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The Book of Emperors: An Illustrated History of the Mughals Paperback
Original price was: $8.29.$7.11Current price is: $7.11.A little over five hundred years ago, a boy sat in a garden, waiting for his story to begin. His name was Babur, and he would soon found an empire that astonished the world.
For three hundred years, Babur’s sons and grandsons, alongside their mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters, would wage wars, make art and music, eat a delicious fruit or two, and both shape and be shaped by the land they made their home.
History would call them the Mughals. The Book of Emperors tells their stories. Review
The Book of Emperors depicts the kaleidoscope world of the Mughals grounded in meticulous research while never straying into the laborious. Instead, it is a vividly illustrated and evocatively rendered history of the Mughals that is entertaining and joyful, for the young and the young at heart alike.–Ira Mukhoty, author of Akbar: The Great Mughal
The Book of Emperors is a captivating book that seamlessly blends vivid storytelling with exquisite Mughal miniature-inspired imagery. Ashwitha and Nikhil bring to life an extraordinary lost world from the majestic courts to the intricacies of everyday life. It is a brilliant book, and a wonderful new introduction to Mughal history.–Sam Dalrymple, Historian
The Book of Emperors is like stepping into the pages of history, where each image and the corresponding text weaves the story of the Mughals into a captivating tapestry for the reader. Whether you’re a history buff or a curious reader, this book promises to delight and educate, offering a fresh perspective on the Mughal Empire.–Rana Safvi, author of In Search of the Divine
The Book of Emperors tells a vivid tale of the ambitions, achievements and contradictions that make the Mughals one of the most fascinating dynasties in the world. Besides the emperors themselves, from Babur to Zafar, the book includes a vast and wonderful supporting cast of queens, princes and princesses, poets and painters, advisers and traders–not to mention animals–taking us deep into the Mughal world. With its beautiful illustrations and writing that carries you at a swift, entertaining pace through the great ups and terrible downs of this magnificent dynasty, The Book of Emperors is great reading for both children and adults–I enjoyed it immensely. –Parvati Sharma, author of Akbar of Hindustan
Astonishingly illustrated, impeccably researched, I have never seen early modern India brought to life like this. The Book of Emperors’ characters are as dazzling as its cityscapes, and it charts stormy historical waters with empathy and confidence. Every page is as pleasurable as a garden. There can be no better gateway to a dynasty that shaped, and continues to shape, us all.–Anirudh Kanisetti, author of Lords of the Deccan
Deftly narrated, with a vivid, memorable cast of characters, The Book of Emperors is both a neat account of the Mughals as well as pure visual delight. A charming introduction to the men and women who made India’s last great empire, its pages offer a window into a fascinating chapter of our past. –Manu Pillai, author of Rebel Sultans
Lucid, lively and engrossing; this is an authentic account that brings alive the fascinating world of the Great Mughals . . . a primer for anyone who wants to start reading about [them] –Rameen Khan, founder of City Tales
Most of us meet history in school, where the captivating details have been raked and buried under a smooth narrative. Here, the Mughal story is balanced, and is gripping without being bewildering.–Narayani Gupta, Urban Historian
The action packed story of the rising and falling fortunes of the Mughal dynasty. The light, breezy text and profuse illustrations actually show us what different Mughals were really like, and how they lived.–Swapna Liddle, author of The Broken Script: Delhi Under the East India Company and the Fall of the Mughal Dynasty, 1803-1857
Through sixteen emperors and four hundred years of history, this beautifully written and illustrated account of the Mughal empire will inspire readers of all ages. As an art historian, I love it!–Dr Ursula Weekes, independent Art Historian
About the Author
Ashwitha Jayakumar has written and adapted over a dozen books for young readers on history, mythology and science. After graduating with a master’s degree in Literature and Society: 1688–1900 from the University of Edinburgh, she taught English literature to secondary school students and worked in publishing before doing an MA in medieval studies from the University of Leeds entirely for fun. She’s mad about history, fantasy novels, chocolate and dogs.
Nikhil Gulati is an author and illustrator who loves to tell stories that inspire wonder. He is the award-winning creator behind The People of the Indus, a graphic novel history of the Indus Valley Civilization.
THE BROKEN EARTH TRILOGY: BOX SET EDITION Paperback
$78.00N. K. Jemisin’s outstanding BROKEN EARTH trilogy has broken records and boundaries, making her the only novelist to have won three Hugo awards in three consecutive years.
This beautifully presented box set collects all three books for the the first time.
Set in a world of volcanoes and earthquakes, where the power of the earth can be wielded and won, these remarkable novels of warring factions, twisted morals, an Earth shattered and a family torn apart, weave into a narrative both ‘intricate and extraordinary’ (New York Times).
This box set is the perfect gift for fans of game-changing fantasy fiction.
Book 1: THE FIFTH SEASON
This is the way the world ends . . . for the last time. It starts with the great red rift across the heart of the world’s only continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. It starts with death, with a murdered son and a missing daughter. It starts with betrayal and long festering wounds rising up to fester. This is the Stillness, a land long familiar with catastrophe, where the power of the earth can be used as a weapon . . . and where there is no mercy.
Book 2: THE OBELISK GATE
The Season of endings grows darker, as civilization fades into the long cold night. Essun has found shelter but not her missing daughter. Instead there is Alabaster Tenring, destroyer of the world, with a request only Essun can grant.
Book 3: THE STONE SKY
The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women. Essun has inherited the phenomenal power of Alabaster Tenring. With it, she hopes to find her daughter, Nassun, and forge a world in which every outcast child can grow up in safety. For Nassun, her mother’s mastery of the Obelisk Gate comes too late. She has seen the evil of the world and accepted what her mother will not admit: that sometimes the corrupt cannot be cleansed, only destroyed. The fate of the world is balanced between a mother and her daughter.
The Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt Handbook, (With CD-ROM) + The Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Handbook, 3rd Edition, (With CD-ROM) (Bundle of 2 Books) Hardcover
$175.00THE CERTIFIED SIX SIGMA MASTER BLACK BELT HANDBOOK, (WITH CD-ROM) This book has been created to reflect the most current thinking among key Six Sigma leaders regarding what should be contained in the ASQ Master Black Belt Body of Knowledge (BoK). For quick reference and ease of use, chapter and section numbering exactly mirrors that of the BoK. The primary audience for this work is the individual who plans to prepare to sit for the Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification examination. Therefore, this book assumes the individual has the necessary educational background and experience in quality and Lean Six Sigma. Concepts are dealt with briefly, but supplemented with practical examples. Theoretical discussion has been avoided unless such a discussion was necessary to communicate a concept. THE CERTIFIED SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT HANDBOOK, 3RD EDITION, (WITH CD-ROM) The best Six Sigma black belt handbook has been fully revised, updated, and expanded! This third edition has been updated to reflect the most recent ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt Body of Knowledge (BOK), released in 2015. Among the many additions are: more exercises, particularly to address the more difficult concepts; new tables and figures to clarify concepts; new content between the DMAIC parts of the book (that is, Parts IV–VII) to help smooth the transition between phases and to better relate the underlying concepts of the DMAIC methodology; and more content that ensures that the black belt is fully trained in concepts taught to the green belt.
The Chronicles Of Narnia Box Set Paperback
$100.00Enter the Magical World of Narnia with this full collection of all seven novels.
The Chronicles of Narnia have enchanted millions of readers for over seventy years and the magical events described in C. S. Lewis’s immortal prose have left many a lasting memory for adults and children alike. For here is a world where a witch decrees eternal winter; where there are more talking animals than people; and where battles are fought by Centaurs, Giants and Fauns.
This boxset collects the seven Chronicles of Narnia, unabridged and arranged in C. S. Lewis’s preferred order, in a beautifully presented, plastic-free box-set, and featuring the original artwork by Pauline Baynes.
This collection contains:
The Magician’s Nephew
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Horse and His Boy
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Last Battle
The City and Its Uncertain Walls Hardcover
$40.00STEP INTO THE CITY
When a young man’s girlfriend mysteriously vanishes, he sets his heart on finding the imaginary city where her true self lives. His search will lead him to take a job in a remote library with mysteries of its own.
When he finally makes it to the walled city, a shadowless place of horned beasts and willow trees, he finds his beloved working in a different library – a dream library. But she has no memory of their life together in the other world and, as the lines between reality and fantasy start to blur, he must decide what he’s willing to lose.
A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, The City and Its Uncertain Walls is a parable for these strange times.
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No other author mixes domestic, fantastic and esoteric elements into such weirdly bewitching shades. ― Financial Times
It’s safe to say that there’s no one like Murakami. ― Literary Review
Murakami is a master storyteller and he knows how to keep us hooked ― Sunday Times
Beguilingly enigmatic…Murakami blends science fiction, gothic novel, noir mystery, horror, and coming-of-age story… deftly weaves ordinary reality―“something you have to choose by yourself, out of several possible alternatives”―with a shadow world that is at once eerie and beautiful. Astonishing, puzzling, and hallucinatory as only Murakami can be, and one of his most satisfying tales. ― Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
Regular readers will delight in the Easter eggs nested in an unsettling quest spun from Murakami’s long-patented dream logic ― Observer
About the Author
In 1978, Haruki Murakami was twenty-nine and running a jazz bar in downtown Tokyo. One April day, the impulse to write a novel came to him suddenly while watching a baseball game. That first novel, Hear the Wind Sing, won a new writers’ award and was published the following year. More followed, including A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, but it was Norwegian Wood, published in 1987, that turned Murakami from a writer into a phenomenon.
In works such as The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, 1Q84, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running and Men Without Women, Murakami’s distinctive blend of the mysterious and the everyday, of melancholy and humour, continues to enchant readers, ensuring his place as one of the world’s most acclaimed and well-loved writers.
Philip Gabriel is the author of Mad Wives and Island Dreams: Shimao Toshio and the Margins of Japanese Literature and Spirit Matters: The Transcendent in Modern Japanese Literature and has translated many novels and short stories by the writer Haruki Murakami and other modern writers. He is recipient of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature (2001) for his translation of Senji Kuroi’s Life in the Cul-de-Sac, and the 2006 PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize for his translation of Murakami’s Kafka on the Shore.
The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever & The Advice Trap Michael Bungay Stanier Product Bundle Set of 2 Books
$37.00In Michael bungay stanier’s the coaching habit, coaching becomes a regular, informal part of your day so managers and their teams can work less hard and have more impact. Drawing on years of experience training more than 10, 000 busy managers from around the globe in practical, everyday coaching skills, bungay stanier reveals how to unlock your peoples’ Potential. He unpacks seven essential coaching questions to demonstrate how-byy saying less and asking more-youu can develop coaching methods that produce great results. – get straight to the point in any conversation with the br>kick-start question – stay on track during any interaction with the awe question – save hours of time for yourself with the lazy question – and hours of time for others with the strategic question – get to the heart of any interpersonal or external challenge with the focus question – and the foundation question – ensure others find your coaching as beneficial as you do with the learning question a fresh innovative take on the traditional how-to manual, the book combines br>Insider information with research based in neuroscience and behavioural economics, together with Interactive training tools to turn practical advice into practical habits. Witty and conversational, the coaching habit takes your work–and your workplace-fromm good to great. “Coaching is an art and it’s far easier said than done. It takes courage to ask a question rather than offer up advice, provide and answer, or unleash a solution. Giving another person the opportunity to find their own way, make their own mistakes, and create their own wisdom is both brave and vulnerable. In this practical and inspiring book, Michael shares seven transformative questions that can make a difference in how we lead and support. And he guides us through the tricky part – how to take this new information and turn it into habits and a daily Practice. –Brené Brown, author of rising strong and daring greatly. About the Author
Michael Bungay Stanier is a leading coaching expert, renowned keynote speaker, and bestselling author of The Coaching Habit, which has sold more than 500, 000 print copies since its 2016 release, and Do More Great Work (100, 000 copies sold). His follow-up to The Coaching Habit, The Advice Trap, will be released in February 2020. Michael is the founder of Box of Crayons, a company that strengthens leadership and culture within organizations by giving busy managers and leaders the tools to coach in a way that works. Under Michael’s guiding influence, Box of Crayons designs and delivers programs that reframe how people think about coaching as a strategic skill. He works with clients from all sectors, including Microsoft, Volvo, the United Nations, Sotheby’s, and PwC. A Rhodes Scholar and an influential thinker in the coaching space, Michael was selected by Marshall Goldsmith as the #1 Thought Leader in Coaching in the world. –This text refers to the paperback edition.
The Collected Works of Atul Ga: The Checklist Manifesto + Better + Being Mortal + Complications Paperback
$43.00Combined box set of all the bestselling books by Atul Gawande, acclaimed surgeon and writer
In The Checklist Manifesto, Gawande finds a remedy to tackle immensely complex problems with the humblest of techniques: the checklist. Through riveting stories from the fields of medicine to disaster response, investment banking to skyscraper construction and businesses, he demonstrates how the checklist can help anyone improve their own and others’ lives.
In Being Mortal, Gawande argues that an acceptance of mortality must lie at the center of the way we treat the dying. Using his experiences (and missteps) as a surgeon, comparing attitudes toward aging and death in the West and in India, he provides an extraordinary account of loss. Questioning, profound and deeply moving, Being Mortal is a masterpiece.
In Better, Gawande’s gripping stories take us to battlefield surgical tents in Iraq, delivery rooms in Boston, a polio outbreak in India, and malpractice courtrooms in the US. He discusses the ethical dilemma of lethal injections, examines the influence of money on modern medicine, and recounts the contentious history of hand-washing. And as in all his writing, he gives us an inside look at his own life as a surgeon.
In Complications, Gawande performs surgery on medicine itself, laying bare a science that is complicated, perplexing and profoundly human. Dramatic true stories explore how mistakes occur, why good surgeons go bad, and what happens when medicine comes up against the inexplicable. Product description
About the Author
Atul Gawande is the author of three bestselling books: Complications, a finalist for the National Book Award; Better, selected by Amazon.com as one of the ten best books of 2007; and The Checklist Manifesto. He is also a surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, a staff writer for the New Yorker, and a professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health. He has won the Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science, a MacArthur Fellowship, and two National Magazine Awards. In his work in public health, he is Director of Ariadne Labs, a joint centre for health system innovation, and Chairman of Lifebox, a charity making surgery safer globally. He lives with his wife and three children in Newton, Massachusetts.
The Complete Grimms’ Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm & Wilhelm Grimm (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) – Classic Fairy Tales | Timeless Stories | Enchanting Tales Hardcover
$34.99For over a century, the Grimm brothers’ fairy tales have captivated the popular imagination. Their enduring magic and wonder have led to countless adaptations in film, theatre, opera, and animation, firmly establishing them as part of our cultural heritage. Now, in this exquisite leather-bound edition, experience the timeless enchantment of two hundred fairy tales and ten children’s legends. Translated from German by Margaret Hunt, these cherished stories, including Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Snow White, Rapunzel, and Rumpelstiltskin, offer a treasure trove of imagination for both children and adults. Step into a world of enchantment and embrace the legacy of the Grimm brothers’ extraordinary tales.
Unleash your imagination with enchanting Grimm’s classics.
Dive into a world of whimsy and dark magic.
Discover hidden treasures within the timeless fairy tales.
Experience the captivating power of the Brothers Grimm.
Journey through forests and realms with iconic characters About the Author
Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Carl Grimm (1786-1859) were born in Hanau, Hesse-Kassel, Holy Roman Empire (present-day Germany). After completing school, they joined the University of Marburg where they studied law. They also grew interested in folk poetry, philology, history, and began studying medieval German literature. In 1812, they published the first volume of their classic collection, with 86 folk tales, titled Kinder- und Hausmärchen (known as Children’s and Household Tales in English). Unlike the romantic, poetical fairy tales, these tales were as beautiful as they were violent and frightening, presenting life as it was. This volume was criticized as it was considered unsuitable for children. The second edition of Children’s and Household Tales, commonly known as Grimms’ Fairy Tales, had a total of 170 tales published in three volumes. In every successive edition, which was elaborately illustrated, stories were revised, added, and subtracted. The seventh edition published in 1850 had a total of 211 tales.
The Complete Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Boxset Paperback
$50.00First a legendary radio series, then a bestselling book, then a blockbuster movie, the immensely successful Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams needs no introduction. This paperback boxset collection includes all five parts of the trilogy, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life, the Universe and Everything, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish and Mostly Harmless.A phenomenon across all formats, this paperback omnibus contains the complete Hitchhiker’s in five parts, charting the whole of Arthur Dent’s odyssey through space and time. Share and enjoy.The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the GalaxyOne Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace express route. For Arthur Dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this seems already to be rather a lot to cope with. Sadly, however, the weekend has only just begun. The Galaxy may offer a mind-boggling variety of ways to be blown up and/or insulted, but it?s very hard to get a cup of tea.The Restaurant at the End of the UniverseWhen all questions of space, time, matter and the nature of being have been resolved, only one question remains – ‘Where shall we have dinner?’ The Restaurant at the End of the Universe provides the ultimate gastronomic experience, and for once there is no morning after to worry about.Life, the Universe and EverythingFollowing a number of stunning catastrophes, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric Earth. However, just as he thinks that things cannot get possibly worse, they suddenly do. An eddy in the space-time continuum lands him, Ford Prefect, and their flying sofa in the middle of the cricket ground at Lord’s, just two days before the world is due to be destroyed by the Vogons. Escaping the end of the world for a second time, Arthur, Ford, and their old friend Slartibartfast embark (reluctantly) on a mission to save the whole galaxy from fanatical robots. Not bad for a man in his dressing gown.So Long, and Thanks for All the FishThere is a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. It’s not an easy thing to do, and Arthur Dent thinks he’s the only human who’s been able to master this nifty little trick ? until he meets Fenchurch, the woman of his dreams. Fenchurch once realised how the world could be made a good and happy place. Unfortunately, she’s forgotten. Convinced that the secret lies within God’s Final Message to His Creation, they go in search of it. And, in a dramatic break with tradition, actually find it . . .Mostly HarmlessArthur Dent has settled down on the small planet Lamuella and has embraced his role as a Sandwich Maker. However, his plans for a quiet life are thrown awry by the unexpected arrival of his daughter. There’s nothing worse than a frustrated teenager with a copy of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy in their hands. When she runs away, Arthur goes after her determined to save her from the horrors of the universe. After all – he’s encountered most of them before.
The Complete Twisted Series Set Paperback
$100.00“The Twisted Series” is a collection of gripping novels that combines elements of romance, suspense, and mystery to deliver an unforgettable reading experience. With masterful storytelling and intricate character development, Ana Huang weaves a web of intrigue that will leave readers craving for more. #1 New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang brings all the steam, anxiety, and forbidden love you could ask for in her beloved Twisted series, which follows four friends and the heartbreak and passion that leads them to love.
This set includes:
Twisted Love
Twisted Games
Twisted Hate
Twisted Lies
Ana Huang’s richly imagined world is brought to life through vivid descriptions and atmospheric settings, transporting readers to exotic locations, glamorous societies, and the darkest corners of the human psyche. From high-stakes heists to passionate encounters, every scene drips with tension and keeps you guessing until the very end.
But it’s not just the thrilling plot that makes “The Twisted Series” a must-read. Ana Huang’s writing style is a true feast for the senses, with lyrical prose that dances off the page. Her ability to delve into the depths of human emotion and explore the complexities of relationships will resonate with readers, tugging at their heartstrings and leaving them breathless.
This set includes he following titles:
Twisted Love
Twisted Games
Twisted Hate
Twisted Lies
The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda (set of 9 volumes)
$159.99The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda (set of 9 volumes) || Written By The Best Selling Author Swami Vivekananda || Trending, publisher : ADVAITA ASHRAM
The Corporate Life Cycle: Business, Investment, and Management Implications Professor Aswath Damodaran Hardcover
$59.99Throughout his storied career, Aswath Damodaran has searched for the universal key to demystifying corporate finance and valuation. Now, at last, he offers the groundbreaking answer to readers everywhere. It turns out there is a corporate lifecycle very much like our own, with unique stages of growth and decline. And just as we must learn to act our age, so too must companies. By better understanding how corporations age and the characteristics of each stage of their lifecycle, we can unlock the secrets behind any businesses’ behavior and optimize our management and investment decisions accordingly. As the corporate lifecycle touches virtually every aspect of business, this book is for anyone with skin in the corporate finance game―from managers to investors, from novices to seasoned pros.