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THE PRICE OF POLITICS
₨ 2,995The Price of Politics “chronicles the inside story of how President Obama and the U.S. Congress tried, and failed, to restore the American economy and set it on a course to fiscal stability. It spans three and a half tumultuous years beginning just before Obama’s inauguration in early 2009 and lasting through the summer of 2012. Woodward once again pierces the secretive world of Washington policymaking, with a close-up story crafted from meeting notes, documents, working papers, and interviews with key players, including President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner.
At the center of “The Price of Politics “is a high-stakes personal and political struggle between the president and the speaker. “The Price of Politics “takes the reader through the electric 44 days during the summer of 2011 with day-by-day, often hour-by-hour, accounts as the two attempt a “grand bargain” to cut entitlement spending and increase tax revenue. As they struggled through the most intense moments of the crisis, each contended with powerful conflicts in his party. At the prospect of serious budget cuts, Obama told Woodward, “Our friends on the left would howl and act as if we had dismantled the New Deal.” In the House, Boehner looked over his shoulder, worrying that his second-in-command, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, was undermining him in concert with extreme conservative House members and others with ties to the anti-tax Tea Party. At the same time, Boehner described the president as “moaning and groaning and whining and demanding. Threatening. He was pretty desperate.
ISBN: 9781451651102
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Subtitle:
Author: BOB WOODWARD -
THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE
₨ 1,495The 7 habits have become famous and are integrated into everyday thinking by millions and millions of people. Why? Because they work!
With Sean Covey?s added takeaways on how the habits can be used in our modern age, the wisdom of the 7 habits will be refreshed for a new generation of leaders.
They include:
Habit 1: Be Proactive
Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3: Put First Things First
Habit 4: Think Win/Win
Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood
Habit 6: Synergise
Habit 7: Sharpen the SawThis beloved classic presents a principle-centered approach for solving both personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and practical anecdotes, Stephen R. Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty, and human dignity – principles that give us the security to adapt to change and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.
ISBN: 9781471195204
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Subtitle:
Author: STEPHEN R. COVEY -
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
₨ 1,495In the first authoritative biography of Alexander the Great written for a general audience in a generation, classicist and historian Philip Freeman tells the remarkable life of the great conqueror.
The celebrated Macedonian king has been one of the most enduring figures in history. He was a general of such skill and renown that for two thousand years other great leaders studied his strategy and tactics, from Hannibal to Napoleon, with countless more in between. He flashed across the sky of history like a comet, glowing brightly and burning out quickly: crowned at age nineteen, dead by thirty-two. He established the greatest empire of the ancient world; Greek coins and statues are found as far east as Afghanistan. Our interest in him has never faded.
Alexander was born into the royal family of Macedonia, the kingdom that would soon rule over Greece. Tutored as a boy by Aristotle, Alexander had an inquisitive mind that would serve him well when he faced formidable obstacles during his military campaigns. Shortly after taking command of the army, he launched an invasion of the Persian empire, and continued his conquests as far south as the deserts of Egypt and as far east as the mountains of present-day Pakistan and the plains of India. Alexander spent nearly all his adult life away from his homeland, and he and his men helped spread the Greek language throughout western Asia, where it would become the lingua franca of the ancient world. Within a short time after Alexander?s death in Baghdad, his empire began to fracture. Best known among his successors are the Ptolemies of Egypt, whose empire lasted until Cleopatra.
In his lively and authoritative biography of Alexander, classical scholar and historian Philip Freeman describes Alexander?s astonishing achievements and provides insight into the mercurial character of the great conqueror. Alexander could be petty and magnanimous, cruel and merciful, impulsive and farsighted. Above all, he was ferociously, intensely competitive and could not tolerate losing?which he rarely did. As Freeman explains, without Alexander, the influence of Greece on the ancient world would surely not have been as great as it was, even if his motivation was not to spread Greek culture for beneficial purposes but instead to unify his empire. Only a handful of people have influenced history as Alexander did, which is why he continues to fascinate us.
ISBN: 9781416592815
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
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Author: PHILIP FREEMAN -
IN THE LINE OF FIRE
₨ 2,495It is almost unprecedented for a head of state to publish a memoir while still in office. But Pervez Musharraf is no ordinary head of state. As President of Pakistan since 1999, he is at one of the most dangerous jobs in the world, and he continues to play a crucial role in the global war on terror. A one-time supporter of the Taliban, a general who fought in several wars, President Musharraf took a decisive turn against militant Islam in 2001. Since then he has survived two assassination attempts; rooted out militants in his government; helped direct countless raids against al-Qaeda both in his cities and in the mountains; and tracked Osama bin Laden with technical and human intelligence. IN THE LINE OF FIRE is astonishingly revealing and honest about dozens of topics of intense interest to the world. Among its many exactly how Pakistani authorities tracked down and smashed three major al-Qaeda control centers in the mountains; how al-Qaeda’s many-layered structure was revealed after the assassination attempts; Bin Laden’s current position within the al-Qaeda hierarchy; what it has been like to deal with Bush and Blair; how Pakistan and India have avoided nuclear confrontation; and much more. The terrible earthquake of 2005, killing nearly 40,000 Pakistanis, is just one chapter in a life and career that has been filled with danger and drama. The worldwide launch of President Musharraf’s memoir promises to be a sensation.
ISBN: 9780743295826
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Subtitle: A MEMOIR
Author: PERVEZ MUSHARRAF -
IT ENDS WITH US
₨ 1,295A brave and heartbreaking novel that digs its claws into you and doesn’t let go, long after you’ve finished it’ Anna Todd, author of the After series ‘A glorious and touching read, a forever keeper’ USA Today ‘Will break your heart while filling you with hope’ Sarah Pekkanen, Perfect Neighbors SOMETIMES THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU IS THE ONE WHO HURTS YOU THE MOST.
Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up – she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life suddenly seems almost too good to be true. Ryle is assertive, stubborn, and maybe even a little arrogant. He’s also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily, but Ryle’s complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his ‘no dating’ rule, she can’t help but wonder what made him that way in the first place. As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan – her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened. With this bold and deeply personal novel, It Ends With Us is a heart-wrenching story and an unforgettable tale of love that comes at the ultimate price.
ISBN: 9781471156267
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
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Author: COLLEEN HOOVER -
TRUST AND INSPIRE
₨ 2,995From the bestselling author of The Speed of Trust, a revolutionary new way to lead, deemed the defining leadership book in the 21st century (Admiral William McRaven, author of Make Your Bed) that every parent, teacher, and leader needs (Esther Wojcicki, author of How to Raise Successful People).
We have a leadership crisis today, where even though our world has changed drastically, our leadership style has not. Most organizations, teams, schools, and families today still operate from a model of command and control, focusing on hierarchies and compliance from people. But because of the changing nature of the world, the workforce, work itself, and the choices we have for where and how to work and live, this way of leading is drastically outdated.
Stephen M.R. Covey has made it his life’s work to understand trust in leadership and organizations. In his newest and most transformative book, Trust and Inspire, he offers a simple yet bold solution: to shift from this command and control model to a leadership style of trust and inspire. People don’t want to be managed; they want to be led. Trust and Inspire is a new way of leading that starts with the belief that people are creative, collaborative, and full of potential. People with this kind of leader are inspired to become the best version of themselves and to produce their best work. In this beautifully written page-turner (Amy Edmondson, Harvard Business School professor), Covey offers the solution to the future of work: where a dispersed workforce will be the norm, necessitating trust and collaboration across time zones, cultures, personalities, generations, and technology.
Trust and Inspire calls for a radical shift in the way we lead in the 21st century, and Covey shows us how.
ISBN: 9781982143725
AUTHOR: STEPHEN M. R. COVEY
ISBN: 9781982143725
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Subtitle: HOW TRULY GREAT LEADERS UNLEASH GREATNESS IN OTHERS
Author: STEPHEN M. R. COVEY -
LIVE LIFE IN CRESCENDO
₨ 1,395How to live your best life, no matter your age? How best to approach the challenges and opportunities of middle to later life–like raising children, caring for parents, managing and inspiring others, and staying on top of your career and what comes next? In Live Life in Crescendo Stephen R. Covey sets out to answer these questions, outlining his vision for those in the prime of your life, whatever age you may be. To live life in crescendo is to continually grow in contribution, learning, and influence. In the same way that music builds on previous notes but leaves us anticipating the next note, a life builds on the past but unfolds in the future. The Crescendo Mentality urges readers to use whatever you have–your time, talents, skills, resources, gifts, passion, money, influence–to enrich the lives of people around you. Written near the end of his life and published posthumously, Live Life in Crescendo is a life-changing and life-affirming book infused with Covey’s generosity and wisdom.
ISBN: 9781982195472
AUTHOR: STEPHEN R. COVEY, CYNTHIA COVEY HALLER
ISBN: 9781982195472
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Subtitle: YOUR MOST IMPORTANT WORK IS ALWAYS AHEAD OF YOU
Author: STEPHEN R. COVEY -
FALLEN LEAVES
₨ 1,695Praised as a “revelatory” book by “The Wall Street Journal,” this is the last and most personal work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Will Durant, discovered thirty-two years after his death. The culmination of Will Durant’s sixty-plus years spent researching the philosophies, religions, arts, sciences, and civilizations from across the world, “Fallen Leaves” is the distilled wisdom of one of the world’s greatest minds, a man with a renowned talent for rendering the insights of the past accessible. Over the course of Durant’s career he received numerous letters from “curious readers who have challenged me to speak my mind on the timeless questions of human life and fate.” With “Fallen Leaves,” his final book, he at last accepted their challenge. In twenty-two short chapters, Durant addresses everything from youth and old age to religion, morals, sex, war, politics, and art. “Fallen Leaves” is “a thought-provoking array of opinions” (“Publishers Weekly”), offering elegant prose, deep insights, and Durant’s revealing conclusions about the perennial problems and greatest joys we face as a species. In Durant’s singular voice, here is a message of insight for everyone who has ever sought meaning in life or the counsel of a learned friend while navigating life’s journey.
ISBN: 9781476771557
AUTHOR: WILL DURANT
ISBN: 9781476771557
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Subtitle: LAST WORDS ON LIFE, LOVE, WAR AND GOD
Author: WILL DURANT -
DORK DIARIES
₨ 645It’s Nikki Maxwell’s birthday!! Will it be a blast or a bust? Find out in Nikki’s newest diary, the thirteenth installment in the #1 New York Times blockbuster bestselling Dork Diaries series!
Nikki and her BFFs Chloe and Zoey have been planning a birthday party of epic proportions! There’s just one problem–Nikki’s mom says no way to the budget they need to make it happen. Nikki’s ready to call the whole thing off, but some surprising twists might take that decision out of her hands, and help comes from the person Nikki would least expect. One way or another, this will be a birthday that Nikki will never forget!
ISBN: 9780857073525
AUTHOR: RACHEL RENEE RUSSELL
ISBN: 9780857073525
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Subtitle: HOW TO DORK YOUR DIARY
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THE 8TH HABIT
₨ 2,245In the 7 Habits series, international bestselling author Stephen R. Covey showed us how to become as effective as it is possible to be. In his long-awaited new book, THE 8th HABIT, he opens up an entirely new dimension of human potential, and shows us how to achieve greatness in any position and any venue. All of us, Covey says, have within us the means for greatness. To tap into it is a matter of finding the right balance of four human attributes: talent, need, conscience and passion. At the nexus of these four attributes is what Covey calls voice – the unique, personal significance we each possess. Covey exhorts us all to move beyond effectiveness into the realm of greatness – and he shows us how to do so, by engaging our strengths and locating our powerful, individual voices. Why do we need this new habit? Because we have entered a new era in human history. The world is a profoundly different place than when THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE was originally published in 1989. The challenges and complexity we face today are of a different order of magnitude. We enjoy far greater autonomy in all areas of our lives, and along with this freedom comes the expectation that we will manage ourselves, instead of being managed by others. At the same time, we struggle to feel engaged, fulfilled and passionate. Tapping into the higher reaches of human genius and motivation to find our voice requires a new mindset, a new skill-set, a new tool-set – in short, a whole new habit.
Author: STEPHEN R. COVEY
ISBN: 9781847391469
ISBN: 9781847391469
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Subtitle: FROM EFFECTIVENESS TO GREATNESS
Author: STEPHEN R. COVEY -
IT STARTS WITH US
₨ 2,445Before It Ends with Us, it started with Atlas. Multi-million copy bestselling author Colleen Hoover tells fan favourite Atlas’s side of the story and shares what comes next in this long-anticipated sequel to the #1 Sunday Times bestseller It Ends with Us Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil co-parenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date. But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life?and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter’s life. Switching between the perspectives of Lily and Atlas, It Starts with Us picks up right where the epilogue for the bestselling phenomenon It Ends with Us left off. Experience the romantic and satisfying conclusion to Colleen Hoover s powerful global bestselling novel, It Ends with Us.
ISBN: 9781398518162
AUTHOR: COLLEEN HOOVER
ISBN: 9781398518162
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
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AYESHA’S GIFT
₨ 2,595From the author of the bestselling Philomena, made into the award-winning film starring Steve Coogan and Judi Dench, comes the story of a young woman, born in Pakistan, living in Britain, whose life is thrown into desperate turmoil by the violent death of her father. The Pakistani authorities talk of suicide, but why would Ayesha’s happy, gentle father kill himself? Ayesha’s quest to find the truth takes her right away from her safe London existence. She meets with threats, intimidation and smiling perjurers who resent her intrusion into their world. She is warned that her life is in danger; powerful, ruthless men have reasons to want her silenced. But there are things she needs to know, that compel her to press on with her search for the truth. Was her father an innocent victim? Can she continue to revere the image of him she grew up with, that of a good, loving parent? Or will she be forced to accept that her father was not the person she thought he was? Ayesha decides that the only way forward is to fly to Pakistan and confront his killers. When she goes, Martin Sixsmith goes with her. The denouement of their journey together is extraordinarily moving, with unforeseen repercussions for them both.
ISBN: 9781471149764
AUTHOR: MARTIN SIXSMITH
ISBN: 9781471149764
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Subtitle: A DAUGHTER’S SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH ABOUT HER FATHER
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PHILOSOPHY 101
₨ 1,895Too often, textbooks turn the noteworthy theories, principles, and figures of philosophy into tedious discourse that even Plato would reject. Philosophy 101 cuts out the boring details and exhausting philosophical methodology, and instead, gives you a lesson in philosophy that keeps you engaged as you explore the fascinating history of human thought and inquisition.
From Aristotle and Heidegger to free will and metaphysics, Philosophy 101 is packed with hundreds of entertaining philosophical tidbits, illustrations, and thought puzzles that you won’t be able to find anywhere else.
So whether you’re looking to unravel the mysteries of existentialism, or just want to find out what made Voltaire tick, Philosophy 101 has all the answers–even the ones you didn’t know you were looking for.
ISBN: 9781440567674
AUTHOR: PAUL KLEINMAN
ISBN: 9781440567674
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Subtitle: FROM PLATO AND SOCRATES TO ETHICS AND METAPHYSICS, AN ESSENTIAL PRIMER ON THE HISTORY OF THOUGHT
Author: PAUL KLEINMAN -
THE REAL SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
₨ 6,145Fascinating analysis Nigel West; Meticulously researched…a remarkably good read John Brennan, former CIA Director; Excellent…gives a detailed, highly professional account Sir John Scarlett, former MI6 Chief? The Special Relationship between America and Britain is feted by politicians on both sides of the Atlantic when it suits their purpose and just as frequently dismissed as a myth, not least by the media, which announces its supposed death on a regular basis. Yet the simple truth is that the two countries are bound together more closely than either is to any other ally. In The Real Special Relationship, Michael Smith reveals how it all began, when a top-secret visit by four American codebreakers to Bletchley Park in February 1941 – ten months before the US entered the Second World War – marked the start of a close collaboration between the two nations that endures to this day. Once the war was over, and the Cold War began, both sides recognised that the way they had worked together to decode German and Japanese ciphers could now be used to counter the Soviet threat. Despite occasional political conflict and public disputes between the two nations, such as during the Suez crisis, behind the scenes intelligence sharing continued uninterrupted, right up to the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine. Smith, the bestselling author of Station X and having himself served in British military intelligence, brings together a fascinating range of characters, from Winston Churchill and Ian Fleming to Kim Philby and Edward Snowden, who have helped shape the security of our two nations. Supported by in-depth interviews and an excellent range of personal contacts, he takes the reader into the mysterious workings of MI6, the CIA and all those who work to keep us safe.
Author: MICHAEL SMITH
ISBN: 9781471186790
ISBN: 9781471186790
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Subtitle: THE TRUE STORY OF HOW THE BRITISH AND US SECRET SERVICES WORK TOGETHER
Author: MICHAEL SMITH -
THE FAITH OF ABRAHAM
₨ 2,795For more than a generation, the idea that the end of the Cold War would be succeeded by a new conflict – between Islam and the West – has dominated. At first, with the events of 9/11, this thesis seemed prophetic, but as Peter Oborne shows in his remarkable and important new book, The Fate of Abraham, it could not be more wrong, and it continues to cause huge damage around the world, with disastrous consequences. Oborne shows how the concept of an existential clash is a dangerous and destructive fantasy. Many in influential positions in governments across the West have suggested that Islam is trying to overturn our liberal values and even that certain Muslims are conspiring to take over the state. But in reality, these fears merely echo past debates, as when from Tudor times to the nineteenth century Catholics were the target of Protestant suspicion; once Catholics were incorporated into the state, it was Jews who were treated with hostility by a Christian nation. Now we are repeating the pattern. With murderous attacks on Muslims taking place from Bosnia in 1995 to China today, Oborne dismantles the lies and falsehoods that lie behind them, and he opens the way to a clearer and more truthful mutual understanding that will benefit us all in the long run.
Author: PETER OBORNE
ISBN: 9781398501034
ISBN: 9781398501034
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Subtitle: WHY THE WEST IS WRONG ABOUT ISLAM
Author: PETER ABORNE -
IT STARTS WITH US
₨ 2,795
ISBN: 9781398518179
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Subtitle:
Author: COLLEEN HOOVER -
THE HAPPIEST MAN ALIVE
₨ 7,848
ISBN: 0671677047
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Subtitle: A BIOGRAPHY OF HENRY MILLER
Author: MARY V. DEARBORN -
THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO
₨ 1,495
ISBN: 9781982147662
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
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Author: TAYLOR JENKINS REID -
MY YEAR IN IRAQ
₨ 2,349
ISBN: 9780743273893
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Subtitle: THE STRUGGLE TO BUILD A FUTURE OF HOPE
Author: MALCOLM MCCONNELL₨ 8,492 -
THE ROOT OF WILD MADDER
₨ 2,822
ISBN: 9780743264198
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Subtitle: CHASING THE HISTORY, MYSTERY, AND LORE OF THE PERSIAN CARPET
Author: BRIAN MURPHY₨ 7,865