Book Talk January 2011

BookTalk— January 2011
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In this Issue
1. New Books
2. Discount Structure
3. Shipping Rates


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1.  New Books
Hundreds of new books are added in www.indianbooks.co.in on daily basis. Here are a few recently included new books at www.indianbooks.co.in

i) Invincibility, Challenges And Leadership by K. V Krishna Rao

Invincibility, Challenges and Leadership is a product of a thorough study and understanding of history, combined with the author's extensive personal and professional experience in the army and government. K. V. Krishna Rao has used his wide-ranging research and experience to give the reader an over-view of the development and rise of a few civilisations and empires in the course of human history, and to examine the reasons for their downfall. He takes an in-depth look at the causes and consequences of major wars in the twentieth century; and the progress of the wars, explaining the course and impact of major battles fought. The author then closely looks at the life and role of major political and military rulers, to illustrate the development of these great leaders and examine the impact they had on events. These examples are used to identify the role of leadership in defining events, the characteristics and virtues of good leadership, and the consequences of the presence of these leaders in directing events. As the author notes, to be effective leaders, or even good citizens, an understanding of history is vital, since that gives us an opportunity to learn from the past, and the chance to prevent repeating mistakes. This book clearly demonstrates this fact, by merging lessons from history and discussions about possible future challenges. This book is a must-read for those interested in world and military history, for current and future leaders and for an understanding of the development and qualities of leadership.

ii) Effective Implementation Of ISO 14001 by Block, Marilyn R.
Revision of ISO 14001, Environmental management systems-Specification with guidance for use, has generated questions among those responsible for implementing new environmental management systems and those in-charge of maintaining mature ones. Some view ISO 14001:2004 as a clarification of previously ambiguous language; others believe it has imposed additional requirement. Effective Implementation of ISO 14001 provides a clear explanation of each requirement imposed by ISO 14001:2004 and describes how it compares to the comparable requirement in the original standard. It also presents the documentation developed by organizations from three discrete sectors-heavy industry, service, and government. For readers who are designing and implementing an environmental management system for the first time, Effective Implementation of ISO 14001 goes beyond general description to identify the ways in which ISO 14001:2004 can be implemented within the constraints of business strategies, environmental imperatives, and regulatory requirements. For readers faced with maintaining a mature environmental management system, it assists the process of comparing existing approaches and activities with the revised requirements, identifying weak or missing elements, and modifying the environmental management system to conform to ISO 14001:2004.

iii) The Idea of Gujarat: History, Ethnography And Text by Edward Simpson and Aparna Kapadia
The hegemony of India's states on the way the country is imagined is such that it is often forgotten that Gujarat only emerged as both a political unit and as a form of cultural identity over the course of the last century. The Idea of Gujarat: History, Ethnography and Text critically examines the processes that went into the formation of the region and in the process unsettles a series of conventional wisdoms about the land and its inhabitants. Individual chapters examine the work of courts, colonial officers, politicians, scholars and gods and goddesses in the making of the state. As a whole, the book provides a broad introduction to the idea of Gujarat, the scope of its history, the nature of its politics, and the dynamics of its society. It will be of use to students and scholars interested in the study of Gujarat, and to those concerned with wider questions of identity formation, colonial and post-colonial knowledge practices, and contemporary politics.

iv) Why Translation Matters by Edith Grossman
Why Translation Matters argues for the cultural importance of translation, and for a more encompassing and nuanced appreciation of the translator's role. As the acclaimed translator Edith Grossman writes in her introduction, "My intention is to stimulate a new consideration of an area of literature that is too often ignored, misunderstood, or misrepresented." For Grossman, translation has a transcendent importance: "Translation not only plays its important traditional role as the means that allows us access to literature originally written in one of the countless languages we cannot read, but it also represents a concrete literary presence with the crucial capacity to ease and make more meaningful our relationships to those with whom we may not have had a connection before. Translation always helps us to know, to see from a different angle, to attribute new value to what once may have been unfamiliar. As nations and as individuals, we have a critical need for that kind of understanding and insight. The alternative is unthinkable." Throughout the four chapters of this bracing volume, Grossman's belief in the crucial significance of the translator's work, as well as her rare ability to explain the intellectual sphere that she inhabits as interpreter of the original text, inspires and provokes the reader to engage with translation in an entirely new way.

v) Dietetics by Srilakshmi, B.
This book presents an exhaustive and up-to-date exposition of nutrition and food requirements during the normal stages of life as well as during cases of various diseases suggested by ICMR. It describes in detail the nutritional requirements for adults, infants, children, adolescents and ageing persons. Explains the food requirements of expectant mothers and lactating women. Highlights the correct diet in cases of fever, obesity, anaemia, diabetes, ulcers, food sensitivity and diseases of the gastrointestinal disorders, heart, liver and kidneys. Includes additional chapters on diet in cases of cancer and genetic disorders. Sports nutrition is elaborated well in this edition. Food is valued not only for its nutritive value but also for its health value. All these are discussed in this edition under the chapter 'Functional Foods and Vegetarian Diets'. This book also gives recent advances in Food, Nutrition and Drug interaction and a special emphasis on nutritional management of AIDS. Each topic is explained in a simple and systematic manner, supported by relevant illustrations, tables and charts. With all these features, this is an essential text for undergraduate and post-graduate courses on Nutrition and Dietetics. This book is a ready reckoner for practising dietitian and a reference book for medical and paramedicals. The book would also be extremely useful to the general reading public as an authoritative reference source.

2.  Discount Offered
Orders you place at www.indianbooks.co.in are discounted. Discount is applicable to both customers from India as well as overseas. We aim, More you buy, More you save. All books are discounted with 10%. There is additional discount of 5% if the order amount exceeds Rs 2000/-. If your order amount exceeds Rs 15000/-, additional discount increases to 10%. 

3. Shipping Rates
Free Shipping in India: www.indianbooks.co.in offers very competitive rates for shipping to both Indian and International Customers. In fact we do not charge for shipping within India if you select shipping through India Post. We only charge Rs 40/- for courier shipping if your order amount is up to Rs. 500/-. If your order is over Rs 500/- shipping through courier is also free!


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