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This book is a compilation of classic short stories by five great French writers - Guy De Maupassant, Honore De Balzac, Victor Hugo, Anatole France and Pierre Louys. Though not necessarily representative of the authors complete works, the stories have been carefully chosen to showcase their versatility and skill as storytellers. The collection covers an extraordinary range of themes, styles and settings, allowing the reader to get a glimpse of another world gone by. Yet, these stories seem timeless, and the characters in them show the same foibles, fears and hopes as people in the brave new world of the 21st century.... less

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This book is a compilation of classic short stories by five great Indian writers Raja Rao, Rabindranath Tagore, Premchand, Dr. Mulk Raj Anand and Khushwant Singh. Though not necessarily representative of the authors complete works, the stories have been carefully chosen to showcase their versatility and skill as storytellers. The collection covers an extraordinary range of themes, styles and settings, allowing the reader to get a glimpse of another world gone by. Yet, these stories seem timeless, and the characters in them show the same foibles, fears and hopes as people in the brave new world of the 21st century.... less

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This book is a compilation of classic short stories by five great American writers O Henry, Jack London, Henry James, Mark Twain and Edgar Allan Poe. Though not necessarily representative of the authors complete works, the stories have been carefully chosen to showcase their versatility and skill as storytellers. The collection covers an extraordinary range of themes, styles and settings, allowing the reader to get a glimpse of another world gone by. Yet, these stories seem timeless, and the characters in them show the same foibles, fears and hopes as people in the brave new world of the 21st century.... less

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This book is a compilation of classic short stories by five great British writers Oscar Wilde, Hector Hugh Munro, D.H.Lawrence, Joseph Conrad and Charles Dickens. Though not necessarily representative of the authors complete works, the stories have been carefully chosen to showcase their versatility and skill as storytellers. The collection covers an extraordinary range of themes, styles and settings, allowing the reader to get a glimpse of another world gone by. Yet, these stories seem timeless, and the characters in them show the same foibles, fears and hopes as people in the brave new world of the 21st century.... less

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In war there is only one favorable moment. The greatest talent is to know it. NapoleonHegel called him an idea on horseback, a description that suggests Napoleon Bonapartes complexity, as well as the extent to which he changed France, Europe, and the world. Napoleon has been called a visionary, a pragmatist, a cynical opportunist, an ogre, and a demigod. Here, he is described in his own words and the words of his contemporaries: from his clannishness to his knack for being at the right place at the right time, and from his genius to his obsession with detail. Napoleon brought order out of the chaos of the French Revolution, pressed for revolutionary equality of opportunity, and planned a European union. In the process, he knew peace for only 14 months of his 15-year reign, marched his armies from Lisbon to Moscow, and caused the deaths of millions. A detailed timeline, maps, illustrations, biographical sketches, and primary documents help you get a feel for the brief but enduring Age of Napoleon.... less

A rulebook for parliamentarians, Erskine May: Par... more

A rulebook for parliamentarians, Erskine May: Parliamentary Practice 23rd edition is widely regarded as the "Parliamentary bible". First published in 1844, it has established itself as the leading authority on parliamentary practice for over 150 years. As well as providing detailed information on the constituent parts of Parliament, Erskine May: Parliamentary Practice also explores powers and jurisdictions, membership of either House, financial procedure and the process of debate. In short, it has all you need to know about parliamentary practice at your finger tips.... less

Far from being the latest management fad, compete... more

Far from being the latest management fad, competency frameworks focus on how people do their jobs and will always lie at the heart of people management activities.For many of us, devising competency criteria used to be an area best left to experts. But now, the authors have succeeded in demystifying the whole competency debate, giving a thoroughly straightforward and practical guide which will be welcomed by everyone who needs to know more about the crucial role competencies play in management today.The authors begin by guiding the reader through all the stages of developing a core competency framework. They outline the principles and quality standards necessary to ensure the framework is effective across the whole business, easy to use, well defined, relevant and fair.... less

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This book has been designed to present before the readers the salient features of the law of elections. It not only deals with the elections to Parliament and the State Legislatures but also to the offices of the President and the Vice-President. Another interesting topic dealt with in the book is the powers of the Election Commission. The Election Commission, as the constitutional authority superintending the whole process of election, occupies a crucial position in the scheme of things and the role it plays in ensuring free and fair elections in a country of the size and complexities like India is indeed praiseworthy. Judicial pronouncements have lent great clarity to the role and powers of the Commission. The book also contains a chapter on the anti-defection law. This law has recently undergone drastic changes, which have been incorporated at proper places. The major judgments of the Courts as well as of Speakers relating to split at different times have been dealt with in some detail so as to enable the readers to understand the political as well as the judicial approaches towards the law on defection. This book will be found useful by the Parliamentarians, legislators, political parties, libraries, researchers and academicians and above all the lawyers wanting to know more about the law of elections.... less

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The Only Pregnancy Resource Youll Ever NeedThe childbirth experience in India is indisputably far removed from the childbirth experience anywhere else in the world. Consequently it is critical to address the needs, alleviate the concerns and assuage the fears that every Indian mother (and father)-to-be inexorably undergoes during the process of pregnancy and childbirth. Most guidebooks in book stores are by foreign authors, and more often than not it is not easy to correlate with the information therein. The need of the hour was an Indian book, by Indian experts, for expectant Indian parents!Written by two experienced gynaecologists, Dr. Duru Shah and Dr. Safala Shroff and Ivor Vaz, Fetal Attraction is a classic one-stop-resource to pregnancy, labour, and early childbirth. Youll find all the answers here to the most frequently asked questions before, during, and after pregnancy. Carefully styled to equip you with everything you need to know on the subject, this up-to-the-minute manual also takes into account the latest medical developments as well as changes in the modern womens attitudes and lifestyles.... less