, Price: Rs 1,270.
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Cover Drive: City's Double Life
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Books are the weapons in the battle of ideas” - William Warder Norton. Sunday, May 3, 2015. To strike a balance between religious obligations and human desires, a majority of Tehranis are forced to lie to ensure survival. Facade of the city. Is a courageous writing at its best. Written with passion and flair, the author has painstakingly unmasked the city that lies shrouded in lies. People will demonstrate, citizens will be executed, lovers abandoned and police corrupted but Vali Asr will remain ...Leave...
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Cover Drive: The King Who Never Forgot He Was A King
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Books are the weapons in the battle of ideas” - William Warder Norton. Wednesday, March 4, 2015. The King Who Never Forgot He Was A King. Had he been born a century later, he would undoubtedly have found his career in the film world. It remains anybody’s guess whether the king was making an exaggerated point about his religious affliation or was it only to make a fashion statement. Should the latter be true, the King was surely ahead of his time? The Last King in India: Wajid Ali Shah. Since 2009 over 170.
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Cover Drive: Beyond flesh and mortality….
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Books are the weapons in the battle of ideas” - William Warder Norton. Tuesday, January 13, 2015. Beyond flesh and mortality…. Each story begins as a perfect example of ‘romantic love’ between a man and a woman, transcending into ‘intense passion’ before culminating into ‘spiritual ecstasy’. As much a part of folk literature as of contemporary rendering, the love stories from the land of five rivers continue to linger. From Heer-Ranjha. Harish Dhillon may be modest in admitting that the strength of the n...
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Cover Drive: Cheaper products carry a hidden price tag
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Books are the weapons in the battle of ideas” - William Warder Norton. Sunday, December 14, 2014. Cheaper products carry a hidden price tag. In a free market economy the incentive to externalize costs is so huge that the seller and the buyer get into an unapologetic understanding to get away with it. Extent: 320, Price: £15.99. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Cover Drive by Sudhirendar Sharma. Since 2009 over 170. Books already reviewed on this site.scroll down for more books! Shashi Kapoor: The Hous...
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Cover Drive: Thoughts, Philosophy, Action!
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Books are the weapons in the battle of ideas” - William Warder Norton. Sunday, July 12, 2015. Thoughts, Philosophy, Action! There are compelling reasons for the enduring value of the BhagavadGita as a spiritual and as a philosophical text, for addressing ethical, moral, theological and metaphysical issues at any time. The Bhagavad Gita: A Biography. Richard H. Davies. Princeton University Press, UK. Extent: 143 pages. Price: $ 24.95. In his recently published A Biography of the BhagavadGita. Neighborhood...
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Cover Drive: Blood stains on the fabric of life
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Books are the weapons in the battle of ideas” - William Warder Norton. Thursday, November 27, 2014. Blood stains on the fabric of life. Will the market become cosmos, leaving no alternative other than being sucked into its constantly expanding frontier? Song of the Shirt. Is a poignant tale of hopeless illusion and unending exploitation which sustains itself on an imagined edifice of affluence amidst overcrowding, violence and degraded living conditions. Written with passion and anguish, Song of the Shirt.
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Cover Drive: Tales from the uncivilized world
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Books are the weapons in the battle of ideas” - William Warder Norton. Saturday, September 27, 2014. Tales from the uncivilized world. The writings on offer are not those we have often grown up with but those which can make us feel grown-ups. DaRk Mountain Book 4. By Dark Mountain Project, UK. Extent: 320, Price: £15.99. Readers can help themselves learn more about the project by visiting. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Cover Drive by Sudhirendar Sharma. Since 2009 over 170. Rupa Books, New Delhi.
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Cover Drive: The race has just begun
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Books are the weapons in the battle of ideas” - William Warder Norton. Thursday, May 28, 2015. The race has just begun. As old tasks get automated away, the challenge is for the economy to not only invent new jobs but to equip people with new skills as well. The Second Machine Age. A terrific book about an exciting future, that is no less scary! The Second Machine Age. Viva Books/W W Norton. Extent: 306, Price: Rs 995. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Cover Drive by Sudhirendar Sharma. Aug 20, 2016).