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Return of a King - An Indian Army in Afgahnistan — Return of a King - An Indian Army in Afgahnistan

₹350

In the spring of 1839 British forces invaded Afghanistan for the first time, re-establishing Shah Shuja on the throne, in reality as their puppet, and ushering in a period of conflict over the territory still unresolved today. In 1842, the Afghan people rose in answer to the call for jihad against the foreign occupiers, and the country exploded into violent rebellion. In what is arguably the greatest military humiliation ever suffered by the West in the East, more than eighteen thousand cold and hungry British troops, Indian sepoys and camp followers retreated through the icy mountain passes, and of the last survivors who made their final stand at the village of Gandamak, only one man, Dr Brydon, made it through to the British garrison at Jellalabad. An entire army of what was then the most powerful military nation in the world was utterly routed by poorly equipped tribesmen. The West's first disastrous entanglement in Afghanistan has clear and relevant parallels with the current deepening crisis today, with extraordinary similarities between what NATO faces in cities like Kabul and Kandahar, and that faced by the British in the very same cities, fighting the very same tribes, nearly two centuries ago. History at its most urgent, The Return of a King is the definitive analysis of the first Afghan war. With access to a whole range of previously undiscovered sources, including crucial new material in Russian, Urdu and Persian, and contemporary Afghan accounts including the autobiography of Shah Shuja himself, prize-winning and bestselling historian William Dalrymple's masterful retelling of Britain's greatest imperial disaster is a powerful and important parable of neo-colonial ambition and cultural collision, folly and hubris, for our times.

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The End of History & The Last Man — The End of History & The Last Man

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Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man has provoked controversy and debate. Francis Fukuyama's prescient analysis of religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes, and war is as essential for a world fighting fundamentalist terrorists as it was for the end of the Cold War. Now updated with a new afterword, The End of History and the Last Man is a modern classic.

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After The Prophet — After The Prophet

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In this gripping narrative history, Lesley Hazleton tells the tragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between the Sunni and Shia branches of Islam, a rift that dominates the news now more than ever. Even as Muhammad lay dying, the battle over who would take control of the new Islamic nation had begun, beginning a succession crisis marked by power grabs, assassination, political intrigue, and passionate faith. Soon Islam was embroiled in civil war, pitting its founder's controversial wife Aisha against his son-in-law Ali, and shattering Muhammad’s ideal of unity. Combining meticulous research with compelling storytelling, After the Prophet explores the volatile intersection of religion and politics, psychology and culture, and history and current events. It is an indispensable guide to the depth and power of the Shia–Sunni split.

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The Ethinic Cleansing of Palestine — The Ethinic Cleansing of Palestine

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The 1948 Israeli War of Independence involved one of the largest forced migrations in modern history. Around a million people were expelled from their homes at gunpoint, civilians were massacred, and hundreds of Palestinian villages destroyed. Denied for almost six decades, had it happened today it could only have been called "ethnic cleansing".In this groundbreaking book, renowned Israeli historian Ilan Pappe offers impressive archival evidence to demonstrate that, from its very inception, a central plank in Israel's founding ideology was the forcible removal of the indigenous population, a strategy that continues to the present day. Dr. Pappe's vivid and timely account sheds new light on the origins and development of the Palestine-Israel conflict, and is indispensable for anyone interested in the Middle East.

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Total history and civics class 10 icse — Total history and civics class 10 icse

₹225

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Question Bank History and civics 10th — Question Bank History and civics 10th

₹290

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21 LESSONS for the 21st CENTURY — 21 LESSONS for the 21st CENTURY

₹600

**FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER SAPIENS**Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present.How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What should we teach our children?Yuval Noah Harari takes us on a thrilling journey through today’s most urgent issues. The golden thread running through his exhilarating new book is the challenge of maintaining our collective and individual focus in the face of constant and disorienting change. Are we still capable of understanding the world we have created?

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NCERT 9th history book in english — NCERT 9th history book in english

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NCERT HISTORY CLASS 9TH BASED NEW SYLLABUS AND NEW PATTERN FOR HELP IN EXAM

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Tensor Calculus — Tensor Calculus

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Tensor Calculus while presenting the concepts and Techniques begins with a brief introduction and history of tensors, followed by the study of systems of different orders, Einstein summation convention, kronecker symbol leading to the concepts of tensor algebra and tensor calculus. The authors conclude with a stimulating study in Riemannian geometry. Table Of Contents: Preface to the Second Edition / Preface to the First Edition / Introduction / Some Preliminaries: Introduction / Systems of Different Orders / Summation Convention / Kronecker Symbols / Some Results of Determinants / Differentiation of a Determinant / Linear Equations, Cramer?s Rule / Examples / Exercises / Tensor Algebra: Introduction / n-dimensional Space / Transformation of Coordinates in Sn / Invariants / Vectors / Tensors of Second Order / Mixed Tensors of Type (p, q) / Zero Tensor / Tensor Field / Algebra of Tensors / Equality of Two Tensors / Symmetric and Skew-symmetric Tensors / Outer Multiplication and Contraction / Inner Multiplication / Quotient Law of Tensors / Reciprocal Tensor of a Tensor / Relative Tensor / Cross Product or Vector Product of Two Vectors / Examples / Exercises / Tensor Calculus: Introduction / Riemannian Space / Christoffel Symbols and their Properties / Covariant Differentiation of Tensors / Riemann-Christoffel Curvature Tensor / Intrinsic Differentiation / Geodesics, Riemannian Coordinates and Geodesic Coordinates: Introduction / Calculus of Variations / Families of Curves / Euler?s Conditions / Geodesics / Riemannian and Geodesic Coordinates / History of Tensor Calculus / Bibliography / Index. Audience Undergraduate & Postgraduate Students Special Features: Self-contained?Basic Concepts of Vectors and Matrices Explained?Unique Presentation to Understand the Theory?Illuminating ExamplesNEW TO THE SECOND EDITION:?Several new problems alongwith

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Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari — Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

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Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless other have conquered it: us.What makes us brilliant?What makes us deadly?What makes us sapiens?In this bold and provocative book, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here, and where we're going. Sapiens is the thrilling account of our history -- from insignificant apes to rulers of the world.(taken from the inside cover)

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Fiction Bestseller By Jeffrey Archer — Fiction Bestseller By Jeffrey Archer

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From the internationally bestselling author of Kane and Abel and A Prisoner of Birth comes Only Time Will Tell, the first in an ambitious new series that tells the story of one family across generations, across oceans, from heartbreak to triumph.The epic tale of Harry Clifton’s life begins in 1920, with the words “I was told that my father was killed in the war.” A dock worker in Bristol, Harry never knew his father, but he learns about life on the docks from his uncle, who expects Harry to join him at the shipyard once he’s left school. But then an unexpected gift wins him a scholarship to an exclusive boys’ school, and his life will never be the same again.As he enters into adulthood, Harry finally learns how his father really died, but the awful truth only leads him to question, was he even his father? Is he the son of Arthur Clifton, a stevedore who spent his whole life on the docks, or the firstborn son of a scion of West Country society, whose family owns a shipping line?This introductory novel in Archer’s ambitious series The Clifton Chronicles includes a cast of colorful characters and takes us from the ravages of the Great War to the outbreak of the Second World War, when Harry must decide whether to take up a place at Oxford or join the navy and go to war with Hitler’s Germany. From the docks of working-class England to the bustling streets of 1940 New York City, Only Time Will Tell takes readers on a journey through to future volumes, which will bring to life one hundred years of recent history to reveal a family story that neither the reader nor Harry Clifton himself could ever have imagined.

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Literature novel — Literature novel

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Book contains the original statement given by Nathuram Godse (Assassin of Mahatma Gandhi).Writer is real brother of Nathuram Godse himself and narrates his accounts of all the events and takes us through the day of assassination till the day Nathuram Godse was hanged.Writer also puts forward crucial accounts of public and political opinions and reactions which were stirred up by assassination itself and also by Nathuram Godse's official statement to court.

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Combo of two (Arihant GK 2022 ) — Combo of two (Arihant GK 2022 )

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1. General Knowledge 2021 is a compact version of all current events of the whole year. 2. Divided into 5 Key Sections; History, Geography, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, General Science and General Knowledge. 3. A separate section has been provided for Current Affairs 4. Provides accurate, perfect and complete coverage of facts. 5. It is useful for the preparation of SSC, Bank, Railway, Police, NDA/CDS and various other competitive exams. General knowledge carries an important section in many competitive examinations. Keeping an updated knowledge of the current events helps not only in exams but also in the everyday life. The New Edition of General Knowledge 2022 provides you the current events of the whole year. It is prepared for the students who are going to appear for the various upcoming examinations. It covers the key subjects like History, Geography, Polity, Finance, Economics and General Science and General Knowledge, supported with the latest facts and figures. A separate section is allotted to current affairs giving total summary of the events happening around the globe. With the use of latest figure, graphics and table, it serves as an accurate, perfect and coverage compact version of General Knowledge. This book is highly useful for the SSC, Banks, Railways, Police, NDA/CDS other examinations. TABLE OF CONTENT Current Affairs, History, Geography, Indian Polity, Indian Economy, General Science and General Knowledge.

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The Secret History — The Secret History

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Old ncert history (modern medieval and ancient) — Old ncert history (modern medieval and ancient)

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Private Life of The MUGHALS OF INDIA — Private Life of The MUGHALS OF INDIA

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Epics of history are rare and The Peacock Throne is one of them. No royal lineage offers such a spectacle of high drama as the Mogul Dynasty of India which created the world`s most famous monument-the Taj Mahal. Not since Greek tradedy has there been so stark a revelation of the excesses of human behavior: incest, fratricide sons revolting continuously against fathers and the madness of uncontrolled aggression. These are the forces animating The Peacock Throne which brings India to both Eastern and Western readers as never before.

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Myself selling — Myself selling

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The history of the vast Indian subcontinent is usually told as a series of ephemeral moments when a large part of modern-day India was ruled by a single sovereign. There is an obsession with foreign invasions and the polities of the Gangetic plains, while the histories of the rest of the subcontinent have been reduced to little more than dry footnotes. Now, in this brilliant and critically acclaimed debut book, Anirudh Kanisetti shines a light into the darkness, bringing alive for the lay-reader the early medieval Deccan, from the sixth century CE to the twelfth century CE, in all its splendour and riotous glory.Kanisetti takes us back in time to witness the birth of the Chalukyas, a dynasty that shaped southern India for centuries. Beginning at a time when Hinduism was still establishing itself through the Deccan, when the landscape was bereft of temples, he explores the extraordinary transformation of the peninsula over half a millennium. In vivid and colourful detail, Kanisetti describes how the mighty empires of medieval India were made: how temple-building and language manipulation were used as political tools; how royals involved themselves in religious struggles between Jains and Buddhists, Shaivas and Vaishnavas; and how awe-inspiring rituals were used to elevate kings over their rivals and subjects. In doing so, he transforms medieval Indian royals, merchants and commoners from obscure figures to complex, vibrant people. Kanisetti takes us into the minds of powerful rulers of the Chalukya, Pallava, Rashtrakuta and Chola dynasties, and animates them and their world with humanity and depth.It is a world of bloody elephant warfare and brutal military stratagems; of alliances and betrayals; where a broken king commits ritual suicide, and a shrewd hunchbacked prince founds his own kingdom under his powerful brother’s nose. This is a world where a king writes a bawdy play that is a parable for religious contestation; where the might of India’s rulers and the wealth of its cities were talked of from Arabia to S

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Selling myself — Selling myself

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It's a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Dawkins, the roots of this belief have sunk deep into Western thought. Human beings, we're taught, are by nature selfish and governed by self-interest.Humankind makes a new argument: that it is realistic, as well as revolutionary, to assume that people are good. The instinct to cooperate rather than compete, trust rather than distrust, has an evolutionary basis going right back to the beginning of Homo sapiens. By thinking the worst of others, we bring out the worst in our politics and economics too.In this major book, internationally bestselling author Rutger Bregman takes some of the world's most famous studies and events and reframes them, providing a new perspective on the last 200,000 years of human history. From the real-life Lord of the Flies to the Blitz, a Siberian fox farm to an infamous New York murder, Stanley Milgram's Yale shock machine to the Stanford prison experiment, Bregman shows how believing in human kindness and altruism can be a new way to think – and act as the foundation for achieving true change in our society.It is time for a new view of human nature.

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Becoming - Michelle Obama — Becoming - Michelle Obama

₹500

An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States.In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African-American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. Along the way, she showed us a few dance moves, crushed Carpool Karaoke, and raised two down-to-earth daughters under an unforgiving media glare.In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world's most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it—in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations—and whose story inspires us to do the same.

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NCERT solutions History — NCERT solutions History

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MADE EASY Engineering Mathematics - For GATE & ESE 2022 — MADE EASY Engineering Mathematics - For GATE & ESE 2022

₹400

The book is meant to be an all-inclusive text covering not just the target syllabus comprehensively but also facts for the exam. The book also provides comprehensive and depth analysis for comprehensive examination. This book effectively caters to the requirement of many competitive examinations, particularly UPSC, UPPSC, BPSC, JPSC, MPPSC and others. The book is largely divided into Indian History (Ancient India, Medieval India and Modern India), Art and Culture, World History, Geography (World Geography, Landforms, and Indian Geography), Environment and Ecology, Indian Polity and Constitution, Indian Economy, General Science (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology), Science and Technology which based on NCERT Books in different segments so that an aspirant can easily find out the desired information from it. NCERT Summary have been provided to give the aspirants a sense of direction and focus during the course of their study. In the selection of material, various competitive examinations have also been taken into consideration.

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To kill a Mockingbird — To kill a Mockingbird

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The 48 Laws of POWER by Robert Greene — The 48 Laws of POWER by Robert Greene

₹250

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills three thousand years of the history of power in to forty-eight well explicated laws. As attention-grabbing in its design as it is in its content, this bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun-tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other great thinkers. Some laws teach the need for prudence ("Law 1: Never Outshine the Master"), the virtue of stealth ("Law 3: Conceal Your Intentions"), and many demand the total absence of mercy ("Law 15: Crush Your Enemy Totally"), but like it or not, all have applications in real life. Illustrated through the tactics of Queen Elizabeth I, Henry Kissinger, P. T. Barnum, and other famous figures who have wielded--or been victimized by--power, these laws will fascinate any reader interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.

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Clinical Cases in Obs Gyn — Clinical Cases in Obs Gyn

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. Exhibits a concise approach while helping students to understand the importance of history taking, physical examination and arriving at clinical diagnosis of common obstetrics & gynaecology cases. . Describes clinical aspects, appropriate investigations and management in a concise manner for easy retention and reference during the clinical exam. . Dedicated section for history taking, case sheet writing, viva voce questions supported with photographs of clinical importance, specimens, instruments and USG images. . Includes procedures and examinations in a step-by-step manner along with surgery steps accompanied with color photographs and illustrations for better understanding and retention of concepts. . Key points and FAQ's at the end of each chapter to help in in-depth understanding of the subject. . Key facts/ information summarized in boxes and tables help in quick grasp and revision. . Includes lecture presentations on important topics such as Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Anaemia in Pregnancy, Prolonged labor etc., along with procedural videos on topics like Antenatal Examination, Papsmear to supplement learning. . Complementary ebook. . Updated and mapped content as per the latest clinical guidelines and competency-based curriculum. . Chapter on ethics, communication and informed consent, discharge summary and referral letter in sync with competency-based curriculum. . Expansion of sections including history and clinical examination, instruments and specimens - contraception and family planning, counselling, commonly used drugs, CTG, USG and viva voce questions; addition of cases on amniotic fluid disorder, medical termination of pregnancy, Urinary Tract Infection. . Addition of approximately 60 clinical photographs. . Self-directed learning included with relevant case scenarios at the end of every chapter.

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