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100 Events that Changed the World unveils human triumph and the history behind it. The book looks at the various inventions and catastrophes, wars and treaties, momentous discoveries and cultural landmarks that altered the way we live today. All these events are remembered as powerful symbols of their times and still reverberate around the world.Beginning with the assassination of Julius Caesar on 15 March 44 BC, the book presents every historical (and contemporary) incident of note, such as the fall of Constantinople on 29 May 1453 and the partition of India on 15 August 1947, all the way to the destruction of New York''s twin towers on 11 September 2001 and the Paris attacks on 13 November 2015, for today''s news is tomorrow''s history.A gripping way of unfolding the prolific events of world history through exciting, fascinating and thought-provoking milestones that changed the world with an absorbing account of the last 1000 years 100 Events that Changed the World is a one-of-a-kind chronicle of world history

XLRI, in association with a few Tata Group companies, established the XLRI-JRD Tata Foundationin Business Ethics in 1991 to mark their long-standing commitment and contribution to businessethics in India. The foundation seeks to address this by publicly affirming the urgent need forethics in business and the need to bring about a conducive culture in which it can thrive.

Enjoy five delightful retellings of Rudyard Kipling's cherished stories in this beautifully illustrated picture book. Just So Stories is a beautifully illustrated and modern retelling of five of Rudyard Kipling's beloved animal tales. From how the camel got its humps to how the elephant got its trunk, these imaginative stories about how animals got their most distinctive features are retold with rhyming text and modern illustrations.

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Mashi and Other Stories is a collection of fourteen stories translated by various authors like W.W.Pearson, Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Jadunath Sarkar etc. The stories include Mashi, Raja and Rani, The Elder Sister, The Castaway, The Skeleton etc

Yes, you may be a superkind in science. Pick up this quiz book and find out for sure.

The average school student today is much better informed about various human endeavours than in the past. The range of student knowledge has widened to cover not only science and arts, but also technology, commerce, space, environment and all that is happening in the contemporary world. This quiz book attempts to test and provide answers for the minimum all round knowledge that a bright student ought to know. Its topics include money and commerce, world affairs, history, geography, the human body, plants, animals, environments, the sciences, arts and crafts, literature, philosophyandthe galaxy. There are sections also on India, the inter-war years and vocabulary testing. Twenty sections, each with fifty quizzes, take stock of a very large field indeed

A continuation of the highly successful 1000 Maths Quiz, Super Expert Math Quiz comprises traditional math problems, as well as questions concerning computers, computer software and the internet, all of which have direct relevance to math.Combining two books in one volume, Super Expert Math Quiz is guaranteed to stimulate interest in mathematics, emphasising as it does, the subject's relevance in daily life

Word power is of tremendous importance, whether you are a student, aspiring author, combatant in the tough corporate jungle, voracious reader, or simply obsessive about exactitude. Here, in 1000 Wordpower Quiz, you are tested on items such as synonyms, antonyms, appropriate words in context, tricky spellings, and an exasperating list of high-class words to make you a worthy reader of authors like Saul Bellow. The correct use of words at once establishes your class, and helps you wield your pen, which they say, is mightier than a sword

It is a popular belief that the Ramayana is idealistic, while the Mahabharata is realistic. Yet these two epics have identical building blocks, identical themes, and identical history.In this ground-breaking book, Devdutt Pattanaik, India's most popular mythologist, explores the similarities and dissimilarities between the two epics in a 'playful analysis' accompanied by his signature illustrations. Whether it is the family structure, forest exile, or war, the comparison between the two epics proves a startling point-the Mahabharata is in fact a reaction to the events in the Ramayana.Ideas in this book are distributed over 56 chapters. In temple ritual, Vishnu is offered 8 different meals daily, different on all seven days of the week-56 dishes in all. May each chapter serve as a mouth-watering offering to the Vishnu within you.